The 1930s Baby Name Report

21,229,394 babies, 13,853 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of the 1930s

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
👑 #1 girls: Mary 👑 #1 boys: Robert 1,767 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary572,997
  2. Betty300,408
  3. Barbara296,419
  4. Shirley229,378
  5. Patricia220,579
  6. Dorothy210,414
  7. Joan173,439
  8. Margaret157,371
  9. Nancy142,486
  10. Helen140,426

Top boys

  1. Robert590,799
  2. James547,478
  3. John487,946
  4. William416,728
  5. Richard330,501
  6. Charles303,215
  7. Donald283,716
  8. George192,290
  9. Thomas183,873
  10. Joseph180,565

Full top-50 rankings for the 1930s →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Saundra #5,374 → #556 (+4,818)
  2. Delano #5,336 → #545 (+4,791)
  3. Sharron #5,313 → #598 (+4,715)
  4. Darla #5,286 → #614 (+4,672)
  5. Shelby #3,207 → #252 (+2,955)
  6. Sharlene #3,337 → #642 (+2,695)
  7. Claudette #2,776 → #298 (+2,478)
  8. Deanna #2,646 → #257 (+2,389)
  9. Darryl #2,416 → #456 (+1,960)
  10. Sondra #1,901 → #299 (+1,602)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Meyer #627 → #1,565 (−938)
  2. Hyman #469 → #1,177 (−708)
  3. Bella #624 → #1,215 (−591)
  4. Evelyne #670 → #1,254 (−584)
  5. Guido #631 → #1,123 (−492)
  6. Albina #636 → #1,110 (−474)
  7. Mathilda #716 → #1,180 (−464)
  8. Trinidad #686 → #1,128 (−442)
  9. Vincenza #734 → #1,175 (−441)
  10. Isadore #528 → #962 (−434)

✨ Never recorded before the 1930s

Shelba (970) Joretta (556) Shelva (546) Laquita (484) Carolann (394) Deann (284) Judi (232) Gaylene (207) Shelvia (179) Kristin (171)

1,767 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in the 1930s.

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What were the most popular baby names in the 1930s?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in the 1930s, out of 21,229,394 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in the 1930s?
Saundra made the biggest jump in the 1930s, climbing 4,818 spots to #556.
How many new baby names appeared in the 1930s?
1,767 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in the 1930s.