The 1932 Baby Name Report

2,111,291 babies, 8,341 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1932

👑 #1 girls: Mary (53 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (9 years running) 153 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary59,881
  2. Betty34,420
  3. Barbara26,318
  4. Dorothy24,977
  5. Joan21,044
  6. Patricia17,990
  7. Margaret16,556
  8. Helen16,376
  9. Shirley14,476
  10. Doris12,910

Top boys

  1. Robert59,268
  2. James51,931
  3. John48,625
  4. William42,127
  5. Richard31,809
  6. Charles31,093
  7. Donald29,792
  8. George20,438
  9. Joseph18,565
  10. Thomas16,835

Full top-50 rankings for 1932 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Adrienne #623 → #415 (+208)
  2. Sondra #548 → #375 (+173)
  3. Karen #536 → #367 (+169)
  4. Ronnie #406 → #263 (+143)
  5. Franklin #148 → #66 (+82)
  6. Sandra #297 → #216 (+81)
  7. Barry #315 → #235 (+80)
  8. Gail #415 → #337 (+78)
  9. Roosevelt #246 → #171 (+75)
  10. Diane #211 → #142 (+69)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Alphonse #396 → #474 (−78)
  2. Bud #390 → #461 (−71)
  3. Dudley #328 → #393 (−65)
  4. Alene #438 → #503 (−65)
  5. Vern #398 → #460 (−62)
  6. Roslyn #425 → #486 (−61)
  7. Winona #407 → #467 (−60)
  8. Ilene #386 → #445 (−59)
  9. Consuelo #364 → #418 (−54)
  10. Guadalupe #308 → #361 (−53)

✨ Never recorded before 1932

Carolann (11) Jenine (11) Gwili (10) Sharyn (10) Dolorese (9) Marlane (9) Darylene (8) Estherlene (8) Carmaletta (7) Donzetta (7)

153 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1932.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1932?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1932, out of 2,111,291 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1932?
Adrienne made the biggest jump in 1932, climbing 208 spots to #415.
How many new baby names appeared in 1932?
153 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1932.