The 1933 Baby Name Report

1,999,447 babies, 8,019 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1933

👑 #1 girls: Mary (54 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (10 years running) 160 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary55,517
  2. Betty31,531
  3. Barbara26,949
  4. Dorothy22,052
  5. Joan19,294
  6. Patricia18,632
  7. Margaret15,240
  8. Helen14,644
  9. Shirley14,320
  10. Doris12,025

Top boys

  1. Robert54,219
  2. James51,110
  3. John46,225
  4. William39,047
  5. Richard31,331
  6. Charles28,990
  7. Donald28,450
  8. George18,355
  9. Joseph17,162
  10. Thomas16,506

Full top-50 rankings for 1933 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Delano #678 → #302 (+376)
  2. Glenda #387 → #232 (+155)
  3. Jon #441 → #300 (+141)
  4. Claudette #493 → #399 (+94)
  5. Karen #367 → #283 (+84)
  6. Gail #337 → #264 (+73)
  7. Sandra #216 → #145 (+71)
  8. Marlys #423 → #354 (+69)
  9. Marilynn #497 → #428 (+69)
  10. Adrienne #415 → #347 (+68)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Chris #389 → #470 (−81)
  2. Normand #394 → #472 (−78)
  3. Guadalupe #361 → #437 (−76)
  4. Annabelle #336 → #396 (−60)
  5. Zelma #368 → #424 (−56)
  6. John #374 → #430 (−56)
  7. Matilda #412 → #465 (−53)
  8. Lorine #459 → #512 (−53)
  9. Buford #368 → #418 (−50)
  10. Adele #282 → #330 (−48)

✨ Never recorded before 1933

Gayleen (23) Sharlie (20) Skippy (10) Koleta (9) Franklen (9) Ellender (8) Garnieta (8) Jette (8) Cloyse (8) Deonne (7)

160 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1933.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1933?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1933, out of 1,999,447 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1933?
Delano made the biggest jump in 1933, climbing 376 spots to #302.
How many new baby names appeared in 1933?
160 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1933.