The 1934 Baby Name Report

2,076,816 babies, 8,190 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1934

👑 #1 girls: Mary (55 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (11 years running) 198 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary56,931
  2. Betty31,088
  3. Barbara29,239
  4. Shirley22,841
  5. Dorothy21,281
  6. Patricia20,844
  7. Joan19,465
  8. Margaret15,145
  9. Helen14,101
  10. Nancy13,520

Top boys

  1. Robert55,843
  2. James54,269
  3. John46,742
  4. William40,176
  5. Richard33,167
  6. Donald30,407
  7. Charles29,791
  8. George18,500
  9. Thomas17,372
  10. Joseph17,110

Full top-50 rankings for 1934 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Gayle #415 → #282 (+133)
  2. Shirlee #565 → #451 (+114)
  3. Dianne #467 → #356 (+111)
  4. Claudette #399 → #293 (+106)
  5. Gail #264 → #164 (+100)
  6. Johanna #458 → #381 (+77)
  7. Bernadette #312 → #252 (+60)
  8. Beth #403 → #343 (+60)
  9. Kay #200 → #143 (+57)
  10. Jon #300 → #244 (+56)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Nira #463 → #1,161 (−698)
  2. Jenny #435 → #517 (−82)
  3. Rocco #374 → #456 (−82)
  4. Delano #302 → #378 (−76)
  5. Seymour #344 → #408 (−64)
  6. Concetta #433 → #490 (−57)
  7. Leila #373 → #423 (−50)
  8. Charles #447 → #496 (−49)
  9. Isabelle #343 → #391 (−48)
  10. Lora #372 → #420 (−48)

✨ Never recorded before 1934

Carollee (12) Janean (12) Joellyn (11) Sheron (10) Barbarann (9) Mikell (9) Rieta (9) Franchot (9) Darlee (8) Jodelle (8)

198 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1934.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1934?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1934, out of 2,076,816 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1934?
Gayle made the biggest jump in 1934, climbing 133 spots to #282.
How many new baby names appeared in 1934?
198 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1934.