The 1935 Baby Name Report

2,089,900 babies, 8,083 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1935

👑 #1 girls: Mary (56 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (12 years running) 185 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary55,074
  2. Shirley42,365
  3. Barbara30,697
  4. Betty28,675
  5. Patricia22,879
  6. Dorothy19,406
  7. Joan18,221
  8. Margaret14,727
  9. Nancy14,544
  10. Helen12,784

Top boys

  1. Robert56,525
  2. James55,002
  3. John47,510
  4. William40,200
  5. Richard33,947
  6. Charles29,982
  7. Donald29,673
  8. George18,564
  9. Thomas17,685
  10. Joseph17,182

Full top-50 rankings for 1935 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Rochelle #663 → #425 (+238)
  2. Sherry #467 → #288 (+179)
  3. Huey #403 → #237 (+166)
  4. Shirlee #451 → #347 (+104)
  5. Garry #442 → #343 (+99)
  6. Karen #258 → #172 (+86)
  7. Bradley #437 → #357 (+80)
  8. Valerie #354 → #276 (+78)
  9. Alyce #431 → #354 (+77)
  10. Francine #494 → #420 (+74)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Delano #378 → #532 (−154)
  2. Rolland #362 → #463 (−101)
  3. Lilly #440 → #512 (−72)
  4. Frieda #397 → #461 (−64)
  5. Bernadette #252 → #315 (−63)
  6. Cleo #381 → #436 (−55)
  7. Nona #361 → #412 (−51)
  8. Aline #453 → #504 (−51)
  9. Buford #375 → #423 (−48)
  10. Selma #401 → #444 (−43)

✨ Never recorded before 1935

Treasure (16) Daneen (15) Meris (15) Danice (14) Nerita (14) Carilyn (13) Monya (11) Shelda (11) Haile (11) Caral (9)

185 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1935.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1935?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1935, out of 2,089,900 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1935?
Rochelle made the biggest jump in 1935, climbing 238 spots to #425.
How many new baby names appeared in 1935?
185 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1935.