Top baby names of 1930

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary64,153
  2. Betty38,238
  3. Dorothy30,409
  4. Helen19,913
  5. Margaret18,351
  6. Barbara18,280
  7. Patricia15,751
  8. Joan15,478
  9. Doris15,464
  10. Ruth14,942
  11. Shirley14,775
  12. Virginia13,197
  13. Dolores12,842
  14. Jean11,986
  15. Elizabeth10,995
  16. Frances10,644
  17. Lois10,114
  18. Joyce9,658
  19. Evelyn9,536
  20. Alice9,516
  21. Mildred9,355
  22. Marilyn9,288
  23. Anna9,081
  24. Nancy9,068
  25. Norma8,511
  26. Marie8,426
  27. Martha7,831
  28. Phyllis7,770
  29. Rose7,688
  30. Gloria7,604
  31. Louise6,942
  32. Marjorie6,633
  33. Irene6,463
  34. Beverly6,455
  35. Catherine6,298
  36. Ruby5,993
  37. Donna5,978
  38. Florence5,867
  39. Eleanor5,823
  40. Annie5,756
  41. Ann5,531
  42. Rita5,470
  43. Lillian5,448
  44. Geraldine5,448
  45. Thelma5,250
  46. Lorraine5,166
  47. June5,093
  48. Gladys5,066
  49. Josephine4,988
  50. Theresa4,783

Boys

  1. Robert62,152
  2. James53,957
  3. John52,447
  4. William47,271
  5. Richard32,186
  6. Charles31,867
  7. Donald29,051
  8. George22,787
  9. Joseph20,981
  10. Edward17,351
  11. Thomas17,007
  12. Paul12,954
  13. Frank12,535
  14. Jack12,429
  15. David12,275
  16. Raymond11,713
  17. Kenneth11,704
  18. Harold11,661
  19. Walter9,731
  20. Billy9,286
  21. Eugene9,028
  22. Henry8,594
  23. Arthur8,284
  24. Albert7,948
  25. Ralph7,634
  26. Carl6,952
  27. Joe6,873
  28. Harry6,848
  29. Willie6,667
  30. Gerald6,482
  31. Howard6,342
  32. Fred6,048
  33. Roy5,917
  34. Louis5,810
  35. Herbert5,675
  36. Lawrence5,639
  37. Ronald5,635
  38. Earl5,567
  39. Clarence5,498
  40. Norman5,289
  41. Bobby5,182
  42. Francis4,990
  43. Ernest4,787
  44. Anthony4,674
  45. Leonard4,662
  46. Alfred4,558
  47. Daniel4,465
  48. Marvin4,403
  49. Stanley4,383
  50. Melvin4,048