Top baby names of the 1930s

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

Girls

  1. Mary572,997
  2. Betty300,408
  3. Barbara296,419
  4. Shirley229,378
  5. Patricia220,579
  6. Dorothy210,414
  7. Joan173,439
  8. Margaret157,371
  9. Nancy142,486
  10. Helen140,426
  11. Carol117,729
  12. Joyce115,505
  13. Doris110,657
  14. Ruth109,205
  15. Virginia103,088
  16. Marilyn98,531
  17. Elizabeth96,479
  18. Jean94,189
  19. Frances92,118
  20. Beverly80,842
  21. Lois80,713
  22. Alice78,968
  23. Donna78,846
  24. Martha77,697
  25. Dolores77,137
  26. Janet76,038
  27. Phyllis73,804
  28. Norma72,877
  29. Carolyn69,525
  30. Evelyn69,363
  31. Gloria68,588
  32. Anna66,598
  33. Marie65,803
  34. Ann64,060
  35. Mildred61,737
  36. Rose59,111
  37. Peggy56,275
  38. Geraldine50,040
  39. Catherine50,026
  40. Judith49,906
  41. Louise49,859
  42. Janice49,343
  43. Marjorie49,213
  44. Annie48,946
  45. Ruby47,647
  46. Eleanor46,379
  47. Jane45,814
  48. Sandra45,399
  49. Irene44,448
  50. Wanda43,072

Boys

  1. Robert590,799
  2. James547,478
  3. John487,946
  4. William416,728
  5. Richard330,501
  6. Charles303,215
  7. Donald283,716
  8. George192,290
  9. Thomas183,873
  10. Joseph180,565
  11. David164,699
  12. Edward147,848
  13. Ronald140,332
  14. Paul125,771
  15. Kenneth125,109
  16. Frank108,088
  17. Raymond99,583
  18. Jack96,397
  19. Harold95,467
  20. Billy88,340
  21. Gerald82,818
  22. Walter80,906
  23. Jerry80,689
  24. Joe71,468
  25. Eugene70,939
  26. Henry70,418
  27. Bobby69,416
  28. Arthur67,730
  29. Carl66,757
  30. Larry65,247
  31. Ralph63,801
  32. Albert62,827
  33. Willie62,467
  34. Fred56,162
  35. Michael56,000
  36. Lawrence54,486
  37. Harry53,115
  38. Roy51,495
  39. Howard51,495
  40. Norman49,987
  41. Roger49,612
  42. Daniel47,998
  43. Louis47,754
  44. Earl44,613
  45. Gary43,594
  46. Clarence42,677
  47. Anthony42,545
  48. Francis41,384
  49. Wayne41,140
  50. Marvin41,083