Top baby names of 1931

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

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Girls

  1. Mary60,299
  2. Betty36,105
  3. Dorothy26,524
  4. Barbara21,803
  5. Joan19,119
  6. Helen17,664
  7. Margaret17,332
  8. Patricia16,470
  9. Shirley14,405
  10. Doris13,629
  11. Ruth13,131
  12. Virginia11,886
  13. Jean11,013
  14. Dolores10,806
  15. Joyce10,580
  16. Elizabeth10,292
  17. Nancy10,036
  18. Frances9,718
  19. Marilyn9,664
  20. Lois9,348
  21. Alice8,816
  22. Norma8,759
  23. Gloria8,547
  24. Evelyn8,491
  25. Anna8,429
  26. Mildred8,170
  27. Marie7,549
  28. Martha7,482
  29. Phyllis7,213
  30. Rose6,881
  31. Beverly6,789
  32. Donna6,600
  33. Louise5,897
  34. Marjorie5,880
  35. Ann5,858
  36. Catherine5,642
  37. Irene5,616
  38. Geraldine5,413
  39. Ruby5,331
  40. Eleanor5,255
  41. Annie5,090
  42. Peggy5,077
  43. Florence5,011
  44. June5,002
  45. Janet4,948
  46. Carol4,891
  47. Lillian4,807
  48. Rita4,613
  49. Lorraine4,588
  50. Jane4,532

Boys

  1. Robert60,520
  2. James51,213
  3. John48,422
  4. William43,280
  5. Richard31,823
  6. Charles29,933
  7. Donald29,102
  8. George20,686
  9. Joseph19,327
  10. Thomas16,846
  11. Edward15,647
  12. Paul12,255
  13. David11,783
  14. Kenneth11,568
  15. Jack11,489
  16. Frank11,472
  17. Raymond10,854
  18. Harold10,694
  19. Billy9,263
  20. Walter8,940
  21. Eugene8,152
  22. Henry7,805
  23. Arthur7,525
  24. Albert7,131
  25. Ralph6,960
  26. Gerald6,823
  27. Ronald6,726
  28. Carl6,582
  29. Joe6,456
  30. Harry6,045
  31. Willie5,963
  32. Bobby5,858
  33. Fred5,698
  34. Howard5,623
  35. Roy5,489
  36. Norman5,426
  37. Louis5,424
  38. Lawrence5,364
  39. Clarence5,062
  40. Earl5,047
  41. Herbert4,788
  42. Francis4,735
  43. Jerry4,371
  44. Daniel4,360
  45. Marvin4,360
  46. Anthony4,310
  47. Ernest4,298
  48. Leonard4,279
  49. Stanley4,202
  50. Alfred3,949