Most popular baby names of the 1930s
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US across the 1930s, by total recorded births.
Girls
- Mary1. 573,000 births
- Betty2. 300,409 births
- Barbara3. 296,420 births
- Shirley4. 229,380 births
- Patricia5. 220,582 births
- Dorothy6. 210,415 births
- Joan7. 173,439 births
- Margaret8. 157,369 births
- Nancy9. 142,488 births
- Helen10. 140,426 births
- Carol11. 117,731 births
- Joyce12. 115,506 births
- Doris13. 110,658 births
- Ruth14. 109,204 births
- Virginia15. 103,089 births
- Marilyn16. 98,531 births
- Elizabeth17. 96,480 births
- Jean18. 94,189 births
- Frances19. 92,117 births
- Beverly20. 80,846 births
- Lois21. 80,713 births
- Alice22. 78,968 births
- Donna23. 78,846 births
- Martha24. 77,697 births
- Dolores25. 77,139 births
- Janet26. 76,038 births
- Phyllis27. 73,805 births
- Norma28. 72,878 births
- Carolyn29. 69,525 births
- Evelyn30. 69,364 births
- Gloria31. 68,588 births
- Anna32. 66,598 births
- Marie33. 65,803 births
- Ann34. 64,060 births
- Mildred35. 61,738 births
- Rose36. 59,111 births
- Peggy37. 56,275 births
- Geraldine38. 50,042 births
- Catherine39. 50,027 births
- Judith40. 49,904 births
- Louise41. 49,859 births
- Janice42. 49,343 births
- Marjorie43. 49,213 births
- Annie44. 48,946 births
- Ruby45. 47,648 births
- Eleanor46. 46,379 births
- Jane47. 45,814 births
- Sandra48. 45,399 births
- Irene49. 44,448 births
- Wanda50. 43,072 births
Boys
- Robert1. 590,810 births
- James2. 547,479 births
- John3. 487,950 births
- William4. 416,730 births
- Richard5. 330,502 births
- Charles6. 303,218 births
- Donald7. 283,718 births
- George8. 192,289 births
- Thomas9. 183,878 births
- Joseph10. 180,566 births
- David11. 164,701 births
- Edward12. 147,849 births
- Ronald13. 140,332 births
- Paul14. 125,774 births
- Kenneth15. 125,111 births
- Frank16. 108,090 births
- Raymond17. 99,585 births
- Jack18. 96,396 births
- Harold19. 95,467 births
- Billy20. 88,341 births
- Gerald21. 82,821 births
- Walter22. 80,908 births
- Jerry23. 80,690 births
- Joe24. 71,470 births
- Eugene25. 70,938 births
- Henry26. 70,419 births
- Bobby27. 69,419 births
- Arthur28. 67,730 births
- Carl29. 66,759 births
- Larry30. 65,249 births
- Ralph31. 63,802 births
- Albert32. 62,829 births
- Willie33. 62,466 births
- Fred34. 56,164 births
- Michael35. 56,001 births
- Lawrence36. 54,485 births
- Harry37. 53,115 births
- Howard38. 51,495 births
- Roy39. 51,495 births
- Norman40. 49,987 births
- Roger41. 49,615 births
- Daniel42. 47,998 births
- Louis43. 47,754 births
- Earl44. 44,613 births
- Gary45. 43,596 births
- Clarence46. 42,676 births
- Anthony47. 42,546 births
- Francis48. 41,384 births
- Wayne49. 41,141 births
- Marvin50. 41,085 births