TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1930s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1930s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | F | 572,997 |
| 2 | Betty | F | 300,408 |
| 3 | Barbara | F | 296,419 |
| 4 | Shirley | F | 229,378 |
| 5 | Patricia | F | 220,579 |
| 6 | Dorothy | F | 210,414 |
| 7 | Joan | F | 173,439 |
| 8 | Margaret | F | 157,371 |
| 9 | Nancy | F | 142,486 |
| 10 | Helen | F | 140,426 |
| 11 | Carol | F | 117,729 |
| 12 | Joyce | F | 115,505 |
| 13 | Doris | F | 110,657 |
| 14 | Ruth | F | 109,205 |
| 15 | Virginia | F | 103,088 |
| 16 | Marilyn | F | 98,531 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | F | 96,479 |
| 18 | Jean | F | 94,189 |
| 19 | Frances | F | 92,118 |
| 20 | Beverly | F | 80,842 |
| 21 | Lois | F | 80,713 |
| 22 | Alice | F | 78,968 |
| 23 | Donna | F | 78,846 |
| 24 | Martha | F | 77,697 |
| 25 | Dolores | F | 77,137 |
| 26 | Janet | F | 76,038 |
| 27 | Phyllis | F | 73,804 |
| 28 | Norma | F | 72,877 |
| 29 | Carolyn | F | 69,525 |
| 30 | Evelyn | F | 69,363 |
| 31 | Gloria | F | 68,588 |
| 32 | Anna | F | 66,598 |
| 33 | Marie | F | 65,803 |
| 34 | Ann | F | 64,060 |
| 35 | Mildred | F | 61,737 |
| 36 | Rose | F | 59,111 |
| 37 | Peggy | F | 56,275 |
| 38 | Geraldine | F | 50,040 |
| 39 | Catherine | F | 50,026 |
| 40 | Judith | F | 49,906 |
| 41 | Louise | F | 49,859 |
| 42 | Janice | F | 49,343 |
| 43 | Marjorie | F | 49,213 |
| 44 | Annie | F | 48,946 |
| 45 | Ruby | F | 47,647 |
| 46 | Eleanor | F | 46,379 |
| 47 | Jane | F | 45,814 |
| 48 | Sandra | F | 45,399 |
| 49 | Irene | F | 44,448 |
| 50 | Wanda | F | 43,072 |
| 51 | Elaine | F | 41,108 |
| 52 | June | F | 40,743 |
| 53 | Joanne | F | 40,580 |
| 54 | Rita | F | 38,740 |
| 55 | Florence | F | 37,940 |
| 56 | Delores | F | 37,603 |
| 57 | Lillian | F | 37,393 |
| 58 | Marlene | F | 37,355 |
| 59 | Edna | F | 36,973 |
| 60 | Sarah | F | 36,513 |
| 61 | Patsy | F | 36,475 |
| 62 | Lorraine | F | 36,333 |
| 63 | Thelma | F | 36,254 |
| 64 | Josephine | F | 36,051 |
| 65 | Juanita | F | 35,915 |
| 66 | Bonnie | F | 35,802 |
| 67 | Arlene | F | 34,796 |
| 68 | Gladys | F | 34,761 |
| 69 | Joann | F | 34,697 |
| 70 | Sally | F | 34,680 |
| 71 | Charlotte | F | 34,646 |
| 72 | Kathleen | F | 34,550 |
| 73 | Audrey | F | 34,007 |
| 74 | Pauline | F | 33,690 |
| 75 | Wilma | F | 33,187 |
| 76 | Sylvia | F | 33,010 |
| 77 | Theresa | F | 32,785 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | F | 32,115 |
| 79 | Clara | F | 31,658 |
| 80 | Ethel | F | 31,582 |
| 81 | Loretta | F | 31,537 |
| 82 | Grace | F | 31,357 |
| 83 | Sharon | F | 31,083 |
| 84 | Edith | F | 31,047 |
| 85 | Lucille | F | 30,842 |
| 86 | Emma | F | 30,022 |
| 87 | Bernice | F | 29,905 |
| 88 | Marion | F | 29,566 |
| 89 | Linda | F | 29,358 |
| 90 | Jo | F | 28,653 |
| 91 | Anne | F | 28,621 |
| 92 | Hazel | F | 28,567 |
| 93 | Roberta | F | 27,731 |
| 94 | Carole | F | 26,768 |
| 95 | Darlene | F | 25,956 |
| 96 | Esther | F | 25,791 |
| 97 | Katherine | F | 25,193 |
| 98 | Ellen | F | 25,139 |
| 99 | Laura | F | 25,093 |
| 100 | Julia | F | 24,937 |