1930s
Top Names of the 1930s
The 1930s - Great Depression
Ranked by total babies named during 1930-1939
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Mary
Peak: 1930
572,997
Best: #1
2
Betty
Peak: 1930
300,408
Best: #2
3
Barbara
Peak: 1938
296,419
Best: #2
4
Shirley
Peak: 1935
229,378
Best: #2
5
Patricia
Peak: 1939
220,579
Best: #3
6
Dorothy
Peak: 1930
210,414
Best: #3
7
Joan
Peak: 1932
173,439
Best: #5
8
Margaret
Peak: 1930
157,371
Best: #5
9
Nancy
Peak: 1939
142,486
Best: #7
10
Helen
Peak: 1930
140,426
Best: #4
11
Carol
Peak: 1939
117,729
Best: #6
12
Joyce
Peak: 1939
115,505
Best: #11
13
Doris
Peak: 1930
110,657
Best: #9
14
Ruth
Peak: 1930
109,205
Best: #10
15
Virginia
Peak: 1930
103,088
Best: #12
16
Marilyn
Peak: 1936
98,531
Best: #13
17
Elizabeth
Peak: 1930
96,479
Best: #15
18
Jean
Peak: 1930
94,189
Best: #13
19
Frances
Peak: 1930
92,118
Best: #16
20
Beverly
Peak: 1938
80,842
Best: #14
21
Lois
Peak: 1930
80,713
Best: #17
22
Alice
Peak: 1930
78,968
Best: #20
23
Donna
Peak: 1938
78,846
Best: #20
24
Martha
Peak: 1938
77,697
Best: #24
25
Dolores
Peak: 1930
77,137
Best: #13
26
Janet
Peak: 1939
76,038
Best: #16
27
Phyllis
Peak: 1930
73,804
Best: #25
28
Norma
Peak: 1931
72,877
Best: #22
29
Carolyn
Peak: 1939
69,525
Best: #14
30
Evelyn
Peak: 1930
69,363
Best: #19
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
Robert
Peak: 1938
590,799
Best: #1
2
James
Peak: 1939
547,478
Best: #2
3
John
Peak: 1930
487,946
Best: #3
4
William
Peak: 1930
416,728
Best: #4
5
Richard
Peak: 1939
330,501
Best: #5
6
Charles
Peak: 1930
303,215
Best: #6
7
Donald
Peak: 1934
283,716
Best: #6
8
George
Peak: 1930
192,290
Best: #8
9
Thomas
Peak: 1939
183,873
Best: #8
10
Joseph
Peak: 1930
180,565
Best: #9
11
David
Peak: 1939
164,699
Best: #7
12
Edward
Peak: 1930
147,848
Best: #10
13
Ronald
Peak: 1938
140,332
Best: #10
14
Paul
Peak: 1938
125,771
Best: #12
15
Kenneth
Peak: 1939
125,109
Best: #13
16
Frank
Peak: 1930
108,088
Best: #13
17
Raymond
Peak: 1930
99,583
Best: #16
18
Jack
Peak: 1930
96,397
Best: #14
19
Harold
Peak: 1930
95,467
Best: #18
20
Billy
Peak: 1934
88,340
Best: #19
21
Gerald
Peak: 1939
82,818
Best: #19
22
Walter
Peak: 1930
80,906
Best: #19
23
Jerry
Peak: 1939
80,689
Best: #16
24
Joe
Peak: 1936
71,468
Best: #23
25
Eugene
Peak: 1930
70,939
Best: #21
26
Henry
Peak: 1930
70,418
Best: #22
27
Bobby
Peak: 1937
69,416
Best: #23
28
Arthur
Peak: 1930
67,730
Best: #23
29
Carl
Peak: 1930
66,757
Best: #26
30
Larry
Peak: 1939
65,247
Best: #14
About 1930s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1930s (1930-1939), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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