Popular Baby Names for 2002, for 2001, for 2000, the 90's, the 80's, the 70's, the 60's, the 50's, the 40's, the 30's, the 20's, the 10's and 1900's.
| Most Popular Names of the 1930's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
| 1 | Robert | 31079 | Mary | 29397 |
| 2 | James | 29048 | Betty | 15234 |
| 3 | John | 25818 | Barbara | 15156 |
| 4 | William | 22215 | Shirley | 11719 |
| 5 | Richard | 17488 | Patricia | 11382 |
| 6 | Charles | 16020 | Dorothy | 10958 |
| 7 | Donald | 14944 | Joan | 8925 |
| 8 | George | 10307 | Margaret | 8100 |
| 9 | Thomas | 9767 | Nancy | 7208 |
| 10 | Joseph | 9651 | Helen | 7165 |
| 11 | David | 8595 | Carol | 5865 |
| 12 | Edward | 7734 | Joyce | 5864 |
| 13 | Ronald | 7198 | Doris | 5739 |
| 14 | Paul | 6658 | Ruth | 5615 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 6579 | Virginia | 5309 |
| 16 | Frank | 5723 | Marilyn | 5118 |
| 17 | Raymond | 5351 | Elizabeth | 4993 |
| 18 | Jack | 5035 | Jean | 4807 |
| 19 | Harold | 4944 | Frances | 4696 |
| 20 | Billy | 4634 | Dolores | 4117 |
| 21 | Gerald | 4398 | Beverly | 4095 |
| 22 | Walter | 4302 | Donna | 4014 |
| 23 | Jerry | 4127 | Alice | 4012 |
| 24 | Eugene | 3762 | Lois | 3977 |
| 25 | Henry | 3752 | Janet | 3963 |
| 26 | Bobby | 3720 | Martha | 3914 |
| 27 | Joe | 3700 | Phyllis | 3854 |
| 28 | Arthur | 3554 | Norma | 3811 |
| 29 | Carl | 3427 | Gloria | 3748 |
| 30 | Ralph | 3371 | Carolyn | 3556 |
| 31 | Willie | 3371 | Evelyn | 3552 |
| 32 | Albert | 3328 | Marie | 3448 |
| 33 | Larry | 3256 | Anna | 3401 |
| 34 | Fred | 2972 | Ann | 3245 |
| 35 | Michael | 2959 | Mildred | 3164 |
| 36 | Harry | 2927 | Peggy | 2934 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 2889 | Rose | 2930 |
| 38 | Howard | 2749 | Maria | 2623 |
| 39 | Roy | 2724 | Geraldine | 2569 |
| 40 | Daniel | 2672 | Judith | 2545 |
| 41 | Norman | 2583 | Annie | 2542 |
| 42 | Roger | 2548 | Louise | 2539 |
| 43 | Louis | 2540 | Catherine | 2499 |
| 44 | Earl | 2422 | Marjorie | 2484 |
| 45 | Clarence | 2271 | Janice | 2467 |
| 46 | Anthony | 2252 | Irene | 2375 |
| 47 | Gary | 2233 | Jane | 2363 |
| 48 | Marvin | 2202 | Ruby | 2321 |
| 49 | Wayne | 2181 | Eleanor | 2293 |
| 50 | Francis | 2150 | Sandra | 2253 |
| 51 | Ernest | 2106 | Wanda | 2225 |
| 52 | Jose | 2080 | Elaine | 2072 |
| 53 | Leonard | 2027 | Edna | 2041 |
| 54 | Melvin | 2003 | June | 2027 |
| 55 | Herbert | 1936 | Juanita | 1992 |
| 56 | Leroy | 1902 | Joanne | 1991 |
| 57 | Don | 1871 | Rita | 1988 |
| 58 | Stanley | 1861 | Carmen | 1980 |
| 59 | Peter | 1807 | Florence | 1972 |
| 60 | Samuel | 1802 | Gladys | 1969 |
| 61 | Alfred | 1793 | Lillian | 1952 |
| 62 | Dale | 1749 | Sarah | 1932 |
| 63 | Jimmy | 1746 | Marlene | 1915 |
| 64 | Bernard | 1647 | Delores | 1907 |
| 65 | Ray | 1647 | Patsy | 1907 |
| 66 | Bill | 1613 | Josephine | 1906 |
| 67 | Gene | 1557 | Thelma | 1845 |
| 68 | Russell | 1506 | Bonnie | 1828 |
| 69 | Philip | 1473 | Arlene | 1817 |
| 70 | Frederick | 1452 | Sally | 1804 |
| 71 | Andrew | 1377 | Lorraine | 1757 |
| 72 | Douglas | 1371 | Kathleen | 1753 |
| 73 | Jimmie | 1364 | Charlotte | 1741 |
| 74 | Dennis | 1361 | Theresa | 1734 |
| 75 | Franklin | 1343 | Sylvia | 1721 |
| 76 | Johnny | 1341 | Pauline | 1713 |
| 77 | Edwin | 1329 | Joann | 1703 |
| 78 | Lee | 1323 | Audrey | 1693 |
| 79 | Gordon | 1320 | Clara | 1653 |
| 80 | Floyd | 1277 | Edith | 1651 |
| 81 | Lloyd | 1269 | Ethel | 1642 |
| 82 | Theodore | 1269 | Jacqueline | 1636 |
| 83 | Clifford | 1261 | Wilma | 1636 |
| 84 | Glenn | 1243 | Emma | 1611 |
| 85 | Juan | 1236 | Lucille | 1604 |
| 86 | Allen | 1235 | Grace | 1602 |
| 87 | Bruce | 1235 | Sharon | 1572 |
| 88 | Leo | 1233 | Loretta | 1569 |
| 89 | Bob | 1214 | Marion | 1519 |
| 90 | Leon | 1202 | Anne | 1506 |
| 91 | Clyde | 1198 | Bernice | 1500 |
| 92 | Eddie | 1196 | Hazel | 1486 |
| 93 | Vernon | 1178 | Esther | 1455 |
| 94 | Martin | 1151 | Roberta | 1412 |
| 95 | Alvin | 1120 | Linda | 1409 |
| 96 | Herman | 1107 | Jo | 1406 |
| 97 | Victor | 1085 | Julia | 1406 |
| 98 | Jim | 1062 | Carole | 1359 |
| 99 | Warren | 1060 | Laura | 1352 |
| 100 | J | 1058 | Darlene | 1312 |
| 101 | Jerome | 1057 | Ellen | 1294 |
| 102 | Harvey | 1054 | Katherine | 1278 |
| 103 | Lewis | 1045 | Jeanette | 1267 |
| 104 | Charlie | 1040 | Marian | 1257 |
| 105 | Tommy | 1032 | Eva | 1232 |
| 106 | Gilbert | 1029 | Willie | 1232 |
| 107 | Patrick | 1003 | Rosemary | 1216 |
| 108 | Manuel | 988 | Beatrice | 1201 |
| 109 | Stephen | 985 | Elsie | 1200 |
| 110 | Jesse | 981 | Judy | 1187 |
| 111 | Vincent | 973 | Kathryn | 1169 |
| 112 | Curtis | 960 | Vivian | 1156 |
| 113 | Arnold | 957 | Diane | 1152 |
| 114 | Lester | 932 | Rosa | 1152 |
| 115 | Elmer | 906 | Margie | 1139 |
| 116 | Cecil | 894 | Maxine | 1127 |
| 117 | Phillip | 874 | Billie | 1120 |
| 118 | Luis | 851 | Bertha | 1104 |
| 119 | Duane | 844 | Anita | 1103 |
| 120 | Alan | 842 | Eileen | 1101 |
| 121 | Milton | 836 | Susan | 1086 |
| 122 | Tom | 830 | Constance | 1082 |
| 123 | Johnnie | 823 | Yvonne | 1039 |
| 124 | Benjamin | 815 | Bobbie | 1035 |
| 125 | Jackie | 811 | Georgia | 1030 |
| 126 | Glen | 779 | Sue | 1024 |
| 127 | Calvin | 774 | Ida | 1013 |
| 128 | Keith | 773 | Lillie | 990 |
| 129 | Roland | 754 | Christine | 983 |
| 130 | Chester | 723 | Alma | 970 |
| 131 | Sam | 705 | Jeanne | 967 |
| 132 | Ramon | 697 | Ella | 962 |
| 133 | Maurice | 683 | Sara | 943 |
| 134 | Dean | 677 | Agnes | 932 |
| 135 | Antonio | 672 | Nellie | 914 |
| 136 | Leslie | 666 | Jessie | 902 |
| 137 | Claude | 665 | Bessie | 894 |
| 138 | Marion | 663 | Vera | 884 |
| 139 | Oscar | 658 | Kay | 877 |
| 140 | Wallace | 648 | Gail | 872 |
| 141 | Willard | 643 | Karen | 869 |
| 142 | Pedro | 639 | Lucy | 836 |
| 143 | Hugh | 634 | Minnie | 830 |
| 144 | Virgil | 628 | Mattie | 815 |
| 145 | Angel | 624 | Connie | 781 |
| 146 | Edgar | 617 | Gertrude | 770 |
| 147 | Carlos | 615 | Naomi | 750 |
| 148 | Francisco | 602 | Geneva | 747 |
| 149 | Max | 601 | Rosalie | 739 |
| 150 | Terry | 581 | Viola | 729 |
| 151 | Jessie | 579 | Marcia | 712 |
| 152 | Allan | 578 | Velma | 705 |
| 153 | Darrell | 567 | Ana | 699 |
| 154 | Jay | 567 | Annette | 698 |
| 155 | Ted | 564 | Charlene | 698 |
| 156 | Freddie | 559 | Pearl | 695 |
| 157 | Hubert | 554 | Myrtle | 694 |
| 158 | Everett | 549 | Leona | 692 |
| 159 | Wesley | 549 | Violet | 689 |
| 160 | Jesus | 545 | Harriet | 688 |
| 161 | Homer | 527 | Ramona | 678 |
| 162 | Nicholas | 523 | Faye | 672 |
| 163 | Rodney | 511 | Suzanne | 660 |
| 164 | Dick | 510 | Claire | 650 |
| 165 | Dan | 503 | Mae | 648 |
| 166 | Delbert | 491 | Rachel | 647 |
| 167 | Lowell | 490 | Lydia | 641 |
| 168 | Rafael | 490 | Carrie | 638 |
| 169 | Billie | 489 | Rebecca | 629 |
| 170 | Felix | 487 | Hilda | 628 |
| 171 | Tony | 485 | Joy | 628 |
| 172 | Miguel | 484 | Dora | 620 |
| 173 | Morris | 484 | Emily | 619 |
| 174 | Sidney | 480 | Rosie | 615 |
| 175 | Neil | 475 | Iris | 614 |
| 176 | Ben | 473 | Maureen | 610 |
| 177 | Lyle | 469 | Pat | 609 |
| 178 | Ronnie | 465 | Eunice | 589 |
| 179 | Luther | 461 | Cora | 586 |
| 180 | Wilbur | 454 | Alberta | 581 |
| 181 | Joel | 453 | Stella | 572 |
| 182 | Lonnie | 453 | Sheila | 561 |
| 183 | Steve | 447 | Lula | 558 |
| 184 | Rudolph | 445 | Verna | 558 |
| 185 | Bennie | 431 | Myrna | 549 |
| 186 | Earnest | 431 | Caroline | 539 |
| 187 | Guy | 426 | Irma | 536 |
| 188 | Alexander | 425 | Gwendolyn | 533 |
| 189 | Karl | 424 | Fannie | 529 |
| 190 | Alton | 418 | Jeannette | 520 |
| 191 | Nelson | 416 | Jennie | 520 |
| 192 | Clayton | 412 | Rosemarie | 519 |
| 193 | Otis | 411 | Lena | 516 |
| 194 | Horace | 410 | Nina | 514 |
| 195 | Carroll | 409 | Lola | 513 |
| 196 | Roosevelt | 409 | Ada | 509 |
| 197 | Benny | 396 | Erma | 507 |
| 198 | Clifton | 393 | Cynthia | 503 |
| 199 | Mark | 392 | Hattie | 498 |
| 200 | Nathaniel | 390 | Glenda | 495 |
| 201 | Marshall | 389 | Genevieve | 494 |
| 202 | Willis | 389 | Dixie | 493 |
| 203 | Mike | 384 | Paula | 488 |
| 204 | Oliver | 369 | Marguerite | 486 |
| 205 | Junior | 367 | Daisy | 477 |
| 206 | L | 367 | Diana | 475 |
| 207 | Roberto | 366 | Nora | 471 |
| 208 | Jon | 361 | Teresa | 468 |
| 209 | Clinton | 357 | Miriam | 467 |
| 210 | Wilbert | 354 | Patty | 467 |
| 211 | Archie | 351 | Flora | 461 |
| 212 | Bobbie | 351 | Mabel | 459 |
| 213 | Ivan | 346 | Johnnie | 457 |
| 214 | Ruben | 344 | Priscilla | 448 |
| 215 | Salvatore | 341 | Inez | 447 |
| 216 | Barry | 339 | Deloris | 446 |
| 217 | Danny | 335 | Jackie | 443 |
| 218 | Merle | 335 | Muriel | 434 |
| 219 | Doyle | 331 | Luz | 433 |
| 220 | Julio | 329 | Opal | 431 |
| 221 | Leland | 329 | Madeline | 426 |
| 222 | Alex | 326 | Maryann | 423 |
| 223 | Wendell | 325 | Victoria | 422 |
| 224 | Hector | 322 | Bettie | 419 |
| 225 | Matthew | 321 | Margarita | 412 |
| 226 | Myron | 320 | Ernestine | 407 |
| 227 | Edmund | 313 | Marcella | 404 |
| 228 | Orville | 313 | Lila | 403 |
| 229 | Malcolm | 308 | Blanche | 399 |
| 230 | Ira | 307 | Mable | 399 |
| 231 | Julius | 307 | Antoinette | 397 |
| 232 | Rex | 307 | Olga | 397 |
| 233 | Julian | 305 | Beulah | 395 |
| 234 | Jacob | 303 | Colleen | 391 |
| 235 | Lynn | 302 | Mamie | 391 |
| 236 | Elbert | 301 | Melba | 389 |
| 237 | R | 299 | Eloise | 388 |
| 238 | Loren | 293 | Katie | 387 |
| 239 | Sylvester | 287 | Della | 385 |
| 240 | Troy | 284 | Isabel | 382 |
| 241 | Pete | 281 | Eula | 380 |
| 242 | Dewey | 280 | Bette | 375 |
| 243 | Angelo | 277 | Susie | 375 |
| 244 | Mack | 277 | Maggie | 368 |
| 245 | Raul | 276 | Laverne | 364 |
| 246 | Gerard | 274 | Angela | 362 |
| 247 | Eldon | 273 | Imogene | 360 |
| 248 | Grady | 273 | Bettye | 359 |
| 249 | Timothy | 270 | Cecilia | 336 |
| 250 | Conrad | 269 | Marianne | 334 |
This page presents the top 250 given names for births in the 1930's. The data comes from a 5% sampling of Social Security card applications with dates of birth from January 1930 through December 1939.