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Top baby names of 1930

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1930, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1930s.

Girls

  1. 1. Mary64,153
  2. 2. Betty38,240
  3. 3. Dorothy30,411
  4. 4. Helen19,913
  5. 5. Margaret18,350
  6. 6. Barbara18,279
  7. 7. Patricia15,751
  8. 8. Joan15,478
  9. 9. Doris15,464
  10. 10. Ruth14,942
  11. 11. Shirley14,775
  12. 12. Virginia13,197
  13. 13. Dolores12,842
  14. 14. Jean11,986
  15. 15. Elizabeth10,995
  16. 16. Frances10,644
  17. 17. Lois10,114
  18. 18. Joyce9,658
  19. 19. Evelyn9,536
  20. 20. Alice9,516
  21. 21. Mildred9,356
  22. 22. Marilyn9,288
  23. 23. Anna9,081
  24. 24. Nancy9,068
  25. 25. Norma8,511
  26. 26. Marie8,426
  27. 27. Martha7,832
  28. 28. Phyllis7,770
  29. 29. Rose7,688
  30. 30. Gloria7,605
  31. 31. Louise6,942
  32. 32. Marjorie6,633
  33. 33. Irene6,464
  34. 34. Beverly6,455
  35. 35. Catherine6,299
  36. 36. Ruby5,993
  37. 37. Donna5,978
  38. 38. Florence5,867
  39. 39. Eleanor5,823
  40. 40. Annie5,756
  41. 41. Ann5,531
  42. 42. Rita5,470
  43. 43. Geraldine5,448
  44. 44. Lillian5,447
  45. 45. Thelma5,250
  46. 46. Lorraine5,166
  47. 47. June5,094
  48. 48. Gladys5,066
  49. 49. Josephine4,988
  50. 50. Theresa4,783
  51. 51. Edna4,762
  52. 52. Pauline4,655
  53. 53. Janet4,602
  54. 54. Carol4,598
  55. 55. Jane4,575
  56. 56. Wanda4,524
  57. 57. Juanita4,512
  58. 58. Bernice4,439
  59. 59. Lucille4,327
  60. 60. Marion4,305
  61. 61. Edith4,273
  62. 62. Grace4,218
  63. 63. Audrey4,129
  64. 64. Clara4,124
  65. 65. Ethel4,101
  66. 66. Delores4,098
  67. 67. Peggy4,084
  68. 68. Wilma4,075
  69. 69. Elaine3,954
  70. 70. Sarah3,920
  71. 71. Hazel3,888
  72. 72. Carolyn3,725
  73. 73. Emma3,555
  74. 74. Jacqueline3,414
  75. 75. Charlotte3,406
  76. 76. Beatrice3,390
  77. 77. Esther3,350
  78. 78. Bonnie3,265
  79. 79. Billie3,241
  80. 80. Marian3,213
  81. 81. Joanne3,154
  82. 82. Rosemary3,151
  83. 83. Anne3,091
  84. 84. Kathleen3,074
  85. 85. Katherine3,033
  86. 86. Eva3,019
  87. 87. Willie3,018
  88. 88. Elsie2,973
  89. 89. Laura2,908
  90. 90. Julia2,880
  91. 91. Vivian2,872
  92. 92. Jeanne2,720
  93. 93. Maxine2,700
  94. 94. Ida2,643
  95. 95. Bertha2,605
  96. 96. Gertrude2,555
  97. 97. Patsy2,544
  98. 98. Sally2,542
  99. 99. Maria2,540
  100. 100. Ellen2,522

Boys

  1. 1. Robert62,153
  2. 2. James53,957
  3. 3. John52,447
  4. 4. William47,271
  5. 5. Richard32,187
  6. 6. Charles31,867
  7. 7. Donald29,052
  8. 8. George22,788
  9. 9. Joseph20,981
  10. 10. Edward17,352
  11. 11. Thomas17,008
  12. 12. Paul12,955
  13. 13. Frank12,535
  14. 14. Jack12,430
  15. 15. David12,275
  16. 16. Raymond11,714
  17. 17. Kenneth11,705
  18. 18. Harold11,660
  19. 19. Walter9,731
  20. 20. Billy9,285
  21. 21. Eugene9,029
  22. 22. Henry8,594
  23. 23. Arthur8,284
  24. 24. Albert7,950
  25. 25. Ralph7,634
  26. 26. Carl6,951
  27. 27. Joe6,873
  28. 28. Harry6,847
  29. 29. Willie6,667
  30. 30. Gerald6,483
  31. 31. Howard6,341
  32. 32. Fred6,049
  33. 33. Roy5,917
  34. 34. Louis5,810
  35. 35. Herbert5,675
  36. 36. Lawrence5,639
  37. 37. Ronald5,635
  38. 38. Earl5,567
  39. 39. Clarence5,498
  40. 40. Norman5,289
  41. 41. Bobby5,181
  42. 42. Francis4,990
  43. 43. Ernest4,787
  44. 44. Anthony4,674
  45. 45. Leonard4,662
  46. 46. Alfred4,558
  47. 47. Daniel4,465
  48. 48. Marvin4,404
  49. 49. Stanley4,383
  50. 50. Melvin4,048
  51. 51. Jerry3,891
  52. 52. Bernard3,831
  53. 53. Leroy3,802
  54. 54. Michael3,543
  55. 55. Samuel3,531
  56. 56. Peter3,266
  57. 57. Ray3,254
  58. 58. Roger3,246
  59. 59. Bill3,160
  60. 60. Russell3,101
  61. 61. Floyd3,077
  62. 62. Andrew3,056
  63. 63. Leo3,035
  64. 64. Dale2,994
  65. 65. Wayne2,981
  66. 66. Edwin2,972
  67. 67. Theodore2,958
  68. 68. Don2,922
  69. 69. Lloyd2,838
  70. 70. Gene2,787
  71. 71. Glenn2,758
  72. 72. Vernon2,703
  73. 73. Clifford2,696
  74. 74. Frederick2,694
  75. 75. Philip2,655
  76. 76. Clyde2,631
  77. 77. Gordon2,611
  78. 78. Herman2,598
  79. 79. Alvin2,512
  80. 80. Elmer2,476
  81. 81. Leon2,401
  82. 82. Lee2,361
  83. 83. Martin2,322
  84. 84. Vincent2,318
  85. 85. Allen2,278
  86. 86. Jimmie2,255
  87. 87. Lewis2,243
  88. 88. Bob2,242
  89. 89. Douglas2,166
  90. 90. Gilbert2,119
  91. 91. Charlie2,113
  92. 92. Harvey2,062
  93. 93. Milton2,053
  94. 94. Jesse2,035
  95. 95. Lester2,020
  96. 96. Warren2,011
  97. 97. Eddie1,972
  98. 98. Arnold1,948
  99. 99. Cecil1,882
  100. 100. Victor1,844

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1930?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1930, given to 64,153 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1930?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1930, given to 62,153 babies.

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