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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1931, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1930s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1931 and what is climbing now.

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The 1931 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary60,299
  2. 2Betty36,105
  3. 3Dorothy26,524
  4. 4Barbara21,804
  5. 5Joan19,119
  6. 6Helen17,664
  7. 7Margaret17,332
  8. 8Patricia16,469
  9. 9Shirley14,405
  10. 10Doris13,629
  11. 11Ruth13,132
  12. 12Virginia11,886
  13. 13Jean11,013
  14. 14Dolores10,807
  15. 15Joyce10,580
  16. 16Elizabeth10,292
  17. 17Nancy10,036
  18. 18Frances9,718
  19. 19Marilyn9,664
  20. 20Lois9,348
  21. 21Alice8,815
  22. 22Norma8,759
  23. 23Gloria8,546
  24. 24Evelyn8,492
  25. 25Anna8,429
  26. 26Mildred8,169
  27. 27Marie7,549
  28. 28Martha7,481
  29. 29Phyllis7,213
  30. 30Rose6,881
  31. 31Beverly6,789
  32. 32Donna6,600
  33. 33Louise5,897
  34. 34Marjorie5,880
  35. 35Ann5,858
  36. 36Catherine5,642
  37. 37Irene5,616
  38. 38Geraldine5,413
  39. 39Ruby5,331
  40. 40Eleanor5,255
  41. 41Annie5,090
  42. 42Peggy5,076
  43. 43Florence5,011
  44. 44June5,002
  45. 45Janet4,948
  46. 46Carol4,892
  47. 47Lillian4,807
  48. 48Rita4,613
  49. 49Lorraine4,588
  50. 50Jane4,532
  51. 51Josephine4,497
  52. 52Edna4,461
  53. 53Thelma4,440
  54. 54Wanda4,395
  55. 55Gladys4,350
  56. 56Pauline4,192
  57. 57Juanita4,131
  58. 58Delores4,050
  59. 59Theresa4,034
  60. 60Carolyn4,008
  61. 61Clara3,899
  62. 62Lucille3,854
  63. 63Bernice3,821
  64. 64Audrey3,790
  65. 65Edith3,772
  66. 66Marion3,763
  67. 67Ethel3,760
  68. 68Joanne3,757
  69. 69Wilma3,741
  70. 70Grace3,712
  71. 71Sarah3,636
  72. 72Elaine3,622
  73. 73Bonnie3,552
  74. 74Hazel3,508
  75. 75Charlotte3,403
  76. 76Emma3,307
  77. 77Arlene3,217
  78. 78Jacqueline3,134
  79. 79Esther3,034
  80. 80Anne2,979
  81. 81Billie2,921
  82. 82Vivian2,893
  83. 83Patsy2,869
  84. 84Marian2,862
  85. 85Beatrice2,844
  86. 86Elsie2,807
  87. 87Kathleen2,799
  88. 88Rosemary2,722
  89. 89Laura2,669
  90. 90Joann2,655
  91. 91Julia2,624
  92. 92Katherine2,624
  93. 93Willie2,597
  94. 94Eva2,591
  95. 95Marlene2,585
  96. 96Loretta2,581
  97. 97Sally2,557
  98. 98Jeanne2,525
  99. 99Ellen2,450
  100. 100Ida2,419

US babies given each name in 1931.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert60,519
  2. 2James51,212
  3. 3John48,423
  4. 4William43,280
  5. 5Richard31,822
  6. 6Charles29,934
  7. 7Donald29,100
  8. 8George20,685
  9. 9Joseph19,326
  10. 10Thomas16,847
  11. 11Edward15,646
  12. 12Paul12,255
  13. 13David11,784
  14. 14Kenneth11,568
  15. 15Jack11,488
  16. 16Frank11,472
  17. 17Raymond10,854
  18. 18Harold10,695
  19. 19Billy9,264
  20. 20Walter8,940
  21. 21Eugene8,151
  22. 22Henry7,805
  23. 23Arthur7,525
  24. 24Albert7,131
  25. 25Ralph6,960
  26. 26Gerald6,823
  27. 27Ronald6,726
  28. 28Carl6,583
  29. 29Joe6,456
  30. 30Harry6,045
  31. 31Willie5,963
  32. 32Bobby5,858
  33. 33Fred5,698
  34. 34Howard5,624
  35. 35Roy5,489
  36. 36Norman5,426
  37. 37Louis5,423
  38. 38Lawrence5,364
  39. 39Clarence5,062
  40. 40Earl5,047
  41. 41Herbert4,788
  42. 42Francis4,735
  43. 43Jerry4,371
  44. 44Daniel4,360
  45. 45Marvin4,360
  46. 46Anthony4,310
  47. 47Ernest4,298
  48. 48Leonard4,279
  49. 49Stanley4,202
  50. 50Alfred3,949
  51. 51Melvin3,700
  52. 52Leroy3,649
  53. 53Roger3,625
  54. 54Bernard3,514
  55. 55Michael3,489
  56. 56Samuel3,379
  57. 57Bill3,218
  58. 58Wayne3,217
  59. 59Don3,176
  60. 60Ray3,161
  61. 61Peter3,122
  62. 62Dale3,008
  63. 63Russell2,942
  64. 64Gene2,766
  65. 65Andrew2,714
  66. 66Floyd2,707
  67. 67Edwin2,704
  68. 68Lloyd2,704
  69. 69Leo2,700
  70. 70Theodore2,666
  71. 71Philip2,648
  72. 72Glenn2,624
  73. 73Frederick2,471
  74. 74Vernon2,465
  75. 75Clifford2,452
  76. 76Gordon2,396
  77. 77Clyde2,336
  78. 78Bob2,318
  79. 79Allen2,308
  80. 80Alvin2,299
  81. 81Jimmie2,288
  82. 82Elmer2,265
  83. 83Herman2,263
  84. 84Leon2,245
  85. 85Douglas2,203
  86. 86Vincent2,162
  87. 87Lewis2,160
  88. 88Larry2,147
  89. 89Jimmy2,126
  90. 90Lee2,123
  91. 91Martin2,103
  92. 92Gilbert1,993
  93. 93Harvey1,978
  94. 94Charlie1,975
  95. 95Eddie1,959
  96. 96Lester1,919
  97. 97Jesse1,895
  98. 98Arnold1,835
  99. 99Milton1,834
  100. 100Warren1,834

US babies given each name in 1931.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1931?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1931, given to 60,299 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1931?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1931, given to 60,519 babies.

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