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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1933, 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 1933 and what is climbing now.

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The 1933 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary55,517
  2. 2Betty31,531
  3. 3Barbara26,949
  4. 4Dorothy22,054
  5. 5Joan19,294
  6. 6Patricia18,632
  7. 7Margaret15,241
  8. 8Helen14,644
  9. 9Shirley14,320
  10. 10Doris12,025
  11. 11Nancy11,869
  12. 12Joyce11,191
  13. 13Ruth11,136
  14. 14Jean9,966
  15. 15Virginia9,719
  16. 16Marilyn9,126
  17. 17Elizabeth9,016
  18. 18Frances8,883
  19. 19Lois8,655
  20. 20Carol8,220
  21. 21Dolores8,022
  22. 22Alice7,697
  23. 23Norma7,482
  24. 24Donna7,360
  25. 25Janet7,342
  26. 26Beverly7,186
  27. 27Martha7,164
  28. 28Phyllis7,111
  29. 29Anna7,072
  30. 30Evelyn6,947
  31. 31Gloria6,752
  32. 32Mildred6,569
  33. 33Marie6,242
  34. 34Ann6,209
  35. 35Rose5,770
  36. 36Peggy5,534
  37. 37Annie5,123
  38. 38Eleanor5,106
  39. 39Louise5,079
  40. 40Carolyn5,043
  41. 41Marjorie5,043
  42. 42Geraldine4,962
  43. 43Ruby4,944
  44. 44Catherine4,908
  45. 45June4,677
  46. 46Irene4,506
  47. 47Jane4,377
  48. 48Wanda4,268
  49. 49Florence4,078
  50. 50Marlene4,045
  51. 51Lillian3,998
  52. 52Delores3,890
  53. 53Rita3,840
  54. 54Lorraine3,797
  55. 55Edna3,730
  56. 56Joanne3,719
  57. 57Thelma3,636
  58. 58Sarah3,621
  59. 59Audrey3,610
  60. 60Gladys3,581
  61. 61Elaine3,572
  62. 62Josephine3,569
  63. 63Juanita3,551
  64. 64Pauline3,542
  65. 65Patsy3,451
  66. 66Wilma3,417
  67. 67Clara3,412
  68. 68Bonnie3,373
  69. 69Grace3,329
  70. 70Theresa3,266
  71. 71Ethel3,217
  72. 72Joann3,209
  73. 73Marion3,199
  74. 74Arlene3,185
  75. 75Emma3,152
  76. 76Sally3,146
  77. 77Kathleen3,121
  78. 78Lucille3,117
  79. 79Charlotte3,114
  80. 80Edith3,110
  81. 81Janice3,061
  82. 82Hazel3,030
  83. 83Bernice3,009
  84. 84Sylvia2,935
  85. 85Anne2,767
  86. 86Jacqueline2,756
  87. 87Loretta2,705
  88. 88Esther2,676
  89. 89Marian2,638
  90. 90Jo2,541
  91. 91Laura2,536
  92. 92Billie2,483
  93. 93Willie2,449
  94. 94Beatrice2,410
  95. 95Margie2,409
  96. 96Darlene2,408
  97. 97Julia2,403
  98. 98Vivian2,378
  99. 99Elsie2,376
  100. 100Katherine2,330

US babies given each name in 1933.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert54,221
  2. 2James51,112
  3. 3John46,224
  4. 4William39,049
  5. 5Richard31,331
  6. 6Charles28,991
  7. 7Donald28,450
  8. 8George18,356
  9. 9Joseph17,162
  10. 10Thomas16,508
  11. 11Edward13,797
  12. 12Ronald12,061
  13. 13David12,026
  14. 14Paul11,854
  15. 15Kenneth11,410
  16. 16Frank10,962
  17. 17Jack9,838
  18. 18Harold9,543
  19. 19Raymond9,512
  20. 20Billy8,938
  21. 21Walter7,756
  22. 22Gerald7,422
  23. 23Eugene7,352
  24. 24Henry6,726
  25. 25Arthur6,525
  26. 26Bobby6,490
  27. 27Joe6,411
  28. 28Carl6,188
  29. 29Ralph6,185
  30. 30Albert6,091
  31. 31Jerry6,066
  32. 32Willie5,983
  33. 33Franklin5,363
  34. 34Fred5,287
  35. 35Harry5,134
  36. 36Howard4,995
  37. 37Norman4,959
  38. 38Lawrence4,911
  39. 39Roy4,906
  40. 40Louis4,695
  41. 41Earl4,374
  42. 42Daniel4,310
  43. 43Clarence4,280
  44. 44Marvin4,132
  45. 45Francis4,093
  46. 46Anthony3,974
  47. 47Leonard3,955
  48. 48Roger3,917
  49. 49Herbert3,685
  50. 50Ernest3,674
  51. 51Melvin3,588
  52. 52Wayne3,562
  53. 53Michael3,549
  54. 54Don3,453
  55. 55Stanley3,432
  56. 56Leroy3,357
  57. 57Alfred3,268
  58. 58Larry3,251
  59. 59Bill3,223
  60. 60Peter3,137
  61. 61Samuel3,111
  62. 62Ray3,032
  63. 63Bernard3,005
  64. 64Jimmy2,932
  65. 65Dale2,925
  66. 66Gene2,780
  67. 67Russell2,697
  68. 68Theodore2,611
  69. 69Floyd2,541
  70. 70Philip2,530
  71. 71Gordon2,524
  72. 72Jimmie2,491
  73. 73Lloyd2,413
  74. 74Glenn2,366
  75. 75Leo2,352
  76. 76Andrew2,344
  77. 77Edwin2,328
  78. 78Frederick2,321
  79. 79Lee2,301
  80. 80Gary2,254
  81. 81Douglas2,252
  82. 82Bob2,222
  83. 83Vernon2,206
  84. 84Allen2,204
  85. 85Leon2,187
  86. 86Clifford2,158
  87. 87Clyde2,141
  88. 88Alvin2,128
  89. 89Martin2,064
  90. 90Johnny2,053
  91. 91Bruce2,037
  92. 92Lewis2,037
  93. 93Eddie2,016
  94. 94Vincent1,983
  95. 95Charlie1,978
  96. 96Herman1,945
  97. 97Harvey1,896
  98. 98Jim1,875
  99. 99Warren1,809
  100. 100Jesse1,804

US babies given each name in 1933.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1933?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1933, given to 55,517 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1933?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1933, given to 54,221 babies.

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