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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1935, 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 1935 and what is climbing now.

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The 1935 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary55,076
  2. 2Shirley42,366
  3. 3Barbara30,698
  4. 4Betty28,674
  5. 5Patricia22,879
  6. 6Dorothy19,406
  7. 7Joan18,220
  8. 8Margaret14,727
  9. 9Nancy14,544
  10. 10Helen12,785
  11. 11Carol11,735
  12. 12Joyce11,368
  13. 13Doris10,604
  14. 14Marilyn10,418
  15. 15Ruth9,988
  16. 16Virginia9,867
  17. 17Elizabeth9,075
  18. 18Jean8,852
  19. 19Frances8,770
  20. 20Beverly7,992
  21. 21Lois7,990
  22. 22Janet7,856
  23. 23Donna7,793
  24. 24Martha7,621
  25. 25Alice7,443
  26. 26Dolores7,375
  27. 27Phyllis7,370
  28. 28Carolyn6,967
  29. 29Norma6,869
  30. 30Ann6,706
  31. 31Evelyn6,560
  32. 32Gloria6,348
  33. 33Marie6,292
  34. 34Anna6,162
  35. 35Mildred5,546
  36. 36Peggy5,270
  37. 37Rose5,232
  38. 38Annie4,849
  39. 39Marlene4,830
  40. 40Geraldine4,818
  41. 41Ruby4,764
  42. 42Catherine4,698
  43. 43Jane4,646
  44. 44Joanne4,565
  45. 45Louise4,563
  46. 46Marjorie4,482
  47. 47Janice4,442
  48. 48Eleanor4,166
  49. 49Wanda4,102
  50. 50Sandra4,089
  51. 51Elaine4,080
  52. 52Irene3,940
  53. 53Joann3,913
  54. 54Judith3,872
  55. 55June3,839
  56. 56Patsy3,797
  57. 57Delores3,793
  58. 58Sally3,711
  59. 59Arlene3,684
  60. 60Sylvia3,620
  61. 61Sarah3,615
  62. 62Bonnie3,610
  63. 63Rita3,579
  64. 64Audrey3,514
  65. 65Charlotte3,470
  66. 66Lillian3,423
  67. 67Edna3,420
  68. 68Lorraine3,405
  69. 69Loretta3,365
  70. 70Wilma3,361
  71. 71Kathleen3,353
  72. 72Juanita3,344
  73. 73Jo3,296
  74. 74Florence3,273
  75. 75Josephine3,262
  76. 76Thelma3,190
  77. 77Roberta3,180
  78. 78Gladys3,147
  79. 79Jacqueline3,115
  80. 80Pauline3,076
  81. 81Clara3,067
  82. 82Ethel3,003
  83. 83Grace2,994
  84. 84Anne2,892
  85. 85Lucille2,887
  86. 86Theresa2,863
  87. 87Edith2,830
  88. 88Marion2,813
  89. 89Emma2,802
  90. 90Bernice2,777
  91. 91Darlene2,703
  92. 92Hazel2,694
  93. 93Carole2,680
  94. 94Esther2,542
  95. 95Ellen2,434
  96. 96Sharon2,426
  97. 97Rosemary2,394
  98. 98Yvonne2,387
  99. 99Willie2,370
  100. 100Margie2,368

US babies given each name in 1935.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert56,527
  2. 2James55,005
  3. 3John47,509
  4. 4William40,204
  5. 5Richard33,946
  6. 6Charles29,983
  7. 7Donald29,674
  8. 8George18,564
  9. 9Thomas17,684
  10. 10Joseph17,181
  11. 11David15,663
  12. 12Ronald15,489
  13. 13Edward13,844
  14. 14Paul12,563
  15. 15Kenneth12,067
  16. 16Frank10,420
  17. 17Raymond9,564
  18. 18Jack9,438
  19. 19Billy9,241
  20. 20Harold9,170
  21. 21Gerald8,458
  22. 22Jerry8,452
  23. 23Walter7,816
  24. 24Bobby7,726
  25. 25Joe7,555
  26. 26Eugene6,859
  27. 27Henry6,856
  28. 28Carl6,693
  29. 29Arthur6,547
  30. 30Willie6,327
  31. 31Albert6,094
  32. 32Ralph6,090
  33. 33Larry5,975
  34. 34Fred5,493
  35. 35Lawrence5,351
  36. 36Roger5,152
  37. 37Harry5,054
  38. 38Norman5,043
  39. 39Howard4,970
  40. 40Roy4,939
  41. 41Michael4,906
  42. 42Louis4,622
  43. 43Daniel4,591
  44. 44Gary4,490
  45. 45Marvin4,278
  46. 46Earl4,224
  47. 47Jimmy4,171
  48. 48Clarence4,080
  49. 49Wayne4,057
  50. 50Leroy3,919
  51. 51Don3,917
  52. 52Anthony3,909
  53. 53Francis3,894
  54. 54Leonard3,804
  55. 55Ernest3,702
  56. 56Stanley3,696
  57. 57Melvin3,600
  58. 58Herbert3,437
  59. 59Peter3,422
  60. 60Bill3,282
  61. 61Dale3,274
  62. 62Samuel3,149
  63. 63Alfred3,128
  64. 64Ray3,070
  65. 65Philip3,064
  66. 66Gene2,937
  67. 67Bernard2,933
  68. 68Russell2,833
  69. 69Jimmie2,829
  70. 70Gordon2,615
  71. 71Franklin2,611
  72. 72Dennis2,597
  73. 73Frederick2,582
  74. 74Johnny2,533
  75. 75Douglas2,529
  76. 76Floyd2,506
  77. 77Bruce2,447
  78. 78Glenn2,437
  79. 79Theodore2,433
  80. 80Lee2,426
  81. 81Bob2,389
  82. 82Clyde2,355
  83. 83Allen2,312
  84. 84Lloyd2,296
  85. 85Andrew2,291
  86. 86Leon2,282
  87. 87Eddie2,281
  88. 88Clifford2,265
  89. 89Edwin2,258
  90. 90Jim2,244
  91. 91Alvin2,165
  92. 92Leo2,142
  93. 93Martin2,116
  94. 94Vernon2,112
  95. 95Tommy2,032
  96. 96Jerome2,008
  97. 97Warren1,994
  98. 98Lewis1,974
  99. 99Harvey1,958
  100. 100Charlie1,926

US babies given each name in 1935.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1935?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1935, given to 55,076 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1935?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1935, given to 56,527 babies.

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