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Baby names of 1930

In 1930 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (64,153 births) and Robert for boys (62,152).

← 19291931 →1910192019401950

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary64,153
  2. Betty38,238
  3. Dorothy30,409
  4. Helen19,913
  5. Margaret18,351
  6. Barbara18,280
  7. Patricia15,751
  8. Joan15,478
  9. Doris15,464
  10. Ruth14,942
  11. Shirley14,775
  12. Virginia13,197
  13. Dolores12,842
  14. Jean11,986
  15. Elizabeth10,995
  16. Frances10,644
  17. Lois10,114
  18. Joyce9,658
  19. Evelyn9,536
  20. Alice9,516
  21. Mildred9,355
  22. Marilyn9,288
  23. Anna9,081
  24. Nancy9,068
  25. Norma8,511
  26. Marie8,426
  27. Martha7,831
  28. Phyllis7,770
  29. Rose7,688
  30. Gloria7,604
  31. Louise6,942
  32. Marjorie6,633
  33. Irene6,463
  34. Beverly6,455
  35. Catherine6,298
  36. Ruby5,993
  37. Donna5,978
  38. Florence5,867
  39. Eleanor5,823
  40. Annie5,756
  41. Ann5,531
  42. Rita5,470
  43. Geraldine5,448
  44. Lillian5,448
  45. Thelma5,250
  46. Lorraine5,166
  47. June5,093
  48. Gladys5,066
  49. Josephine4,988
  50. Theresa4,783
  51. Edna4,762
  52. Pauline4,656
  53. Janet4,602
  54. Carol4,598
  55. Jane4,575
  56. Wanda4,524
  57. Juanita4,513
  58. Bernice4,439
  59. Lucille4,327
  60. Marion4,306
  61. Edith4,273
  62. Grace4,218
  63. Audrey4,128
  64. Clara4,124
  65. Ethel4,101
  66. Delores4,098
  67. Peggy4,084
  68. Wilma4,074
  69. Elaine3,954
  70. Sarah3,920
  71. Hazel3,888
  72. Carolyn3,725
  73. Emma3,555
  74. Jacqueline3,413
  75. Charlotte3,406
  76. Beatrice3,390
  77. Esther3,350
  78. Bonnie3,265
  79. Billie3,241
  80. Marian3,212
  81. Joannenew3,154
  82. Rosemary3,151
  83. Anne3,091
  84. Kathleen3,074
  85. Katherine3,033
  86. Eva3,019
  87. Willie3,018
  88. Elsie2,973
  89. Laura2,909
  90. Julia2,880
  91. Vivian2,872
  92. Jeanne2,720
  93. Maxine2,701
  94. Ida2,643
  95. Bertha2,605
  96. Gertrude2,555
  97. Patsynew2,544
  98. Sallynew2,542
  99. Maria2,540
  100. Ellen2,522

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Robert62,152
  2. James53,957
  3. John52,447
  4. William47,271
  5. Richard32,186
  6. Charles31,867
  7. Donald29,051
  8. George22,787
  9. Joseph20,981
  10. Edward17,351
  11. Thomas17,007
  12. Paul12,954
  13. Frank12,535
  14. Jack12,429
  15. David12,275
  16. Raymond11,713
  17. Kenneth11,704
  18. Harold11,661
  19. Walter9,731
  20. Billy9,286
  21. Eugene9,028
  22. Henry8,594
  23. Arthur8,284
  24. Albert7,948
  25. Ralph7,634
  26. Carl6,952
  27. Joe6,873
  28. Harry6,848
  29. Willie6,667
  30. Gerald6,482
  31. Howard6,342
  32. Fred6,048
  33. Roy5,917
  34. Louis5,810
  35. Herbert5,675
  36. Lawrence5,639
  37. Ronald5,635
  38. Earl5,567
  39. Clarence5,498
  40. Norman5,289
  41. Bobby5,182
  42. Francis4,990
  43. Ernest4,787
  44. Anthony4,674
  45. Leonard4,662
  46. Alfred4,558
  47. Daniel4,465
  48. Marvin4,403
  49. Stanley4,383
  50. Melvin4,048
  51. Jerry3,891
  52. Bernard3,830
  53. Leroy3,804
  54. Michael3,542
  55. Samuel3,531
  56. Peter3,266
  57. Ray3,253
  58. Roger3,246
  59. Bill3,160
  60. Russell3,101
  61. Floyd3,077
  62. Andrew3,057
  63. Leo3,035
  64. Dale2,994
  65. Wayne2,981
  66. Edwin2,972
  67. Theodore2,958
  68. Don2,922
  69. Lloyd2,839
  70. Gene2,787
  71. Glenn2,758
  72. Vernon2,703
  73. Clifford2,697
  74. Frederick2,694
  75. Philip2,655
  76. Clyde2,631
  77. Gordon2,611
  78. Herman2,598
  79. Alvin2,512
  80. Elmer2,476
  81. Leon2,401
  82. Lee2,361
  83. Martin2,322
  84. Vincent2,318
  85. Allen2,278
  86. Jimmie2,255
  87. Lewis2,243
  88. Bob2,242
  89. Douglas2,166
  90. Gilbert2,119
  91. Charlie2,113
  92. Harvey2,062
  93. Milton2,053
  94. Jesse2,035
  95. Lester2,020
  96. Warren2,011
  97. Eddienew1,972
  98. Arnold1,948
  99. Cecilnew1,882
  100. Victor1,844

1930 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1930 holds 1,125,921 girls under 5,247 different names. The ten most common names covered 22% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Joanne, Patsy, Sally. Leaving it:Agnes, Eileen, Vera.

The Social Security data for 1930 holds 1,097,367 boys under 4,542 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Eddie, Cecil. Leaving it:Chester, Curtis.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.