Baby names of 1933
In 1933 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (55,517 births) and Robert for boys (54,219).
Top 100 girls’ names
- Mary55,517
- Betty31,531
- Barbara26,949
- Dorothy22,052
- Joan19,294
- Patricia18,632
- Margaret15,240
- Helen14,644
- Shirley14,320
- Doris12,025
- Nancy11,869
- Joyce11,191
- Ruth11,137
- Jean9,966
- Virginia9,719
- Marilyn9,126
- Elizabeth9,016
- Frances8,882
- Lois8,655
- Carol8,220
- Dolores8,022
- Alice7,697
- Norma7,483
- Donna7,360
- Janet7,342
- Beverly7,185
- Martha7,164
- Phyllis7,111
- Anna7,072
- Evelyn6,948
- Gloria6,752
- Mildred6,569
- Marie6,242
- Ann6,210
- Rose5,770
- Peggy5,534
- Annie5,123
- Eleanor5,106
- Louise5,080
- Marjorie5,043
- Carolyn5,042
- Geraldine4,962
- Ruby4,944
- Catherine4,908
- June4,677
- Irene4,506
- Jane4,377
- Wanda4,268
- Florence4,078
- Marlene4,045
- Lillian3,998
- Delores3,890
- Rita3,841
- Lorraine3,797
- Edna3,730
- Joanne3,719
- Thelma3,636
- Sarah3,621
- Audrey3,611
- Gladys3,581
- Elaine3,571
- Josephine3,570
- Juanita3,551
- Pauline3,542
- Patsy3,451
- Wilma3,417
- Clara3,412
- Bonnie3,372
- Grace3,330
- Theresa3,266
- Ethel3,217
- Joann3,209
- Marion3,199
- Arlene3,185
- Emma3,152
- Sally3,146
- Kathleen3,121
- Lucille3,117
- Charlotte3,114
- Edith3,110
- Janice3,061
- Hazel3,030
- Bernice3,008
- Sylvia2,935
- Anne2,767
- Jacqueline2,756
- Loretta2,705
- Esther2,676
- Marian2,638
- Jonew2,541
- Laura2,536
- Billie2,483
- Willie2,449
- Beatrice2,410
- Margienew2,409
- Darlenenew2,408
- Julia2,403
- Vivian2,378
- Elsie2,376
- Katherine2,330
Top 100 boys’ names
- Robert54,219
- James51,110
- John46,225
- William39,047
- Richard31,331
- Charles28,990
- Donald28,450
- George18,355
- Joseph17,162
- Thomas16,506
- Edward13,797
- Ronald12,061
- David12,027
- Paul11,854
- Kenneth11,410
- Frank10,964
- Jack9,838
- Harold9,543
- Raymond9,512
- Billy8,939
- Walter7,755
- Gerald7,422
- Eugene7,352
- Henry6,726
- Arthur6,526
- Bobby6,490
- Joe6,412
- Carl6,187
- Ralph6,185
- Albert6,091
- Jerry6,065
- Willie5,982
- Franklin5,363
- Fred5,287
- Harry5,134
- Howard4,995
- Norman4,957
- Lawrence4,911
- Roy4,906
- Louis4,695
- Earl4,375
- Daniel4,310
- Clarence4,280
- Marvin4,131
- Francis4,093
- Anthony3,974
- Leonard3,955
- Roger3,917
- Herbert3,685
- Ernest3,674
- Melvin3,588
- Wayne3,562
- Michael3,549
- Don3,453
- Stanley3,433
- Leroy3,357
- Alfred3,268
- Larry3,251
- Bill3,222
- Peter3,137
- Samuel3,111
- Ray3,033
- Bernard3,005
- Jimmy2,932
- Dale2,925
- Gene2,780
- Russell2,697
- Theodore2,611
- Floyd2,541
- Philip2,530
- Gordon2,524
- Jimmie2,491
- Lloyd2,413
- Glenn2,366
- Leo2,352
- Andrew2,344
- Edwin2,328
- Frederick2,321
- Lee2,301
- Garynew2,254
- Douglas2,252
- Bob2,222
- Vernon2,206
- Allen2,204
- Leon2,187
- Clifford2,158
- Clyde2,141
- Alvin2,128
- Martin2,064
- Johnny2,053
- Bruce2,037
- Lewis2,037
- Eddie2,016
- Vincent1,983
- Charlie1,978
- Herman1,945
- Harvey1,896
- Jimnew1,875
- Warrennew1,809
- Jesse1,804
1933 in numbers
The Social Security data for 1933 holds 1,007,933 girls under 4,858 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Jo, Margie, Darlene. Leaving it:Eva, Constance, Rosemary.
The Social Security data for 1933 holds 991,514 boys under 4,156 different names. The ten most common names covered 33% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Gary, Jim, Warren. Leaving it:Elmer, Gilbert, Arnold.
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.