Most Popular Names of 1930
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1930
#1 Mary64,153 births#2 Betty38,240 births#3 Dorothy30,411 births#4 Helen19,913 births#5 Margaret18,350 births#6 Barbara18,279 births#7 Patricia15,751 births#8 Joan15,478 births#9 Doris15,464 births#10 Ruth14,942 births#11 Shirley14,775 births#12 Virginia13,197 births#13 Dolores12,842 births#14 Jean11,986 births#15 Elizabeth10,995 births#16 Frances10,644 births#17 Lois10,114 births#18 Joyce9,658 births#19 Evelyn9,536 births#20 Alice9,516 births#21 Mildred9,356 births#22 Marilyn9,288 births#23 Anna9,081 births#24 Nancy9,068 births#25 Norma8,511 births#26 Marie8,426 births#27 Martha7,832 births#28 Phyllis7,770 births#29 Rose7,688 births#30 Gloria7,605 births#31 Louise6,942 births#32 Marjorie6,633 births#33 Irene6,464 births#34 Beverly6,455 births#35 Catherine6,299 births#36 Ruby5,993 births#37 Donna5,978 births#38 Florence5,867 births#39 Eleanor5,823 births#40 Annie5,756 births#41 Ann5,531 births#42 Rita5,470 births#43 Geraldine5,448 births#44 Lillian5,447 births#45 Thelma5,250 births#46 Lorraine5,166 births#47 June5,094 births#48 Gladys5,066 births#49 Josephine4,988 births#50 Theresa4,783 births#51 Edna4,762 births#52 Pauline4,655 births#53 Janet4,602 births#54 Carol4,598 births#55 Jane4,575 births#56 Wanda4,524 births#57 Juanita4,512 births#58 Bernice4,439 births#59 Lucille4,327 births#60 Marion4,305 births#61 Edith4,273 births#62 Grace4,218 births#63 Audrey4,129 births#64 Clara4,124 births#65 Ethel4,101 births#66 Delores4,098 births#67 Peggy4,084 births#68 Wilma4,075 births#69 Elaine3,954 births#70 Sarah3,920 births#71 Hazel3,888 births#72 Carolyn3,725 births#73 Emma3,555 births#74 Jacqueline3,414 births#75 Charlotte3,406 births#76 Beatrice3,390 births#77 Esther3,350 births#78 Bonnie3,265 births#79 Billie3,241 births#80 Marian3,213 births#81 Joanne3,154 births#82 Rosemary3,151 births#83 Anne3,091 births#84 Kathleen3,074 births#85 Katherine3,033 births#86 Eva3,019 births#87 Willie3,018 births#88 Elsie2,973 births#89 Laura2,908 births#90 Julia2,880 births#91 Vivian2,872 births#92 Jeanne2,720 births#93 Maxine2,700 births#94 Ida2,643 births#95 Bertha2,605 births#96 Gertrude2,555 births#97 Patsy2,544 births#98 Sally2,542 births#99 Maria2,540 births#100 Ellen2,522 births
Popular Boy Names in 1930
#1 Robert62,153 births#2 James53,957 births#3 John52,447 births#4 William47,271 births#5 Richard32,187 births#6 Charles31,867 births#7 Donald29,052 births#8 George22,788 births#9 Joseph20,981 births#10 Edward17,352 births#11 Thomas17,008 births#12 Paul12,955 births#13 Frank12,535 births#14 Jack12,430 births#15 David12,275 births#16 Raymond11,714 births#17 Kenneth11,705 births#18 Harold11,660 births#19 Walter9,731 births#20 Billy9,285 births#21 Eugene9,029 births#22 Henry8,594 births#23 Arthur8,284 births#24 Albert7,950 births#25 Ralph7,634 births#26 Carl6,951 births#27 Joe6,873 births#28 Harry6,847 births#29 Willie6,667 births#30 Gerald6,483 births#31 Howard6,341 births#32 Fred6,049 births#33 Roy5,917 births#34 Louis5,810 births#35 Herbert5,675 births#36 Lawrence5,639 births#37 Ronald5,635 births#38 Earl5,567 births#39 Clarence5,498 births#40 Norman5,289 births#41 Bobby5,181 births#42 Francis4,990 births#43 Ernest4,787 births#44 Anthony4,674 births#45 Leonard4,662 births#46 Alfred4,558 births#47 Daniel4,465 births#48 Marvin4,404 births#49 Stanley4,383 births#50 Melvin4,048 births#51 Jerry3,891 births#52 Bernard3,831 births#53 Leroy3,802 births#54 Michael3,543 births#55 Samuel3,531 births#56 Peter3,266 births#57 Ray3,254 births#58 Roger3,246 births#59 Bill3,160 births#60 Russell3,101 births#61 Floyd3,077 births#62 Andrew3,056 births#63 Leo3,035 births#64 Dale2,994 births#65 Wayne2,981 births#66 Edwin2,972 births#67 Theodore2,958 births#68 Don2,922 births#69 Lloyd2,838 births#70 Gene2,787 births#71 Glenn2,758 births#72 Vernon2,703 births#73 Clifford2,696 births#74 Frederick2,694 births#75 Philip2,655 births#76 Clyde2,631 births#77 Gordon2,611 births#78 Herman2,598 births#79 Alvin2,512 births#80 Elmer2,476 births#81 Leon2,401 births#82 Lee2,361 births#83 Martin2,322 births#84 Vincent2,318 births#85 Allen2,278 births#86 Jimmie2,255 births#87 Lewis2,243 births#88 Bob2,242 births#89 Douglas2,166 births#90 Gilbert2,119 births#91 Charlie2,113 births#92 Harvey2,062 births#93 Milton2,053 births#94 Jesse2,035 births#95 Lester2,020 births#96 Warren2,011 births#97 Eddie1,972 births#98 Arnold1,948 births#99 Cecil1,882 births#100 Victor1,844 births