Most Popular Names of 1931
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1931
#1 Mary60,299 births#2 Betty36,105 births#3 Dorothy26,524 births#4 Barbara21,804 births#5 Joan19,119 births#6 Helen17,664 births#7 Margaret17,332 births#8 Patricia16,469 births#9 Shirley14,405 births#10 Doris13,629 births#11 Ruth13,132 births#12 Virginia11,886 births#13 Jean11,013 births#14 Dolores10,807 births#15 Joyce10,580 births#16 Elizabeth10,292 births#17 Nancy10,036 births#18 Frances9,718 births#19 Marilyn9,664 births#20 Lois9,348 births#21 Alice8,815 births#22 Norma8,759 births#23 Gloria8,546 births#24 Evelyn8,492 births#25 Anna8,429 births#26 Mildred8,169 births#27 Marie7,549 births#28 Martha7,481 births#29 Phyllis7,213 births#30 Rose6,881 births#31 Beverly6,789 births#32 Donna6,600 births#33 Louise5,897 births#34 Marjorie5,880 births#35 Ann5,858 births#36 Catherine5,642 births#37 Irene5,616 births#38 Geraldine5,413 births#39 Ruby5,331 births#40 Eleanor5,255 births#41 Annie5,090 births#42 Peggy5,076 births#43 Florence5,011 births#44 June5,002 births#45 Janet4,948 births#46 Carol4,892 births#47 Lillian4,807 births#48 Rita4,613 births#49 Lorraine4,588 births#50 Jane4,532 births#51 Josephine4,497 births#52 Edna4,461 births#53 Thelma4,440 births#54 Wanda4,395 births#55 Gladys4,350 births#56 Pauline4,192 births#57 Juanita4,131 births#58 Delores4,050 births#59 Theresa4,034 births#60 Carolyn4,008 births#61 Clara3,899 births#62 Lucille3,854 births#63 Bernice3,821 births#64 Audrey3,790 births#65 Edith3,772 births#66 Marion3,763 births#67 Ethel3,760 births#68 Joanne3,757 births#69 Wilma3,741 births#70 Grace3,712 births#71 Sarah3,636 births#72 Elaine3,622 births#73 Bonnie3,552 births#74 Hazel3,508 births#75 Charlotte3,403 births#76 Emma3,307 births#77 Arlene3,217 births#78 Jacqueline3,134 births#79 Esther3,034 births#80 Anne2,979 births#81 Billie2,921 births#82 Vivian2,893 births#83 Patsy2,869 births#84 Marian2,862 births#85 Beatrice2,844 births#86 Elsie2,807 births#87 Kathleen2,799 births#88 Rosemary2,722 births#89 Laura2,669 births#90 Joann2,655 births#91 Julia2,624 births#91 Katherine2,624 births#93 Willie2,597 births#94 Eva2,591 births#95 Marlene2,585 births#96 Loretta2,581 births#97 Sally2,557 births#98 Jeanne2,525 births#99 Ellen2,450 births#100 Ida2,419 births
Popular Boy Names in 1931
#1 Robert60,519 births#2 James51,212 births#3 John48,423 births#4 William43,280 births#5 Richard31,822 births#6 Charles29,934 births#7 Donald29,100 births#8 George20,685 births#9 Joseph19,326 births#10 Thomas16,847 births#11 Edward15,646 births#12 Paul12,255 births#13 David11,784 births#14 Kenneth11,568 births#15 Jack11,488 births#16 Frank11,472 births#17 Raymond10,854 births#18 Harold10,695 births#19 Billy9,264 births#20 Walter8,940 births#21 Eugene8,151 births#22 Henry7,805 births#23 Arthur7,525 births#24 Albert7,131 births#25 Ralph6,960 births#26 Gerald6,823 births#27 Ronald6,726 births#28 Carl6,583 births#29 Joe6,456 births#30 Harry6,045 births#31 Willie5,963 births#32 Bobby5,858 births#33 Fred5,698 births#34 Howard5,624 births#35 Roy5,489 births#36 Norman5,426 births#37 Louis5,423 births#38 Lawrence5,364 births#39 Clarence5,062 births#40 Earl5,047 births#41 Herbert4,788 births#42 Francis4,735 births#43 Jerry4,371 births#44 Daniel4,360 births#44 Marvin4,360 births#46 Anthony4,310 births#47 Ernest4,298 births#48 Leonard4,279 births#49 Stanley4,202 births#50 Alfred3,949 births#51 Melvin3,700 births#52 Leroy3,649 births#53 Roger3,625 births#54 Bernard3,514 births#55 Michael3,489 births#56 Samuel3,379 births#57 Bill3,218 births#58 Wayne3,217 births#59 Don3,176 births#60 Ray3,161 births#61 Peter3,122 births#62 Dale3,008 births#63 Russell2,942 births#64 Gene2,766 births#65 Andrew2,714 births#66 Floyd2,707 births#67 Edwin2,704 births#67 Lloyd2,704 births#69 Leo2,700 births#70 Theodore2,666 births#71 Philip2,648 births#72 Glenn2,624 births#73 Frederick2,471 births#74 Vernon2,465 births#75 Clifford2,452 births#76 Gordon2,396 births#77 Clyde2,336 births#78 Bob2,318 births#79 Allen2,308 births#80 Alvin2,299 births#81 Jimmie2,288 births#82 Elmer2,265 births#83 Herman2,263 births#84 Leon2,245 births#85 Douglas2,203 births#86 Vincent2,162 births#87 Lewis2,160 births#88 Larry2,147 births#89 Jimmy2,126 births#90 Lee2,123 births#91 Martin2,103 births#92 Gilbert1,993 births#93 Harvey1,978 births#94 Charlie1,975 births#95 Eddie1,959 births#96 Lester1,919 births#97 Jesse1,895 births#98 Arnold1,835 births#99 Milton1,834 births#99 Warren1,834 births