Most Popular Names of 1932
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1932
#1 Mary59,883 births#2 Betty34,420 births#3 Barbara26,318 births#4 Dorothy24,974 births#5 Joan21,044 births#6 Patricia17,992 births#7 Margaret16,556 births#8 Helen16,376 births#9 Shirley14,476 births#10 Doris12,910 births#11 Ruth12,257 births#12 Joyce11,362 births#13 Nancy10,948 births#14 Virginia10,755 births#15 Jean10,670 births#16 Marilyn10,567 births#17 Elizabeth9,999 births#18 Dolores9,630 births#19 Frances9,552 births#20 Lois9,519 births#21 Alice8,537 births#22 Norma8,406 births#23 Evelyn7,958 births#24 Anna7,924 births#25 Gloria7,813 births#26 Mildred7,643 births#27 Martha7,579 births#28 Beverly7,527 births#29 Donna7,362 births#30 Phyllis7,308 births#31 Marie6,913 births#32 Carol6,570 births#33 Rose6,476 births#34 Ann6,195 births#35 Janet5,786 births#36 Louise5,643 births#37 Marjorie5,608 births#38 Ruby5,469 births#39 Catherine5,449 births#40 Peggy5,445 births#41 Annie5,385 births#42 Geraldine5,332 births#43 Irene5,200 births#44 June4,845 births#45 Eleanor4,836 births#46 Carolyn4,587 births#47 Florence4,542 births#48 Lillian4,351 births#49 Jane4,348 births#50 Edna4,279 births#51 Thelma4,272 births#52 Wanda4,261 births#53 Rita4,256 births#54 Gladys4,185 births#55 Lorraine4,162 births#56 Delores4,152 births#57 Josephine4,095 births#58 Juanita4,012 births#59 Pauline3,901 births#60 Theresa3,813 births#61 Audrey3,735 births#62 Joanne3,730 births#63 Lucille3,650 births#64 Bonnie3,621 births#65 Wilma3,611 births#66 Ethel3,608 births#67 Sarah3,597 births#68 Elaine3,575 births#69 Edith3,570 births#70 Clara3,564 births#71 Bernice3,542 births#72 Grace3,536 births#73 Marion3,493 births#74 Charlotte3,363 births#75 Hazel3,340 births#76 Emma3,330 births#77 Patsy3,254 births#78 Marlene3,219 births#79 Joann3,115 births#80 Arlene3,109 births#81 Anne2,969 births#82 Esther2,959 births#83 Kathleen2,945 births#84 Sally2,917 births#85 Jacqueline2,875 births#86 Marian2,837 births#87 Beatrice2,787 births#88 Laura2,748 births#89 Loretta2,746 births#90 Vivian2,662 births#90 Willie2,662 births#92 Julia2,657 births#93 Billie2,635 births#94 Janice2,628 births#95 Katherine2,588 births#96 Sylvia2,568 births#97 Elsie2,554 births#98 Eva2,522 births#99 Constance2,492 births#100 Rosemary2,483 births
Popular Boy Names in 1932
#1 Robert59,268 births#2 James51,930 births#3 John48,624 births#4 William42,124 births#5 Richard31,809 births#6 Charles31,092 births#7 Donald29,794 births#8 George20,439 births#9 Joseph18,566 births#10 Thomas16,834 births#11 Edward15,191 births#12 David12,139 births#13 Paul12,066 births#14 Kenneth11,742 births#15 Frank11,497 births#16 Ronald11,143 births#17 Jack10,716 births#18 Harold10,433 births#19 Raymond10,346 births#20 Billy9,436 births#21 Walter8,667 births#22 Eugene8,046 births#23 Henry7,470 births#24 Gerald7,347 births#25 Arthur6,916 births#26 Albert6,863 births#27 Ralph6,727 births#28 Carl6,714 births#29 Joe6,690 births#30 Bobby6,597 births#31 Willie6,547 births#32 Harry5,706 births#33 Fred5,525 births#34 Jerry5,303 births#35 Lawrence5,295 births#36 Howard5,292 births#37 Norman5,268 births#38 Roy5,238 births#39 Louis5,134 births#40 Clarence4,895 births#41 Earl4,822 births#42 Daniel4,449 births#43 Francis4,388 births#44 Herbert4,368 births#45 Anthony4,223 births#46 Marvin4,187 births#47 Ernest4,166 births#48 Leonard4,101 births#49 Alfred3,899 births#50 Roger3,788 births#51 Melvin3,776 births#52 Stanley3,759 births#53 Leroy3,677 births#54 Michael3,607 births#55 Don3,453 births#56 Samuel3,411 births#57 Wayne3,388 births#58 Bill3,362 births#59 Ray3,263 births#60 Bernard3,252 births#61 Dale3,140 births#62 Peter3,130 births#63 Russell3,021 births#64 Gene2,952 births#65 Larry2,826 births#66 Franklin2,754 births#67 Theodore2,674 births#68 Floyd2,667 births#69 Andrew2,645 births#70 Philip2,625 births#71 Lloyd2,590 births#72 Edwin2,568 births#73 Frederick2,501 births#74 Leo2,500 births#75 Jimmie2,475 births#76 Jimmy2,461 births#77 Glenn2,435 births#78 Vernon2,428 births#79 Bob2,424 births#80 Allen2,419 births#81 Gordon2,410 births#82 Clyde2,319 births#83 Leon2,295 births#84 Clifford2,286 births#85 Douglas2,284 births#85 Lee2,284 births#87 Alvin2,274 births#88 Martin2,255 births#89 Herman2,191 births#90 Charlie2,127 births#91 Eddie2,112 births#91 Lewis2,112 births#93 Vincent2,066 births#94 Elmer2,058 births#95 Harvey2,030 births#96 Johnny2,011 births#97 Gilbert1,974 births#98 Bruce1,935 births#99 Jesse1,863 births#100 Arnold1,820 births