Most Popular Names of 1934
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1934
#1 Mary56,929 births#2 Betty31,089 births#3 Barbara29,239 births#4 Shirley22,841 births#5 Dorothy21,281 births#6 Patricia20,844 births#7 Joan19,465 births#8 Margaret15,144 births#9 Helen14,100 births#10 Nancy13,520 births#11 Doris11,627 births#12 Joyce11,459 births#13 Ruth10,565 births#14 Carol10,273 births#15 Virginia10,002 births#16 Jean9,718 births#17 Marilyn9,382 births#18 Elizabeth9,346 births#19 Frances9,206 births#20 Lois8,387 births#21 Janet8,071 births#22 Beverly7,886 births#23 Donna7,870 births#24 Norma7,788 births#25 Alice7,784 births#26 Dolores7,689 births#27 Martha7,604 births#28 Phyllis7,180 births#29 Evelyn6,983 births#30 Gloria6,813 births#31 Anna6,680 births#32 Ann6,641 births#33 Carolyn6,472 births#34 Marie6,326 births#35 Mildred6,180 births#36 Peggy6,027 births#37 Rose5,583 births#38 Annie5,018 births#39 Ruby4,978 births#40 Louise4,973 births#41 Marjorie4,972 births#42 Catherine4,933 births#43 Geraldine4,837 births#44 Eleanor4,718 births#45 Joanne4,543 births#46 June4,387 births#47 Wanda4,368 births#48 Jane4,358 births#49 Irene4,346 births#50 Joann4,149 births#51 Delores3,991 births#52 Lillian3,973 births#53 Arlene3,917 births#54 Elaine3,900 births#55 Edna3,809 births#56 Lorraine3,775 births#57 Marlene3,755 births#58 Bonnie3,753 births#59 Patsy3,750 births#60 Josephine3,742 births#61 Florence3,736 births#62 Sally3,725 births#63 Rita3,683 births#64 Juanita3,662 births#65 Thelma3,646 births#66 Gladys3,611 births#67 Sarah3,601 births#68 Janice3,588 births#69 Audrey3,582 births#70 Sylvia3,475 births#71 Pauline3,445 births#72 Charlotte3,434 births#73 Wilma3,311 births#74 Kathleen3,279 births#75 Jo3,257 births#76 Clara3,222 births#77 Theresa3,192 births#78 Ethel3,178 births#79 Grace3,087 births#80 Jacqueline3,038 births#81 Edith3,012 births#82 Bernice2,980 births#83 Loretta2,978 births#84 Lucille2,947 births#85 Emma2,940 births#86 Marion2,884 births#87 Hazel2,811 births#88 Anne2,786 births#89 Carole2,655 births#90 Darlene2,605 births#91 Esther2,579 births#92 Billie2,559 births#93 Sandra2,550 births#94 Judith2,459 births#95 Ellen2,455 births#96 Laura2,438 births#97 Marian2,426 births#98 Vivian2,413 births#99 Beatrice2,410 births#100 Eva2,389 births
Popular Boy Names in 1934
#1 Robert55,843 births#2 James54,270 births#3 John46,743 births#4 William40,175 births#5 Richard33,167 births#6 Donald30,408 births#7 Charles29,790 births#8 George18,500 births#9 Thomas17,373 births#10 Joseph17,111 births#11 Ronald14,088 births#12 David14,003 births#13 Edward13,917 births#14 Paul12,196 births#15 Kenneth11,800 births#16 Frank10,640 births#17 Jack9,985 births#18 Harold9,926 births#19 Raymond9,588 births#20 Billy9,562 births#21 Walter8,092 births#22 Gerald7,816 births#23 Bobby7,532 births#24 Eugene7,145 births#25 Jerry7,134 births#26 Joe7,090 births#27 Henry6,735 births#28 Carl6,683 births#29 Arthur6,443 births#30 Willie6,348 births#31 Ralph6,282 births#32 Albert6,003 births#33 Fred5,466 births#34 Lawrence5,324 births#35 Roy5,104 births#36 Harry5,099 births#37 Howard5,068 births#38 Norman4,989 births#39 Roger4,766 births#40 Louis4,682 births#41 Earl4,628 births#42 Daniel4,502 births#43 Larry4,474 births#44 Marvin4,217 births#45 Clarence4,213 births#46 Franklin4,156 births#47 Michael4,108 births#48 Wayne4,035 births#49 Francis4,006 births#50 Don3,926 births#51 Ernest3,849 births#52 Anthony3,840 births#53 Leonard3,836 births#54 Leroy3,774 births#55 Melvin3,702 births#56 Jimmy3,696 births#57 Herbert3,600 births#58 Stanley3,569 births#59 Bill3,534 births#60 Gary3,354 births#61 Peter3,290 births#62 Dale3,241 births#63 Ray3,177 births#64 Alfred3,158 births#65 Bernard3,146 births#66 Samuel3,137 births#67 Gene2,854 births#68 Jimmie2,837 births#69 Philip2,784 births#70 Russell2,736 births#71 Gordon2,639 births#72 Douglas2,541 births#73 Floyd2,533 births#74 Theodore2,523 births#75 Bob2,478 births#76 Andrew2,443 births#77 Frederick2,431 births#78 Bruce2,401 births#79 Lee2,378 births#80 Edwin2,347 births#81 Glenn2,341 births#82 Lloyd2,339 births#83 Johnny2,336 births#84 Clyde2,323 births#85 Clifford2,315 births#86 Leo2,309 births#87 Leon2,306 births#88 Allen2,241 births#89 Vernon2,227 births#90 Jim2,207 births#91 Martin2,178 births#92 Eddie2,169 births#93 Alvin2,147 births#94 Lewis2,062 births#95 Dennis2,053 births#96 Warren2,024 births#97 Herman2,011 births#98 Tommy1,937 births#99 Harvey1,934 births#100 Charlie1,892 births