Most Popular Names of 1935
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1935
#1 Mary55,076 births#2 Shirley42,366 births#3 Barbara30,698 births#4 Betty28,674 births#5 Patricia22,879 births#6 Dorothy19,406 births#7 Joan18,220 births#8 Margaret14,727 births#9 Nancy14,544 births#10 Helen12,785 births#11 Carol11,735 births#12 Joyce11,368 births#13 Doris10,604 births#14 Marilyn10,418 births#15 Ruth9,988 births#16 Virginia9,867 births#17 Elizabeth9,075 births#18 Jean8,852 births#19 Frances8,770 births#20 Beverly7,992 births#21 Lois7,990 births#22 Janet7,856 births#23 Donna7,793 births#24 Martha7,621 births#25 Alice7,443 births#26 Dolores7,375 births#27 Phyllis7,370 births#28 Carolyn6,967 births#29 Norma6,869 births#30 Ann6,706 births#31 Evelyn6,560 births#32 Gloria6,348 births#33 Marie6,292 births#34 Anna6,162 births#35 Mildred5,546 births#36 Peggy5,270 births#37 Rose5,232 births#38 Annie4,849 births#39 Marlene4,830 births#40 Geraldine4,818 births#41 Ruby4,764 births#42 Catherine4,698 births#43 Jane4,646 births#44 Joanne4,565 births#45 Louise4,563 births#46 Marjorie4,482 births#47 Janice4,442 births#48 Eleanor4,166 births#49 Wanda4,102 births#50 Sandra4,089 births#51 Elaine4,080 births#52 Irene3,940 births#53 Joann3,913 births#54 Judith3,872 births#55 June3,839 births#56 Patsy3,797 births#57 Delores3,793 births#58 Sally3,711 births#59 Arlene3,684 births#60 Sylvia3,620 births#61 Sarah3,615 births#62 Bonnie3,610 births#63 Rita3,579 births#64 Audrey3,514 births#65 Charlotte3,470 births#66 Lillian3,423 births#67 Edna3,420 births#68 Lorraine3,405 births#69 Loretta3,365 births#70 Wilma3,361 births#71 Kathleen3,353 births#72 Juanita3,344 births#73 Jo3,296 births#74 Florence3,273 births#75 Josephine3,262 births#76 Thelma3,190 births#77 Roberta3,180 births#78 Gladys3,147 births#79 Jacqueline3,115 births#80 Pauline3,076 births#81 Clara3,067 births#82 Ethel3,003 births#83 Grace2,994 births#84 Anne2,892 births#85 Lucille2,887 births#86 Theresa2,863 births#87 Edith2,830 births#88 Marion2,813 births#89 Emma2,802 births#90 Bernice2,777 births#91 Darlene2,703 births#92 Hazel2,694 births#93 Carole2,680 births#94 Esther2,542 births#95 Ellen2,434 births#96 Sharon2,426 births#97 Rosemary2,394 births#98 Yvonne2,387 births#99 Willie2,370 births#100 Margie2,368 births
Popular Boy Names in 1935
#1 Robert56,527 births#2 James55,005 births#3 John47,509 births#4 William40,204 births#5 Richard33,946 births#6 Charles29,983 births#7 Donald29,674 births#8 George18,564 births#9 Thomas17,684 births#10 Joseph17,181 births#11 David15,663 births#12 Ronald15,489 births#13 Edward13,844 births#14 Paul12,563 births#15 Kenneth12,067 births#16 Frank10,420 births#17 Raymond9,564 births#18 Jack9,438 births#19 Billy9,241 births#20 Harold9,170 births#21 Gerald8,458 births#22 Jerry8,452 births#23 Walter7,816 births#24 Bobby7,726 births#25 Joe7,555 births#26 Eugene6,859 births#27 Henry6,856 births#28 Carl6,693 births#29 Arthur6,547 births#30 Willie6,327 births#31 Albert6,094 births#32 Ralph6,090 births#33 Larry5,975 births#34 Fred5,493 births#35 Lawrence5,351 births#36 Roger5,152 births#37 Harry5,054 births#38 Norman5,043 births#39 Howard4,970 births#40 Roy4,939 births#41 Michael4,906 births#42 Louis4,622 births#43 Daniel4,591 births#44 Gary4,490 births#45 Marvin4,278 births#46 Earl4,224 births#47 Jimmy4,171 births#48 Clarence4,080 births#49 Wayne4,057 births#50 Leroy3,919 births#51 Don3,917 births#52 Anthony3,909 births#53 Francis3,894 births#54 Leonard3,804 births#55 Ernest3,702 births#56 Stanley3,696 births#57 Melvin3,600 births#58 Herbert3,437 births#59 Peter3,422 births#60 Bill3,282 births#61 Dale3,274 births#62 Samuel3,149 births#63 Alfred3,128 births#64 Ray3,070 births#65 Philip3,064 births#66 Gene2,937 births#67 Bernard2,933 births#68 Russell2,833 births#69 Jimmie2,829 births#70 Gordon2,615 births#71 Franklin2,611 births#72 Dennis2,597 births#73 Frederick2,582 births#74 Johnny2,533 births#75 Douglas2,529 births#76 Floyd2,506 births#77 Bruce2,447 births#78 Glenn2,437 births#79 Theodore2,433 births#80 Lee2,426 births#81 Bob2,389 births#82 Clyde2,355 births#83 Allen2,312 births#84 Lloyd2,296 births#85 Andrew2,291 births#86 Leon2,282 births#87 Eddie2,281 births#88 Clifford2,265 births#89 Edwin2,258 births#90 Jim2,244 births#91 Alvin2,165 births#92 Leo2,142 births#93 Martin2,116 births#94 Vernon2,112 births#95 Tommy2,032 births#96 Jerome2,008 births#97 Warren1,994 births#98 Lewis1,974 births#99 Harvey1,958 births#100 Charlie1,926 births