Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1930
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(62,152) |
Robert |
62,152 |
| 2(53,957) |
James |
53,957 |
| 3(52,447) |
John |
52,447 |
| 4(47,271) |
William |
47,271 |
| 5(32,186) |
Richard |
32,186 |
| 6(31,867) |
Charles |
31,867 |
| 7(29,051) |
Donald |
29,051 |
| 8(22,787) |
George |
22,787 |
| 9(20,981) |
Joseph |
20,981 |
| 10(17,351) |
Edward |
17,351 |
| 11(17,007) |
Thomas |
17,007 |
| 12(12,954) |
Paul |
12,954 |
| 13(12,535) |
Frank |
12,535 |
| 14(12,429) |
Jack |
12,429 |
| 15(12,275) |
David |
12,275 |
| 16(11,713) |
Raymond |
11,713 |
| 17(11,704) |
Kenneth |
11,704 |
| 18(11,661) |
Harold |
11,661 |
| 19(9,731) |
Walter |
9,731 |
| 20(9,286) |
Billy |
9,286 |
| 21(9,028) |
Eugene |
9,028 |
| 22(8,594) |
Henry |
8,594 |
| 23(8,284) |
Arthur |
8,284 |
| 24(7,948) |
Albert |
7,948 |
| 25(7,634) |
Ralph |
7,634 |
| 26(6,952) |
Carl |
6,952 |
| 27(6,873) |
Joe |
6,873 |
| 28(6,848) |
Harry |
6,848 |
| 29(6,667) |
Willie |
6,667 |
| 30(6,482) |
Gerald |
6,482 |
| 31(6,342) |
Howard |
6,342 |
| 32(6,048) |
Fred |
6,048 |
| 33(5,917) |
Roy |
5,917 |
| 34(5,810) |
Louis |
5,810 |
| 35(5,675) |
Herbert |
5,675 |
| 36(5,639) |
Lawrence |
5,639 |
| 37(5,635) |
Ronald |
5,635 |
| 38(5,567) |
Earl |
5,567 |
| 39(5,498) |
Clarence |
5,498 |
| 40(5,289) |
Norman |
5,289 |
| 41(5,182) |
Bobby |
5,182 |
| 42(4,990) |
Francis |
4,990 |
| 43(4,787) |
Ernest |
4,787 |
| 44(4,674) |
Anthony |
4,674 |
| 45(4,662) |
Leonard |
4,662 |
| 46(4,558) |
Alfred |
4,558 |
| 47(4,465) |
Daniel |
4,465 |
| 48(4,403) |
Marvin |
4,403 |
| 49(4,383) |
Stanley |
4,383 |
| 50(4,048) |
Melvin |
4,048 |
| 51(3,891) |
Jerry |
3,891 |
| 52(3,830) |
Bernard |
3,830 |
| 53(3,804) |
Leroy |
3,804 |
| 54(3,542) |
Michael |
3,542 |
| 55(3,531) |
Samuel |
3,531 |
| 56(3,266) |
Peter |
3,266 |
| 57(3,253) |
Ray |
3,253 |
| 58(3,246) |
Roger |
3,246 |
| 59(3,160) |
Bill |
3,160 |
| 60(3,101) |
Russell |
3,101 |
| 61(3,077) |
Floyd |
3,077 |
| 62(3,057) |
Andrew |
3,057 |
| 63(3,035) |
Leo |
3,035 |
| 64(2,994) |
Dale |
2,994 |
| 65(2,981) |
Wayne |
2,981 |
| 66(2,972) |
Edwin |
2,972 |
| 67(2,958) |
Theodore |
2,958 |
| 68(2,922) |
Don |
2,922 |
| 69(2,839) |
Lloyd |
2,839 |
| 70(2,787) |
Gene |
2,787 |
| 71(2,758) |
Glenn |
2,758 |
| 72(2,703) |
Vernon |
2,703 |
| 73(2,697) |
Clifford |
2,697 |
| 74(2,694) |
Frederick |
2,694 |
| 75(2,655) |
Philip |
2,655 |
| 76(2,631) |
Clyde |
2,631 |
| 77(2,611) |
Gordon |
2,611 |
| 78(2,598) |
Herman |
2,598 |
| 79(2,512) |
Alvin |
2,512 |
| 80(2,476) |
Elmer |
2,476 |
| 81(2,401) |
Leon |
2,401 |
| 82(2,361) |
Lee |
2,361 |
| 83(2,322) |
Martin |
2,322 |
| 84(2,318) |
Vincent |
2,318 |
| 85(2,278) |
Allen |
2,278 |
| 86(2,255) |
Jimmie |
2,255 |
| 87(2,243) |
Lewis |
2,243 |
| 88(2,242) |
Bob |
2,242 |
| 89(2,166) |
Douglas |
2,166 |
| 90(2,119) |
Gilbert |
2,119 |
| 91(2,113) |
Charlie |
2,113 |
| 92(2,062) |
Harvey |
2,062 |
| 93(2,053) |
Milton |
2,053 |
| 94(2,035) |
Jesse |
2,035 |
| 95(2,020) |
Lester |
2,020 |
| 96(2,011) |
Warren |
2,011 |
| 97(1,972) |
Eddie |
1,972 |
| 98(1,948) |
Arnold |
1,948 |
| 99(1,882) |
Cecil |
1,882 |
| 100(1,844) |
Victor |
1,844 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(64,153) |
Mary |
64,153 |
| 2(38,238) |
Betty |
38,238 |
| 3(30,409) |
Dorothy |
30,409 |
| 4(19,913) |
Helen |
19,913 |
| 5(18,351) |
Margaret |
18,351 |
| 6(18,280) |
Barbara |
18,280 |
| 7(15,751) |
Patricia |
15,751 |
| 8(15,478) |
Joan |
15,478 |
| 9(15,464) |
Doris |
15,464 |
| 10(14,942) |
Ruth |
14,942 |
| 11(14,775) |
Shirley |
14,775 |
| 12(13,197) |
Virginia |
13,197 |
| 13(12,842) |
Dolores |
12,842 |
| 14(11,986) |
Jean |
11,986 |
| 15(10,995) |
Elizabeth |
10,995 |
| 16(10,644) |
Frances |
10,644 |
| 17(10,114) |
Lois |
10,114 |
| 18(9,658) |
Joyce |
9,658 |
| 19(9,536) |
Evelyn |
9,536 |
| 20(9,516) |
Alice |
9,516 |
| 21(9,355) |
Mildred |
9,355 |
| 22(9,288) |
Marilyn |
9,288 |
| 23(9,081) |
Anna |
9,081 |
| 24(9,068) |
Nancy |
9,068 |
| 25(8,511) |
Norma |
8,511 |
| 26(8,426) |
Marie |
8,426 |
| 27(7,831) |
Martha |
7,831 |
| 28(7,770) |
Phyllis |
7,770 |
| 29(7,688) |
Rose |
7,688 |
| 30(7,604) |
Gloria |
7,604 |
| 31(6,942) |
Louise |
6,942 |
| 32(6,633) |
Marjorie |
6,633 |
| 33(6,463) |
Irene |
6,463 |
| 34(6,455) |
Beverly |
6,455 |
| 35(6,298) |
Catherine |
6,298 |
| 36(5,993) |
Ruby |
5,993 |
| 37(5,978) |
Donna |
5,978 |
| 38(5,867) |
Florence |
5,867 |
| 39(5,823) |
Eleanor |
5,823 |
| 40(5,756) |
Annie |
5,756 |
| 41(5,531) |
Ann |
5,531 |
| 42(5,470) |
Rita |
5,470 |
| 43(5,448) |
Geraldine |
5,448 |
| 43(5,448) |
Lillian |
5,448 |
| 45(5,250) |
Thelma |
5,250 |
| 46(5,166) |
Lorraine |
5,166 |
| 47(5,093) |
June |
5,093 |
| 48(5,066) |
Gladys |
5,066 |
| 49(4,988) |
Josephine |
4,988 |
| 50(4,783) |
Theresa |
4,783 |
| 51(4,762) |
Edna |
4,762 |
| 52(4,656) |
Pauline |
4,656 |
| 53(4,602) |
Janet |
4,602 |
| 54(4,598) |
Carol |
4,598 |
| 55(4,575) |
Jane |
4,575 |
| 56(4,524) |
Wanda |
4,524 |
| 57(4,513) |
Juanita |
4,513 |
| 58(4,439) |
Bernice |
4,439 |
| 59(4,327) |
Lucille |
4,327 |
| 60(4,306) |
Marion |
4,306 |
| 61(4,273) |
Edith |
4,273 |
| 62(4,218) |
Grace |
4,218 |
| 63(4,128) |
Audrey |
4,128 |
| 64(4,124) |
Clara |
4,124 |
| 65(4,101) |
Ethel |
4,101 |
| 66(4,098) |
Delores |
4,098 |
| 67(4,084) |
Peggy |
4,084 |
| 68(4,074) |
Wilma |
4,074 |
| 69(3,954) |
Elaine |
3,954 |
| 70(3,920) |
Sarah |
3,920 |
| 71(3,888) |
Hazel |
3,888 |
| 72(3,725) |
Carolyn |
3,725 |
| 73(3,555) |
Emma |
3,555 |
| 74(3,413) |
Jacqueline |
3,413 |
| 75(3,406) |
Charlotte |
3,406 |
| 76(3,390) |
Beatrice |
3,390 |
| 77(3,350) |
Esther |
3,350 |
| 78(3,265) |
Bonnie |
3,265 |
| 79(3,241) |
Billie |
3,241 |
| 80(3,212) |
Marian |
3,212 |
| 81(3,154) |
Joanne |
3,154 |
| 82(3,151) |
Rosemary |
3,151 |
| 83(3,091) |
Anne |
3,091 |
| 84(3,074) |
Kathleen |
3,074 |
| 85(3,033) |
Katherine |
3,033 |
| 86(3,019) |
Eva |
3,019 |
| 87(3,018) |
Willie |
3,018 |
| 88(2,973) |
Elsie |
2,973 |
| 89(2,909) |
Laura |
2,909 |
| 90(2,880) |
Julia |
2,880 |
| 91(2,872) |
Vivian |
2,872 |
| 92(2,720) |
Jeanne |
2,720 |
| 93(2,701) |
Maxine |
2,701 |
| 94(2,643) |
Ida |
2,643 |
| 95(2,605) |
Bertha |
2,605 |
| 96(2,555) |
Gertrude |
2,555 |
| 97(2,544) |
Patsy |
2,544 |
| 98(2,542) |
Sally |
2,542 |
| 99(2,540) |
Maria |
2,540 |
| 100(2,522) |
Ellen |
2,522 |
