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