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1930 U.S. baby name rankings

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Leading boy name Johnny

1,822 recorded births

Leading girl name Kathryn

2,515 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
Johnny 101 1,822
Jimmy 102 1,800
Chester 103 1,791
Johnnie 104 1,783
Jerome 105 1,768
Curtis 106 1,721
Roland 107 1,720
Larry 108 1,719
Bruce 109 1,713
Sam 110 1,668
Calvin 111 1,618
Wallace 111 1,618
Jose 113 1,600
Glen 114 1,595
Benjamin 115 1,594
Maurice 116 1,550
Willard 117 1,537
Patrick 118 1,531
Edgar 119 1,526
Duane 120 1,520
Manuel 120 1,520
Claude 122 1,481
Billie 123 1,474
Oscar 124 1,467
Jim 125 1,464
Marion 126 1,389
Tommy 127 1,386
Virgil 128 1,371
Dean 129 1,365
Keith 130 1,354
Hugh 131 1,342
Tom 132 1,336
Jessie 133 1,329
Everett 134 1,326
Junior 135 1,325
Alan 136 1,301
Hubert 137 1,277
Stephen 138 1,257
Leslie 139 1,237
Rudolph 140 1,219
Wilbur 141 1,214
Wesley 142 1,186
Max 143 1,181
Phillip 144 1,175
Dennis 145 1,173
Homer 146 1,172
Nicholas 147 1,131
Luther 148 1,109
Franklin 149 1,078
Sidney 150 1,076

Girl names

Name Rank Recorded births
Kathryn 101 2,515
Agnes 102 2,510
Arlene 103 2,509
Vera 104 2,491
Loretta 105 2,482
Jeanette 106 2,434
Ella 107 2,404
Bessie 108 2,382
Alma 109 2,380
Eileen 110 2,378
Lillie 111 2,368
Margie 112 2,242
Nellie 113 2,213
Jessie 114 2,195
Anita 115 2,183
Viola 116 2,161
Georgia 117 2,156
Joann 118 2,131
Lucy 119 2,121
Violet 120 2,098
Pearl 121 2,069
Minnie 122 2,008
Myrtle 123 1,997
Christine 124 1,995
Roberta 125 1,952
Janice 126 1,930
Velma 127 1,918
Mattie 128 1,890
Rosa 129 1,877
Leona 130 1,872
Jo 131 1,871
Sylvia 132 1,830
Geneva 133 1,798
Sara 134 1,770
Bobbie 135 1,765
Claire 136 1,654
Mae 137 1,651
Harriet 138 1,598
Naomi 139 1,594
Stella 140 1,570
Darlene 141 1,543
Dora 142 1,498
Genevieve 143 1,497
Lena 144 1,489
Carrie 145 1,465
Alberta 146 1,464
Constance 147 1,463
Eunice 148 1,438
Ramona 149 1,410
Mabel 150 1,369