Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1931
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(60,520) |
Robert |
60,520 |
| 2(51,213) |
James |
51,213 |
| 3(48,422) |
John |
48,422 |
| 4(43,280) |
William |
43,280 |
| 5(31,823) |
Richard |
31,823 |
| 6(29,933) |
Charles |
29,933 |
| 7(29,102) |
Donald |
29,102 |
| 8(20,686) |
George |
20,686 |
| 9(19,327) |
Joseph |
19,327 |
| 10(16,846) |
Thomas |
16,846 |
| 11(15,647) |
Edward |
15,647 |
| 12(12,255) |
Paul |
12,255 |
| 13(11,783) |
David |
11,783 |
| 14(11,568) |
Kenneth |
11,568 |
| 15(11,489) |
Jack |
11,489 |
| 16(11,472) |
Frank |
11,472 |
| 17(10,854) |
Raymond |
10,854 |
| 18(10,694) |
Harold |
10,694 |
| 19(9,263) |
Billy |
9,263 |
| 20(8,940) |
Walter |
8,940 |
| 21(8,152) |
Eugene |
8,152 |
| 22(7,805) |
Henry |
7,805 |
| 23(7,525) |
Arthur |
7,525 |
| 24(7,131) |
Albert |
7,131 |
| 25(6,960) |
Ralph |
6,960 |
| 26(6,823) |
Gerald |
6,823 |
| 27(6,726) |
Ronald |
6,726 |
| 28(6,582) |
Carl |
6,582 |
| 29(6,456) |
Joe |
6,456 |
| 30(6,045) |
Harry |
6,045 |
| 31(5,963) |
Willie |
5,963 |
| 32(5,858) |
Bobby |
5,858 |
| 33(5,698) |
Fred |
5,698 |
| 34(5,623) |
Howard |
5,623 |
| 35(5,489) |
Roy |
5,489 |
| 36(5,426) |
Norman |
5,426 |
| 37(5,424) |
Louis |
5,424 |
| 38(5,364) |
Lawrence |
5,364 |
| 39(5,062) |
Clarence |
5,062 |
| 40(5,047) |
Earl |
5,047 |
| 41(4,788) |
Herbert |
4,788 |
| 42(4,735) |
Francis |
4,735 |
| 43(4,371) |
Jerry |
4,371 |
| 44(4,360) |
Daniel |
4,360 |
| 44(4,360) |
Marvin |
4,360 |
| 46(4,310) |
Anthony |
4,310 |
| 47(4,298) |
Ernest |
4,298 |
| 48(4,279) |
Leonard |
4,279 |
| 49(4,202) |
Stanley |
4,202 |
| 50(3,949) |
Alfred |
3,949 |
| 51(3,700) |
Melvin |
3,700 |
| 52(3,648) |
Leroy |
3,648 |
| 53(3,625) |
Roger |
3,625 |
| 54(3,514) |
Bernard |
3,514 |
| 55(3,489) |
Michael |
3,489 |
| 56(3,379) |
Samuel |
3,379 |
| 57(3,217) |
Wayne |
3,217 |
| 57(3,217) |
Bill |
3,217 |
| 59(3,176) |
Don |
3,176 |
| 60(3,161) |
Ray |
3,161 |
| 61(3,122) |
Peter |
3,122 |
| 62(3,008) |
Dale |
3,008 |
| 63(2,943) |
Russell |
2,943 |
| 64(2,766) |
Gene |
2,766 |
| 65(2,713) |
Andrew |
2,713 |
| 66(2,707) |
Floyd |
2,707 |
| 67(2,704) |
Edwin |
2,704 |
| 67(2,704) |
Lloyd |
2,704 |
| 69(2,700) |
Leo |
2,700 |
| 70(2,667) |
Theodore |
2,667 |
| 71(2,648) |
Philip |
2,648 |
| 72(2,624) |
Glenn |
2,624 |
| 73(2,471) |
Frederick |
2,471 |
| 74(2,465) |
Vernon |
2,465 |
| 75(2,451) |
Clifford |
2,451 |
| 76(2,397) |
Gordon |
2,397 |
| 77(2,336) |
Clyde |
2,336 |
| 78(2,318) |
Bob |
2,318 |
| 79(2,308) |
Allen |
2,308 |
| 80(2,299) |
Alvin |
2,299 |
| 81(2,288) |
Jimmie |
2,288 |
| 82(2,265) |
Elmer |
2,265 |
| 83(2,263) |
Herman |
2,263 |
| 84(2,245) |
Leon |
2,245 |
| 85(2,203) |
Douglas |
2,203 |
| 86(2,162) |
Vincent |
2,162 |
| 87(2,160) |
Lewis |
2,160 |
| 88(2,147) |
Larry |
2,147 |
| 89(2,125) |
Jimmy |
2,125 |
| 90(2,123) |
Lee |
2,123 |
| 91(2,103) |
Martin |
2,103 |
| 92(1,993) |
Gilbert |
1,993 |
| 93(1,978) |
Harvey |
1,978 |
| 94(1,975) |
Charlie |
1,975 |
| 95(1,959) |
Eddie |
1,959 |
| 96(1,919) |
Lester |
1,919 |
| 97(1,895) |
Jesse |
1,895 |
| 98(1,835) |
Arnold |
1,835 |
| 99(1,834) |
Warren |
1,834 |
| 99(1,834) |
Milton |
1,834 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(60,299) |
Mary |
60,299 |
| 2(36,105) |
Betty |
36,105 |
| 3(26,524) |
Dorothy |
26,524 |
| 4(21,803) |
Barbara |
21,803 |
| 5(19,119) |
Joan |
19,119 |
| 6(17,664) |
Helen |
17,664 |
| 7(17,332) |
Margaret |
17,332 |
| 8(16,470) |
Patricia |
16,470 |
| 9(14,405) |
Shirley |
14,405 |
| 10(13,629) |
Doris |
13,629 |
| 11(13,131) |
Ruth |
13,131 |
| 12(11,886) |
Virginia |
11,886 |
| 13(11,013) |
Jean |
11,013 |
| 14(10,806) |
Dolores |
10,806 |
| 15(10,580) |
Joyce |
10,580 |
| 16(10,292) |
Elizabeth |
10,292 |
| 17(10,036) |
Nancy |
10,036 |
| 18(9,718) |
Frances |
9,718 |
| 19(9,664) |
Marilyn |
9,664 |
| 20(9,348) |
Lois |
9,348 |
| 21(8,816) |
Alice |
8,816 |
| 22(8,759) |
Norma |
8,759 |
| 23(8,547) |
Gloria |
8,547 |
| 24(8,491) |
Evelyn |
8,491 |
| 25(8,429) |
Anna |
8,429 |
| 26(8,170) |
Mildred |
8,170 |
| 27(7,549) |
Marie |
7,549 |
| 28(7,482) |
Martha |
7,482 |
| 29(7,213) |
Phyllis |
7,213 |
| 30(6,881) |
Rose |
6,881 |
| 31(6,789) |
Beverly |
6,789 |
| 32(6,600) |
Donna |
6,600 |
| 33(5,897) |
Louise |
5,897 |
| 34(5,880) |
Marjorie |
5,880 |
| 35(5,858) |
Ann |
5,858 |
| 36(5,642) |
Catherine |
5,642 |
| 37(5,616) |
Irene |
5,616 |
| 38(5,413) |
Geraldine |
5,413 |
| 39(5,331) |
Ruby |
5,331 |
| 40(5,255) |
Eleanor |
5,255 |
| 41(5,090) |
Annie |
5,090 |
| 42(5,077) |
Peggy |
5,077 |
| 43(5,011) |
Florence |
5,011 |
| 44(5,002) |
June |
5,002 |
| 45(4,948) |
Janet |
4,948 |
| 46(4,891) |
Carol |
4,891 |
| 47(4,807) |
Lillian |
4,807 |
| 48(4,613) |
Rita |
4,613 |
| 49(4,588) |
Lorraine |
4,588 |
| 50(4,532) |
Jane |
4,532 |
| 51(4,497) |
Josephine |
4,497 |
| 52(4,461) |
Edna |
4,461 |
| 53(4,440) |
Thelma |
4,440 |
| 54(4,395) |
Wanda |
4,395 |
| 55(4,351) |
Gladys |
4,351 |
| 56(4,191) |
Pauline |
4,191 |
| 57(4,130) |
Juanita |
4,130 |
| 58(4,050) |
Delores |
4,050 |
| 59(4,034) |
Theresa |
4,034 |
| 60(4,008) |
Carolyn |
4,008 |
| 61(3,899) |
Clara |
3,899 |
| 62(3,854) |
Lucille |
3,854 |
| 63(3,822) |
Bernice |
3,822 |
| 64(3,790) |
Audrey |
3,790 |
| 65(3,772) |
Edith |
3,772 |
| 66(3,763) |
Marion |
3,763 |
| 67(3,760) |
Ethel |
3,760 |
| 68(3,757) |
Joanne |
3,757 |
| 69(3,741) |
Wilma |
3,741 |
| 70(3,712) |
Grace |
3,712 |
| 71(3,636) |
Sarah |
3,636 |
| 72(3,622) |
Elaine |
3,622 |
| 73(3,552) |
Bonnie |
3,552 |
| 74(3,507) |
Hazel |
3,507 |
| 75(3,403) |
Charlotte |
3,403 |
| 76(3,308) |
Emma |
3,308 |
| 77(3,217) |
Arlene |
3,217 |
| 78(3,135) |
Jacqueline |
3,135 |
| 79(3,034) |
Esther |
3,034 |
| 80(2,979) |
Anne |
2,979 |
| 81(2,921) |
Billie |
2,921 |
| 82(2,893) |
Vivian |
2,893 |
| 83(2,869) |
Patsy |
2,869 |
| 84(2,862) |
Marian |
2,862 |
| 85(2,844) |
Beatrice |
2,844 |
| 86(2,807) |
Elsie |
2,807 |
| 87(2,799) |
Kathleen |
2,799 |
| 88(2,722) |
Rosemary |
2,722 |
| 89(2,668) |
Laura |
2,668 |
| 90(2,655) |
Joann |
2,655 |
| 91(2,624) |
Julia |
2,624 |
| 91(2,624) |
Katherine |
2,624 |
| 93(2,597) |
Willie |
2,597 |
| 94(2,592) |
Eva |
2,592 |
| 95(2,585) |
Marlene |
2,585 |
| 96(2,581) |
Loretta |
2,581 |
| 97(2,557) |
Sally |
2,557 |
| 98(2,525) |
Jeanne |
2,525 |
| 99(2,450) |
Ellen |
2,450 |
| 100(2,419) |
Ida |
2,419 |
