List of the most popular names in the 1930s in the United States
These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1930s.
1930
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Charles
- Donald
- George
- Joseph
- Edward
- Females
- Mary
- Betty
- Dorothy
- Helen
- Barbara
- Margaret
- Maria
- Patricia
- Doris
- Joan; Ruth (tie)
1931
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Charles
- Donald
- George
- Joseph
- Thomas
- Females
- Mary
- Betty
- Dorothy
- Barbara
- Joan
- Helen
- Maria
- Patricia
- Margaret
1932
- Males
- Robert
- John
- James
- William
- Charles
- Richard
- Donald
- George
- Joseph
- Thomas
- Females
- Mary
- Betty
- Barbara
- Dorothy
- Joan
- Patricia
- Shirley
- Margaret
- Doris
- Helen
1933
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Donald
- Charles
- Joseph
- George
- Thomas
- Females
- Mary
- Betty
- Barbara
- Dorothy
- Joan
- Patricia
- Maria
- Helen
- Margaret
- Doris
1934
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Charles
- Donald
- George
- Thomas
- Joseph
- Females
- Mary
- Betty
- Shirley
- Barbara
- Joan
- Patricia
- Dorothy
- Maria
- Margaret
- Helen
1935
- Males
- James
- Robert
- John
- William
- Richard
- Charles
- Donald
- Thomas
- Ronald
- David
- Females
- Mary
- Shirley
- Barbara
- Betty
- Patricia
- Joan
- Dorothy
- Margaret
- Maria
- Helen
1936
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Donald
- Richard
- Charles
- Ronald
- George
- Joseph
- Females
- Mary
- Shirley
- Barbara
- Betty
- Patricia
- Maria
- Dorothy; Nancy (tie)
- Joan
- Margaret
- -----
1937
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Donald
- Charles
- David
- George
- Thomas
- Females
- Mary
- Barbara
- Patricia
- Shirley
- Betty
- Maria; Nancy (tie)
- Dorothy
- Carol
- Margaret
- -----
1938
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Charles
- Donald
- David
- George
- Ronald; Thomas (tie)
- Females
- Mary
- Barbara
- Patricia
- Betty
- Shirley
- Nancy
- Carol; Maria
- Margaret
- Joan
- -----
1939
- Males
- Robert
- James
- John
- William
- Richard
- Charles
- David
- Thomas
- Donald
- Ronald
- Females
- Mary
- Barbara
- Patricia
- Betty
- Shirley
- Maria
- Margaret
- Carol
- Nancy
- Judith
References
- Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1930s from the Social Security Administration