Most Popular Baby Names of 1930
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Robert were the most popular baby names of 1930 in the US: 64,153 girls were named Mary and 62,153 boys were named Robert, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 18 boys born that year. It was Mary's 51st year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was Robert's 7th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1924).
Social Security records list 1,125,927 girls and 1,097,378 boys born in 1930, with 5,245 different girl names and 4,540 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1929
- Joan joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1929.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Janet (#82 to #53), Patsy (#118 to #97) and Joanne (#101 to #81).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Jimmie (#98 to #86), Jerry (#61 to #51) and Don (#78 to #68).
- 3 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Agnes (#94 to #102) and Chester (#96 to #103).
- 205 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1930
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1929, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1930
| # | Name | Babies | In 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 64,153 | #1 |
| 2 | Betty | 38,240 | #2 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 30,411 | #3 |
| 4 | Helen | 19,913 | #4 |
| 5 | Margaret | 18,350 | #5 |
| 6 | Barbara | 18,279 | #7 |
| 7 | Patricia | 15,751 | #10 |
| 8 | Joan | 15,478 | #13 |
| 9 | Doris | 15,464 | #6 |
| 10 | Ruth | 14,942 | #8 |
| 11 | Shirley | 14,775 | #9 |
| 12 | Virginia | 13,197 | #11 |
| 13 | Dolores | 12,842 | #14 |
| 14 | Jean | 11,986 | #12 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 10,995 | #15 |
| 16 | Frances | 10,644 | #16 |
| 17 | Lois | 10,114 | #17 |
| 18 | Joyce | 9,658 | #23 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 9,536 | #19 |
| 20 | Alice | 9,516 | #21 |
| 21 | Mildred | 9,356 | #18 |
| 22 | Marilyn | 9,288 | #33 |
| 23 | Anna | 9,081 | #20 |
| 24 | Nancy | 9,068 | #32 |
| 25 | Norma | 8,511 | #25 |
| 26 | Marie | 8,426 | #22 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,832 | #27 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 7,770 | #24 |
| 29 | Rose | 7,688 | #26 |
| 30 | Gloria | 7,605 | #28 |
| 31 | Louise | 6,942 | #31 |
| 32 | Marjorie | 6,633 | #30 |
| 33 | Irene | 6,464 | #29 |
| 34 | Beverly | 6,455 | #39 |
| 35 | Catherine | 6,299 | #34 |
| 36 | Ruby | 5,993 | #36 |
| 37 | Donna | 5,978 | #47 |
| 38 | Florence | 5,867 | #35 |
| 39 | Eleanor | 5,823 | #38 |
| 40 | Annie | 5,756 | #37 |
| 41 | Ann | 5,531 | #46 |
| 42 | Rita | 5,470 | #52 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 5,448 | #43 |
| 44 | Lillian | 5,447 | #40 |
| 45 | Thelma | 5,250 | #41 |
| 46 | Lorraine | 5,166 | #42 |
| 47 | June | 5,094 | #48 |
| 48 | Gladys | 5,066 | #44 |
| 49 | Josephine | 4,988 | #45 |
| 50 | Theresa | 4,783 | #49 |
| 51 | Edna | 4,762 | #51 |
| 52 | Pauline | 4,655 | #50 |
| 53 | Janet | 4,602 | #82 |
| 54 | Carol | 4,598 | #63 |
| 55 | Jane | 4,575 | #62 |
| 56 | Wanda | 4,524 | #61 |
| 57 | Juanita | 4,512 | #60 |
| 58 | Bernice | 4,439 | #55 |
| 59 | Lucille | 4,327 | #57 |
| 60 | Marion | 4,305 | #53 |
| 61 | Edith | 4,273 | #59 |
| 62 | Grace | 4,218 | #54 |
| 63 | Audrey | 4,129 | #58 |
| 64 | Clara | 4,124 | #65 |
| 65 | Ethel | 4,101 | #56 |
| 66 | Delores | 4,098 | #74 |
| 67 | Peggy | 4,084 | #70 |
| 68 | Wilma | 4,075 | #66 |
| 69 | Elaine | 3,954 | #67 |
| 70 | Sarah | 3,920 | #68 |
| 71 | Hazel | 3,888 | #64 |
| 72 | Carolyn | 3,725 | #77 |
| 73 | Emma | 3,555 | #69 |
| 74 | Jacqueline | 3,414 | #87 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,406 | #73 |
| 76 | Beatrice | 3,390 | #72 |
| 77 | Esther | 3,350 | #71 |
| 78 | Bonnie | 3,265 | #86 |
| 79 | Billie | 3,241 | #79 |
| 80 | Marian | 3,213 | #75 |
| 81 | Joanne | 3,154 | #101 |
| 82 | Rosemary | 3,151 | #80 |
| 83 | Anne | 3,091 | #91 |
| 84 | Kathleen | 3,074 | #89 |
| 85 | Katherine | 3,033 | #84 |
| 86 | Eva | 3,019 | #83 |
| 87 | Willie | 3,018 | #76 |
| 88 | Elsie | 2,973 | #78 |
| 89 | Laura | 2,908 | #90 |
| 90 | Julia | 2,880 | #88 |
| 91 | Vivian | 2,872 | #81 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 2,720 | #92 |
| 93 | Maxine | 2,700 | #85 |
| 94 | Ida | 2,643 | #96 |
| 95 | Bertha | 2,605 | #93 |
| 96 | Gertrude | 2,555 | #95 |
| 97 | Patsy | 2,544 | #118 |
| 98 | Sally | 2,542 | #112 |
| 99 | Maria | 2,540 | #100 |
| 100 | Ellen | 2,522 | #97 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1930
| # | Name | Babies | In 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 62,153 | #1 |
| 2 | James | 53,957 | #2 |
| 3 | John | 52,447 | #3 |
| 4 | William | 47,271 | #4 |
| 5 | Richard | 32,187 | #6 |
| 6 | Charles | 31,867 | #5 |
| 7 | Donald | 29,052 | #7 |
| 8 | George | 22,788 | #8 |
| 9 | Joseph | 20,981 | #9 |
| 10 | Edward | 17,352 | #10 |
| 11 | Thomas | 17,008 | #11 |
| 12 | Paul | 12,955 | #13 |
| 13 | Frank | 12,535 | #12 |
| 14 | Jack | 12,430 | #14 |
| 15 | David | 12,275 | #17 |
| 16 | Raymond | 11,714 | #15 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 11,705 | #18 |
| 18 | Harold | 11,660 | #16 |
| 19 | Walter | 9,731 | #19 |
| 20 | Billy | 9,285 | #23 |
| 21 | Eugene | 9,029 | #20 |
| 22 | Henry | 8,594 | #21 |
| 23 | Arthur | 8,284 | #22 |
| 24 | Albert | 7,950 | #24 |
| 25 | Ralph | 7,634 | #26 |
| 26 | Carl | 6,951 | #28 |
| 27 | Joe | 6,873 | #30 |
| 28 | Harry | 6,847 | #27 |
| 29 | Willie | 6,667 | #29 |
| 30 | Gerald | 6,483 | #33 |
| 31 | Howard | 6,341 | #31 |
| 32 | Fred | 6,049 | #34 |
| 33 | Roy | 5,917 | #35 |
| 34 | Louis | 5,810 | #32 |
| 35 | Herbert | 5,675 | #25 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 5,639 | #38 |
| 37 | Ronald | 5,635 | #45 |
| 38 | Earl | 5,567 | #36 |
| 39 | Clarence | 5,498 | #37 |
| 40 | Norman | 5,289 | #40 |
| 41 | Bobby | 5,181 | #50 |
| 42 | Francis | 4,990 | #39 |
| 43 | Ernest | 4,787 | #43 |
| 44 | Anthony | 4,674 | #44 |
| 45 | Leonard | 4,662 | #42 |
| 46 | Alfred | 4,558 | #41 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,465 | #47 |
| 48 | Marvin | 4,404 | #46 |
| 49 | Stanley | 4,383 | #48 |
| 50 | Melvin | 4,048 | #49 |
| 51 | Jerry | 3,891 | #61 |
| 52 | Bernard | 3,831 | #52 |
| 53 | Leroy | 3,802 | #51 |
| 54 | Michael | 3,543 | #54 |
| 55 | Samuel | 3,531 | #53 |
| 56 | Peter | 3,266 | #55 |
| 57 | Ray | 3,254 | #57 |
| 58 | Roger | 3,246 | #64 |
| 59 | Bill | 3,160 | #63 |
| 60 | Russell | 3,101 | #56 |
| 61 | Floyd | 3,077 | #58 |
| 62 | Andrew | 3,056 | #59 |
| 63 | Leo | 3,035 | #60 |
| 64 | Dale | 2,994 | #73 |
| 65 | Wayne | 2,981 | #69 |
| 66 | Edwin | 2,972 | #66 |
| 67 | Theodore | 2,958 | #65 |
| 68 | Don | 2,922 | #78 |
| 69 | Lloyd | 2,838 | #62 |
| 70 | Gene | 2,787 | #68 |
| 71 | Glenn | 2,758 | #80 |
| 72 | Vernon | 2,703 | #71 |
| 73 | Clifford | 2,696 | #72 |
| 74 | Frederick | 2,694 | #67 |
| 75 | Philip | 2,655 | #76 |
| 76 | Clyde | 2,631 | #74 |
| 77 | Gordon | 2,611 | #79 |
| 78 | Herman | 2,598 | #75 |
| 79 | Alvin | 2,512 | #77 |
| 80 | Elmer | 2,476 | #70 |
| 81 | Leon | 2,401 | #81 |
| 82 | Lee | 2,361 | #85 |
| 83 | Martin | 2,322 | #83 |
| 84 | Vincent | 2,318 | #82 |
| 85 | Allen | 2,278 | #86 |
| 86 | Jimmie | 2,255 | #98 |
| 87 | Lewis | 2,243 | #84 |
| 88 | Bob | 2,242 | #89 |
| 89 | Douglas | 2,166 | #97 |
| 90 | Gilbert | 2,119 | #91 |
| 91 | Charlie | 2,113 | #87 |
| 92 | Harvey | 2,062 | #90 |
| 93 | Milton | 2,053 | #94 |
| 94 | Jesse | 2,035 | #93 |
| 95 | Lester | 2,020 | #88 |
| 96 | Warren | 2,011 | #92 |
| 97 | Eddie | 1,972 | #102 |
| 98 | Arnold | 1,948 | #95 |
| 99 | Cecil | 1,882 | #101 |
| 100 | Victor | 1,844 | #100 |
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