Most Popular Baby Names of 1934
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Robert were the most popular baby names of 1934 in the US: 56,929 girls were named Mary and 55,843 boys were named Robert, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 18 boys born that year. It was Mary's 55th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was Robert's 11th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1924).
Social Security records list 1,044,225 girls and 1,032,596 boys born in 1934, with 4,971 different girl names and 4,203 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1933
- Nancy joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1933.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Sandra (#145 to #93), Judith (#119 to #94) and Joann (#72 to #50).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Gary (#80 to #60), Larry (#58 to #43) and Bruce (#91 to #78).
- 5 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Katherine (#100 to #101) and Vincent (#94 to #101).
- 198 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1934
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1933, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1934
| # | Name | Babies | In 1933 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 56,929 | #1 |
| 2 | Betty | 31,089 | #2 |
| 3 | Barbara | 29,239 | #3 |
| 4 | Shirley | 22,841 | #9 |
| 5 | Dorothy | 21,281 | #4 |
| 6 | Patricia | 20,844 | #6 |
| 7 | Joan | 19,465 | #5 |
| 8 | Margaret | 15,144 | #7 |
| 9 | Helen | 14,100 | #8 |
| 10 | Nancy | 13,520 | #11 |
| 11 | Doris | 11,627 | #10 |
| 12 | Joyce | 11,459 | #12 |
| 13 | Ruth | 10,565 | #13 |
| 14 | Carol | 10,273 | #20 |
| 15 | Virginia | 10,002 | #15 |
| 16 | Jean | 9,718 | #14 |
| 17 | Marilyn | 9,382 | #16 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 9,346 | #17 |
| 19 | Frances | 9,206 | #18 |
| 20 | Lois | 8,387 | #19 |
| 21 | Janet | 8,071 | #25 |
| 22 | Beverly | 7,886 | #26 |
| 23 | Donna | 7,870 | #24 |
| 24 | Norma | 7,788 | #23 |
| 25 | Alice | 7,784 | #22 |
| 26 | Dolores | 7,689 | #21 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,604 | #27 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 7,180 | #28 |
| 29 | Evelyn | 6,983 | #30 |
| 30 | Gloria | 6,813 | #31 |
| 31 | Anna | 6,680 | #29 |
| 32 | Ann | 6,641 | #34 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 6,472 | #40 |
| 34 | Marie | 6,326 | #33 |
| 35 | Mildred | 6,180 | #32 |
| 36 | Peggy | 6,027 | #36 |
| 37 | Rose | 5,583 | #35 |
| 38 | Annie | 5,018 | #37 |
| 39 | Ruby | 4,978 | #43 |
| 40 | Louise | 4,973 | #39 |
| 41 | Marjorie | 4,972 | #40 |
| 42 | Catherine | 4,933 | #44 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 4,837 | #42 |
| 44 | Eleanor | 4,718 | #38 |
| 45 | Joanne | 4,543 | #56 |
| 46 | June | 4,387 | #45 |
| 47 | Wanda | 4,368 | #48 |
| 48 | Jane | 4,358 | #47 |
| 49 | Irene | 4,346 | #46 |
| 50 | Joann | 4,149 | #72 |
| 51 | Delores | 3,991 | #52 |
| 52 | Lillian | 3,973 | #51 |
| 53 | Arlene | 3,917 | #74 |
| 54 | Elaine | 3,900 | #61 |
| 55 | Edna | 3,809 | #55 |
| 56 | Lorraine | 3,775 | #54 |
| 57 | Marlene | 3,755 | #50 |
| 58 | Bonnie | 3,753 | #68 |
| 59 | Patsy | 3,750 | #65 |
| 60 | Josephine | 3,742 | #62 |
| 61 | Florence | 3,736 | #49 |
| 62 | Sally | 3,725 | #76 |
| 63 | Rita | 3,683 | #53 |
| 64 | Juanita | 3,662 | #63 |
| 65 | Thelma | 3,646 | #57 |
| 66 | Gladys | 3,611 | #60 |
| 67 | Sarah | 3,601 | #58 |
| 68 | Janice | 3,588 | #81 |
| 69 | Audrey | 3,582 | #59 |
| 70 | Sylvia | 3,475 | #84 |
| 71 | Pauline | 3,445 | #64 |
| 72 | Charlotte | 3,434 | #79 |
| 73 | Wilma | 3,311 | #66 |
| 74 | Kathleen | 3,279 | #77 |
| 75 | Jo | 3,257 | #90 |
| 76 | Clara | 3,222 | #67 |
| 77 | Theresa | 3,192 | #70 |
| 78 | Ethel | 3,178 | #71 |
| 79 | Grace | 3,087 | #69 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | 3,038 | #86 |
| 81 | Edith | 3,012 | #80 |
| 82 | Bernice | 2,980 | #83 |
| 83 | Loretta | 2,978 | #87 |
| 84 | Lucille | 2,947 | #78 |
| 85 | Emma | 2,940 | #75 |
| 86 | Marion | 2,884 | #73 |
| 87 | Hazel | 2,811 | #82 |
| 88 | Anne | 2,786 | #85 |
| 89 | Carole | 2,655 | #107 |
| 90 | Darlene | 2,605 | #96 |
| 91 | Esther | 2,579 | #88 |
| 92 | Billie | 2,559 | #92 |
| 93 | Sandra | 2,550 | #145 |
| 94 | Judith | 2,459 | #119 |
| 95 | Ellen | 2,455 | #104 |
| 96 | Laura | 2,438 | #91 |
| 97 | Marian | 2,426 | #89 |
| 98 | Vivian | 2,413 | #98 |
| 99 | Beatrice | 2,410 | #94 |
| 100 | Eva | 2,389 | #101 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1934
| # | Name | Babies | In 1933 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 55,843 | #1 |
| 2 | James | 54,270 | #2 |
| 3 | John | 46,743 | #3 |
| 4 | William | 40,175 | #4 |
| 5 | Richard | 33,167 | #5 |
| 6 | Donald | 30,408 | #7 |
| 7 | Charles | 29,790 | #6 |
| 8 | George | 18,500 | #8 |
| 9 | Thomas | 17,373 | #10 |
| 10 | Joseph | 17,111 | #9 |
| 11 | Ronald | 14,088 | #12 |
| 12 | David | 14,003 | #13 |
| 13 | Edward | 13,917 | #11 |
| 14 | Paul | 12,196 | #14 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 11,800 | #15 |
| 16 | Frank | 10,640 | #16 |
| 17 | Jack | 9,985 | #17 |
| 18 | Harold | 9,926 | #18 |
| 19 | Raymond | 9,588 | #19 |
| 20 | Billy | 9,562 | #20 |
| 21 | Walter | 8,092 | #21 |
| 22 | Gerald | 7,816 | #22 |
| 23 | Bobby | 7,532 | #26 |
| 24 | Eugene | 7,145 | #23 |
| 25 | Jerry | 7,134 | #31 |
| 26 | Joe | 7,090 | #27 |
| 27 | Henry | 6,735 | #24 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,683 | #28 |
| 29 | Arthur | 6,443 | #25 |
| 30 | Willie | 6,348 | #32 |
| 31 | Ralph | 6,282 | #29 |
| 32 | Albert | 6,003 | #30 |
| 33 | Fred | 5,466 | #34 |
| 34 | Lawrence | 5,324 | #38 |
| 35 | Roy | 5,104 | #39 |
| 36 | Harry | 5,099 | #35 |
| 37 | Howard | 5,068 | #36 |
| 38 | Norman | 4,989 | #37 |
| 39 | Roger | 4,766 | #48 |
| 40 | Louis | 4,682 | #40 |
| 41 | Earl | 4,628 | #41 |
| 42 | Daniel | 4,502 | #42 |
| 43 | Larry | 4,474 | #58 |
| 44 | Marvin | 4,217 | #44 |
| 45 | Clarence | 4,213 | #43 |
| 46 | Franklin | 4,156 | #33 |
| 47 | Michael | 4,108 | #53 |
| 48 | Wayne | 4,035 | #52 |
| 49 | Francis | 4,006 | #45 |
| 50 | Don | 3,926 | #54 |
| 51 | Ernest | 3,849 | #50 |
| 52 | Anthony | 3,840 | #46 |
| 53 | Leonard | 3,836 | #47 |
| 54 | Leroy | 3,774 | #56 |
| 55 | Melvin | 3,702 | #51 |
| 56 | Jimmy | 3,696 | #64 |
| 57 | Herbert | 3,600 | #49 |
| 58 | Stanley | 3,569 | #55 |
| 59 | Bill | 3,534 | #59 |
| 60 | Gary | 3,354 | #80 |
| 61 | Peter | 3,290 | #60 |
| 62 | Dale | 3,241 | #65 |
| 63 | Ray | 3,177 | #62 |
| 64 | Alfred | 3,158 | #57 |
| 65 | Bernard | 3,146 | #63 |
| 66 | Samuel | 3,137 | #61 |
| 67 | Gene | 2,854 | #66 |
| 68 | Jimmie | 2,837 | #72 |
| 69 | Philip | 2,784 | #70 |
| 70 | Russell | 2,736 | #67 |
| 71 | Gordon | 2,639 | #71 |
| 72 | Douglas | 2,541 | #81 |
| 73 | Floyd | 2,533 | #69 |
| 74 | Theodore | 2,523 | #68 |
| 75 | Bob | 2,478 | #82 |
| 76 | Andrew | 2,443 | #76 |
| 77 | Frederick | 2,431 | #78 |
| 78 | Bruce | 2,401 | #91 |
| 79 | Lee | 2,378 | #79 |
| 80 | Edwin | 2,347 | #77 |
| 81 | Glenn | 2,341 | #74 |
| 82 | Lloyd | 2,339 | #73 |
| 83 | Johnny | 2,336 | #90 |
| 84 | Clyde | 2,323 | #87 |
| 85 | Clifford | 2,315 | #86 |
| 86 | Leo | 2,309 | #75 |
| 87 | Leon | 2,306 | #85 |
| 88 | Allen | 2,241 | #84 |
| 89 | Vernon | 2,227 | #83 |
| 90 | Jim | 2,207 | #98 |
| 91 | Martin | 2,178 | #89 |
| 92 | Eddie | 2,169 | #93 |
| 93 | Alvin | 2,147 | #88 |
| 94 | Lewis | 2,062 | #91 |
| 95 | Dennis | 2,053 | #106 |
| 96 | Warren | 2,024 | #99 |
| 97 | Herman | 2,011 | #96 |
| 98 | Tommy | 1,937 | #109 |
| 99 | Harvey | 1,934 | #97 |
| 100 | Charlie | 1,892 | #95 |
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