Most Popular Baby Names of 1935
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Robert were the most popular baby names of 1935 in the US: 55,076 girls were named Mary and 56,527 boys were named Robert, about 1 in 19 girls and 1 in 18 boys born that year. It was Mary's 56th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was Robert's 12th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1924).
Social Security records list 1,048,577 girls and 1,041,351 boys born in 1935, with 4,891 different girl names and 4,144 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1934
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1934; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1934.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Sharon (#150 to #96), Sandra (#93 to #50) and Judith (#94 to #54).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Dennis (#95 to #72), Gary (#60 to #44) and Jerome (#107 to #96).
- 6 girl names and 1 boy name left the top 100, among them Laura (#96 to #101) and Herman (#97 to #101).
- 185 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1935
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1934, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1935
| # | Name | Babies | In 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 55,076 | #1 |
| 2 | Shirley | 42,366 | #4 |
| 3 | Barbara | 30,698 | #3 |
| 4 | Betty | 28,674 | #2 |
| 5 | Patricia | 22,879 | #6 |
| 6 | Dorothy | 19,406 | #5 |
| 7 | Joan | 18,220 | #7 |
| 8 | Margaret | 14,727 | #8 |
| 9 | Nancy | 14,544 | #10 |
| 10 | Helen | 12,785 | #9 |
| 11 | Carol | 11,735 | #14 |
| 12 | Joyce | 11,368 | #12 |
| 13 | Doris | 10,604 | #11 |
| 14 | Marilyn | 10,418 | #17 |
| 15 | Ruth | 9,988 | #13 |
| 16 | Virginia | 9,867 | #15 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 9,075 | #18 |
| 18 | Jean | 8,852 | #16 |
| 19 | Frances | 8,770 | #19 |
| 20 | Beverly | 7,992 | #22 |
| 21 | Lois | 7,990 | #20 |
| 22 | Janet | 7,856 | #21 |
| 23 | Donna | 7,793 | #23 |
| 24 | Martha | 7,621 | #27 |
| 25 | Alice | 7,443 | #25 |
| 26 | Dolores | 7,375 | #26 |
| 27 | Phyllis | 7,370 | #28 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 6,967 | #33 |
| 29 | Norma | 6,869 | #24 |
| 30 | Ann | 6,706 | #32 |
| 31 | Evelyn | 6,560 | #29 |
| 32 | Gloria | 6,348 | #30 |
| 33 | Marie | 6,292 | #34 |
| 34 | Anna | 6,162 | #31 |
| 35 | Mildred | 5,546 | #35 |
| 36 | Peggy | 5,270 | #36 |
| 37 | Rose | 5,232 | #37 |
| 38 | Annie | 4,849 | #38 |
| 39 | Marlene | 4,830 | #57 |
| 40 | Geraldine | 4,818 | #43 |
| 41 | Ruby | 4,764 | #39 |
| 42 | Catherine | 4,698 | #42 |
| 43 | Jane | 4,646 | #48 |
| 44 | Joanne | 4,565 | #45 |
| 45 | Louise | 4,563 | #40 |
| 46 | Marjorie | 4,482 | #41 |
| 47 | Janice | 4,442 | #68 |
| 48 | Eleanor | 4,166 | #44 |
| 49 | Wanda | 4,102 | #47 |
| 50 | Sandra | 4,089 | #93 |
| 51 | Elaine | 4,080 | #54 |
| 52 | Irene | 3,940 | #49 |
| 53 | Joann | 3,913 | #50 |
| 54 | Judith | 3,872 | #94 |
| 55 | June | 3,839 | #46 |
| 56 | Patsy | 3,797 | #59 |
| 57 | Delores | 3,793 | #51 |
| 58 | Sally | 3,711 | #62 |
| 59 | Arlene | 3,684 | #53 |
| 60 | Sylvia | 3,620 | #70 |
| 61 | Sarah | 3,615 | #67 |
| 62 | Bonnie | 3,610 | #58 |
| 63 | Rita | 3,579 | #63 |
| 64 | Audrey | 3,514 | #69 |
| 65 | Charlotte | 3,470 | #72 |
| 66 | Lillian | 3,423 | #52 |
| 67 | Edna | 3,420 | #55 |
| 68 | Lorraine | 3,405 | #56 |
| 69 | Loretta | 3,365 | #83 |
| 70 | Wilma | 3,361 | #73 |
| 71 | Kathleen | 3,353 | #74 |
| 72 | Juanita | 3,344 | #64 |
| 73 | Jo | 3,296 | #75 |
| 74 | Florence | 3,273 | #61 |
| 75 | Josephine | 3,262 | #60 |
| 76 | Thelma | 3,190 | #65 |
| 77 | Roberta | 3,180 | #104 |
| 78 | Gladys | 3,147 | #66 |
| 79 | Jacqueline | 3,115 | #80 |
| 80 | Pauline | 3,076 | #71 |
| 81 | Clara | 3,067 | #76 |
| 82 | Ethel | 3,003 | #78 |
| 83 | Grace | 2,994 | #79 |
| 84 | Anne | 2,892 | #88 |
| 85 | Lucille | 2,887 | #84 |
| 86 | Theresa | 2,863 | #77 |
| 87 | Edith | 2,830 | #81 |
| 88 | Marion | 2,813 | #86 |
| 89 | Emma | 2,802 | #85 |
| 90 | Bernice | 2,777 | #82 |
| 91 | Darlene | 2,703 | #90 |
| 92 | Hazel | 2,694 | #87 |
| 93 | Carole | 2,680 | #89 |
| 94 | Esther | 2,542 | #91 |
| 95 | Ellen | 2,434 | #95 |
| 96 | Sharon | 2,426 | #150 |
| 97 | Rosemary | 2,394 | #111 |
| 98 | Yvonne | 2,387 | #137 |
| 99 | Willie | 2,370 | #101 |
| 100 | Margie | 2,368 | #103 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1935
| # | Name | Babies | In 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 56,527 | #1 |
| 2 | James | 55,005 | #2 |
| 3 | John | 47,509 | #3 |
| 4 | William | 40,204 | #4 |
| 5 | Richard | 33,946 | #5 |
| 6 | Charles | 29,983 | #7 |
| 7 | Donald | 29,674 | #6 |
| 8 | George | 18,564 | #8 |
| 9 | Thomas | 17,684 | #9 |
| 10 | Joseph | 17,181 | #10 |
| 11 | David | 15,663 | #12 |
| 12 | Ronald | 15,489 | #11 |
| 13 | Edward | 13,844 | #13 |
| 14 | Paul | 12,563 | #14 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 12,067 | #15 |
| 16 | Frank | 10,420 | #16 |
| 17 | Raymond | 9,564 | #19 |
| 18 | Jack | 9,438 | #17 |
| 19 | Billy | 9,241 | #20 |
| 20 | Harold | 9,170 | #18 |
| 21 | Gerald | 8,458 | #22 |
| 22 | Jerry | 8,452 | #25 |
| 23 | Walter | 7,816 | #21 |
| 24 | Bobby | 7,726 | #23 |
| 25 | Joe | 7,555 | #26 |
| 26 | Eugene | 6,859 | #24 |
| 27 | Henry | 6,856 | #27 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,693 | #28 |
| 29 | Arthur | 6,547 | #29 |
| 30 | Willie | 6,327 | #30 |
| 31 | Albert | 6,094 | #32 |
| 32 | Ralph | 6,090 | #31 |
| 33 | Larry | 5,975 | #43 |
| 34 | Fred | 5,493 | #33 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 5,351 | #34 |
| 36 | Roger | 5,152 | #39 |
| 37 | Harry | 5,054 | #36 |
| 38 | Norman | 5,043 | #38 |
| 39 | Howard | 4,970 | #37 |
| 40 | Roy | 4,939 | #35 |
| 41 | Michael | 4,906 | #47 |
| 42 | Louis | 4,622 | #40 |
| 43 | Daniel | 4,591 | #42 |
| 44 | Gary | 4,490 | #60 |
| 45 | Marvin | 4,278 | #44 |
| 46 | Earl | 4,224 | #41 |
| 47 | Jimmy | 4,171 | #56 |
| 48 | Clarence | 4,080 | #45 |
| 49 | Wayne | 4,057 | #48 |
| 50 | Leroy | 3,919 | #54 |
| 51 | Don | 3,917 | #50 |
| 52 | Anthony | 3,909 | #52 |
| 53 | Francis | 3,894 | #49 |
| 54 | Leonard | 3,804 | #53 |
| 55 | Ernest | 3,702 | #51 |
| 56 | Stanley | 3,696 | #58 |
| 57 | Melvin | 3,600 | #55 |
| 58 | Herbert | 3,437 | #57 |
| 59 | Peter | 3,422 | #61 |
| 60 | Bill | 3,282 | #59 |
| 61 | Dale | 3,274 | #62 |
| 62 | Samuel | 3,149 | #66 |
| 63 | Alfred | 3,128 | #64 |
| 64 | Ray | 3,070 | #63 |
| 65 | Philip | 3,064 | #69 |
| 66 | Gene | 2,937 | #67 |
| 67 | Bernard | 2,933 | #65 |
| 68 | Russell | 2,833 | #70 |
| 69 | Jimmie | 2,829 | #68 |
| 70 | Gordon | 2,615 | #71 |
| 71 | Franklin | 2,611 | #46 |
| 72 | Dennis | 2,597 | #95 |
| 73 | Frederick | 2,582 | #77 |
| 74 | Johnny | 2,533 | #83 |
| 75 | Douglas | 2,529 | #72 |
| 76 | Floyd | 2,506 | #73 |
| 77 | Bruce | 2,447 | #78 |
| 78 | Glenn | 2,437 | #81 |
| 79 | Theodore | 2,433 | #74 |
| 80 | Lee | 2,426 | #79 |
| 81 | Bob | 2,389 | #75 |
| 82 | Clyde | 2,355 | #84 |
| 83 | Allen | 2,312 | #88 |
| 84 | Lloyd | 2,296 | #82 |
| 85 | Andrew | 2,291 | #76 |
| 86 | Leon | 2,282 | #87 |
| 87 | Eddie | 2,281 | #92 |
| 88 | Clifford | 2,265 | #85 |
| 89 | Edwin | 2,258 | #80 |
| 90 | Jim | 2,244 | #90 |
| 91 | Alvin | 2,165 | #93 |
| 92 | Leo | 2,142 | #86 |
| 93 | Martin | 2,116 | #91 |
| 94 | Vernon | 2,112 | #89 |
| 95 | Tommy | 2,032 | #98 |
| 96 | Jerome | 2,008 | #107 |
| 97 | Warren | 1,994 | #96 |
| 98 | Lewis | 1,974 | #94 |
| 99 | Harvey | 1,958 | #99 |
| 100 | Charlie | 1,926 | #100 |
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