Names That Peaked In 1930

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1930 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Mary and Robert — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1929 Peaked in 1931 Full 1930 top 100 The 1930s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Richard	1,505#234	Down 26 rank positions in five years	1946
Rita	174#1,287	Down 53 rank positions in five years	1949
Dolores	68#2,567	Up 369 rank positions in five years	1930
Gilbert	145#1,330	Down 155 rank positions in five years	1930
Ramon	288#852	Down 93 rank positions in five years	1991
Dorthy	8#11,187	Down 2,653 rank positions in five years	1927
Ignacio	298#830	Up 185 rank positions in five years	2006
Consuelo	13#7,975	Down 1,591 rank positions in five years	1928
Josefina	104#1,891	Up 513 rank positions in five years	1930
Delphine	42#3,591	Down 29 rank positions in five years	1958
Aurelio	399#681	Up 523 rank positions in five years	2025
Arden	261#975	Up 80 rank positions in five years	2015
Carmelita	14#7,564	Down 880 rank positions in five years	1973
Donald	—Unranked	—	1930
Billy	14#7,552	Up 6,182 rank positions in five years	1930
Rosendo	25#4,228	Down 227 rank positions in five years	1993
Wynona	61#2,820	Up 1,929 rank positions in five years	1930
Werner	10#8,210	new	1930
Billye	—Unranked	—	1930
Jovita	7#12,490	Up 3,735 rank positions in five years	1930
Eugene	—Unranked	—	1927
Merna	—Unranked	—	1930
Ardell	—Unranked	—	1930
Beverlee	8#11,100	new	1930
Charlsie	—Unranked	—	1930
Dolores	—Unranked	—	1930
Dorla	—Unranked	—	1930
Ardeth	—Unranked	—	1930

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1930 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.