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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1932

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1932 — 2,111,250 recorded births in total that year.

19311933 The 1930s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1932

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary59,8835.6%
  2. 2Betty34,4203.2%
  3. 3Barbara26,3182.5%
  4. 4Dorothy24,9742.3%
  5. 5Joan21,0442.0%
  6. 6Patricia17,9921.7%
  7. 7Margaret16,5561.6%
  8. 8Helen16,3761.5%
  9. 9Shirley14,4761.4%
  10. 10Doris12,9101.2%
  11. 11Ruth12,2571.1%
  12. 12Joyce11,3621.1%
  13. 13Nancy10,9481.0%
  14. 14Virginia10,7551.0%
  15. 15Jean10,6701.0%
  16. 16Marilyn10,5671.0%
  17. 17Elizabeth9,9990.9%
  18. 18Dolores9,6300.9%
  19. 19Frances9,5520.9%
  20. 20Lois9,5190.9%
  21. 21Alice8,5370.8%
  22. 22Norma8,4060.8%
  23. 23Evelyn7,9580.7%
  24. 24Anna7,9240.7%
  25. 25Gloria7,8130.7%
  26. 26Mildred7,6430.7%
  27. 27Martha7,5790.7%
  28. 28Beverly7,5270.7%
  29. 29Donna7,3620.7%
  30. 30Phyllis7,3080.7%
  31. 31Marie6,9130.6%
  32. 32Carol6,5700.6%
  33. 33Rose6,4760.6%
  34. 34Ann6,1950.6%
  35. 35Janet5,7860.5%
  36. 36Louise5,6430.5%
  37. 37Marjorie5,6080.5%
  38. 38Ruby5,4690.5%
  39. 39Catherine5,4490.5%
  40. 40Peggy5,4450.5%
  41. 41Annie5,3850.5%
  42. 42Geraldine5,3320.5%
  43. 43Irene5,2000.5%
  44. 44June4,8450.5%
  45. 45Eleanor4,8360.5%
  46. 46Carolyn4,5870.4%
  47. 47Florence4,5420.4%
  48. 48Lillian4,3510.4%
  49. 49Jane4,3480.4%
  50. 50Edna4,2790.4%
  51. 51Thelma4,2720.4%
  52. 52Wanda4,2610.4%
  53. 53Rita4,2560.4%
  54. 54Gladys4,1850.4%
  55. 55Lorraine4,1620.4%
  56. 56Delores4,1520.4%
  57. 57Josephine4,0950.4%
  58. 58Juanita4,0120.4%
  59. 59Pauline3,9010.4%
  60. 60Theresa3,8130.4%
  61. 61Audrey3,7350.4%
  62. 62Joanne3,7300.3%
  63. 63Lucille3,6500.3%
  64. 64Bonnie3,6210.3%
  65. 65Wilma3,6110.3%
  66. 66Ethel3,6080.3%
  67. 67Sarah3,5970.3%
  68. 68Elaine3,5750.3%
  69. 69Edith3,5700.3%
  70. 70Clara3,5640.3%
  71. 71Bernice3,5420.3%
  72. 72Grace3,5360.3%
  73. 73Marion3,4930.3%
  74. 74Charlotte3,3630.3%
  75. 75Hazel3,3400.3%
  76. 76Emma3,3300.3%
  77. 77Patsy3,2540.3%
  78. 78Marlene3,2190.3%
  79. 79Joann3,1150.3%
  80. 80Arlene3,1090.3%
  81. 81Anne2,9690.3%
  82. 82Esther2,9590.3%
  83. 83Kathleen2,9450.3%
  84. 84Sally2,9170.3%
  85. 85Jacqueline2,8750.3%
  86. 86Marian2,8370.3%
  87. 87Beatrice2,7870.3%
  88. 88Laura2,7480.3%
  89. 89Loretta2,7460.3%
  90. 90Vivian2,6620.2%
  91. 91Willie2,6620.2%
  92. 92Julia2,6570.2%
  93. 93Billie2,6350.2%
  94. 94Janice2,6280.2%
  95. 95Katherine2,5880.2%
  96. 96Sylvia2,5680.2%
  97. 97Elsie2,5540.2%
  98. 98Eva2,5220.2%
  99. 99Constance2,4920.2%
  100. 100Rosemary2,4830.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert59,2685.7%
  2. 2James51,9305.0%
  3. 3John48,6244.7%
  4. 4William42,1244.0%
  5. 5Richard31,8093.0%
  6. 6Charles31,0923.0%
  7. 7Donald29,7942.9%
  8. 8George20,4392.0%
  9. 9Joseph18,5661.8%
  10. 10Thomas16,8341.6%
  11. 11Edward15,1911.5%
  12. 12David12,1391.2%
  13. 13Paul12,0661.2%
  14. 14Kenneth11,7421.1%
  15. 15Frank11,4971.1%
  16. 16Ronald11,1431.1%
  17. 17Jack10,7161.0%
  18. 18Harold10,4331.0%
  19. 19Raymond10,3461.0%
  20. 20Billy9,4360.9%
  21. 21Walter8,6670.8%
  22. 22Eugene8,0460.8%
  23. 23Henry7,4700.7%
  24. 24Gerald7,3470.7%
  25. 25Arthur6,9160.7%
  26. 26Albert6,8630.7%
  27. 27Ralph6,7270.6%
  28. 28Carl6,7140.6%
  29. 29Joe6,6900.6%
  30. 30Bobby6,5970.6%
  31. 31Willie6,5470.6%
  32. 32Harry5,7060.5%
  33. 33Fred5,5250.5%
  34. 34Jerry5,3030.5%
  35. 35Lawrence5,2950.5%
  36. 36Howard5,2920.5%
  37. 37Norman5,2680.5%
  38. 38Roy5,2380.5%
  39. 39Louis5,1340.5%
  40. 40Clarence4,8950.5%
  41. 41Earl4,8220.5%
  42. 42Daniel4,4490.4%
  43. 43Francis4,3880.4%
  44. 44Herbert4,3680.4%
  45. 45Anthony4,2230.4%
  46. 46Marvin4,1870.4%
  47. 47Ernest4,1660.4%
  48. 48Leonard4,1010.4%
  49. 49Alfred3,8990.4%
  50. 50Roger3,7880.4%
  51. 51Melvin3,7760.4%
  52. 52Stanley3,7590.4%
  53. 53Leroy3,6770.4%
  54. 54Michael3,6070.3%
  55. 55Don3,4530.3%
  56. 56Samuel3,4110.3%
  57. 57Wayne3,3880.3%
  58. 58Bill3,3620.3%
  59. 59Ray3,2630.3%
  60. 60Bernard3,2520.3%
  61. 61Dale3,1400.3%
  62. 62Peter3,1300.3%
  63. 63Russell3,0210.3%
  64. 64Gene2,9520.3%
  65. 65Larry2,8260.3%
  66. 66Franklin2,7540.3%
  67. 67Theodore2,6740.3%
  68. 68Floyd2,6670.3%
  69. 69Andrew2,6450.3%
  70. 70Philip2,6250.3%
  71. 71Lloyd2,5900.2%
  72. 72Edwin2,5680.2%
  73. 73Frederick2,5010.2%
  74. 74Leo2,5000.2%
  75. 75Jimmie2,4750.2%
  76. 76Jimmy2,4610.2%
  77. 77Glenn2,4350.2%
  78. 78Vernon2,4280.2%
  79. 79Bob2,4240.2%
  80. 80Allen2,4190.2%
  81. 81Gordon2,4100.2%
  82. 82Clyde2,3190.2%
  83. 83Leon2,2950.2%
  84. 84Clifford2,2860.2%
  85. 85Douglas2,2840.2%
  86. 86Lee2,2840.2%
  87. 87Alvin2,2740.2%
  88. 88Martin2,2550.2%
  89. 89Herman2,1910.2%
  90. 90Charlie2,1270.2%
  91. 91Eddie2,1120.2%
  92. 92Lewis2,1120.2%
  93. 93Vincent2,0660.2%
  94. 94Elmer2,0580.2%
  95. 95Harvey2,0300.2%
  96. 96Johnny2,0110.2%
  97. 97Gilbert1,9740.2%
  98. 98Bruce1,9350.2%
  99. 99Jesse1,8630.2%
  100. 100Arnold1,8200.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1932 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.