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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1933

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1933 — 1,999,415 recorded births in total that year.

19321934 The 1930s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1933

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary55,5175.5%
  2. 2Betty31,5313.1%
  3. 3Barbara26,9492.7%
  4. 4Dorothy22,0542.2%
  5. 5Joan19,2941.9%
  6. 6Patricia18,6321.8%
  7. 7Margaret15,2411.5%
  8. 8Helen14,6441.5%
  9. 9Shirley14,3201.4%
  10. 10Doris12,0251.2%
  11. 11Nancy11,8691.2%
  12. 12Joyce11,1911.1%
  13. 13Ruth11,1361.1%
  14. 14Jean9,9661.0%
  15. 15Virginia9,7191.0%
  16. 16Marilyn9,1260.9%
  17. 17Elizabeth9,0160.9%
  18. 18Frances8,8830.9%
  19. 19Lois8,6550.9%
  20. 20Carol8,2200.8%
  21. 21Dolores8,0220.8%
  22. 22Alice7,6970.8%
  23. 23Norma7,4820.7%
  24. 24Donna7,3600.7%
  25. 25Janet7,3420.7%
  26. 26Beverly7,1860.7%
  27. 27Martha7,1640.7%
  28. 28Phyllis7,1110.7%
  29. 29Anna7,0720.7%
  30. 30Evelyn6,9470.7%
  31. 31Gloria6,7520.7%
  32. 32Mildred6,5690.7%
  33. 33Marie6,2420.6%
  34. 34Ann6,2090.6%
  35. 35Rose5,7700.6%
  36. 36Peggy5,5340.5%
  37. 37Annie5,1230.5%
  38. 38Eleanor5,1060.5%
  39. 39Louise5,0790.5%
  40. 40Carolyn5,0430.5%
  41. 41Marjorie5,0430.5%
  42. 42Geraldine4,9620.5%
  43. 43Ruby4,9440.5%
  44. 44Catherine4,9080.5%
  45. 45June4,6770.5%
  46. 46Irene4,5060.4%
  47. 47Jane4,3770.4%
  48. 48Wanda4,2680.4%
  49. 49Florence4,0780.4%
  50. 50Marlene4,0450.4%
  51. 51Lillian3,9980.4%
  52. 52Delores3,8900.4%
  53. 53Rita3,8400.4%
  54. 54Lorraine3,7970.4%
  55. 55Edna3,7300.4%
  56. 56Joanne3,7190.4%
  57. 57Thelma3,6360.4%
  58. 58Sarah3,6210.4%
  59. 59Audrey3,6100.4%
  60. 60Gladys3,5810.4%
  61. 61Elaine3,5720.4%
  62. 62Josephine3,5690.4%
  63. 63Juanita3,5510.4%
  64. 64Pauline3,5420.4%
  65. 65Patsy3,4510.3%
  66. 66Wilma3,4170.3%
  67. 67Clara3,4120.3%
  68. 68Bonnie3,3730.3%
  69. 69Grace3,3290.3%
  70. 70Theresa3,2660.3%
  71. 71Ethel3,2170.3%
  72. 72Joann3,2090.3%
  73. 73Marion3,1990.3%
  74. 74Arlene3,1850.3%
  75. 75Emma3,1520.3%
  76. 76Sally3,1460.3%
  77. 77Kathleen3,1210.3%
  78. 78Lucille3,1170.3%
  79. 79Charlotte3,1140.3%
  80. 80Edith3,1100.3%
  81. 81Janice3,0610.3%
  82. 82Hazel3,0300.3%
  83. 83Bernice3,0090.3%
  84. 84Sylvia2,9350.3%
  85. 85Anne2,7670.3%
  86. 86Jacqueline2,7560.3%
  87. 87Loretta2,7050.3%
  88. 88Esther2,6760.3%
  89. 89Marian2,6380.3%
  90. 90Jo2,5410.3%
  91. 91Laura2,5360.3%
  92. 92Billie2,4830.2%
  93. 93Willie2,4490.2%
  94. 94Beatrice2,4100.2%
  95. 95Margie2,4090.2%
  96. 96Darlene2,4080.2%
  97. 97Julia2,4030.2%
  98. 98Vivian2,3780.2%
  99. 99Elsie2,3760.2%
  100. 100Katherine2,3300.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert54,2215.5%
  2. 2James51,1125.2%
  3. 3John46,2244.7%
  4. 4William39,0493.9%
  5. 5Richard31,3313.2%
  6. 6Charles28,9912.9%
  7. 7Donald28,4502.9%
  8. 8George18,3561.9%
  9. 9Joseph17,1621.7%
  10. 10Thomas16,5081.7%
  11. 11Edward13,7971.4%
  12. 12Ronald12,0611.2%
  13. 13David12,0261.2%
  14. 14Paul11,8541.2%
  15. 15Kenneth11,4101.2%
  16. 16Frank10,9621.1%
  17. 17Jack9,8381.0%
  18. 18Harold9,5431.0%
  19. 19Raymond9,5121.0%
  20. 20Billy8,9380.9%
  21. 21Walter7,7560.8%
  22. 22Gerald7,4220.7%
  23. 23Eugene7,3520.7%
  24. 24Henry6,7260.7%
  25. 25Arthur6,5250.7%
  26. 26Bobby6,4900.7%
  27. 27Joe6,4110.6%
  28. 28Carl6,1880.6%
  29. 29Ralph6,1850.6%
  30. 30Albert6,0910.6%
  31. 31Jerry6,0660.6%
  32. 32Willie5,9830.6%
  33. 33Franklin5,3630.5%
  34. 34Fred5,2870.5%
  35. 35Harry5,1340.5%
  36. 36Howard4,9950.5%
  37. 37Norman4,9590.5%
  38. 38Lawrence4,9110.5%
  39. 39Roy4,9060.5%
  40. 40Louis4,6950.5%
  41. 41Earl4,3740.4%
  42. 42Daniel4,3100.4%
  43. 43Clarence4,2800.4%
  44. 44Marvin4,1320.4%
  45. 45Francis4,0930.4%
  46. 46Anthony3,9740.4%
  47. 47Leonard3,9550.4%
  48. 48Roger3,9170.4%
  49. 49Herbert3,6850.4%
  50. 50Ernest3,6740.4%
  51. 51Melvin3,5880.4%
  52. 52Wayne3,5620.4%
  53. 53Michael3,5490.4%
  54. 54Don3,4530.3%
  55. 55Stanley3,4320.3%
  56. 56Leroy3,3570.3%
  57. 57Alfred3,2680.3%
  58. 58Larry3,2510.3%
  59. 59Bill3,2230.3%
  60. 60Peter3,1370.3%
  61. 61Samuel3,1110.3%
  62. 62Ray3,0320.3%
  63. 63Bernard3,0050.3%
  64. 64Jimmy2,9320.3%
  65. 65Dale2,9250.3%
  66. 66Gene2,7800.3%
  67. 67Russell2,6970.3%
  68. 68Theodore2,6110.3%
  69. 69Floyd2,5410.3%
  70. 70Philip2,5300.3%
  71. 71Gordon2,5240.3%
  72. 72Jimmie2,4910.3%
  73. 73Lloyd2,4130.2%
  74. 74Glenn2,3660.2%
  75. 75Leo2,3520.2%
  76. 76Andrew2,3440.2%
  77. 77Edwin2,3280.2%
  78. 78Frederick2,3210.2%
  79. 79Lee2,3010.2%
  80. 80Gary2,2540.2%
  81. 81Douglas2,2520.2%
  82. 82Bob2,2220.2%
  83. 83Vernon2,2060.2%
  84. 84Allen2,2040.2%
  85. 85Leon2,1870.2%
  86. 86Clifford2,1580.2%
  87. 87Clyde2,1410.2%
  88. 88Alvin2,1280.2%
  89. 89Martin2,0640.2%
  90. 90Johnny2,0530.2%
  91. 91Bruce2,0370.2%
  92. 92Lewis2,0370.2%
  93. 93Eddie2,0160.2%
  94. 94Vincent1,9830.2%
  95. 95Charlie1,9780.2%
  96. 96Herman1,9450.2%
  97. 97Harvey1,8960.2%
  98. 98Jim1,8750.2%
  99. 99Warren1,8090.2%
  100. 100Jesse1,8040.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1933 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.