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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1934

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1934 — 2,076,780 recorded births in total that year.

19331935 The 1930s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1934

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary56,9295.5%
  2. 2Betty31,0893.0%
  3. 3Barbara29,2392.8%
  4. 4Shirley22,8412.2%
  5. 5Dorothy21,2812.0%
  6. 6Patricia20,8442.0%
  7. 7Joan19,4651.9%
  8. 8Margaret15,1441.5%
  9. 9Helen14,1001.4%
  10. 10Nancy13,5201.3%
  11. 11Doris11,6271.1%
  12. 12Joyce11,4591.1%
  13. 13Ruth10,5651.0%
  14. 14Carol10,2731.0%
  15. 15Virginia10,0021.0%
  16. 16Jean9,7180.9%
  17. 17Marilyn9,3820.9%
  18. 18Elizabeth9,3460.9%
  19. 19Frances9,2060.9%
  20. 20Lois8,3870.8%
  21. 21Janet8,0710.8%
  22. 22Beverly7,8860.8%
  23. 23Donna7,8700.8%
  24. 24Norma7,7880.7%
  25. 25Alice7,7840.7%
  26. 26Dolores7,6890.7%
  27. 27Martha7,6040.7%
  28. 28Phyllis7,1800.7%
  29. 29Evelyn6,9830.7%
  30. 30Gloria6,8130.7%
  31. 31Anna6,6800.6%
  32. 32Ann6,6410.6%
  33. 33Carolyn6,4720.6%
  34. 34Marie6,3260.6%
  35. 35Mildred6,1800.6%
  36. 36Peggy6,0270.6%
  37. 37Rose5,5830.5%
  38. 38Annie5,0180.5%
  39. 39Ruby4,9780.5%
  40. 40Louise4,9730.5%
  41. 41Marjorie4,9720.5%
  42. 42Catherine4,9330.5%
  43. 43Geraldine4,8370.5%
  44. 44Eleanor4,7180.5%
  45. 45Joanne4,5430.4%
  46. 46June4,3870.4%
  47. 47Wanda4,3680.4%
  48. 48Jane4,3580.4%
  49. 49Irene4,3460.4%
  50. 50Joann4,1490.4%
  51. 51Delores3,9910.4%
  52. 52Lillian3,9730.4%
  53. 53Arlene3,9170.4%
  54. 54Elaine3,9000.4%
  55. 55Edna3,8090.4%
  56. 56Lorraine3,7750.4%
  57. 57Marlene3,7550.4%
  58. 58Bonnie3,7530.4%
  59. 59Patsy3,7500.4%
  60. 60Josephine3,7420.4%
  61. 61Florence3,7360.4%
  62. 62Sally3,7250.4%
  63. 63Rita3,6830.4%
  64. 64Juanita3,6620.4%
  65. 65Thelma3,6460.3%
  66. 66Gladys3,6110.3%
  67. 67Sarah3,6010.3%
  68. 68Janice3,5880.3%
  69. 69Audrey3,5820.3%
  70. 70Sylvia3,4750.3%
  71. 71Pauline3,4450.3%
  72. 72Charlotte3,4340.3%
  73. 73Wilma3,3110.3%
  74. 74Kathleen3,2790.3%
  75. 75Jo3,2570.3%
  76. 76Clara3,2220.3%
  77. 77Theresa3,1920.3%
  78. 78Ethel3,1780.3%
  79. 79Grace3,0870.3%
  80. 80Jacqueline3,0380.3%
  81. 81Edith3,0120.3%
  82. 82Bernice2,9800.3%
  83. 83Loretta2,9780.3%
  84. 84Lucille2,9470.3%
  85. 85Emma2,9400.3%
  86. 86Marion2,8840.3%
  87. 87Hazel2,8110.3%
  88. 88Anne2,7860.3%
  89. 89Carole2,6550.3%
  90. 90Darlene2,6050.2%
  91. 91Esther2,5790.2%
  92. 92Billie2,5590.2%
  93. 93Sandra2,5500.2%
  94. 94Judith2,4590.2%
  95. 95Ellen2,4550.2%
  96. 96Laura2,4380.2%
  97. 97Marian2,4260.2%
  98. 98Vivian2,4130.2%
  99. 99Beatrice2,4100.2%
  100. 100Eva2,3890.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert55,8435.4%
  2. 2James54,2705.3%
  3. 3John46,7434.5%
  4. 4William40,1753.9%
  5. 5Richard33,1673.2%
  6. 6Donald30,4082.9%
  7. 7Charles29,7902.9%
  8. 8George18,5001.8%
  9. 9Thomas17,3731.7%
  10. 10Joseph17,1111.7%
  11. 11Ronald14,0881.4%
  12. 12David14,0031.4%
  13. 13Edward13,9171.3%
  14. 14Paul12,1961.2%
  15. 15Kenneth11,8001.1%
  16. 16Frank10,6401.0%
  17. 17Jack9,9851.0%
  18. 18Harold9,9261.0%
  19. 19Raymond9,5880.9%
  20. 20Billy9,5620.9%
  21. 21Walter8,0920.8%
  22. 22Gerald7,8160.8%
  23. 23Bobby7,5320.7%
  24. 24Eugene7,1450.7%
  25. 25Jerry7,1340.7%
  26. 26Joe7,0900.7%
  27. 27Henry6,7350.7%
  28. 28Carl6,6830.6%
  29. 29Arthur6,4430.6%
  30. 30Willie6,3480.6%
  31. 31Ralph6,2820.6%
  32. 32Albert6,0030.6%
  33. 33Fred5,4660.5%
  34. 34Lawrence5,3240.5%
  35. 35Roy5,1040.5%
  36. 36Harry5,0990.5%
  37. 37Howard5,0680.5%
  38. 38Norman4,9890.5%
  39. 39Roger4,7660.5%
  40. 40Louis4,6820.5%
  41. 41Earl4,6280.4%
  42. 42Daniel4,5020.4%
  43. 43Larry4,4740.4%
  44. 44Marvin4,2170.4%
  45. 45Clarence4,2130.4%
  46. 46Franklin4,1560.4%
  47. 47Michael4,1080.4%
  48. 48Wayne4,0350.4%
  49. 49Francis4,0060.4%
  50. 50Don3,9260.4%
  51. 51Ernest3,8490.4%
  52. 52Anthony3,8400.4%
  53. 53Leonard3,8360.4%
  54. 54Leroy3,7740.4%
  55. 55Melvin3,7020.4%
  56. 56Jimmy3,6960.4%
  57. 57Herbert3,6000.3%
  58. 58Stanley3,5690.3%
  59. 59Bill3,5340.3%
  60. 60Gary3,3540.3%
  61. 61Peter3,2900.3%
  62. 62Dale3,2410.3%
  63. 63Ray3,1770.3%
  64. 64Alfred3,1580.3%
  65. 65Bernard3,1460.3%
  66. 66Samuel3,1370.3%
  67. 67Gene2,8540.3%
  68. 68Jimmie2,8370.3%
  69. 69Philip2,7840.3%
  70. 70Russell2,7360.3%
  71. 71Gordon2,6390.3%
  72. 72Douglas2,5410.2%
  73. 73Floyd2,5330.2%
  74. 74Theodore2,5230.2%
  75. 75Bob2,4780.2%
  76. 76Andrew2,4430.2%
  77. 77Frederick2,4310.2%
  78. 78Bruce2,4010.2%
  79. 79Lee2,3780.2%
  80. 80Edwin2,3470.2%
  81. 81Glenn2,3410.2%
  82. 82Lloyd2,3390.2%
  83. 83Johnny2,3360.2%
  84. 84Clyde2,3230.2%
  85. 85Clifford2,3150.2%
  86. 86Leo2,3090.2%
  87. 87Leon2,3060.2%
  88. 88Allen2,2410.2%
  89. 89Vernon2,2270.2%
  90. 90Jim2,2070.2%
  91. 91Martin2,1780.2%
  92. 92Eddie2,1690.2%
  93. 93Alvin2,1470.2%
  94. 94Lewis2,0620.2%
  95. 95Dennis2,0530.2%
  96. 96Warren2,0240.2%
  97. 97Herman2,0110.2%
  98. 98Tommy1,9370.2%
  99. 99Harvey1,9340.2%
  100. 100Charlie1,8920.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1934 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.