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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1935

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1935 — 2,089,888 recorded births in total that year.

19341936 The 1930s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1935

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary55,0765.3%
  2. 2Shirley42,3664.0%
  3. 3Barbara30,6982.9%
  4. 4Betty28,6742.7%
  5. 5Patricia22,8792.2%
  6. 6Dorothy19,4061.9%
  7. 7Joan18,2201.7%
  8. 8Margaret14,7271.4%
  9. 9Nancy14,5441.4%
  10. 10Helen12,7851.2%
  11. 11Carol11,7351.1%
  12. 12Joyce11,3681.1%
  13. 13Doris10,6041.0%
  14. 14Marilyn10,4181.0%
  15. 15Ruth9,9881.0%
  16. 16Virginia9,8670.9%
  17. 17Elizabeth9,0750.9%
  18. 18Jean8,8520.8%
  19. 19Frances8,7700.8%
  20. 20Beverly7,9920.8%
  21. 21Lois7,9900.8%
  22. 22Janet7,8560.7%
  23. 23Donna7,7930.7%
  24. 24Martha7,6210.7%
  25. 25Alice7,4430.7%
  26. 26Dolores7,3750.7%
  27. 27Phyllis7,3700.7%
  28. 28Carolyn6,9670.7%
  29. 29Norma6,8690.7%
  30. 30Ann6,7060.6%
  31. 31Evelyn6,5600.6%
  32. 32Gloria6,3480.6%
  33. 33Marie6,2920.6%
  34. 34Anna6,1620.6%
  35. 35Mildred5,5460.5%
  36. 36Peggy5,2700.5%
  37. 37Rose5,2320.5%
  38. 38Annie4,8490.5%
  39. 39Marlene4,8300.5%
  40. 40Geraldine4,8180.5%
  41. 41Ruby4,7640.5%
  42. 42Catherine4,6980.4%
  43. 43Jane4,6460.4%
  44. 44Joanne4,5650.4%
  45. 45Louise4,5630.4%
  46. 46Marjorie4,4820.4%
  47. 47Janice4,4420.4%
  48. 48Eleanor4,1660.4%
  49. 49Wanda4,1020.4%
  50. 50Sandra4,0890.4%
  51. 51Elaine4,0800.4%
  52. 52Irene3,9400.4%
  53. 53Joann3,9130.4%
  54. 54Judith3,8720.4%
  55. 55June3,8390.4%
  56. 56Patsy3,7970.4%
  57. 57Delores3,7930.4%
  58. 58Sally3,7110.4%
  59. 59Arlene3,6840.4%
  60. 60Sylvia3,6200.3%
  61. 61Sarah3,6150.3%
  62. 62Bonnie3,6100.3%
  63. 63Rita3,5790.3%
  64. 64Audrey3,5140.3%
  65. 65Charlotte3,4700.3%
  66. 66Lillian3,4230.3%
  67. 67Edna3,4200.3%
  68. 68Lorraine3,4050.3%
  69. 69Loretta3,3650.3%
  70. 70Wilma3,3610.3%
  71. 71Kathleen3,3530.3%
  72. 72Juanita3,3440.3%
  73. 73Jo3,2960.3%
  74. 74Florence3,2730.3%
  75. 75Josephine3,2620.3%
  76. 76Thelma3,1900.3%
  77. 77Roberta3,1800.3%
  78. 78Gladys3,1470.3%
  79. 79Jacqueline3,1150.3%
  80. 80Pauline3,0760.3%
  81. 81Clara3,0670.3%
  82. 82Ethel3,0030.3%
  83. 83Grace2,9940.3%
  84. 84Anne2,8920.3%
  85. 85Lucille2,8870.3%
  86. 86Theresa2,8630.3%
  87. 87Edith2,8300.3%
  88. 88Marion2,8130.3%
  89. 89Emma2,8020.3%
  90. 90Bernice2,7770.3%
  91. 91Darlene2,7030.3%
  92. 92Hazel2,6940.3%
  93. 93Carole2,6800.3%
  94. 94Esther2,5420.2%
  95. 95Ellen2,4340.2%
  96. 96Sharon2,4260.2%
  97. 97Rosemary2,3940.2%
  98. 98Yvonne2,3870.2%
  99. 99Willie2,3700.2%
  100. 100Margie2,3680.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert56,5275.4%
  2. 2James55,0055.3%
  3. 3John47,5094.6%
  4. 4William40,2043.9%
  5. 5Richard33,9463.3%
  6. 6Charles29,9832.9%
  7. 7Donald29,6742.8%
  8. 8George18,5641.8%
  9. 9Thomas17,6841.7%
  10. 10Joseph17,1811.6%
  11. 11David15,6631.5%
  12. 12Ronald15,4891.5%
  13. 13Edward13,8441.3%
  14. 14Paul12,5631.2%
  15. 15Kenneth12,0671.2%
  16. 16Frank10,4201.0%
  17. 17Raymond9,5640.9%
  18. 18Jack9,4380.9%
  19. 19Billy9,2410.9%
  20. 20Harold9,1700.9%
  21. 21Gerald8,4580.8%
  22. 22Jerry8,4520.8%
  23. 23Walter7,8160.8%
  24. 24Bobby7,7260.7%
  25. 25Joe7,5550.7%
  26. 26Eugene6,8590.7%
  27. 27Henry6,8560.7%
  28. 28Carl6,6930.6%
  29. 29Arthur6,5470.6%
  30. 30Willie6,3270.6%
  31. 31Albert6,0940.6%
  32. 32Ralph6,0900.6%
  33. 33Larry5,9750.6%
  34. 34Fred5,4930.5%
  35. 35Lawrence5,3510.5%
  36. 36Roger5,1520.5%
  37. 37Harry5,0540.5%
  38. 38Norman5,0430.5%
  39. 39Howard4,9700.5%
  40. 40Roy4,9390.5%
  41. 41Michael4,9060.5%
  42. 42Louis4,6220.4%
  43. 43Daniel4,5910.4%
  44. 44Gary4,4900.4%
  45. 45Marvin4,2780.4%
  46. 46Earl4,2240.4%
  47. 47Jimmy4,1710.4%
  48. 48Clarence4,0800.4%
  49. 49Wayne4,0570.4%
  50. 50Leroy3,9190.4%
  51. 51Don3,9170.4%
  52. 52Anthony3,9090.4%
  53. 53Francis3,8940.4%
  54. 54Leonard3,8040.4%
  55. 55Ernest3,7020.4%
  56. 56Stanley3,6960.4%
  57. 57Melvin3,6000.3%
  58. 58Herbert3,4370.3%
  59. 59Peter3,4220.3%
  60. 60Bill3,2820.3%
  61. 61Dale3,2740.3%
  62. 62Samuel3,1490.3%
  63. 63Alfred3,1280.3%
  64. 64Ray3,0700.3%
  65. 65Philip3,0640.3%
  66. 66Gene2,9370.3%
  67. 67Bernard2,9330.3%
  68. 68Russell2,8330.3%
  69. 69Jimmie2,8290.3%
  70. 70Gordon2,6150.3%
  71. 71Franklin2,6110.3%
  72. 72Dennis2,5970.2%
  73. 73Frederick2,5820.2%
  74. 74Johnny2,5330.2%
  75. 75Douglas2,5290.2%
  76. 76Floyd2,5060.2%
  77. 77Bruce2,4470.2%
  78. 78Glenn2,4370.2%
  79. 79Theodore2,4330.2%
  80. 80Lee2,4260.2%
  81. 81Bob2,3890.2%
  82. 82Clyde2,3550.2%
  83. 83Allen2,3120.2%
  84. 84Lloyd2,2960.2%
  85. 85Andrew2,2910.2%
  86. 86Leon2,2820.2%
  87. 87Eddie2,2810.2%
  88. 88Clifford2,2650.2%
  89. 89Edwin2,2580.2%
  90. 90Jim2,2440.2%
  91. 91Alvin2,1650.2%
  92. 92Leo2,1420.2%
  93. 93Martin2,1160.2%
  94. 94Vernon2,1120.2%
  95. 95Tommy2,0320.2%
  96. 96Jerome2,0080.2%
  97. 97Warren1,9940.2%
  98. 98Lewis1,9740.2%
  99. 99Harvey1,9580.2%
  100. 100Charlie1,9260.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1935 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.