List of the most popular names in the 1930s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1930s.

1930

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. George
  9. Joseph
  10. Edward
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Dorothy
  4. Helen
  5. Barbara
  6. Margaret
  7. Maria
  8. Patricia
  9. Doris
  10. Joan; Ruth (tie)

1931

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. George
  9. Joseph
  10. Thomas
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Dorothy
  4. Barbara
  5. Joan
  6. Helen
  7. Maria
  8. Patricia
  9. Margaret

1932

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. John
  3. James
  4. William
  5. Charles
  6. Richard
  7. Donald
  8. George
  9. Joseph
  10. Thomas
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Barbara
  4. Dorothy
  5. Joan
  6. Patricia
  7. Shirley
  8. Margaret
  9. Doris
  10. Helen

1933

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Donald
  7. Charles
  8. Joseph
  9. George
  10. Thomas
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Barbara
  4. Dorothy
  5. Joan
  6. Patricia
  7. Maria
  8. Helen
  9. Margaret
  10. Doris

1934

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. George
  9. Thomas
  10. Joseph
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Shirley
  4. Barbara
  5. Joan
  6. Patricia
  7. Dorothy
  8. Maria
  9. Margaret
  10. Helen

1935

• Males
  1. James
  2. Robert
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. Thomas
  9. Ronald
  10. David
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Shirley
  3. Barbara
  4. Betty
  5. Patricia
  6. Joan
  7. Dorothy
  8. Margaret
  9. Maria
  10. Helen

1936

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Donald
  6. Richard
  7. Charles
  8. Ronald
  9. George
  10. Joseph
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Shirley
  3. Barbara
  4. Betty
  5. Patricia
  6. Maria
  7. Dorothy; Nancy (tie)
  8. Joan
  9. Margaret
  10. -----

1937

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Donald
  7. Charles
  8. David
  9. George
  10. Thomas
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Barbara
  3. Patricia
  4. Shirley
  5. Betty
  6. Maria; Nancy (tie)
  7. Dorothy
  8. Carol
  9. Margaret
  10. -----

1938

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. David
  9. George
  10. Ronald; Thomas (tie)
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Barbara
  3. Patricia
  4. Betty
  5. Shirley
  6. Nancy
  7. Carol; Maria
  8. Margaret
  9. Joan
  10. -----

1939

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. David
  8. Thomas
  9. Donald
  10. Ronald
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Barbara
  3. Patricia
  4. Betty
  5. Shirley
  6. Maria
  7. Margaret
  8. Carol
  9. Nancy
  10. Judith

References

• Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1930s from the Social Security Administration