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Throughout American History

 

Top Ten Given Names for the 1930's*

 

1930 1935
1931 1936
1932 1937
1933 1938
1934 1939

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Male - 1930 Female - 1930


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

 

Male - 1931 Female - 1931


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

 

Male - 1932 Female - 1932


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

 

Male - 1933 Female - 1933


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

 

Male - 1934 Female - 1934


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

 

Male - 1935 Female - 1935


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

 

Male - 1936 Female - 1936


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

 

Male - 1937 Female - 1937


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

 

Male - 1938 Female - 1938


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

 

Male - 1939 Female - 1939


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

*These top ten name lists are compiled from a random, one percent sample of Social Security Number card applications for people born in the given year.  This applications are not limited to persons born in the United States but are representative of all Social Security Number card holders.

This data on this page provided by the 
Office of the Chief Actuary
U.S. Social Security Administration

 

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