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Baby names of 1931

In 1931 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (60,299 births) and Robert for boys (60,520).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary60,299
  2. Betty36,105
  3. Dorothy26,524
  4. Barbara21,803
  5. Joan19,119
  6. Helen17,664
  7. Margaret17,332
  8. Patricia16,470
  9. Shirley14,405
  10. Doris13,629
  11. Ruth13,131
  12. Virginia11,886
  13. Jean11,013
  14. Dolores10,806
  15. Joyce10,580
  16. Elizabeth10,292
  17. Nancy10,036
  18. Frances9,718
  19. Marilyn9,664
  20. Lois9,348
  21. Alice8,816
  22. Norma8,759
  23. Gloria8,547
  24. Evelyn8,491
  25. Anna8,429
  26. Mildred8,170
  27. Marie7,549
  28. Martha7,482
  29. Phyllis7,213
  30. Rose6,881
  31. Beverly6,789
  32. Donna6,600
  33. Louise5,897
  34. Marjorie5,880
  35. Ann5,858
  36. Catherine5,642
  37. Irene5,616
  38. Geraldine5,413
  39. Ruby5,331
  40. Eleanor5,255
  41. Annie5,090
  42. Peggy5,077
  43. Florence5,011
  44. June5,002
  45. Janet4,948
  46. Carol4,891
  47. Lillian4,807
  48. Rita4,613
  49. Lorraine4,588
  50. Jane4,532
  51. Josephine4,497
  52. Edna4,461
  53. Thelma4,440
  54. Wanda4,395
  55. Gladys4,351
  56. Pauline4,191
  57. Juanita4,130
  58. Delores4,050
  59. Theresa4,034
  60. Carolyn4,008
  61. Clara3,899
  62. Lucille3,854
  63. Bernice3,822
  64. Audrey3,790
  65. Edith3,772
  66. Marion3,763
  67. Ethel3,760
  68. Joanne3,757
  69. Wilma3,741
  70. Grace3,712
  71. Sarah3,636
  72. Elaine3,622
  73. Bonnie3,552
  74. Hazel3,507
  75. Charlotte3,403
  76. Emma3,308
  77. Arlenenew3,217
  78. Jacqueline3,135
  79. Esther3,034
  80. Anne2,979
  81. Billie2,921
  82. Vivian2,893
  83. Patsy2,869
  84. Marian2,862
  85. Beatrice2,844
  86. Elsie2,807
  87. Kathleen2,799
  88. Rosemary2,722
  89. Laura2,668
  90. Joannnew2,655
  91. Julia2,624
  92. Katherine2,624
  93. Willie2,597
  94. Eva2,592
  95. Marlenenew2,585
  96. Lorettanew2,581
  97. Sally2,557
  98. Jeanne2,525
  99. Ellen2,450
  100. Ida2,419

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Robert60,520
  2. James51,213
  3. John48,422
  4. William43,280
  5. Richard31,823
  6. Charles29,933
  7. Donald29,102
  8. George20,686
  9. Joseph19,327
  10. Thomas16,846
  11. Edward15,647
  12. Paul12,255
  13. David11,783
  14. Kenneth11,568
  15. Jack11,489
  16. Frank11,472
  17. Raymond10,854
  18. Harold10,694
  19. Billy9,263
  20. Walter8,940
  21. Eugene8,152
  22. Henry7,805
  23. Arthur7,525
  24. Albert7,131
  25. Ralph6,960
  26. Gerald6,823
  27. Ronald6,726
  28. Carl6,582
  29. Joe6,456
  30. Harry6,045
  31. Willie5,963
  32. Bobby5,858
  33. Fred5,698
  34. Howard5,623
  35. Roy5,489
  36. Norman5,426
  37. Louis5,424
  38. Lawrence5,364
  39. Clarence5,062
  40. Earl5,047
  41. Herbert4,788
  42. Francis4,735
  43. Jerry4,371
  44. Daniel4,360
  45. Marvin4,360
  46. Anthony4,310
  47. Ernest4,298
  48. Leonard4,279
  49. Stanley4,202
  50. Alfred3,949
  51. Melvin3,700
  52. Leroy3,648
  53. Roger3,625
  54. Bernard3,514
  55. Michael3,489
  56. Samuel3,379
  57. Bill3,217
  58. Wayne3,217
  59. Don3,176
  60. Ray3,161
  61. Peter3,122
  62. Dale3,008
  63. Russell2,943
  64. Gene2,766
  65. Andrew2,713
  66. Floyd2,707
  67. Edwin2,704
  68. Lloyd2,704
  69. Leo2,700
  70. Theodore2,667
  71. Philip2,648
  72. Glenn2,624
  73. Frederick2,471
  74. Vernon2,465
  75. Clifford2,451
  76. Gordon2,397
  77. Clyde2,336
  78. Bob2,318
  79. Allen2,308
  80. Alvin2,299
  81. Jimmie2,288
  82. Elmer2,265
  83. Herman2,263
  84. Leon2,245
  85. Douglas2,203
  86. Vincent2,162
  87. Lewis2,160
  88. Larrynew2,147
  89. Jimmynew2,125
  90. Lee2,123
  91. Martin2,103
  92. Gilbert1,993
  93. Harvey1,978
  94. Charlie1,975
  95. Eddie1,959
  96. Lester1,919
  97. Jesse1,895
  98. Arnold1,835
  99. Milton1,834
  100. Warren1,834

1931 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1931 holds 1,064,723 girls under 4,978 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Arlene, Joann, Marlene, Loretta. Leaving it:Maxine, Bertha, Gertrude, Maria.

The Social Security data for 1931 holds 1,039,665 boys under 4,321 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Larry, Jimmy. Leaving it:Cecil, Victor.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.