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. Bob
  9. Joseph
  10. Edward
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Dorothy
  4. Helen
  5. Margaret
  6. Barbara
  7. Patricia
  8. Joan
  9. Doris
  10. Ruth

1931

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

1932

• 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. Barbara
  4. Dorothy
  5. Joan
  6. Patricia
  7. Margaret
  8. Helen
  9. Shirley
  10. Doris

1933

• 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. Barbara
  4. Dorothy
  5. Joan
  6. Patricia
  7. Margaret
  8. Helen
  9. Shirley
  10. Doris
  11. Elizabeth

1934

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

1935

• 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. Shirley
  3. Barbara
  4. Betty
  5. Patricia
  6. Dorothy
  7. Joan
  8. Margaret
  9. Nancy
  10. Helen
  11. Kaylee

1936

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. Thomas
  9. George
  10. David

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Shirley
  3. Barbara
  4. Betty
  5. Patricia
  6. Dorothy
  7. Joan
  8. Nancy
  9. Margaret
  10. Carol
  11. Beatrice

1937

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. Oscar brough
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. David
  9. Thomas
  10. George

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Barbara
  3. Patricia
  4. Shirley
  5. Betty
  6. Carol
  7. Nancy
  8. Dorothy
  9. Joan
  10. Margaret

1938

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. Donald
  8. David
  9. Thomas
  10. Ronald

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Martha
  3. Betty
  4. Shirley
  5. Carol
  6. Nancy
  7. Dorothy
  8. Margaret
  9. Joan

1939

• Males
  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John
  4. William
  5. Richard
  6. Charles
  7. David
  8. Donald
  9. Thomas
  10. Ronald

• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Barbara
  3. Patricia
  4. Betty
  5. Shirley
  6. Carol
  7. Nancy
  8. Judith
  9. Dorothy
  10. Margaret

References

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