Home Years 1930 The most popular baby names of 1930 In 1930 the most given names were Robert (62,153 boys) and Mary (64,153 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,223,305 babies under 9,789 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1930 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1930 Girls: top 25 of 1930 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1929 1 1 Mary 64,153 57.0 #1 2 2 Betty 38,240 34.0 #2 3 3 Dorothy 30,411 27.0 #3 4 4 Helen 19,913 17.7 #4 5 5 Margaret 18,350 16.3 #5 6 6 Barbara 18,279 16.2 #7 7 7 Patricia 15,751 14.0 #10 8 8 Joan 15,478 13.8 #13 9 9 Doris 15,464 13.7 #6 10 10 Ruth 14,942 13.3 #8 11 11 Shirley 14,775 13.1 #9 12 12 Virginia 13,197 11.7 #11 13 13 Dolores 12,842 11.4 #14 14 14 Jean 11,986 10.7 #12 15 15 Elizabeth 10,995 9.8 #15 16 16 Frances 10,644 9.4 #16 17 17 Lois 10,114 9.0 #17 18 18 Joyce 9,658 8.6 #23 19 19 Evelyn 9,536 8.5 #19 20 20 Alice 9,516 8.4 #21 21 21 Mildred 9,356 8.3 #18 22 22 Marilyn 9,288 8.3 #33 23 23 Anna 9,081 8.1 #20 24 24 Nancy 9,068 8.1 #32 25 25 Norma 8,511 7.6 #25
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Marie 8,426 27 Martha 7,832 28 Phyllis 7,770 29 Rose 7,688 30 Gloria 7,605 31 Louise 6,942 32 Marjorie 6,633 33 Irene 6,464 34 Beverly 6,455 35 Catherine 6,299 36 Ruby 5,993 37 Donna 5,978 38 Florence 5,867 39 Eleanor 5,823 40 Annie 5,756 41 Ann 5,531 42 Rita 5,470 43 Geraldine 5,448 44 Lillian 5,447 45 Thelma 5,250 46 Lorraine 5,166 47 June 5,094 48 Gladys 5,066 49 Josephine 4,988 50 Theresa 4,783 51 Edna 4,762 52 Pauline 4,655 53 Janet 4,602 54 Carol 4,598 55 Jane 4,575 56 Wanda 4,524 57 Juanita 4,512 58 Bernice 4,439 59 Lucille 4,327 60 Marion 4,305 61 Edith 4,273 62 Grace 4,218 63 Audrey 4,129 64 Clara 4,124 65 Ethel 4,101 66 Delores 4,098 67 Peggy 4,084 68 Wilma 4,075 69 Elaine 3,954 70 Sarah 3,920 71 Hazel 3,888 72 Carolyn 3,725 73 Emma 3,555 74 Jacqueline 3,414 75 Charlotte 3,406 76 Beatrice 3,390 77 Esther 3,350 78 Bonnie 3,265 79 Billie 3,241 80 Marian 3,213 81 Joanne 3,154 82 Rosemary 3,151 83 Anne 3,091 84 Kathleen 3,074 85 Katherine 3,033 86 Eva 3,019 87 Willie 3,018 88 Elsie 2,973 89 Laura 2,908 90 Julia 2,880 91 Vivian 2,872 92 Jeanne 2,720 93 Maxine 2,700 94 Ida 2,643 95 Bertha 2,605 96 Gertrude 2,555 97 Patsy 2,544 98 Sally 2,542 99 Maria 2,540 100 Ellen 2,522
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Kathryn 2,515 102 Agnes 2,510 103 Arlene 2,509 104 Vera 2,492 105 Loretta 2,482 106 Jeanette 2,434 107 Ella 2,404 108 Bessie 2,382 109 Alma 2,380 110 Eileen 2,378 111 Lillie 2,368 112 Margie 2,242 113 Nellie 2,213 114 Jessie 2,195 115 Anita 2,183 116 Viola 2,161 117 Georgia 2,156 118 Joann 2,131 119 Lucy 2,121 120 Violet 2,098 121 Pearl 2,069 122 Minnie 2,008 123 Myrtle 1,997 124 Christine 1,995 125 Roberta 1,952 126 Janice 1,930 127 Velma 1,918 128 Mattie 1,890 129 Rosa 1,877 130 Leona 1,872 131 Jo 1,871 132 Sylvia 1,830 133 Geneva 1,798 134 Sara 1,770 135 Bobbie 1,765 136 Claire 1,654 137 Mae 1,650 138 Harriet 1,598 139 Naomi 1,594 140 Stella 1,570 141 Darlene 1,543 142 Dora 1,498 143 Genevieve 1,497 144 Lena 1,489 145 Carrie 1,465 146 Alberta 1,464 147 Constance 1,463 148 Eunice 1,438 149 Ramona 1,410 150 Mabel 1,369 151 Verna 1,359 152 Jennie 1,352 153 Rosie 1,345 154 Emily 1,344 155 Muriel 1,341 156 Opal 1,327 157 Lula 1,314 158 Hilda 1,303 159 Marguerite 1,289 160 Hattie 1,284 161 Cora 1,272 162 Lola 1,271 163 Joy 1,268 164 Rachel 1,261 165 Yvonne 1,242 166 Fannie 1,225 167 Sue 1,213 168 Beulah 1,210 169 Erma 1,207 170 Lila 1,203 171 Inez 1,173 172 Caroline 1,160 173 Madeline 1,144 174 Flora 1,142 175 Rosalie 1,120 176 Rebecca 1,114 177 Faye 1,099 178 Laverne 1,096 179 Blanche 1,093 180 Irma 1,084 181 Daisy 1,064 182 Eula 1,053 183 Miriam 1,052 184 Carmen 1,044 185 Ada 1,040 186 Marcella 1,035 187 Mamie 1,028 188 Imogene 1,024 189 Eloise 1,023 190 Nora 1,015 191 Bettie 1,005 192 Susan 1,003 193 Nina 996 194 Teresa 992 195 Charlene 987 196 Jeannette 987 197 Antoinette 976 198 Mable 976 199 Ernestine 959 200 Gwendolyn 959 201 Colleen 946 202 Judith 944 203 Iris 938 204 Rosemarie 926 205 Susie 922 206 Johnnie 912 207 Della 887 208 Deloris 881 209 Estelle 872 210 Melba 862 211 Lorene 856 212 Angelina 832 213 Priscilla 824 214 Sadie 821 215 Regina 799 216 Maggie 794 217 Suzanne 793 218 Marianne 791 219 Connie 782 220 Annette 781 221 Bette 774 222 Olga 774 223 Patty 769 224 Bettye 751 225 Diane 742 226 Katie 737 227 Pat 734 228 Victoria 713 229 Janie 707 230 Winifred 699 231 Marcia 692 232 Jewel 688 233 Lydia 687 234 Dorthy 684 235 Reba 680 236 Amelia 679 237 Ora 677 238 Henrietta 673 239 Nadine 667 240 Jacquelyn 666 241 Ollie 662 242 Nettie 657 243 Dorothea 640 244 Angela 639 245 Veronica 638 246 Fern 633 247 Jackie 626 248 Natalie 624 249 Ina 623 250 Essie 617 251 Fay 614 252 Paula 614 253 Freda 610 254 Iva 605 255 Luella 597 256 Cynthia 596 257 Isabel 595 258 Jeannine 593 259 Lela 586 260 Therese 576 261 Jimmie 575 262 Cecilia 567 263 Diana 564 264 Sallie 564 265 Celia 559 266 Adele 558 267 Lottie 556 268 Adeline 555 269 Glenna 555 270 May 554 271 Etta 551 272 Helene 550 273 Selma 550 274 Angeline 547 275 Frankie 545 276 Mona 540 277 Jewell 539 278 Olive 539 279 Clarice 536 280 Bernadine 533 281 Maureen 532 282 Mavis 531 283 Leola 530 284 Ola 529 285 Goldie 528 286 Cecelia 526 287 Sophie 524 288 Lenora 523 289 Sharon 523 290 Cleo 515 291 Dixie 512 292 Elva 512 293 Willa 512 294 Nell 511 295 Addie 510 296 Elinor 509 297 Rhoda 497 298 Lizzie 494 299 Linda 492 300 Myra 489 301 Effie 488 302 Lucile 487 303 Myrna 483 304 Elvira 480 305 Gracie 474 306 Lou 468 307 Francis 467 308 Lee 465 309 Annabelle 462 310 Estella 460 311 Carmela 457 312 Ila 451 313 Corinne 444 314 Earline 442 315 Maryann 440 316 Isabelle 437 317 Nelda 434 318 Alta 427 319 Guadalupe 427 320 Robert 426 321 Carole 425 322 Rosetta 421 323 James 419 324 Virgie 418 325 Lenore 411 326 Lupe 405 327 John 402 328 Olivia 402 329 Dona 401 330 Ruthie 397 331 Dolly 387 332 Amy 386 333 Lavonne 377 334 Elnora 376 335 Polly 373 336 Rena 373 337 Arline 371 338 Zelma 370 339 Consuelo 368 340 Dollie 368 341 Flossie 366 342 Judy 366 343 Neva 365 344 Rosella 363 345 Eleanore 362 346 Elma 362 347 Jerry 362 348 Renee 362 349 Betsy 361 350 Beverley 360 351 Joanna 359 352 Nannie 359 353 Carmella 358 354 Eddie 356 355 Josie 356 356 Margery 354 357 Mollie 353 358 Kay 351 359 Yolanda 351 360 Greta 345 361 Aileen 343 362 Molly 342 363 Eugenia 341 364 Sheila 341 365 Wilda 340 366 Claudia 338 367 Earnestine 337 368 Tommie 337 369 Loraine 335 370 Alicia 334 371 Cornelia 331 372 Harriett 330 373 Pearlie 330 374 Lorna 328 375 Concetta 327 376 Leah 326 377 Aurora 325 378 Robbie 325 379 Bernadette 323 380 Corrine 323 381 Lora 322 382 Nola 322 383 Frieda 318 384 Margarita 318 385 Sybil 318 386 Christina 317 387 Leila 317 388 Marlene 306 389 Lily 305 390 Matilda 304 391 Nona 302 392 Sandra 298 393 Winnie 297 394 Letha 296 395 Cecile 295 396 Avis 294 397 Delia 294 398 Odessa 289 399 William 289 400 Aline 282 401 Earlene 282 402 Evangeline 279 403 Janis 270 404 Allie 269 405 Bobby 262 406 Louella 259 407 Maude 258 408 Melva 258 409 Roslyn 258 410 Ilene 257 411 Millie 257 412 Antonia 256 413 Doreen 254 414 Beth 251 415 Hannah 251 416 Ophelia 251 417 Georgie 249 418 Joe 249 419 Reva 249 420 Florine 248 421 Gwen 248 422 Julie 247 423 Eliza 246 424 Lessie 245 425 Johanna 243 426 Lilly 243 427 Delphine 242 428 Elouise 242 429 George 242 430 Helena 242 431 Lorine 242 432 Pansy 242 433 Corine 239 434 Hope 239 435 Dorris 238 436 Charles 237 437 Merle 237 438 Jenny 235 439 Bertie 234 440 Mercedes 234 441 Emogene 233 442 Berniece 232 443 Iona 232 444 Callie 231 445 Clare 231 446 Marietta 231 447 Faith 230 448 Ima 228 449 Alyce 227 450 Zelda 225 451 Angie 222 452 Valerie 222 453 Dawn 221 454 Winona 221 455 Bonita 219 456 Elena 219 457 Jannie 219 458 Leatrice 215 459 Hester 214 460 Lorena 214 461 Leta 213 462 Marlys 211 463 Alene 210 464 Gilda 210 465 Adelaide 209 466 Madge 209 467 Claudine 208 468 Josefina 205 469 Katharine 205 470 Bennie 204 471 Maurine 204 472 Dortha 203 473 Leota 201 474 Queen 200 475 Lelia 199 476 Gail 198 477 Beryl 197 478 Amanda 196 479 Rosalyn 196 480 Janette 195 481 Ardis 193 482 Ester 193 483 Freddie 193 484 Maudie 190 485 Edwina 188 486 Madelyn 188 487 Vada 188 488 Marjory 187 489 Dessie 185 490 Juana 185 491 Allene 184 492 Iola 184 493 Zella 184 494 Roxie 183 495 Glenda 181 496 Margret 181 497 Lucia 180 498 Charlie 179 499 Jaunita 179 500 Gretchen 178 501 Ione 178 502 Philomena 178 503 Rosalee 177 504 Ardith 176 505 Petra 176 506 Althea 175 507 Donald 175 508 Nita 174 509 Roma 174 510 Birdie 173 511 Retha 173 512 Marylou 172 513 Dorla 171 514 Isabell 171 515 Belva 170 516 Millicent 170 517 Reta 170 518 Esperanza 169 519 Francisca 169 520 Wilhelmina 169 521 Gene 168 522 Monica 168 523 Oma 168 524 Gussie 167 525 Rae 167 526 Billy 166 527 Sonia 166 528 Twila 166 529 Deborah 165 530 Freida 164 531 Hallie 164 532 Louisa 164 533 Phoebe 164 534 Richard 164 535 Verda 162 536 Jeanine 160 537 Velda 160 538 Verla 160 539 Edythe 159 540 Rowena 159 541 Vernell 159 542 Lynn 157 543 Minerva 157 544 Manuela 156 545 Camille 155 546 Elda 155 547 Enid 155 548 Gay 155 549 Syble 155 550 Leora 154 551 Carla 153 552 Noreen 153 553 Doretha 152 554 Sophia 152 555 Terry 152 556 Billye 151 557 Augusta 149 558 Aurelia 148 559 Tillie 148 560 Germaine 147 561 Gertie 147 562 Shirlee 147 563 Vilma 147 564 Elisabeth 146 565 Magdalene 146 566 Arleen 144 567 Hellen 144 568 Andrea 143 569 Ofelia 143 570 Tina 143 571 Ava 142 572 Isabella 142 573 Vernice 142 574 Delma 141 575 Francine 141 576 Joseph 141 577 Lucinda 141 578 Ursula 141 579 Alvina 140 580 Gayle 139 581 Laurel 139 582 Pearline 139 583 Charline 137 584 Dovie 137 585 Elise 137 586 Elsa 137 587 Madonna 137 588 Marvel 137 589 Socorro 137 590 Valeria 137 591 Lauretta 136 592 Madeleine 135 593 Alfreda 134 594 Carlene 134 595 Roselyn 134 596 Vida 134 597 Erna 133 598 Justine 133 599 Lue 133 600 Carolina 132 601 Georgette 132 602 Ladonna 132 603 Lavon 132 604 Leslie 132 605 Sammie 131 606 Caryl 130 607 Gerry 130 608 Marilynn 130 609 Nan 130 610 Rosalind 130 611 Elisa 129 612 Dorotha 128 613 Lavern 128 614 Thomas 128 615 Marceline 126 616 Una 126 617 Veda 126 618 Yvette 126 619 Lura 125 620 Rhea 125 621 Rubye 125 622 Charmaine 124 623 Darleen 124 624 Fanny 124 625 Peggie 124 626 Angelita 122 627 Gearldine 122 628 Lettie 122 629 Ardeth 121 630 Harriette 121 631 Alva 120 632 Floy 120 633 Raquel 120 634 Berta 119 635 Bobbye 119 636 Emilia 119 637 Idella 119 638 Myrtis 119 639 Treva 119 640 Pattie 118 641 Delois 117 642 Vesta 117 643 Adrienne 116 644 Mozelle 116 645 Catalina 115 646 Camilla 114 647 Kitty 114 648 Paul 114 649 Theodora 114 650 Albertha 113 651 Marianna 112 652 Kate 111 653 Oleta 111 654 Zola 111 655 Adela 110 656 Mina 110 657 Cassie 109 658 Elvera 109 659 Jeane 109 660 Linnie 109 661 Catharine 108 662 Celestine 108 663 Florene 108 664 Carmelita 107 665 Georgianna 107 666 Ona 107 667 Donnie 106 668 Garnet 106 669 Cherie 105 670 Eleanora 105 671 Jayne 105 672 Johnie 105 673 Margarette 105 674 Nedra 104 675 Agatha 103 676 Larue 103 677 Mayme 103 678 Theda 103 679 Adell 102 680 Edward 102 681 Lona 102 682 Ray 102 683 Stephanie 102 684 Tessie 102 685 Easter 101 686 Georgiana 101 687 Norine 101 688 Novella 101 689 Karen 100 690 Ana 99 691 Jacquelin 99 692 Jeanie 99 693 Katheryn 99 694 Maybelle 99 695 Christene 98 696 Jeraldine 98 697 Margot 98 698 Odell 98 699 Celeste 97 700 Dale 97 701 Daphne 97 702 Darline 97 703 Ernestina 97 704 Susanne 97 705 Wynona 97 706 Blanch 96 707 Clementine 96 708 Henry 96 709 Ouida 96 710 Artie 95 711 Dottie 95 712 Elida 95 713 Hortense 95 714 Jeannie 95 715 Lavina 95 716 Norene 95 717 Carmel 94 718 Cathryn 94 719 Chloe 94 720 Ivy 94 721 Magnolia 94 722 Martina 94 723 Mazie 94 724 Meredith 94 725 Pamela 94 726 Cecil 93 727 Juliette 93 728 Lovie 93 729 Mickey 93 730 Willene 93 731 Zora 93 732 Alda 92 733 Maryjane 92 734 Cleta 91 735 Elna 91 736 Lina 91 737 Sherry 91 738 Arden 90 739 Filomena 90 740 Lolita 90 741 Magdalena 90 742 Margarett 90 743 Cordelia 89 744 Antonette 88 745 Carroll 88 746 Frank 88 747 Georgina 88 748 Jack 88 749 Amalia 87 750 Annetta 87 751 Marlyn 87 752 Romona 87 753 Vergie 87 754 Vonda 87 755 David 86 756 Kenneth 86 757 Maxie 86 758 Nila 86 759 Toni 86 760 Verona 86 761 Dominga 85 762 Ethelyn 85 763 Eugene 85 764 Laverna 85 765 Leone 85 766 Leonora 85 767 Maryellen 85 768 Alpha 84 769 Beatriz 84 770 Charleen 84 771 Estell 84 772 Walter 84 773 Denise 83 774 Evangelina 83 775 Belle 82 776 Concepcion 82 777 Freeda 82 778 Hortencia 82 779 Nanette 82 780 Audra 81 781 Crystal 81 782 Doloris 81 783 Eulalia 81 784 Kathrine 81 785 Neoma 81 786 Arthur 80 787 Cherry 80 788 Ira 80 789 Jonnie 80 790 Loyce 80 791 Marilee 80 792 Marilou 80 793 Orpha 80 794 Vernie 80 795 Elease 79 796 Eloisa 79 797 Herminia 79 798 Lawanda 79 799 Merna 79 800 Armida 78 801 Benita 78 802 Dena 78 803 Eve 78 804 Felicia 78 805 Kattie 78 806 Romaine 78 807 Sofia 78 808 Bernardine 77 809 Lavada 77 810 Abbie 76 811 Bulah 76 812 Dorene 76 813 Lea 76 814 Marcelle 76 815 Melvina 76 816 Rubie 76 817 Velva 76 818 Dana 75 819 Dorcas 75 820 Lyla 75 821 Nova 75 822 Palma 75 823 Rosina 75 824 Arvilla 74 825 Erlene 74 826 Lita 74 827 Myrtice 74 828 Nathalie 74 829 Patti 74 830 Phylis 74 831 Bernita 73 832 Beverlee 73 833 Dianne 73 834 Earl 73 835 Leonor 73 836 Lilia 73 837 Twyla 73 838 Venita 73 839 Waneta 73 840 Era 72 841 Georgene 72 842 Ines 72 843 Marge 72 844 Maryanne 72 845 Sonya 72 846 Willia 72 847 Cathrine 71 848 Coleen 71 849 Evie 71 850 Lulu 71 851 Marylin 71 852 Rutha 71 853 Sonja 71 854 Tressie 71 855 Zula 71 856 Ardella 70 857 Elois 70 858 Maud 70 859 Albina 69 860 Almeda 69 861 Annabell 69 862 Delphia 69 863 Marva 69 864 Mittie 69 865 Nada 69 866 Naoma 69 867 Eldora 68 868 Estela 68 869 Evalyn 68 870 Harold 68 871 Imelda 68 872 Joycelyn 68 873 Joye 68 874 Laquita 68 875 Lonnie 68 876 Lucretia 68 877 Nella 68 878 Santa 68 879 Vincenza 68 880 Aida 67 881 Aletha 67 882 Annamae 67 883 Elmira 67 884 Emilie 67 885 Ferne 67 886 Idell 67 887 Jocelyn 67 888 Rosaline 67 889 Adella 66 890 Clyde 66 891 Colette 66 892 Elayne 66 893 Winnifred 66 894 Adelina 65 895 Alvera 65 896 Dorine 65 897 Erlinda 65 898 Esta 65 899 Hettie 65 900 Julianne 65 901 Laurie 65 902 Lavera 65 903 Libby 65 904 Luvenia 65 905 Luz 65 906 Lyda 65 907 Rachael 65 908 Roseann 65 909 Bella 64 910 Berneice 64 911 Letitia 64 912 Nannette 64 913 Ossie 64 914 Rozella 64 915 Vivienne 64 916 Anastasia 63 917 Brenda 63 918 Dean 63 919 Delilah 63 920 Earlean 63 921 Inell 63 922 Josefa 63 923 Rosamond 63 924 Velia 63 925 Vina 63 926 Annabel 62 927 Bethel 62 928 Corene 62 929 Elizebeth 62 930 Evelyne 62 931 Jettie 62 932 Jovita 62 933 Mozell 62 934 Noma 62 935 Rosanna 62 936 Viva 62 937 Concha 61 938 Cruz 61 939 Margo 61 940 Zona 61 941 Albert 60 942 Arla 60 943 Claudette 60 944 Emmie 60 945 Jan 60 946 Jeanetta 60 947 Leatha 60 948 Lennie 60 949 Audry 59 950 Charlsie 59 951 Claudie 59 952 Marylyn 59 953 Myrtie 59 954 Raymond 59 955 Vita 59 956 Arletta 58 957 Bettylou 58 958 Bridget 58 959 Carl 58 960 Carma 58 961 Christeen 58 962 Golda 58 963 Hazle 58 964 Jill 58 965 Madaline 58 966 Mitzi 58 967 Oralia 58 968 Patrica 58 969 Prudence 58 970 Versie 58 971 Cathleen 57 972 Clarabelle 57 973 Lida 57 974 Louvenia 57 975 Margy 57 976 Melissa 57 977 Ocie 57 978 Sudie 57 979 Tomasa 57 980 Trinidad 57 981 Vivien 57 982 Willodean 57 983 Ethelene 56 984 Florida 56 985 Georgetta 56 986 Herlinda 56 987 Jamie 56 988 Luisa 56 989 Octavia 56 990 Roy 56 991 Susanna 56 992 Trudy 56 993 Altha 55 994 Delpha 55 995 Eartha 55 996 Eda 55 997 Elenora 55 998 Ellie 55 999 Rosia 55 1000 Theo 55
Boys: top 25 of 1930 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1929 1 1 Robert 62,153 56.6 #1 2 2 James 53,957 49.2 #2 3 3 John 52,447 47.8 #3 4 4 William 47,271 43.1 #4 5 5 Richard 32,187 29.3 #6 6 6 Charles 31,867 29.0 #5 7 7 Donald 29,052 26.5 #7 8 8 George 22,788 20.8 #8 9 9 Joseph 20,981 19.1 #9 10 10 Edward 17,352 15.8 #10 11 11 Thomas 17,008 15.5 #11 12 12 Paul 12,955 11.8 #13 13 13 Frank 12,535 11.4 #12 14 14 Jack 12,430 11.3 #14 15 15 David 12,275 11.2 #17 16 16 Raymond 11,714 10.7 #15 17 17 Kenneth 11,705 10.7 #18 18 18 Harold 11,660 10.6 #16 19 19 Walter 9,731 8.9 #19 20 20 Billy 9,285 8.5 #23 21 21 Eugene 9,029 8.2 #20 22 22 Henry 8,594 7.8 #21 23 23 Arthur 8,284 7.5 #22 24 24 Albert 7,950 7.2 #24 25 25 Ralph 7,634 7.0 #26
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Carl 6,951 27 Joe 6,873 28 Harry 6,847 29 Willie 6,667 30 Gerald 6,483 31 Howard 6,341 32 Fred 6,049 33 Roy 5,917 34 Louis 5,810 35 Herbert 5,675 36 Lawrence 5,639 37 Ronald 5,635 38 Earl 5,567 39 Clarence 5,498 40 Norman 5,289 41 Bobby 5,181 42 Francis 4,990 43 Ernest 4,787 44 Anthony 4,674 45 Leonard 4,662 46 Alfred 4,558 47 Daniel 4,465 48 Marvin 4,404 49 Stanley 4,383 50 Melvin 4,048 51 Jerry 3,891 52 Bernard 3,831 53 Leroy 3,802 54 Michael 3,543 55 Samuel 3,531 56 Peter 3,266 57 Ray 3,254 58 Roger 3,246 59 Bill 3,160 60 Russell 3,101 61 Floyd 3,077 62 Andrew 3,056 63 Leo 3,035 64 Dale 2,994 65 Wayne 2,981 66 Edwin 2,972 67 Theodore 2,958 68 Don 2,922 69 Lloyd 2,838 70 Gene 2,787 71 Glenn 2,758 72 Vernon 2,703 73 Clifford 2,696 74 Frederick 2,694 75 Philip 2,655 76 Clyde 2,631 77 Gordon 2,611 78 Herman 2,598 79 Alvin 2,512 80 Elmer 2,476 81 Leon 2,401 82 Lee 2,361 83 Martin 2,322 84 Vincent 2,318 85 Allen 2,278 86 Jimmie 2,255 87 Lewis 2,243 88 Bob 2,242 89 Douglas 2,166 90 Gilbert 2,119 91 Charlie 2,113 92 Harvey 2,062 93 Milton 2,053 94 Jesse 2,035 95 Lester 2,020 96 Warren 2,011 97 Eddie 1,972 98 Arnold 1,948 99 Cecil 1,882 100 Victor 1,844
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Johnny 1,822 102 Jimmy 1,799 103 Chester 1,791 104 Johnnie 1,783 105 Jerome 1,768 106 Curtis 1,721 107 Roland 1,721 108 Larry 1,719 109 Bruce 1,712 110 Sam 1,668 111 Calvin 1,618 112 Wallace 1,618 113 Jose 1,600 114 Glen 1,595 115 Benjamin 1,594 116 Maurice 1,550 117 Willard 1,537 118 Patrick 1,532 119 Edgar 1,526 120 Duane 1,520 121 Manuel 1,520 122 Claude 1,481 123 Billie 1,474 124 Oscar 1,467 125 Jim 1,464 126 Marion 1,389 127 Tommy 1,386 128 Virgil 1,371 129 Dean 1,365 130 Keith 1,354 131 Hugh 1,343 132 Tom 1,336 133 Jessie 1,329 134 Everett 1,326 135 Junior 1,325 136 Alan 1,301 137 Hubert 1,277 138 Stephen 1,257 139 Leslie 1,237 140 Rudolph 1,219 141 Wilbur 1,214 142 Wesley 1,186 143 Max 1,181 144 Phillip 1,175 145 Dennis 1,173 146 Homer 1,172 147 Nicholas 1,131 148 Luther 1,109 149 Franklin 1,078 150 Sidney 1,076 151 Delbert 1,013 152 Morris 1,006 153 Earnest 991 154 Ben 987 155 Allan 985 156 Ted 983 157 Jackie 974 158 Horace 973 159 Willis 965 160 Lyle 947 161 Dick 940 162 Bennie 916 163 Tony 912 164 Juan 907 165 Dan 899 166 Jay 891 167 Salvatore 882 168 Alexander 872 169 Steve 862 170 Oliver 850 171 Freddie 841 172 Otis 831 173 Darrell 828 174 Guy 827 175 Neil 827 176 Julius 812 177 Edmund 808 178 Clayton 802 179 Archie 768 180 Alex 760 181 Carroll 757 182 Ramon 757 183 Alton 756 184 Clifton 755 185 Nathaniel 754 186 Jesus 753 187 Orville 747 188 Marshall 741 189 Antonio 734 190 Angelo 727 191 Lowell 721 192 Wilbert 720 193 Lonnie 715 194 Gary 713 195 Myron 713 196 Merle 711 197 Mike 711 198 Leland 706 199 Ira 702 200 Bobbie 696 201 Clinton 694 202 Wendell 672 203 Ivan 668 204 Matthew 657 205 Dewey 653 206 Karl 648 207 Irving 643 208 Rodney 639 209 Nelson 630 210 Nick 630 211 Ervin 625 212 Jacob 622 213 Elbert 609 214 Doyle 601 215 Gerard 601 216 Wilfred 601 217 Sylvester 599 218 Irvin 598 219 Julian 592 220 Mark 591 221 Perry 581 222 Carlos 578 223 Pete 578 224 Eldon 575 225 Rufus 565 226 Laurence 562 227 Burton 560 228 Norbert 559 229 Malcolm 558 230 Fredrick 548 231 Isaac 548 232 Bert 542 233 Dwight 542 234 Nathan 540 235 Rex 540 236 Loren 536 237 Benny 533 238 Roosevelt 533 239 Tommie 533 240 Troy 533 241 Forrest 532 242 Ellis 523 243 Felix 515 244 Ruben 515 245 Owen 513 246 Emil 509 247 Grady 508 248 Conrad 506 249 Mack 505 250 Pedro 501 251 Ross 500 252 Aaron 499 253 Loyd 499 254 Irwin 486 255 Francisco 476 256 Byron 474 257 Sherman 473 258 Carlton 471 259 Johnie 466 260 Elwood 462 261 Amos 461 262 Lynn 458 263 Joel 455 264 Harley 454 265 Mario 449 266 Seymour 447 267 Emmett 439 268 Otto 438 269 Buddy 437 270 Rudy 437 271 August 432 272 Boyd 430 273 Wilson 430 274 Percy 429 275 Harlan 425 276 Reginald 424 277 Dominick 423 278 Teddy 417 279 Murray 412 280 Stuart 412 281 Raul 408 282 Sheldon 405 283 Laverne 402 284 Grover 401 285 Roberto 397 286 Louie 393 287 Aubrey 392 288 Garland 392 289 Danny 390 290 Austin 386 291 Dallas 382 292 Neal 381 293 Preston 379 294 Dominic 377 295 Alfonso 373 296 Pat 373 297 Luis 372 298 Erwin 370 299 Cornelius 368 300 Morton 367 301 Edmond 360 302 Maynard 356 303 Roscoe 352 304 Sammie 348 305 Sammy 346 306 Abraham 345 307 Elvin 341 308 Mary 340 309 Dave 339 310 Millard 337 311 Merlin 333 312 Delmar 332 313 Clair 314 314 Marlin 312 315 Steven 311 316 Timothy 306 317 Elton 304 318 Grant 304 319 Wade 298 320 Adolph 297 321 Terry 296 322 Salvador 295 323 Charley 289 324 Royce 289 325 Jean 288 326 Moses 288 327 Cleveland 287 328 Jasper 285 329 Reuben 283 330 Lionel 281 331 Simon 281 332 Darwin 280 333 Kermit 279 334 Marcus 277 335 Sanford 275 336 Carmen 274 337 Adam 273 338 Shirley 273 339 Randolph 271 340 Alfredo 268 341 Alonzo 268 342 Armando 268 343 Hollis 268 344 Christopher 267 345 Odell 267 346 Darrel 265 347 Wilmer 265 348 Gus 263 349 Lavern 262 350 Thurman 262 351 Monroe 261 352 Merrill 260 353 Ollie 260 354 Ned 259 355 Stewart 259 356 Will 259 357 Andy 257 358 Frankie 257 359 Clark 255 360 Emanuel 255 361 Travis 254 362 Wilburn 254 363 Gregory 248 364 Mitchell 247 365 Guadalupe 246 366 Weldon 244 367 Armand 243 368 Harrison 241 369 Randall 241 370 Barry 240 371 Buford 240 372 Rocco 238 373 Ed 232 374 Clement 229 375 Rolland 229 376 Lamar 228 377 Norris 228 378 Elijah 226 379 Russel 225 380 Ward 223 381 Vern 222 382 Jake 221 383 Miguel 221 384 Carol 220 385 Gabriel 220 386 Basil 219 387 Van 219 388 Patsy 218 389 Barney 216 390 Jackson 216 391 Ricardo 216 392 Coy 214 393 Noel 214 394 Rafael 214 395 Earle 212 396 Wiley 212 397 Woodrow 212 398 Cyril 211 399 Lorenzo 211 400 Wilford 210 401 Pablo 209 402 Alva 208 403 Cleo 208 404 Sterling 208 405 Dudley 207 406 Jess 207 407 Normand 207 408 Eric 206 409 Forest 206 410 Adrian 205 411 Rodolfo 203 412 Emory 202 413 Truman 202 414 Vito 202 415 Booker 201 416 Hershel 200 417 Winston 200 418 Carmine 199 419 Gale 199 420 Hector 198 421 Levi 196 422 Mervin 196 423 Claud 195 424 Emery 194 425 Solomon 193 426 Carrol 191 427 Jerald 191 428 Noah 191 429 Silas 191 430 Eli 190 431 Phil 185 432 Winfred 185 433 Elmo 183 434 Arturo 182 435 Harris 182 436 Rene 182 437 Linwood 181 438 Nolan 180 439 Delmer 178 440 Enrique 178 441 Bud 177 442 Cletus 177 443 Elliott 177 444 Jeff 177 445 Donnie 175 446 Emilio 175 447 Huey 174 448 Orval 174 449 Fernando 173 450 Thaddeus 173 451 Al 172 452 Chris 172 453 Elias 172 454 Milford 172 455 Emerson 171 456 Herschel 171 457 Ernesto 168 458 Lenard 167 459 Angel 166 460 Kent 166 461 Miles 165 462 Roman 165 463 Freeman 164 464 Pasquale 164 465 Frederic 163 466 Hoyt 162 467 Riley 162 468 Bruno 160 469 Alphonse 159 470 Bertram 158 471 Julio 158 472 Royal 158 473 Alberto 157 474 Blaine 157 475 Tomas 157 476 Betty 156 477 Milo 156 478 Vance 156 479 Olin 155 480 Dorothy 153 481 Hal 153 482 Roderick 153 483 Spencer 153 484 Gail 151 485 Lyman 149 486 Odis 149 487 Saul 149 488 Vaughn 149 489 Ulysses 148 490 Alden 146 491 Hiram 146 492 Monte 146 493 Wilber 146 494 Anton 145 495 Ferdinand 145 496 Scott 145 497 Wilton 145 498 Dalton 143 499 Hugo 143 500 Major 143 501 Buster 142 502 Ignacio 142 503 Luke 141 504 Ronnie 141 505 Domingo 139 506 Felipe 139 507 Gilberto 138 508 Arden 137 509 Arlen 137 510 Merlyn 137 511 Denver 136 512 Dwayne 136 513 Elroy 136 514 Omer 136 515 Burl 134 516 Daryl 134 517 Everette 134 518 Olen 134 519 Hobert 133 520 Carlo 132 521 Connie 132 522 Gaylord 132 523 Arlie 131 524 Clay 131 525 Rodger 131 526 Alphonso 129 527 Marcel 129 528 Raymon 128 529 Dewitt 127 530 Frances 127 531 Jeremiah 127 532 Evan 126 533 Houston 126 534 Doris 124 535 Ellsworth 124 536 Mickey 124 537 Andres 123 538 Dana 123 539 Micheal 123 540 Abel 122 541 Anderson 122 542 Augustine 122 543 Bradley 122 544 Bryan 122 545 Harmon 122 546 Augustus 121 547 Emile 121 548 Foster 121 549 Fletcher 120 550 Freddy 120 551 Mathew 120 552 Verne 120 553 Isaiah 119 554 Jules 118 555 Rollin 118 556 Kelly 117 557 Santiago 117 558 Arther 116 559 Columbus 116 560 Ramiro 115 561 Orlando 114 562 Rogers 114 563 Waldo 114 564 Justin 113 565 Merton 113 566 Nickolas 113 567 Noble 113 568 Sebastian 113 569 Jewel 111 570 Shelby 111 571 Valentine 111 572 Davis 109 573 Ezra 109 574 Lupe 109 575 Theron 109 576 Coleman 108 577 Morgan 108 578 Quentin 108 579 Hilton 107 580 Lucien 107 581 Mckinley 107 582 Alford 106 583 Jason 106 584 Carson 105 585 Craig 105 586 Edd 105 587 Elden 105 588 Kay 105 589 Reed 105 590 Warner 105 591 Ambrose 104 592 Clarance 104 593 Edsel 104 594 Ernie 104 595 Galen 104 596 Harland 104 597 Joesph 104 598 Talmadge 104 599 Avery 103 600 Beverly 103 601 Donn 103 602 Isiah 103 603 Jonathan 103 604 Mose 103 605 Alejandro 102 606 Benito 102 607 Graham 102 608 Lacy 102 609 Lemuel 102 610 Eduardo 101 611 Guillermo 101 612 Hans 101 613 Israel 101 614 Palmer 101 615 Romeo 101 616 Stanford 101 617 Jefferson 100 618 Bernie 99 619 Jerrold 99 620 Newton 99 621 Donal 98 622 Hermon 98 623 Kennith 98 624 Maxwell 98 625 Raphael 97 626 Santos 97 627 Sol 97 628 Winford 97 629 Aurelio 95 630 Granville 95 631 Mason 95 632 Christian 94 633 Cyrus 94 634 Aloysius 93 635 Casimir 93 636 Domenic 93 637 Donovan 93 638 Enoch 93 639 Werner 93 640 Hoover 92 641 Rubin 92 642 Sonny 92 643 Vicente 92 644 Walker 91 645 Adolfo 90 646 Brian 90 647 Joshua 90 648 Judson 90 649 King 90 650 Otha 90 651 Raleigh 90 652 Rayford 90 653 Theo 90 654 Alvis 89 655 Benedict 89 656 Dexter 89 657 Dorsey 89 658 Gayle 89 659 Haywood 89 660 Kyle 89 661 Sherwood 89 662 Bradford 88 663 Dee 88 664 Denis 88 665 Elwin 88 666 Felton 88 667 Boyce 87 668 Claudie 87 669 Haskell 87 670 Lois 87 671 Oren 87 672 Abe 86 673 Jon 86 674 Lincoln 86 675 Loy 86 676 Ora 86 677 Santo 86 678 Dock 85 679 Lucius 85 680 Theadore 85 681 Bennett 84 682 Gregorio 84 683 Kevin 84 684 Rosario 84 685 Bryce 83 686 Fay 83 687 Helen 83 688 Lucian 83 689 Alvie 82 690 Eldridge 82 691 Sydney 82 692 Eldred 81 693 Gino 81 694 Junius 81 695 Marlyn 81 696 Fidel 80 697 Napoleon 80 698 Ottis 80 699 Burt 79 700 Elvis 79 701 June 79 702 Leeroy 79 703 Rupert 79 704 Asa 78 705 Constantine 78 706 Jordan 78 707 Porter 78 708 Taylor 78 709 Walton 78 710 Aldo 77 711 Benton 77 712 Blair 77 713 Dolores 77 714 Elwyn 77 715 Jonas 77 716 Kurt 77 717 Reynold 77 718 Denny 76 719 Dewayne 76 720 Dillard 76 721 Dwain 76 722 Elzie 76 723 Emmitt 76 724 Farrell 76 725 Hobart 76 726 Jerold 76 727 Joyce 76 728 Ken 76 729 Nicolas 76 730 Bernice 75 731 Franklyn 75 732 Ismael 75 733 Jewell 75 734 Merritt 75 735 Sandy 75 736 Waymon 75 737 Zane 75 738 Andre 74 739 Barbara 74 740 Elliot 74 741 Lawerence 74 742 Williams 74 743 Willian 74 744 Crawford 73 745 Guido 73 746 Joaquin 73 747 Lindsey 73 748 Lon 73 749 Bonnie 72 750 Fredric 72 751 Garfield 72 752 Milan 72 753 Orin 72 754 Regis 72 755 Elisha 71 756 Elmore 71 757 Glendon 71 758 Gustave 71 759 Hayward 71 760 Ignatius 71 761 Mahlon 71 762 Matt 71 763 Oswald 71 764 Robin 71 765 Alois 70 766 Clem 70 767 Delton 70 768 Margaret 70 769 Myles 70 770 Ruth 70 771 Agustin 69 772 Domenick 69 773 Ivory 69 774 Oran 69 775 Reynaldo 69 776 Virginia 69 777 Antone 68 778 Ardell 68 779 Arvil 68 780 Joan 68 781 Verlin 68 782 Albin 67 783 Aron 67 784 Brady 67 785 Buck 67 786 Duncan 67 787 Glynn 67 788 Kendall 67 789 Mac 67 790 Meredith 67 791 Pearl 67 792 Rudolf 67 793 Shelton 67 794 Terrence 67 795 Vernie 67 796 Winfield 67 797 Clovis 66 798 Eddy 66 799 Kirby 66 800 Loran 66 801 Melton 66 802 Arvid 65 803 Carey 65 804 Carleton 65 805 Carmelo 65 806 Florian 65 807 Omar 65 808 Rowland 65 809 Val 65 810 Barton 64 811 Cruz 64 812 Evans 64 813 Lindy 64 814 Virgle 64 815 Chauncey 63 816 Furman 63 817 Garry 63 818 Gerry 63 819 Giles 63 820 Maxie 63 821 Miller 63 822 Murry 63 823 Prince 63 824 Carter 62 825 Dwaine 62 826 Estel 62 827 Loyal 62 828 Newell 62 829 Norton 62 830 Norval 62 831 Ruby 62 832 Arlo 61 833 Audrey 61 834 Berry 61 835 Bertrand 61 836 Darold 61 837 Murphy 61 838 Rose 61 839 Tim 61 840 Tracy 61 841 Art 60 842 Arvin 60 843 Auther 60 844 Bryant 60 845 Carlyle 60 846 Davie 60 847 Fritz 60 848 Ike 60 849 Isadore 60 850 Leander 60 851 Lucious 60 852 Malvin 60 853 Margarito 60 854 Willam 60 855 Clare 59 856 Clint 59 857 Dorman 59 858 Edison 59 859 Garnett 59 860 Gearld 59 861 Hardy 59 862 Marcelino 59 863 Pierre 59 864 Rosendo 59 865 Casper 58 866 Dannie 58 867 Derald 58 868 Derl 58 869 Emmet 58 870 Norwood 58 871 Obie 58 872 Reid 58 873 Addison 57 874 Arlin 57 875 Dayton 57 876 Early 57 877 Ezell 57 878 Jennings 57 879 Jere 57 880 Kenny 57 881 Lambert 57 882 Leopoldo 57 883 Mariano 57 884 Vester 57 885 Adolphus 56 886 Eloy 56 887 Lauren 56 888 Lorin 56 889 Orrin 56 890 Stanton 56 891 Wylie 56 892 Arnulfo 55 893 Cedric 55 894 Cleon 55 895 Cloyd 55 896 Damon 55 897 Dempsey 55 898 Ezekiel 55 899 Farris 55 900 Gerold 55 901 Gonzalo 55 902 Harlen 55 903 Humberto 55 904 Lavon 55 905 Lynwood 55 906 Maria 55 907 Pierce 55 908 Seth 55 909 Beryl 54 910 Burnell 54 911 Davey 54 912 Garth 54 913 Oneal 54 914 Silvio 54 915 Arlan 53 916 Brooks 53 917 Cary 53 918 Dante 53 919 Deane 53 920 Hazel 53 921 Hillard 53 922 Hyman 53 923 Lane 53 924 Lenord 53 925 Refugio 53 926 Rollie 53 927 Winton 53 928 Anna 52 929 Earlie 52 930 Federico 52 931 Garrett 52 932 Johnson 52 933 Jorge 52 934 Joy 52 935 Judge 52 936 Lawson 52 937 Lenwood 52 938 Marco 52 939 Patricia 52 940 Sherwin 52 941 Thad 52 942 Turner 52 943 Urban 52 944 Alice 51 945 Author 51 946 Christ 51 947 Curtiss 51 948 Dino 51 949 Duwayne 51 950 Gustav 51 951 Howell 51 952 Ivy 51 953 Louise 51 954 Nunzio 51 955 Richmond 51 956 Rosevelt 51 957 Verlyn 51 958 Adan 50 959 Annie 50 960 Clive 50 961 Evelyn 50 962 Evert 50 963 Hayden 50 964 Madison 50 965 Otho 50 966 Parker 50 967 Johny 49 968 Leamon 49 969 Llewellyn 49 970 Lonzo 49 971 Marcellus 49 972 Melville 49 973 Orland 49 974 Wally 49 975 Webster 49 976 Abner 48 977 Allison 48 978 Artie 48 979 Artis 48 980 Claire 48 981 Durwood 48 982 Elizabeth 48 983 Emmit 48 984 Finis 48 985 Florentino 48 986 Hamilton 48 987 Hosea 48 988 Ransom 48 989 Rueben 48 990 Benjiman 47 991 Cameron 47 992 Cleve 47 993 Conley 47 994 Ford 47 995 Genaro 47 996 Hurley 47 997 Jodie 47 998 Marshal 47 999 Mervyn 47 1000 Murl 47
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1930.
How spread out were the names of 1930? In 1930 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.7% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.3% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1930 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1930 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1930 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1930 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1930 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1930? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1930 against the top 100 of 1929.
The biggest climbs of 1930 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1930.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1931