Home Years 1934 The most popular baby names of 1934 In 1934 the most given names were Robert (55,843 boys) and Mary (56,929 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,076,821 babies under 9,178 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1934 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1934 Girls: top 25 of 1934 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1933 1 1 Mary 56,929 54.5 #1 2 2 Betty 31,089 29.8 #2 3 3 Barbara 29,239 28.0 #3 4 4 Shirley 22,841 21.9 #9 5 5 Dorothy 21,281 20.4 #4 6 6 Patricia 20,844 20.0 #6 7 7 Joan 19,465 18.6 #5 8 8 Margaret 15,144 14.5 #7 9 9 Helen 14,100 13.5 #8 10 10 Nancy 13,520 12.9 #11 11 11 Doris 11,627 11.1 #10 12 12 Joyce 11,459 11.0 #12 13 13 Ruth 10,565 10.1 #13 14 14 Carol 10,273 9.8 #20 15 15 Virginia 10,002 9.6 #15 16 16 Jean 9,718 9.3 #14 17 17 Marilyn 9,382 9.0 #16 18 18 Elizabeth 9,346 8.9 #17 19 19 Frances 9,206 8.8 #18 20 20 Lois 8,387 8.0 #19 21 21 Janet 8,071 7.7 #25 22 22 Beverly 7,886 7.5 #26 23 23 Donna 7,870 7.5 #24 24 24 Norma 7,788 7.5 #23 25 25 Alice 7,784 7.5 #22
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Dolores 7,689 27 Martha 7,604 28 Phyllis 7,180 29 Evelyn 6,983 30 Gloria 6,813 31 Anna 6,680 32 Ann 6,641 33 Carolyn 6,472 34 Marie 6,326 35 Mildred 6,180 36 Peggy 6,027 37 Rose 5,583 38 Annie 5,018 39 Ruby 4,978 40 Louise 4,973 41 Marjorie 4,972 42 Catherine 4,933 43 Geraldine 4,837 44 Eleanor 4,718 45 Joanne 4,543 46 June 4,387 47 Wanda 4,368 48 Jane 4,358 49 Irene 4,346 50 Joann 4,149 51 Delores 3,991 52 Lillian 3,973 53 Arlene 3,917 54 Elaine 3,900 55 Edna 3,809 56 Lorraine 3,775 57 Marlene 3,755 58 Bonnie 3,753 59 Patsy 3,750 60 Josephine 3,742 61 Florence 3,736 62 Sally 3,725 63 Rita 3,683 64 Juanita 3,662 65 Thelma 3,646 66 Gladys 3,611 67 Sarah 3,601 68 Janice 3,588 69 Audrey 3,582 70 Sylvia 3,475 71 Pauline 3,445 72 Charlotte 3,434 73 Wilma 3,311 74 Kathleen 3,279 75 Jo 3,257 76 Clara 3,222 77 Theresa 3,192 78 Ethel 3,178 79 Grace 3,087 80 Jacqueline 3,038 81 Edith 3,012 82 Bernice 2,980 83 Loretta 2,978 84 Lucille 2,947 85 Emma 2,940 86 Marion 2,884 87 Hazel 2,811 88 Anne 2,786 89 Carole 2,655 90 Darlene 2,605 91 Esther 2,579 92 Billie 2,559 93 Sandra 2,550 94 Judith 2,459 95 Ellen 2,455 96 Laura 2,438 97 Marian 2,426 98 Vivian 2,413 99 Beatrice 2,410 100 Eva 2,389
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Katherine 2,388 102 Willie 2,388 103 Margie 2,373 104 Roberta 2,371 105 Julia 2,357 106 Jeanette 2,293 107 Elsie 2,270 108 Kathryn 2,258 109 Eileen 2,227 110 Bobbie 2,190 111 Rosemary 2,132 112 Bertha 2,082 113 Ella 2,071 114 Maxine 2,018 115 Maria 1,990 116 Lillie 1,977 117 Constance 1,975 118 Ida 1,972 119 Sue 1,933 120 Agnes 1,932 121 Christine 1,920 122 Georgia 1,918 123 Alma 1,903 124 Diane 1,872 125 Sara 1,844 126 Nellie 1,837 127 Vera 1,837 128 Bessie 1,832 129 Jessie 1,792 130 Anita 1,784 131 Jeanne 1,763 132 Mattie 1,708 133 Minnie 1,663 134 Lucy 1,647 135 Gertrude 1,582 136 Rosa 1,582 137 Yvonne 1,495 138 Susan 1,492 139 Geneva 1,472 140 Leona 1,472 141 Myrtle 1,435 142 Viola 1,435 143 Kay 1,430 144 Velma 1,426 145 Connie 1,425 146 Faye 1,420 147 Mae 1,384 148 Violet 1,370 149 Naomi 1,360 150 Sharon 1,355 151 Charlene 1,344 152 Joy 1,342 153 Suzanne 1,340 154 Pearl 1,338 155 Claire 1,309 156 Harriet 1,280 157 Marcia 1,267 158 Carrie 1,260 159 Dora 1,252 160 Rosie 1,240 161 Eunice 1,231 162 Pat 1,204 163 Rachel 1,181 164 Gail 1,176 165 Rebecca 1,161 166 Lula 1,124 167 Alberta 1,122 168 Cora 1,112 169 Stella 1,095 170 Lola 1,091 171 Maureen 1,086 172 Lena 1,076 173 Patty 1,072 174 Caroline 1,069 175 Emily 1,067 176 Hattie 1,067 177 Verna 1,040 178 Nina 1,027 179 Cynthia 1,021 180 Erma 1,008 181 Gwendolyn 1,002 182 Linda 1,000 183 Genevieve 969 184 Judy 960 185 Fannie 955 186 Jennie 944 187 Daisy 939 188 Marguerite 933 189 Deloris 932 190 Johnnie 932 191 Beulah 931 192 Hilda 929 193 Ramona 929 194 Glenda 921 195 Jeannette 919 196 Bettie 916 197 Flora 908 198 Rosalie 901 199 Opal 892 200 Nora 888 201 Rosemarie 886 202 Inez 881 203 Annette 872 204 Mamie 864 205 Diana 860 206 Jackie 859 207 Ernestine 854 208 Carmen 852 209 Mabel 850 210 Lila 844 211 Myrna 836 212 Irma 835 213 Ada 833 214 Dixie 833 215 Muriel 829 216 Iris 823 217 Laverne 820 218 Miriam 818 219 Marcella 800 220 Della 796 221 Madeline 795 222 Sheila 781 223 Janie 771 224 Melba 771 225 Eula 769 226 Imogene 768 227 Maryann 762 228 Paula 759 229 Mable 758 230 Susie 755 231 Bette 741 232 Bettye 740 233 Maggie 729 234 Blanche 722 235 Eloise 719 236 Colleen 712 237 Katie 710 238 Teresa 706 239 Regina 682 240 Priscilla 664 241 Jacquelyn 662 242 Nadine 658 243 Freda 651 244 Sadie 651 245 Reba 636 246 Mona 635 247 Fay 633 248 Lydia 632 249 Lorene 631 250 Angela 627 251 Marianne 620 252 Bernadette 619 253 Antoinette 616 254 Jimmie 614 255 Myra 593 256 Frankie 590 257 Ollie 590 258 Karen 588 259 Victoria 585 260 Estelle 581 261 Dorthy 577 262 Ina 571 263 Lou 559 264 Amelia 553 265 Nettie 545 266 Sallie 539 267 Essie 538 268 Henrietta 531 269 Natalie 530 270 Glenna 516 271 Ora 511 272 Winifred 510 273 Iva 505 274 Claudia 500 275 Etta 499 276 Jewel 494 277 Nelda 493 278 Willa 486 279 Mavis 485 280 Olga 482 281 Joanna 480 282 Gayle 476 283 Lavonne 469 284 Lela 466 285 Fern 462 286 Lenora 459 287 Veronica 453 288 Cleo 448 289 Sondra 448 290 Celia 445 291 Lottie 445 292 Ola 445 293 Claudette 441 294 Dorothea 441 295 Clarice 439 296 Cecilia 438 297 Polly 436 298 Gracie 435 299 Effie 431 300 Isabel 430 301 Bernadine 429 302 Nell 427 303 Earline 425 304 Rhoda 425 305 Jewell 423 306 Addie 422 307 Lee 422 308 Leola 414 309 Janis 412 310 Elinor 409 311 Arline 408 312 Rosetta 398 313 Helene 397 314 Adele 396 315 Leah 395 316 Adrienne 390 317 Angelina 389 318 Luella 388 319 Goldie 383 320 Jerry 382 321 Josie 379 322 Ruthie 377 323 Cecelia 374 324 Estella 371 325 May 371 326 Ila 367 327 Lupe 367 328 Earnestine 361 329 Elva 359 330 Olivia 359 331 Betsy 357 332 Lizzie 357 333 Angeline 356 334 Rena 356 335 Alta 355 336 Francis 355 337 Lenore 350 338 Corinne 348 339 Dona 348 340 Earlene 348 341 Beverley 347 342 Julie 346 343 Beth 343 344 Marlys 343 345 Jeannine 334 346 Dolly 327 347 Olive 327 348 Adeline 326 349 Tommie 326 350 Faith 325 351 Amy 322 352 Elnora 320 353 Greta 319 354 Valerie 319 355 Eddie 313 356 Dianne 312 357 Renee 312 358 Elvira 310 359 Lorna 309 360 Nola 307 361 Nona 306 362 Winnie 306 363 Lynn 305 364 Robbie 301 365 Pearlie 300 366 Dollie 297 367 Neva 294 368 Virgie 292 369 Molly 291 370 Corrine 290 371 Delia 290 372 Dawn 288 373 Gretchen 288 374 Marylou 288 375 Elma 285 376 Christina 284 377 Guadalupe 284 378 Mollie 284 379 Nannie 283 380 Annabelle 282 381 Johanna 281 382 Lucile 281 383 Deborah 280 384 Janette 278 385 Margery 277 386 Flossie 276 387 Reva 276 388 Carmela 275 389 Millie 274 390 Harriett 273 391 Isabelle 272 392 Odessa 272 393 Zelma 272 394 Doreen 271 395 Sybil 271 396 Cornelia 270 397 Frieda 267 398 Robert 266 399 Joe 265 400 Eugenia 264 401 Selma 264 402 Avis 263 403 James 262 404 Sophie 262 405 Therese 262 406 Eleanore 259 407 Monica 259 408 John 257 409 Carlene 256 410 Louella 256 411 Rosella 255 412 Wilda 255 413 Gwen 252 414 Margarita 251 415 Letha 248 416 Bobby 247 417 Florine 246 418 Melva 246 419 Carmella 245 420 Lora 245 421 Marilynn 245 422 Bonita 242 423 Leila 241 424 Hannah 239 425 Yolanda 238 426 Alicia 237 427 Gay 236 428 Sonia 236 429 Jannie 234 430 Edwina 233 431 Alyce 231 432 Bennie 228 433 Georgie 226 434 Freddie 225 435 Ilene 224 436 Queen 224 437 Corine 221 438 Rae 221 439 Elouise 219 440 Lilly 217 441 Antonia 216 442 Lily 216 443 Ima 214 444 Loraine 214 445 Noreen 214 446 Pansy 213 447 Aileen 212 448 Aurora 212 449 Merle 212 450 Cecile 210 451 Shirlee 209 452 Callie 208 453 Aline 207 454 Consuelo 207 455 Retha 206 456 Angie 202 457 Matilda 201 458 Allie 200 459 Carla 200 460 Winona 199 461 Ophelia 196 462 Roxie 196 463 Maude 195 464 Twila 195 465 Lorena 193 466 Lessie 191 467 Sherry 191 468 Amanda 189 469 Bertie 189 470 Rosalyn 189 471 Zelda 189 472 Clare 188 473 Helena 188 474 Evangeline 187 475 Hope 187 476 Sonya 183 477 Lona 180 478 Reta 180 479 Lorine 179 480 Iona 178 481 Peggie 178 482 Delois 175 483 Eliza 175 484 Freida 175 485 Madelyn 175 486 Madge 175 487 William 175 488 Allene 174 489 Nita 174 490 Concetta 171 491 Delphine 170 492 Marietta 170 493 Vernell 170 494 Francine 169 495 Leta 169 496 Charles 168 497 Claudine 168 498 Mercedes 168 499 Rowena 168 500 Katharine 167 501 Althea 165 502 Camille 164 503 Elena 164 504 Ladonna 161 505 Lucia 161 506 Alene 160 507 George 160 508 Hester 160 509 Jan 160 510 Lelia 159 511 Lynne 159 512 Rosalee 159 513 Berniece 157 514 Ester 157 515 Marjory 157 516 Maudie 157 517 Jenny 156 518 Verla 156 519 Ardis 154 520 Delma 154 521 Doretha 154 522 Dortha 154 523 Dorris 153 524 Esperanza 153 525 Leota 153 526 Belva 151 527 Rheta 151 528 Ione 150 529 Nan 150 530 Ardith 149 531 Germaine 149 532 Jill 149 533 Ofelia 148 534 Roslyn 148 535 Pamela 147 536 Beryl 146 537 Lavon 146 538 Marlyn 146 539 Patti 146 540 Terry 146 541 Jaunita 144 542 Edythe 142 543 Susanne 141 544 Adelaide 139 545 Bobbye 139 546 Madonna 139 547 Pearline 139 548 Petra 139 549 Roma 139 550 Carolee 138 551 Birdie 137 552 Caryl 137 553 Zella 137 554 Charlie 135 555 Wilhelmina 135 556 Gearldine 134 557 Jeannie 134 558 Sammie 134 559 Lucinda 132 560 Millicent 132 561 Andrea 131 562 Alfreda 130 563 Lue 130 564 Ava 129 565 Jeanine 129 566 Richard 129 567 Velda 129 568 Dessie 128 569 Justine 128 570 Phoebe 128 571 Stephanie 128 572 Dottie 127 573 Meredith 127 574 Roseann 127 575 Rubye 127 576 Gerry 126 577 Minerva 126 578 Vada 126 579 Cleta 125 580 Denise 125 581 Leslie 125 582 Aurelia 124 583 Celeste 124 584 Margot 124 585 Treva 124 586 Verda 124 587 Benita 123 588 Emogene 123 589 Iola 123 590 Kitty 123 591 Elisabeth 122 592 Jeanie 122 593 Leora 122 594 Pattie 122 595 Angelita 121 596 Enid 121 597 Francisca 120 598 Georgianna 120 599 Harriette 120 600 Louisa 120 601 Maryanne 120 602 Oma 120 603 Ona 120 604 Alva 119 605 Libby 119 606 Maurine 119 607 Gussie 118 608 Nila 118 609 Rosalind 118 610 Tina 118 611 Veda 118 612 Donnie 116 613 Florene 116 614 Hellen 116 615 Syble 116 616 Vida 116 617 Dale 115 618 Elisa 115 619 Juliette 115 620 Lettie 115 621 Dovie 114 622 Erna 114 623 Josefina 114 624 Lauretta 114 625 Dorene 113 626 Margret 113 627 Ouida 113 628 Sharlene 113 629 Toni 113 630 Valeria 113 631 Vernice 113 632 Christene 112 633 Leatrice 112 634 Oleta 112 635 Donald 110 636 Elsa 110 637 Gilda 110 638 Jayne 110 639 Maryjane 110 640 Philomena 110 641 Vesta 110 642 Nedra 109 643 Zola 109 644 Gertie 108 645 Marvel 108 646 Tillie 108 647 Una 108 648 Magdalene 107 649 Socorro 107 650 Sophia 107 651 Ursula 107 652 Brenda 106 653 Alvina 105 654 Lavern 105 655 Myrtis 105 656 Carolina 104 657 Dorcas 104 658 Lavada 104 659 Rhea 104 660 Charline 103 661 Georgette 103 662 Manuela 103 663 Rochelle 103 664 Sydney 103 665 Carroll 102 666 Theda 102 667 Celestine 101 668 Madeleine 101 669 Toby 101 670 Katheryn 100 671 Alpha 99 672 Augusta 99 673 Kaye 99 674 Lura 99 675 Charleen 98 676 Crystal 98 677 Billy 97 678 Floy 97 679 Idella 97 680 Darleen 96 681 Elise 96 682 Emilia 96 683 Isabell 96 684 Laurel 96 685 Marylin 96 686 Dana 95 687 Georgiana 95 688 Norine 95 689 Charmaine 94 690 Cherry 94 691 Elda 94 692 Kate 94 693 Berta 93 694 Cathryn 93 695 Darline 93 696 Vonda 93 697 Mina 92 698 Mitzi 92 699 Norene 92 700 Carrol 91 701 Dorotha 91 702 Fanny 91 703 Felicia 90 704 Isabella 90 705 Elida 89 706 Garnet 89 707 Hallie 89 708 Yvette 89 709 Arleen 88 710 Albertha 87 711 Annetta 87 712 Bernita 87 713 Georgina 87 714 Jeraldine 87 715 Joseph 87 716 Leatha 87 717 Easter 86 718 Johnie 86 719 Jolene 86 720 Lavina 86 721 Leonora 86 722 Raquel 86 723 Sonja 86 724 Billye 85 725 Georgene 85 726 Martina 85 727 Roselyn 85 728 Ana 84 729 Lawanda 84 730 Margarette 84 731 Myrtice 84 732 Camilla 83 733 Cassie 83 734 Juana 83 735 Larue 83 736 Carmelita 82 737 Clementine 82 738 Theodora 82 739 Artie 81 740 Margarett 81 741 Marsha 81 742 Mazie 81 743 Mickey 81 744 Nella 81 745 Vergie 81 746 Estela 80 747 Gene 80 748 Maryellen 80 749 Marylyn 80 750 Novella 80 751 Kathy 79 752 Linnie 79 753 Lovie 79 754 Zoe 79 755 Zona 79 756 Chloe 78 757 Gale 78 758 Janelle 78 759 Leone 78 760 Loyce 78 761 Marianna 78 762 Nova 78 763 Sidney 78 764 Carmel 77 765 Eve 77 766 Lynda 77 767 Marilee 77 768 Cheryl 76 769 Ginger 76 770 Ivy 76 771 Jacquelin 76 772 Jonnie 76 773 Kathrine 76 774 Agatha 75 775 Catharine 75 776 David 75 777 Jocelyn 75 778 Lonnie 75 779 Marilou 75 780 Mozelle 75 781 Cherie 74 782 Elvera 74 783 Jeane 74 784 Laverna 74 785 Marva 74 786 Rubie 74 787 Adell 73 788 Augustine 73 789 Carma 73 790 Velva 73 791 Corene 72 792 Nada 72 793 Zora 72 794 Ardella 71 795 Bridget 71 796 Cecil 71 797 Daphne 71 798 Jacklyn 71 799 Joycelyn 71 800 Laurie 71 801 Lina 71 802 Rutha 71 803 Tessie 71 804 Aletha 70 805 Esta 70 806 Lea 70 807 Luanne 70 808 Merna 70 809 Willene 70 810 Wynona 70 811 Eloisa 69 812 Emilie 69 813 Lynette 69 814 Mittie 69 815 Adela 68 816 Armida 68 817 Coleen 68 818 Concepcion 68 819 Earlean 68 820 Eleanora 68 821 Evangelina 68 822 Hettie 68 823 Louvenia 68 824 Maybelle 68 825 Merlene 68 826 Patrica 68 827 Ray 68 828 Rosanna 68 829 Saundra 68 830 Verona 68 831 Becky 67 832 Colette 67 833 Cordelia 67 834 Dee 67 835 Elna 67 836 Gaynell 67 837 Kattie 67 838 Merry 67 839 Carleen 66 840 Dominga 66 841 Edward 66 842 Elease 66 843 Lucretia 66 844 Lulu 66 845 Lyla 66 846 Romaine 66 847 Rosanne 66 848 Catalina 65 849 Eldora 65 850 Julianne 65 851 Marina 65 852 Merilyn 65 853 Robin 65 854 Vonnie 65 855 Arla 64 856 Beatriz 64 857 Bethel 64 858 Dorine 64 859 Magdalena 64 860 Maxie 64 861 Ethelyn 63 862 Letitia 63 863 Melvina 63 864 Vilma 63 865 Barbra 62 866 Beverlee 62 867 Neoma 62 868 Susanna 62 869 Thomas 62 870 Willia 62 871 Alda 61 872 Evie 61 873 Luann 61 874 Walter 61 875 Almeda 60 876 Anastasia 60 877 Arvilla 60 878 Audra 60 879 Delfina 60 880 Ernestina 60 881 Henry 60 882 Marge 60 883 Nannette 60 884 Oralia 60 885 Pearlene 60 886 Retta 60 887 Rosita 60 888 Abbie 59 889 Bernardine 59 890 Janell 59 891 Mardell 59 892 Marita 59 893 Twyla 59 894 Annabell 58 895 Annamae 58 896 Dorla 58 897 Florida 58 898 Jeanetta 58 899 Jerrie 58 900 Orpha 58 901 Paul 58 902 Phylis 58 903 Ronald 58 904 Trudy 58 905 Cathleen 57 906 Dimple 57 907 Elmira 57 908 Era 57 909 Erlene 57 910 Freeda 57 911 Georgine 57 912 Mariann 57 913 Marta 57 914 Odell 57 915 Vernie 57 916 Winnifred 57 917 Berneice 56 918 Claudie 56 919 Doloris 56 920 Elois 56 921 Filomena 56 922 Nancie 56 923 Nanette 56 924 Tressie 56 925 Dean 55 926 Ethelene 55 927 Golda 55 928 Hortense 55 929 Ira 55 930 Josefa 55 931 Malinda 55 932 Neta 55 933 Ossie 55 934 Rosia 55 935 Shirlene 55 936 Tomasa 55 937 Venita 55 938 Amalia 54 939 Audry 54 940 Clarissa 54 941 Elayne 54 942 Frank 54 943 Glendora 54 944 Lida 54 945 Lolita 54 946 Marcelina 54 947 Verlene 54 948 Ardell 53 949 Delilah 53 950 Magnolia 53 951 Mayme 53 952 Romona 53 953 Sherrill 53 954 Vicki 53 955 Adella 52 956 Arthur 52 957 Eartha 52 958 Hortencia 52 959 Jamie 52 960 Karol 52 961 Lavona 52 962 Leonor 52 963 Louann 52 964 Luvenia 52 965 Mozell 52 966 Altha 51 967 Blanch 51 968 Debra 51 969 Dorthey 51 970 Natalia 51 971 Palma 51 972 Penny 51 973 Adelina 50 974 Alison 50 975 Belle 50 976 Elissa 50 977 Herminia 50 978 Joye 50 979 Madie 50 980 Marylee 50 981 Antonette 49 982 Ceola 49 983 Christeen 49 984 Delora 49 985 Dena 49 986 Erlinda 49 987 Estell 49 988 Gerald 49 989 Leanna 49 990 Nathalie 49 991 Sharron 49 992 Waneta 49 993 Alexandra 48 994 Bettylou 48 995 Delta 48 996 Juliana 48 997 Katy 48 998 Kenneth 48 999 Lita 48 1000 Marceline 48
Boys: top 25 of 1934 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1933 1 1 Robert 55,843 54.1 #1 2 2 James 54,270 52.6 #2 3 3 John 46,743 45.3 #3 4 4 William 40,175 38.9 #4 5 5 Richard 33,167 32.1 #5 6 6 Donald 30,408 29.4 #7 7 7 Charles 29,790 28.9 #6 8 8 George 18,500 17.9 #8 9 9 Thomas 17,373 16.8 #10 10 10 Joseph 17,111 16.6 #9 11 11 Ronald 14,088 13.6 #12 12 12 David 14,003 13.6 #13 13 13 Edward 13,917 13.5 #11 14 14 Paul 12,196 11.8 #14 15 15 Kenneth 11,800 11.4 #15 16 16 Frank 10,640 10.3 #16 17 17 Jack 9,985 9.7 #17 18 18 Harold 9,926 9.6 #18 19 19 Raymond 9,588 9.3 #19 20 20 Billy 9,562 9.3 #20 21 21 Walter 8,092 7.8 #21 22 22 Gerald 7,816 7.6 #22 23 23 Bobby 7,532 7.3 #26 24 24 Eugene 7,145 6.9 #23 25 25 Jerry 7,134 6.9 #31
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Joe 7,090 27 Henry 6,735 28 Carl 6,683 29 Arthur 6,443 30 Willie 6,348 31 Ralph 6,282 32 Albert 6,003 33 Fred 5,466 34 Lawrence 5,324 35 Roy 5,104 36 Harry 5,099 37 Howard 5,068 38 Norman 4,989 39 Roger 4,766 40 Louis 4,682 41 Earl 4,628 42 Daniel 4,502 43 Larry 4,474 44 Marvin 4,217 45 Clarence 4,213 46 Franklin 4,156 47 Michael 4,108 48 Wayne 4,035 49 Francis 4,006 50 Don 3,926 51 Ernest 3,849 52 Anthony 3,840 53 Leonard 3,836 54 Leroy 3,774 55 Melvin 3,702 56 Jimmy 3,696 57 Herbert 3,600 58 Stanley 3,569 59 Bill 3,534 60 Gary 3,354 61 Peter 3,290 62 Dale 3,241 63 Ray 3,177 64 Alfred 3,158 65 Bernard 3,146 66 Samuel 3,137 67 Gene 2,854 68 Jimmie 2,837 69 Philip 2,784 70 Russell 2,736 71 Gordon 2,639 72 Douglas 2,541 73 Floyd 2,533 74 Theodore 2,523 75 Bob 2,478 76 Andrew 2,443 77 Frederick 2,431 78 Bruce 2,401 79 Lee 2,378 80 Edwin 2,347 81 Glenn 2,341 82 Lloyd 2,339 83 Johnny 2,336 84 Clyde 2,323 85 Clifford 2,315 86 Leo 2,309 87 Leon 2,306 88 Allen 2,241 89 Vernon 2,227 90 Jim 2,207 91 Martin 2,178 92 Eddie 2,169 93 Alvin 2,147 94 Lewis 2,062 95 Dennis 2,053 96 Warren 2,024 97 Herman 2,011 98 Tommy 1,937 99 Harvey 1,934 100 Charlie 1,892
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Vincent 1,865 102 Jesse 1,853 103 Curtis 1,844 104 Duane 1,837 105 Arnold 1,780 106 Gilbert 1,775 107 Jerome 1,773 108 Elmer 1,709 109 Patrick 1,704 110 Lester 1,687 111 Cecil 1,596 112 Tom 1,579 113 Phillip 1,577 114 Jackie 1,567 115 Milton 1,516 116 Johnnie 1,504 117 Benjamin 1,483 118 Dean 1,476 119 Roland 1,445 120 Glen 1,442 121 Stephen 1,424 122 Victor 1,420 123 Chester 1,385 124 Alan 1,369 125 Keith 1,352 126 Max 1,335 127 Sam 1,321 128 Calvin 1,319 129 Wallace 1,306 130 Claude 1,264 131 Manuel 1,252 132 Maurice 1,239 133 Jose 1,221 134 Leslie 1,215 135 Hugh 1,187 136 Willard 1,175 137 Edgar 1,148 138 Dick 1,131 139 Marion 1,130 140 Darrell 1,129 141 Virgil 1,128 142 Wesley 1,118 143 Oscar 1,096 144 Jessie 1,090 145 Everett 1,068 146 Ted 1,052 147 Billie 1,037 148 Lowell 1,033 149 Roosevelt 1,016 150 Hubert 999 151 Allan 993 152 Freddie 988 153 Neil 953 154 Dan 939 155 Lyle 939 156 Homer 937 157 Jay 933 158 Morris 932 159 Sidney 932 160 Rodney 929 161 Earnest 921 162 Wilbur 920 163 Delbert 894 164 Carroll 874 165 Nicholas 873 166 Willis 867 167 Luther 862 168 Tony 841 169 Ben 831 170 Horace 816 171 Junior 816 172 Joel 815 173 Bennie 813 174 Nathaniel 782 175 Rudolph 779 176 Steve 771 177 Otis 769 178 Guy 767 179 Ronnie 759 180 Lonnie 754 181 Oliver 732 182 Terry 720 183 Clayton 717 184 Alton 713 185 Mark 702 186 Karl 689 187 Benny 684 188 Marshall 676 189 Clifton 666 190 Leland 665 191 Bobbie 660 192 Archie 658 193 Mike 650 194 Clinton 643 195 Salvatore 639 196 Juan 636 197 Rex 631 198 Alex 623 199 Wendell 618 200 Alexander 616 201 Ivan 612 202 Matthew 610 203 Doyle 608 204 Danny 604 205 Pete 602 206 Edmund 600 207 Merle 599 208 Wilbert 596 209 Orville 593 210 Julius 579 211 Myron 576 212 Ira 570 213 Loren 570 214 Nelson 569 215 Eldon 568 216 Lynn 564 217 Carlos 559 218 Ramon 551 219 Jacob 547 220 Gerard 545 221 Perry 545 222 Troy 540 223 Ervin 537 224 Jesus 537 225 Elbert 527 226 Barry 523 227 Buddy 517 228 Dewey 514 229 Dwight 506 230 Conrad 500 231 Malcolm 499 232 Sylvester 497 233 Angelo 494 234 Antonio 494 235 Stuart 493 236 Laurence 489 237 Isaac 481 238 Rufus 480 239 Aaron 477 240 Carlton 477 241 Julian 474 242 Pat 472 243 Irvin 471 244 Jon 471 245 Nathan 469 246 Rudy 469 247 Mack 465 248 Nick 465 249 Tommie 465 250 Sheldon 462 251 Dave 458 252 Grady 458 253 Teddy 457 254 Fredrick 456 255 Ross 443 256 Ruben 443 257 Neal 440 258 Sherman 437 259 Owen 435 260 Burton 433 261 Ellis 430 262 Clark 429 263 Byron 425 264 Wilfred 423 265 Irving 422 266 Norbert 421 267 Bert 420 268 Forrest 412 269 Sammy 412 270 Dallas 403 271 Donnie 403 272 Boyd 398 273 Harlan 393 274 Felix 387 275 Garland 378 276 Percy 377 277 Elwood 375 278 Harley 375 279 Reginald 375 280 Aubrey 372 281 Irwin 364 282 Travis 364 283 Loyd 363 284 Pedro 362 285 Johnie 359 286 Darrel 358 287 Preston 357 288 Maynard 354 289 Wilson 352 290 Louie 346 291 Emmett 341 292 Frankie 340 293 Amos 339 294 Sammie 338 295 Lionel 336 296 Timothy 336 297 Emil 335 298 Francisco 330 299 Gregory 329 300 Noel 329 301 Marlin 324 302 Laverne 323 303 Steven 322 304 Otto 318 305 Grover 316 306 Cornelius 314 307 Raul 313 308 Elton 311 309 Morton 310 310 Mario 306 311 Wade 306 312 Delmar 303 313 Mary 302 314 Darwin 300 315 Royce 296 316 August 295 317 Luis 294 318 Jerald 288 319 Shirley 288 320 Edmond 287 321 Moses 286 322 Erwin 285 323 Merlin 283 324 Roberto 281 325 Randall 277 326 Thurman 274 327 Phil 273 328 Roscoe 273 329 Alfonso 271 330 Christopher 271 331 Grant 271 332 Kermit 269 333 Elvin 266 334 Ned 266 335 Sanford 266 336 Gale 262 337 Mitchell 262 338 Ed 261 339 Murray 261 340 Eric 259 341 Randolph 259 342 Odell 256 343 Charley 254 344 Dominick 254 345 Alonzo 253 346 Carol 252 347 Austin 251 348 Millard 250 349 Kent 249 350 Lavern 248 351 Jasper 246 352 Abraham 243 353 Dominic 242 354 Norris 240 355 Adam 239 356 Merrill 239 357 Clair 238 358 Weldon 236 359 Wilburn 229 360 Coy 227 361 Marcus 226 362 Rolland 226 363 Reuben 225 364 Carmen 224 365 Lorenzo 224 366 Wiley 224 367 Hollis 221 368 Lamar 221 369 Woodrow 217 370 Will 215 371 Monroe 213 372 Stewart 213 373 Gail 212 374 Andy 211 375 Buford 211 376 Cleveland 211 377 Adolph 210 378 Delano 209 379 Elijah 209 380 Arlen 206 381 Cleo 206 382 Adrian 205 383 Hal 205 384 Harrison 203 385 Truman 203 386 Barney 200 387 Elliott 200 388 Armand 199 389 Dwayne 199 390 Gus 199 391 Guadalupe 198 392 Winston 198 393 Simon 197 394 Wilmer 197 395 Levi 196 396 Al 194 397 Wilford 193 398 Jake 192 399 Dudley 190 400 Nolan 189 401 Ricardo 189 402 Brian 187 403 Huey 187 404 Ward 187 405 Armando 186 406 Olin 186 407 Seymour 186 408 Sterling 186 409 Delmer 185 410 Frederic 185 411 Hector 185 412 Spencer 185 413 Ollie 184 414 Van 184 415 Clement 182 416 Chris 181 417 Salvador 179 418 Emery 178 419 Jean 178 420 Emanuel 177 421 Alfredo 176 422 Eli 176 423 Carrol 175 424 Jackson 175 425 Russel 175 426 Vern 175 427 Freddy 174 428 Linwood 173 429 Scott 171 430 Betty 170 431 Earle 170 432 Roderick 170 433 Gayle 169 434 Vance 168 435 Mervin 167 436 Mickey 167 437 Bradley 166 438 Harris 166 439 Jess 166 440 Emory 165 441 Booker 164 442 Garry 164 443 Gabriel 163 444 Bud 162 445 Hershel 161 446 Warner 160 447 Basil 159 448 Kay 159 449 Daryl 158 450 Riley 156 451 Alva 155 452 Rene 155 453 Rodger 155 454 Miles 154 455 Miguel 153 456 Rocco 153 457 Ken 152 458 Kevin 151 459 Milford 150 460 Cyril 149 461 Solomon 149 462 Monte 148 463 Noah 148 464 Rodolfo 148 465 Blaine 147 466 Arden 146 467 Arturo 146 468 Ernesto 146 469 Jan 145 470 Tomas 145 471 Alden 144 472 Carmine 144 473 Claud 144 474 Kelly 144 475 Dalton 143 476 Denis 143 477 Ulysses 143 478 Connie 142 479 Pablo 142 480 Silas 142 481 Jerold 141 482 Normand 141 483 Raymon 141 484 Bernie 140 485 Vito 140 486 Winfred 139 487 Craig 138 488 Elmo 138 489 Fredric 138 490 Alphonse 137 491 Forest 137 492 Evan 136 493 Galen 136 494 Roman 135 495 Cletus 134 496 Elden 133 497 Herschel 133 498 Jonathan 133 499 Shelby 133 500 Sonny 133 501 Denny 132 502 Fernando 132 503 Freeman 132 504 Gaylord 132 505 Rafael 132 506 Odis 131 507 Vaughn 131 508 Emerson 130 509 Ernie 130 510 Orval 130 511 Saul 130 512 Terrence 130 513 Dana 128 514 Denver 128 515 Elias 128 516 Milo 128 517 Alberto 127 518 Dewayne 127 519 Everette 127 520 Patsy 127 521 Royal 127 522 Emilio 126 523 Alphonso 125 524 Domingo 125 525 Thaddeus 125 526 Felipe 123 527 Jeremiah 123 528 Lenard 123 529 Morgan 123 530 Bryan 122 531 Jeff 122 532 Kennith 122 533 Luke 122 534 Wilton 122 535 Boyce 121 536 Jerrold 121 537 Burl 120 538 Lyman 120 539 Angel 119 540 Augustine 119 541 Maxie 119 542 Olen 119 543 Barbara 118 544 Gilberto 118 545 Clay 117 546 Davis 117 547 Elroy 117 548 Fletcher 117 549 Coleman 116 550 Dorothy 116 551 Hoyt 115 552 Buster 114 553 Merlyn 114 554 Tim 114 555 Lynwood 113 556 Otha 113 557 Anton 112 558 Bruno 112 559 Talmadge 112 560 Dee 111 561 Foster 111 562 Frances 111 563 Arlie 110 564 Graham 110 565 Houston 110 566 Bennett 109 567 Donovan 109 568 Columbus 108 569 Julio 108 570 Orlando 108 571 Enrique 107 572 Raleigh 107 573 Theron 107 574 Ezra 106 575 Joshua 106 576 Augustus 105 577 Jefferson 105 578 Micheal 105 579 Gerry 104 580 Hiram 104 581 Ignacio 104 582 Benito 103 583 Rosevelt 103 584 Stanford 103 585 Beverly 102 586 Pasquale 102 587 Ramiro 102 588 Rogers 101 589 Tracy 101 590 Jules 100 591 Marcel 100 592 Hermon 99 593 Lupe 99 594 Newton 99 595 Dwain 98 596 Lucien 98 597 Carter 97 598 Darryl 97 599 Ellsworth 97 600 Gearld 97 601 Arther 96 602 Bradford 96 603 Donn 96 604 Robin 96 605 Rollin 96 606 Avery 95 607 Bertram 95 608 Hobert 95 609 Major 95 610 Terrance 95 611 Bonnie 94 612 Isaiah 94 613 Jere 94 614 Santiago 94 615 Abel 93 616 Andres 93 617 Carey 93 618 Doris 93 619 Lacy 93 620 Lanny 93 621 Omer 93 622 Rayford 93 623 Anderson 92 624 Christian 92 625 Eduardo 92 626 Hans 92 627 Harmon 92 628 Lincoln 92 629 Sherwood 92 630 Clarance 91 631 Jason 91 632 King 91 633 Mathew 91 634 Jewel 90 635 Mason 89 636 Winford 89 637 Bryant 88 638 Dickie 88 639 Hilton 88 640 Lemuel 88 641 Verne 88 642 Cyrus 87 643 Edd 87 644 Granville 87 645 Harland 87 646 Judson 87 647 Kyle 87 648 Noble 87 649 Reed 87 650 Carlo 86 651 Guillermo 86 652 Haywood 86 653 Jordan 86 654 Mac 86 655 Elwin 85 656 Joan 85 657 Alford 84 658 Carson 84 659 Franklyn 84 660 Joesph 84 661 Kenny 84 662 Loy 84 663 Marlyn 84 664 Reynaldo 84 665 Wilber 84 666 Darold 83 667 Fay 83 668 Ferdinand 83 669 Barton 82 670 Dillard 82 671 Hayward 82 672 Ora 82 673 Arlin 81 674 Dewitt 81 675 Dorsey 81 676 Santos 81 677 Sebastian 81 678 Donal 80 679 Mckinley 80 680 Regis 80 681 Sydney 80 682 Alvis 79 683 Asa 79 684 Elliot 79 685 Glynn 79 686 Gregorio 79 687 Isiah 79 688 Merton 79 689 Napoleon 79 690 Sandy 79 691 Alejandro 78 692 Andre 78 693 Jewell 78 694 Delton 77 695 Felton 77 696 Shelton 77 697 Abe 76 698 Dexter 76 699 Emile 76 700 Farrell 76 701 Ivory 76 702 Verlin 76 703 Waldo 76 704 Zane 76 705 Claudie 75 706 Mahlon 75 707 Mose 75 708 Ambrose 74 709 Art 74 710 Benedict 74 711 Elvis 74 712 Garrett 74 713 Kirby 74 714 Melvyn 74 715 Oren 74 716 Chuck 73 717 Enoch 73 718 Garth 73 719 Glendon 73 720 Israel 73 721 Junius 73 722 Emmitt 72 723 Taylor 72 724 Theadore 72 725 Bryce 71 726 Lafayette 71 727 Lawerence 71 728 Seth 71 729 Walker 71 730 Burt 70 731 Fritz 70 732 Wardell 70 733 Bernice 69 734 Bertrand 69 735 Elwyn 69 736 Joyce 69 737 Kurt 69 738 Lauren 69 739 Nickolas 69 740 Palmer 69 741 Quentin 69 742 Justin 68 743 Kendall 68 744 Maxwell 68 745 Patricia 68 746 Rupert 68 747 Vicente 68 748 Walton 68 749 Howell 67 750 Monty 67 751 Arlo 66 752 Blair 66 753 Buck 66 754 Clem 66 755 Duwayne 66 756 Hugo 66 757 Jennings 66 758 Jonas 66 759 Lucius 66 760 Myles 66 761 Terence 66 762 Adolfo 65 763 Arlan 65 764 Damon 65 765 Eloy 65 766 Fidel 65 767 Lois 65 768 Ottis 65 769 Ron 65 770 Ruth 65 771 Colin 64 772 Dannie 64 773 Denzil 64 774 Margaret 64 775 Ronny 64 776 Von 64 777 Wally 64 778 Winfield 64 779 Aloysius 63 780 Arvin 63 781 June 63 782 Logan 63 783 Melton 63 784 Merritt 63 785 Oran 63 786 Val 63 787 Valentine 63 788 Clovis 62 789 Lon 62 790 Reynold 62 791 Waymon 62 792 Cleve 61 793 Eddy 61 794 Estel 61 795 Gerold 61 796 Margarito 61 797 Rowland 61 798 Eldridge 60 799 Elisha 60 800 Garfield 60 801 Giles 60 802 Kirk 60 803 Leeroy 60 804 Matt 60 805 Murphy 60 806 Quinton 60 807 Stanton 60 808 Aron 59 809 Bart 59 810 Carleton 59 811 Cloyd 59 812 Deane 59 813 Durwood 59 814 Early 59 815 General 59 816 Haskell 59 817 Loran 59 818 Parker 59 819 Porter 59 820 Raphael 59 821 Robbie 59 822 Aurelio 58 823 Beryl 58 824 Cary 58 825 Dock 58 826 Dwaine 58 827 Romeo 58 828 Arvil 57 829 Brady 57 830 Cliff 57 831 Eldred 57 832 Hardy 57 833 Nicolas 57 834 Terrell 57 835 Webster 57 836 Edsel 56 837 Leamon 56 838 Marland 56 839 Rogelio 56 840 Rubin 56 841 Santo 56 842 Stan 56 843 Williams 56 844 Willian 56 845 Artis 55 846 Auther 55 847 Florian 55 848 Lavon 55 849 Meredith 55 850 Milan 55 851 Norton 55 852 Theo 55 853 Alvie 54 854 Carlyle 54 855 Cleon 54 856 Judge 54 857 Leander 54 858 Lucious 54 859 Toby 54 860 Arlyn 53 861 Brooks 53 862 Cornell 53 863 Cruz 53 864 Curtiss 53 865 Derald 53 866 Duncan 53 867 Lindsey 53 868 Ruby 53 869 Agustin 52 870 Benton 52 871 Federico 52 872 Jonnie 52 873 Lucian 52 874 Miller 52 875 Norwood 52 876 Oneal 52 877 Orin 52 878 Rolf 52 879 Verl 52 880 Wayland 52 881 Casimir 51 882 Dayton 51 883 Jacky 51 884 Loyal 51 885 Reid 51 886 Verlyn 51 887 Wylie 51 888 Adolphus 50 889 Arvid 50 890 Conley 50 891 Joaquin 50 892 Leonardo 50 893 Louise 50 894 Mitchel 50 895 Orrin 50 896 Pierre 50 897 Allison 49 898 Audrey 49 899 Clare 49 900 Durward 49 901 Gonzalo 49 902 Gustav 49 903 Harrell 49 904 Helen 49 905 Ike 49 906 Jerrell 49 907 Omar 49 908 Prince 49 909 Annie 48 910 Elmore 48 911 Gustave 48 912 Harlen 48 913 Hayden 48 914 Malvin 48 915 Mervyn 48 916 Virginia 48 917 Albin 47 918 Berry 47 919 Douglass 47 920 Edison 47 921 Eliseo 47 922 Evert 47 923 Hosea 47 924 Issac 47 925 Jeffrey 47 926 Laurel 47 927 Nancy 47 928 Obie 47 929 Sol 47 930 Welton 47 931 Adan 46 932 Ennis 46 933 Esteban 46 934 Lawson 46 935 Merl 46 936 Quincy 46 937 Rose 46 938 Sherwin 46 939 Thad 46 940 Tillman 46 941 Valentin 46 942 Angus 45 943 Brent 45 944 Dell 45 945 Henderson 45 946 Humberto 45 947 Hunter 45 948 Huston 45 949 Lane 45 950 Laurie 45 951 Lonzo 45 952 Refugio 45 953 Rollie 45 954 Virgle 45 955 Werner 45 956 Antone 44 957 Claire 44 958 Dolores 44 959 Elzie 44 960 Ezekiel 44 961 Gino 44 962 Jamie 44 963 Kerry 44 964 Madison 44 965 Newell 44 966 Norval 44 967 Otho 44 968 Verle 44 969 Weston 44 970 Arley 43 971 Arlis 43 972 Artie 43 973 Buddie 43 974 Clarke 43 975 Dennie 43 976 Dino 43 977 Dorris 43 978 Elizabeth 43 979 Kaye 43 980 Trinidad 43 981 Vester 43 982 Addison 42 983 Alfonzo 42 984 Ardell 42 985 Armond 42 986 Cameron 42 987 Delmas 42 988 Dempsey 42 989 Derrell 42 990 Domenic 42 991 Ezell 42 992 Ferrell 42 993 Garnett 42 994 Garold 42 995 Gaston 42 996 Gaylon 42 997 Hazel 42 998 Jarvis 42 999 Jerrel 42 1000 Lambert 42
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1934.
How spread out were the names of 1934? In 1934 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.3% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.4% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1934 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1934 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1934 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1934 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1934 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 1934? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1934 against the top 100 of 1933.
The biggest climbs of 1934 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1934.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1935