Home Years 1935 The most popular baby names of 1935 In 1935 the most given names were Robert (56,527 boys) and Mary (55,076 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,089,928 babies under 9,039 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1935 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1935 Girls: top 25 of 1935 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1934 1 1 Mary 55,076 52.5 #1 2 2 Shirley 42,366 40.4 #4 3 3 Barbara 30,698 29.3 #3 4 4 Betty 28,674 27.4 #2 5 5 Patricia 22,879 21.8 #6 6 6 Dorothy 19,406 18.5 #5 7 7 Joan 18,220 17.4 #7 8 8 Margaret 14,727 14.0 #8 9 9 Nancy 14,544 13.9 #10 10 10 Helen 12,785 12.2 #9 11 11 Carol 11,735 11.2 #14 12 12 Joyce 11,368 10.8 #12 13 13 Doris 10,604 10.1 #11 14 14 Marilyn 10,418 9.9 #17 15 15 Ruth 9,988 9.5 #13 16 16 Virginia 9,867 9.4 #15 17 17 Elizabeth 9,075 8.7 #18 18 18 Jean 8,852 8.4 #16 19 19 Frances 8,770 8.4 #19 20 20 Beverly 7,992 7.6 #22 21 21 Lois 7,990 7.6 #20 22 22 Janet 7,856 7.5 #21 23 23 Donna 7,793 7.4 #23 24 24 Martha 7,621 7.3 #27 25 25 Alice 7,443 7.1 #25
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Dolores 7,375 27 Phyllis 7,370 28 Carolyn 6,967 29 Norma 6,869 30 Ann 6,706 31 Evelyn 6,560 32 Gloria 6,348 33 Marie 6,292 34 Anna 6,162 35 Mildred 5,546 36 Peggy 5,270 37 Rose 5,232 38 Annie 4,849 39 Marlene 4,830 40 Geraldine 4,818 41 Ruby 4,764 42 Catherine 4,698 43 Jane 4,646 44 Joanne 4,565 45 Louise 4,563 46 Marjorie 4,482 47 Janice 4,442 48 Eleanor 4,166 49 Wanda 4,102 50 Sandra 4,089 51 Elaine 4,080 52 Irene 3,940 53 Joann 3,913 54 Judith 3,872 55 June 3,839 56 Patsy 3,797 57 Delores 3,793 58 Sally 3,711 59 Arlene 3,684 60 Sylvia 3,620 61 Sarah 3,615 62 Bonnie 3,610 63 Rita 3,579 64 Audrey 3,514 65 Charlotte 3,470 66 Lillian 3,423 67 Edna 3,420 68 Lorraine 3,405 69 Loretta 3,365 70 Wilma 3,361 71 Kathleen 3,353 72 Juanita 3,344 73 Jo 3,296 74 Florence 3,273 75 Josephine 3,262 76 Thelma 3,190 77 Roberta 3,180 78 Gladys 3,147 79 Jacqueline 3,115 80 Pauline 3,076 81 Clara 3,067 82 Ethel 3,003 83 Grace 2,994 84 Anne 2,892 85 Lucille 2,887 86 Theresa 2,863 87 Edith 2,830 88 Marion 2,813 89 Emma 2,802 90 Bernice 2,777 91 Darlene 2,703 92 Hazel 2,694 93 Carole 2,680 94 Esther 2,542 95 Ellen 2,434 96 Sharon 2,426 97 Rosemary 2,394 98 Yvonne 2,387 99 Willie 2,370 100 Margie 2,368
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Laura 2,358 102 Julia 2,341 103 Katherine 2,340 104 Jeanette 2,290 105 Marian 2,265 106 Billie 2,248 107 Beatrice 2,243 108 Eileen 2,199 109 Diane 2,197 110 Eva 2,167 111 Kathryn 2,127 112 Vivian 2,124 113 Elsie 2,075 114 Bertha 2,070 115 Sue 2,024 116 Bobbie 2,004 117 Maria 1,995 118 Lillie 1,953 119 Anita 1,932 120 Maxine 1,926 121 Ida 1,922 122 Ella 1,901 123 Georgia 1,871 124 Vera 1,813 125 Constance 1,804 126 Susan 1,801 127 Gail 1,800 128 Sara 1,773 129 Bessie 1,756 130 Christine 1,744 131 Nellie 1,738 132 Alma 1,679 133 Jeanne 1,662 134 Kay 1,648 135 Jessie 1,619 136 Mattie 1,603 137 Rosa 1,600 138 Agnes 1,589 139 Minnie 1,581 140 Connie 1,535 141 Lucy 1,510 142 Annette 1,476 143 Judy 1,474 144 Naomi 1,435 145 Gertrude 1,425 146 Charlene 1,395 147 Velma 1,352 148 Joy 1,349 149 Marcia 1,339 150 Pat 1,327 151 Sheila 1,326 152 Viola 1,325 153 Myrtle 1,312 154 Suzanne 1,310 155 Leona 1,308 156 Geneva 1,306 157 Harriet 1,294 158 Carrie 1,278 159 Violet 1,274 160 Mae 1,267 161 Faye 1,257 162 Maureen 1,230 163 Rebecca 1,208 164 Rachel 1,198 165 Linda 1,197 166 Rosie 1,188 167 Pearl 1,187 168 Dora 1,169 169 Glenda 1,144 170 Eunice 1,129 171 Claire 1,124 172 Karen 1,097 173 Emily 1,094 174 Lula 1,086 175 Cora 1,071 176 Myrna 1,059 177 Alberta 1,052 178 Caroline 1,048 179 Cynthia 990 180 Gwendolyn 983 181 Verna 979 182 Hattie 976 183 Lena 968 184 Nina 966 185 Lola 951 186 Jeannette 949 187 Stella 945 188 Dixie 930 189 Erma 930 190 Patty 916 191 Rosemarie 912 192 Nora 910 193 Johnnie 904 194 Daisy 903 195 Ernestine 893 196 Genevieve 893 197 Ramona 885 198 Fannie 870 199 Hilda 867 200 Deloris 859 201 Jennie 846 202 Beulah 845 203 Flora 841 204 Irma 837 205 Bettie 831 206 Carmen 830 207 Marguerite 829 208 Mabel 826 209 Iris 817 210 Maryann 809 211 Jackie 805 212 Diana 804 213 Inez 804 214 Ada 798 215 Muriel 797 216 Miriam 792 217 Laverne 785 218 Rosalie 778 219 Opal 777 220 Della 774 221 Mamie 774 222 Paula 774 223 Priscilla 774 224 Susie 767 225 Melba 758 226 Lila 753 227 Janie 744 228 Marcella 737 229 Katie 731 230 Eloise 729 231 Blanche 726 232 Mable 724 233 Claudia 719 234 Teresa 715 235 Madeline 714 236 Eula 710 237 Gayle 705 238 Claudette 704 239 Bettye 700 240 Maggie 686 241 Jacquelyn 679 242 Colleen 672 243 Mona 670 244 Lydia 669 245 Bette 658 246 Nadine 641 247 Regina 641 248 Marianne 632 249 Antoinette 627 250 Sadie 626 251 Freda 623 252 Angela 618 253 Imogene 614 254 Reba 614 255 Amelia 604 256 Victoria 603 257 Myra 595 258 Sallie 588 259 Nettie 585 260 Henrietta 555 261 Jimmie 550 262 Lorene 545 263 Fay 543 264 Frankie 541 265 Dorthy 532 266 Estelle 529 267 Ollie 529 268 Ina 528 269 Lou 522 270 Rosetta 516 271 Ora 502 272 Essie 498 273 Winifred 491 274 Cecilia 487 275 Lavonne 487 276 Valerie 486 277 Arline 485 278 Glenna 479 279 Jewel 477 280 Lee 474 281 Nelda 473 282 Lenora 462 283 Iva 459 284 Etta 458 285 Veronica 458 286 Natalie 457 287 Janis 448 288 Sherry 436 289 Fern 429 290 Lela 427 291 Cleo 426 292 Isabel 425 293 Joanna 424 294 Leola 424 295 Celia 423 296 Gracie 415 297 Jerry 414 298 Willa 414 299 Dianne 413 300 Earline 411 301 Cecelia 409 302 Sondra 408 303 Bernadine 406 304 Mavis 406 305 Ola 406 306 Rhoda 405 307 Dorothea 402 308 Lizzie 401 309 Helene 400 310 Clarice 398 311 Dawn 398 312 Jeannine 397 313 Addie 396 314 Ruthie 396 315 Bernadette 395 316 Lottie 393 317 Adrienne 391 318 Jewell 390 319 Nell 390 320 Effie 388 321 Olga 385 322 Betsy 384 323 Francis 381 324 Polly 377 325 Alta 376 326 Josie 376 327 Elnora 371 328 Angelina 369 329 Elva 369 330 Estella 366 331 Adele 365 332 Olivia 365 333 Luella 363 334 Leah 362 335 Julie 355 336 Elinor 354 337 Lenore 352 338 May 352 339 Rena 352 340 Tommie 351 341 Beverley 350 342 Marlys 350 343 Goldie 346 344 Winnie 346 345 Beth 343 346 Earnestine 340 347 Shirlee 340 348 Lynn 339 349 Dolly 335 350 Lupe 335 351 Earlene 334 352 Monica 332 353 Lorna 329 354 Alyce 325 355 Amy 325 356 Angeline 320 357 Robbie 317 358 Renee 315 359 Virgie 315 360 Ila 312 361 Pearlie 308 362 Gwen 302 363 Faith 301 364 Gretchen 301 365 Molly 301 366 Neva 301 367 Marylou 300 368 Eddie 299 369 Therese 295 370 Elvira 294 371 Olive 294 372 Corinne 291 373 Dona 287 374 Sybil 287 375 Nola 286 376 Adeline 283 377 Mollie 283 378 Deborah 281 379 Dollie 279 380 Johanna 278 381 Doreen 276 382 Melva 276 383 Christina 274 384 Lora 274 385 Millie 274 386 Harriett 272 387 Eugenia 271 388 Greta 271 389 Cecile 270 390 Merle 270 391 Nannie 269 392 Rosella 268 393 Elma 267 394 Gay 266 395 Lucile 266 396 Marilynn 266 397 Delia 265 398 Cornelia 264 399 Janette 262 400 Margarita 261 401 Bonita 260 402 Corrine 259 403 Wilda 257 404 Guadalupe 254 405 Margery 254 406 Carmela 252 407 Florine 252 408 Isabelle 251 409 Sophie 251 410 Yolanda 251 411 Avis 250 412 Nona 250 413 Flossie 249 414 Rae 249 415 Annabelle 248 416 Bobby 245 417 Bennie 241 418 Leila 240 419 Eleanore 238 420 Francine 238 421 Freddie 238 422 James 238 423 Zelma 237 424 Carlene 234 425 Rochelle 233 426 Robert 231 427 Reva 226 428 Sonia 226 429 Joe 224 430 Odessa 224 431 Alicia 223 432 Edwina 222 433 Letha 222 434 Marietta 221 435 Queen 221 436 Carmella 219 437 Corine 219 438 Ilene 219 439 Noreen 218 440 Louella 215 441 Carla 214 442 Amanda 213 443 Antonia 213 444 Selma 212 445 Loraine 211 446 Allie 210 447 Lily 210 448 Hannah 208 449 John 208 450 Elouise 205 451 Jannie 203 452 Callie 200 453 Evangeline 199 454 Angie 197 455 Aurora 196 456 Retha 195 457 Terry 195 458 Matilda 194 459 Pamela 194 460 Claudine 193 461 Frieda 193 462 Helena 190 463 Sonya 190 464 Concetta 189 465 Jan 188 466 Marva 187 467 Jenny 186 468 Ophelia 186 469 Georgie 184 470 Marlyn 184 471 Consuelo 183 472 Lorena 182 473 Sharlene 182 474 Pansy 180 475 Bertie 176 476 Reta 176 477 Mercedes 175 478 Aileen 174 479 Vernell 173 480 Winona 173 481 Maude 172 482 Ima 171 483 Lynne 171 484 Katharine 170 485 Lelia 169 486 Camille 168 487 Ardith 167 488 Clare 167 489 Lessie 167 490 Nita 166 491 Gearldine 165 492 Patti 165 493 Lorine 164 494 Twila 164 495 Freida 163 496 Hope 163 497 Susanne 163 498 William 163 499 Iona 162 500 Peggie 162 501 Roxie 162 502 Leslie 161 503 Zelda 161 504 Aline 160 505 Delois 160 506 Delphine 160 507 Eliza 158 508 Ester 158 509 Pearline 158 510 Allene 157 511 Denise 157 512 Lilly 156 513 Rosalind 156 514 Stephanie 156 515 Doretha 155 516 Ardis 154 517 George 154 518 Lucia 154 519 Dale 153 520 Iola 152 521 Ione 152 522 Rosalyn 152 523 Jill 151 524 Nan 151 525 Alene 150 526 Caryl 150 527 Leta 150 528 Charles 149 529 Rosalee 149 530 Verla 149 531 Maudie 148 532 Jeanie 147 533 Delma 146 534 Dorris 146 535 Belva 145 536 Jeanine 143 537 Marsha 143 538 Toni 143 539 Velda 142 540 Althea 141 541 Germaine 141 542 Lucinda 141 543 Gerry 140 544 Ladonna 140 545 Birdie 139 546 Dortha 139 547 Elise 139 548 Berniece 137 549 Cleta 136 550 Leota 136 551 Roma 135 552 Hester 134 553 Treva 134 554 Andrea 133 555 Roslyn 133 556 Brenda 132 557 Madge 132 558 Vada 132 559 Lona 131 560 Zella 131 561 Elena 130 562 Kitty 130 563 Meredith 129 564 Roseann 129 565 Charlie 128 566 Dana 128 567 Nila 128 568 Richard 128 569 Syble 128 570 Verda 128 571 Marjory 127 572 Pattie 127 573 Phoebe 127 574 Donnie 126 575 Jayne 125 576 Josefina 125 577 Sammie 125 578 Benita 124 579 Dessie 124 580 Esperanza 124 581 Madelyn 124 582 Dottie 123 583 Harriette 123 584 Jaunita 123 585 Maurine 123 586 Valeria 123 587 Gale 122 588 Lauretta 122 589 Maryjane 122 590 Rowena 122 591 Margret 121 592 Angelita 120 593 Annetta 120 594 Georgianna 120 595 Ginger 120 596 Leora 120 597 Carroll 119 598 Gussie 119 599 Kaye 119 600 Celestine 118 601 Madonna 118 602 Saundra 118 603 Beryl 117 604 Alva 116 605 Edythe 116 606 Georgette 116 607 Emogene 115 608 Gertie 115 609 Jeannie 115 610 Ursula 115 611 Lue 114 612 Elsa 113 613 Margot 113 614 Donald 112 615 Gilda 112 616 Lavern 112 617 Wilhelmina 111 618 Elida 110 619 Lynda 110 620 Vernice 110 621 Ava 109 622 Berta 109 623 Charline 109 624 Elisabeth 109 625 Maryellen 109 626 Millicent 109 627 Oma 109 628 Emilie 108 629 Camilla 107 630 Myrtis 107 631 Enid 106 632 Lettie 106 633 Petra 106 634 Tillie 106 635 Georgiana 105 636 Kate 105 637 Linnie 105 638 Alfreda 104 639 Shirlene 104 640 Tina 104 641 Billy 103 642 Charleen 103 643 Lura 103 644 Magdalene 103 645 Socorro 103 646 Adelaide 102 647 Agatha 102 648 Elisa 102 649 Floy 102 650 Laurel 102 651 Louisa 102 652 Madeleine 102 653 Norene 102 654 Hellen 101 655 Isabell 101 656 Lavon 101 657 Minerva 101 658 Sophia 101 659 Veda 101 660 Manuela 100 661 Ofelia 100 662 Rhea 100 663 Vesta 100 664 Adell 99 665 Augusta 99 666 Becky 99 667 Celeste 99 668 Cheryl 99 669 Darleen 99 670 Darline 99 671 Kathy 99 672 Darla 98 673 Francisca 98 674 Maryanne 98 675 Carolina 97 676 Garnet 97 677 Marianna 97 678 Vida 97 679 Alvina 96 680 Aurelia 96 681 Erna 96 682 Johnie 96 683 Libby 96 684 Bobbye 95 685 Elda 95 686 Sherrill 95 687 Una 95 688 Dovie 94 689 Nedra 94 690 Sydney 94 691 Toby 94 692 Vonda 94 693 Arleen 93 694 Florene 93 695 Isabella 93 696 Jolene 93 697 Juana 93 698 Justine 93 699 Leatrice 93 700 Sidney 93 701 Cherry 92 702 Larue 92 703 Oleta 92 704 Sonja 92 705 Alpha 91 706 Clementine 91 707 Janelle 91 708 Joycelyn 91 709 Margarett 90 710 Marina 90 711 Marvel 90 712 Maxie 90 713 Norita 89 714 Zoe 89 715 Albertha 88 716 Cherie 88 717 Crystal 88 718 Dorene 88 719 Fanny 88 720 Wynona 88 721 Carrol 87 722 Ouida 87 723 Adela 86 724 Jeraldine 86 725 Lulu 86 726 Mazie 86 727 Sharron 86 728 Theodora 86 729 Billye 85 730 Cathryn 85 731 Charmaine 85 732 Colette 85 733 Dominga 85 734 Leone 85 735 Lynette 85 736 Norine 85 737 Christene 84 738 Corene 84 739 Mickey 84 740 Roselyn 84 741 Hallie 83 742 Ona 83 743 Yvette 83 744 Gaye 82 745 Georgene 82 746 Katheryn 82 747 Lavada 82 748 Magdalena 82 749 Mina 82 750 Theda 82 751 Catharine 81 752 Dorcas 81 753 Gaynell 81 754 Jonnie 81 755 Lucretia 81 756 Magnolia 81 757 Willene 81 758 Carleen 80 759 Carolee 80 760 Marylin 80 761 Marylyn 80 762 Rosanne 80 763 Merlene 79 764 Philomena 79 765 Rubye 79 766 Ana 78 767 Barbra 78 768 Kathrine 78 769 Cordelia 77 770 Loyce 77 771 Margo 77 772 Trudy 77 773 Venita 77 774 Willia 77 775 Carmelita 76 776 Joseph 76 777 Mozelle 76 778 Nanette 76 779 Artie 75 780 Carma 75 781 Elois 75 782 Lawanda 75 783 Marilee 75 784 Rosita 75 785 Bernita 74 786 Hortense 74 787 Idella 74 788 Kattie 74 789 Mitzi 74 790 Penny 74 791 Ray 74 792 Alda 73 793 Blanch 73 794 Neoma 73 795 Oralia 73 796 Raquel 73 797 Thomas 73 798 Cassie 72 799 Dorotha 72 800 Jacquelin 72 801 Jeri 72 802 Margarette 72 803 Martina 72 804 Nova 72 805 Chloe 71 806 Daphne 71 807 Ernestina 71 808 Ivy 71 809 Lavina 71 810 Odell 71 811 Velva 71 812 Zona 71 813 Ardella 70 814 Elna 70 815 Elvera 70 816 Ira 70 817 Janell 70 818 Juliette 70 819 Lina 70 820 Merilyn 70 821 Tessie 70 822 Vicki 70 823 Edward 69 824 Evangelina 69 825 Gene 69 826 Jeane 69 827 Jeanetta 69 828 Louvenia 69 829 Novella 69 830 Penelope 69 831 Tressie 69 832 Vergie 69 833 Vonnie 69 834 Coleen 68 835 Herminia 68 836 Laurie 68 837 Leatha 68 838 Lonnie 68 839 Melvina 68 840 Ardell 67 841 Easter 67 842 Erlinda 67 843 Hettie 67 844 Julianne 67 845 Marita 67 846 Romaine 67 847 Rutha 67 848 Shelby 67 849 Cecil 66 850 Dee 66 851 Earlean 66 852 Eleanora 66 853 Jerrie 66 854 Sandy 66 855 Aletha 65 856 Bridget 65 857 Joye 65 858 Marge 65 859 Merry 65 860 Robin 65 861 Emilia 64 862 Laverna 64 863 Loris 64 864 Orpha 64 865 Palma 64 866 Carmel 63 867 Delilah 63 868 Georgina 63 869 Golda 63 870 Heather 63 871 Hortencia 63 872 Melissa 63 873 Mozell 63 874 Bethel 62 875 Beverlee 62 876 Felicia 62 877 Henry 62 878 Lea 62 879 Luann 62 880 Luanne 62 881 Lyla 62 882 Mittie 62 883 Zora 62 884 Annamae 61 885 Cathleen 61 886 Elissa 61 887 Lidia 61 888 Mariann 61 889 Marilou 61 890 Myrtice 61 891 Rheta 61 892 Abbie 60 893 Cathy 60 894 David 60 895 Shirlie 60 896 Claudie 59 897 Dena 59 898 Eldora 59 899 Mardell 59 900 Nella 59 901 Paul 59 902 Shirleyann 59 903 Twyla 59 904 Cathrine 58 905 Eloisa 58 906 Freeda 58 907 Leonora 58 908 Ocie 58 909 Patrica 58 910 Pearlene 58 911 Verdell 58 912 Annabell 57 913 Armida 57 914 Doloris 57 915 Inell 57 916 Jettie 57 917 Katy 57 918 Leonor 57 919 Letitia 57 920 Lolita 57 921 Lovie 57 922 Merna 57 923 Rubie 57 924 Walter 57 925 Adelina 56 926 Arla 56 927 Bernardine 56 928 Dimple 56 929 Ethelyn 56 930 Evie 56 931 Idell 56 932 Louann 56 933 Prudence 56 934 Rosia 56 935 Rosina 56 936 Vina 56 937 Almeda 55 938 Carolynn 55 939 Catalina 55 940 Dorine 55 941 Era 55 942 Frank 55 943 Marla 55 944 Paulette 55 945 Vita 55 946 Audra 54 947 Concepcion 54 948 Delphia 54 949 Elmira 54 950 Evonne 54 951 Ingrid 54 952 Jacklyn 54 953 Zola 54 954 Aida 53 955 Eve 53 956 Georgine 53 957 Juliet 53 958 Neta 53 959 Rozella 53 960 Debra 52 961 Nada 52 962 Pinkie 52 963 Rosanna 52 964 Susanna 52 965 Beatriz 51 966 Delora 51 967 Ivory 51 968 Jocelyn 51 969 Joetta 51 970 Marta 51 971 Mayme 51 972 Ronald 51 973 Zula 51 974 Arvilla 50 975 Darlyne 50 976 Elease 50 977 Estela 50 978 Jovita 50 979 Juliana 50 980 Margene 50 981 Rachael 50 982 Vernetta 50 983 Vilma 50 984 Elayne 49 985 Elizebeth 49 986 Emmie 49 987 Jamie 49 988 Karol 49 989 Ozella 49 990 Rhonda 49 991 Sofia 49 992 Verlene 49 993 Vernie 49 994 Waneta 49 995 Adella 48 996 Bulah 48 997 Eartha 48 998 Elenora 48 999 Gerald 48 1000 Lavona 48
Boys: top 25 of 1935 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1934 1 1 Robert 56,527 54.3 #1 2 2 James 55,005 52.8 #2 3 3 John 47,509 45.6 #3 4 4 William 40,204 38.6 #4 5 5 Richard 33,946 32.6 #5 6 6 Charles 29,983 28.8 #7 7 7 Donald 29,674 28.5 #6 8 8 George 18,564 17.8 #8 9 9 Thomas 17,684 17.0 #9 10 10 Joseph 17,181 16.5 #10 11 11 David 15,663 15.0 #12 12 12 Ronald 15,489 14.9 #11 13 13 Edward 13,844 13.3 #13 14 14 Paul 12,563 12.1 #14 15 15 Kenneth 12,067 11.6 #15 16 16 Frank 10,420 10.0 #16 17 17 Raymond 9,564 9.2 #19 18 18 Jack 9,438 9.1 #17 19 19 Billy 9,241 8.9 #20 20 20 Harold 9,170 8.8 #18 21 21 Gerald 8,458 8.1 #22 22 22 Jerry 8,452 8.1 #25 23 23 Walter 7,816 7.5 #21 24 24 Bobby 7,726 7.4 #23 25 25 Joe 7,555 7.3 #26
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Eugene 6,859 27 Henry 6,856 28 Carl 6,693 29 Arthur 6,547 30 Willie 6,327 31 Albert 6,094 32 Ralph 6,090 33 Larry 5,975 34 Fred 5,493 35 Lawrence 5,351 36 Roger 5,152 37 Harry 5,054 38 Norman 5,043 39 Howard 4,970 40 Roy 4,939 41 Michael 4,906 42 Louis 4,622 43 Daniel 4,591 44 Gary 4,490 45 Marvin 4,278 46 Earl 4,224 47 Jimmy 4,171 48 Clarence 4,080 49 Wayne 4,057 50 Leroy 3,919 51 Don 3,917 52 Anthony 3,909 53 Francis 3,894 54 Leonard 3,804 55 Ernest 3,702 56 Stanley 3,696 57 Melvin 3,600 58 Herbert 3,437 59 Peter 3,422 60 Bill 3,282 61 Dale 3,274 62 Samuel 3,149 63 Alfred 3,128 64 Ray 3,070 65 Philip 3,064 66 Gene 2,937 67 Bernard 2,933 68 Russell 2,833 69 Jimmie 2,829 70 Gordon 2,615 71 Franklin 2,611 72 Dennis 2,597 73 Frederick 2,582 74 Johnny 2,533 75 Douglas 2,529 76 Floyd 2,506 77 Bruce 2,447 78 Glenn 2,437 79 Theodore 2,433 80 Lee 2,426 81 Bob 2,389 82 Clyde 2,355 83 Allen 2,312 84 Lloyd 2,296 85 Andrew 2,291 86 Leon 2,282 87 Eddie 2,281 88 Clifford 2,265 89 Edwin 2,258 90 Jim 2,244 91 Alvin 2,165 92 Leo 2,142 93 Martin 2,116 94 Vernon 2,112 95 Tommy 2,032 96 Jerome 2,008 97 Warren 1,994 98 Lewis 1,974 99 Harvey 1,958 100 Charlie 1,926
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Herman 1,920 102 Jackie 1,901 103 Arnold 1,883 104 Jesse 1,865 105 Duane 1,830 106 Vincent 1,796 107 Phillip 1,783 108 Curtis 1,753 109 Cecil 1,726 110 Tom 1,725 111 Gilbert 1,683 112 Patrick 1,665 113 Stephen 1,650 114 Lester 1,626 115 Elmer 1,592 116 Victor 1,545 117 Milton 1,532 118 Johnnie 1,511 119 Roland 1,486 120 Dean 1,435 121 Chester 1,432 122 Alan 1,425 123 Benjamin 1,409 124 Glen 1,396 125 Keith 1,369 126 Sam 1,364 127 Calvin 1,321 128 Max 1,283 129 Claude 1,264 130 Maurice 1,234 131 Leslie 1,222 132 Willard 1,214 133 Wallace 1,200 134 Marion 1,181 135 Jose 1,168 136 Darrell 1,153 137 Manuel 1,148 138 Edgar 1,145 139 Hugh 1,142 140 Jessie 1,104 141 Virgil 1,104 142 Dick 1,093 143 Oscar 1,091 144 Ted 1,085 145 Freddie 1,082 146 Everett 1,071 147 Jay 1,067 148 Wesley 1,040 149 Rodney 1,027 150 Allan 1,015 151 Dan 1,015 152 Lowell 994 153 Sidney 973 154 Terry 962 155 Bennie 934 156 Lyle 934 157 Joel 919 158 Nicholas 911 159 Morris 908 160 Hubert 905 161 Ben 891 162 Tony 882 163 Earnest 881 164 Ronnie 864 165 Delbert 861 166 Wilbur 861 167 Neil 858 168 Billie 844 169 Luther 832 170 Homer 821 171 Karl 812 172 Carroll 810 173 Willis 789 174 Horace 788 175 Mark 788 176 Steve 773 177 Guy 768 178 Lonnie 758 179 Roosevelt 758 180 Nathaniel 747 181 Rudolph 745 182 Otis 730 183 Barry 729 184 Mike 728 185 Clinton 718 186 Alexander 702 187 Clayton 700 188 Alton 699 189 Archie 680 190 Benny 678 191 Junior 677 192 Danny 670 193 Marshall 661 194 Wendell 655 195 Matthew 654 196 Clifton 648 197 Oliver 647 198 Rex 647 199 Doyle 629 200 Juan 628 201 Leland 623 202 Buddy 604 203 Salvatore 596 204 Pete 588 205 Ivan 587 206 Myron 585 207 Alex 581 208 Orville 581 209 Nelson 578 210 Loren 573 211 Bobbie 570 212 Edmund 564 213 Julius 560 214 Carlos 559 215 Lynn 555 216 Ira 550 217 Elbert 547 218 Troy 547 219 Ramon 546 220 Fredrick 545 221 Malcolm 545 222 Wilbert 542 223 Jon 537 224 Sylvester 529 225 Gerard 525 226 Merle 521 227 Perry 517 228 Eldon 514 229 Sherman 511 230 Antonio 503 231 Dewey 503 232 Tommie 502 233 Jesus 500 234 Ervin 497 235 Julian 497 236 Stuart 495 237 Huey 494 238 Angelo 492 239 Carlton 491 240 Ruben 489 241 Isaac 476 242 Dwight 475 243 Grady 475 244 Irvin 475 245 Jacob 475 246 Bert 470 247 Dave 469 248 Nathan 468 249 Sheldon 465 250 Rufus 461 251 Aaron 460 252 Conrad 460 253 Pat 458 254 Byron 457 255 Nick 456 256 Mack 450 257 Ellis 438 258 Sammy 436 259 Shirley 435 260 Rudy 430 261 Laurence 427 262 Ross 427 263 Donnie 425 264 Forrest 422 265 Neal 415 266 Darrel 414 267 Teddy 414 268 Owen 411 269 Dallas 410 270 Steven 409 271 Wilfred 409 272 Norbert 400 273 Burton 399 274 Felix 389 275 Harlan 388 276 Marlin 386 277 Percy 385 278 Loyd 383 279 Irwin 382 280 Clark 376 281 Timothy 371 282 Gregory 368 283 Royce 365 284 Harley 364 285 Garland 360 286 Emmett 358 287 Pedro 357 288 Irving 353 289 Boyd 351 290 Kent 351 291 Reginald 350 292 Aubrey 348 293 Louie 345 294 Travis 345 295 Johnie 341 296 Wilson 341 297 Noel 339 298 Sammie 333 299 Darwin 330 300 Grover 329 301 Wade 329 302 Preston 324 303 Raul 324 304 Emil 320 305 Elwood 314 306 Maynard 312 307 Randolph 312 308 Francisco 310 309 Morton 310 310 Merlin 308 311 Will 305 312 Mario 304 313 Amos 301 314 Laverne 300 315 Jerald 294 316 Cornelius 292 317 Frankie 291 318 Delmar 289 319 Otto 289 320 Dominic 288 321 Eric 288 322 Grant 288 323 Randall 288 324 Wiley 286 325 Lionel 281 326 Edmond 278 327 Kermit 278 328 Mary 277 329 Mitchell 277 330 Woodrow 272 331 Dominick 271 332 August 270 333 Luis 270 334 Christopher 269 335 Norris 266 336 Alfonso 265 337 Roberto 265 338 Phil 264 339 Thurman 263 340 Elton 260 341 Abraham 259 342 Cleveland 259 343 Garry 259 344 Moses 257 345 Murray 255 346 Ned 255 347 Brian 254 348 Millard 252 349 Odell 250 350 Erwin 249 351 Gale 244 352 Ed 243 353 Elvin 241 354 Alonzo 240 355 Charley 240 356 Adam 237 357 Bradley 237 358 Roscoe 237 359 Reuben 227 360 Stewart 227 361 Marcus 226 362 Weldon 226 363 Sanford 225 364 Austin 223 365 Andy 218 366 Clair 217 367 Coy 216 368 Lamar 216 369 Emanuel 213 370 Lorenzo 213 371 Jasper 212 372 Adrian 211 373 Carmen 211 374 Elijah 210 375 Monroe 210 376 Al 209 377 Lavern 209 378 Scott 209 379 Carol 206 380 Guadalupe 205 381 Mervin 203 382 Ollie 202 383 Hal 201 384 Alfredo 200 385 Simon 200 386 Harrison 198 387 Truman 198 388 Gus 197 389 Jan 196 390 Adolph 195 391 Jean 195 392 Wilburn 195 393 Gail 194 394 Wilmer 194 395 Dwayne 191 396 Elliott 191 397 Dewayne 188 398 Merrill 188 399 Nolan 188 400 Freddy 187 401 Hollis 186 402 Barney 184 403 Levi 183 404 Chris 182 405 Delmer 182 406 Van 182 407 Arlen 181 408 Emery 181 409 Harris 181 410 Hershel 180 411 Jake 179 412 Rocco 179 413 Sterling 179 414 Gabriel 178 415 Mickey 178 416 Olin 177 417 Basil 175 418 Clement 175 419 Eli 175 420 Hector 175 421 Kevin 175 422 Noah 175 423 Winston 175 424 Buford 174 425 Emory 174 426 Dudley 173 427 Denver 172 428 Terrence 171 429 Ulysses 171 430 Craig 170 431 Denis 170 432 Carrol 169 433 Jackson 168 434 Rodger 168 435 Armand 167 436 Cleo 167 437 Fredric 167 438 Jess 167 439 Jonathan 167 440 Ken 167 441 Russel 167 442 Earle 166 443 Rene 166 444 Salvador 166 445 Warner 165 446 Monte 164 447 Spencer 163 448 Ricardo 162 449 Ernie 161 450 Miles 161 451 Seymour 159 452 Armando 157 453 Dalton 157 454 Normand 157 455 Ward 157 456 Linwood 156 457 Riley 156 458 Bud 153 459 Vern 153 460 Wilford 153 461 Betty 151 462 Roderick 151 463 Rolland 151 464 Gayle 150 465 Kay 150 466 Elmo 148 467 Herschel 148 468 Milford 148 469 Sonny 147 470 Alva 146 471 Winfred 146 472 Miguel 145 473 Rodolfo 145 474 Silas 143 475 Vance 143 476 Vito 143 477 Frederic 142 478 Vaughn 141 479 Blaine 140 480 Galen 140 481 Everette 138 482 Burl 137 483 Cletus 137 484 Jeff 137 485 Jerold 137 486 Alphonso 136 487 Carmine 136 488 Lenard 136 489 Pablo 136 490 Bernie 135 491 Connie 135 492 Darryl 135 493 Tomas 135 494 Arturo 134 495 Daryl 134 496 Kennith 133 497 Domingo 132 498 Morgan 131 499 Solomon 131 500 Tim 131 501 Alberto 130 502 Booker 130 503 Elias 130 504 Ernesto 130 505 Cyril 129 506 Forest 129 507 Micheal 129 508 Fernando 128 509 Denny 127 510 Lyman 127 511 Orval 127 512 Claud 126 513 Odis 126 514 Hoyt 125 515 Kelly 125 516 Maxie 125 517 Barbara 124 518 Patsy 124 519 Rafael 124 520 Lanny 123 521 Royal 123 522 Elroy 122 523 Jerrold 122 524 Kenny 122 525 Dorothy 121 526 Luke 121 527 Shelby 121 528 Dana 120 529 Wilton 120 530 Elden 119 531 Arden 118 532 Delano 118 533 Rogers 118 534 Foster 117 535 Harmon 117 536 Dickie 116 537 Gerry 116 538 Graham 116 539 Arther 115 540 Raymon 115 541 Kyle 114 542 Lynwood 114 543 Alphonse 113 544 Emilio 113 545 Freeman 112 546 Gilberto 112 547 Jeremiah 111 548 Clay 110 549 Emerson 110 550 Kerry 110 551 Gaylord 109 552 Saul 109 553 Bryan 108 554 Dwain 108 555 Hobert 108 556 Augustine 107 557 Olen 107 558 Alden 106 559 Enrique 106 560 Evan 106 561 Roman 106 562 Talmadge 106 563 Buster 105 564 Merlyn 105 565 Wilber 105 566 Anton 104 567 Davis 104 568 Dee 104 569 Fletcher 104 570 Hiram 104 571 Jere 104 572 Ellsworth 103 573 Hilton 102 574 Terrance 102 575 Augustus 101 576 Carter 101 577 Ferdinand 101 578 Jefferson 101 579 Julio 101 580 Pasquale 101 581 Lacy 100 582 Orlando 100 583 Felipe 98 584 Mckinley 98 585 Beverly 97 586 Isaiah 97 587 Shelton 97 588 Terence 97 589 Benito 96 590 Bertram 96 591 Darold 96 592 Farrell 96 593 Franklyn 95 594 Houston 95 595 Milo 95 596 Raleigh 95 597 Verne 95 598 Angel 94 599 Columbus 94 600 Doris 94 601 Marlyn 94 602 Carlo 93 603 Napoleon 93 604 Sherwood 93 605 Abel 92 606 Bradford 92 607 Emmitt 92 608 Frances 92 609 Ignacio 92 610 Kurt 92 611 Lupe 92 612 Omer 92 613 Thaddeus 92 614 Palmer 91 615 Rayford 91 616 Robin 91 617 Winford 91 618 Felton 90 619 Joan 90 620 Joesph 90 621 Mathew 90 622 Melvyn 90 623 Newton 90 624 Boyce 89 625 Major 89 626 Otha 89 627 Isiah 88 628 Ronny 88 629 Andres 87 630 Bruno 87 631 Haywood 87 632 Rollin 87 633 Anderson 86 634 Joyce 86 635 Noble 86 636 Ottis 86 637 Patricia 86 638 Santiago 86 639 Stanford 86 640 Taylor 86 641 Arlin 85 642 Emile 85 643 Lawerence 85 644 Lemuel 85 645 Reynaldo 85 646 Theron 85 647 Bryant 84 648 Carson 84 649 Edd 84 650 Hermon 84 651 Tracy 84 652 Alford 83 653 Art 83 654 Donal 83 655 Gearld 83 656 Jason 83 657 Ron 83 658 Alvis 82 659 Cyrus 82 660 Kendall 82 661 Mason 82 662 Alejandro 81 663 Ambrose 80 664 Carey 80 665 Israel 80 666 Joshua 80 667 Reed 80 668 Waymon 80 669 Zane 80 670 Elwin 79 671 Fritz 79 672 Garrett 79 673 Harland 79 674 Loy 79 675 Merton 79 676 Sebastian 79 677 Sydney 79 678 Andre 78 679 Arlie 78 680 Arvin 78 681 Burt 78 682 Ezra 78 683 Jordan 78 684 Mose 78 685 Oren 78 686 Rosevelt 78 687 Verlin 78 688 Bonnie 77 689 Dewitt 77 690 Rupert 77 691 Santos 77 692 Val 77 693 Adolfo 76 694 Eduardo 76 695 Gregorio 76 696 Lincoln 76 697 Bernice 75 698 Donn 75 699 Hugo 75 700 Maxwell 75 701 Walker 75 702 Arlo 74 703 Curtiss 74 704 Dexter 74 705 Glynn 74 706 Jewel 74 707 Jules 74 708 Vicente 74 709 Walton 74 710 Coleman 73 711 Cruz 73 712 Dillard 73 713 Dorsey 73 714 Hans 73 715 Ivory 73 716 Buck 72 717 Claudie 72 718 Eldridge 72 719 Garnett 72 720 Guillermo 72 721 Lucius 72 722 Margaret 72 723 Quentin 72 724 Santo 72 725 Christian 71 726 Fay 71 727 Garth 71 728 Justin 71 729 Theo 71 730 Wardell 71 731 Barton 70 732 Dock 70 733 Domenic 70 734 Granville 70 735 Hayward 70 736 Marcel 70 737 Romeo 70 738 Waldo 70 739 Dwaine 69 740 Lane 69 741 Bryce 68 742 Chuck 68 743 Duwayne 68 744 Edsel 68 745 Kirby 68 746 Mac 68 747 Melton 68 748 Sandy 68 749 Wally 68 750 Brooks 67 751 Clarance 67 752 Darwyn 67 753 Duncan 67 754 Helen 67 755 King 67 756 Ramiro 67 757 Bennett 66 758 Carleton 66 759 Donovan 66 760 Evert 66 761 Ora 66 762 Pierre 66 763 Regis 66 764 Sherwin 66 765 Werner 66 766 Asa 65 767 Bertrand 65 768 Dennie 65 769 Elzie 65 770 Judson 65 771 Avery 64 772 Dannie 64 773 Enoch 64 774 Leeroy 64 775 Meredith 64 776 Terrell 64 777 Williams 64 778 Agustin 63 779 Blair 63 780 Clovis 63 781 Elliot 63 782 Hardy 63 783 Marc 63 784 Oneal 63 785 Eddy 62 786 Leander 62 787 Mahlon 62 788 Obie 62 789 Rubin 62 790 Artis 61 791 Carlyle 61 792 Cary 61 793 Glendon 61 794 Kirk 61 795 Rayburn 61 796 Stanton 61 797 Wylie 61 798 Delton 60 799 Fidel 60 800 Lauren 60 801 Murphy 60 802 Omar 60 803 Abe 59 804 Benton 59 805 Cliff 59 806 Giles 59 807 Jewell 59 808 Leonardo 59 809 Lindsey 59 810 Matt 59 811 Prince 59 812 Sherrill 59 813 Stan 59 814 Arlan 58 815 Arvil 58 816 Benedict 58 817 Cloyd 58 818 Dayton 58 819 Harlen 58 820 Haskell 58 821 Valentine 58 822 Aurelio 57 823 Elwyn 57 824 Hazel 57 825 Isadore 57 826 Lois 57 827 Myles 57 828 Nickolas 57 829 Nicolas 57 830 Rollie 57 831 Ruby 57 832 Theadore 57 833 Toby 57 834 Alvie 56 835 Dolores 56 836 Durwood 56 837 Eldred 56 838 Gorden 56 839 Jacky 56 840 Lon 56 841 Lonzo 56 842 Seth 56 843 Winfield 56 844 Denzil 55 845 Derald 55 846 Howell 55 847 Jamie 55 848 Orvil 55 849 Reynold 55 850 Adolphus 54 851 Ardell 54 852 Colin 54 853 Garfield 54 854 Jennings 54 855 Lucien 54 856 Mervyn 54 857 Rowland 54 858 Aron 53 859 Domenick 53 860 Dorman 53 861 Edison 53 862 Elisha 53 863 Eloy 53 864 Junius 53 865 Monty 53 866 Oran 53 867 Parker 53 868 Pearl 53 869 Raphael 53 870 Von 53 871 Willian 53 872 Arvid 52 873 Chauncey 52 874 Gaylon 52 875 Gerold 52 876 Hayden 52 877 Ismael 52 878 Lawson 52 879 Norton 52 880 Ruth 52 881 Arland 51 882 Audrey 51 883 Berry 51 884 Brent 51 885 Dwane 51 886 Garold 51 887 General 51 888 Jonas 51 889 Lucious 51 890 Merritt 51 891 Porter 51 892 Reid 51 893 Vester 51 894 Annie 50 895 Cleve 50 896 Damon 50 897 Elmore 50 898 Hobart 50 899 Issac 50 900 Murry 50 901 Norwood 50 902 Orin 50 903 Aloysius 49 904 Antone 49 905 Burnell 49 906 Clem 49 907 Elvis 49 908 Gustave 49 909 Lafayette 49 910 Lorin 49 911 Margarito 49 912 Sal 49 913 Virginia 49 914 Webster 49 915 Clint 48 916 Darvin 48 917 Ferrell 48 918 Gonzalo 48 919 Johny 48 920 Malvin 48 921 Randy 48 922 Wayland 48 923 Cornell 47 924 Dell 47 925 Denton 47 926 Derrell 47 927 Gino 47 928 Norval 47 929 Robbie 47 930 Auther 46 931 Casimir 46 932 Evans 46 933 Gaston 46 934 Landon 46 935 Leamon 46 936 Madison 46 937 Otho 46 938 Verl 46 939 Wyman 46 940 Abram 45 941 Allison 45 942 Allyn 45 943 Artie 45 944 Deane 45 945 Ian 45 946 Jonnie 45 947 Jorge 45 948 Leigh 45 949 Loyal 45 950 Nancy 45 951 Newell 45 952 Smith 45 953 Stacy 45 954 Thad 45 955 Willam 45 956 Carmelo 44 957 Eliseo 44 958 Hunter 44 959 Ike 44 960 June 44 961 Lavon 44 962 Louise 44 963 Quincy 44 964 Rexford 44 965 Rosendo 44 966 Sylvan 44 967 Verle 44 968 Verlyn 44 969 Courtney 43 970 Delwin 43 971 Early 43 972 Gustavo 43 973 Herb 43 974 Ivy 43 975 Jeffrey 43 976 Jerrell 43 977 Logan 43 978 Miller 43 979 Sol 43 980 Beryl 42 981 Brady 42 982 Constantine 42 983 Delma 42 984 Hurley 42 985 Joy 42 986 Maria 42 987 Rogelio 42 988 Rosario 42 989 Stafford 42 990 Verlon 42 991 Vernell 42 992 Adan 41 993 Buddie 41 994 Cedric 41 995 Christ 41 996 Clive 41 997 Crawford 41 998 Elizabeth 41 999 Elza 41 1000 Hershell 41
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1935.
How spread out were the names of 1935? In 1935 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.3% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 24.7% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1935 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1935 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1935 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1935 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1935 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 1935? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1935 against the top 100 of 1934.
The biggest climbs of 1935 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1935.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1936