Most Popular Baby Names of 1930

In 1930, Mary (64,153 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (62,152 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1930
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	62,152
2	James	53,957
3	John	52,447
4	William	47,271
5	Richard	32,186
6	Charles	31,867
7	Donald	29,051
8	George	22,787
9	Joseph	20,981
10	Edward	17,351
11	Thomas	17,007
12	Paul	12,954
13	Frank	12,535
14	Jack	12,429
15	David	12,275
16	Raymond	11,713
17	Kenneth	11,704
18	Harold	11,661
19	Walter	9,731
20	Billy	9,286
21	Eugene	9,028
22	Henry	8,594
23	Arthur	8,284
24	Albert	7,948
25	Ralph	7,634
26	Carl	6,952
27	Joe	6,873
28	Harry	6,848
29	Willie	6,667
30	Gerald	6,482
31	Howard	6,342
32	Fred	6,048
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	5,182
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	4,403
49	Stanley	4,383
50	Melvin	4,048
51	Jerry	3,891
52	Bernard	3,830
53	Leroy	3,804
54	Michael	3,542
55	Samuel	3,531
56	Peter	3,266
57	Ray	3,253
58	Roger	3,246
59	Bill	3,160
60	Russell	3,101
61	Floyd	3,077
62	Andrew	3,057
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	2,839
70	Gene	2,787
71	Glenn	2,758
72	Vernon	2,703
73	Clifford	2,697
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

Full Boy list for 1930

Top 100 girl names, 1930
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	64,153
2	Betty	38,238
3	Dorothy	30,409
4	Helen	19,913
5	Margaret	18,351
6	Barbara	18,280
7	Patricia	15,751
8	Joan	15,478
9	Doris	15,464
10	Ruth	14,942
11	Shirley	14,775
12	Virginia	13,197
13	Dolores	12,842
14	Jean	11,986
15	Elizabeth	10,995
16	Frances	10,644
17	Lois	10,114
18	Joyce	9,658
19	Evelyn	9,536
20	Alice	9,516
21	Mildred	9,355
22	Marilyn	9,288
23	Anna	9,081
24	Nancy	9,068
25	Norma	8,511
26	Marie	8,426
27	Martha	7,831
28	Phyllis	7,770
29	Rose	7,688
30	Gloria	7,604
31	Louise	6,942
32	Marjorie	6,633
33	Irene	6,463
34	Beverly	6,455
35	Catherine	6,298
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
43	Lillian	5,448
45	Thelma	5,250
46	Lorraine	5,166
47	June	5,093
48	Gladys	5,066
49	Josephine	4,988
50	Theresa	4,783
51	Edna	4,762
52	Pauline	4,656
53	Janet	4,602
54	Carol	4,598
55	Jane	4,575
56	Wanda	4,524
57	Juanita	4,513
58	Bernice	4,439
59	Lucille	4,327
60	Marion	4,306
61	Edith	4,273
62	Grace	4,218
63	Audrey	4,128
64	Clara	4,124
65	Ethel	4,101
66	Delores	4,098
67	Peggy	4,084
68	Wilma	4,074
69	Elaine	3,954
70	Sarah	3,920
71	Hazel	3,888
72	Carolyn	3,725
73	Emma	3,555
74	Jacqueline	3,413
75	Charlotte	3,406
76	Beatrice	3,390
77	Esther	3,350
78	Bonnie	3,265
79	Billie	3,241
80	Marian	3,212
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	2,909
90	Julia	2,880
91	Vivian	2,872
92	Jeanne	2,720
93	Maxine	2,701
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

Full Girl list for 1930

Biggest movers since 1929

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Larry	1,268	1,719	+36%	135 → 108
Bobby	3,924	5,182	+32%	50 → 41
Jerry	2,991	3,891	+30%	61 → 51
Ronald	4,479	5,635	+26%	45 → 37
Jackie	780	974	+25%	179 → 157
Duane	1,246	1,520	+22%	137 → 120
Jimmy	1,489	1,800	+21%	115 → 102
Tommy	1,164	1,386	+19%	144 → 127
Johnny	1,532	1,822	+19%	113 → 101
Neil	696	826	+19%	195 → 175

Falling boy names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Herbert	7,881	5,675	-28%	25 → 35
Max	1,336	1,181	-12%	128 → 143
Curtis	1,946	1,721	-12%	99 → 106
Alexander	985	872	-11%	156 → 168
Chester	1,969	1,791	-9%	96 → 103
Angelo	796	727	-9%	176 → 190
Elmer	2,697	2,476	-8%	70 → 80
Junior	1,442	1,325	-8%	120 → 135
Hubert	1,384	1,277	-8%	124 → 137
Morris	1,090	1,006	-8%	147 → 152

Rising girl names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Janet	3,050	4,602	+51%	82 → 53
Marilyn	6,731	9,288	+38%	33 → 22
Joann	1,550	2,131	+37%	144 → 118
Joan	11,666	15,478	+33%	13 → 8
Jeanette	1,839	2,434	+32%	131 → 106
Nancy	6,872	9,068	+32%	32 → 24
Sue	944	1,213	+28%	198 → 167
Loretta	1,939	2,482	+28%	127 → 105
Joanne	2,497	3,154	+26%	101 → 81
Patsy	2,042	2,544	+25%	118 → 97

Falling girl names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Ramona	2,036	1,410	-31%	120 → 149
Blanche	1,275	1,093	-14%	162 → 179
Imogene	1,179	1,024	-13%	174 → 188
Mamie	1,150	1,028	-11%	176 → 187
Sylvia	2,037	1,830	-10%	119 → 132
Maxine	2,994	2,701	-10%	85 → 93
Mabel	1,516	1,369	-10%	147 → 150
Agnes	2,770	2,510	-9%	94 → 102
Ethel	4,519	4,101	-9%	56 → 65
Willie	3,319	3,018	-9%	76 → 87

Top 100 boy names, 1930

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

62,152

James

53,957

John

52,447

William

47,271

Richard

32,186

31,867

29,051

22,787

20,981

17,351

17,007

12,954

12,535

Jack

12,429

David

12,275

Raymond

11,713

Kenneth

11,704

Harold

11,661

Walter

9,731

Billy

9,286

Eugene

9,028

Henry

8,594

Arthur

8,284

Albert

7,948

Ralph

7,634

Carl

6,952

Joe

6,873

Harry

6,848

Willie

6,667

Gerald

6,482

Howard

6,342

Fred

6,048

Roy

5,917

Louis

5,810

Herbert

5,675

Lawrence

5,639

Ronald

5,635

Earl

5,567

Clarence

5,498

Norman

5,289

Bobby

5,182

Francis

4,990

Ernest

4,787

Anthony

4,674

Leonard

4,662

Alfred

4,558

4,465

4,403

4,383

4,048

Jerry

3,891

Bernard

3,830

Leroy

3,804

Michael

3,542

Samuel

3,531

Peter

3,266

Ray

3,253

Roger

3,246

Bill

3,160

Russell

3,101

Floyd

3,077

Andrew

3,057

Leo

3,035

Dale

2,994

Wayne

2,981

Edwin

2,972

Theodore

2,958

Don

2,922

Lloyd

2,839

Gene

2,787

Glenn

2,758

Vernon

2,703

Clifford

2,697

Frederick

2,694

Philip

2,655

Clyde

2,631

Gordon

2,611

Herman

2,598

Alvin

2,512

Elmer

2,476

Leon

2,401

Lee

2,361

Martin

2,322

Vincent

2,318

Allen

2,278

Jimmie

2,255

Lewis

2,243

Bob

2,242

Douglas

2,166

Gilbert

2,119

Charlie

2,113

Harvey

2,062

Milton

2,053

Jesse

2,035

Lester

2,020

Warren

2,011

Eddie

1,972

Arnold

1,948

Cecil

1,882

100

Victor

1,844

Top 100 girl names, 1930

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

64,153

Betty

38,238

Dorothy

30,409

Helen

19,913

18,351

18,280

15,751

15,478

Doris

15,464

Ruth

14,942

Shirley

14,775

Virginia

13,197

Dolores

12,842

Jean

11,986

Elizabeth

10,995

Frances

10,644

Lois

10,114

Joyce

9,658

Evelyn

9,536

Alice

9,516

Mildred

9,355

Marilyn

9,288

Anna

9,081

Nancy

9,068

Norma

8,511

Marie

8,426

Martha

7,831

Phyllis

7,770

Rose

7,688

Gloria

7,604

Louise

6,942

Marjorie

6,633

Irene

6,463

Beverly

6,455

Catherine

6,298

Ruby

5,993

5,978

5,867

5,823

5,756

5,531

Rita

5,470

Geraldine

5,448

Lillian

5,448

Thelma

5,250

Lorraine

5,166

June

5,093

Gladys

5,066

Josephine

4,988

Theresa

4,783

Edna

4,762

Pauline

4,656

Janet

4,602

Carol

4,598

Jane

4,575

Wanda

4,524

Juanita

4,513

Bernice

4,439

Lucille

4,327

Marion

4,306

Edith

4,273

Grace

4,218

Audrey

4,128

Clara

4,124

Ethel

4,101

Delores

4,098

Peggy

4,084

Wilma

4,074

Elaine

3,954

Sarah

3,920

Hazel

3,888

Carolyn

3,725

3,555

3,413

3,406

3,390

3,350

3,265

Billie

3,241

Marian

3,212

Joanne

3,154

Rosemary

3,151

Anne

3,091

Kathleen

3,074

Katherine

3,033

Eva

3,019

Willie

3,018

Elsie

2,973

Laura

2,909

Julia

2,880

Vivian

2,872

Jeanne

2,720

Maxine

2,701

Ida

2,643

Bertha

2,605

Gertrude

2,555

Patsy

2,544

Sally

2,542

Maria

2,540

100

Ellen

2,522

Biggest movers since 1929

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Larry	1,268	1,719	+36%	135 → 108
Bobby	3,924	5,182	+32%	50 → 41
Jerry	2,991	3,891	+30%	61 → 51
Ronald	4,479	5,635	+26%	45 → 37
Jackie	780	974	+25%	179 → 157
Duane	1,246	1,520	+22%	137 → 120
Jimmy	1,489	1,800	+21%	115 → 102
Tommy	1,164	1,386	+19%	144 → 127
Johnny	1,532	1,822	+19%	113 → 101
Neil	696	826	+19%	195 → 175

Falling boy names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Herbert	7,881	5,675	-28%	25 → 35
Max	1,336	1,181	-12%	128 → 143
Curtis	1,946	1,721	-12%	99 → 106
Alexander	985	872	-11%	156 → 168
Chester	1,969	1,791	-9%	96 → 103
Angelo	796	727	-9%	176 → 190
Elmer	2,697	2,476	-8%	70 → 80
Junior	1,442	1,325	-8%	120 → 135
Hubert	1,384	1,277	-8%	124 → 137
Morris	1,090	1,006	-8%	147 → 152

Rising girl names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Janet	3,050	4,602	+51%	82 → 53
Marilyn	6,731	9,288	+38%	33 → 22
Joann	1,550	2,131	+37%	144 → 118
Joan	11,666	15,478	+33%	13 → 8
Jeanette	1,839	2,434	+32%	131 → 106
Nancy	6,872	9,068	+32%	32 → 24
Sue	944	1,213	+28%	198 → 167
Loretta	1,939	2,482	+28%	127 → 105
Joanne	2,497	3,154	+26%	101 → 81
Patsy	2,042	2,544	+25%	118 → 97

Falling girl names, 1929 to 1930
Name	Births 1929	Births 1930	Change	Rank 1929 → 1930
Ramona	2,036	1,410	-31%	120 → 149
Blanche	1,275	1,093	-14%	162 → 179
Imogene	1,179	1,024	-13%	174 → 188
Mamie	1,150	1,028	-11%	176 → 187
Sylvia	2,037	1,830	-10%	119 → 132
Maxine	2,994	2,701	-10%	85 → 93
Mabel	1,516	1,369	-10%	147 → 150
Agnes	2,770	2,510	-9%	94 → 102
Ethel	4,519	4,101	-9%	56 → 65
Willie	3,319	3,018	-9%	76 → 87

Top 100 boy names of 1930

Top 100 girl names of 1930

Biggest movers since 1929

Top 100 boy names of 1930

Top 100 girl names of 1930

Biggest movers since 1929