Most Popular Baby Names of 1931

In 1931, Mary (60,299 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (60,520 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1931
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	60,520
2	James	51,213
3	John	48,422
4	William	43,280
5	Richard	31,823
6	Charles	29,933
7	Donald	29,102
8	George	20,686
9	Joseph	19,327
10	Thomas	16,846
11	Edward	15,647
12	Paul	12,255
13	David	11,783
14	Kenneth	11,568
15	Jack	11,489
16	Frank	11,472
17	Raymond	10,854
18	Harold	10,694
19	Billy	9,263
20	Walter	8,940
21	Eugene	8,152
22	Henry	7,805
23	Arthur	7,525
24	Albert	7,131
25	Ralph	6,960
26	Gerald	6,823
27	Ronald	6,726
28	Carl	6,582
29	Joe	6,456
30	Harry	6,045
31	Willie	5,963
32	Bobby	5,858
33	Fred	5,698
34	Howard	5,623
35	Roy	5,489
36	Norman	5,426
37	Louis	5,424
38	Lawrence	5,364
39	Clarence	5,062
40	Earl	5,047
41	Herbert	4,788
42	Francis	4,735
43	Jerry	4,371
44	Daniel	4,360
44	Marvin	4,360
46	Anthony	4,310
47	Ernest	4,298
48	Leonard	4,279
49	Stanley	4,202
50	Alfred	3,949
51	Melvin	3,700
52	Leroy	3,648
53	Roger	3,625
54	Bernard	3,514
55	Michael	3,489
56	Samuel	3,379
57	Bill	3,217
57	Wayne	3,217
59	Don	3,176
60	Ray	3,161
61	Peter	3,122
62	Dale	3,008
63	Russell	2,943
64	Gene	2,766
65	Andrew	2,713
66	Floyd	2,707
67	Edwin	2,704
67	Lloyd	2,704
69	Leo	2,700
70	Theodore	2,667
71	Philip	2,648
72	Glenn	2,624
73	Frederick	2,471
74	Vernon	2,465
75	Clifford	2,451
76	Gordon	2,397
77	Clyde	2,336
78	Bob	2,318
79	Allen	2,308
80	Alvin	2,299
81	Jimmie	2,288
82	Elmer	2,265
83	Herman	2,263
84	Leon	2,245
85	Douglas	2,203
86	Vincent	2,162
87	Lewis	2,160
88	Larry	2,147
89	Jimmy	2,125
90	Lee	2,123
91	Martin	2,103
92	Gilbert	1,993
93	Harvey	1,978
94	Charlie	1,975
95	Eddie	1,959
96	Lester	1,919
97	Jesse	1,895
98	Arnold	1,835
99	Milton	1,834
99	Warren	1,834

Full Boy list for 1931

Top 100 girl names, 1931
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	60,299
2	Betty	36,105
3	Dorothy	26,524
4	Barbara	21,803
5	Joan	19,119
6	Helen	17,664
7	Margaret	17,332
8	Patricia	16,470
9	Shirley	14,405
10	Doris	13,629
11	Ruth	13,131
12	Virginia	11,886
13	Jean	11,013
14	Dolores	10,806
15	Joyce	10,580
16	Elizabeth	10,292
17	Nancy	10,036
18	Frances	9,718
19	Marilyn	9,664
20	Lois	9,348
21	Alice	8,816
22	Norma	8,759
23	Gloria	8,547
24	Evelyn	8,491
25	Anna	8,429
26	Mildred	8,170
27	Marie	7,549
28	Martha	7,482
29	Phyllis	7,213
30	Rose	6,881
31	Beverly	6,789
32	Donna	6,600
33	Louise	5,897
34	Marjorie	5,880
35	Ann	5,858
36	Catherine	5,642
37	Irene	5,616
38	Geraldine	5,413
39	Ruby	5,331
40	Eleanor	5,255
41	Annie	5,090
42	Peggy	5,077
43	Florence	5,011
44	June	5,002
45	Janet	4,948
46	Carol	4,891
47	Lillian	4,807
48	Rita	4,613
49	Lorraine	4,588
50	Jane	4,532
51	Josephine	4,497
52	Edna	4,461
53	Thelma	4,440
54	Wanda	4,395
55	Gladys	4,351
56	Pauline	4,191
57	Juanita	4,130
58	Delores	4,050
59	Theresa	4,034
60	Carolyn	4,008
61	Clara	3,899
62	Lucille	3,854
63	Bernice	3,822
64	Audrey	3,790
65	Edith	3,772
66	Marion	3,763
67	Ethel	3,760
68	Joanne	3,757
69	Wilma	3,741
70	Grace	3,712
71	Sarah	3,636
72	Elaine	3,622
73	Bonnie	3,552
74	Hazel	3,507
75	Charlotte	3,403
76	Emma	3,308
77	Arlene	3,217
78	Jacqueline	3,135
79	Esther	3,034
80	Anne	2,979
81	Billie	2,921
82	Vivian	2,893
83	Patsy	2,869
84	Marian	2,862
85	Beatrice	2,844
86	Elsie	2,807
87	Kathleen	2,799
88	Rosemary	2,722
89	Laura	2,668
90	Joann	2,655
91	Julia	2,624
91	Katherine	2,624
93	Willie	2,597
94	Eva	2,592
95	Marlene	2,585
96	Loretta	2,581
97	Sally	2,557
98	Jeanne	2,525
99	Ellen	2,450
100	Ida	2,419

Full Girl list for 1931

Biggest movers since 1930

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

Rising boy names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Lowell	721	1,090	+51%	191 → 147
Gary	713	990	+39%	194 → 153
Larry	1,719	2,147	+25%	108 → 88
Ronald	5,635	6,726	+19%	37 → 27
Jimmy	1,800	2,125	+18%	102 → 89
Jackie	974	1,122	+15%	157 → 142
Duane	1,520	1,728	+14%	120 → 104
Bobby	5,182	5,858	+13%	41 → 32
Jerry	3,891	4,371	+12%	51 → 43
Roger	3,246	3,625	+12%	58 → 53

Falling boy names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Junior	1,325	1,068	-19%	135 → 150
Juan	907	744	-18%	164 → 180
Herbert	5,675	4,788	-16%	35 → 41
Jose	1,600	1,360	-15%	113 → 126
Manuel	1,520	1,312	-14%	120 → 132
Luther	1,109	958	-14%	148 → 156
Alfred	4,558	3,949	-13%	46 → 50
Salvatore	882	765	-13%	167 → 176
Ramon	757	657	-13%	181 → 200
Julius	812	707	-13%	176 → 185

Rising girl names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Constance	1,463	2,073	+42%	147 → 118
Arlene	2,509	3,217	+28%	103 → 77
Joann	2,131	2,655	+25%	118 → 90
Peggy	4,084	5,077	+24%	67 → 42
Joan	15,478	19,119	+24%	8 → 5
Barbara	18,280	21,803	+19%	6 → 4
Joanne	3,154	3,757	+19%	81 → 68
Janice	1,930	2,287	+18%	126 → 104
Darlene	1,543	1,822	+18%	141 → 128
Patsy	2,544	2,869	+13%	97 → 83

Falling girl names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Mabel	1,369	1,060	-23%	150 → 174
Pearl	2,069	1,648	-20%	121 → 137
Ramona	1,410	1,130	-20%	149 → 164
Muriel	1,341	1,081	-19%	155 → 172
Madeline	1,144	925	-19%	173 → 199
Gertrude	2,555	2,094	-18%	96 → 115
Opal	1,327	1,088	-18%	156 → 171
Hattie	1,284	1,056	-18%	160 → 175
Lila	1,203	995	-17%	170 → 183
Violet	2,098	1,750	-17%	120 → 132

Top 100 boy names, 1931

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

60,520

James

51,213

John

48,422

William

43,280

Richard

31,823

29,933

29,102

20,686

19,327

16,846

15,647

12,255

11,783

11,568

Jack

11,489

Frank

11,472

Raymond

10,854

Harold

10,694

Billy

9,263

Walter

8,940

Eugene

8,152

Henry

7,805

Arthur

7,525

Albert

7,131

Ralph

6,960

Gerald

6,823

Ronald

6,726

Carl

6,582

Joe

6,456

Harry

6,045

Willie

5,963

Bobby

5,858

Fred

5,698

Howard

5,623

Roy

5,489

Norman

5,426

Louis

5,424

Lawrence

5,364

Clarence

5,062

Earl

5,047

Herbert

4,788

Francis

4,735

Jerry

4,371

Daniel

4,360

Marvin

4,360

Anthony

4,310

Ernest

4,298

Leonard

4,279

Stanley

4,202

Alfred

3,949

Melvin

3,700

Leroy

3,648

Roger

3,625

Bernard

3,514

Michael

3,489

Samuel

3,379

Bill

3,217

Wayne

3,217

Don

3,176

Ray

3,161

Peter

3,122

Dale

3,008

Russell

2,943

Gene

2,766

Andrew

2,713

Floyd

2,707

Edwin

2,704

Lloyd

2,704

Leo

2,700

Theodore

2,667

Philip

2,648

Glenn

2,624

Frederick

2,471

Vernon

2,465

Clifford

2,451

Gordon

2,397

Clyde

2,336

Bob

2,318

Allen

2,308

Alvin

2,299

Jimmie

2,288

Elmer

2,265

2,263

2,245

2,203

2,162

Lewis

2,160

Larry

2,147

Jimmy

2,125

Lee

2,123

Martin

2,103

Gilbert

1,993

Harvey

1,978

Charlie

1,975

Eddie

1,959

Lester

1,919

Jesse

1,895

Arnold

1,835

Milton

1,834

Warren

1,834

Top 100 girl names, 1931

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

60,299

Betty

36,105

Dorothy

26,524

Barbara

21,803

Joan

19,119

Helen

17,664

Margaret

17,332

Patricia

16,470

Shirley

14,405

Doris

13,629

Ruth

13,131

Virginia

11,886

Jean

11,013

Dolores

10,806

Joyce

10,580

Elizabeth

10,292

Nancy

10,036

Frances

9,718

Marilyn

9,664

Lois

9,348

Alice

8,816

Norma

8,759

Gloria

8,547

Evelyn

8,491

Anna

8,429

Mildred

8,170

Marie

7,549

Martha

7,482

Phyllis

7,213

Rose

6,881

Beverly

6,789

Donna

6,600

Louise

5,897

Marjorie

5,880

Ann

5,858

Catherine

5,642

Irene

5,616

Geraldine

5,413

Ruby

5,331

Eleanor

5,255

Annie

5,090

Peggy

5,077

Florence

5,011

June

5,002

Janet

4,948

Carol

4,891

Lillian

4,807

Rita

4,613

Lorraine

4,588

Jane

4,532

Josephine

4,497

Edna

4,461

Thelma

4,440

Wanda

4,395

Gladys

4,351

Pauline

4,191

Juanita

4,130

Delores

4,050

Theresa

4,034

Carolyn

4,008

Clara

3,899

Lucille

3,854

Bernice

3,822

Audrey

3,790

Edith

3,772

Marion

3,763

Ethel

3,760

Joanne

3,757

Wilma

3,741

Grace

3,712

Sarah

3,636

Elaine

3,622

Bonnie

3,552

Hazel

3,507

Charlotte

3,403

Emma

3,308

Arlene

3,217

Jacqueline

3,135

Esther

3,034

Anne

2,979

Billie

2,921

Vivian

2,893

Patsy

2,869

Marian

2,862

Beatrice

2,844

Elsie

2,807

Kathleen

2,799

Rosemary

2,722

Laura

2,668

Joann

2,655

Julia

2,624

Katherine

2,624

Willie

2,597

Eva

2,592

Marlene

2,585

Loretta

2,581

Sally

2,557

Jeanne

2,525

Ellen

2,450

100

Ida

2,419

Biggest movers since 1930

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

Rising boy names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Lowell	721	1,090	+51%	191 → 147
Gary	713	990	+39%	194 → 153
Larry	1,719	2,147	+25%	108 → 88
Ronald	5,635	6,726	+19%	37 → 27
Jimmy	1,800	2,125	+18%	102 → 89
Jackie	974	1,122	+15%	157 → 142
Duane	1,520	1,728	+14%	120 → 104
Bobby	5,182	5,858	+13%	41 → 32
Jerry	3,891	4,371	+12%	51 → 43
Roger	3,246	3,625	+12%	58 → 53

Falling boy names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Junior	1,325	1,068	-19%	135 → 150
Juan	907	744	-18%	164 → 180
Herbert	5,675	4,788	-16%	35 → 41
Jose	1,600	1,360	-15%	113 → 126
Manuel	1,520	1,312	-14%	120 → 132
Luther	1,109	958	-14%	148 → 156
Alfred	4,558	3,949	-13%	46 → 50
Salvatore	882	765	-13%	167 → 176
Ramon	757	657	-13%	181 → 200
Julius	812	707	-13%	176 → 185

Rising girl names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Constance	1,463	2,073	+42%	147 → 118
Arlene	2,509	3,217	+28%	103 → 77
Joann	2,131	2,655	+25%	118 → 90
Peggy	4,084	5,077	+24%	67 → 42
Joan	15,478	19,119	+24%	8 → 5
Barbara	18,280	21,803	+19%	6 → 4
Joanne	3,154	3,757	+19%	81 → 68
Janice	1,930	2,287	+18%	126 → 104
Darlene	1,543	1,822	+18%	141 → 128
Patsy	2,544	2,869	+13%	97 → 83

Falling girl names, 1930 to 1931
Name	Births 1930	Births 1931	Change	Rank 1930 → 1931
Mabel	1,369	1,060	-23%	150 → 174
Pearl	2,069	1,648	-20%	121 → 137
Ramona	1,410	1,130	-20%	149 → 164
Muriel	1,341	1,081	-19%	155 → 172
Madeline	1,144	925	-19%	173 → 199
Gertrude	2,555	2,094	-18%	96 → 115
Opal	1,327	1,088	-18%	156 → 171
Hattie	1,284	1,056	-18%	160 → 175
Lila	1,203	995	-17%	170 → 183
Violet	2,098	1,750	-17%	120 → 132

Top 100 boy names of 1931

Top 100 girl names of 1931

Biggest movers since 1930

Top 100 boy names of 1931

Top 100 girl names of 1931

Biggest movers since 1930