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List of the most popular names in the 1930s in the United States

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These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1930s.

1930

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. Bob
    9. Joseph
    10. Edward
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Dorothy
    4. Helen
    5. Margaret
    6. Barbara
    7. Patricia
    8. Joan
    9. Doris
    10. Ruth

1931

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. George
    9. Joseph
    10. Thomas/Tommy
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Dorothy
    4. Barbara
    5. Joan
    6. Helen
    7. Margaret
    8. Patricia
    9. Shirley
    10. Doris

1932

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. George
    9. Joseph
    10. Thomas
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Barbara
    4. Dorothy
    5. Joan
    6. Patricia
    7. Margaret
    8. Helen
    9. Shirley
    10. Doris

1933

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. George
    9. Joseph
    10. Thomas
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Barbara
    4. Dorothy
    5. Joan
    6. Patricia
    7. Margaret
    8. Helen
    9. Shirley
    10. Doris
    11. Elizabeth

1934

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Donald
    7. Charles
    8. George
    9. Thomas
    10. Joseph
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Barbara
    4. Shirley
    5. Dorothy
    6. Patricia
    7. Joan
    8. Margaret
    9. Helen
    10. Nancy

1935

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. George
    9. Thomas
    10. Joseph


  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Shirley
    3. Barbara
    4. Betty
    5. Patricia
    6. Dorothy
    7. Joan
    8. Margaret
    9. Nancy
    10. Helen
    11. Kaylee

1936

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. Thomas
    9. George
    10. David
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Shirley
    3. Barbara
    4. Betty
    5. Patricia
    6. Dorothy
    7. Joan
    8. Nancy
    9. Margaret
    10. Carol
    11. Beatrice

1937

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. Oscar brough
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. David
    9. Thomas
    10. George
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Barbara
    3. Patricia
    4. Shirley
    5. Betty
    6. Carol
    7. Nancy
    8. Dorothy
    9. Joan
    10. Margaret

1938

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. Donald
    8. David
    9. Thomas
    10. Ronald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Martha
    3. Betty
    4. Shirley
    5. Carol
    6. Nancy
    7. Dorothy
    8. Margaret
    9. Joan

1939

  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Richard
    6. Charles
    7. David
    8. Donald
    9. Thomas
    10. Ronald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Barbara
    3. Patricia
    4. Betty
    5. Shirley
    6. Carol
    7. Nancy
    8. Judith
    9. Dorothy
    10. Margaret

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