The names of 1930

The ten most popular names given in 1930, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 64,153
  2. Betty 38,240
  3. Dorothy 30,411
  4. Helen 19,913
  5. Margaret 18,350
  6. Barbara 18,279
  7. Patricia 15,751
  8. Joan 15,478
  9. Doris 15,464
  10. Ruth 14,942

Full list

US: boys

  1. Robert 62,153
  2. James 53,957
  3. John 52,447
  4. William 47,271
  5. Richard 32,187
  6. Charles 31,867
  7. Donald 29,052
  8. George 22,788
  9. Joseph 20,981
  10. Edward 17,352

Full list

Canadian provinces in 1930

US states in 1930