Top baby names of 1935

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1935, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Robert56,525
  2. 2James55,002
  3. 3John47,510
  4. 4William40,200
  5. 5Richard33,947
  6. 6Charles29,982
  7. 7Donald29,673
  8. 8George18,564
  9. 9Thomas17,685
  10. 10Joseph17,182
  11. 11David15,662
  12. 12Ronald15,489
  13. 13Edward13,844
  14. 14Paul12,563
  15. 15Kenneth12,066
  16. 16Frank10,421
  17. 17Raymond9,564
  18. 18Jack9,438
  19. 19Billy9,241
  20. 20Harold9,170
  21. 21Gerald8,458
  22. 22Jerry8,451
  23. 23Walter7,816
  24. 24Bobby7,726
  25. 25Joe7,554
  26. 26Eugene6,859
  27. 27Henry6,855
  28. 28Carl6,693
  29. 29Arthur6,548
  30. 30Willie6,327
  31. 31Albert6,094
  32. 32Ralph6,090
  33. 33Larry5,975
  34. 34Fred5,493
  35. 35Lawrence5,351
  36. 36Roger5,152
  37. 37Harry5,055
  38. 38Norman5,044
  39. 39Howard4,970
  40. 40Roy4,939
  41. 41Michael4,906
  42. 42Louis4,622
  43. 43Daniel4,591
  44. 44Gary4,490
  45. 45Marvin4,278
  46. 46Earl4,224
  47. 47Jimmy4,172
  48. 48Clarence4,080
  49. 49Wayne4,057
  50. 50Leroy3,918
  51. 51Don3,917
  52. 52Anthony3,909
  53. 53Francis3,894
  54. 54Leonard3,804
  55. 55Ernest3,701
  56. 56Stanley3,696
  57. 57Melvin3,600
  58. 58Herbert3,436
  59. 59Peter3,421
  60. 60Bill3,282
  61. 61Dale3,273
  62. 62Samuel3,149
  63. 63Alfred3,128
  64. 64Ray3,070
  65. 65Philip3,064
  66. 66Gene2,937
  67. 67Bernard2,933
  68. 68Russell2,832
  69. 69Jimmie2,829
  70. 70Gordon2,614
  71. 71Franklin2,611
  72. 72Dennis2,597
  73. 73Frederick2,582
  74. 74Johnny2,533
  75. 75Douglas2,529
  76. 76Floyd2,506
  77. 77Bruce2,447
  78. 78Glenn2,437
  79. 79Theodore2,433
  80. 80Lee2,426
  81. 81Bob2,389
  82. 82Clyde2,355
  83. 83Allen2,312
  84. 84Lloyd2,296
  85. 85Andrew2,291
  86. 86Leon2,282
  87. 87Eddie2,281
  88. 88Clifford2,265
  89. 89Edwin2,257
  90. 90Jim2,244
  91. 91Alvin2,165
  92. 92Leo2,142
  93. 93Martin2,116
  94. 94Vernon2,111
  95. 95Tommy2,031
  96. 96Jerome2,009
  97. 97Warren1,994
  98. 98Lewis1,974
  99. 99Harvey1,958
  100. 100Charlie1,926

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary55,074
  2. 2Shirley42,365
  3. 3Barbara30,697
  4. 4Betty28,675
  5. 5Patricia22,879
  6. 6Dorothy19,406
  7. 7Joan18,221
  8. 8Margaret14,727
  9. 9Nancy14,544
  10. 10Helen12,784
  11. 11Carol11,734
  12. 12Joyce11,368
  13. 13Doris10,604
  14. 14Marilyn10,418
  15. 15Ruth9,989
  16. 16Virginia9,867
  17. 17Elizabeth9,075
  18. 18Jean8,852
  19. 19Frances8,770
  20. 20Beverly7,992
  21. 21Lois7,989
  22. 22Janet7,856
  23. 23Donna7,793
  24. 24Martha7,621
  25. 25Alice7,443
  26. 26Dolores7,374
  27. 27Phyllis7,369
  28. 28Carolyn6,967
  29. 29Norma6,869
  30. 30Ann6,705
  31. 31Evelyn6,560
  32. 32Gloria6,348
  33. 33Marie6,292
  34. 34Anna6,162
  35. 35Mildred5,546
  36. 36Peggy5,269
  37. 37Rose5,232
  38. 38Annie4,850
  39. 39Marlene4,830
  40. 40Geraldine4,818
  41. 41Ruby4,765
  42. 42Catherine4,698
  43. 43Jane4,646
  44. 44Joanne4,565
  45. 45Louise4,564
  46. 46Marjorie4,482
  47. 47Janice4,442
  48. 48Eleanor4,166
  49. 49Wanda4,102
  50. 50Sandra4,089
  51. 51Elaine4,080
  52. 52Irene3,940
  53. 53Joann3,913
  54. 54Judith3,873
  55. 55June3,839
  56. 56Patsy3,797
  57. 57Delores3,793
  58. 58Sally3,711
  59. 59Arlene3,684
  60. 60Sylvia3,620
  61. 61Sarah3,615
  62. 62Bonnie3,611
  63. 63Rita3,579
  64. 64Audrey3,514
  65. 65Charlotte3,470
  66. 66Lillian3,423
  67. 67Edna3,420
  68. 68Lorraine3,405
  69. 69Loretta3,365
  70. 70Wilma3,361
  71. 71Kathleen3,353
  72. 72Juanita3,344
  73. 73Jo3,296
  74. 74Florence3,273
  75. 75Josephine3,262
  76. 76Thelma3,189
  77. 77Roberta3,180
  78. 78Gladys3,147
  79. 79Jacqueline3,115
  80. 80Pauline3,076
  81. 81Clara3,067
  82. 82Ethel3,004
  83. 83Grace2,995
  84. 84Anne2,892
  85. 85Lucille2,887
  86. 86Theresa2,863
  87. 87Edith2,830
  88. 88Marion2,813
  89. 89Emma2,802
  90. 90Bernice2,777
  91. 91Darlene2,703
  92. 92Hazel2,695
  93. 93Carole2,680
  94. 94Esther2,543
  95. 95Ellen2,434
  96. 96Sharon2,426
  97. 97Rosemary2,394
  98. 98Yvonne2,387
  99. 99Willie2,370
  100. 100Margie2,368