Names by year · United States
The names of 1930
In 1930, the SSA recorded 2,223,305 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 18 | 64,153 | #125 |
| 2 | Betty1 in 29 | 38,240 | #1,113 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 37 | 30,411 | #421 |
| 4 | Helen1 in 57 | 19,913 | #462 |
| 5 | Margaret1 in 61 | 18,350 | #112 |
| 6 | Barbara1 in 62 | 18,279 | #968 |
| 7 | Patricia1 in 71 | 15,751 | #1,336 |
| 8 | Joan1 in 73 | 15,478 | #1,087 |
| 9 | Doris1 in 73 | 15,464 | #2,909 |
| 10 | Ruth1 in 75 | 14,942 | #173 |
| 11 | Shirley1 in 76 | 14,775 | #1,586 |
| 12 | Virginia1 in 85 | 13,197 | #526 |
| 13 | Dolores1 in 88 | 12,842 | #2,567 |
| 14 | Jean1 in 94 | 11,986 | #2,130 |
| 15 | Elizabeth1 in 102 | 10,995 | #17 |
| 16 | Frances1 in 106 | 10,644 | #318 |
| 17 | Lois1 in 111 | 10,114 | #1,670 |
| 18 | Joyce1 in 117 | 9,658 | #1,074 |
| 19 | Evelyn1 in 118 | 9,536 | #8 |
| 20 | Alice1 in 118 | 9,516 | #65 |
| 21 | Mildred1 in 120 | 9,356 | #1,973 |
| 22 | Marilyn1 in 121 | 9,288 | #761 |
| 23 | Anna1 in 124 | 9,081 | #107 |
| 24 | Nancy1 in 124 | 9,068 | #967 |
| 25 | Norma1 in 132 | 8,511 | #2,012 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 62,153 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 20 | 53,957 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 21 | 52,447 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 23 | 47,271 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 34 | 32,187 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 34 | 31,867 | #48 |
| 7 | Donald1 in 38 | 29,052 | #690 |
| 8 | George1 in 48 | 22,788 | #126 |
| 9 | Joseph1 in 52 | 20,981 | #29 |
| 10 | Edward1 in 63 | 17,352 | #224 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 65 | 17,008 | #34 |
| 12 | Paul1 in 85 | 12,955 | #262 |
| 13 | Frank1 in 88 | 12,535 | #514 |
| 14 | Jack1 in 88 | 12,430 | #15 |
| 15 | David1 in 89 | 12,275 | #35 |
| 16 | Raymond1 in 94 | 11,714 | #395 |
| 17 | Kenneth1 in 94 | 11,705 | #294 |
| 18 | Harold1 in 94 | 11,660 | #993 |
| 19 | Walter1 in 113 | 9,731 | #252 |
| 20 | Billy1 in 118 | 9,285 | #1,068 |
| 21 | Eugene1 in 122 | 9,029 | #943 |
| 22 | Henry1 in 128 | 8,594 | #5 |
| 23 | Arthur1 in 132 | 8,284 | #87 |
| 24 | Albert1 in 138 | 7,950 | #614 |
| 25 | Ralph1 in 144 | 7,634 | #1,048 |
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