Names by year · United States
The names of 1931
In 1931, the SSA recorded 2,104,393 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 | 60,299 | #125 |
| 2 | Betty1 in 29 | 36,105 | #1,113 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 40 | 26,524 | #421 |
| 4 | Barbara1 in 49 | 21,804 | #968 |
| 5 | Joan1 in 56 | 19,119 | #1,087 |
| 6 | Helen1 in 60 | 17,664 | #462 |
| 7 | Margaret1 in 61 | 17,332 | #112 |
| 8 | Patricia1 in 65 | 16,469 | #1,336 |
| 9 | Shirley1 in 74 | 14,405 | #1,586 |
| 10 | Doris1 in 78 | 13,629 | #2,909 |
| 11 | Ruth1 in 81 | 13,132 | #173 |
| 12 | Virginia1 in 90 | 11,886 | #526 |
| 13 | Jean1 in 97 | 11,013 | #2,130 |
| 14 | Dolores1 in 99 | 10,807 | #2,567 |
| 15 | Joyce1 in 101 | 10,580 | #1,074 |
| 16 | Elizabeth1 in 103 | 10,292 | #17 |
| 17 | Nancy1 in 106 | 10,036 | #967 |
| 18 | Frances1 in 110 | 9,718 | #318 |
| 19 | Marilyn1 in 110 | 9,664 | #761 |
| 20 | Lois1 in 114 | 9,348 | #1,670 |
| 21 | Alice1 in 121 | 8,815 | #65 |
| 22 | Norma1 in 122 | 8,759 | #2,012 |
| 23 | Gloria1 in 125 | 8,546 | #655 |
| 24 | Evelyn1 in 125 | 8,492 | #8 |
| 25 | Anna1 in 126 | 8,429 | #107 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 17 | 60,519 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 20 | 51,212 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 21 | 48,423 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 24 | 43,280 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 33 | 31,822 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 35 | 29,934 | #48 |
| 7 | Donald1 in 36 | 29,100 | #690 |
| 8 | George1 in 50 | 20,685 | #126 |
| 9 | Joseph1 in 54 | 19,326 | #29 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 62 | 16,847 | #34 |
| 11 | Edward1 in 66 | 15,646 | #224 |
| 12 | Paul1 in 85 | 12,255 | #262 |
| 13 | David1 in 88 | 11,784 | #35 |
| 14 | Kenneth1 in 90 | 11,568 | #294 |
| 15 | Jack1 in 91 | 11,488 | #15 |
| 16 | Frank1 in 91 | 11,472 | #514 |
| 17 | Raymond1 in 96 | 10,854 | #395 |
| 18 | Harold1 in 97 | 10,695 | #993 |
| 19 | Billy1 in 112 | 9,264 | #1,068 |
| 20 | Walter1 in 116 | 8,940 | #252 |
| 21 | Eugene1 in 128 | 8,151 | #943 |
| 22 | Henry1 in 133 | 7,805 | #5 |
| 23 | Arthur1 in 138 | 7,525 | #87 |
| 24 | Albert1 in 146 | 7,131 | #614 |
| 25 | Ralph1 in 149 | 6,960 | #1,048 |
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