Names by year · United States
The names of 1934
In 1934, the SSA recorded 2,076,821 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 | 56,929 | #125 |
| 2 | Betty1 in 34 | 31,089 | #1,113 |
| 3 | Barbara1 in 36 | 29,239 | #968 |
| 4 | Shirley1 in 46 | 22,841 | #1,586 |
| 5 | Dorothy1 in 49 | 21,281 | #421 |
| 6 | Patricia1 in 50 | 20,844 | #1,336 |
| 7 | Joan1 in 54 | 19,465 | #1,087 |
| 8 | Margaret1 in 69 | 15,144 | #112 |
| 9 | Helen1 in 74 | 14,100 | #462 |
| 10 | Nancy1 in 77 | 13,520 | #967 |
| 11 | Doris1 in 90 | 11,627 | #2,909 |
| 12 | Joyce1 in 91 | 11,459 | #1,074 |
| 13 | Ruth1 in 99 | 10,565 | #173 |
| 14 | Carol1 in 102 | 10,273 | #2,242 |
| 15 | Virginia1 in 104 | 10,002 | #526 |
| 16 | Jean1 in 107 | 9,718 | #2,130 |
| 17 | Marilyn1 in 111 | 9,382 | #761 |
| 18 | Elizabeth1 in 112 | 9,346 | #17 |
| 19 | Frances1 in 113 | 9,206 | #318 |
| 20 | Lois1 in 125 | 8,387 | #1,670 |
| 21 | Janet1 in 129 | 8,071 | #2,791 |
| 22 | Beverly1 in 132 | 7,886 | #1,018 |
| 23 | Donna1 in 133 | 7,870 | #1,965 |
| 24 | Norma1 in 134 | 7,788 | #2,012 |
| 25 | Alice1 in 134 | 7,784 | #65 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 55,843 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 19 | 54,270 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 22 | 46,743 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 40,175 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 31 | 33,167 | #234 |
| 6 | Donald1 in 34 | 30,408 | #690 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 35 | 29,790 | #48 |
| 8 | George1 in 56 | 18,500 | #126 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 59 | 17,373 | #34 |
| 10 | Joseph1 in 60 | 17,111 | #29 |
| 11 | Ronald1 in 73 | 14,088 | #638 |
| 12 | David1 in 74 | 14,003 | #35 |
| 13 | Edward1 in 74 | 13,917 | #224 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 85 | 12,196 | #262 |
| 15 | Kenneth1 in 88 | 11,800 | #294 |
| 16 | Frank1 in 97 | 10,640 | #514 |
| 17 | Jack1 in 103 | 9,985 | #15 |
| 18 | Harold1 in 104 | 9,926 | #993 |
| 19 | Raymond1 in 108 | 9,588 | #395 |
| 20 | Billy1 in 108 | 9,562 | #1,068 |
| 21 | Walter1 in 128 | 8,092 | #252 |
| 22 | Gerald1 in 132 | 7,816 | #1,206 |
| 23 | Bobby1 in 137 | 7,532 | #1,097 |
| 24 | Eugene1 in 145 | 7,145 | #943 |
| 25 | Jerry1 in 145 | 7,134 | #907 |
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