Names by year · United States
The names of 1935
In 1935, the SSA recorded 2,089,928 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 19 | 55,076 | #125 |
| 2 | Shirley1 in 25 | 42,366 | #1,586 |
| 3 | Barbara1 in 34 | 30,698 | #968 |
| 4 | Betty1 in 37 | 28,674 | #1,113 |
| 5 | Patricia1 in 46 | 22,879 | #1,336 |
| 6 | Dorothy1 in 54 | 19,406 | #421 |
| 7 | Joan1 in 58 | 18,220 | #1,087 |
| 8 | Margaret1 in 71 | 14,727 | #112 |
| 9 | Nancy1 in 72 | 14,544 | #967 |
| 10 | Helen1 in 82 | 12,785 | #462 |
| 11 | Carol1 in 89 | 11,735 | #2,242 |
| 12 | Joyce1 in 92 | 11,368 | #1,074 |
| 13 | Doris1 in 99 | 10,604 | #2,909 |
| 14 | Marilyn1 in 101 | 10,418 | #761 |
| 15 | Ruth1 in 105 | 9,988 | #173 |
| 16 | Virginia1 in 106 | 9,867 | #526 |
| 17 | Elizabeth1 in 116 | 9,075 | #17 |
| 18 | Jean1 in 118 | 8,852 | #2,130 |
| 19 | Frances1 in 120 | 8,770 | #318 |
| 20 | Beverly1 in 131 | 7,992 | #1,018 |
| 21 | Lois1 in 131 | 7,990 | #1,670 |
| 22 | Janet1 in 133 | 7,856 | #2,791 |
| 23 | Donna1 in 135 | 7,793 | #1,965 |
| 24 | Martha1 in 138 | 7,621 | #713 |
| 25 | Alice1 in 141 | 7,443 | #65 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 56,527 | #92 |
| 2 | James1 in 19 | 55,005 | #6 |
| 3 | John1 in 22 | 47,509 | #23 |
| 4 | William1 in 26 | 40,204 | #9 |
| 5 | Richard1 in 31 | 33,946 | #234 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 35 | 29,983 | #48 |
| 7 | Donald1 in 35 | 29,674 | #690 |
| 8 | George1 in 56 | 18,564 | #126 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 59 | 17,684 | #34 |
| 10 | Joseph1 in 61 | 17,181 | #29 |
| 11 | David1 in 66 | 15,663 | #35 |
| 12 | Ronald1 in 67 | 15,489 | #638 |
| 13 | Edward1 in 75 | 13,844 | #224 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 83 | 12,563 | #262 |
| 15 | Kenneth1 in 86 | 12,067 | #294 |
| 16 | Frank1 in 100 | 10,420 | #514 |
| 17 | Raymond1 in 109 | 9,564 | #395 |
| 18 | Jack1 in 110 | 9,438 | #15 |
| 19 | Billy1 in 113 | 9,241 | #1,068 |
| 20 | Harold1 in 114 | 9,170 | #993 |
| 21 | Gerald1 in 123 | 8,458 | #1,206 |
| 22 | Jerry1 in 123 | 8,452 | #907 |
| 23 | Walter1 in 133 | 7,816 | #252 |
| 24 | Bobby1 in 135 | 7,726 | #1,097 |
| 25 | Joe1 in 138 | 7,555 | #994 |
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