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Baby Names from 1930

2,223,288 registered births | 1,097,367 boys | 1,125,921 girls

← 1929 1930s Overview 1931 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1930

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
62,152 births
2 James
53,957 births
3 John
52,447 births
4 William
47,271 births
5 Richard
32,186 births
6 Charles
31,867 births
7 Donald
29,051 births
8 George
22,787 births
9 Joseph
20,981 births
10 Edward
17,351 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
64,153 births
2 Betty
38,238 births
3 Dorothy
30,409 births
4 Helen
19,913 births
5 Margaret
18,351 births
6 Barbara
18,280 births
7 Patricia
15,751 births
8 Joan
15,478 births
9 Doris
15,464 births
10 Ruth
14,942 births

Top Unisex Names of 1930

Willie
6,667 boys 3,018 girls
Marion
1,389 boys 4,306 girls
Billie
1,474 boys 3,241 girls
Jessie
1,329 boys 2,195 girls
Jimmie
2,255 boys 575 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1930

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Fallers

G Jeannine
#172 → #258 (-86)

New to the Top 200 in 1930

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Gary #194 Bobbie #200 Gwendolyn #200
1929 All Years 1931