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Baby Names from 1931

2,104,388 registered births | 1,039,665 boys | 1,064,723 girls

← 1930 1930s Overview 1932 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1931

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
60,520 births
2 James
51,213 births
3 John
48,422 births
4 William
43,280 births
5 Richard
31,823 births
6 Charles
29,933 births
7 Donald
29,102 births
8 George
20,686 births
9 Joseph
19,327 births
10 Thomas
16,846 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
60,299 births
2 Betty
36,105 births
3 Dorothy
26,524 births
4 Barbara
21,803 births
5 Joan
19,119 births
6 Helen
17,664 births
7 Margaret
17,332 births
8 Patricia
16,470 births
9 Shirley
14,405 births
10 Doris
13,629 births

Top Unisex Names of 1931

Willie
5,963 boys 2,597 girls
Marion
1,311 boys 3,763 girls
Billie
1,343 boys 2,921 girls
Jessie
1,267 boys 1,930 girls
Jimmie
2,288 boys 552 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1931

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

Biggest Risers

G Marlene
#388 → #95 (+293)

New to the Top 200 in 1931

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

Marlene #95 Judith #168 Connie #183 Rodney #187 Rosemarie #194 Doyle #195 Pat #198 Deloris #200
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