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Baby Names from 1932

2,111,291 registered births | 1,044,153 boys | 1,067,138 girls

← 1931 1930s Overview 1933 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1932

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
59,268 births
2 James
51,931 births
3 John
48,625 births
4 William
42,127 births
5 Richard
31,809 births
6 Charles
31,093 births
7 Donald
29,792 births
8 George
20,438 births
9 Joseph
18,565 births
10 Thomas
16,835 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
59,881 births
2 Betty
34,420 births
3 Barbara
26,318 births
4 Dorothy
24,977 births
5 Joan
21,044 births
6 Patricia
17,990 births
7 Margaret
16,556 births
8 Helen
16,376 births
9 Shirley
14,476 births
10 Doris
12,910 births

Top Unisex Names of 1932

Willie
6,549 boys 2,662 girls
Marion
1,316 boys 3,493 girls
Billie
1,191 boys 2,635 girls
Jessie
1,280 boys 1,896 girls
Jimmie
2,475 boys 522 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1932

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

Biggest Risers

B Franklin
#148 → #66 (+82)
B Roosevelt
#246 → #171 (+75)
G Diane
#211 → #142 (+69)
G Carole
#212 → #151 (+61)

New to the Top 200 in 1932

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

Diane #142 Carole #151 Marcia #191 Wendell #197
1931 All Years 1933