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Baby Names from 1934

2,076,816 registered births | 1,032,591 boys | 1,044,225 girls

← 1933 1930s Overview 1935 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1934

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
55,843 births
2 James
54,269 births
3 John
46,742 births
4 William
40,176 births
5 Richard
33,167 births
6 Donald
30,407 births
7 Charles
29,791 births
8 George
18,500 births
9 Thomas
17,372 births
10 Joseph
17,110 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
56,931 births
2 Betty
31,088 births
3 Barbara
29,239 births
4 Shirley
22,841 births
5 Dorothy
21,281 births
6 Patricia
20,844 births
7 Joan
19,465 births
8 Margaret
15,145 births
9 Helen
14,101 births
10 Nancy
13,520 births

Top Unisex Names of 1934

Willie
6,348 boys 2,388 girls
Marion
1,130 boys 2,884 girls
Billie
1,037 boys 2,559 girls
Jimmie
2,837 boys 614 girls
Jessie
1,090 boys 1,792 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1934

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

Biggest Risers

G Gail
#264 → #164 (+100)
G Kay
#200 → #143 (+57)
G Sandra
#145 → #93 (+52)

New to the Top 200 in 1934

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

Gail #164 Ronnie #179 Terry #182 Linda #182 Judy #184 Glenda #194
1933 All Years 1935