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Baby Names from 1935

2,089,900 registered births | 1,041,324 boys | 1,048,576 girls

← 1934 1930s Overview 1936 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1935

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
56,525 births
2 James
55,002 births
3 John
47,510 births
4 William
40,200 births
5 Richard
33,947 births
6 Charles
29,982 births
7 Donald
29,673 births
8 George
18,564 births
9 Thomas
17,685 births
10 Joseph
17,182 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
55,074 births
2 Shirley
42,365 births
3 Barbara
30,697 births
4 Betty
28,675 births
5 Patricia
22,879 births
6 Dorothy
19,406 births
7 Joan
18,221 births
8 Margaret
14,727 births
9 Nancy
14,544 births
10 Helen
12,784 births

Top Unisex Names of 1935

Willie
6,327 boys 2,370 girls
Marion
1,181 boys 2,813 girls
Jimmie
2,829 boys 550 girls
Billie
845 boys 2,248 girls
Lee
2,426 boys 474 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1935

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

Biggest Risers

G Karen
#258 → #172 (+86)
G Sheila
#222 → #151 (+71)
G Annette
#203 → #142 (+61)
G Sharon
#150 → #96 (+54)

New to the Top 200 in 1935

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

Annette #142 Sheila #151 Karen #172 Myrna #176 Barry #183 Dixie #188 Danny #192
1934 All Years 1936