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United States · 2,076,821 recorded births

Top baby names of 1934

Mary and Robert led the year. Climbing fast: Kay (up 57), Sandra (up 52), Gary (up 20), Oliver (up 18).

Girls

#NameBirthsvs 1933
1 Mary 56,929 ·
2 Betty 31,089 ·
3 Barbara 29,239 ·
4 Shirley 22,841 ▲ 5
5 Dorothy 21,281 ▼ 1
6 Patricia 20,844 ·
7 Joan 19,465 ▼ 2
8 Margaret 15,144 ▼ 1
9 Helen 14,100 ▼ 1
10 Nancy 13,520 ▲ 1
11 Doris 11,627 ▼ 1
12 Joyce 11,459 ·
13 Ruth 10,565 ·
14 Carol 10,273 ▲ 6
15 Virginia 10,002 ·
16 Jean 9,718 ▼ 2
17 Marilyn 9,382 ▼ 1
18 Elizabeth 9,346 ▼ 1
19 Frances 9,206 ▼ 1
20 Lois 8,387 ▼ 1
21 Janet 8,071 ▲ 4
22 Beverly 7,886 ▲ 4
23 Donna 7,870 ▲ 1
24 Norma 7,788 ▼ 1
25 Alice 7,784 ▼ 3
26 Dolores 7,689 ▼ 5
27 Martha 7,604 ·
28 Phyllis 7,180 ·
29 Evelyn 6,983 ▲ 1
30 Gloria 6,813 ▲ 1
31 Anna 6,680 ▼ 2
32 Ann 6,641 ▲ 2
33 Carolyn 6,472 ▲ 7
34 Marie 6,326 ▼ 1
35 Mildred 6,180 ▼ 3
36 Peggy 6,027 ·
37 Rose 5,583 ▼ 2
38 Annie 5,018 ▼ 1
39 Ruby 4,978 ▲ 4
40 Louise 4,973 ▼ 1
41 Marjorie 4,972 ·
42 Catherine 4,933 ▲ 2
43 Geraldine 4,837 ▼ 1
44 Eleanor 4,718 ▼ 6
45 Joanne 4,543 ▲ 11
46 June 4,387 ▼ 1
47 Wanda 4,368 ▲ 1
48 Jane 4,358 ▼ 1
49 Irene 4,346 ▼ 3
50 Joann 4,149 ▲ 22
51 Delores 3,991 ▲ 1
52 Lillian 3,973 ▼ 1
53 Arlene 3,917 ▲ 21
54 Elaine 3,900 ▲ 7
55 Edna 3,809 ·
56 Lorraine 3,775 ▼ 2
57 Marlene 3,755 ▼ 7
58 Bonnie 3,753 ▲ 10
59 Patsy 3,750 ▲ 6
60 Josephine 3,742 ▲ 2
61 Florence 3,736 ▼ 12
62 Sally 3,725 ▲ 14
63 Rita 3,683 ▼ 10
64 Juanita 3,662 ▼ 1
65 Thelma 3,646 ▼ 8
66 Gladys 3,611 ▼ 6
67 Sarah 3,601 ▼ 9
68 Janice 3,588 ▲ 13
69 Audrey 3,582 ▼ 10
70 Sylvia 3,475 ▲ 14
71 Pauline 3,445 ▼ 7
72 Charlotte 3,434 ▲ 7
73 Wilma 3,311 ▼ 7
74 Kathleen 3,279 ▲ 3
75 Jo 3,257 ▲ 15
76 Clara 3,222 ▼ 9
77 Theresa 3,192 ▼ 7
78 Ethel 3,178 ▼ 7
79 Grace 3,087 ▼ 10
80 Jacqueline 3,038 ▲ 6
81 Edith 3,012 ▼ 1
82 Bernice 2,980 ▲ 1
83 Loretta 2,978 ▲ 4
84 Lucille 2,947 ▼ 6
85 Emma 2,940 ▼ 10
86 Marion 2,884 ▼ 13
87 Hazel 2,811 ▼ 5
88 Anne 2,786 ▼ 3
89 Carole 2,655 ▲ 18
90 Darlene 2,605 ▲ 6
91 Esther 2,579 ▼ 3
92 Billie 2,559 ·
93 Sandra 2,550 ▲ 52
94 Judith 2,459 ▲ 25
95 Ellen 2,455 ▲ 9
96 Laura 2,438 ▼ 5
97 Marian 2,426 ▼ 8
98 Vivian 2,413 ·
99 Beatrice 2,410 ▼ 5
100 Eva 2,389 ▲ 1

Boys

#NameBirthsvs 1933
1 Robert 55,843 ·
2 James 54,270 ·
3 John 46,743 ·
4 William 40,175 ·
5 Richard 33,167 ·
6 Donald 30,408 ▲ 1
7 Charles 29,790 ▼ 1
8 George 18,500 ·
9 Thomas 17,373 ▲ 1
10 Joseph 17,111 ▼ 1
11 Ronald 14,088 ▲ 1
12 David 14,003 ▲ 1
13 Edward 13,917 ▼ 2
14 Paul 12,196 ·
15 Kenneth 11,800 ·
16 Frank 10,640 ·
17 Jack 9,985 ·
18 Harold 9,926 ·
19 Raymond 9,588 ·
20 Billy 9,562 ·
21 Walter 8,092 ·
22 Gerald 7,816 ·
23 Bobby 7,532 ▲ 3
24 Eugene 7,145 ▼ 1
25 Jerry 7,134 ▲ 6
26 Joe 7,090 ▲ 1
27 Henry 6,735 ▼ 3
28 Carl 6,683 ·
29 Arthur 6,443 ▼ 4
30 Willie 6,348 ▲ 2
31 Ralph 6,282 ▼ 2
32 Albert 6,003 ▼ 2
33 Fred 5,466 ▲ 1
34 Lawrence 5,324 ▲ 4
35 Roy 5,104 ▲ 4
36 Harry 5,099 ▼ 1
37 Howard 5,068 ▼ 1
38 Norman 4,989 ▼ 1
39 Roger 4,766 ▲ 9
40 Louis 4,682 ·
41 Earl 4,628 ·
42 Daniel 4,502 ·
43 Larry 4,474 ▲ 15
44 Marvin 4,217 ·
45 Clarence 4,213 ▼ 2
46 Franklin 4,156 ▼ 13
47 Michael 4,108 ▲ 6
48 Wayne 4,035 ▲ 4
49 Francis 4,006 ▼ 4
50 Don 3,926 ▲ 4
51 Ernest 3,849 ▼ 1
52 Anthony 3,840 ▼ 6
53 Leonard 3,836 ▼ 6
54 Leroy 3,774 ▲ 2
55 Melvin 3,702 ▼ 4
56 Jimmy 3,696 ▲ 8
57 Herbert 3,600 ▼ 8
58 Stanley 3,569 ▼ 3
59 Bill 3,534 ·
60 Gary 3,354 ▲ 20
61 Peter 3,290 ▼ 1
62 Dale 3,241 ▲ 3
63 Ray 3,177 ▼ 1
64 Alfred 3,158 ▼ 7
65 Bernard 3,146 ▼ 2
66 Samuel 3,137 ▼ 5
67 Gene 2,854 ▼ 1
68 Jimmie 2,837 ▲ 4
69 Philip 2,784 ▲ 1
70 Russell 2,736 ▼ 3
71 Gordon 2,639 ·
72 Douglas 2,541 ▲ 9
73 Floyd 2,533 ▼ 4
74 Theodore 2,523 ▼ 6
75 Bob 2,478 ▲ 7
76 Andrew 2,443 ·
77 Frederick 2,431 ▲ 1
78 Bruce 2,401 ▲ 13
79 Lee 2,378 ·
80 Edwin 2,347 ▼ 3
81 Glenn 2,341 ▼ 7
82 Lloyd 2,339 ▼ 9
83 Johnny 2,336 ▲ 7
84 Clyde 2,323 ▲ 3
85 Clifford 2,315 ▲ 1
86 Leo 2,309 ▼ 11
87 Leon 2,306 ▼ 2
88 Allen 2,241 ▼ 4
89 Vernon 2,227 ▼ 6
90 Jim 2,207 ▲ 8
91 Martin 2,178 ▼ 2
92 Eddie 2,169 ▲ 1
93 Alvin 2,147 ▼ 5
94 Lewis 2,062 ▼ 2
95 Dennis 2,053 ▲ 11
96 Warren 2,024 ▲ 3
97 Herman 2,011 ▼ 1
98 Tommy 1,937 ▲ 11
99 Harvey 1,934 ▼ 2
100 Charlie 1,892 ▼ 5

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