The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1930

5,247 different girls’ names were recorded in 1930, covering 1,125,927 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	64,153
2	Betty	38,240
3	Dorothy	30,411
4	Helen	19,913
5	Margaret	18,350
6	Barbara	18,279
7	Patricia	15,751
8	Joan	15,478
9	Doris	15,464
10	Ruth	14,942
11	Shirley	14,775
12	Virginia	13,197
13	Dolores	12,842
14	Jean	11,986
15	Elizabeth	10,995
16	Frances	10,644
17	Lois	10,114
18	Joyce	9,658
19	Evelyn	9,536
20	Alice	9,516
21	Mildred	9,356
22	Marilyn	9,288
23	Anna	9,081
24	Nancy	9,068
25	Norma	8,511
26	Marie	8,426
27	Martha	7,832
28	Phyllis	7,770
29	Rose	7,688
30	Gloria	7,605
31	Louise	6,942
32	Marjorie	6,633
33	Irene	6,464
34	Beverly	6,455
35	Catherine	6,299
36	Ruby	5,993
37	Donna	5,978
38	Florence	5,867
39	Eleanor	5,823
40	Annie	5,756
41	Ann	5,531
42	Rita	5,470
43	Geraldine	5,448
44	Lillian	5,447
45	Thelma	5,250
46	Lorraine	5,166
47	June	5,094
48	Gladys	5,066
49	Josephine	4,988
50	Theresa	4,783
51	Edna	4,762
52	Pauline	4,655
53	Janet	4,602
54	Carol	4,598
55	Jane	4,575
56	Wanda	4,524
57	Juanita	4,512
58	Bernice	4,439
59	Lucille	4,327
60	Marion	4,305
61	Edith	4,273
62	Grace	4,218
63	Audrey	4,129
64	Clara	4,124
65	Ethel	4,101
66	Delores	4,098
67	Peggy	4,084
68	Wilma	4,075
69	Elaine	3,954
70	Sarah	3,920
71	Hazel	3,888
72	Carolyn	3,725
73	Emma	3,555
74	Jacqueline	3,414
75	Charlotte	3,406
76	Beatrice	3,390
77	Esther	3,350
78	Bonnie	3,265
79	Billie	3,241
80	Marian	3,213
81	Joanne	3,154
82	Rosemary	3,151
83	Anne	3,091
84	Kathleen	3,074
85	Katherine	3,033
86	Eva	3,019
87	Willie	3,018
88	Elsie	2,973
89	Laura	2,908
90	Julia	2,880
91	Vivian	2,872
92	Jeanne	2,720
93	Maxine	2,700
94	Ida	2,643
95	Bertha	2,605
96	Gertrude	2,555
97	Patsy	2,544
98	Sally	2,542
99	Maria	2,540
100	Ellen	2,522
101	Kathryn	2,515
102	Agnes	2,510
103	Arlene	2,509
104	Vera	2,492
105	Loretta	2,482
106	Jeanette	2,434
107	Ella	2,404
108	Bessie	2,382
109	Alma	2,380
110	Eileen	2,378
111	Lillie	2,368
112	Margie	2,242
113	Nellie	2,213
114	Jessie	2,195
115	Anita	2,183
116	Viola	2,161
117	Georgia	2,156
118	Joann	2,131
119	Lucy	2,121
120	Violet	2,098
121	Pearl	2,069
122	Minnie	2,008
123	Myrtle	1,997
124	Christine	1,995
125	Roberta	1,952
126	Janice	1,930
127	Velma	1,918
128	Mattie	1,890
129	Rosa	1,877
130	Leona	1,872
131	Jo	1,871
132	Sylvia	1,830
133	Geneva	1,798
134	Sara	1,770
135	Bobbie	1,765
136	Claire	1,654
137	Mae	1,650
138	Harriet	1,598
139	Naomi	1,594
140	Stella	1,570
141	Darlene	1,543
142	Dora	1,498
143	Genevieve	1,497
144	Lena	1,489
145	Carrie	1,465
146	Alberta	1,464
147	Constance	1,463
148	Eunice	1,438
149	Ramona	1,410
150	Mabel	1,369
151	Verna	1,359
152	Jennie	1,352
153	Rosie	1,345
154	Emily	1,344
155	Muriel	1,341
156	Opal	1,327
157	Lula	1,314
158	Hilda	1,303
159	Marguerite	1,289
160	Hattie	1,284
161	Cora	1,272
162	Lola	1,271
163	Joy	1,268
164	Rachel	1,261
165	Yvonne	1,242
166	Fannie	1,225
167	Sue	1,213
168	Beulah	1,210
169	Erma	1,207
170	Lila	1,203
171	Inez	1,173
172	Caroline	1,160
173	Madeline	1,144
174	Flora	1,142
175	Rosalie	1,120
176	Rebecca	1,114
177	Faye	1,099
178	Laverne	1,096
179	Blanche	1,093
180	Irma	1,084
181	Daisy	1,064
182	Eula	1,053
183	Miriam	1,052
184	Carmen	1,044
185	Ada	1,040
186	Marcella	1,035
187	Mamie	1,028
188	Imogene	1,024
189	Eloise	1,023
190	Nora	1,015
191	Bettie	1,005
192	Susan	1,003
193	Nina	996
194	Teresa	992
195	Jeannette	987
195	Charlene	987
197	Mable	976
197	Antoinette	976
199	Ernestine	959
199	Gwendolyn	959

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1930 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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