The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1932

5,098 different girls’ names were recorded in 1932, covering 1,067,148 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	59,883
2	Betty	34,420
3	Barbara	26,318
4	Dorothy	24,974
5	Joan	21,044
6	Patricia	17,992
7	Margaret	16,556
8	Helen	16,376
9	Shirley	14,476
10	Doris	12,910
11	Ruth	12,257
12	Joyce	11,362
13	Nancy	10,948
14	Virginia	10,755
15	Jean	10,670
16	Marilyn	10,567
17	Elizabeth	9,999
18	Dolores	9,630
19	Frances	9,552
20	Lois	9,519
21	Alice	8,537
22	Norma	8,406
23	Evelyn	7,958
24	Anna	7,924
25	Gloria	7,813
26	Mildred	7,643
27	Martha	7,579
28	Beverly	7,527
29	Donna	7,362
30	Phyllis	7,308
31	Marie	6,913
32	Carol	6,570
33	Rose	6,476
34	Ann	6,195
35	Janet	5,786
36	Louise	5,643
37	Marjorie	5,608
38	Ruby	5,469
39	Catherine	5,449
40	Peggy	5,445
41	Annie	5,385
42	Geraldine	5,332
43	Irene	5,200
44	June	4,845
45	Eleanor	4,836
46	Carolyn	4,587
47	Florence	4,542
48	Lillian	4,351
49	Jane	4,348
50	Edna	4,279
51	Thelma	4,272
52	Wanda	4,261
53	Rita	4,256
54	Gladys	4,185
55	Lorraine	4,162
56	Delores	4,152
57	Josephine	4,095
58	Juanita	4,012
59	Pauline	3,901
60	Theresa	3,813
61	Audrey	3,735
62	Joanne	3,730
63	Lucille	3,650
64	Bonnie	3,621
65	Wilma	3,611
66	Ethel	3,608
67	Sarah	3,597
68	Elaine	3,575
69	Edith	3,570
70	Clara	3,564
71	Bernice	3,542
72	Grace	3,536
73	Marion	3,493
74	Charlotte	3,363
75	Hazel	3,340
76	Emma	3,330
77	Patsy	3,254
78	Marlene	3,219
79	Joann	3,115
80	Arlene	3,109
81	Anne	2,969
82	Esther	2,959
83	Kathleen	2,945
84	Sally	2,917
85	Jacqueline	2,875
86	Marian	2,837
87	Beatrice	2,787
88	Laura	2,748
89	Loretta	2,746
90	Willie	2,662
90	Vivian	2,662
92	Julia	2,657
93	Billie	2,635
94	Janice	2,628
95	Katherine	2,588
96	Sylvia	2,568
97	Elsie	2,554
98	Eva	2,522
99	Constance	2,492
100	Rosemary	2,483
101	Bertha	2,473
102	Margie	2,424
103	Jo	2,388
104	Ellen	2,370
105	Ida	2,317
106	Jeanette	2,291
107	Kathryn	2,263
108	Ella	2,256
109	Roberta	2,243
110	Maxine	2,223
111	Lillie	2,218
112	Jeanne	2,131
113	Bobbie	2,126
114	Eileen	2,121
115	Agnes	2,117
116	Anita	2,098
117	Bessie	2,093
118	Georgia	2,064
119	Alma	2,045
119	Maria	2,045
121	Vera	2,023
122	Darlene	2,020
123	Nellie	1,979
124	Gertrude	1,968
125	Mattie	1,918
126	Jessie	1,896
127	Christine	1,859
128	Lucy	1,829
129	Minnie	1,809
130	Sara	1,759
131	Rosa	1,757
132	Violet	1,692
133	Velma	1,689
134	Leona	1,670
135	Myrtle	1,669
136	Viola	1,668
137	Geneva	1,632
138	Pearl	1,618
139	Sue	1,509
140	Claire	1,506
141	Mae	1,456
142	Diane	1,439
143	Dora	1,434
144	Judith	1,433
145	Carrie	1,397
146	Eunice	1,376
147	Joy	1,361
148	Naomi	1,355
149	Harriet	1,351
150	Stella	1,340
151	Carole	1,317
152	Rosie	1,314
153	Connie	1,304
154	Alberta	1,285
155	Lena	1,255
156	Rachel	1,254
157	Lula	1,230
158	Susan	1,227
159	Faye	1,223
160	Yvonne	1,215
161	Lola	1,194
162	Rebecca	1,192
163	Jennie	1,190
164	Fannie	1,177
165	Verna	1,175
166	Erma	1,167
167	Genevieve	1,148
168	Emily	1,147
169	Cora	1,136
170	Charlene	1,123
171	Mabel	1,111
172	Hilda	1,105
173	Rosalie	1,104
174	Caroline	1,103
175	Jeannette	1,080
176	Daisy	1,078
177	Pat	1,061
178	Hattie	1,059
179	Opal	1,052
180	Ramona	1,048
181	Muriel	1,046
182	Marguerite	1,000
183	Beulah	999
183	Bettie	999
185	Inez	988
186	Ada	984
187	Nina	974
188	Mamie	970
189	Nora	969
190	Johnnie	964
191	Marcia	951
192	Blanche	950
193	Lila	949
194	Irma	946
195	Marcella	943
196	Imogene	941
197	Deloris	934
198	Gwendolyn	929
199	Laverne	927
200	Mable	909

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1932 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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