The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1933
4,858 different girls’ names were recorded in 1933, covering 1,007,932 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 55,517 |
| 2 | Betty | 31,531 |
| 3 | Barbara | 26,949 |
| 4 | Dorothy | 22,054 |
| 5 | Joan | 19,294 |
| 6 | Patricia | 18,632 |
| 7 | Margaret | 15,241 |
| 8 | Helen | 14,644 |
| 9 | Shirley | 14,320 |
| 10 | Doris | 12,025 |
| 11 | Nancy | 11,869 |
| 12 | Joyce | 11,191 |
| 13 | Ruth | 11,136 |
| 14 | Jean | 9,966 |
| 15 | Virginia | 9,719 |
| 16 | Marilyn | 9,126 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 9,016 |
| 18 | Frances | 8,883 |
| 19 | Lois | 8,655 |
| 20 | Carol | 8,220 |
| 21 | Dolores | 8,022 |
| 22 | Alice | 7,697 |
| 23 | Norma | 7,482 |
| 24 | Donna | 7,360 |
| 25 | Janet | 7,342 |
| 26 | Beverly | 7,186 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,164 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 7,111 |
| 29 | Anna | 7,072 |
| 30 | Evelyn | 6,947 |
| 31 | Gloria | 6,752 |
| 32 | Mildred | 6,569 |
| 33 | Marie | 6,242 |
| 34 | Ann | 6,209 |
| 35 | Rose | 5,770 |
| 36 | Peggy | 5,534 |
| 37 | Annie | 5,123 |
| 38 | Eleanor | 5,106 |
| 39 | Louise | 5,079 |
| 40 | Carolyn | 5,043 |
| 40 | Marjorie | 5,043 |
| 42 | Geraldine | 4,962 |
| 43 | Ruby | 4,944 |
| 44 | Catherine | 4,908 |
| 45 | June | 4,677 |
| 46 | Irene | 4,506 |
| 47 | Jane | 4,377 |
| 48 | Wanda | 4,268 |
| 49 | Florence | 4,078 |
| 50 | Marlene | 4,045 |
| 51 | Lillian | 3,998 |
| 52 | Delores | 3,890 |
| 53 | Rita | 3,840 |
| 54 | Lorraine | 3,797 |
| 55 | Edna | 3,730 |
| 56 | Joanne | 3,719 |
| 57 | Thelma | 3,636 |
| 58 | Sarah | 3,621 |
| 59 | Audrey | 3,610 |
| 60 | Gladys | 3,581 |
| 61 | Elaine | 3,572 |
| 62 | Josephine | 3,569 |
| 63 | Juanita | 3,551 |
| 64 | Pauline | 3,542 |
| 65 | Patsy | 3,451 |
| 66 | Wilma | 3,417 |
| 67 | Clara | 3,412 |
| 68 | Bonnie | 3,373 |
| 69 | Grace | 3,329 |
| 70 | Theresa | 3,266 |
| 71 | Ethel | 3,217 |
| 72 | Joann | 3,209 |
| 73 | Marion | 3,199 |
| 74 | Arlene | 3,185 |
| 75 | Emma | 3,152 |
| 76 | Sally | 3,146 |
| 77 | Kathleen | 3,121 |
| 78 | Lucille | 3,117 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 3,114 |
| 80 | Edith | 3,110 |
| 81 | Janice | 3,061 |
| 82 | Hazel | 3,030 |
| 83 | Bernice | 3,009 |
| 84 | Sylvia | 2,935 |
| 85 | Anne | 2,767 |
| 86 | Jacqueline | 2,756 |
| 87 | Loretta | 2,705 |
| 88 | Esther | 2,676 |
| 89 | Marian | 2,638 |
| 90 | Jo | 2,541 |
| 91 | Laura | 2,536 |
| 92 | Billie | 2,483 |
| 93 | Willie | 2,449 |
| 94 | Beatrice | 2,410 |
| 95 | Margie | 2,409 |
| 96 | Darlene | 2,408 |
| 97 | Julia | 2,403 |
| 98 | Vivian | 2,378 |
| 99 | Elsie | 2,376 |
| 100 | Katherine | 2,330 |
| 101 | Eva | 2,282 |
| 102 | Rosemary | 2,227 |
| 103 | Jeanette | 2,223 |
| 104 | Ellen | 2,201 |
| 105 | Constance | 2,193 |
| 106 | Bertha | 2,161 |
| 107 | Carole | 2,149 |
| 108 | Kathryn | 2,121 |
| 109 | Ida | 2,061 |
| 109 | Maxine | 2,061 |
| 111 | Lillie | 2,059 |
| 112 | Roberta | 2,039 |
| 113 | Ella | 2,027 |
| 114 | Bobbie | 2,010 |
| 115 | Eileen | 2,004 |
| 116 | Anita | 1,905 |
| 117 | Bessie | 1,881 |
| 118 | Agnes | 1,876 |
| 119 | Judith | 1,869 |
| 120 | Nellie | 1,867 |
| 121 | Vera | 1,865 |
| 122 | Sara | 1,862 |
| 122 | Maria | 1,862 |
| 124 | Alma | 1,839 |
| 125 | Jeanne | 1,824 |
| 126 | Georgia | 1,814 |
| 127 | Jessie | 1,808 |
| 128 | Christine | 1,794 |
| 129 | Lucy | 1,747 |
| 130 | Mattie | 1,675 |
| 131 | Sue | 1,670 |
| 132 | Rosa | 1,645 |
| 133 | Gertrude | 1,619 |
| 134 | Minnie | 1,603 |
| 134 | Diane | 1,603 |
| 136 | Violet | 1,517 |
| 137 | Velma | 1,481 |
| 138 | Viola | 1,478 |
| 139 | Leona | 1,461 |
| 140 | Naomi | 1,431 |
| 141 | Geneva | 1,419 |
| 142 | Myrtle | 1,398 |
| 143 | Pearl | 1,384 |
| 144 | Claire | 1,372 |
| 145 | Sandra | 1,365 |
| 146 | Connie | 1,320 |
| 147 | Joy | 1,291 |
| 148 | Mae | 1,290 |
| 149 | Susan | 1,264 |
| 150 | Carrie | 1,261 |
| 151 | Dora | 1,242 |
| 152 | Harriet | 1,236 |
| 153 | Faye | 1,202 |
| 154 | Eunice | 1,189 |
| 155 | Rosie | 1,180 |
| 156 | Charlene | 1,174 |
| 157 | Cora | 1,157 |
| 158 | Alberta | 1,156 |
| 159 | Yvonne | 1,152 |
| 160 | Pat | 1,146 |
| 161 | Rachel | 1,142 |
| 162 | Marcia | 1,140 |
| 163 | Stella | 1,123 |
| 163 | Lola | 1,123 |
| 165 | Lena | 1,089 |
| 166 | Lula | 1,087 |
| 167 | Hattie | 1,086 |
| 168 | Verna | 1,078 |
| 169 | Rebecca | 1,072 |
| 170 | Maureen | 1,063 |
| 171 | Emily | 1,062 |
| 172 | Genevieve | 1,055 |
| 173 | Caroline | 1,050 |
| 174 | Fannie | 1,025 |
| 175 | Jennie | 1,000 |
| 176 | Erma | 985 |
| 177 | Nina | 976 |
| 178 | Sharon | 961 |
| 179 | Hilda | 957 |
| 180 | Ramona | 952 |
| 181 | Suzanne | 950 |
| 182 | Opal | 931 |
| 183 | Rosalie | 927 |
| 183 | Gwendolyn | 927 |
| 185 | Bettie | 921 |
| 186 | Miriam | 912 |
| 187 | Deloris | 908 |
| 188 | Flora | 902 |
| 189 | Beulah | 896 |
| 190 | Marguerite | 895 |
| 191 | Patty | 894 |
| 191 | Rosemarie | 894 |
| 193 | Nora | 891 |
| 194 | Inez | 890 |
| 195 | Johnnie | 879 |
| 196 | Mabel | 875 |
| 197 | Daisy | 873 |
| 198 | Muriel | 872 |
| 199 | Ada | 870 |
| 200 | Kay | 864 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1933 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.