The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1934
4,973 different girls’ names were recorded in 1934, covering 1,044,225 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 56,929 |
| 2 | Betty | 31,089 |
| 3 | Barbara | 29,239 |
| 4 | Shirley | 22,841 |
| 5 | Dorothy | 21,281 |
| 6 | Patricia | 20,844 |
| 7 | Joan | 19,465 |
| 8 | Margaret | 15,144 |
| 9 | Helen | 14,100 |
| 10 | Nancy | 13,520 |
| 11 | Doris | 11,627 |
| 12 | Joyce | 11,459 |
| 13 | Ruth | 10,565 |
| 14 | Carol | 10,273 |
| 15 | Virginia | 10,002 |
| 16 | Jean | 9,718 |
| 17 | Marilyn | 9,382 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 9,346 |
| 19 | Frances | 9,206 |
| 20 | Lois | 8,387 |
| 21 | Janet | 8,071 |
| 22 | Beverly | 7,886 |
| 23 | Donna | 7,870 |
| 24 | Norma | 7,788 |
| 25 | Alice | 7,784 |
| 26 | Dolores | 7,689 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,604 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 7,180 |
| 29 | Evelyn | 6,983 |
| 30 | Gloria | 6,813 |
| 31 | Anna | 6,680 |
| 32 | Ann | 6,641 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 6,472 |
| 34 | Marie | 6,326 |
| 35 | Mildred | 6,180 |
| 36 | Peggy | 6,027 |
| 37 | Rose | 5,583 |
| 38 | Annie | 5,018 |
| 39 | Ruby | 4,978 |
| 40 | Louise | 4,973 |
| 41 | Marjorie | 4,972 |
| 42 | Catherine | 4,933 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 4,837 |
| 44 | Eleanor | 4,718 |
| 45 | Joanne | 4,543 |
| 46 | June | 4,387 |
| 47 | Wanda | 4,368 |
| 48 | Jane | 4,358 |
| 49 | Irene | 4,346 |
| 50 | Joann | 4,149 |
| 51 | Delores | 3,991 |
| 52 | Lillian | 3,973 |
| 53 | Arlene | 3,917 |
| 54 | Elaine | 3,900 |
| 55 | Edna | 3,809 |
| 56 | Lorraine | 3,775 |
| 57 | Marlene | 3,755 |
| 58 | Bonnie | 3,753 |
| 59 | Patsy | 3,750 |
| 60 | Josephine | 3,742 |
| 61 | Florence | 3,736 |
| 62 | Sally | 3,725 |
| 63 | Rita | 3,683 |
| 64 | Juanita | 3,662 |
| 65 | Thelma | 3,646 |
| 66 | Gladys | 3,611 |
| 67 | Sarah | 3,601 |
| 68 | Janice | 3,588 |
| 69 | Audrey | 3,582 |
| 70 | Sylvia | 3,475 |
| 71 | Pauline | 3,445 |
| 72 | Charlotte | 3,434 |
| 73 | Wilma | 3,311 |
| 74 | Kathleen | 3,279 |
| 75 | Jo | 3,257 |
| 76 | Clara | 3,222 |
| 77 | Theresa | 3,192 |
| 78 | Ethel | 3,178 |
| 79 | Grace | 3,087 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | 3,038 |
| 81 | Edith | 3,012 |
| 82 | Bernice | 2,980 |
| 83 | Loretta | 2,978 |
| 84 | Lucille | 2,947 |
| 85 | Emma | 2,940 |
| 86 | Marion | 2,884 |
| 87 | Hazel | 2,811 |
| 88 | Anne | 2,786 |
| 89 | Carole | 2,655 |
| 90 | Darlene | 2,605 |
| 91 | Esther | 2,579 |
| 92 | Billie | 2,559 |
| 93 | Sandra | 2,550 |
| 94 | Judith | 2,459 |
| 95 | Ellen | 2,455 |
| 96 | Laura | 2,438 |
| 97 | Marian | 2,426 |
| 98 | Vivian | 2,413 |
| 99 | Beatrice | 2,410 |
| 100 | Eva | 2,389 |
| 101 | Katherine | 2,388 |
| 101 | Willie | 2,388 |
| 103 | Margie | 2,373 |
| 104 | Roberta | 2,371 |
| 105 | Julia | 2,357 |
| 106 | Jeanette | 2,293 |
| 107 | Elsie | 2,270 |
| 108 | Kathryn | 2,258 |
| 109 | Eileen | 2,227 |
| 110 | Bobbie | 2,190 |
| 111 | Rosemary | 2,132 |
| 112 | Bertha | 2,082 |
| 113 | Ella | 2,071 |
| 114 | Maxine | 2,018 |
| 115 | Maria | 1,990 |
| 116 | Lillie | 1,977 |
| 117 | Constance | 1,975 |
| 118 | Ida | 1,972 |
| 119 | Sue | 1,933 |
| 120 | Agnes | 1,932 |
| 121 | Christine | 1,920 |
| 122 | Georgia | 1,918 |
| 123 | Alma | 1,903 |
| 124 | Diane | 1,872 |
| 125 | Sara | 1,844 |
| 126 | Nellie | 1,837 |
| 126 | Vera | 1,837 |
| 128 | Bessie | 1,832 |
| 129 | Jessie | 1,792 |
| 130 | Anita | 1,784 |
| 131 | Jeanne | 1,763 |
| 132 | Mattie | 1,708 |
| 133 | Minnie | 1,663 |
| 134 | Lucy | 1,647 |
| 135 | Gertrude | 1,582 |
| 135 | Rosa | 1,582 |
| 137 | Yvonne | 1,495 |
| 138 | Susan | 1,492 |
| 139 | Leona | 1,472 |
| 139 | Geneva | 1,472 |
| 141 | Myrtle | 1,435 |
| 141 | Viola | 1,435 |
| 143 | Kay | 1,430 |
| 144 | Velma | 1,426 |
| 145 | Connie | 1,425 |
| 146 | Faye | 1,420 |
| 147 | Mae | 1,384 |
| 148 | Violet | 1,370 |
| 149 | Naomi | 1,360 |
| 150 | Sharon | 1,355 |
| 151 | Charlene | 1,344 |
| 152 | Joy | 1,342 |
| 153 | Suzanne | 1,340 |
| 154 | Pearl | 1,338 |
| 155 | Claire | 1,309 |
| 156 | Harriet | 1,280 |
| 157 | Marcia | 1,267 |
| 158 | Carrie | 1,260 |
| 159 | Dora | 1,252 |
| 160 | Rosie | 1,240 |
| 161 | Eunice | 1,231 |
| 162 | Pat | 1,204 |
| 163 | Rachel | 1,181 |
| 164 | Gail | 1,176 |
| 165 | Rebecca | 1,161 |
| 166 | Lula | 1,124 |
| 167 | Alberta | 1,122 |
| 168 | Cora | 1,112 |
| 169 | Stella | 1,095 |
| 170 | Lola | 1,091 |
| 171 | Maureen | 1,086 |
| 172 | Lena | 1,076 |
| 173 | Patty | 1,072 |
| 174 | Caroline | 1,069 |
| 175 | Hattie | 1,067 |
| 175 | Emily | 1,067 |
| 177 | Verna | 1,040 |
| 178 | Nina | 1,027 |
| 179 | Cynthia | 1,021 |
| 180 | Erma | 1,008 |
| 181 | Gwendolyn | 1,002 |
| 182 | Linda | 1,000 |
| 183 | Genevieve | 969 |
| 184 | Judy | 960 |
| 185 | Fannie | 955 |
| 186 | Jennie | 944 |
| 187 | Daisy | 939 |
| 188 | Marguerite | 933 |
| 189 | Johnnie | 932 |
| 189 | Deloris | 932 |
| 191 | Beulah | 931 |
| 192 | Hilda | 929 |
| 192 | Ramona | 929 |
| 194 | Glenda | 921 |
| 195 | Jeannette | 919 |
| 196 | Bettie | 916 |
| 197 | Flora | 908 |
| 198 | Rosalie | 901 |
| 199 | Opal | 892 |
| 200 | Nora | 888 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1934 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.