The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1935
4,893 different girls’ names were recorded in 1935, covering 1,048,577 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 55,076 |
| 2 | Shirley | 42,366 |
| 3 | Barbara | 30,698 |
| 4 | Betty | 28,674 |
| 5 | Patricia | 22,879 |
| 6 | Dorothy | 19,406 |
| 7 | Joan | 18,220 |
| 8 | Margaret | 14,727 |
| 9 | Nancy | 14,544 |
| 10 | Helen | 12,785 |
| 11 | Carol | 11,735 |
| 12 | Joyce | 11,368 |
| 13 | Doris | 10,604 |
| 14 | Marilyn | 10,418 |
| 15 | Ruth | 9,988 |
| 16 | Virginia | 9,867 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 9,075 |
| 18 | Jean | 8,852 |
| 19 | Frances | 8,770 |
| 20 | Beverly | 7,992 |
| 21 | Lois | 7,990 |
| 22 | Janet | 7,856 |
| 23 | Donna | 7,793 |
| 24 | Martha | 7,621 |
| 25 | Alice | 7,443 |
| 26 | Dolores | 7,375 |
| 27 | Phyllis | 7,370 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 6,967 |
| 29 | Norma | 6,869 |
| 30 | Ann | 6,706 |
| 31 | Evelyn | 6,560 |
| 32 | Gloria | 6,348 |
| 33 | Marie | 6,292 |
| 34 | Anna | 6,162 |
| 35 | Mildred | 5,546 |
| 36 | Peggy | 5,270 |
| 37 | Rose | 5,232 |
| 38 | Annie | 4,849 |
| 39 | Marlene | 4,830 |
| 40 | Geraldine | 4,818 |
| 41 | Ruby | 4,764 |
| 42 | Catherine | 4,698 |
| 43 | Jane | 4,646 |
| 44 | Joanne | 4,565 |
| 45 | Louise | 4,563 |
| 46 | Marjorie | 4,482 |
| 47 | Janice | 4,442 |
| 48 | Eleanor | 4,166 |
| 49 | Wanda | 4,102 |
| 50 | Sandra | 4,089 |
| 51 | Elaine | 4,080 |
| 52 | Irene | 3,940 |
| 53 | Joann | 3,913 |
| 54 | Judith | 3,872 |
| 55 | June | 3,839 |
| 56 | Patsy | 3,797 |
| 57 | Delores | 3,793 |
| 58 | Sally | 3,711 |
| 59 | Arlene | 3,684 |
| 60 | Sylvia | 3,620 |
| 61 | Sarah | 3,615 |
| 62 | Bonnie | 3,610 |
| 63 | Rita | 3,579 |
| 64 | Audrey | 3,514 |
| 65 | Charlotte | 3,470 |
| 66 | Lillian | 3,423 |
| 67 | Edna | 3,420 |
| 68 | Lorraine | 3,405 |
| 69 | Loretta | 3,365 |
| 70 | Wilma | 3,361 |
| 71 | Kathleen | 3,353 |
| 72 | Juanita | 3,344 |
| 73 | Jo | 3,296 |
| 74 | Florence | 3,273 |
| 75 | Josephine | 3,262 |
| 76 | Thelma | 3,190 |
| 77 | Roberta | 3,180 |
| 78 | Gladys | 3,147 |
| 79 | Jacqueline | 3,115 |
| 80 | Pauline | 3,076 |
| 81 | Clara | 3,067 |
| 82 | Ethel | 3,003 |
| 83 | Grace | 2,994 |
| 84 | Anne | 2,892 |
| 85 | Lucille | 2,887 |
| 86 | Theresa | 2,863 |
| 87 | Edith | 2,830 |
| 88 | Marion | 2,813 |
| 89 | Emma | 2,802 |
| 90 | Bernice | 2,777 |
| 91 | Darlene | 2,703 |
| 92 | Hazel | 2,694 |
| 93 | Carole | 2,680 |
| 94 | Esther | 2,542 |
| 95 | Ellen | 2,434 |
| 96 | Sharon | 2,426 |
| 97 | Rosemary | 2,394 |
| 98 | Yvonne | 2,387 |
| 99 | Willie | 2,370 |
| 100 | Margie | 2,368 |
| 101 | Laura | 2,358 |
| 102 | Julia | 2,341 |
| 103 | Katherine | 2,340 |
| 104 | Jeanette | 2,290 |
| 105 | Marian | 2,265 |
| 106 | Billie | 2,248 |
| 107 | Beatrice | 2,243 |
| 108 | Eileen | 2,199 |
| 109 | Diane | 2,197 |
| 110 | Eva | 2,167 |
| 111 | Kathryn | 2,127 |
| 112 | Vivian | 2,124 |
| 113 | Elsie | 2,075 |
| 114 | Bertha | 2,070 |
| 115 | Sue | 2,024 |
| 116 | Bobbie | 2,004 |
| 117 | Maria | 1,995 |
| 118 | Lillie | 1,953 |
| 119 | Anita | 1,932 |
| 120 | Maxine | 1,926 |
| 121 | Ida | 1,922 |
| 122 | Ella | 1,901 |
| 123 | Georgia | 1,871 |
| 124 | Vera | 1,813 |
| 125 | Constance | 1,804 |
| 126 | Susan | 1,801 |
| 127 | Gail | 1,800 |
| 128 | Sara | 1,773 |
| 129 | Bessie | 1,756 |
| 130 | Christine | 1,744 |
| 131 | Nellie | 1,738 |
| 132 | Alma | 1,679 |
| 133 | Jeanne | 1,662 |
| 134 | Kay | 1,648 |
| 135 | Jessie | 1,619 |
| 136 | Mattie | 1,603 |
| 137 | Rosa | 1,600 |
| 138 | Agnes | 1,589 |
| 139 | Minnie | 1,581 |
| 140 | Connie | 1,535 |
| 141 | Lucy | 1,510 |
| 142 | Annette | 1,476 |
| 143 | Judy | 1,474 |
| 144 | Naomi | 1,435 |
| 145 | Gertrude | 1,425 |
| 146 | Charlene | 1,395 |
| 147 | Velma | 1,352 |
| 148 | Joy | 1,349 |
| 149 | Marcia | 1,339 |
| 150 | Pat | 1,327 |
| 151 | Sheila | 1,326 |
| 152 | Viola | 1,325 |
| 153 | Myrtle | 1,312 |
| 154 | Suzanne | 1,310 |
| 155 | Leona | 1,308 |
| 156 | Geneva | 1,306 |
| 157 | Harriet | 1,294 |
| 158 | Carrie | 1,278 |
| 159 | Violet | 1,274 |
| 160 | Mae | 1,267 |
| 161 | Faye | 1,257 |
| 162 | Maureen | 1,230 |
| 163 | Rebecca | 1,208 |
| 164 | Rachel | 1,198 |
| 165 | Linda | 1,197 |
| 166 | Rosie | 1,188 |
| 167 | Pearl | 1,187 |
| 168 | Dora | 1,169 |
| 169 | Glenda | 1,144 |
| 170 | Eunice | 1,129 |
| 171 | Claire | 1,124 |
| 172 | Karen | 1,097 |
| 173 | Emily | 1,094 |
| 174 | Lula | 1,086 |
| 175 | Cora | 1,071 |
| 176 | Myrna | 1,059 |
| 177 | Alberta | 1,052 |
| 178 | Caroline | 1,048 |
| 179 | Cynthia | 990 |
| 180 | Gwendolyn | 983 |
| 181 | Verna | 979 |
| 182 | Hattie | 976 |
| 183 | Lena | 968 |
| 184 | Nina | 966 |
| 185 | Lola | 951 |
| 186 | Jeannette | 949 |
| 187 | Stella | 945 |
| 188 | Erma | 930 |
| 188 | Dixie | 930 |
| 190 | Patty | 916 |
| 191 | Rosemarie | 912 |
| 192 | Nora | 910 |
| 193 | Johnnie | 904 |
| 194 | Daisy | 903 |
| 195 | Genevieve | 893 |
| 195 | Ernestine | 893 |
| 197 | Ramona | 885 |
| 198 | Fannie | 870 |
| 199 | Hilda | 867 |
| 200 | Deloris | 859 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1935 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.