NameTrends

Names That Peaked in the 1930s

Every name here reached its all-time U.S. popularity high in the 1930s. Some faded, some are staging comebacks — the peak year tells the story.

  1. 1Shirley#2 in 1935
  2. 2Barbara#2 in 1937
  3. 3Richard#5 in 1930
  4. 4Donald#6 in 1934
  5. 5Patricia#3 in 1937
  6. 6Joan#5 in 1931
  7. 7Kenneth#13 in 1939
  8. 8Joyce#11 in 1937
  9. 9Marilyn#13 in 1936
  10. 10Janet#16 in 1938
  11. 11Beverly#14 in 1937
  12. 12Billy#19 in 1931
  13. 13Gerald#19 in 1936
  14. 14Norma#22 in 1931
  15. 15Bobby#23 in 1934
  16. 16Ann#28 in 1936
  17. 17Rita#42 in 1930
  18. 18Norman#36 in 1931
  19. 19Geraldine#38 in 1931
  20. 20Franklin#33 in 1933
  21. 21Elaine#42 in 1938
  22. 22Marlene#39 in 1935
  23. 23Joanne#44 in 1935
  24. 24Sylvia#50 in 1937
  25. 25Marvin#44 in 1931
  26. 26Sally#52 in 1939
  27. 27Joann#50 in 1934
  28. 28Don#50 in 1934
  29. 29Arlene#53 in 1934
  30. 30Loretta#62 in 1938
  31. 31Rosalie#66 in 1938
  32. 32Yvonne#77 in 1937
  33. 33Gene#61 in 1937
  34. 34Jeanette#82 in 1939
  35. 35Gordon#70 in 1935
  36. 36Jerome#93 in 1938
  37. 37Gilbert#90 in 1930
  38. 38Jackie#102 in 1935
  39. 39Duane#102 in 1933
  40. 40Glen#112 in 1931
  41. 41Faye#146 in 1934
  42. 42Freddie#132 in 1938
  43. 43Rosemarie#158 in 1936
  44. 44Dixie#167 in 1938
  45. 45Sonja#180 in 1938
  46. 46Benny#172 in 1939
  47. 47Ramon#181 in 1930
  48. 48Myron#192 in 1931
  49. 49Conrad#213 in 1931
  50. 50Willa#273 in 1932