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Top baby names of 1931
In 1931, Mary and Robert were the most popular names in the United States. 2,104,333 births in the Social Security records that year.
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| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 60,299 | 1 in 30 | = same rank |
| 2 | Betty | 36,105 | 1 in 60 | = same rank |
| 3 | Dorothy | 26,524 | 1 in 80 | = same rank |
| 4 | Barbara | 21,804 | 1 in 100 | 2 places up |
| 5 | Joan | 19,119 | 1 in 110 | 3 places up |
| 6 | Helen | 17,664 | 1 in 119 | 2 places down |
| 7 | Margaret | 17,332 | 1 in 121 | 2 places down |
| 8 | Patricia | 16,469 | 1 in 128 | 1 places down |
| 9 | Shirley | 14,405 | 1 in 146 | 2 places up |
| 10 | Doris | 13,629 | 1 in 154 | 1 places down |
| 11 | Ruth | 13,132 | 1 in 160 | 1 places down |
| 12 | Virginia | 11,886 | 1 in 177 | = same rank |
| 13 | Jean | 11,013 | 1 in 191 | 1 places up |
| 14 | Dolores | 10,807 | 1 in 195 | 1 places down |
| 15 | Joyce | 10,580 | 1 in 199 | 3 places up |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 10,292 | 1 in 204 | 1 places down |
| 17 | Nancy | 10,036 | 1 in 210 | 7 places up |
| 18 | Frances | 9,718 | 1 in 217 | 2 places down |
| 19 | Marilyn | 9,664 | 1 in 218 | 3 places up |
| 20 | Lois | 9,348 | 1 in 225 | 3 places down |
| 21 | Alice | 8,815 | 1 in 239 | 1 places down |
| 22 | Norma | 8,759 | 1 in 240 | 3 places up |
| 23 | Gloria | 8,546 | 1 in 246 | 7 places up |
| 24 | Evelyn | 8,492 | 1 in 248 | 5 places down |
| 25 | Anna | 8,429 | 1 in 250 | 2 places down |
| 26 | Mildred | 8,169 | 1 in 258 | 5 places down |
| 27 | Marie | 7,549 | 1 in 279 | 1 places down |
| 28 | Martha | 7,481 | 1 in 281 | 1 places down |
| 29 | Phyllis | 7,213 | 1 in 292 | 1 places down |
| 30 | Rose | 6,881 | 1 in 306 | 1 places down |
| 31 | Beverly | 6,789 | 1 in 310 | 3 places up |
| 32 | Donna | 6,600 | 1 in 319 | 5 places up |
| 33 | Louise | 5,897 | 1 in 357 | 2 places down |
| 34 | Marjorie | 5,880 | 1 in 358 | 2 places down |
| 35 | Ann | 5,858 | 1 in 359 | 6 places up |
| 36 | Catherine | 5,642 | 1 in 373 | 1 places down |
| 37 | Irene | 5,616 | 1 in 375 | 4 places down |
| 38 | Geraldine | 5,413 | 1 in 389 | 5 places up |
| 39 | Ruby | 5,331 | 1 in 395 | 3 places down |
| 40 | Eleanor | 5,255 | 1 in 400 | 1 places down |
| 41 | Annie | 5,090 | 1 in 413 | 1 places down |
| 42 | Peggy | 5,076 | 1 in 415 | 25 places up |
| 43 | Florence | 5,011 | 1 in 420 | 5 places down |
| 44 | June | 5,002 | 1 in 421 | 3 places up |
| 45 | Janet | 4,948 | 1 in 425 | 8 places up |
| 46 | Carol | 4,892 | 1 in 430 | 8 places up |
| 47 | Lillian | 4,807 | 1 in 438 | 3 places down |
| 48 | Rita | 4,613 | 1 in 456 | 6 places down |
| 49 | Lorraine | 4,588 | 1 in 459 | 3 places down |
| 50 | Jane | 4,532 | 1 in 464 | 5 places up |
| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 60,519 | 1 in 30 | = same rank |
| 2 | James | 51,212 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 3 | John | 48,423 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 4 | William | 43,280 | 1 in 50 | = same rank |
| 5 | Richard | 31,822 | 1 in 70 | = same rank |
| 6 | Charles | 29,934 | 1 in 70 | = same rank |
| 7 | Donald | 29,100 | 1 in 70 | = same rank |
| 8 | George | 20,685 | 1 in 102 | = same rank |
| 9 | Joseph | 19,326 | 1 in 109 | = same rank |
| 10 | Thomas | 16,847 | 1 in 125 | 1 places up |
| 11 | Edward | 15,646 | 1 in 134 | 1 places down |
| 12 | Paul | 12,255 | 1 in 172 | = same rank |
| 13 | David | 11,784 | 1 in 179 | 2 places up |
| 14 | Kenneth | 11,568 | 1 in 182 | 3 places up |
| 15 | Jack | 11,488 | 1 in 183 | 1 places down |
| 16 | Frank | 11,472 | 1 in 183 | 3 places down |
| 17 | Raymond | 10,854 | 1 in 194 | 1 places down |
| 18 | Harold | 10,695 | 1 in 197 | = same rank |
| 19 | Billy | 9,264 | 1 in 227 | 1 places up |
| 20 | Walter | 8,940 | 1 in 235 | 1 places down |
| 21 | Eugene | 8,151 | 1 in 258 | = same rank |
| 22 | Henry | 7,805 | 1 in 270 | = same rank |
| 23 | Arthur | 7,525 | 1 in 280 | = same rank |
| 24 | Albert | 7,131 | 1 in 295 | = same rank |
| 25 | Ralph | 6,960 | 1 in 302 | = same rank |
| 26 | Gerald | 6,823 | 1 in 308 | 4 places up |
| 27 | Ronald | 6,726 | 1 in 313 | 10 places up |
| 28 | Carl | 6,583 | 1 in 320 | 2 places down |
| 29 | Joe | 6,456 | 1 in 326 | 2 places down |
| 30 | Harry | 6,045 | 1 in 348 | 2 places down |
| 31 | Willie | 5,963 | 1 in 353 | 2 places down |
| 32 | Bobby | 5,858 | 1 in 359 | 9 places up |
| 33 | Fred | 5,698 | 1 in 369 | 1 places down |
| 34 | Howard | 5,624 | 1 in 374 | 3 places down |
| 35 | Roy | 5,489 | 1 in 383 | 2 places down |
| 36 | Norman | 5,426 | 1 in 388 | 4 places up |
| 37 | Louis | 5,423 | 1 in 388 | 3 places down |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,364 | 1 in 392 | 2 places down |
| 39 | Clarence | 5,062 | 1 in 416 | = same rank |
| 40 | Earl | 5,047 | 1 in 417 | 2 places down |
| 41 | Herbert | 4,788 | 1 in 440 | 6 places down |
| 42 | Francis | 4,735 | 1 in 444 | = same rank |
| 43 | Jerry | 4,371 | 1 in 481 | 8 places up |
| 44 | Daniel | 4,360 | 1 in 483 | 3 places up |
| 44 | Marvin | 4,360 | 1 in 483 | 4 places up |
| 46 | Anthony | 4,310 | 1 in 488 | 2 places down |
| 47 | Ernest | 4,298 | 1 in 490 | 4 places down |
| 48 | Leonard | 4,279 | 1 in 492 | 3 places down |
| 49 | Stanley | 4,202 | 1 in 501 | = same rank |
| 50 | Alfred | 3,949 | 1 in 533 | 4 places down |
Share: number of babies born in 1931, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1930. Tied names share the same rank.