The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1931

4,979 different girls’ names were recorded in 1931, covering 1,064,728 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	60,299
2	Betty	36,105
3	Dorothy	26,524
4	Barbara	21,804
5	Joan	19,119
6	Helen	17,664
7	Margaret	17,332
8	Patricia	16,469
9	Shirley	14,405
10	Doris	13,629
11	Ruth	13,132
12	Virginia	11,886
13	Jean	11,013
14	Dolores	10,807
15	Joyce	10,580
16	Elizabeth	10,292
17	Nancy	10,036
18	Frances	9,718
19	Marilyn	9,664
20	Lois	9,348
21	Alice	8,815
22	Norma	8,759
23	Gloria	8,546
24	Evelyn	8,492
25	Anna	8,429
26	Mildred	8,169
27	Marie	7,549
28	Martha	7,481
29	Phyllis	7,213
30	Rose	6,881
31	Beverly	6,789
32	Donna	6,600
33	Louise	5,897
34	Marjorie	5,880
35	Ann	5,858
36	Catherine	5,642
37	Irene	5,616
38	Geraldine	5,413
39	Ruby	5,331
40	Eleanor	5,255
41	Annie	5,090
42	Peggy	5,076
43	Florence	5,011
44	June	5,002
45	Janet	4,948
46	Carol	4,892
47	Lillian	4,807
48	Rita	4,613
49	Lorraine	4,588
50	Jane	4,532
51	Josephine	4,497
52	Edna	4,461
53	Thelma	4,440
54	Wanda	4,395
55	Gladys	4,350
56	Pauline	4,192
57	Juanita	4,131
58	Delores	4,050
59	Theresa	4,034
60	Carolyn	4,008
61	Clara	3,899
62	Lucille	3,854
63	Bernice	3,821
64	Audrey	3,790
65	Edith	3,772
66	Marion	3,763
67	Ethel	3,760
68	Joanne	3,757
69	Wilma	3,741
70	Grace	3,712
71	Sarah	3,636
72	Elaine	3,622
73	Bonnie	3,552
74	Hazel	3,508
75	Charlotte	3,403
76	Emma	3,307
77	Arlene	3,217
78	Jacqueline	3,134
79	Esther	3,034
80	Anne	2,979
81	Billie	2,921
82	Vivian	2,893
83	Patsy	2,869
84	Marian	2,862
85	Beatrice	2,844
86	Elsie	2,807
87	Kathleen	2,799
88	Rosemary	2,722
89	Laura	2,669
90	Joann	2,655
91	Julia	2,624
91	Katherine	2,624
93	Willie	2,597
94	Eva	2,591
95	Marlene	2,585
96	Loretta	2,581
97	Sally	2,557
98	Jeanne	2,525
99	Ellen	2,450
100	Ida	2,419
101	Maxine	2,392
102	Bertha	2,364
103	Agnes	2,303
104	Janice	2,287
105	Jeanette	2,234
106	Eileen	2,224
107	Margie	2,206
108	Kathryn	2,202
109	Maria	2,185
110	Ella	2,162
111	Vera	2,161
112	Lillie	2,118
113	Bessie	2,116
114	Alma	2,115
115	Gertrude	2,094
116	Jo	2,086
117	Anita	2,080
118	Constance	2,073
119	Nellie	1,987
120	Georgia	1,960
121	Roberta	1,955
122	Jessie	1,930
123	Sylvia	1,927
124	Bobbie	1,901
125	Christine	1,884
126	Lucy	1,827
127	Viola	1,823
128	Darlene	1,822
129	Minnie	1,773
130	Mattie	1,765
131	Velma	1,758
132	Violet	1,750
133	Leona	1,743
134	Myrtle	1,711
135	Sara	1,707
136	Geneva	1,664
137	Pearl	1,648
138	Rosa	1,633
139	Claire	1,627
140	Naomi	1,517
141	Mae	1,462
142	Stella	1,419
143	Harriet	1,415
144	Dora	1,364
145	Genevieve	1,360
146	Alberta	1,354
147	Eunice	1,344
148	Carrie	1,306
149	Lena	1,302
150	Jennie	1,288
151	Yvonne	1,270
152	Joy	1,224
153	Sue	1,220
154	Verna	1,213
155	Rosie	1,207
156	Lola	1,200
157	Marguerite	1,191
158	Faye	1,188
159	Emily	1,186
160	Cora	1,185
161	Rachel	1,171
162	Lula	1,154
163	Erma	1,151
164	Ramona	1,130
165	Caroline	1,125
166	Inez	1,111
167	Hilda	1,098
167	Judith	1,098
169	Fannie	1,094
170	Rebecca	1,089
171	Opal	1,088
172	Muriel	1,081
173	Beulah	1,063
174	Mabel	1,060
175	Hattie	1,057
176	Laverne	1,042
177	Bettie	1,032
178	Daisy	1,009
179	Charlene	1,008
180	Susan	1,005
181	Rosalie	1,002
182	Nina	997
183	Lila	995
183	Connie	995
185	Jeannette	974
186	Ada	973
187	Johnnie	967
188	Flora	965
189	Marcella	959
190	Blanche	956
191	Mamie	947
191	Teresa	947
193	Ernestine	941
194	Rosemarie	939
195	Irma	938
196	Carmen	934
197	Eloise	926
197	Pat	926
199	Madeline	925
200	Deloris	916

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1931 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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