Popular names in United States

This page shows the popular names in United States from 1919 to 1938.

Interwar Period

The Interwar Period (1919–1938) generation navigated economic swings and cultural shifts. Resilient and hopeful, they built stability. Their names reflect elegance and endurance.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 1,285,686
2 Robert 1,148,532
3 John 1,054,491
4 James 1,045,533
5 William 931,020
6 Dorothy 595,851
7 Charles 595,648
8 Betty 569,964
9 Richard 530,151
10 George 461,516
11 Donald 461,376
12 Helen 454,116
13 Joseph 430,915
14 Margaret 413,665
15 Barbara 360,454
16 Edward 349,303
17 Ruth 343,226
18 Thomas 336,286
19 Shirley 310,683
20 Virginia 279,049
21 Patricia 267,751
22 Frank 265,627
23 Doris 263,594
24 Paul 256,124
25 Elizabeth 241,729
26 Frances 239,038
27 David 234,792
28 Harold 232,772
29 Raymond 225,928
30 Mildred 222,055
31 Kenneth 216,677
32 Jack 213,336
33 Walter 206,270
34 Joan 205,895
35 Evelyn 201,520
36 Anna 200,061
37 Jean 199,694
38 Alice 193,269
39 Marie 182,483
40 Henry 179,021
41 Nancy 169,195
42 Lois 168,786
43 Arthur 168,002
44 Martha 164,314
45 Albert 161,389
46 Eugene 155,717
47 Ralph 150,018
48 Rose 148,569
49 Joyce 147,540
50 Marjorie 143,861
51 Irene 143,666
52 Harry 143,628
53 Ronald 142,175
54 Louise 137,608
55 Carl 136,489
56 Norma 135,491
57 Florence 134,126
58 Catherine 132,666
59 Joe 132,664
60 Phyllis 131,274
61 Willie 131,091
62 Ruby 129,006
63 Lillian 127,515
64 Dolores 127,055
65 Gloria 126,055
66 Eleanor 124,940
67 Howard 124,073
68 Billy 123,820
69 Marilyn 123,599
70 Carol 121,473
71 Annie 121,403
72 Gerald 119,970
73 Fred 119,458
74 Louis 117,883
75 Roy 115,569
76 Gladys 113,622
77 Clarence 112,592
78 Ann 112,243
79 Edna 111,102
80 Lawrence 110,676
81 Josephine 110,541
82 Earl 110,294
83 Thelma 109,883
84 Beverly 103,028
85 Francis 102,485
86 Pauline 102,324
87 Lucille 100,270
88 Ethel 99,701
89 Edith 99,329
90 Norman 98,418
91 Herbert 96,215
92 Ernest 94,607
93 Leonard 94,305
94 Anthony 92,727
95 Daniel 89,133
96 Stanley 88,255
97 Michael 86,974
98 Alfred 86,172
99 Jerry 85,326
100 Marvin 79,910
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 1,285,686
2 Dorothy 595,851
3 Betty 569,964
4 Helen 454,116
5 Margaret 413,665
6 Barbara 360,454
7 Ruth 343,226
8 Shirley 310,683
9 Virginia 279,049
10 Patricia 267,751
11 Doris 263,594
12 Elizabeth 241,729
13 Frances 239,038
14 Mildred 222,055
15 Joan 205,895
16 Evelyn 201,520
17 Anna 200,061
18 Jean 199,694
19 Alice 193,269
20 Marie 182,483
21 Nancy 169,195
22 Lois 168,786
23 Martha 164,314
24 Rose 148,569
25 Joyce 147,540
26 Marjorie 143,861
27 Irene 143,666
28 Louise 137,608
29 Norma 135,491
30 Florence 134,126
31 Catherine 132,666
32 Phyllis 131,274
33 Ruby 129,006
34 Lillian 127,515
35 Dolores 127,055
36 Gloria 126,055
37 Eleanor 124,940
38 Marilyn 123,599
39 Carol 121,473
40 Annie 121,403
41 Gladys 113,622
42 Ann 112,243
43 Edna 111,102
44 Josephine 110,541
45 Thelma 109,883
46 Beverly 103,028
47 Pauline 102,324
48 Lucille 100,270
49 Ethel 99,701
50 Edith 99,329
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Robert 1,148,532
2 John 1,054,491
3 James 1,045,533
4 William 931,020
5 Charles 595,648
6 Richard 530,151
7 George 461,516
8 Donald 461,376
9 Joseph 430,915
10 Edward 349,303
11 Thomas 336,286
12 Frank 265,627
13 Paul 256,124
14 David 234,792
15 Harold 232,772
16 Raymond 225,928
17 Kenneth 216,677
18 Jack 213,336
19 Walter 206,270
20 Henry 179,021
21 Arthur 168,002
22 Albert 161,389
23 Eugene 155,717
24 Ralph 150,018
25 Harry 143,628
26 Ronald 142,175
27 Carl 136,489
28 Joe 132,664
29 Willie 131,091
30 Howard 124,073
31 Billy 123,820
32 Gerald 119,970
33 Fred 119,458
34 Louis 117,883
35 Roy 115,569
36 Clarence 112,592
37 Lawrence 110,676
38 Earl 110,294
39 Francis 102,485
40 Norman 98,418
41 Herbert 96,215
42 Ernest 94,607
43 Leonard 94,305
44 Anthony 92,727
45 Daniel 89,133
46 Stanley 88,255
47 Michael 86,974
48 Alfred 86,172
49 Jerry 85,326
50 Marvin 79,910