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The most popular baby names of 1932

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19311933 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #11Ruth12,257
  12. #12Joyce11,362
  13. #13Nancy10,948
  14. #14Virginia10,755
  15. #15Jean10,670
  16. #16Marilyn10,567
  17. #17Elizabeth9,999
  18. #18Dolores9,630
  19. #19Frances9,552
  20. #20Lois9,519
  21. #21Alice8,537
  22. #22Norma8,406
  23. #23Evelyn7,958
  24. #24Anna7,924
  25. #25Gloria7,813
  26. #26Mildred7,643
  27. #27Martha7,579
  28. #28Beverly7,527
  29. #29Donna7,362
  30. #30Phyllis7,308
  31. #31Marie6,913
  32. #32Carol6,570
  33. #33Rose6,476
  34. #34Ann6,195
  35. #35Janet5,786
  36. #36Louise5,643
  37. #37Marjorie5,608
  38. #38Ruby5,469
  39. #39Catherine5,449
  40. #40Peggy5,445
  41. #41Annie5,385
  42. #42Geraldine5,332
  43. #43Irene5,200
  44. #44June4,845
  45. #45Eleanor4,836
  46. #46Carolyn4,587
  47. #47Florence4,542
  48. #48Lillian4,351
  49. #49Jane4,348
  50. #50Edna4,279
  51. #51Thelma4,272
  52. #52Wanda4,261
  53. #53Rita4,256
  54. #54Gladys4,185
  55. #55Lorraine4,162
  56. #56Delores4,152
  57. #57Josephine4,095
  58. #58Juanita4,012
  59. #59Pauline3,901
  60. #60Theresa3,813
  61. #61Audrey3,735
  62. #62Joanne3,730
  63. #63Lucille3,650
  64. #64Bonnie3,621
  65. #65Wilma3,611
  66. #66Ethel3,608
  67. #67Sarah3,597
  68. #68Elaine3,575
  69. #69Edith3,570
  70. #70Clara3,564
  71. #71Bernice3,542
  72. #72Grace3,536
  73. #73Marion3,493
  74. #74Charlotte3,363
  75. #75Hazel3,340
  76. #76Emma3,330
  77. #77Patsy3,254
  78. #78Marlene3,219
  79. #79Joann3,115
  80. #80Arlene3,109
  81. #81Anne2,969
  82. #82Esther2,959
  83. #83Kathleen2,945
  84. #84Sally2,917
  85. #85Jacqueline2,875
  86. #86Marian2,837
  87. #87Beatrice2,787
  88. #88Laura2,748
  89. #89Loretta2,746
  90. #90Vivian2,662
  91. #90Willie2,662
  92. #92Julia2,657
  93. #93Billie2,635
  94. #94Janice2,628
  95. #95Katherine2,588
  96. #96Sylvia2,568
  97. #97Elsie2,554
  98. #98Eva2,522
  99. #99Constance2,492
  100. #100Rosemary2,483

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #11Edward15,191
  12. #12David12,139
  13. #13Paul12,066
  14. #14Kenneth11,742
  15. #15Frank11,497
  16. #16Ronald11,143
  17. #17Jack10,716
  18. #18Harold10,433
  19. #19Raymond10,346
  20. #20Billy9,436
  21. #21Walter8,667
  22. #22Eugene8,046
  23. #23Henry7,470
  24. #24Gerald7,347
  25. #25Arthur6,916
  26. #26Albert6,863
  27. #27Ralph6,727
  28. #28Carl6,714
  29. #29Joe6,690
  30. #30Bobby6,597
  31. #31Willie6,547
  32. #32Harry5,706
  33. #33Fred5,525
  34. #34Jerry5,303
  35. #35Lawrence5,295
  36. #36Howard5,292
  37. #37Norman5,268
  38. #38Roy5,238
  39. #39Louis5,134
  40. #40Clarence4,895
  41. #41Earl4,822
  42. #42Daniel4,449
  43. #43Francis4,388
  44. #44Herbert4,368
  45. #45Anthony4,223
  46. #46Marvin4,187
  47. #47Ernest4,166
  48. #48Leonard4,101
  49. #49Alfred3,899
  50. #50Roger3,788
  51. #51Melvin3,776
  52. #52Stanley3,759
  53. #53Leroy3,677
  54. #54Michael3,607
  55. #55Don3,453
  56. #56Samuel3,411
  57. #57Wayne3,388
  58. #58Bill3,362
  59. #59Ray3,263
  60. #60Bernard3,252
  61. #61Dale3,140
  62. #62Peter3,130
  63. #63Russell3,021
  64. #64Gene2,952
  65. #65Larry2,826
  66. #66Franklin2,754
  67. #67Theodore2,674
  68. #68Floyd2,667
  69. #69Andrew2,645
  70. #70Philip2,625
  71. #71Lloyd2,590
  72. #72Edwin2,568
  73. #73Frederick2,501
  74. #74Leo2,500
  75. #75Jimmie2,475
  76. #76Jimmy2,461
  77. #77Glenn2,435
  78. #78Vernon2,428
  79. #79Bob2,424
  80. #80Allen2,419
  81. #81Gordon2,410
  82. #82Clyde2,319
  83. #83Leon2,295
  84. #84Clifford2,286
  85. #85Douglas2,284
  86. #85Lee2,284
  87. #87Alvin2,274
  88. #88Martin2,255
  89. #89Herman2,191
  90. #90Charlie2,127
  91. #91Eddie2,112
  92. #91Lewis2,112
  93. #93Vincent2,066
  94. #94Elmer2,058
  95. #95Harvey2,030
  96. #96Johnny2,011
  97. #97Gilbert1,974
  98. #98Bruce1,935
  99. #99Jesse1,863
  100. #100Arnold1,820

Biggest movers since 1931

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.