Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1930
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1929.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 64,153 | 0 |
| 2 | Betty | 38,240 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 30,411 | 0 |
| 4 | Helen | 19,913 | 0 |
| 5 | Margaret | 18,350 | 0 |
| 6 | Barbara | 18,279 | +1 |
| 7 | Patricia | 15,751 | +3 |
| 8 | Joan | 15,478 | +5 |
| 9 | Doris | 15,464 | -3 |
| 10 | Ruth | 14,942 | -2 |
| 11 | Shirley | 14,775 | -2 |
| 12 | Virginia | 13,197 | -1 |
| 13 | Dolores | 12,842 | +1 |
| 14 | Jean | 11,986 | -2 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 10,995 | 0 |
| 16 | Frances | 10,644 | 0 |
| 17 | Lois | 10,114 | 0 |
| 18 | Joyce | 9,658 | +5 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 9,536 | 0 |
| 20 | Alice | 9,516 | +1 |
| 21 | Mildred | 9,356 | -3 |
| 22 | Marilyn | 9,288 | +11 |
| 23 | Anna | 9,081 | -3 |
| 24 | Nancy | 9,068 | +8 |
| 25 | Norma | 8,511 | 0 |
| 26 | Marie | 8,426 | -4 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,832 | 0 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 7,770 | -4 |
| 29 | Rose | 7,688 | -3 |
| 30 | Gloria | 7,605 | -2 |
| 31 | Louise | 6,942 | 0 |
| 32 | Marjorie | 6,633 | -2 |
| 33 | Irene | 6,464 | -4 |
| 34 | Beverly | 6,455 | +5 |
| 35 | Catherine | 6,299 | -1 |
| 36 | Ruby | 5,993 | 0 |
| 37 | Donna | 5,978 | +10 |
| 38 | Florence | 5,867 | -3 |
| 39 | Eleanor | 5,823 | -1 |
| 40 | Annie | 5,756 | -3 |
| 41 | Ann | 5,531 | +5 |
| 42 | Rita | 5,470 | +10 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 5,448 | 0 |
| 44 | Lillian | 5,447 | -4 |
| 45 | Thelma | 5,250 | -4 |
| 46 | Lorraine | 5,166 | -4 |
| 47 | June | 5,094 | +1 |
| 48 | Gladys | 5,066 | -4 |
| 49 | Josephine | 4,988 | -4 |
| 50 | Theresa | 4,783 | -1 |
| 51 | Edna | 4,762 | 0 |
| 52 | Pauline | 4,655 | -2 |
| 53 | Janet | 4,602 | +29 |
| 54 | Carol | 4,598 | +9 |
| 55 | Jane | 4,575 | +7 |
| 56 | Wanda | 4,524 | +5 |
| 57 | Juanita | 4,512 | +3 |
| 58 | Bernice | 4,439 | -3 |
| 59 | Lucille | 4,327 | -2 |
| 60 | Marion | 4,305 | -7 |
| 61 | Edith | 4,273 | -2 |
| 62 | Grace | 4,218 | -8 |
| 63 | Audrey | 4,129 | -5 |
| 64 | Clara | 4,124 | +1 |
| 65 | Ethel | 4,101 | -9 |
| 66 | Delores | 4,098 | +8 |
| 67 | Peggy | 4,084 | +3 |
| 68 | Wilma | 4,075 | -2 |
| 69 | Elaine | 3,954 | -2 |
| 70 | Sarah | 3,920 | -2 |
| 71 | Hazel | 3,888 | -7 |
| 72 | Carolyn | 3,725 | +5 |
| 73 | Emma | 3,555 | -4 |
| 74 | Jacqueline | 3,414 | +13 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,406 | -2 |
| 76 | Beatrice | 3,390 | -4 |
| 77 | Esther | 3,350 | -6 |
| 78 | Bonnie | 3,265 | +8 |
| 79 | Billie | 3,241 | 0 |
| 80 | Marian | 3,213 | -5 |
| 81 | Joanne | 3,154 | +20 |
| 82 | Rosemary | 3,151 | -2 |
| 83 | Anne | 3,091 | +8 |
| 84 | Kathleen | 3,074 | +5 |
| 85 | Katherine | 3,033 | -1 |
| 86 | Eva | 3,019 | -3 |
| 87 | Willie | 3,018 | -11 |
| 88 | Elsie | 2,973 | -10 |
| 89 | Laura | 2,908 | +1 |
| 90 | Julia | 2,880 | -2 |
| 91 | Vivian | 2,872 | -10 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 2,720 | 0 |
| 93 | Maxine | 2,700 | -8 |
| 94 | Ida | 2,643 | +2 |
| 95 | Bertha | 2,605 | -2 |
| 96 | Gertrude | 2,555 | -1 |
| 97 | Patsy | 2,544 | +21 |
| 98 | Sally | 2,542 | +14 |
| 99 | Maria | 2,540 | +1 |
| 100 | Ellen | 2,522 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.