Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1931
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1930.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1930 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 60,519 | 0 |
| 2 | James | 51,212 | 0 |
| 3 | John | 48,423 | 0 |
| 4 | William | 43,280 | 0 |
| 5 | Richard | 31,822 | 0 |
| 6 | Charles | 29,934 | 0 |
| 7 | Donald | 29,100 | 0 |
| 8 | George | 20,685 | 0 |
| 9 | Joseph | 19,326 | 0 |
| 10 | Thomas | 16,847 | +1 |
| 11 | Edward | 15,646 | -1 |
| 12 | Paul | 12,255 | 0 |
| 13 | David | 11,784 | +2 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 11,568 | +3 |
| 15 | Jack | 11,488 | -1 |
| 16 | Frank | 11,472 | -3 |
| 17 | Raymond | 10,854 | -1 |
| 18 | Harold | 10,695 | 0 |
| 19 | Billy | 9,264 | +1 |
| 20 | Walter | 8,940 | -1 |
| 21 | Eugene | 8,151 | 0 |
| 22 | Henry | 7,805 | 0 |
| 23 | Arthur | 7,525 | 0 |
| 24 | Albert | 7,131 | 0 |
| 25 | Ralph | 6,960 | 0 |
| 26 | Gerald | 6,823 | +4 |
| 27 | Ronald | 6,726 | +10 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,583 | -2 |
| 29 | Joe | 6,456 | -2 |
| 30 | Harry | 6,045 | -2 |
| 31 | Willie | 5,963 | -2 |
| 32 | Bobby | 5,858 | +9 |
| 33 | Fred | 5,698 | -1 |
| 34 | Howard | 5,624 | -3 |
| 35 | Roy | 5,489 | -2 |
| 36 | Norman | 5,426 | +4 |
| 37 | Louis | 5,423 | -3 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,364 | -2 |
| 39 | Clarence | 5,062 | 0 |
| 40 | Earl | 5,047 | -2 |
| 41 | Herbert | 4,788 | -6 |
| 42 | Francis | 4,735 | 0 |
| 43 | Jerry | 4,371 | +8 |
| 44 | Daniel | 4,360 | +3 |
| 44 | Marvin | 4,360 | +4 |
| 46 | Anthony | 4,310 | -2 |
| 47 | Ernest | 4,298 | -4 |
| 48 | Leonard | 4,279 | -3 |
| 49 | Stanley | 4,202 | 0 |
| 50 | Alfred | 3,949 | -4 |
| 51 | Melvin | 3,700 | -1 |
| 52 | Leroy | 3,649 | +1 |
| 53 | Roger | 3,625 | +5 |
| 54 | Bernard | 3,514 | -2 |
| 55 | Michael | 3,489 | -1 |
| 56 | Samuel | 3,379 | -1 |
| 57 | Bill | 3,218 | +2 |
| 58 | Wayne | 3,217 | +7 |
| 59 | Don | 3,176 | +9 |
| 60 | Ray | 3,161 | -3 |
| 61 | Peter | 3,122 | -5 |
| 62 | Dale | 3,008 | +2 |
| 63 | Russell | 2,942 | -3 |
| 64 | Gene | 2,766 | +6 |
| 65 | Andrew | 2,714 | -3 |
| 66 | Floyd | 2,707 | -5 |
| 67 | Edwin | 2,704 | -1 |
| 67 | Lloyd | 2,704 | +2 |
| 69 | Leo | 2,700 | -6 |
| 70 | Theodore | 2,666 | -3 |
| 71 | Philip | 2,648 | +4 |
| 72 | Glenn | 2,624 | -1 |
| 73 | Frederick | 2,471 | +1 |
| 74 | Vernon | 2,465 | -2 |
| 75 | Clifford | 2,452 | -2 |
| 76 | Gordon | 2,396 | +1 |
| 77 | Clyde | 2,336 | -1 |
| 78 | Bob | 2,318 | +10 |
| 79 | Allen | 2,308 | +6 |
| 80 | Alvin | 2,299 | -1 |
| 81 | Jimmie | 2,288 | +5 |
| 82 | Elmer | 2,265 | -2 |
| 83 | Herman | 2,263 | -5 |
| 84 | Leon | 2,245 | -3 |
| 85 | Douglas | 2,203 | +4 |
| 86 | Vincent | 2,162 | -2 |
| 87 | Lewis | 2,160 | 0 |
| 88 | Larry | 2,147 | +20 |
| 89 | Jimmy | 2,126 | +13 |
| 90 | Lee | 2,123 | -8 |
| 91 | Martin | 2,103 | -8 |
| 92 | Gilbert | 1,993 | -2 |
| 93 | Harvey | 1,978 | -1 |
| 94 | Charlie | 1,975 | -3 |
| 95 | Eddie | 1,959 | +2 |
| 96 | Lester | 1,919 | -1 |
| 97 | Jesse | 1,895 | -3 |
| 98 | Arnold | 1,835 | 0 |
| 99 | Milton | 1,834 | -6 |
| 99 | Warren | 1,834 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.