Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1931
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1930.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1930 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 60,299 | 0 |
| 2 | Betty | 36,105 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 26,524 | 0 |
| 4 | Barbara | 21,804 | +2 |
| 5 | Joan | 19,119 | +3 |
| 6 | Helen | 17,664 | -2 |
| 7 | Margaret | 17,332 | -2 |
| 8 | Patricia | 16,469 | -1 |
| 9 | Shirley | 14,405 | +2 |
| 10 | Doris | 13,629 | -1 |
| 11 | Ruth | 13,132 | -1 |
| 12 | Virginia | 11,886 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean | 11,013 | +1 |
| 14 | Dolores | 10,807 | -1 |
| 15 | Joyce | 10,580 | +3 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 10,292 | -1 |
| 17 | Nancy | 10,036 | +7 |
| 18 | Frances | 9,718 | -2 |
| 19 | Marilyn | 9,664 | +3 |
| 20 | Lois | 9,348 | -3 |
| 21 | Alice | 8,815 | -1 |
| 22 | Norma | 8,759 | +3 |
| 23 | Gloria | 8,546 | +7 |
| 24 | Evelyn | 8,492 | -5 |
| 25 | Anna | 8,429 | -2 |
| 26 | Mildred | 8,169 | -5 |
| 27 | Marie | 7,549 | -1 |
| 28 | Martha | 7,481 | -1 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 7,213 | -1 |
| 30 | Rose | 6,881 | -1 |
| 31 | Beverly | 6,789 | +3 |
| 32 | Donna | 6,600 | +5 |
| 33 | Louise | 5,897 | -2 |
| 34 | Marjorie | 5,880 | -2 |
| 35 | Ann | 5,858 | +6 |
| 36 | Catherine | 5,642 | -1 |
| 37 | Irene | 5,616 | -4 |
| 38 | Geraldine | 5,413 | +5 |
| 39 | Ruby | 5,331 | -3 |
| 40 | Eleanor | 5,255 | -1 |
| 41 | Annie | 5,090 | -1 |
| 42 | Peggy | 5,076 | +25 |
| 43 | Florence | 5,011 | -5 |
| 44 | June | 5,002 | +3 |
| 45 | Janet | 4,948 | +8 |
| 46 | Carol | 4,892 | +8 |
| 47 | Lillian | 4,807 | -3 |
| 48 | Rita | 4,613 | -6 |
| 49 | Lorraine | 4,588 | -3 |
| 50 | Jane | 4,532 | +5 |
| 51 | Josephine | 4,497 | -2 |
| 52 | Edna | 4,461 | -1 |
| 53 | Thelma | 4,440 | -8 |
| 54 | Wanda | 4,395 | +2 |
| 55 | Gladys | 4,350 | -7 |
| 56 | Pauline | 4,192 | -4 |
| 57 | Juanita | 4,131 | 0 |
| 58 | Delores | 4,050 | +8 |
| 59 | Theresa | 4,034 | -9 |
| 60 | Carolyn | 4,008 | +12 |
| 61 | Clara | 3,899 | +3 |
| 62 | Lucille | 3,854 | -3 |
| 63 | Bernice | 3,821 | -5 |
| 64 | Audrey | 3,790 | -1 |
| 65 | Edith | 3,772 | -4 |
| 66 | Marion | 3,763 | -6 |
| 67 | Ethel | 3,760 | -2 |
| 68 | Joanne | 3,757 | +13 |
| 69 | Wilma | 3,741 | -1 |
| 70 | Grace | 3,712 | -8 |
| 71 | Sarah | 3,636 | -1 |
| 72 | Elaine | 3,622 | -3 |
| 73 | Bonnie | 3,552 | +5 |
| 74 | Hazel | 3,508 | -3 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,403 | 0 |
| 76 | Emma | 3,307 | -3 |
| 77 | Arlene | 3,217 | +26 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | 3,134 | -4 |
| 79 | Esther | 3,034 | -2 |
| 80 | Anne | 2,979 | +3 |
| 81 | Billie | 2,921 | -2 |
| 82 | Vivian | 2,893 | +9 |
| 83 | Patsy | 2,869 | +14 |
| 84 | Marian | 2,862 | -4 |
| 85 | Beatrice | 2,844 | -9 |
| 86 | Elsie | 2,807 | +2 |
| 87 | Kathleen | 2,799 | -3 |
| 88 | Rosemary | 2,722 | -6 |
| 89 | Laura | 2,669 | 0 |
| 90 | Joann | 2,655 | +28 |
| 91 | Julia | 2,624 | -1 |
| 91 | Katherine | 2,624 | -6 |
| 93 | Willie | 2,597 | -6 |
| 94 | Eva | 2,591 | -8 |
| 95 | Marlene | 2,585 | +293 |
| 96 | Loretta | 2,581 | +9 |
| 97 | Sally | 2,557 | +1 |
| 98 | Jeanne | 2,525 | -6 |
| 99 | Ellen | 2,450 | +1 |
| 100 | Ida | 2,419 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.