Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1932
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1931.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 60,213 | +1 |
| 2 | Robert | 59,594 | -1 |
| 3 | James | 52,250 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 48,922 | 0 |
| 5 | William | 42,359 | 0 |
| 6 | Betty | 34,589 | 0 |
| 7 | Richard | 31,947 | 0 |
| 8 | Charles | 31,289 | 0 |
| 9 | Donald | 29,919 | 0 |
| 10 | Barbara | 26,421 | +1 |
| 11 | Dorothy | 25,086 | -1 |
| 12 | Joan | 21,132 | +2 |
| 13 | George | 20,613 | -1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 18,670 | -1 |
| 15 | Patricia | 18,037 | +3 |
| 16 | Thomas | 16,926 | +1 |
| 17 | Margaret | 16,644 | -1 |
| 18 | Helen | 16,465 | -3 |
| 19 | Edward | 15,277 | 0 |
| 20 | Shirley | 14,718 | 0 |
| 21 | Doris | 13,033 | 0 |
| 22 | Ruth | 12,333 | 0 |
| 23 | David | 12,195 | +2 |
| 24 | Paul | 12,145 | -1 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 11,801 | +1 |
| 26 | Frank | 11,565 | +2 |
| 27 | Joyce | 11,453 | +6 |
| 28 | Ronald | 11,186 | +31 |
| 29 | Nancy | 10,992 | +6 |
| 30 | Jean | 10,910 | -1 |
| 31 | Virginia | 10,807 | -7 |
| 32 | Jack | 10,767 | -5 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 10,605 | +4 |
| 34 | Harold | 10,494 | -2 |
| 35 | Raymond | 10,399 | -5 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 10,053 | -2 |
| 37 | Dolores | 9,683 | -6 |
| 38 | Frances | 9,663 | -2 |
| 39 | Lois | 9,607 | -1 |
| 40 | Billy | 9,579 | -1 |
| 41 | Willie | 9,209 | +3 |
| 42 | Walter | 8,742 | -2 |
| 43 | Alice | 8,587 | -2 |
| 44 | Norma | 8,450 | -2 |
| 45 | Eugene | 8,109 | +3 |
| 46 | Evelyn | 7,999 | -1 |
| 47 | Anna | 7,962 | -1 |
| 48 | Gloria | 7,859 | -5 |
| 49 | Mildred | 7,686 | -2 |
| 50 | Beverly | 7,644 | +7 |
| 51 | Martha | 7,614 | +1 |
| 52 | Henry | 7,538 | -3 |
| 53 | Donna | 7,394 | +9 |
| 54 | Gerald | 7,391 | +4 |
| 55 | Phyllis | 7,333 | -2 |
| 56 | Arthur | 6,972 | -6 |
| 57 | Marie | 6,948 | -6 |
| 58 | Joe | 6,934 | +2 |
| 59 | Albert | 6,904 | -5 |
| 60 | Bobby | 6,847 | +3 |
| 61 | Carol | 6,788 | +19 |
| 62 | Carl | 6,760 | -1 |
| 63 | Ralph | 6,759 | -8 |
| 64 | Rose | 6,519 | -8 |
| 65 | Ann | 6,215 | +2 |
| 66 | Janet | 5,815 | +22 |
| 67 | Harry | 5,746 | -3 |
| 68 | Louise | 5,695 | -3 |
| 69 | Jerry | 5,678 | +22 |
| 70 | Marjorie | 5,626 | -4 |
| 71 | Fred | 5,554 | -3 |
| 72 | Ruby | 5,522 | +4 |
| 73 | Catherine | 5,478 | -4 |
| 74 | Peggy | 5,461 | +10 |
| 75 | Annie | 5,437 | +4 |
| 76 | Geraldine | 5,359 | -1 |
| 77 | Howard | 5,325 | -7 |
| 77 | Lawrence | 5,325 | -1 |
| 79 | Norman | 5,314 | -5 |
| 80 | Roy | 5,274 | -8 |
| 81 | Irene | 5,220 | -10 |
| 82 | Louis | 5,190 | -9 |
| 83 | Clarence | 4,931 | -1 |
| 84 | June | 4,910 | +2 |
| 85 | Earl | 4,864 | -2 |
| 86 | Eleanor | 4,851 | -8 |
| 87 | Marion | 4,809 | -2 |
| 88 | Francis | 4,787 | -7 |
| 89 | Carolyn | 4,601 | +22 |
| 90 | Florence | 4,567 | -3 |
| 91 | Daniel | 4,468 | +9 |
| 92 | Herbert | 4,399 | -2 |
| 93 | Lillian | 4,381 | -4 |
| 94 | Jane | 4,366 | 0 |
| 95 | Edna | 4,302 | +1 |
| 96 | Thelma | 4,299 | +1 |
| 97 | Rita | 4,284 | -5 |
| 98 | Wanda | 4,279 | 0 |
| 99 | Anthony | 4,257 | +3 |
| 100 | Marvin | 4,220 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.