Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1935
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1934.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1934 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 56,758 | +1 |
| 2 | Mary | 55,353 | -1 |
| 3 | James | 55,243 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 47,717 | 0 |
| 5 | Shirley | 42,801 | +6 |
| 6 | William | 40,367 | -1 |
| 7 | Richard | 34,074 | -1 |
| 8 | Barbara | 30,822 | +2 |
| 9 | Charles | 30,132 | 0 |
| 10 | Donald | 29,786 | -2 |
| 11 | Betty | 28,825 | -4 |
| 12 | Patricia | 22,965 | +1 |
| 13 | Dorothy | 19,527 | -1 |
| 14 | George | 18,718 | +1 |
| 15 | Joan | 18,310 | -1 |
| 16 | Thomas | 17,757 | 0 |
| 17 | Joseph | 17,257 | 0 |
| 18 | David | 15,723 | +3 |
| 19 | Ronald | 15,540 | +1 |
| 20 | Margaret | 14,799 | -2 |
| 21 | Nancy | 14,589 | +2 |
| 22 | Edward | 13,913 | 0 |
| 23 | Helen | 12,852 | -4 |
| 24 | Paul | 12,622 | 0 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 12,108 | 0 |
| 26 | Carol | 11,941 | +4 |
| 27 | Joyce | 11,454 | 0 |
| 28 | Doris | 10,698 | -2 |
| 29 | Frank | 10,475 | -1 |
| 30 | Marilyn | 10,451 | +7 |
| 31 | Ruth | 10,040 | -2 |
| 32 | Virginia | 9,916 | -1 |
| 33 | Raymond | 9,611 | +3 |
| 34 | Jack | 9,478 | -2 |
| 35 | Billy | 9,344 | 0 |
| 36 | Harold | 9,212 | -3 |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 9,116 | +1 |
| 38 | Jean | 9,047 | -4 |
| 39 | Jerry | 8,866 | +13 |
| 40 | Frances | 8,862 | -1 |
| 41 | Willie | 8,697 | -1 |
| 42 | Gerald | 8,506 | +4 |
| 43 | Beverly | 8,089 | +1 |
| 44 | Lois | 8,047 | -3 |
| 45 | Bobby | 7,971 | +4 |
| 46 | Janet | 7,886 | -3 |
| 47 | Walter | 7,873 | -5 |
| 48 | Donna | 7,825 | -3 |
| 49 | Joe | 7,779 | +4 |
| 50 | Martha | 7,657 | +1 |
| 51 | Alice | 7,481 | -4 |
| 52 | Dolores | 7,431 | -2 |
| 53 | Phyllis | 7,401 | +1 |
| 54 | Carolyn | 6,990 | +9 |
| 55 | Henry | 6,918 | +3 |
| 56 | Norma | 6,904 | -9 |
| 57 | Eugene | 6,893 | -2 |
| 58 | Ann | 6,733 | +3 |
| 59 | Carl | 6,719 | 0 |
| 60 | Evelyn | 6,591 | -4 |
| 61 | Arthur | 6,590 | +1 |
| 62 | Gloria | 6,376 | -5 |
| 63 | Marie | 6,322 | +1 |
| 64 | Anna | 6,192 | -4 |
| 65 | Albert | 6,128 | +3 |
| 66 | Ralph | 6,122 | -1 |
| 67 | Larry | 5,995 | +21 |
| 68 | Mildred | 5,578 | -2 |
| 69 | Fred | 5,525 | +1 |
| 70 | Lawrence | 5,379 | +1 |
| 71 | Peggy | 5,298 | -4 |
| 72 | Rose | 5,264 | -3 |
| 73 | Roger | 5,167 | +9 |
| 74 | Harry | 5,087 | -1 |
| 75 | Norman | 5,062 | +3 |
| 76 | Howard | 4,989 | -2 |
| 77 | Roy | 4,967 | -5 |
| 78 | Michael | 4,938 | +20 |
| 79 | Annie | 4,899 | -4 |
| 80 | Marlene | 4,842 | +34 |
| 81 | Geraldine | 4,841 | 0 |
| 82 | Ruby | 4,821 | -6 |
| 83 | Catherine | 4,716 | -3 |
| 84 | Jane | 4,664 | +7 |
| 85 | Louis | 4,654 | -1 |
| 86 | Daniel | 4,608 | +1 |
| 87 | Louise | 4,607 | -10 |
| 88 | Joanne | 4,583 | -2 |
| 89 | Gary | 4,506 | +46 |
| 90 | Marjorie | 4,492 | -11 |
| 91 | Janice | 4,461 | +36 |
| 92 | Marvin | 4,301 | +3 |
| 93 | Francis | 4,275 | 0 |
| 94 | Earl | 4,270 | -9 |
| 95 | Jimmy | 4,206 | +22 |
| 96 | Eleanor | 4,187 | -13 |
| 97 | Wanda | 4,119 | -7 |
| 98 | Sandra | 4,105 | +69 |
| 99 | Elaine | 4,099 | +6 |
| 100 | Clarence | 4,098 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.