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Top Girl Names of the 1930s

The 1930s' favorites that still work beautifully today — with where each one ranks now.

50 names
  1. 1MaryBeloved, wished-for child#125 today
  2. 2BettyMy God is an oath, my God is abundance#1,114 today
  3. 3BarbaraForeign#968 today
  4. 4ShirleyBright clearing#1,582 today
  5. 5PatriciaNoblewoman#1,335 today
  6. 6DorothyGift of God#421 today
  7. 7JoanYahweh is gracious#1,087 today
  8. 8MargaretPearl#112 today
  9. 9NancyGrace#965 today
  10. 10HelenTorch, moon#461 today
  11. 11CarolFree man#2,240 today
  12. 12JoyceMeans lord#1,072 today
  13. 13DorisDorian woman#2,896 today
  14. 14RuthFriend#173 today
  15. 15Virginia#525 today
  16. 16Marilyn#760 today
  17. 17ElizabethMy God is an oath, my God is abundance#17 today
  18. 18JeanGod is gracious#2,117 today
  19. 19FrancesFrenchman#318 today
  20. 20BeverlyBeaver stream#1,018 today
  21. 21LoisFamous warrior#1,666 today
  22. 22AliceNoble kind#65 today
  23. 23DonnaLady#1,963 today
  24. 24MarthaThe lady, the mistress#712 today
  25. 25DoloresSorrows#2,564 today
  26. 26JanetGod is gracious#2,781 today
  27. 27NormaCreated for opera character, rule#2,002 today
  28. 28CarolynFree man#1,222 today
  29. 29EvelynDesired#8 today
  30. 30GloriaGlory#655 today
  31. 31AnnaGrace#107 today
  32. 32MarieBeloved, wished-for child#617 today
  33. 33AnnGrace#1,076 today
  34. 34MildredGentle strength#1,962 today
  35. 35RoseFame kind, flower#114 today
  36. 36PeggyPearl#8,366 today
  37. 37GeraldineRule of the spear#2,439 today
  38. 38CatherinePure#313 today
  39. 39JudithWoman from Judea#788 today
  40. 40LouiseFamous warrior#514 today
  41. 41JaniceGod is gracious#2,520 today
  42. 42MarjoriePearl#1,017 today
  43. 43AnnieGrace#182 today
  44. 44RubyPrecious red stone#64 today
  45. 45EleanorLight#12 today
  46. 46JaneGod is gracious#221 today
  47. 47SandraDefending men#1,208 today
  48. 48IrenePeace#651 today
  49. 49WandaA Wend, King Krak's daughter#5,921 today
  50. 50ElaineTorch, moon#304 today

Based on U.S. birth records, 1880–2025.