Top Names of 1932

The most popular names recorded in 1932 were Mary for girls and Robert for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary59,881
2Betty34,420
3Barbara26,318
4Dorothy24,977
5Joan21,044
6Patricia17,990
7Margaret16,556
8Helen16,376
9Shirley14,476
10Doris12,910
11Ruth12,256
12Joyce11,362
13Nancy10,948
14Virginia10,755
15Jean10,670
16Marilyn10,567
17Elizabeth9,999
18Dolores9,630
19Frances9,552
20Lois9,519
21Alice8,536
22Norma8,406
23Evelyn7,958
24Anna7,924
25Gloria7,813
26Mildred7,643
27Martha7,579
28Beverly7,527
29Donna7,362
30Phyllis7,308
31Marie6,913
32Carol6,570
33Rose6,476
34Ann6,195
35Janet5,786
36Louise5,642
37Marjorie5,608
38Ruby5,469
39Catherine5,448
40Peggy5,445
41Annie5,385
42Geraldine5,332
43Irene5,200
44June4,844
45Eleanor4,836
46Carolyn4,587
47Florence4,541
48Lillian4,352
49Jane4,348
50Edna4,279

Boys

#NameBabies
1Robert59,268
2James51,931
3John48,625
4William42,127
5Richard31,809
6Charles31,093
7Donald29,792
8George20,438
9Joseph18,565
10Thomas16,835
11Edward15,190
12David12,139
13Paul12,067
14Kenneth11,742
15Frank11,497
16Ronald11,143
17Jack10,717
18Harold10,433
19Raymond10,346
20Billy9,435
21Walter8,668
22Eugene8,046
23Henry7,470
24Gerald7,347
25Arthur6,916
26Albert6,863
27Ralph6,727
28Carl6,714
29Joe6,690
30Bobby6,597
31Willie6,549
32Harry5,705
33Fred5,525
34Jerry5,303
35Lawrence5,295
36Howard5,292
37Norman5,269
38Roy5,238
39Louis5,133
40Clarence4,895
41Earl4,822
42Daniel4,449
43Francis4,388
44Herbert4,368
45Anthony4,223
46Marvin4,188
47Ernest4,166
48Leonard4,101
49Alfred3,899
50Roger3,788