Most popular baby names of 1933

In 1933, the most popular names for US babies were Robert for boys (54,219 babies, 5.5% of boys) and Mary for girls (55,517 babies, 5.5% of girls). The rest of the top five were James, John, William and Richard for boys and Betty, Barbara, Dorothy and Joan for girls. SSA recorded 4,156 different boy names and 4,858 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 1933
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Robert	54,219	–
2	James	51,110	–
3	John	46,225	–
4	William	39,047	–
5	Richard	31,331	–
6	Charles	28,990	–
7	Donald	28,450	–
8	George	18,355	–
9	Joseph	17,162	–
10	Thomas	16,506	–
11	Edward	13,797	–
12	Ronald	12,061	▲ 4
13	David	12,027	▼ 1
14	Paul	11,854	▼ 1
15	Kenneth	11,410	▼ 1
16	Frank	10,964	▼ 1
17	Jack	9,838	–
18	Harold	9,543	–
19	Raymond	9,512	–
20	Billy	8,939	–
21	Walter	7,755	–
22	Gerald	7,422	▲ 2
23	Eugene	7,352	▼ 1
24	Henry	6,726	▼ 1
25	Arthur	6,526	–
26	Bobby	6,490	▲ 4
27	Joe	6,412	▲ 2
28	Carl	6,187	–
29	Ralph	6,185	▼ 2
30	Albert	6,091	▼ 4
31	Jerry	6,065	▲ 3
32	Willie	5,982	▼ 1
33	Franklin	5,363	▲ 33
34	Fred	5,287	▼ 1
35	Harry	5,134	▼ 3
36	Howard	4,995	–
37	Norman	4,957	–
38	Lawrence	4,911	▼ 3
39	Roy	4,906	▼ 1
40	Louis	4,695	▼ 1
41	Earl	4,375	–
42	Daniel	4,310	–
43	Clarence	4,280	▼ 3
44	Marvin	4,131	▲ 2
45	Francis	4,093	▼ 2
46	Anthony	3,974	▼ 1
47	Leonard	3,955	▲ 1
48	Roger	3,917	▲ 2
49	Herbert	3,685	▼ 5
50	Ernest	3,674	▼ 3
51	Melvin	3,588	–
52	Wayne	3,562	▲ 5
53	Michael	3,549	▲ 1
54	Don	3,453	▲ 1
55	Stanley	3,433	▼ 3
56	Leroy	3,357	▼ 3
57	Alfred	3,268	▼ 8
58	Larry	3,251	▲ 7
59	Bill	3,222	▼ 1
60	Peter	3,137	▲ 2
61	Samuel	3,111	▼ 5
62	Ray	3,033	▼ 3
63	Bernard	3,005	▼ 3
64	Jimmy	2,932	▲ 12
65	Dale	2,925	▼ 4
66	Gene	2,780	▼ 2
67	Russell	2,697	▼ 4
68	Theodore	2,611	▼ 1
69	Floyd	2,541	▼ 1
70	Philip	2,530	–
71	Gordon	2,524	▲ 10
72	Jimmie	2,491	▲ 3
73	Lloyd	2,413	▼ 2
74	Glenn	2,366	▲ 3
75	Leo	2,352	▼ 1
76	Andrew	2,344	▼ 7
77	Edwin	2,328	▼ 5
78	Frederick	2,321	▼ 5
79	Lee	2,301	▲ 7
80	Gary	2,254	▲ 56
81	Douglas	2,252	▲ 4
82	Bob	2,222	▼ 3
83	Vernon	2,206	▼ 5
84	Allen	2,204	▼ 4
85	Leon	2,187	▼ 2
86	Clifford	2,158	▼ 2
87	Clyde	2,141	▼ 5
88	Alvin	2,128	▼ 1
89	Martin	2,064	▼ 1
90	Johnny	2,053	▲ 6
91	Bruce	2,037	▲ 7
92	Lewis	2,037	–
93	Eddie	2,016	▼ 2
94	Vincent	1,983	▼ 1
95	Charlie	1,978	▼ 5
96	Herman	1,945	▼ 7
97	Harvey	1,896	▼ 2
98	Jim	1,875	▲ 6
99	Warren	1,809	▲ 3
100	Jesse	1,804	▼ 1

Top 100 girl names, 1933
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Mary	55,517	–
2	Betty	31,531	–
3	Barbara	26,949	–
4	Dorothy	22,052	–
5	Joan	19,294	–
6	Patricia	18,632	–
7	Margaret	15,240	–
8	Helen	14,644	–
9	Shirley	14,320	–
10	Doris	12,025	–
11	Nancy	11,869	▲ 2
12	Joyce	11,191	–
13	Ruth	11,137	▼ 2
14	Jean	9,966	▲ 1
15	Virginia	9,719	▼ 1
16	Marilyn	9,126	–
17	Elizabeth	9,016	–
18	Frances	8,882	▲ 1
19	Lois	8,655	▲ 1
20	Carol	8,220	▲ 12
21	Dolores	8,022	▼ 3
22	Alice	7,697	▼ 1
23	Norma	7,483	▼ 1
24	Donna	7,360	▲ 5
25	Janet	7,342	▲ 10
26	Beverly	7,185	▲ 2
27	Martha	7,164	–
28	Phyllis	7,111	▲ 2
29	Anna	7,072	▼ 5
30	Evelyn	6,948	▼ 7
31	Gloria	6,752	▼ 6
32	Mildred	6,569	▼ 6
33	Marie	6,242	▼ 2
34	Ann	6,210	–
35	Rose	5,770	▼ 2
36	Peggy	5,534	▲ 4
37	Annie	5,123	▲ 4
38	Eleanor	5,106	▲ 7
39	Louise	5,080	▼ 3
40	Marjorie	5,043	▼ 3
41	Carolyn	5,042	▲ 5
42	Geraldine	4,962	–
43	Ruby	4,944	▼ 5
44	Catherine	4,908	▼ 5
45	June	4,677	▼ 1
46	Irene	4,506	▼ 3
47	Jane	4,377	▲ 2
48	Wanda	4,268	▲ 4
49	Florence	4,078	▼ 2
50	Marlene	4,045	▲ 28
51	Lillian	3,998	▼ 3
52	Delores	3,890	▲ 4
53	Rita	3,841	–
54	Lorraine	3,797	▲ 1
55	Edna	3,730	▼ 5
56	Joanne	3,719	▲ 6
57	Thelma	3,636	▼ 6
58	Sarah	3,621	▲ 9
59	Audrey	3,611	▲ 2
60	Gladys	3,581	▼ 6
61	Elaine	3,571	▲ 7
62	Josephine	3,570	▼ 5
63	Juanita	3,551	▼ 5
64	Pauline	3,542	▼ 5
65	Patsy	3,451	▲ 12
66	Wilma	3,417	▼ 1
67	Clara	3,412	▲ 3
68	Bonnie	3,372	▼ 4
69	Grace	3,330	▲ 3
70	Theresa	3,266	▼ 10
71	Ethel	3,217	▼ 5
72	Joann	3,209	▲ 7
73	Marion	3,199	–
74	Arlene	3,185	▲ 6
75	Emma	3,152	▲ 1
76	Sally	3,146	▲ 8
77	Kathleen	3,121	▲ 6
78	Lucille	3,117	▼ 15
79	Charlotte	3,114	▼ 5
80	Edith	3,110	▼ 11
81	Janice	3,061	▲ 13
82	Hazel	3,030	▼ 7
83	Bernice	3,008	▼ 12
84	Sylvia	2,935	▲ 12
85	Anne	2,767	▼ 4
86	Jacqueline	2,756	▼ 1
87	Loretta	2,705	▲ 2
88	Esther	2,676	▼ 6
89	Marian	2,638	▼ 3
90	Jo	2,541	▲ 13
91	Laura	2,536	▼ 3
92	Billie	2,483	▲ 1
93	Willie	2,449	▼ 2
94	Beatrice	2,410	▼ 7
95	Margie	2,409	▲ 7
96	Darlene	2,408	▲ 26
97	Julia	2,403	▼ 5
98	Vivian	2,378	▼ 8
99	Elsie	2,376	▼ 2
100	Katherine	2,330	▼ 5

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1933. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.