Most popular baby names of 1935

In 1935, the most popular names for US babies were Robert for boys (56,525 babies, 5.4% of boys) and Mary for girls (55,074 babies, 5.3% of girls). The rest of the top five were James, John, William and Richard for boys and Shirley, Barbara, Betty and Patricia for girls. SSA recorded 4,145 different boy names and 4,893 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 1935
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Robert	56,525	–
2	James	55,002	–
3	John	47,510	–
4	William	40,200	–
5	Richard	33,947	–
6	Charles	29,982	▲ 1
7	Donald	29,673	▼ 1
8	George	18,564	–
9	Thomas	17,685	–
10	Joseph	17,182	–
11	David	15,662	▲ 1
12	Ronald	15,489	▼ 1
13	Edward	13,844	–
14	Paul	12,563	–
15	Kenneth	12,066	–
16	Frank	10,421	–
17	Raymond	9,564	▲ 2
18	Jack	9,438	▼ 1
19	Billy	9,241	▲ 1
20	Harold	9,170	▼ 2
21	Gerald	8,458	▲ 1
22	Jerry	8,451	▲ 3
23	Walter	7,816	▼ 2
24	Bobby	7,726	▼ 1
25	Joe	7,554	▲ 1
26	Eugene	6,859	▼ 2
27	Henry	6,855	–
28	Carl	6,693	–
29	Arthur	6,548	–
30	Willie	6,327	–
31	Albert	6,094	▲ 1
32	Ralph	6,090	▼ 1
33	Larry	5,975	▲ 10
34	Fred	5,493	▼ 1
35	Lawrence	5,351	▼ 1
36	Roger	5,152	▲ 3
37	Harry	5,055	▼ 1
38	Norman	5,044	–
39	Howard	4,970	▼ 2
40	Roy	4,939	▼ 5
41	Michael	4,906	▲ 6
42	Louis	4,622	▼ 2
43	Daniel	4,591	▼ 1
44	Gary	4,490	▲ 16
45	Marvin	4,278	▼ 1
46	Earl	4,224	▼ 5
47	Jimmy	4,172	▲ 9
48	Clarence	4,080	▼ 3
49	Wayne	4,057	▼ 1
50	Leroy	3,918	▲ 4
51	Don	3,917	▼ 1
52	Anthony	3,909	–
53	Francis	3,894	▼ 4
54	Leonard	3,804	▼ 1
55	Ernest	3,701	▼ 4
56	Stanley	3,696	▲ 2
57	Melvin	3,600	▼ 2
58	Herbert	3,436	▼ 1
59	Peter	3,421	▲ 2
60	Bill	3,282	▼ 1
61	Dale	3,273	▲ 1
62	Samuel	3,149	▲ 4
63	Alfred	3,128	▲ 1
64	Ray	3,070	▼ 1
65	Philip	3,064	▲ 4
66	Gene	2,937	▲ 1
67	Bernard	2,933	▼ 2
68	Russell	2,832	▲ 2
69	Jimmie	2,829	▼ 1
70	Gordon	2,614	▲ 1
71	Franklin	2,611	▼ 25
72	Dennis	2,597	▲ 23
73	Frederick	2,582	▲ 4
74	Johnny	2,533	▲ 9
75	Douglas	2,529	▼ 3
76	Floyd	2,506	▼ 3
77	Bruce	2,447	▲ 1
78	Glenn	2,437	▲ 3
79	Theodore	2,433	▼ 5
80	Lee	2,426	▼ 1
81	Bob	2,389	▼ 6
82	Clyde	2,355	▲ 2
83	Allen	2,312	▲ 5
84	Lloyd	2,296	▼ 2
85	Andrew	2,291	▼ 9
86	Leon	2,282	▲ 1
87	Eddie	2,281	▲ 5
88	Clifford	2,265	▼ 3
89	Edwin	2,257	▼ 9
90	Jim	2,244	–
91	Alvin	2,165	▲ 2
92	Leo	2,142	▼ 6
93	Martin	2,116	▼ 2
94	Vernon	2,111	▼ 5
95	Tommy	2,031	▲ 3
96	Jerome	2,009	▲ 11
97	Warren	1,994	▼ 1
98	Lewis	1,974	▼ 4
99	Harvey	1,958	–
100	Charlie	1,926	–

Top 100 girl names, 1935
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Mary	55,074	–
2	Shirley	42,365	▲ 2
3	Barbara	30,697	–
4	Betty	28,675	▼ 2
5	Patricia	22,879	▲ 1
6	Dorothy	19,406	▼ 1
7	Joan	18,221	–
8	Margaret	14,727	–
9	Nancy	14,544	▲ 1
10	Helen	12,784	▼ 1
11	Carol	11,734	▲ 3
12	Joyce	11,368	–
13	Doris	10,604	▼ 2
14	Marilyn	10,418	▲ 3
15	Ruth	9,989	▼ 2
16	Virginia	9,867	▼ 1
17	Elizabeth	9,075	▲ 1
18	Jean	8,852	▼ 2
19	Frances	8,770	–
20	Beverly	7,992	▲ 2
21	Lois	7,989	▼ 1
22	Janet	7,856	▼ 1
23	Donna	7,793	–
24	Martha	7,621	▲ 3
25	Alice	7,443	–
26	Dolores	7,374	–
27	Phyllis	7,369	▲ 1
28	Carolyn	6,967	▲ 5
29	Norma	6,869	▼ 5
30	Ann	6,705	▲ 2
31	Evelyn	6,560	▼ 2
32	Gloria	6,348	▼ 2
33	Marie	6,292	▲ 1
34	Anna	6,162	▼ 3
35	Mildred	5,546	–
36	Peggy	5,269	–
37	Rose	5,232	–
38	Annie	4,850	–
39	Marlene	4,830	▲ 18
40	Geraldine	4,818	▲ 3
41	Ruby	4,765	▼ 2
42	Catherine	4,698	–
43	Jane	4,646	▲ 5
44	Joanne	4,565	▲ 1
45	Louise	4,564	▼ 5
46	Marjorie	4,482	▼ 5
47	Janice	4,442	▲ 21
48	Eleanor	4,166	▼ 4
49	Wanda	4,102	▼ 2
50	Sandra	4,089	▲ 43
51	Elaine	4,080	▲ 3
52	Irene	3,940	▼ 3
53	Joann	3,913	▼ 3
54	Judith	3,873	▲ 40
55	June	3,839	▼ 9
56	Patsy	3,797	▲ 3
57	Delores	3,793	▼ 6
58	Sally	3,711	▲ 4
59	Arlene	3,684	▼ 6
60	Sylvia	3,620	▲ 10
61	Sarah	3,615	▲ 6
62	Bonnie	3,611	▼ 4
63	Rita	3,579	–
64	Audrey	3,514	▲ 5
65	Charlotte	3,470	▲ 7
66	Lillian	3,423	▼ 14
67	Edna	3,420	▼ 12
68	Lorraine	3,405	▼ 12
69	Loretta	3,365	▲ 14
70	Wilma	3,361	▲ 3
71	Kathleen	3,353	▲ 3
72	Juanita	3,344	▼ 8
73	Jo	3,296	▲ 2
74	Florence	3,273	▼ 13
75	Josephine	3,262	▼ 15
76	Thelma	3,189	▼ 11
77	Roberta	3,180	▲ 27
78	Gladys	3,147	▼ 12
79	Jacqueline	3,115	▲ 1
80	Pauline	3,076	▼ 9
81	Clara	3,067	▼ 5
82	Ethel	3,004	▼ 4
83	Grace	2,995	▼ 4
84	Anne	2,892	▲ 4
85	Lucille	2,887	▼ 1
86	Theresa	2,863	▼ 9
87	Edith	2,830	▼ 6
88	Marion	2,813	▼ 2
89	Emma	2,802	▼ 4
90	Bernice	2,777	▼ 8
91	Darlene	2,703	▼ 1
92	Hazel	2,695	▼ 5
93	Carole	2,680	▼ 4
94	Esther	2,543	▼ 3
95	Ellen	2,434	–
96	Sharon	2,426	▲ 54
97	Rosemary	2,394	▲ 14
98	Yvonne	2,387	▲ 39
99	Willie	2,370	▲ 3
100	Margie	2,368	▲ 3

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1935. 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.