Most Popular Baby Names of 1932

In 1932, Mary (59,881 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (59,268 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1932
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	59,268
2	James	51,931
3	John	48,625
4	William	42,127
5	Richard	31,809
6	Charles	31,093
7	Donald	29,792
8	George	20,438
9	Joseph	18,565
10	Thomas	16,835
11	Edward	15,190
12	David	12,139
13	Paul	12,067
14	Kenneth	11,742
15	Frank	11,497
16	Ronald	11,143
17	Jack	10,717
18	Harold	10,433
19	Raymond	10,346
20	Billy	9,435
21	Walter	8,668
22	Eugene	8,046
23	Henry	7,470
24	Gerald	7,347
25	Arthur	6,916
26	Albert	6,863
27	Ralph	6,727
28	Carl	6,714
29	Joe	6,690
30	Bobby	6,597
31	Willie	6,549
32	Harry	5,705
33	Fred	5,525
34	Jerry	5,303
35	Lawrence	5,295
36	Howard	5,292
37	Norman	5,269
38	Roy	5,238
39	Louis	5,133
40	Clarence	4,895
41	Earl	4,822
42	Daniel	4,449
43	Francis	4,388
44	Herbert	4,368
45	Anthony	4,223
46	Marvin	4,188
47	Ernest	4,166
48	Leonard	4,101
49	Alfred	3,899
50	Roger	3,788
51	Melvin	3,776
52	Stanley	3,759
53	Leroy	3,677
54	Michael	3,607
55	Don	3,453
56	Samuel	3,411
57	Wayne	3,388
58	Bill	3,362
59	Ray	3,264
60	Bernard	3,252
61	Dale	3,140
62	Peter	3,130
63	Russell	3,020
64	Gene	2,952
65	Larry	2,826
66	Franklin	2,754
67	Theodore	2,674
68	Floyd	2,667
69	Andrew	2,645
70	Philip	2,625
71	Lloyd	2,590
72	Edwin	2,568
73	Frederick	2,501
74	Leo	2,500
75	Jimmie	2,475
76	Jimmy	2,461
77	Glenn	2,435
78	Vernon	2,428
79	Bob	2,424
80	Allen	2,419
81	Gordon	2,409
82	Clyde	2,319
83	Leon	2,295
84	Clifford	2,286
85	Douglas	2,284
85	Lee	2,284
87	Alvin	2,274
88	Martin	2,255
89	Herman	2,191
90	Charlie	2,127
91	Eddie	2,112
91	Lewis	2,112
93	Vincent	2,066
94	Elmer	2,058
95	Harvey	2,030
96	Johnny	2,012
97	Gilbert	1,974
98	Bruce	1,935
99	Jesse	1,863
100	Arnold	1,820

Full Boy list for 1932

Top 100 girl names, 1932
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	59,881
2	Betty	34,420
3	Barbara	26,318
4	Dorothy	24,977
5	Joan	21,044
6	Patricia	17,990
7	Margaret	16,556
8	Helen	16,376
9	Shirley	14,476
10	Doris	12,910
11	Ruth	12,256
12	Joyce	11,362
13	Nancy	10,948
14	Virginia	10,755
15	Jean	10,670
16	Marilyn	10,567
17	Elizabeth	9,999
18	Dolores	9,630
19	Frances	9,552
20	Lois	9,519
21	Alice	8,536
22	Norma	8,406
23	Evelyn	7,958
24	Anna	7,924
25	Gloria	7,813
26	Mildred	7,643
27	Martha	7,579
28	Beverly	7,527
29	Donna	7,362
30	Phyllis	7,308
31	Marie	6,913
32	Carol	6,570
33	Rose	6,476
34	Ann	6,195
35	Janet	5,786
36	Louise	5,642
37	Marjorie	5,608
38	Ruby	5,469
39	Catherine	5,448
40	Peggy	5,445
41	Annie	5,385
42	Geraldine	5,332
43	Irene	5,200
44	June	4,844
45	Eleanor	4,836
46	Carolyn	4,587
47	Florence	4,541
48	Lillian	4,352
49	Jane	4,348
50	Edna	4,279
51	Thelma	4,272
52	Wanda	4,261
53	Rita	4,255
54	Gladys	4,184
55	Lorraine	4,162
56	Delores	4,152
57	Josephine	4,094
58	Juanita	4,012
59	Pauline	3,901
60	Theresa	3,813
61	Audrey	3,735
62	Joanne	3,730
63	Lucille	3,650
64	Bonnie	3,621
65	Wilma	3,611
66	Ethel	3,607
67	Sarah	3,597
68	Elaine	3,576
69	Edith	3,570
70	Clara	3,564
71	Bernice	3,542
72	Grace	3,535
73	Marion	3,493
74	Charlotte	3,363
75	Hazel	3,340
76	Emma	3,329
77	Patsy	3,254
78	Marlene	3,219
79	Joann	3,115
80	Arlene	3,109
81	Anne	2,969
82	Esther	2,959
83	Kathleen	2,945
84	Sally	2,917
85	Jacqueline	2,875
86	Marian	2,837
87	Beatrice	2,787
88	Laura	2,748
89	Loretta	2,746
90	Vivian	2,662
90	Willie	2,662
92	Julia	2,657
93	Billie	2,635
94	Janice	2,628
95	Katherine	2,588
96	Sylvia	2,568
97	Elsie	2,554
98	Eva	2,521
99	Constance	2,492
100	Rosemary	2,483

Full Girl list for 1932

Biggest movers since 1931

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Franklin	1,089	2,754	+153%	148 → 66
Ronald	6,726	11,143	+66%	27 → 16
Larry	2,147	2,826	+32%	88 → 65
Gary	990	1,295	+31%	153 → 136
Jerry	4,371	5,303	+21%	43 → 34
Darrell	834	992	+19%	167 → 154
Nathaniel	659	781	+19%	199 → 176
Dennis	1,202	1,421	+18%	138 → 121
Rodney	706	829	+17%	186 → 172
Jackie	1,122	1,317	+17%	142 → 130

Falling boy names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Nicholas	1,103	925	-16%	145 → 163
Rudolph	1,101	960	-13%	146 → 158
Juan	744	654	-12%	180 → 195
Hubert	1,229	1,087	-12%	136 → 146
Billie	1,343	1,191	-11%	128 → 141
Virgil	1,384	1,228	-11%	121 → 139
Stanley	4,202	3,759	-11%	49 → 52
Elmer	2,265	2,058	-9%	82 → 94
Herbert	4,788	4,368	-9%	41 → 44
Bobbie	751	690	-8%	178 → 191

Rising girl names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Carol	4,891	6,570	+34%	46 → 32
Sylvia	1,927	2,568	+33%	123 → 96
Connie	995	1,304	+31%	183 → 153
Judith	1,098	1,433	+31%	167 → 144
Marlene	2,585	3,219	+25%	95 → 78
Sue	1,220	1,509	+24%	153 → 139
Susan	1,005	1,227	+22%	180 → 158
Barbara	21,803	26,318	+21%	4 → 3
Constance	2,073	2,492	+20%	118 → 99
Joann	2,655	3,115	+17%	90 → 79

Falling girl names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Marguerite	1,191	1,000	-16%	157 → 182
Jeanne	2,525	2,131	-16%	98 → 112
Genevieve	1,360	1,148	-16%	145 → 167
Inez	1,111	988	-11%	166 → 185
Laverne	1,042	927	-11%	176 → 199
Dolores	10,806	9,630	-11%	14 → 18
Naomi	1,517	1,356	-11%	140 → 148
Billie	2,921	2,635	-10%	81 → 93
Virginia	11,886	10,755	-10%	12 → 14
Lillian	4,807	4,352	-9%	47 → 48

Top 100 boy names, 1932

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

59,268

James

51,931

John

48,625

William

42,127

Richard

31,809

31,093

29,792

20,438

18,565

16,835

15,190

12,139

12,067

11,742

11,497

11,143

Jack

10,717

Harold

10,433

Raymond

10,346

Billy

9,435

Walter

8,668

Eugene

8,046

Henry

7,470

Gerald

7,347

Arthur

6,916

Albert

6,863

Ralph

6,727

Carl

6,714

Joe

6,690

Bobby

6,597

Willie

6,549

Harry

5,705

Fred

5,525

Jerry

5,303

Lawrence

5,295

Howard

5,292

Norman

5,269

Roy

5,238

Louis

5,133

Clarence

4,895

Earl

4,822

Daniel

4,449

Francis

4,388

Herbert

4,368

Anthony

4,223

Marvin

4,188

Ernest

4,166

Leonard

4,101

Alfred

3,899

Roger

3,788

Melvin

3,776

Stanley

3,759

Leroy

3,677

Michael

3,607

Don

3,453

Samuel

3,411

Wayne

3,388

Bill

3,362

Ray

3,264

Bernard

3,252

Dale

3,140

Peter

3,130

Russell

3,020

Gene

2,952

Larry

2,826

Franklin

2,754

Theodore

2,674

Floyd

2,667

Andrew

2,645

Philip

2,625

Lloyd

2,590

Edwin

2,568

Frederick

2,501

Leo

2,500

Jimmie

2,475

Jimmy

2,461

Glenn

2,435

Vernon

2,428

Bob

2,424

Allen

2,419

Gordon

2,409

Clyde

2,319

Leon

2,295

Clifford

2,286

Douglas

2,284

Lee

2,284

2,274

2,255

2,191

2,127

Eddie

2,112

Lewis

2,112

Vincent

2,066

Elmer

2,058

Harvey

2,030

Johnny

2,012

Gilbert

1,974

Bruce

1,935

Jesse

1,863

100

Arnold

1,820

Top 100 girl names, 1932

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

59,881

Betty

34,420

Barbara

26,318

Dorothy

24,977

Joan

21,044

Patricia

17,990

Margaret

16,556

Helen

16,376

Shirley

14,476

Doris

12,910

Ruth

12,256

Joyce

11,362

Nancy

10,948

Virginia

10,755

Jean

10,670

Marilyn

10,567

Elizabeth

9,999

Dolores

9,630

Frances

9,552

Lois

9,519

Alice

8,536

Norma

8,406

Evelyn

7,958

Anna

7,924

Gloria

7,813

Mildred

7,643

Martha

7,579

Beverly

7,527

Donna

7,362

Phyllis

7,308

Marie

6,913

Carol

6,570

Rose

6,476

Ann

6,195

Janet

5,786

Louise

5,642

Marjorie

5,608

Ruby

5,469

Catherine

5,448

Peggy

5,445

Annie

5,385

Geraldine

5,332

Irene

5,200

June

4,844

Eleanor

4,836

Carolyn

4,587

4,541

4,352

4,348

4,279

Thelma

4,272

Wanda

4,261

Rita

4,255

Gladys

4,184

Lorraine

4,162

Delores

4,152

Josephine

4,094

Juanita

4,012

Pauline

3,901

Theresa

3,813

Audrey

3,735

Joanne

3,730

Lucille

3,650

Bonnie

3,621

Wilma

3,611

Ethel

3,607

Sarah

3,597

Elaine

3,576

Edith

3,570

Clara

3,564

Bernice

3,542

Grace

3,535

Marion

3,493

Charlotte

3,363

Hazel

3,340

Emma

3,329

Patsy

3,254

Marlene

3,219

Joann

3,115

Arlene

3,109

Anne

2,969

Esther

2,959

Kathleen

2,945

Sally

2,917

Jacqueline

2,875

Marian

2,837

Beatrice

2,787

Laura

2,748

Loretta

2,746

Vivian

2,662

Willie

2,662

Julia

2,657

Billie

2,635

Janice

2,628

Katherine

2,588

Sylvia

2,568

Elsie

2,554

Eva

2,521

Constance

2,492

100

Rosemary

2,483

Biggest movers since 1931

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Franklin	1,089	2,754	+153%	148 → 66
Ronald	6,726	11,143	+66%	27 → 16
Larry	2,147	2,826	+32%	88 → 65
Gary	990	1,295	+31%	153 → 136
Jerry	4,371	5,303	+21%	43 → 34
Darrell	834	992	+19%	167 → 154
Nathaniel	659	781	+19%	199 → 176
Dennis	1,202	1,421	+18%	138 → 121
Rodney	706	829	+17%	186 → 172
Jackie	1,122	1,317	+17%	142 → 130

Falling boy names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Nicholas	1,103	925	-16%	145 → 163
Rudolph	1,101	960	-13%	146 → 158
Juan	744	654	-12%	180 → 195
Hubert	1,229	1,087	-12%	136 → 146
Billie	1,343	1,191	-11%	128 → 141
Virgil	1,384	1,228	-11%	121 → 139
Stanley	4,202	3,759	-11%	49 → 52
Elmer	2,265	2,058	-9%	82 → 94
Herbert	4,788	4,368	-9%	41 → 44
Bobbie	751	690	-8%	178 → 191

Rising girl names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Carol	4,891	6,570	+34%	46 → 32
Sylvia	1,927	2,568	+33%	123 → 96
Connie	995	1,304	+31%	183 → 153
Judith	1,098	1,433	+31%	167 → 144
Marlene	2,585	3,219	+25%	95 → 78
Sue	1,220	1,509	+24%	153 → 139
Susan	1,005	1,227	+22%	180 → 158
Barbara	21,803	26,318	+21%	4 → 3
Constance	2,073	2,492	+20%	118 → 99
Joann	2,655	3,115	+17%	90 → 79

Falling girl names, 1931 to 1932
Name	Births 1931	Births 1932	Change	Rank 1931 → 1932
Marguerite	1,191	1,000	-16%	157 → 182
Jeanne	2,525	2,131	-16%	98 → 112
Genevieve	1,360	1,148	-16%	145 → 167
Inez	1,111	988	-11%	166 → 185
Laverne	1,042	927	-11%	176 → 199
Dolores	10,806	9,630	-11%	14 → 18
Naomi	1,517	1,356	-11%	140 → 148
Billie	2,921	2,635	-10%	81 → 93
Virginia	11,886	10,755	-10%	12 → 14
Lillian	4,807	4,352	-9%	47 → 48

Top 100 boy names of 1932

Top 100 girl names of 1932

Biggest movers since 1931

Top 100 boy names of 1932

Top 100 girl names of 1932

Biggest movers since 1931