Most Popular Baby Names of 1933

In 1933, Mary (55,517 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (54,219 births) the most common boy name.

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

Full Boy list for 1933

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

Full Girl list for 1933

Biggest movers since 1932

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

Rising boy names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Franklin	2,754	5,363	+95%	66 → 33
Gary	1,295	2,254	+74%	136 → 80
Roosevelt	832	1,207	+45%	171 → 132
Jimmy	2,461	2,932	+19%	76 → 64
Dennis	1,421	1,685	+19%	121 → 106
Larry	2,826	3,251	+15%	65 → 58
Jerry	5,303	6,065	+14%	34 → 31
Ronald	11,143	12,061	+8%	16 → 12
Neil	934	997	+7%	161 → 149
Jim	1,765	1,875	+6%	104 → 98

Falling boy names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Junior	1,116	822	-26%	145 → 168
Oliver	741	595	-20%	182 → 198
Clayton	787	655	-17%	175 → 188
Alfred	3,899	3,268	-16%	49 → 57
Lowell	1,047	880	-16%	150 → 161
Jessie	1,280	1,079	-16%	137 → 143
Herbert	4,368	3,685	-16%	44 → 49
Hugh	1,320	1,118	-15%	128 → 141
Alexander	774	659	-15%	178 → 187
Hubert	1,087	929	-15%	146 → 155

Rising girl names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Carole	1,317	2,149	+63%	151 → 107
Judith	1,433	1,869	+30%	144 → 119
Janet	5,786	7,342	+27%	35 → 25
Marlene	3,219	4,045	+26%	78 → 50
Carol	6,570	8,220	+25%	32 → 20
Marcia	951	1,140	+20%	191 → 162
Darlene	2,020	2,408	+19%	122 → 96
Janice	2,628	3,061	+16%	94 → 81
Sylvia	2,568	2,935	+14%	96 → 84
Diane	1,439	1,603	+11%	142 → 134

Falling girl names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Mabel	1,111	875	-21%	171 → 196
Daisy	1,078	873	-19%	176 → 197
Gertrude	1,968	1,619	-18%	124 → 133
Dolores	9,630	8,022	-17%	18 → 21
Muriel	1,046	872	-17%	181 → 198
Myrtle	1,669	1,398	-16%	135 → 142
Stella	1,340	1,123	-16%	150 → 163
Rosalie	1,104	927	-16%	173 → 183
Jennie	1,190	1,000	-16%	163 → 175
Erma	1,167	985	-16%	166 → 176

Top 100 boy names, 1933

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

54,219

James

51,110

John

46,225

William

39,047

Richard

31,331

28,990

28,450

18,355

17,162

16,506

13,797

12,061

12,027

11,854

11,410

10,964

Jack

9,838

Harold

9,543

Raymond

9,512

Billy

8,939

Walter

7,755

Gerald

7,422

Eugene

7,352

Henry

6,726

Arthur

6,526

Bobby

6,490

Joe

6,412

Carl

6,187

Ralph

6,185

Albert

6,091

Jerry

6,065

Willie

5,982

Franklin

5,363

Fred

5,287

Harry

5,134

Howard

4,995

Norman

4,957

Lawrence

4,911

Roy

4,906

Louis

4,695

Earl

4,375

4,310

4,280

4,131

4,093

Anthony

3,974

Leonard

3,955

Roger

3,917

Herbert

3,685

3,674

3,588

3,562

3,549

Don

3,453

Stanley

3,433

Leroy

3,357

Alfred

3,268

Larry

3,251

Bill

3,222

Peter

3,137

Samuel

3,111

Ray

3,033

Bernard

3,005

Jimmy

2,932

Dale

2,925

Gene

2,780

Russell

2,697

Theodore

2,611

Floyd

2,541

Philip

2,530

Gordon

2,524

Jimmie

2,491

Lloyd

2,413

Glenn

2,366

Leo

2,352

Andrew

2,344

Edwin

2,328

Frederick

2,321

Lee

2,301

Gary

2,254

Douglas

2,252

Bob

2,222

Vernon

2,206

Allen

2,204

Leon

2,187

Clifford

2,158

Clyde

2,141

Alvin

2,128

Martin

2,064

Johnny

2,053

Bruce

2,037

Lewis

2,037

Eddie

2,016

1,983

1,978

1,945

1,896

Jim

1,875

Warren

1,809

100

Jesse

1,804

Top 100 girl names, 1933

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

55,517

Betty

31,531

Barbara

26,949

Dorothy

22,052

Joan

19,294

Patricia

18,632

Margaret

15,240

Helen

14,644

Shirley

14,320

Doris

12,025

Nancy

11,869

Joyce

11,191

Ruth

11,137

Jean

9,966

Virginia

9,719

Marilyn

9,126

Elizabeth

9,016

Frances

8,882

Lois

8,655

Carol

8,220

Dolores

8,022

Alice

7,697

Norma

7,483

Donna

7,360

Janet

7,342

Beverly

7,185

Martha

7,164

Phyllis

7,111

Anna

7,072

Evelyn

6,948

Gloria

6,752

Mildred

6,569

Marie

6,242

Ann

6,210

Rose

5,770

Peggy

5,534

Annie

5,123

Eleanor

5,106

Louise

5,080

Marjorie

5,043

Carolyn

5,042

Geraldine

4,962

Ruby

4,944

4,908

4,677

4,506

4,377

Wanda

4,268

Florence

4,078

Marlene

4,045

Lillian

3,998

Delores

3,890

Rita

3,841

Lorraine

3,797

Edna

3,730

Joanne

3,719

Thelma

3,636

Sarah

3,621

Audrey

3,611

Gladys

3,581

Elaine

3,571

Josephine

3,570

Juanita

3,551

Pauline

3,542

Patsy

3,451

Wilma

3,417

Clara

3,412

Bonnie

3,372

Grace

3,330

Theresa

3,266

Ethel

3,217

Joann

3,209

Marion

3,199

Arlene

3,185

Emma

3,152

Sally

3,146

Kathleen

3,121

Lucille

3,117

Charlotte

3,114

Edith

3,110

Janice

3,061

Hazel

3,030

Bernice

3,008

Sylvia

2,935

Anne

2,767

Jacqueline

2,756

Loretta

2,705

Esther

2,676

Marian

2,638

2,541

Laura

2,536

Billie

2,483

Willie

2,449

Beatrice

2,410

Margie

2,409

Darlene

2,408

Julia

2,403

Vivian

2,378

Elsie

2,376

100

Katherine

2,330

Biggest movers since 1932

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

Rising boy names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Franklin	2,754	5,363	+95%	66 → 33
Gary	1,295	2,254	+74%	136 → 80
Roosevelt	832	1,207	+45%	171 → 132
Jimmy	2,461	2,932	+19%	76 → 64
Dennis	1,421	1,685	+19%	121 → 106
Larry	2,826	3,251	+15%	65 → 58
Jerry	5,303	6,065	+14%	34 → 31
Ronald	11,143	12,061	+8%	16 → 12
Neil	934	997	+7%	161 → 149
Jim	1,765	1,875	+6%	104 → 98

Falling boy names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Junior	1,116	822	-26%	145 → 168
Oliver	741	595	-20%	182 → 198
Clayton	787	655	-17%	175 → 188
Alfred	3,899	3,268	-16%	49 → 57
Lowell	1,047	880	-16%	150 → 161
Jessie	1,280	1,079	-16%	137 → 143
Herbert	4,368	3,685	-16%	44 → 49
Hugh	1,320	1,118	-15%	128 → 141
Alexander	774	659	-15%	178 → 187
Hubert	1,087	929	-15%	146 → 155

Rising girl names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Carole	1,317	2,149	+63%	151 → 107
Judith	1,433	1,869	+30%	144 → 119
Janet	5,786	7,342	+27%	35 → 25
Marlene	3,219	4,045	+26%	78 → 50
Carol	6,570	8,220	+25%	32 → 20
Marcia	951	1,140	+20%	191 → 162
Darlene	2,020	2,408	+19%	122 → 96
Janice	2,628	3,061	+16%	94 → 81
Sylvia	2,568	2,935	+14%	96 → 84
Diane	1,439	1,603	+11%	142 → 134

Falling girl names, 1932 to 1933
Name	Births 1932	Births 1933	Change	Rank 1932 → 1933
Mabel	1,111	875	-21%	171 → 196
Daisy	1,078	873	-19%	176 → 197
Gertrude	1,968	1,619	-18%	124 → 133
Dolores	9,630	8,022	-17%	18 → 21
Muriel	1,046	872	-17%	181 → 198
Myrtle	1,669	1,398	-16%	135 → 142
Stella	1,340	1,123	-16%	150 → 163
Rosalie	1,104	927	-16%	173 → 183
Jennie	1,190	1,000	-16%	163 → 175
Erma	1,167	985	-16%	166 → 176

Top 100 boy names of 1933

Top 100 girl names of 1933

Biggest movers since 1932

Top 100 boy names of 1933

Top 100 girl names of 1933

Biggest movers since 1932