Most Popular Baby Names of 1935

In 1935, Mary (55,074 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (56,525 births) the most common boy name.

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

Full Boy list for 1935

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

Full Girl list for 1935

Biggest movers since 1934

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

Rising boy names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Gary	3,354	4,490	+34%	60 → 44
Terry	720	962	+34%	182 → 154
Larry	4,473	5,975	+34%	43 → 33
Dennis	2,053	2,597	+26%	95 → 72
Jackie	1,567	1,901	+21%	114 → 102
Michael	4,108	4,906	+19%	47 → 41
Jerry	7,135	8,451	+18%	25 → 22
Karl	689	812	+18%	186 → 171
Stephen	1,424	1,650	+16%	121 → 113
Bennie	813	934	+15%	173 → 155

Falling boy names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Franklin	4,155	2,611	-37%	46 → 71
Roosevelt	1,017	758	-25%	149 → 178
Billie	1,037	845	-19%	147 → 168
Junior	816	677	-17%	170 → 191
Homer	937	821	-12%	156 → 170
Oliver	732	647	-12%	181 → 197
Neil	953	858	-10%	153 → 167
Hubert	1,000	905	-9%	150 → 160
Willis	867	789	-9%	166 → 173
Earl	4,627	4,224	-9%	41 → 46

Rising girl names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Shirley	22,841	42,365	+85%	4 → 2
Sharon	1,355	2,426	+79%	150 → 96
Sandra	2,550	4,089	+60%	93 → 50
Yvonne	1,495	2,387	+60%	137 → 98
Judith	2,459	3,873	+58%	94 → 54
Judy	960	1,474	+54%	184 → 143
Gail	1,176	1,800	+53%	164 → 127
Roberta	2,371	3,180	+34%	104 → 77
Marlene	3,755	4,830	+29%	57 → 39
Glenda	921	1,144	+24%	194 → 169

Falling girl names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Agnes	1,932	1,589	-18%	120 → 138
Patty	1,072	916	-15%	173 → 190
Claire	1,309	1,124	-14%	155 → 171
Lillian	3,973	3,423	-14%	52 → 66
Stella	1,095	945	-14%	169 → 187
Gladys	3,611	3,147	-13%	66 → 78
Lola	1,091	951	-13%	170 → 185
Josephine	3,742	3,262	-13%	60 → 75
Peggy	6,027	5,269	-13%	36 → 36
Thelma	3,646	3,189	-13%	65 → 76

Top 100 boy names, 1935

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

56,525

James

55,002

John

47,510

William

40,200

Richard

33,947

29,982

29,673

18,564

17,685

17,182

15,662

15,489

13,844

12,563

12,066

10,421

Raymond

9,564

Jack

9,438

Billy

9,241

Harold

9,170

Gerald

8,458

Jerry

8,451

Walter

7,816

Bobby

7,726

Joe

7,554

Eugene

6,859

Henry

6,855

6,693

6,548

6,327

6,094

Ralph

6,090

Larry

5,975

Fred

5,493

Lawrence

5,351

Roger

5,152

Harry

5,055

Norman

5,044

Howard

4,970

Roy

4,939

Michael

4,906

Louis

4,622

Daniel

4,591

Gary

4,490

Marvin

4,278

Earl

4,224

Jimmy

4,172

Clarence

4,080

Wayne

4,057

Leroy

3,918

Don

3,917

Anthony

3,909

3,894

3,804

3,701

3,696

3,600

Herbert

3,436

Peter

3,421

Bill

3,282

Dale

3,273

Samuel

3,149

Alfred

3,128

Ray

3,070

Philip

3,064

Gene

2,937

Bernard

2,933

Russell

2,832

Jimmie

2,829

Gordon

2,614

Franklin

2,611

Dennis

2,597

Frederick

2,582

Johnny

2,533

Douglas

2,529

Floyd

2,506

Bruce

2,447

Glenn

2,437

Theodore

2,433

Lee

2,426

Bob

2,389

Clyde

2,355

Allen

2,312

Lloyd

2,296

Andrew

2,291

Leon

2,282

Eddie

2,281

Clifford

2,265

Edwin

2,257

Jim

2,244

2,165

2,142

2,116

2,111

2,031

Jerome

2,009

Warren

1,994

Lewis

1,974

Harvey

1,958

100

Charlie

1,926

Top 100 girl names, 1935

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

55,074

Shirley

42,365

Barbara

30,697

Betty

28,675

Patricia

22,879

Dorothy

19,406

Joan

18,221

Margaret

14,727

Nancy

14,544

Helen

12,784

Carol

11,734

Joyce

11,368

Doris

10,604

Marilyn

10,418

Ruth

9,989

Virginia

9,867

Elizabeth

9,075

Jean

8,852

Frances

8,770

Beverly

7,992

Lois

7,989

Janet

7,856

Donna

7,793

Martha

7,621

Alice

7,443

Dolores

7,374

Phyllis

7,369

Carolyn

6,967

Norma

6,869

Ann

6,705

Evelyn

6,560

Gloria

6,348

Marie

6,292

Anna

6,162

Mildred

5,546

Peggy

5,269

Rose

5,232

Annie

4,850

Marlene

4,830

Geraldine

4,818

Ruby

4,765

Catherine

4,698

Jane

4,646

Joanne

4,565

Louise

4,564

Marjorie

4,482

Janice

4,442

Eleanor

4,166

Wanda

4,102

Sandra

4,089

Elaine

4,080

Irene

3,940

Joann

3,913

Judith

3,873

June

3,839

Patsy

3,797

Delores

3,793

Sally

3,711

Arlene

3,684

Sylvia

3,620

Sarah

3,615

Bonnie

3,611

Rita

3,579

Audrey

3,514

Charlotte

3,470

Lillian

3,423

Edna

3,420

Lorraine

3,405

Loretta

3,365

Wilma

3,361

Kathleen

3,353

Juanita

3,344

3,296

Florence

3,273

Josephine

3,262

Thelma

3,189

Roberta

3,180

Gladys

3,147

Jacqueline

3,115

Pauline

3,076

Clara

3,067

Ethel

3,004

Grace

2,995

Anne

2,892

Lucille

2,887

Theresa

2,863

Edith

2,830

Marion

2,813

Emma

2,802

Bernice

2,777

Darlene

2,703

Hazel

2,695

Carole

2,680

Esther

2,543

Ellen

2,434

Sharon

2,426

Rosemary

2,394

Yvonne

2,387

Willie

2,370

100

Margie

2,368

Biggest movers since 1934

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

Rising boy names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Gary	3,354	4,490	+34%	60 → 44
Terry	720	962	+34%	182 → 154
Larry	4,473	5,975	+34%	43 → 33
Dennis	2,053	2,597	+26%	95 → 72
Jackie	1,567	1,901	+21%	114 → 102
Michael	4,108	4,906	+19%	47 → 41
Jerry	7,135	8,451	+18%	25 → 22
Karl	689	812	+18%	186 → 171
Stephen	1,424	1,650	+16%	121 → 113
Bennie	813	934	+15%	173 → 155

Falling boy names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Franklin	4,155	2,611	-37%	46 → 71
Roosevelt	1,017	758	-25%	149 → 178
Billie	1,037	845	-19%	147 → 168
Junior	816	677	-17%	170 → 191
Homer	937	821	-12%	156 → 170
Oliver	732	647	-12%	181 → 197
Neil	953	858	-10%	153 → 167
Hubert	1,000	905	-9%	150 → 160
Willis	867	789	-9%	166 → 173
Earl	4,627	4,224	-9%	41 → 46

Rising girl names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Shirley	22,841	42,365	+85%	4 → 2
Sharon	1,355	2,426	+79%	150 → 96
Sandra	2,550	4,089	+60%	93 → 50
Yvonne	1,495	2,387	+60%	137 → 98
Judith	2,459	3,873	+58%	94 → 54
Judy	960	1,474	+54%	184 → 143
Gail	1,176	1,800	+53%	164 → 127
Roberta	2,371	3,180	+34%	104 → 77
Marlene	3,755	4,830	+29%	57 → 39
Glenda	921	1,144	+24%	194 → 169

Falling girl names, 1934 to 1935
Name	Births 1934	Births 1935	Change	Rank 1934 → 1935
Agnes	1,932	1,589	-18%	120 → 138
Patty	1,072	916	-15%	173 → 190
Claire	1,309	1,124	-14%	155 → 171
Lillian	3,973	3,423	-14%	52 → 66
Stella	1,095	945	-14%	169 → 187
Gladys	3,611	3,147	-13%	66 → 78
Lola	1,091	951	-13%	170 → 185
Josephine	3,742	3,262	-13%	60 → 75
Peggy	6,027	5,269	-13%	36 → 36
Thelma	3,646	3,189	-13%	65 → 76

Top 100 boy names of 1935

Top 100 girl names of 1935

Biggest movers since 1934

Top 100 boy names of 1935

Top 100 girl names of 1935

Biggest movers since 1934