Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1932

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1931

Jon Boy 212 Adrienne Girl 210 Sondra Girl 173 Karen Girl 169 Ronnie Boy 143 Claudette Girl 123 Augustus Boy 92 Franklin Boy 82 Sandra Girl 81 Barry Boy 80

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
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

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
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

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