100 Most popular boy names of 1930, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular male names in US prevalent in 1930 with their respective percentage. View boy name from popular names trending in America in 1930.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Robert
62151
5.33
-
2
James
53955
4.63
-
3
John
52442
4.5
-
4
William
47270
4.05
-
5
Richard
32179
2.76
+1
6
Charles
31870
2.73
-1
7
Donald
29051
2.49
-
8
George
22784
1.95
-
9
Joseph
20980
1.8
-
10
Edward
17352
1.49
-
11
Thomas
17009
1.46
-
12
Paul
12955
1.11
+1
13
Frank
12535
1.07
-1
14
Jack
12427
1.07
-
15
David
12277
1.05
+2
16
Raymond
11713
1
-1
17
Kenneth
11703
1
+1
18
Harold
11662
1
-2
19
Walter
9731
0.83
-
20
Billy
9286
0.8
+3
21
Eugene
9028
0.77
-1
22
Henry
8595
0.74
-1
23
Arthur
8286
0.71
-1
24
Albert
7947
0.68
-
25
Ralph
7636
0.65
+1
26
Carl
6952
0.6
+2
27
Joe
6875
0.59
+3
28
Harry
6848
0.59
-1
29
Willie
6667
0.57
-
30
Gerald
6482
0.56
+3
31
Howard
6344
0.54
-
32
Fred
6048
0.52
+2
33
Roy
5919
0.51
+2
34
Louis
5809
0.5
-2
35
Herbert
5674
0.49
-10
36
Lawrence
5639
0.48
+2
37
Ronald
5636
0.48
+8
38
Earl
5566
0.48
-2
39
Clarence
5496
0.47
-2
40
Norman
5293
0.45
-
41
Bobby
5183
0.44
+9
42
Francis
4990
0.43
-3
43
Ernest
4787
0.41
-
44
Anthony
4674
0.4
-
45
Leonard
4661
0.4
-3
46
Alfred
4557
0.39
-5
47
Daniel
4464
0.38
-
48
Marvin
4404
0.38
-2
49
Stanley
4382
0.38
-1
50
Melvin
4048
0.35
-1
51
Jerry
3892
0.33
+10
52
Bernard
3831
0.33
-
53
Leroy
3805
0.33
-2
54
Michael
3542
0.3
-
55
Samuel
3532
0.3
-2
56
Peter
3266
0.28
-1
57
Ray
3253
0.28
-
58
Roger
3246
0.28
+6
59
Bill
3160
0.27
+4
60
Russell
3101
0.27
-4
61
Floyd
3077
0.26
-3
62
Andrew
3057
0.26
-3
63
Leo
3035
0.26
-3
64
Dale
2994
0.26
+9
65
Wayne
2981
0.26
+4
66
Edwin
2974
0.25
-
67
Theodore
2959
0.25
-2
68
Don
2922
0.25
+10
69
Lloyd
2838
0.24
-7
70
Gene
2788
0.24
-2
71
Glenn
2758
0.24
+9
72
Vernon
2703
0.23
-1
73
Clifford
2696
0.23
-1
74
Frederick
2695
0.23
-7
75
Philip
2655
0.23
+1
76
Clyde
2632
0.23
-2
77
Gordon
2613
0.22
+2
78
Herman
2597
0.22
-3
79
Alvin
2512
0.22
-2
80
Elmer
2477
0.21
-10
81
Leon
2400
0.21
-
82
Lee
2361
0.2
+3
83
Martin
2323
0.2
-
84
Vincent
2317
0.2
-2
85
Allen
2278
0.2
+1
86
Jimmie
2255
0.19
+12
87
Lewis
2246
0.19
-3
88
Bob
2242
0.19
+1
89
Douglas
2167
0.19
+8
90
Gilbert
2119
0.18
+1
91
Charlie
2113
0.18
-4
92
Harvey
2061
0.18
-2
93
Milton
2053
0.18
+1
94
Jesse
2034
0.17
-1
95
Lester
2020
0.17
-7
96
Warren
2012
0.17
-4
97
Eddie
1972
0.17
+5
98
Arnold
1948
0.17
-3
99
Cecil
1882
0.16
+2
100
Victor
1844
0.16
-
101
Johnny
1822
0.16
+12
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See also

100 Most Popular Girl Names in USA (1930)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html