Mary
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls
Most Popular Names of the 1930s
Names gathered around a shared theme.
Hebrew · Nature Germanic · Royal Robert
“one who is bright with fame”
>99% boys
English · Royal Betty
“my God is bountiful” · “God is my oath”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Celtic James
“supplanter” · “heel grabber”
99% boys · 1% girls
Latin · Presidential Barbara
“foreign woman” · “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Norse John
“God is gracious”
>99% boys
English · Old-fashioned Shirley
“from the bright clearing”
>99% girls
Germanic · Timeless William
“will” · “desire”
>99% boys
English · Presidential Patricia
“of noble descent” · “patrician”
>99% girls
Germanic · Royal Richard
“a powerful ruler”
>99% boys
Greek · Vintage revival Dorothy
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Germanic · Timeless Charles
“charles the Great” · “one who is manly and strong”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Shared Joan
“God is gracious”
56% boys · 44% girls
Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Old-fashioned Donald
“ruler of the world”
>99% boys
Persian · Old-fashioned Margaret
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
>99% girls
Greek · Old-fashioned George
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
>99% boys
English · Presidential Nancy
“a woman graced with God's favor” · “one who is pure; chaste”
>99% girls
Aramaic · Victorian era Thomas
“twin”
>99% boys
Greek · Old-fashioned Helen
“the shining light”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Timeless Joseph
“God shall add”
>99% boys