Birth year roster

Top names in 1934

Name: Top baby names in 1934
Creator: Social Security Administration

The names most likely to appear on 1934 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.

Mary and Robert led the 1934 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and Robert, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1934 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.

Girls

#1Mary56,929
#2Betty31,089
#3Barbara29,239
#4Shirley22,841
#5Dorothy21,281
#6Patricia20,844
#7Joan19,465
#8Margaret15,144
#9Helen14,100
#10Nancy13,520
#11Doris11,627
#12Joyce11,459
#13Ruth10,565
#14Carol10,273
#15Virginia10,002
#16Jean9,718
#17Marilyn9,382
#18Elizabeth9,346
#19Frances9,206
#20Lois8,387
#21Janet8,071
#22Beverly7,886
#23Donna7,870
#24Norma7,788
#25Alice7,784

Boys

#1Robert55,843
#2James54,270
#3John46,743
#4William40,175
#5Richard33,167
#6Donald30,408
#7Charles29,790
#8George18,500
#9Thomas17,373
#10Joseph17,111
#11Ronald14,088
#12David14,003
#13Edward13,917
#14Paul12,196
#15Kenneth11,800
#16Frank10,640
#17Jack9,985
#18Harold9,926
#19Raymond9,588
#20Billy9,562
#21Walter8,092
#22Gerald7,816
#23Bobby7,532
#24Eugene7,145
#25Jerry7,134