Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1931

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Robert60,499
22James51,201
33John48,403
44William43,263
55Richard31,816
66Charles29,917
77Donald29,100
88George20,678
99Joseph19,328
1010Thomas16,840
1111Edward15,642
1212Paul12,251
1313David11,777
1414Kenneth11,564
1515Jack11,475
1616Frank11,468
1717Raymond10,856
1818Harold10,691
1919Billy9,259
2020Walter8,935
2121Eugene8,147
2222Henry7,798
2323Arthur7,526
2424Albert7,131
2525Ralph6,958
2626Gerald6,825
2727Ronald6,722
2828Carl6,581
2929Joe6,444
3030Harry6,041
3131Willie5,954
3232Bobby5,856
3333Fred5,705
3434Howard5,620
3535Roy5,487
3636Louis5,420
3737Norman5,420
3838Lawrence5,367
3939Clarence5,064
4040Earl5,040
4141Herbert4,784
4242Francis4,732
4343Jerry4,370
4444Daniel4,359
4545Marvin4,355
4646Anthony4,300
4747Ernest4,296
4848Leonard4,276
4949Stanley4,199
5050Alfred3,944
5151Melvin3,699
5252Leroy3,646
5353Roger3,625
5454Bernard3,514
5555Michael3,490
5656Samuel3,376
5757Bill3,220
5858Wayne3,213
5959Don3,175
6060Ray3,162
6161Peter3,120
6262Dale3,009
6363Russell2,944
6464Gene2,770
6565Andrew2,713
6666Leo2,704
6767Floyd2,703
6868Lloyd2,703
6969Edwin2,701
7070Theodore2,668
7171Philip2,650
7272Glenn2,622
7373Frederick2,469
7474Vernon2,465
7575Clifford2,449
7676Gordon2,397
7777Clyde2,331
7878Bob2,318
7979Allen2,306
8080Alvin2,300
8181Jimmie2,286
8282Elmer2,266
8383Herman2,262
8484Leon2,244
8585Douglas2,200
8686Vincent2,160
8787Lewis2,156
8888Larry2,145
8989Jimmy2,129
9090Lee2,122
9191Martin2,102
9292Gilbert1,992
9393Harvey1,976
9494Charlie1,973
9595Eddie1,956
9696Lester1,916
9797Jesse1,896
9898Arnold1,835
9999Warren1,834
100100Milton1,832

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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