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Popular female names of the 1930s. Along with Ronald and Howard other 1930s baby names that remain in the US Top 1000 include Alice Arthur Dorothy Francis Irene Marvin Patricia and Walter. Isak Dinesen Out of Africa 1937 Virginia Woolf The Years 1937 Daphne Du Maurier Rebecca 1938 and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings The Yearling 1938 among others. Cross-referenced with meanings and statistics.

Kay Francis is possibly the biggest of the forgotten stars from Hollywoods Golden Era yet for a while in the 1930s she ranked as one of the most popular actresses tagged the Queen of Warner Brothers by 1935 earning a yearly salary of 115000 compared to Bette Davis with 18000. Start with the top 100 or view all 1000 rankings. Rank Male Name Female Name.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Rank Name Number Name Number. Among those with the greatest drop in popularity are Wanda and Phyllis for girls and Fred and Earl for boys.

Check out these popular girls names -- Peggy Doris Joyce Shirley Beverly Irene Wanda and more. The Social Security Administration keeps lists of the most popular. Top American girls names of the 1930s.

All of these names were in the top 200 for the entire decade from 1930 to 1939. Most Popular Baby Names of the 30s. Among the Top 1930-1939 baby girl names in the US Shelby 1749 Deanna 1744 Claudette 1703 Sondra 1604 Saundra 1445 Sonja 1420 Sharron 1403 Darla 1387 Kathy 1385 and Sharlene 1359 soared the most in popularity in contrast to 10 years ago in 1920-1929.

In the years to come women authors of the 1930s that graced the top-selling fiction list are a number that went on to become literary legends. An athletic tomboy as a child she was very close to her brother Tom. Government draws from Social Security Administration records to provide an official list of baby names and their popularity across the country.