1930s spelling families

Counted together, the Catherine family spellings would rank #16 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Catherine, ranked #39 on its own.

Yearly data for the Catherine family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1930–1939

Year	Catherine	Katherine	Katharine	Kathryn	Combined
1930	6,299	3,033	205	2,515	12,052
1931	5,642	2,624	166	2,202	10,634
1932	5,449	2,588	177	2,263	10,477
1933	4,908	2,330	152	2,121	9,511
1934	4,933	2,388	167	2,258	9,746
1935	4,698	2,340	170	2,127	9,335
1936	4,537	2,355	182	2,110	9,184
1937	4,459	2,484	160	2,326	9,429
1938	4,525	2,575	164	2,282	9,546
1939	4,577	2,476	181	2,379	9,613

Catherine family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1930s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Catherine	50,027	#39	50.3%
Katherine	25,193	#97	25.3%
Katharine	1,724	#500	1.7%
Kathryn	22,583	#110	22.7%

Why these are grouped: Catherine, Katherine, Katharine, Kathryn, and qualifying Cathryn forms are established orthographic variants; this reviewed grouping combines separately ranked spellings without treating their bearers as interchangeable.

Counted together, the Elizabeth family spellings would rank #17 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Elizabeth, ranked #17 on its own.

Yearly data for the Elizabeth family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1930–1939

Year	Elizabeth	Elisabeth	Combined
1930	10,995	146	11,141
1931	10,292	156	10,448
1932	9,999	114	10,113
1933	9,016	123	9,139
1934	9,346	122	9,468
1935	9,075	109	9,184
1936	8,860	120	8,980
1937	9,385	137	9,522
1938	9,803	128	9,931
1939	9,709	129	9,838

Elizabeth family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1930s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Elizabeth	96,480	#17	98.7%
Elisabeth	1,284	#589	1.3%

Why these are grouped: Elizabeth and Elisabeth are established English and continental spelling forms of the same name; they remain separate records and are grouped only for demographic comparison.

Counted together, the Sarah family spellings would rank #38 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Sarah, ranked #60 on its own.

Yearly data for the Sarah family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1930–1939

Year	Sarah	Sara	Combined
1930	3,920	1,770	5,690
1931	3,636	1,707	5,343
1932	3,597	1,759	5,356
1933	3,621	1,862	5,483
1934	3,601	1,844	5,445
1935	3,615	1,773	5,388
1936	3,515	1,823	5,338
1937	3,588	1,901	5,489
1938	3,749	1,949	5,698
1939	3,671	1,873	5,544

Sarah family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1930s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Sarah	36,513	#60	66.7%
Sara	18,261	#130	33.3%

Why these are grouped: Sarah and Sara differ by the established final-h spelling convention; the reviewed family shows their combined footprint while preserving both separate SSA entries.

Counted together, the Marian family spellings would rank #38 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Marion, ranked #88 on its own.

Yearly data for the Marian family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1930–1939

Year	Marian	Marion	Combined
1930	3,213	4,305	7,518
1931	2,862	3,763	6,625
1932	2,837	3,493	6,330
1933	2,638	3,199	5,837
1934	2,426	2,884	5,310
1935	2,265	2,813	5,078
1936	2,059	2,580	4,639
1937	1,904	2,309	4,213
1938	1,864	2,150	4,014
1939	1,839	2,069	3,908

Marian family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1930s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Marian	23,907	#103	44.7%
Marion	29,565	#88	55.3%

Why these are grouped: Marian and Marion were overlapping feminine spelling forms in this period; this hand-reviewed grouping is descriptive and does not claim every bearer understood the names identically.

Counted together, the Eleanor family spellings would rank #38 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Eleanor, ranked #46 on its own.

Yearly data for the Eleanor family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1930–1939

Year	Eleanor	Elinor	Combined
1930	5,823	509	6,332
1931	5,255	465	5,720
1932	4,836	378	5,214
1933	5,106	441	5,547
1934	4,718	409	5,127
1935	4,166	354	4,520
1936	4,341	340	4,681
1937	4,275	298	4,573
1938	4,049	301	4,350
1939	3,810	267	4,077

Eleanor family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1930s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Eleanor	46,379	#46	92.5%
Elinor	3,762	#331	7.5%

Why these are grouped: Eleanor and Elinor are established spelling forms that conventional rankings separate; the family view combines only their qualifying female records.