Birth year roster
Top names in 1935
The names most likely to appear on 1935 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Mary and Robert led the 1935 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 1935 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.
Girls
- #1Mary55,076
- #2Shirley42,366
- #3Barbara30,698
- #4Betty28,674
- #5Patricia22,879
- #6Dorothy19,406
- #7Joan18,220
- #8Margaret14,727
- #9Nancy14,544
- #10Helen12,785
- #11Carol11,735
- #12Joyce11,368
- #13Doris10,604
- #14Marilyn10,418
- #15Ruth9,988
- #16Virginia9,867
- #17Elizabeth9,075
- #18Jean8,852
- #19Frances8,770
- #20Beverly7,992
- #21Lois7,990
- #22Janet7,856
- #23Donna7,793
- #24Martha7,621
- #25Alice7,443
Boys
- #1Robert56,527
- #2James55,005
- #3John47,509
- #4William40,204
- #5Richard33,946
- #6Charles29,983
- #7Donald29,674
- #8George18,564
- #9Thomas17,684
- #10Joseph17,181
- #11David15,663
- #12Ronald15,489
- #13Edward13,844
- #14Paul12,563
- #15Kenneth12,067
- #16Frank10,420
- #17Raymond9,564
- #18Jack9,438
- #19Billy9,241
- #20Harold9,170
- #21Gerald8,458
- #22Jerry8,452
- #23Walter7,816
- #24Bobby7,726
- #25Joe7,555