Popular baby names in Nevada, 1931
The most popular baby names in Nevada in 1931 were Betty for girls (29 babies) and John for boys (30). Betty ranked #2 nationally for girls. John ranked #3 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 529 babies born in Nevada in 1931 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.
Names that stood out in Nevada in 1931
Names given at least 15 times in Nevada that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.
Top 27 girls' and boys' names in Nevada, 1931
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1930 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty | 29 | – | 2 |
| 2 | Mary | 21 | – | 1 |
| 3 | Barbara | 15 | ↑1 | 4 |
| 4 | Dorothy | 14 | ↓1 | 3 |
| 5 | Helen | 13 | ↑8 | 6 |
| 6 | Donna | 12 | new | 32 |
| 7 | Alice | 11 | – | 21 |
| 8 | Lois | 10 | ↓2 | 20 |
| 9 | Margaret | 10 | ↓1 | 7 |
| 10 | Joan | 9 | ↓1 | 5 |
| 11 | Gloria | 8 | ↑1 | 23 |
| 12 | Irene | 8 | new | 37 |
| 13 | Marilyn | 8 | ↑1 | 19 |
| 14 | Norma | 8 | ↑17 | 22 |
| 15 | Patricia | 8 | ↑3 | 8 |
| 16 | Shirley | 8 | – | 9 |
| 17 | Virginia | 8 | new | 12 |
| 18 | Beverly | 7 | ↓13 | 31 |
| 19 | Doris | 7 | ↓8 | 10 |
| 20 | Edith | 7 | ↑7 | 65 |
| 21 | Marie | 6 | ↑2 | 27 |
| 22 | June | 5 | ↑7 | 44 |
| 23 | Nancy | 5 | new | 17 |
| 24 | Phyllis | 5 | ↑9 | 29 |
| 25 | Rose | 5 | new | 30 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1930 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 30 | ↑6 | 3 |
| 2 | James | 24 | ↑1 | 2 |
| 3 | Robert | 22 | ↓2 | 1 |
| 4 | Donald | 21 | ↓2 | 7 |
| 5 | William | 19 | ↓1 | 4 |
| 6 | Richard | 17 | – | 5 |
| 7 | Charles | 14 | ↑2 | 6 |
| 8 | George | 14 | ↓3 | 8 |
| 9 | Jack | 11 | ↓1 | 15 |
| 10 | Paul | 9 | new | 12 |
| 11 | Edward | 8 | ↑11 | 11 |
| 12 | Gordon | 7 | ↑6 | 76 |
| 13 | Walter | 7 | ↑8 | 20 |
| 14 | Bill | 6 | new | 57 |
| 15 | Daniel | 6 | new | 44 |
| 16 | David | 6 | ↓6 | 13 |
| 17 | Frank | 6 | ↓6 | 16 |
| 18 | Henry | 6 | ↑6 | 22 |
| 19 | Joe | 6 | ↑7 | 29 |
| 20 | Joseph | 6 | ↓8 | 9 |
| 21 | Lee | 6 | new | 90 |
| 22 | Raymond | 6 | new | 17 |
| 23 | Chester | 5 | new | >100 |
| 24 | Clarence | 5 | new | 39 |
| 25 | Gene | 5 | new | 64 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 5 | ↓13 | 14 |
| 27 | Melvin | 5 | new | 51 |