Top 100 History: Boys' 1930s

We have moved past the roaring twenties and into the Great Depression of boys' names.

Changes

1930

Left: Chester, Curtis

Entered: Cecil, Eddie

1931

Left: Cecil, Victor

Entered: Jimmy, Larry

1932

Left: Lester, Warren, Milton

Entered: Bruce, Johnny, Franklin

1933

Left: Elmer, Arnold, Gilbert

Entered: Warren, Jim, Gary

1934

Left: Vincent, Jesse

Entered: Tommy, Dennis

1935

Left: Herman

Entered: Jerome

1936

Left: Charlie

Entered: Stephen

1937

Left: Lewis, Warren

Entered: Phillip, Patrick

1938

Left: Vernon, Leo

Entered: Alan, Terry

1939

Left: Clyde, Harvey, Alvin, Franklin

Entered: Vernon, Jesse, Curtis, Tom

Movement

  • Jimmy, Larry, Bruce, Johnny, Gary, Tommy, Dennis, Jerome, Phillip, Alan, and Terry became newly popular.
  • Chester, Victor, Lester, Warren, Milton, Elmer, Arnold, Gilbert, Vincent, Herman, Charlie, Lewis, Leo, and Clyde left the top 100. 
  • Cecil returned to the top 100 before leaving again. 
  • Jim, Stephen, Patrick, Eddie, and Tom returned to the top 100 after a hiatus. 
  • Ronald entered the top 10. 
  • George and Edward left the top 10.
  • Thomas re-entered the top 10.
  • Larry, Jerry, Gerald, and Michael entered the top 20.
  • Raymond, Harold, Walter, and Jack left the top 20.
  • Larry, Jerry, Gary, Roger, Dennis, Wayne, and Jimmy entered the top 50. 
  • Michael re-entered the top 50.
  • Melvin, Marvin, Francis, Leonard, Ernest, Stanley, and Herbert left the top 50.
Trends
  • Classic names stabilized (Patrick, Stephen, Phillip).
  • Surname-names continued to decline (Milton, Gilbert, Herman, Lewis, Chester, Warren, Elmer, etc.)
  • Names ending in "er" fell from use (Chester, Victor, Lester, Elmer). 
  • "W" names continued to drop (Warren). 
  • Names ending in "vin" remained common (Marvin, Alvin, Melvin).
  • Names ending in "ald" were still stylish (Harold, Gerald, Ronald, Donald).
  • Names ending in the "erry" sound became popular (Larry, Gary, Terry). 
  • Nickname-names kept rising (Jimmy, Larry, Gary, Johnny, Tommy, Terry). 
What was the most interesting change from the 1930s?


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