Top American girls' names of the 1930s

The '30s weren't dirty, they were golden! Check out these popular girls' names -- Peggy, Doris, Joyce, Shirley, Beverly, Irene, Wanda and more

Mary

Bitter

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Barbara

Foreigner

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Greek, Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Patricia

Noblewoman

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Dorothy

God's gift

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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Margaret

Pearl

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Popular

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Helen

Light

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Popular

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Carol

Song

Gender: Girl | Origin: Teutonic, Old German, French
Popularity: Familiar

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Doris

Sea

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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Virginia

Pure, virginal; U.S. state

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Marilyn

Of Mary's line

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Jean

God is gracious

Gender: Either | Origin: Celtic, Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Beverly

Beaver field

Gender: Either | Origin: English
Popularity: Familiar

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Lois

Warrior

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, Greek, German
Popularity: Familiar

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Donna

Lady

Gender: Girl | Origin: Italian, Gaelic, Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Dolores

Sorrowful

Gender: Girl | Origin: Spanish
Popularity: Unusual

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Janet

Form of Jane

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, English
Popularity: Familiar

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Norma

From the north

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin, German
Popularity: Familiar

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Evelyn

Hazelnut

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Celtic, Norman
Popularity: Popular

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Gloria

Glory

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Marie

Bitter

Gender: Girl | Origin: French, Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Mildred

Gentle counselor

Gender: Girl | Origin: English
Popularity: Familiar

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Rose

Gender: Either | Origin: Greek, Latin
Popularity: Popular

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Geraldine

Mighty warrior

Gender: Girl | Origin: Teutonic, German
Popularity: Familiar

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Judith

Praised

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Louise

Warrior

Gender: Girl | Origin: French, Teutonic, German
Popularity: Familiar

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Marjorie

Pearl

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek, English
Popularity: Familiar

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Ruby

Precious red stone

Gender: Either | Origin: Latin, English
Popularity: Popular

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Eleanor

Shining light

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Popular

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Sandra

Defender of mankind

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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Wanda

Wanderer

Gender: Girl | Origin: Australian, German
Popularity: Unusual

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Betty

Short for Elizabeth

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, English
Popularity: Familiar

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Shirley

Bright meadow

Gender: Girl | Origin: English
Popularity: Familiar

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Joan

God is gracious

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Nancy

Gracious

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Joyce

Joyful

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Ruth

Friend

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Elizabeth

God's oath

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Frances

From France; free

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Alice

Noble

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek, Teutonic, German
Popularity: Popular

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Martha

Lady

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, Aramaic
Popularity: Familiar

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Phyllis

Greenery

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Unusual

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Carolyn

Form of Caroline

Gender: Girl | Origin: Teutonic, Old German, English
Popularity: Familiar

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Anna

Form of Anne

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Hebrew, German, Italian, Swedish, Czech
Popularity: Popular

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Ann

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Peggy

Short for Margaret

Gender: Girl | Origin: Celtic, English
Popularity: Unusual

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Catherine

Pure

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Popular

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Janice

God is gracious

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Annie

Form of Anne

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, English
Popularity: Popular

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Jane

God is gracious

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Irene

Peaceful

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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