1930s Baby Names
17 1930s names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 17 baby names with a 1930s feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
1930s Girl Names
Joretta#6203 in the U.S.Joretta is an American coinage blending Jo (a pet form of Josephine or Joseph, ultimately HebreArdeth#6646 in the U.S.An early-American girl's name, a form of Ardith or Ardath; the latter appears as a place name iArdith#7605 in the U.S.Ardith is an early-twentieth-century name of uncertain origin. It is variously linked to GermanDorla#8325 in the U.S.Dorla is a rare early-twentieth-century American name of uncertain origin. It reads most naturaCleta#8329 in the U.S.A feminine of Cletus, itself a short form of the Greek Anacletus, 'called back; summoned; invokShelba#9050 in the U.S.An early-20th-century American feminine name, most likely a soft-vowel variant of Shelby, an EnLavonne#10976 in the U.S.A coined name joining the La- prefix to Vonne (from Yvonne, a French name from the Germanic eleShelva#11853 in the U.S.Shelva is a rare early-to-mid-century American name of uncertain origin. It may relate to ShelbBettye#14435 in the U.S.A decorative respelling of Betty, a pet form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is myPearlie#14729 in the U.S.A pet form of Pearl, the gemstone name, from the Latin perla via Old French. It was used as a sMelva#16816 in the U.S.An early-20th-century American name, most often read as a feminine partner to Melvin or as an eMarlys#16844 in the U.S.A twentieth-century blend name, joining Mar- (from Mary or Marlene) to an -lys ending (as in GlShirlee#17275 in the U.S.A respelling of Shirley, from the Old English 'scir' ('bright' or 'shire') plus 'leah' ('wood; Norene#18516 in the U.S.A spelling of Noreen, an Irish diminutive of Nora, from Honora, the Latin for 'honor.' An early
1930s Boy Names
Carroll#9050 in the U.S.From the Irish surname Ó Cearbhaill, based on the personal name Cearbhall, generally read as 'fRosevelt#9892 in the U.S.A given name honoring the presidential surname Roosevelt, from the Dutch for 'rose field.' It sMelvyn#13484 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Melvin, an English and Scottish name of uncertain origin, sometimes read
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Popular 1930s baby names include Joretta, Ardeth, Ardith, Dorla, Cleta, Carroll. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 17 1930s baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.