What are popular girl names 1930s?

Answer 1

According to the Social Security Administration the top twenty names for girls in the 1930's were:

1. Mary
2. Betty
3. Barbara
4. Shirley
5. Patricia
6. Dorothy
7. Joan
8. Margaret
9. Nancy
10. Helen
11. Carol
12. Joyce
13. Doris
14. Ruth
15. Virginia
16. Marilyn
17. Elizabeth
18. Jean
19. Frances
20. Beverly

Of course the list goes on longer than twenty, so the rest can be found here: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1930s.html. The site also gives popular boys names by decade in addition to number and percentage. Because the source is the Social Security Administration, they have access to primary data (i.e. applications for ssn) and therefor are a more reliable source.