Most Popular Baby Names of the 30s

During the 1930's, Americans faced the Great Depression with grit and perserverance while President Franklin Roosevelt told them that, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Shirley Temple was adorable, and Dorothy went Somewhere Over the Rainbow to help people forget their troubles. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig helped the New York Yankees win 5 World Series, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean, and the Empire State Building opened and was the tallest building in the world. As the decade came to a close the world faced another war. The hardships that America faced and the hope for the future can be seen in the most popular baby names of the 1930s.