The chart below represents the top 100 names given to children between the years of 1900-1910, as taken from a 5% sampling of Social Security card applications. This will represent a large portion of the 20-40 year olds during the Dirty 30s! 

Unique spellings have been grouped together, as were derivative names (Leo, Leon, Lee, etc) to allow for a larger range of names, the more popular spelling/derivative is listed first.

The total number of males in the sample is 477,834 and the total number of females is 478,865. Criteria to be included in the sample is simply that a Social Security card application was filed, that the year of birth was between January 1, 1900 and December 31, 1909, and that the birth was on US soil.