Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1924
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(60,799) |
Robert |
60,799 |
| 2(59,052) |
John |
59,052 |
| 3(53,506) |
William |
53,506 |
| 4(52,941) |
James |
52,941 |
| 5(30,460) |
Charles |
30,460 |
| 6(27,374) |
George |
27,374 |
| 7(25,421) |
Joseph |
25,421 |
| 8(21,244) |
Richard |
21,244 |
| 9(21,126) |
Edward |
21,126 |
| 10(17,929) |
Donald |
17,929 |
| 11(16,555) |
Thomas |
16,555 |
| 12(16,044) |
Frank |
16,044 |
| 13(14,149) |
Harold |
14,149 |
| 14(13,339) |
Paul |
13,339 |
| 15(12,872) |
Raymond |
12,872 |
| 16(12,696) |
Walter |
12,696 |
| 17(11,921) |
Jack |
11,921 |
| 18(11,195) |
Henry |
11,195 |
| 19(10,355) |
Kenneth |
10,355 |
| 20(10,172) |
Arthur |
10,172 |
| 21(9,880) |
Albert |
9,880 |
| 22(9,115) |
Harry |
9,115 |
| 23(8,766) |
Ralph |
8,766 |
| 24(8,758) |
David |
8,758 |
| 25(8,346) |
Eugene |
8,346 |
| 26(7,372) |
Howard |
7,372 |
| 27(7,085) |
Carl |
7,085 |
| 28(7,042) |
Louis |
7,042 |
| 29(6,895) |
Clarence |
6,895 |
| 30(6,700) |
Willie |
6,700 |
| 31(6,557) |
Roy |
6,557 |
| 32(6,532) |
Fred |
6,532 |
| 33(6,529) |
Earl |
6,529 |
| 34(6,131) |
Francis |
6,131 |
| 35(6,044) |
Joe |
6,044 |
| 36(5,775) |
Lawrence |
5,775 |
| 37(5,683) |
Ernest |
5,683 |
| 38(5,601) |
Leonard |
5,601 |
| 39(5,191) |
Anthony |
5,191 |
| 40(5,186) |
Stanley |
5,186 |
| 41(5,121) |
Herbert |
5,121 |
| 42(5,045) |
Norman |
5,045 |
| 43(4,929) |
Alfred |
4,929 |
| 44(4,919) |
Calvin |
4,919 |
| 45(4,592) |
Samuel |
4,592 |
| 46(4,505) |
Bernard |
4,505 |
| 47(4,403) |
Daniel |
4,403 |
| 48(4,168) |
Melvin |
4,168 |
| 49(4,151) |
Gerald |
4,151 |
| 50(4,024) |
Marvin |
4,024 |
| 51(3,990) |
Leo |
3,990 |
| 52(3,946) |
Russell |
3,946 |
| 53(3,922) |
Leroy |
3,922 |
| 54(3,874) |
Michael |
3,874 |
| 55(3,788) |
Edwin |
3,788 |
| 56(3,744) |
Andrew |
3,744 |
| 57(3,731) |
Elmer |
3,731 |
| 58(3,582) |
Warren |
3,582 |
| 59(3,520) |
Peter |
3,520 |
| 60(3,369) |
Ray |
3,369 |
| 61(3,350) |
Lloyd |
3,350 |
| 62(3,279) |
Frederick |
3,279 |
| 63(3,271) |
Billy |
3,271 |
| 64(3,250) |
Clifford |
3,250 |
| 65(3,225) |
Theodore |
3,225 |
| 66(3,165) |
Floyd |
3,165 |
| 67(3,033) |
Chester |
3,033 |
| 68(3,008) |
Vernon |
3,008 |
| 69(3,006) |
Clyde |
3,006 |
| 70(2,954) |
Herman |
2,954 |
| 71(2,921) |
Philip |
2,921 |
| 72(2,780) |
Lester |
2,780 |
| 73(2,759) |
Alvin |
2,759 |
| 74(2,730) |
Wayne |
2,730 |
| 75(2,714) |
Gordon |
2,714 |
| 76(2,677) |
Leon |
2,677 |
| 77(2,670) |
Lewis |
2,670 |
| 78(2,638) |
Vincent |
2,638 |
| 79(2,586) |
Glenn |
2,586 |
| 80(2,507) |
Charlie |
2,507 |
| 81(2,474) |
Milton |
2,474 |
| 82(2,452) |
Martin |
2,452 |
| 83(2,420) |
Lee |
2,420 |
| 84(2,396) |
Dale |
2,396 |
| 85(2,299) |
Cecil |
2,299 |
| 86(2,292) |
Jesse |
2,292 |
| 87(2,283) |
Wallace |
2,283 |
| 88(2,242) |
Harvey |
2,242 |
| 89(2,221) |
Benjamin |
2,221 |
| 90(2,189) |
Victor |
2,189 |
| 91(2,123) |
Sam |
2,123 |
| 92(2,067) |
Bill |
2,067 |
| 93(2,054) |
Roger |
2,054 |
| 94(2,045) |
Allen |
2,045 |
| 95(2,014) |
Arnold |
2,014 |
| 96(1,878) |
Edgar |
1,878 |
| 97(1,834) |
Willard |
1,834 |
| 98(1,822) |
Roland |
1,822 |
| 99(1,819) |
Oscar |
1,819 |
| 100(1,797) |
Gilbert |
1,797 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(73,534) |
Mary |
73,534 |
| 2(39,996) |
Dorothy |
39,996 |
| 3(31,194) |
Helen |
31,194 |
| 4(30,600) |
Betty |
30,600 |
| 5(26,546) |
Margaret |
26,546 |
| 6(23,600) |
Ruth |
23,600 |
| 7(18,620) |
Virginia |
18,620 |
| 8(15,853) |
Mildred |
15,853 |
| 9(15,786) |
Doris |
15,786 |
| 10(15,183) |
Frances |
15,183 |
| 11(14,950) |
Elizabeth |
14,950 |
| 12(13,358) |
Evelyn |
13,358 |
| 13(13,076) |
Anna |
13,076 |
| 14(11,575) |
Marie |
11,575 |
| 15(11,537) |
Alice |
11,537 |
| 16(10,721) |
Jean |
10,721 |
| 17(10,069) |
Marjorie |
10,069 |
| 18(9,928) |
Irene |
9,928 |
| 19(9,489) |
Shirley |
9,489 |
| 20(9,472) |
Florence |
9,472 |
| 21(9,320) |
Martha |
9,320 |
| 22(9,299) |
Lois |
9,299 |
| 23(9,100) |
Lillian |
9,100 |
| 24(8,853) |
Louise |
8,853 |
| 25(8,479) |
Rose |
8,479 |
| 26(8,406) |
Ruby |
8,406 |
| 27(8,363) |
Catherine |
8,363 |
| 28(8,305) |
Barbara |
8,305 |
| 29(8,193) |
Eleanor |
8,193 |
| 30(7,790) |
Gladys |
7,790 |
| 31(7,408) |
Edna |
7,408 |
| 32(7,347) |
Annie |
7,347 |
| 33(7,316) |
Thelma |
7,316 |
| 34(7,274) |
Josephine |
7,274 |
| 35(6,957) |
Patricia |
6,957 |
| 36(6,890) |
Edith |
6,890 |
| 37(6,744) |
Lucille |
6,744 |
| 38(6,722) |
Pauline |
6,722 |
| 39(6,586) |
Ethel |
6,586 |
| 40(6,542) |
Norma |
6,542 |
| 41(6,534) |
Gloria |
6,534 |
| 42(6,342) |
Hazel |
6,342 |
| 43(6,327) |
Grace |
6,327 |
| 44(6,267) |
Phyllis |
6,267 |
| 45(6,150) |
June |
6,150 |
| 46(6,047) |
Marion |
6,047 |
| 47(6,033) |
Bernice |
6,033 |
| 48(5,404) |
Juanita |
5,404 |
| 49(5,381) |
Rita |
5,381 |
| 50(5,271) |
Beatrice |
5,271 |
| 51(5,258) |
Esther |
5,258 |
| 52(5,109) |
Lorraine |
5,109 |
| 53(5,104) |
Jane |
5,104 |
| 54(5,045) |
Sarah |
5,045 |
| 55(5,035) |
Ann |
5,035 |
| 56(4,988) |
Clara |
4,988 |
| 57(4,897) |
Emma |
4,897 |
| 58(4,833) |
Geraldine |
4,833 |
| 59(4,695) |
Katherine |
4,695 |
| 60(4,543) |
Gertrude |
4,543 |
| 61(4,499) |
Elsie |
4,499 |
| 62(4,289) |
Julia |
4,289 |
| 63(4,240) |
Agnes |
4,240 |
| 64(4,197) |
Marian |
4,197 |
| 65(4,122) |
Bertha |
4,122 |
| 66(4,068) |
Eva |
4,068 |
| 67(4,066) |
Wilma |
4,066 |
| 68(3,992) |
Willie |
3,992 |
| 69(3,989) |
Nancy |
3,989 |
| 70(3,861) |
Ida |
3,861 |
| 71(3,850) |
Vivian |
3,850 |
| 72(3,829) |
Laura |
3,829 |
| 73(3,802) |
Elaine |
3,802 |
| 74(3,735) |
Wanda |
3,735 |
| 75(3,729) |
Dolores |
3,729 |
| 76(3,663) |
Kathleen |
3,663 |
| 77(3,659) |
Maxine |
3,659 |
| 78(3,635) |
Pearl |
3,635 |
| 79(3,627) |
Anne |
3,627 |
| 80(3,612) |
Charlotte |
3,612 |
| 81(3,598) |
Kathryn |
3,598 |
| 82(3,577) |
Viola |
3,577 |
| 83(3,533) |
Joyce |
3,533 |
| 84(3,520) |
Audrey |
3,520 |
| 85(3,476) |
Vera |
3,476 |
| 86(3,404) |
Bessie |
3,404 |
| 87(3,240) |
Alma |
3,240 |
| 88(3,224) |
Violet |
3,224 |
| 89(3,205) |
Myrtle |
3,205 |
| 90(3,150) |
Jeanne |
3,150 |
| 91(3,147) |
Jessie |
3,147 |
| 92(3,075) |
Nellie |
3,075 |
| 93(3,070) |
Eileen |
3,070 |
| 94(3,061) |
Ella |
3,061 |
| 95(3,023) |
Joan |
3,023 |
| 96(3,021) |
Theresa |
3,021 |
| 97(2,979) |
Lillie |
2,979 |
| 98(2,978) |
Lucy |
2,978 |
| 99(2,949) |
Ellen |
2,949 |
| 100(2,885) |
Minnie |
2,885 |
