Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1929
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(59,808) |
Robert |
59,808 |
| 2(52,133) |
James |
52,133 |
| 3(52,110) |
John |
52,110 |
| 4(47,814) |
William |
47,814 |
| 5(29,929) |
Charles |
29,929 |
| 6(29,570) |
Richard |
29,570 |
| 7(27,181) |
Donald |
27,181 |
| 8(23,021) |
George |
23,021 |
| 9(21,165) |
Joseph |
21,165 |
| 10(17,220) |
Edward |
17,220 |
| 11(16,274) |
Thomas |
16,274 |
| 12(12,966) |
Frank |
12,966 |
| 13(12,431) |
Paul |
12,431 |
| 14(12,167) |
Jack |
12,167 |
| 15(11,909) |
Raymond |
11,909 |
| 16(11,677) |
Harold |
11,677 |
| 17(11,301) |
David |
11,301 |
| 18(10,841) |
Kenneth |
10,841 |
| 19(9,850) |
Walter |
9,850 |
| 20(9,045) |
Eugene |
9,045 |
| 21(8,571) |
Henry |
8,571 |
| 22(8,470) |
Arthur |
8,470 |
| 23(8,320) |
Billy |
8,320 |
| 24(8,079) |
Albert |
8,079 |
| 25(7,881) |
Herbert |
7,881 |
| 26(7,715) |
Ralph |
7,715 |
| 27(7,144) |
Harry |
7,144 |
| 28(6,895) |
Carl |
6,895 |
| 29(6,616) |
Willie |
6,616 |
| 30(6,596) |
Joe |
6,596 |
| 31(6,010) |
Howard |
6,010 |
| 32(5,995) |
Louis |
5,995 |
| 33(5,966) |
Gerald |
5,966 |
| 34(5,857) |
Fred |
5,857 |
| 35(5,812) |
Roy |
5,812 |
| 36(5,737) |
Earl |
5,737 |
| 37(5,729) |
Clarence |
5,729 |
| 38(5,306) |
Lawrence |
5,306 |
| 39(5,270) |
Francis |
5,270 |
| 40(5,157) |
Norman |
5,157 |
| 41(4,928) |
Alfred |
4,928 |
| 42(4,829) |
Leonard |
4,829 |
| 43(4,753) |
Ernest |
4,753 |
| 44(4,733) |
Anthony |
4,733 |
| 45(4,479) |
Ronald |
4,479 |
| 46(4,389) |
Marvin |
4,389 |
| 47(4,366) |
Daniel |
4,366 |
| 48(4,265) |
Stanley |
4,265 |
| 49(4,100) |
Melvin |
4,100 |
| 50(3,924) |
Bobby |
3,924 |
| 51(3,818) |
Leroy |
3,818 |
| 52(3,809) |
Bernard |
3,809 |
| 53(3,567) |
Samuel |
3,567 |
| 54(3,465) |
Michael |
3,465 |
| 55(3,216) |
Peter |
3,216 |
| 56(3,183) |
Russell |
3,183 |
| 57(3,174) |
Ray |
3,174 |
| 58(3,079) |
Floyd |
3,079 |
| 59(3,076) |
Andrew |
3,076 |
| 60(3,018) |
Leo |
3,018 |
| 61(2,991) |
Jerry |
2,991 |
| 62(2,949) |
Lloyd |
2,949 |
| 63(2,947) |
Bill |
2,947 |
| 64(2,928) |
Roger |
2,928 |
| 65(2,902) |
Theodore |
2,902 |
| 66(2,897) |
Edwin |
2,897 |
| 67(2,813) |
Frederick |
2,813 |
| 68(2,810) |
Gene |
2,810 |
| 69(2,741) |
Wayne |
2,741 |
| 70(2,697) |
Elmer |
2,697 |
| 71(2,683) |
Vernon |
2,683 |
| 72(2,669) |
Clifford |
2,669 |
| 73(2,664) |
Dale |
2,664 |
| 74(2,628) |
Clyde |
2,628 |
| 75(2,622) |
Herman |
2,622 |
| 76(2,606) |
Philip |
2,606 |
| 77(2,555) |
Alvin |
2,555 |
| 78(2,519) |
Don |
2,519 |
| 79(2,493) |
Gordon |
2,493 |
| 80(2,433) |
Glenn |
2,433 |
| 81(2,336) |
Leon |
2,336 |
| 82(2,328) |
Vincent |
2,328 |
| 83(2,309) |
Martin |
2,309 |
| 84(2,228) |
Lewis |
2,228 |
| 85(2,209) |
Lee |
2,209 |
| 86(2,189) |
Allen |
2,189 |
| 87(2,185) |
Charlie |
2,185 |
| 88(2,106) |
Lester |
2,106 |
| 89(2,103) |
Bob |
2,103 |
| 90(2,063) |
Harvey |
2,063 |
| 91(2,056) |
Gilbert |
2,056 |
| 92(2,036) |
Warren |
2,036 |
| 93(2,030) |
Jesse |
2,030 |
| 94(2,029) |
Milton |
2,029 |
| 95(1,979) |
Arnold |
1,979 |
| 96(1,969) |
Chester |
1,969 |
| 97(1,965) |
Douglas |
1,965 |
| 98(1,952) |
Jimmie |
1,952 |
| 99(1,946) |
Curtis |
1,946 |
| 100(1,941) |
Victor |
1,941 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(63,511) |
Mary |
63,511 |
| 2(36,677) |
Betty |
36,677 |
| 3(31,477) |
Dorothy |
31,477 |
| 4(20,982) |
Helen |
20,982 |
| 5(19,211) |
Margaret |
19,211 |
| 6(16,498) |
Doris |
16,498 |
| 7(16,038) |
Barbara |
16,038 |
| 8(16,022) |
Ruth |
16,022 |
| 9(14,576) |
Shirley |
14,576 |
| 10(13,624) |
Patricia |
13,624 |
| 11(13,234) |
Virginia |
13,234 |
| 12(11,865) |
Jean |
11,865 |
| 13(11,666) |
Joan |
11,666 |
| 14(11,506) |
Dolores |
11,506 |
| 15(11,248) |
Elizabeth |
11,248 |
| 16(11,092) |
Frances |
11,092 |
| 17(10,295) |
Lois |
10,295 |
| 18(10,255) |
Mildred |
10,255 |
| 19(9,886) |
Evelyn |
9,886 |
| 20(9,750) |
Anna |
9,750 |
| 21(9,480) |
Alice |
9,480 |
| 22(9,158) |
Marie |
9,158 |
| 23(8,596) |
Joyce |
8,596 |
| 24(7,995) |
Phyllis |
7,995 |
| 25(7,894) |
Norma |
7,894 |
| 26(7,785) |
Rose |
7,785 |
| 27(7,639) |
Martha |
7,639 |
| 28(7,539) |
Gloria |
7,539 |
| 29(7,039) |
Irene |
7,039 |
| 30(6,987) |
Marjorie |
6,987 |
| 31(6,903) |
Louise |
6,903 |
| 32(6,872) |
Nancy |
6,872 |
| 33(6,731) |
Marilyn |
6,731 |
| 34(6,277) |
Catherine |
6,277 |
| 35(6,212) |
Florence |
6,212 |
| 36(6,152) |
Ruby |
6,152 |
| 37(5,955) |
Annie |
5,955 |
| 38(5,865) |
Eleanor |
5,865 |
| 39(5,862) |
Beverly |
5,862 |
| 40(5,711) |
Lillian |
5,711 |
| 41(5,476) |
Thelma |
5,476 |
| 42(5,352) |
Lorraine |
5,352 |
| 43(5,334) |
Geraldine |
5,334 |
| 44(5,327) |
Gladys |
5,327 |
| 45(5,298) |
Josephine |
5,298 |
| 46(5,172) |
Ann |
5,172 |
| 47(5,139) |
Donna |
5,139 |
| 48(5,094) |
June |
5,094 |
| 49(5,068) |
Theresa |
5,068 |
| 50(5,026) |
Pauline |
5,026 |
| 51(4,931) |
Edna |
4,931 |
| 52(4,767) |
Rita |
4,767 |
| 53(4,633) |
Marion |
4,633 |
| 54(4,569) |
Grace |
4,569 |
| 55(4,551) |
Bernice |
4,551 |
| 56(4,519) |
Ethel |
4,519 |
| 57(4,502) |
Lucille |
4,502 |
| 58(4,460) |
Audrey |
4,460 |
| 59(4,455) |
Edith |
4,455 |
| 60(4,412) |
Juanita |
4,412 |
| 61(4,397) |
Wanda |
4,397 |
| 62(4,353) |
Jane |
4,353 |
| 63(4,279) |
Carol |
4,279 |
| 64(4,164) |
Hazel |
4,164 |
| 65(4,148) |
Clara |
4,148 |
| 66(4,007) |
Wilma |
4,007 |
| 67(3,852) |
Elaine |
3,852 |
| 68(3,815) |
Sarah |
3,815 |
| 69(3,803) |
Emma |
3,803 |
| 70(3,780) |
Peggy |
3,780 |
| 71(3,586) |
Esther |
3,586 |
| 72(3,574) |
Beatrice |
3,574 |
| 73(3,537) |
Charlotte |
3,537 |
| 74(3,517) |
Delores |
3,517 |
| 75(3,447) |
Marian |
3,447 |
| 76(3,319) |
Willie |
3,319 |
| 77(3,272) |
Carolyn |
3,272 |
| 78(3,230) |
Elsie |
3,230 |
| 79(3,191) |
Billie |
3,191 |
| 80(3,107) |
Rosemary |
3,107 |
| 81(3,101) |
Vivian |
3,101 |
| 82(3,050) |
Janet |
3,050 |
| 83(3,019) |
Eva |
3,019 |
| 84(3,016) |
Katherine |
3,016 |
| 85(2,994) |
Maxine |
2,994 |
| 86(2,974) |
Bonnie |
2,974 |
| 87(2,970) |
Jacqueline |
2,970 |
| 88(2,950) |
Julia |
2,950 |
| 89(2,941) |
Kathleen |
2,941 |
| 90(2,936) |
Laura |
2,936 |
| 91(2,881) |
Anne |
2,881 |
| 92(2,818) |
Jeanne |
2,818 |
| 93(2,800) |
Bertha |
2,800 |
| 94(2,770) |
Agnes |
2,770 |
| 95(2,725) |
Gertrude |
2,725 |
| 96(2,673) |
Ida |
2,673 |
| 97(2,567) |
Ellen |
2,567 |
| 98(2,558) |
Eileen |
2,558 |
| 99(2,549) |
Vera |
2,549 |
| 100(2,532) |
Maria |
2,532 |
