Names That Peaked In 1924

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1924 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Mary and Robert — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1923 Peaked in 1925 Full 1924 top 100 The 1920s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Robert	3,772#92	Down 12 rank positions in five years	1947
Calvin	2,710#132	Up 12 rank positions in five years	1924
Juanita	61#2,794	Down 433 rank positions in five years	1924
Marian	217#1,103	Up 244 rank positions in five years	1924
Roland	466#608	Down 38 rank positions in five years	1924
Melba	7#12,732	Up 3,966 rank positions in five years	1924
Harlan	454#617	Up 75 rank positions in five years	1924
Norris	15#6,060	Down 1,079 rank positions in five years	1924
Seymour	11#7,590	Up 2,830 rank positions in five years	1924
Winona	466#627	Up 794 rank positions in five years	2025
Lavern	26#4,096	Down 120 rank positions in five years	1924
Wilton	15#6,115	Up 896 rank positions in five years	1924
Hellen	112#1,800	Up 404 rank positions in five years	1924
Jeane	—Unranked	—	1924
Elayne	40#3,731	Up 369 rank positions in five years	1946
Santos	—Unranked	—	1924
Welton	—Unranked	—	1924
Naoma	—Unranked	—	1924
Wanita	—Unranked	—	1924
Virgle	—Unranked	—	1924
Theola	—Unranked	—	1924
Ruthe	—Unranked	—	1924
Elenore	16#6,916	Down 511 rank positions in five years	1924
Hiroshi	7#10,059	Down 3,636 rank positions in five years	1924
Deward	—Unranked	—	1924
Vernelle	—Unranked	—	1924
Luverne	—Unranked	—	1924
Bettyjane	—Unranked	—	1924

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1924 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.