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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1924

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1924 — 2,381,562 recorded births in total that year.

19231925 The 1920s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1924

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary73,5345.9%
  2. 2Dorothy39,9963.2%
  3. 3Helen31,1942.5%
  4. 4Betty30,6002.5%
  5. 5Margaret26,5472.1%
  6. 6Ruth23,6011.9%
  7. 7Virginia18,6201.5%
  8. 8Mildred15,8531.3%
  9. 9Doris15,7861.3%
  10. 10Frances15,1831.2%
  11. 11Elizabeth14,9501.2%
  12. 12Evelyn13,3581.1%
  13. 13Anna13,0761.0%
  14. 14Marie11,5750.9%
  15. 15Alice11,5370.9%
  16. 16Jean10,7210.9%
  17. 17Marjorie10,0690.8%
  18. 18Irene9,9280.8%
  19. 19Shirley9,4890.8%
  20. 20Florence9,4720.8%
  21. 21Martha9,3200.7%
  22. 22Lois9,3000.7%
  23. 23Lillian9,1000.7%
  24. 24Louise8,8540.7%
  25. 25Rose8,4790.7%
  26. 26Ruby8,4060.7%
  27. 27Catherine8,3630.7%
  28. 28Barbara8,3050.7%
  29. 29Eleanor8,1930.7%
  30. 30Gladys7,7900.6%
  31. 31Edna7,4080.6%
  32. 32Annie7,3470.6%
  33. 33Thelma7,3160.6%
  34. 34Josephine7,2740.6%
  35. 35Patricia6,9570.6%
  36. 36Edith6,8900.6%
  37. 37Lucille6,7440.5%
  38. 38Pauline6,7220.5%
  39. 39Ethel6,5860.5%
  40. 40Norma6,5420.5%
  41. 41Gloria6,5340.5%
  42. 42Hazel6,3420.5%
  43. 43Grace6,3270.5%
  44. 44Phyllis6,2670.5%
  45. 45June6,1500.5%
  46. 46Marion6,0470.5%
  47. 47Bernice6,0330.5%
  48. 48Juanita5,4040.4%
  49. 49Rita5,3810.4%
  50. 50Beatrice5,2710.4%
  51. 51Esther5,2580.4%
  52. 52Lorraine5,1090.4%
  53. 53Jane5,1040.4%
  54. 54Sarah5,0450.4%
  55. 55Ann5,0350.4%
  56. 56Clara4,9880.4%
  57. 57Emma4,8970.4%
  58. 58Geraldine4,8330.4%
  59. 59Katherine4,6950.4%
  60. 60Gertrude4,5430.4%
  61. 61Elsie4,4990.4%
  62. 62Julia4,2890.3%
  63. 63Agnes4,2400.3%
  64. 64Marian4,1970.3%
  65. 65Bertha4,1220.3%
  66. 66Eva4,0680.3%
  67. 67Wilma4,0660.3%
  68. 68Willie3,9920.3%
  69. 69Nancy3,9890.3%
  70. 70Ida3,8610.3%
  71. 71Vivian3,8500.3%
  72. 72Laura3,8290.3%
  73. 73Elaine3,8020.3%
  74. 74Wanda3,7350.3%
  75. 75Dolores3,7290.3%
  76. 76Kathleen3,6630.3%
  77. 77Maxine3,6590.3%
  78. 78Pearl3,6350.3%
  79. 79Anne3,6270.3%
  80. 80Charlotte3,6120.3%
  81. 81Kathryn3,5980.3%
  82. 82Viola3,5770.3%
  83. 83Joyce3,5330.3%
  84. 84Audrey3,5200.3%
  85. 85Vera3,4760.3%
  86. 86Bessie3,4040.3%
  87. 87Alma3,2400.3%
  88. 88Violet3,2240.3%
  89. 89Myrtle3,2050.3%
  90. 90Jeanne3,1500.3%
  91. 91Jessie3,1470.3%
  92. 92Nellie3,0750.2%
  93. 93Eileen3,0700.2%
  94. 94Ella3,0610.2%
  95. 95Joan3,0230.2%
  96. 96Theresa3,0210.2%
  97. 97Lillie2,9790.2%
  98. 98Lucy2,9780.2%
  99. 99Ellen2,9490.2%
  100. 100Minnie2,8850.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert60,8025.4%
  2. 2John59,0525.2%
  3. 3William53,5064.7%
  4. 4James52,9424.7%
  5. 5Charles30,4602.7%
  6. 6George27,3732.4%
  7. 7Joseph25,4212.2%
  8. 8Richard21,2441.9%
  9. 9Edward21,1261.9%
  10. 10Donald17,9291.6%
  11. 11Thomas16,5551.5%
  12. 12Frank16,0441.4%
  13. 13Harold14,1491.2%
  14. 14Paul13,3381.2%
  15. 15Raymond12,8731.1%
  16. 16Walter12,6961.1%
  17. 17Jack11,9211.1%
  18. 18Henry11,1951.0%
  19. 19Kenneth10,3550.9%
  20. 20Arthur10,1720.9%
  21. 21Albert9,8800.9%
  22. 22Harry9,1150.8%
  23. 23Ralph8,7660.8%
  24. 24David8,7580.8%
  25. 25Eugene8,3460.7%
  26. 26Howard7,3710.7%
  27. 27Carl7,0850.6%
  28. 28Louis7,0430.6%
  29. 29Clarence6,8950.6%
  30. 30Willie6,7000.6%
  31. 31Roy6,5570.6%
  32. 32Fred6,5320.6%
  33. 33Earl6,5290.6%
  34. 34Francis6,1310.5%
  35. 35Joe6,0440.5%
  36. 36Lawrence5,7750.5%
  37. 37Ernest5,6830.5%
  38. 38Leonard5,6010.5%
  39. 39Anthony5,1910.5%
  40. 40Stanley5,1860.5%
  41. 41Herbert5,1210.5%
  42. 42Norman5,0450.4%
  43. 43Alfred4,9290.4%
  44. 44Calvin4,9180.4%
  45. 45Samuel4,5910.4%
  46. 46Bernard4,5050.4%
  47. 47Daniel4,4030.4%
  48. 48Melvin4,1680.4%
  49. 49Gerald4,1510.4%
  50. 50Marvin4,0240.4%
  51. 51Leo3,9900.4%
  52. 52Russell3,9460.3%
  53. 53Leroy3,9220.3%
  54. 54Michael3,8740.3%
  55. 55Edwin3,7880.3%
  56. 56Andrew3,7440.3%
  57. 57Elmer3,7310.3%
  58. 58Warren3,5820.3%
  59. 59Peter3,5200.3%
  60. 60Ray3,3690.3%
  61. 61Lloyd3,3500.3%
  62. 62Frederick3,2790.3%
  63. 63Billy3,2710.3%
  64. 64Clifford3,2500.3%
  65. 65Theodore3,2250.3%
  66. 66Floyd3,1650.3%
  67. 67Chester3,0330.3%
  68. 68Vernon3,0080.3%
  69. 69Clyde3,0060.3%
  70. 70Herman2,9540.3%
  71. 71Philip2,9210.3%
  72. 72Lester2,7800.2%
  73. 73Alvin2,7590.2%
  74. 74Wayne2,7300.2%
  75. 75Gordon2,7140.2%
  76. 76Leon2,6770.2%
  77. 77Lewis2,6700.2%
  78. 78Vincent2,6380.2%
  79. 79Glenn2,5860.2%
  80. 80Charlie2,5070.2%
  81. 81Milton2,4740.2%
  82. 82Martin2,4520.2%
  83. 83Lee2,4200.2%
  84. 84Dale2,3960.2%
  85. 85Cecil2,2990.2%
  86. 86Jesse2,2920.2%
  87. 87Wallace2,2830.2%
  88. 88Harvey2,2420.2%
  89. 89Benjamin2,2210.2%
  90. 90Victor2,1890.2%
  91. 91Sam2,1230.2%
  92. 92Bill2,0670.2%
  93. 93Roger2,0540.2%
  94. 94Allen2,0450.2%
  95. 95Arnold2,0140.2%
  96. 96Edgar1,8780.2%
  97. 97Willard1,8340.2%
  98. 98Roland1,8220.2%
  99. 99Oscar1,8190.2%
  100. 100Gilbert1,7970.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1924 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.