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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1929

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1929 — 2,192,103 recorded births in total that year.

19281930 The 1920s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1929

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary63,5125.7%
  2. 2Betty36,6753.3%
  3. 3Dorothy31,4762.8%
  4. 4Helen20,9831.9%
  5. 5Margaret19,2121.7%
  6. 6Doris16,4981.5%
  7. 7Barbara16,0381.4%
  8. 8Ruth16,0211.4%
  9. 9Shirley14,5761.3%
  10. 10Patricia13,6241.2%
  11. 11Virginia13,2341.2%
  12. 12Jean11,8651.1%
  13. 13Joan11,6661.0%
  14. 14Dolores11,5081.0%
  15. 15Elizabeth11,2481.0%
  16. 16Frances11,0931.0%
  17. 17Lois10,2950.9%
  18. 18Mildred10,2550.9%
  19. 19Evelyn9,8860.9%
  20. 20Anna9,7510.9%
  21. 21Alice9,4800.8%
  22. 22Marie9,1580.8%
  23. 23Joyce8,5960.8%
  24. 24Phyllis7,9950.7%
  25. 25Norma7,8930.7%
  26. 26Rose7,7850.7%
  27. 27Martha7,6390.7%
  28. 28Gloria7,5390.7%
  29. 29Irene7,0390.6%
  30. 30Marjorie6,9870.6%
  31. 31Louise6,9030.6%
  32. 32Nancy6,8720.6%
  33. 33Marilyn6,7310.6%
  34. 34Catherine6,2770.6%
  35. 35Florence6,2120.6%
  36. 36Ruby6,1530.6%
  37. 37Annie5,9550.5%
  38. 38Eleanor5,8650.5%
  39. 39Beverly5,8620.5%
  40. 40Lillian5,7120.5%
  41. 41Thelma5,4760.5%
  42. 42Lorraine5,3520.5%
  43. 43Geraldine5,3340.5%
  44. 44Gladys5,3270.5%
  45. 45Josephine5,2980.5%
  46. 46Ann5,1720.5%
  47. 47Donna5,1390.5%
  48. 48June5,0930.5%
  49. 49Theresa5,0680.5%
  50. 50Pauline5,0260.5%
  51. 51Edna4,9310.4%
  52. 52Rita4,7670.4%
  53. 53Marion4,6330.4%
  54. 54Grace4,5690.4%
  55. 55Bernice4,5510.4%
  56. 56Ethel4,5190.4%
  57. 57Lucille4,5020.4%
  58. 58Audrey4,4600.4%
  59. 59Edith4,4550.4%
  60. 60Juanita4,4120.4%
  61. 61Wanda4,3970.4%
  62. 62Jane4,3530.4%
  63. 63Carol4,2790.4%
  64. 64Hazel4,1640.4%
  65. 65Clara4,1480.4%
  66. 66Wilma4,0070.4%
  67. 67Elaine3,8520.3%
  68. 68Sarah3,8160.3%
  69. 69Emma3,8030.3%
  70. 70Peggy3,7800.3%
  71. 71Esther3,5870.3%
  72. 72Beatrice3,5740.3%
  73. 73Charlotte3,5370.3%
  74. 74Delores3,5170.3%
  75. 75Marian3,4470.3%
  76. 76Willie3,3180.3%
  77. 77Carolyn3,2720.3%
  78. 78Elsie3,2300.3%
  79. 79Billie3,1910.3%
  80. 80Rosemary3,1070.3%
  81. 81Vivian3,1010.3%
  82. 82Janet3,0500.3%
  83. 83Eva3,0190.3%
  84. 84Katherine3,0160.3%
  85. 85Maxine2,9940.3%
  86. 86Bonnie2,9740.3%
  87. 87Jacqueline2,9700.3%
  88. 88Julia2,9500.3%
  89. 89Kathleen2,9410.3%
  90. 90Laura2,9360.3%
  91. 91Anne2,8810.3%
  92. 92Jeanne2,8180.3%
  93. 93Bertha2,8000.3%
  94. 94Agnes2,7700.2%
  95. 95Gertrude2,7250.2%
  96. 96Ida2,6730.2%
  97. 97Ellen2,5670.2%
  98. 98Eileen2,5580.2%
  99. 99Vera2,5490.2%
  100. 100Maria2,5320.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert59,8075.6%
  2. 2James52,1354.8%
  3. 3John52,1124.8%
  4. 4William47,8154.4%
  5. 5Charles29,9302.8%
  6. 6Richard29,5722.7%
  7. 7Donald27,1812.5%
  8. 8George23,0202.1%
  9. 9Joseph21,1652.0%
  10. 10Edward17,2201.6%
  11. 11Thomas16,2721.5%
  12. 12Frank12,9661.2%
  13. 13Paul12,4311.2%
  14. 14Jack12,1671.1%
  15. 15Raymond11,9091.1%
  16. 16Harold11,6771.1%
  17. 17David11,3021.1%
  18. 18Kenneth10,8411.0%
  19. 19Walter9,8500.9%
  20. 20Eugene9,0460.8%
  21. 21Henry8,5710.8%
  22. 22Arthur8,4700.8%
  23. 23Billy8,3200.8%
  24. 24Albert8,0780.8%
  25. 25Herbert7,8810.7%
  26. 26Ralph7,7150.7%
  27. 27Harry7,1440.7%
  28. 28Carl6,8950.6%
  29. 29Willie6,6160.6%
  30. 30Joe6,5960.6%
  31. 31Howard6,0100.6%
  32. 32Louis5,9950.6%
  33. 33Gerald5,9650.6%
  34. 34Fred5,8560.5%
  35. 35Roy5,8120.5%
  36. 36Earl5,7370.5%
  37. 37Clarence5,7290.5%
  38. 38Lawrence5,3050.5%
  39. 39Francis5,2700.5%
  40. 40Norman5,1570.5%
  41. 41Alfred4,9280.5%
  42. 42Leonard4,8290.4%
  43. 43Ernest4,7530.4%
  44. 44Anthony4,7330.4%
  45. 45Ronald4,4790.4%
  46. 46Marvin4,3890.4%
  47. 47Daniel4,3660.4%
  48. 48Stanley4,2650.4%
  49. 49Melvin4,1000.4%
  50. 50Bobby3,9250.4%
  51. 51Leroy3,8190.4%
  52. 52Bernard3,8070.4%
  53. 53Samuel3,5670.3%
  54. 54Michael3,4640.3%
  55. 55Peter3,2160.3%
  56. 56Russell3,1830.3%
  57. 57Ray3,1740.3%
  58. 58Floyd3,0790.3%
  59. 59Andrew3,0760.3%
  60. 60Leo3,0180.3%
  61. 61Jerry2,9910.3%
  62. 62Lloyd2,9490.3%
  63. 63Bill2,9470.3%
  64. 64Roger2,9280.3%
  65. 65Theodore2,9030.3%
  66. 66Edwin2,8970.3%
  67. 67Frederick2,8130.3%
  68. 68Gene2,8100.3%
  69. 69Wayne2,7410.3%
  70. 70Elmer2,6970.3%
  71. 71Vernon2,6830.2%
  72. 72Clifford2,6690.2%
  73. 73Dale2,6640.2%
  74. 74Clyde2,6280.2%
  75. 75Herman2,6220.2%
  76. 76Philip2,6060.2%
  77. 77Alvin2,5550.2%
  78. 78Don2,5190.2%
  79. 79Gordon2,4930.2%
  80. 80Glenn2,4330.2%
  81. 81Leon2,3360.2%
  82. 82Vincent2,3280.2%
  83. 83Martin2,3080.2%
  84. 84Lewis2,2280.2%
  85. 85Lee2,2090.2%
  86. 86Allen2,1890.2%
  87. 87Charlie2,1850.2%
  88. 88Lester2,1060.2%
  89. 89Bob2,1030.2%
  90. 90Harvey2,0640.2%
  91. 91Gilbert2,0560.2%
  92. 92Warren2,0370.2%
  93. 93Jesse2,0300.2%
  94. 94Milton2,0290.2%
  95. 95Arnold1,9790.2%
  96. 96Chester1,9690.2%
  97. 97Douglas1,9650.2%
  98. 98Jimmie1,9520.2%
  99. 99Curtis1,9460.2%
  100. 100Victor1,9410.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1929 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.