Most Popular Names of 1924
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1924
#1 Mary73,534 births#2 Dorothy39,996 births#3 Helen31,194 births#4 Betty30,600 births#5 Margaret26,547 births#6 Ruth23,601 births#7 Virginia18,620 births#8 Mildred15,853 births#9 Doris15,786 births#10 Frances15,183 births#11 Elizabeth14,950 births#12 Evelyn13,358 births#13 Anna13,076 births#14 Marie11,575 births#15 Alice11,537 births#16 Jean10,721 births#17 Marjorie10,069 births#18 Irene9,928 births#19 Shirley9,489 births#20 Florence9,472 births#21 Martha9,320 births#22 Lois9,300 births#23 Lillian9,100 births#24 Louise8,854 births#25 Rose8,479 births#26 Ruby8,406 births#27 Catherine8,363 births#28 Barbara8,305 births#29 Eleanor8,193 births#30 Gladys7,790 births#31 Edna7,408 births#32 Annie7,347 births#33 Thelma7,316 births#34 Josephine7,274 births#35 Patricia6,957 births#36 Edith6,890 births#37 Lucille6,744 births#38 Pauline6,722 births#39 Ethel6,586 births#40 Norma6,542 births#41 Gloria6,534 births#42 Hazel6,342 births#43 Grace6,327 births#44 Phyllis6,267 births#45 June6,150 births#46 Marion6,047 births#47 Bernice6,033 births#48 Juanita5,404 births#49 Rita5,381 births#50 Beatrice5,271 births#51 Esther5,258 births#52 Lorraine5,109 births#53 Jane5,104 births#54 Sarah5,045 births#55 Ann5,035 births#56 Clara4,988 births#57 Emma4,897 births#58 Geraldine4,833 births#59 Katherine4,695 births#60 Gertrude4,543 births#61 Elsie4,499 births#62 Julia4,289 births#63 Agnes4,240 births#64 Marian4,197 births#65 Bertha4,122 births#66 Eva4,068 births#67 Wilma4,066 births#68 Willie3,992 births#69 Nancy3,989 births#70 Ida3,861 births#71 Vivian3,850 births#72 Laura3,829 births#73 Elaine3,802 births#74 Wanda3,735 births#75 Dolores3,729 births#76 Kathleen3,663 births#77 Maxine3,659 births#78 Pearl3,635 births#79 Anne3,627 births#80 Charlotte3,612 births#81 Kathryn3,598 births#82 Viola3,577 births#83 Joyce3,533 births#84 Audrey3,520 births#85 Vera3,476 births#86 Bessie3,404 births#87 Alma3,240 births#88 Violet3,224 births#89 Myrtle3,205 births#90 Jeanne3,150 births#91 Jessie3,147 births#92 Nellie3,075 births#93 Eileen3,070 births#94 Ella3,061 births#95 Joan3,023 births#96 Theresa3,021 births#97 Lillie2,979 births#98 Lucy2,978 births#99 Ellen2,949 births#100 Minnie2,885 births
Popular Boy Names in 1924
#1 Robert60,802 births#2 John59,052 births#3 William53,506 births#4 James52,942 births#5 Charles30,460 births#6 George27,373 births#7 Joseph25,421 births#8 Richard21,244 births#9 Edward21,126 births#10 Donald17,929 births#11 Thomas16,555 births#12 Frank16,044 births#13 Harold14,149 births#14 Paul13,338 births#15 Raymond12,873 births#16 Walter12,696 births#17 Jack11,921 births#18 Henry11,195 births#19 Kenneth10,355 births#20 Arthur10,172 births#21 Albert9,880 births#22 Harry9,115 births#23 Ralph8,766 births#24 David8,758 births#25 Eugene8,346 births#26 Howard7,371 births#27 Carl7,085 births#28 Louis7,043 births#29 Clarence6,895 births#30 Willie6,700 births#31 Roy6,557 births#32 Fred6,532 births#33 Earl6,529 births#34 Francis6,131 births#35 Joe6,044 births#36 Lawrence5,775 births#37 Ernest5,683 births#38 Leonard5,601 births#39 Anthony5,191 births#40 Stanley5,186 births#41 Herbert5,121 births#42 Norman5,045 births#43 Alfred4,929 births#44 Calvin4,918 births#45 Samuel4,591 births#46 Bernard4,505 births#47 Daniel4,403 births#48 Melvin4,168 births#49 Gerald4,151 births#50 Marvin4,024 births#51 Leo3,990 births#52 Russell3,946 births#53 Leroy3,922 births#54 Michael3,874 births#55 Edwin3,788 births#56 Andrew3,744 births#57 Elmer3,731 births#58 Warren3,582 births#59 Peter3,520 births#60 Ray3,369 births#61 Lloyd3,350 births#62 Frederick3,279 births#63 Billy3,271 births#64 Clifford3,250 births#65 Theodore3,225 births#66 Floyd3,165 births#67 Chester3,033 births#68 Vernon3,008 births#69 Clyde3,006 births#70 Herman2,954 births#71 Philip2,921 births#72 Lester2,780 births#73 Alvin2,759 births#74 Wayne2,730 births#75 Gordon2,714 births#76 Leon2,677 births#77 Lewis2,670 births#78 Vincent2,638 births#79 Glenn2,586 births#80 Charlie2,507 births#81 Milton2,474 births#82 Martin2,452 births#83 Lee2,420 births#84 Dale2,396 births#85 Cecil2,299 births#86 Jesse2,292 births#87 Wallace2,283 births#88 Harvey2,242 births#89 Benjamin2,221 births#90 Victor2,189 births#91 Sam2,123 births#92 Bill2,067 births#93 Roger2,054 births#94 Allen2,045 births#95 Arnold2,014 births#96 Edgar1,878 births#97 Willard1,834 births#98 Roland1,822 births#99 Oscar1,819 births#100 Gilbert1,797 births