Most Popular Names of 1929
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1929
#1 Mary63,512 births#2 Betty36,675 births#3 Dorothy31,476 births#4 Helen20,983 births#5 Margaret19,212 births#6 Doris16,498 births#7 Barbara16,038 births#8 Ruth16,021 births#9 Shirley14,576 births#10 Patricia13,624 births#11 Virginia13,234 births#12 Jean11,865 births#13 Joan11,666 births#14 Dolores11,508 births#15 Elizabeth11,248 births#16 Frances11,093 births#17 Lois10,295 births#18 Mildred10,255 births#19 Evelyn9,886 births#20 Anna9,751 births#21 Alice9,480 births#22 Marie9,158 births#23 Joyce8,596 births#24 Phyllis7,995 births#25 Norma7,893 births#26 Rose7,785 births#27 Martha7,639 births#28 Gloria7,539 births#29 Irene7,039 births#30 Marjorie6,987 births#31 Louise6,903 births#32 Nancy6,872 births#33 Marilyn6,731 births#34 Catherine6,277 births#35 Florence6,212 births#36 Ruby6,153 births#37 Annie5,955 births#38 Eleanor5,865 births#39 Beverly5,862 births#40 Lillian5,712 births#41 Thelma5,476 births#42 Lorraine5,352 births#43 Geraldine5,334 births#44 Gladys5,327 births#45 Josephine5,298 births#46 Ann5,172 births#47 Donna5,139 births#48 June5,093 births#49 Theresa5,068 births#50 Pauline5,026 births#51 Edna4,931 births#52 Rita4,767 births#53 Marion4,633 births#54 Grace4,569 births#55 Bernice4,551 births#56 Ethel4,519 births#57 Lucille4,502 births#58 Audrey4,460 births#59 Edith4,455 births#60 Juanita4,412 births#61 Wanda4,397 births#62 Jane4,353 births#63 Carol4,279 births#64 Hazel4,164 births#65 Clara4,148 births#66 Wilma4,007 births#67 Elaine3,852 births#68 Sarah3,816 births#69 Emma3,803 births#70 Peggy3,780 births#71 Esther3,587 births#72 Beatrice3,574 births#73 Charlotte3,537 births#74 Delores3,517 births#75 Marian3,447 births#76 Willie3,318 births#77 Carolyn3,272 births#78 Elsie3,230 births#79 Billie3,191 births#80 Rosemary3,107 births#81 Vivian3,101 births#82 Janet3,050 births#83 Eva3,019 births#84 Katherine3,016 births#85 Maxine2,994 births#86 Bonnie2,974 births#87 Jacqueline2,970 births#88 Julia2,950 births#89 Kathleen2,941 births#90 Laura2,936 births#91 Anne2,881 births#92 Jeanne2,818 births#93 Bertha2,800 births#94 Agnes2,770 births#95 Gertrude2,725 births#96 Ida2,673 births#97 Ellen2,567 births#98 Eileen2,558 births#99 Vera2,549 births#100 Maria2,532 births
Popular Boy Names in 1929
#1 Robert59,807 births#2 James52,135 births#3 John52,112 births#4 William47,815 births#5 Charles29,930 births#6 Richard29,572 births#7 Donald27,181 births#8 George23,020 births#9 Joseph21,165 births#10 Edward17,220 births#11 Thomas16,272 births#12 Frank12,966 births#13 Paul12,431 births#14 Jack12,167 births#15 Raymond11,909 births#16 Harold11,677 births#17 David11,302 births#18 Kenneth10,841 births#19 Walter9,850 births#20 Eugene9,046 births#21 Henry8,571 births#22 Arthur8,470 births#23 Billy8,320 births#24 Albert8,078 births#25 Herbert7,881 births#26 Ralph7,715 births#27 Harry7,144 births#28 Carl6,895 births#29 Willie6,616 births#30 Joe6,596 births#31 Howard6,010 births#32 Louis5,995 births#33 Gerald5,965 births#34 Fred5,856 births#35 Roy5,812 births#36 Earl5,737 births#37 Clarence5,729 births#38 Lawrence5,305 births#39 Francis5,270 births#40 Norman5,157 births#41 Alfred4,928 births#42 Leonard4,829 births#43 Ernest4,753 births#44 Anthony4,733 births#45 Ronald4,479 births#46 Marvin4,389 births#47 Daniel4,366 births#48 Stanley4,265 births#49 Melvin4,100 births#50 Bobby3,925 births#51 Leroy3,819 births#52 Bernard3,807 births#53 Samuel3,567 births#54 Michael3,464 births#55 Peter3,216 births#56 Russell3,183 births#57 Ray3,174 births#58 Floyd3,079 births#59 Andrew3,076 births#60 Leo3,018 births#61 Jerry2,991 births#62 Lloyd2,949 births#63 Bill2,947 births#64 Roger2,928 births#65 Theodore2,903 births#66 Edwin2,897 births#67 Frederick2,813 births#68 Gene2,810 births#69 Wayne2,741 births#70 Elmer2,697 births#71 Vernon2,683 births#72 Clifford2,669 births#73 Dale2,664 births#74 Clyde2,628 births#75 Herman2,622 births#76 Philip2,606 births#77 Alvin2,555 births#78 Don2,519 births#79 Gordon2,493 births#80 Glenn2,433 births#81 Leon2,336 births#82 Vincent2,328 births#83 Martin2,308 births#84 Lewis2,228 births#85 Lee2,209 births#86 Allen2,189 births#87 Charlie2,185 births#88 Lester2,106 births#89 Bob2,103 births#90 Harvey2,064 births#91 Gilbert2,056 births#92 Warren2,037 births#93 Jesse2,030 births#94 Milton2,029 births#95 Arnold1,979 births#96 Chester1,969 births#97 Douglas1,965 births#98 Jimmie1,952 births#99 Curtis1,946 births#100 Victor1,941 births