Most Popular Baby Names of 1924
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Robert were the most popular baby names of 1924 in the US: 73,534 girls were named Mary and 60,802 boys were named Robert, about 1 in 17 girls and 1 in 19 boys born that year. It was Mary's 45th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and Robert took #1 for boys from John.
Social Security records list 1,248,872 girls and 1,132,742 boys born in 1924, with 5,898 different girl names and 4,968 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1923
- Doris joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1923.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Joan (#117 to #95), Patricia (#56 to #35) and Joyce (#104 to #83).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Calvin (#82 to #44), Billy (#78 to #63) and Dale (#90 to #84).
- 4 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Leona (#100 to #103) and Everett (#99 to #104).
- 424 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1924
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1923, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1924
| # | Name | Babies | In 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 73,534 | #1 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 39,996 | #2 |
| 3 | Helen | 31,194 | #3 |
| 4 | Betty | 30,600 | #5 |
| 5 | Margaret | 26,547 | #4 |
| 6 | Ruth | 23,601 | #6 |
| 7 | Virginia | 18,620 | #7 |
| 8 | Mildred | 15,853 | #8 |
| 9 | Doris | 15,786 | #11 |
| 10 | Frances | 15,183 | #10 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 14,950 | #9 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 13,358 | #12 |
| 13 | Anna | 13,076 | #13 |
| 14 | Marie | 11,575 | #14 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,537 | #15 |
| 16 | Jean | 10,721 | #19 |
| 17 | Marjorie | 10,069 | #16 |
| 18 | Irene | 9,928 | #17 |
| 19 | Shirley | 9,489 | #26 |
| 20 | Florence | 9,472 | #18 |
| 21 | Martha | 9,320 | #21 |
| 22 | Lois | 9,300 | #27 |
| 23 | Lillian | 9,100 | #20 |
| 24 | Louise | 8,854 | #22 |
| 25 | Rose | 8,479 | #23 |
| 26 | Ruby | 8,406 | #25 |
| 27 | Catherine | 8,363 | #24 |
| 28 | Barbara | 8,305 | #33 |
| 29 | Eleanor | 8,193 | #28 |
| 30 | Gladys | 7,790 | #29 |
| 31 | Edna | 7,408 | #32 |
| 32 | Annie | 7,347 | #34 |
| 33 | Thelma | 7,316 | #31 |
| 34 | Josephine | 7,274 | #30 |
| 35 | Patricia | 6,957 | #56 |
| 36 | Edith | 6,890 | #36 |
| 37 | Lucille | 6,744 | #35 |
| 38 | Pauline | 6,722 | #37 |
| 39 | Ethel | 6,586 | #38 |
| 40 | Norma | 6,542 | #41 |
| 41 | Gloria | 6,534 | #48 |
| 42 | Hazel | 6,342 | #40 |
| 43 | Grace | 6,327 | #39 |
| 44 | Phyllis | 6,267 | #45 |
| 45 | June | 6,150 | #42 |
| 46 | Marion | 6,047 | #44 |
| 47 | Bernice | 6,033 | #43 |
| 48 | Juanita | 5,404 | #51 |
| 49 | Rita | 5,381 | #50 |
| 50 | Beatrice | 5,271 | #46 |
| 51 | Esther | 5,258 | #47 |
| 52 | Lorraine | 5,109 | #57 |
| 53 | Jane | 5,104 | #55 |
| 54 | Sarah | 5,045 | #54 |
| 55 | Ann | 5,035 | #52 |
| 56 | Clara | 4,988 | #49 |
| 57 | Emma | 4,897 | #53 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,833 | #58 |
| 59 | Katherine | 4,695 | #60 |
| 60 | Gertrude | 4,543 | #59 |
| 61 | Elsie | 4,499 | #61 |
| 62 | Julia | 4,289 | #62 |
| 63 | Agnes | 4,240 | #63 |
| 64 | Marian | 4,197 | #65 |
| 65 | Bertha | 4,122 | #64 |
| 66 | Eva | 4,068 | #66 |
| 67 | Wilma | 4,066 | #74 |
| 68 | Willie | 3,992 | #67 |
| 69 | Nancy | 3,989 | #75 |
| 70 | Ida | 3,861 | #68 |
| 71 | Vivian | 3,850 | #69 |
| 72 | Laura | 3,829 | #73 |
| 73 | Elaine | 3,802 | #87 |
| 74 | Wanda | 3,735 | #80 |
| 75 | Dolores | 3,729 | #83 |
| 76 | Kathleen | 3,663 | #70 |
| 77 | Maxine | 3,659 | #76 |
| 78 | Pearl | 3,635 | #78 |
| 79 | Anne | 3,627 | #71 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 3,612 | #77 |
| 81 | Kathryn | 3,598 | #72 |
| 82 | Viola | 3,577 | #79 |
| 83 | Joyce | 3,533 | #104 |
| 84 | Audrey | 3,520 | #85 |
| 85 | Vera | 3,476 | #82 |
| 86 | Bessie | 3,404 | #81 |
| 87 | Alma | 3,240 | #89 |
| 88 | Violet | 3,224 | #86 |
| 89 | Myrtle | 3,205 | #84 |
| 90 | Jeanne | 3,150 | #90 |
| 91 | Jessie | 3,147 | #93 |
| 92 | Nellie | 3,075 | #88 |
| 93 | Eileen | 3,070 | #95 |
| 94 | Ella | 3,061 | #93 |
| 95 | Joan | 3,023 | #117 |
| 96 | Theresa | 3,021 | #105 |
| 97 | Lillie | 2,979 | #91 |
| 98 | Lucy | 2,978 | #92 |
| 99 | Ellen | 2,949 | #103 |
| 100 | Minnie | 2,885 | #99 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1924
| # | Name | Babies | In 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 60,802 | #2 |
| 2 | John | 59,052 | #1 |
| 3 | William | 53,506 | #3 |
| 4 | James | 52,942 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 30,460 | #5 |
| 6 | George | 27,373 | #6 |
| 7 | Joseph | 25,421 | #7 |
| 8 | Richard | 21,244 | #9 |
| 9 | Edward | 21,126 | #8 |
| 10 | Donald | 17,929 | #10 |
| 11 | Thomas | 16,555 | #12 |
| 12 | Frank | 16,044 | #11 |
| 13 | Harold | 14,149 | #13 |
| 14 | Paul | 13,338 | #14 |
| 15 | Raymond | 12,873 | #15 |
| 16 | Walter | 12,696 | #16 |
| 17 | Jack | 11,921 | #17 |
| 18 | Henry | 11,195 | #18 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 10,355 | #21 |
| 20 | Arthur | 10,172 | #19 |
| 21 | Albert | 9,880 | #20 |
| 22 | Harry | 9,115 | #22 |
| 23 | Ralph | 8,766 | #23 |
| 24 | David | 8,758 | #24 |
| 25 | Eugene | 8,346 | #25 |
| 26 | Howard | 7,371 | #26 |
| 27 | Carl | 7,085 | #28 |
| 28 | Louis | 7,043 | #27 |
| 29 | Clarence | 6,895 | #29 |
| 30 | Willie | 6,700 | #30 |
| 31 | Roy | 6,557 | #32 |
| 32 | Fred | 6,532 | #33 |
| 33 | Earl | 6,529 | #31 |
| 34 | Francis | 6,131 | #34 |
| 35 | Joe | 6,044 | #35 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 5,775 | #36 |
| 37 | Ernest | 5,683 | #38 |
| 38 | Leonard | 5,601 | #37 |
| 39 | Anthony | 5,191 | #39 |
| 40 | Stanley | 5,186 | #41 |
| 41 | Herbert | 5,121 | #40 |
| 42 | Norman | 5,045 | #44 |
| 43 | Alfred | 4,929 | #42 |
| 44 | Calvin | 4,918 | #82 |
| 45 | Samuel | 4,591 | #45 |
| 46 | Bernard | 4,505 | #46 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,403 | #47 |
| 48 | Melvin | 4,168 | #48 |
| 49 | Gerald | 4,151 | #54 |
| 50 | Marvin | 4,024 | #51 |
| 51 | Leo | 3,990 | #49 |
| 52 | Russell | 3,946 | #52 |
| 53 | Leroy | 3,922 | #55 |
| 54 | Michael | 3,874 | #50 |
| 55 | Edwin | 3,788 | #56 |
| 56 | Andrew | 3,744 | #53 |
| 57 | Elmer | 3,731 | #57 |
| 58 | Warren | 3,582 | #43 |
| 59 | Peter | 3,520 | #58 |
| 60 | Ray | 3,369 | #61 |
| 61 | Lloyd | 3,350 | #59 |
| 62 | Frederick | 3,279 | #60 |
| 63 | Billy | 3,271 | #78 |
| 64 | Clifford | 3,250 | #65 |
| 65 | Theodore | 3,225 | #62 |
| 66 | Floyd | 3,165 | #64 |
| 67 | Chester | 3,033 | #63 |
| 68 | Vernon | 3,008 | #67 |
| 69 | Clyde | 3,006 | #68 |
| 70 | Herman | 2,954 | #66 |
| 71 | Philip | 2,921 | #70 |
| 72 | Lester | 2,780 | #71 |
| 73 | Alvin | 2,759 | #73 |
| 74 | Wayne | 2,730 | #75 |
| 75 | Gordon | 2,714 | #76 |
| 76 | Leon | 2,677 | #77 |
| 77 | Lewis | 2,670 | #74 |
| 78 | Vincent | 2,638 | #72 |
| 79 | Glenn | 2,586 | #84 |
| 80 | Charlie | 2,507 | #79 |
| 81 | Milton | 2,474 | #81 |
| 82 | Martin | 2,452 | #80 |
| 83 | Lee | 2,420 | #85 |
| 84 | Dale | 2,396 | #90 |
| 85 | Cecil | 2,299 | #87 |
| 86 | Jesse | 2,292 | #83 |
| 87 | Wallace | 2,283 | #69 |
| 88 | Harvey | 2,242 | #91 |
| 89 | Benjamin | 2,221 | #86 |
| 90 | Victor | 2,189 | #88 |
| 91 | Sam | 2,123 | #89 |
| 92 | Bill | 2,067 | #98 |
| 93 | Roger | 2,054 | #95 |
| 94 | Allen | 2,045 | #97 |
| 95 | Arnold | 2,014 | #93 |
| 96 | Edgar | 1,878 | #94 |
| 97 | Willard | 1,834 | #92 |
| 98 | Roland | 1,822 | #104 |
| 99 | Oscar | 1,819 | #96 |
| 100 | Gilbert | 1,797 | #102 |
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