Most Popular Baby Names of 1929
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Robert were the most popular baby names of 1929 in the US: 63,512 girls were named Mary and 59,807 boys were named Robert, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 18 boys born that year. It was Mary's 50th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was Robert's 6th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1924).
Social Security records list 1,116,561 girls and 1,075,615 boys born in 1929, with 5,275 different girl names and 4,543 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1928
- Patricia joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1928.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Delores (#94 to #74), Billie (#96 to #79) and Joan (#27 to #13).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Jerry (#78 to #61), Bobby (#65 to #50) and Gerald (#41 to #33).
- 2 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Ella (#100 to #102) and Cecil (#97 to #101).
- 177 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1929
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1928, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1929
| # | Name | Babies | In 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,512 | #1 |
| 2 | Betty | 36,675 | #2 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 31,476 | #3 |
| 4 | Helen | 20,983 | #4 |
| 5 | Margaret | 19,212 | #5 |
| 6 | Doris | 16,498 | #7 |
| 7 | Barbara | 16,038 | #8 |
| 8 | Ruth | 16,021 | #6 |
| 9 | Shirley | 14,576 | #10 |
| 10 | Patricia | 13,624 | #11 |
| 11 | Virginia | 13,234 | #9 |
| 12 | Jean | 11,865 | #12 |
| 13 | Joan | 11,666 | #27 |
| 14 | Dolores | 11,508 | #20 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 11,248 | #14 |
| 16 | Frances | 11,093 | #13 |
| 17 | Lois | 10,295 | #18 |
| 18 | Mildred | 10,255 | #15 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 9,886 | #17 |
| 20 | Anna | 9,751 | #16 |
| 21 | Alice | 9,480 | #19 |
| 22 | Marie | 9,158 | #21 |
| 23 | Joyce | 8,596 | #30 |
| 24 | Phyllis | 7,995 | #26 |
| 25 | Norma | 7,893 | #23 |
| 26 | Rose | 7,785 | #24 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,639 | #22 |
| 28 | Gloria | 7,539 | #25 |
| 29 | Irene | 7,039 | #28 |
| 30 | Marjorie | 6,987 | #29 |
| 31 | Louise | 6,903 | #31 |
| 32 | Nancy | 6,872 | #43 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 6,731 | #38 |
| 34 | Catherine | 6,277 | #33 |
| 35 | Florence | 6,212 | #32 |
| 36 | Ruby | 6,153 | #34 |
| 37 | Annie | 5,955 | #37 |
| 38 | Eleanor | 5,865 | #36 |
| 39 | Beverly | 5,862 | #46 |
| 40 | Lillian | 5,712 | #35 |
| 41 | Thelma | 5,476 | #40 |
| 42 | Lorraine | 5,352 | #39 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 5,334 | #50 |
| 44 | Gladys | 5,327 | #41 |
| 45 | Josephine | 5,298 | #42 |
| 46 | Ann | 5,172 | #54 |
| 47 | Donna | 5,139 | #61 |
| 48 | June | 5,093 | #44 |
| 49 | Theresa | 5,068 | #49 |
| 50 | Pauline | 5,026 | #48 |
| 51 | Edna | 4,931 | #45 |
| 52 | Rita | 4,767 | #57 |
| 53 | Marion | 4,633 | #47 |
| 54 | Grace | 4,569 | #52 |
| 55 | Bernice | 4,551 | #53 |
| 56 | Ethel | 4,519 | #55 |
| 57 | Lucille | 4,502 | #51 |
| 58 | Audrey | 4,460 | #60 |
| 59 | Edith | 4,455 | #56 |
| 60 | Juanita | 4,412 | #58 |
| 61 | Wanda | 4,397 | #63 |
| 62 | Jane | 4,353 | #62 |
| 63 | Carol | 4,279 | #77 |
| 64 | Hazel | 4,164 | #59 |
| 65 | Clara | 4,148 | #65 |
| 66 | Wilma | 4,007 | #69 |
| 67 | Elaine | 3,852 | #68 |
| 68 | Sarah | 3,816 | #64 |
| 69 | Emma | 3,803 | #67 |
| 70 | Peggy | 3,780 | #76 |
| 71 | Esther | 3,587 | #66 |
| 72 | Beatrice | 3,574 | #70 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 3,537 | #72 |
| 74 | Delores | 3,517 | #94 |
| 75 | Marian | 3,447 | #71 |
| 76 | Willie | 3,318 | #74 |
| 77 | Carolyn | 3,272 | #91 |
| 78 | Elsie | 3,230 | #73 |
| 79 | Billie | 3,191 | #96 |
| 80 | Rosemary | 3,107 | #88 |
| 81 | Vivian | 3,101 | #78 |
| 82 | Janet | 3,050 | #95 |
| 83 | Eva | 3,019 | #79 |
| 84 | Katherine | 3,016 | #75 |
| 85 | Maxine | 2,994 | #84 |
| 86 | Bonnie | 2,974 | #89 |
| 87 | Jacqueline | 2,970 | #97 |
| 88 | Julia | 2,950 | #80 |
| 89 | Kathleen | 2,941 | #82 |
| 90 | Laura | 2,936 | #83 |
| 91 | Anne | 2,881 | #93 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 2,818 | #90 |
| 93 | Bertha | 2,800 | #81 |
| 94 | Agnes | 2,770 | #85 |
| 95 | Gertrude | 2,725 | #86 |
| 96 | Ida | 2,673 | #87 |
| 97 | Ellen | 2,567 | #98 |
| 98 | Eileen | 2,558 | #102 |
| 99 | Vera | 2,549 | #92 |
| 100 | Maria | 2,532 | #105 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1929
| # | Name | Babies | In 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 59,807 | #1 |
| 2 | James | 52,135 | #3 |
| 3 | John | 52,112 | #2 |
| 4 | William | 47,815 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 29,930 | #5 |
| 6 | Richard | 29,572 | #6 |
| 7 | Donald | 27,181 | #7 |
| 8 | George | 23,020 | #8 |
| 9 | Joseph | 21,165 | #9 |
| 10 | Edward | 17,220 | #10 |
| 11 | Thomas | 16,272 | #11 |
| 12 | Frank | 12,966 | #12 |
| 13 | Paul | 12,431 | #13 |
| 14 | Jack | 12,167 | #15 |
| 15 | Raymond | 11,909 | #16 |
| 16 | Harold | 11,677 | #14 |
| 17 | David | 11,302 | #19 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 10,841 | #17 |
| 19 | Walter | 9,850 | #18 |
| 20 | Eugene | 9,046 | #20 |
| 21 | Henry | 8,571 | #21 |
| 22 | Arthur | 8,470 | #22 |
| 23 | Billy | 8,320 | #27 |
| 24 | Albert | 8,078 | #23 |
| 25 | Herbert | 7,881 | #25 |
| 26 | Ralph | 7,715 | #24 |
| 27 | Harry | 7,144 | #26 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,895 | #28 |
| 29 | Willie | 6,616 | #29 |
| 30 | Joe | 6,596 | #30 |
| 31 | Howard | 6,010 | #31 |
| 32 | Louis | 5,995 | #32 |
| 33 | Gerald | 5,965 | #41 |
| 34 | Fred | 5,856 | #36 |
| 35 | Roy | 5,812 | #34 |
| 36 | Earl | 5,737 | #37 |
| 37 | Clarence | 5,729 | #35 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,305 | #38 |
| 39 | Francis | 5,270 | #40 |
| 40 | Norman | 5,157 | #39 |
| 41 | Alfred | 4,928 | #33 |
| 42 | Leonard | 4,829 | #42 |
| 43 | Ernest | 4,753 | #43 |
| 44 | Anthony | 4,733 | #44 |
| 45 | Ronald | 4,479 | #50 |
| 46 | Marvin | 4,389 | #46 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,366 | #47 |
| 48 | Stanley | 4,265 | #45 |
| 49 | Melvin | 4,100 | #48 |
| 50 | Bobby | 3,925 | #65 |
| 51 | Leroy | 3,819 | #51 |
| 52 | Bernard | 3,807 | #49 |
| 53 | Samuel | 3,567 | #52 |
| 54 | Michael | 3,464 | #53 |
| 55 | Peter | 3,216 | #56 |
| 56 | Russell | 3,183 | #55 |
| 57 | Ray | 3,174 | #57 |
| 58 | Floyd | 3,079 | #54 |
| 59 | Andrew | 3,076 | #60 |
| 60 | Leo | 3,018 | #61 |
| 61 | Jerry | 2,991 | #78 |
| 62 | Lloyd | 2,949 | #59 |
| 63 | Bill | 2,947 | #64 |
| 64 | Roger | 2,928 | #71 |
| 65 | Theodore | 2,903 | #66 |
| 66 | Edwin | 2,897 | #58 |
| 67 | Frederick | 2,813 | #67 |
| 68 | Gene | 2,810 | #62 |
| 69 | Wayne | 2,741 | #69 |
| 70 | Elmer | 2,697 | #63 |
| 71 | Vernon | 2,683 | #70 |
| 72 | Clifford | 2,669 | #68 |
| 73 | Dale | 2,664 | #75 |
| 74 | Clyde | 2,628 | #74 |
| 75 | Herman | 2,622 | #78 |
| 76 | Philip | 2,606 | #73 |
| 77 | Alvin | 2,555 | #72 |
| 78 | Don | 2,519 | #84 |
| 79 | Gordon | 2,493 | #77 |
| 80 | Glenn | 2,433 | #76 |
| 81 | Leon | 2,336 | #81 |
| 82 | Vincent | 2,328 | #82 |
| 83 | Martin | 2,308 | #83 |
| 84 | Lewis | 2,228 | #86 |
| 85 | Lee | 2,209 | #87 |
| 86 | Allen | 2,189 | #93 |
| 87 | Charlie | 2,185 | #80 |
| 88 | Lester | 2,106 | #89 |
| 89 | Bob | 2,103 | #95 |
| 90 | Harvey | 2,064 | #90 |
| 91 | Gilbert | 2,056 | #96 |
| 92 | Warren | 2,037 | #85 |
| 93 | Jesse | 2,030 | #91 |
| 94 | Milton | 2,029 | #92 |
| 95 | Arnold | 1,979 | #98 |
| 96 | Chester | 1,969 | #88 |
| 97 | Douglas | 1,965 | #102 |
| 98 | Jimmie | 1,952 | #100 |
| 99 | Curtis | 1,946 | #101 |
| 100 | Victor | 1,941 | #99 |
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