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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1924, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1920s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1924 and what is climbing now.

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The 1924 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary73,534
  2. 2Dorothy39,996
  3. 3Helen31,194
  4. 4Betty30,600
  5. 5Margaret26,547
  6. 6Ruth23,601
  7. 7Virginia18,620
  8. 8Mildred15,853
  9. 9Doris15,786
  10. 10Frances15,183
  11. 11Elizabeth14,950
  12. 12Evelyn13,358
  13. 13Anna13,076
  14. 14Marie11,575
  15. 15Alice11,537
  16. 16Jean10,721
  17. 17Marjorie10,069
  18. 18Irene9,928
  19. 19Shirley9,489
  20. 20Florence9,472
  21. 21Martha9,320
  22. 22Lois9,300
  23. 23Lillian9,100
  24. 24Louise8,854
  25. 25Rose8,479
  26. 26Ruby8,406
  27. 27Catherine8,363
  28. 28Barbara8,305
  29. 29Eleanor8,193
  30. 30Gladys7,790
  31. 31Edna7,408
  32. 32Annie7,347
  33. 33Thelma7,316
  34. 34Josephine7,274
  35. 35Patricia6,957
  36. 36Edith6,890
  37. 37Lucille6,744
  38. 38Pauline6,722
  39. 39Ethel6,586
  40. 40Norma6,542
  41. 41Gloria6,534
  42. 42Hazel6,342
  43. 43Grace6,327
  44. 44Phyllis6,267
  45. 45June6,150
  46. 46Marion6,047
  47. 47Bernice6,033
  48. 48Juanita5,404
  49. 49Rita5,381
  50. 50Beatrice5,271
  51. 51Esther5,258
  52. 52Lorraine5,109
  53. 53Jane5,104
  54. 54Sarah5,045
  55. 55Ann5,035
  56. 56Clara4,988
  57. 57Emma4,897
  58. 58Geraldine4,833
  59. 59Katherine4,695
  60. 60Gertrude4,543
  61. 61Elsie4,499
  62. 62Julia4,289
  63. 63Agnes4,240
  64. 64Marian4,197
  65. 65Bertha4,122
  66. 66Eva4,068
  67. 67Wilma4,066
  68. 68Willie3,992
  69. 69Nancy3,989
  70. 70Ida3,861
  71. 71Vivian3,850
  72. 72Laura3,829
  73. 73Elaine3,802
  74. 74Wanda3,735
  75. 75Dolores3,729
  76. 76Kathleen3,663
  77. 77Maxine3,659
  78. 78Pearl3,635
  79. 79Anne3,627
  80. 80Charlotte3,612
  81. 81Kathryn3,598
  82. 82Viola3,577
  83. 83Joyce3,533
  84. 84Audrey3,520
  85. 85Vera3,476
  86. 86Bessie3,404
  87. 87Alma3,240
  88. 88Violet3,224
  89. 89Myrtle3,205
  90. 90Jeanne3,150
  91. 91Jessie3,147
  92. 92Nellie3,075
  93. 93Eileen3,070
  94. 94Ella3,061
  95. 95Joan3,023
  96. 96Theresa3,021
  97. 97Lillie2,979
  98. 98Lucy2,978
  99. 99Ellen2,949
  100. 100Minnie2,885

US babies given each name in 1924.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert60,802
  2. 2John59,052
  3. 3William53,506
  4. 4James52,942
  5. 5Charles30,460
  6. 6George27,373
  7. 7Joseph25,421
  8. 8Richard21,244
  9. 9Edward21,126
  10. 10Donald17,929
  11. 11Thomas16,555
  12. 12Frank16,044
  13. 13Harold14,149
  14. 14Paul13,338
  15. 15Raymond12,873
  16. 16Walter12,696
  17. 17Jack11,921
  18. 18Henry11,195
  19. 19Kenneth10,355
  20. 20Arthur10,172
  21. 21Albert9,880
  22. 22Harry9,115
  23. 23Ralph8,766
  24. 24David8,758
  25. 25Eugene8,346
  26. 26Howard7,371
  27. 27Carl7,085
  28. 28Louis7,043
  29. 29Clarence6,895
  30. 30Willie6,700
  31. 31Roy6,557
  32. 32Fred6,532
  33. 33Earl6,529
  34. 34Francis6,131
  35. 35Joe6,044
  36. 36Lawrence5,775
  37. 37Ernest5,683
  38. 38Leonard5,601
  39. 39Anthony5,191
  40. 40Stanley5,186
  41. 41Herbert5,121
  42. 42Norman5,045
  43. 43Alfred4,929
  44. 44Calvin4,918
  45. 45Samuel4,591
  46. 46Bernard4,505
  47. 47Daniel4,403
  48. 48Melvin4,168
  49. 49Gerald4,151
  50. 50Marvin4,024
  51. 51Leo3,990
  52. 52Russell3,946
  53. 53Leroy3,922
  54. 54Michael3,874
  55. 55Edwin3,788
  56. 56Andrew3,744
  57. 57Elmer3,731
  58. 58Warren3,582
  59. 59Peter3,520
  60. 60Ray3,369
  61. 61Lloyd3,350
  62. 62Frederick3,279
  63. 63Billy3,271
  64. 64Clifford3,250
  65. 65Theodore3,225
  66. 66Floyd3,165
  67. 67Chester3,033
  68. 68Vernon3,008
  69. 69Clyde3,006
  70. 70Herman2,954
  71. 71Philip2,921
  72. 72Lester2,780
  73. 73Alvin2,759
  74. 74Wayne2,730
  75. 75Gordon2,714
  76. 76Leon2,677
  77. 77Lewis2,670
  78. 78Vincent2,638
  79. 79Glenn2,586
  80. 80Charlie2,507
  81. 81Milton2,474
  82. 82Martin2,452
  83. 83Lee2,420
  84. 84Dale2,396
  85. 85Cecil2,299
  86. 86Jesse2,292
  87. 87Wallace2,283
  88. 88Harvey2,242
  89. 89Benjamin2,221
  90. 90Victor2,189
  91. 91Sam2,123
  92. 92Bill2,067
  93. 93Roger2,054
  94. 94Allen2,045
  95. 95Arnold2,014
  96. 96Edgar1,878
  97. 97Willard1,834
  98. 98Roland1,822
  99. 99Oscar1,819
  100. 100Gilbert1,797

US babies given each name in 1924.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1924?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1924, given to 73,534 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1924?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1924, given to 60,802 babies.

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