The 1924 Baby Name Report

2,381,610 babies, 9,733 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1924

👑 #1 girls: Mary (45 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert 424 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary73,534
  2. Dorothy39,996
  3. Helen31,194
  4. Betty30,600
  5. Margaret26,546
  6. Ruth23,600
  7. Virginia18,620
  8. Mildred15,853
  9. Doris15,786
  10. Frances15,183

Top boys

  1. Robert60,799
  2. John59,052
  3. William53,506
  4. James52,941
  5. Charles30,460
  6. George27,374
  7. Joseph25,421
  8. Richard21,244
  9. Edward21,126
  10. Donald17,929

Full top-50 rankings for 1924 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Jackie #593 → #429 (+164)
  2. Jackie #536 → #413 (+123)
  3. Gilda #596 → #490 (+106)
  4. Colleen #377 → #289 (+88)
  5. Emogene #547 → #461 (+86)
  6. Darrel #509 → #424 (+85)
  7. Therese #485 → #406 (+79)
  8. Raul #408 → #331 (+77)
  9. Corinne #339 → #263 (+76)
  10. Joann #417 → #343 (+74)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Eris #457 → #728 (−271)
  2. Vernice #459 → #550 (−91)
  3. Lucinda #488 → #572 (−84)
  4. Hyman #404 → #482 (−78)
  5. Marilynn #433 → #500 (−67)
  6. Harriette #400 → #464 (−64)
  7. Sol #371 → #435 (−64)
  8. Mayme #471 → #533 (−62)
  9. Laurel #486 → #546 (−60)
  10. Gail #417 → #470 (−53)

✨ Never recorded before 1924

Charis (14) Melquiades (13) Jacquie (11) Klyda (10) Barrie (10) Bettelou (9) Jerldine (9) Aristeo (9) Dawes (9) Stevan (9)

424 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1924.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1924?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1924, out of 2,381,610 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1924?
Jackie made the biggest jump in 1924, climbing 164 spots to #429.
How many new baby names appeared in 1924?
424 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1924.