The 1929 Baby Name Report

2,192,161 babies, 8,714 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1929

👑 #1 girls: Mary (50 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (6 years running) 177 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary63,511
  2. Betty36,677
  3. Dorothy31,477
  4. Helen20,982
  5. Margaret19,211
  6. Doris16,498
  7. Barbara16,038
  8. Ruth16,022
  9. Shirley14,576
  10. Patricia13,624

Top boys

  1. Robert59,808
  2. James52,133
  3. John52,110
  4. William47,814
  5. Charles29,929
  6. Richard29,570
  7. Donald27,181
  8. George23,021
  9. Joseph21,165
  10. Edward17,220

Full top-50 rankings for 1929 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Sharon #554 → #342 (+212)
  2. Gary #395 → #234 (+161)
  3. Jeannine #322 → #172 (+150)
  4. Marianne #344 → #259 (+85)
  5. Normand #463 → #389 (+74)
  6. Buddy #368 → #295 (+73)
  7. Dortha #520 → #452 (+68)
  8. Sheila #434 → #368 (+66)
  9. Dawn #503 → #441 (+62)
  10. Ricardo #473 → #412 (+61)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Charmaine #420 → #655 (−235)
  2. Madge #391 → #469 (−78)
  3. Gene #462 → #535 (−73)
  4. Elmo #383 → #454 (−71)
  5. Bertie #336 → #405 (−69)
  6. Randolph #331 → #399 (−68)
  7. Edythe #421 → #486 (−65)
  8. Lelia #436 → #491 (−55)
  9. Millicent #458 → #511 (−53)
  10. Merle #390 → #440 (−50)

✨ Never recorded before 1929

Jeannene (25) Alayne (11) Jacqualyn (11) Jeanenne (11) Caralee (10) Aljean (9) Barbee (9) Miladeen (9) Gloriana (8) Heidi (8)

177 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1929.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1929?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1929, out of 2,192,161 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1929?
Sharon made the biggest jump in 1929, climbing 212 spots to #342.
How many new baby names appeared in 1929?
177 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1929.