Top baby names of 1929

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Virginia13,234
  12. Jean11,865
  13. Joan11,666
  14. Dolores11,506
  15. Elizabeth11,248
  16. Frances11,092
  17. Lois10,295
  18. Mildred10,255
  19. Evelyn9,886
  20. Anna9,750
  21. Alice9,480
  22. Marie9,158
  23. Joyce8,596
  24. Phyllis7,995
  25. Norma7,894
  26. Rose7,785
  27. Martha7,639
  28. Gloria7,539
  29. Irene7,039
  30. Marjorie6,987
  31. Louise6,903
  32. Nancy6,872
  33. Marilyn6,731
  34. Catherine6,277
  35. Florence6,212
  36. Ruby6,152
  37. Annie5,955
  38. Eleanor5,865
  39. Beverly5,862
  40. Lillian5,711
  41. Thelma5,476
  42. Lorraine5,352
  43. Geraldine5,334
  44. Gladys5,327
  45. Josephine5,298
  46. Ann5,172
  47. Donna5,139
  48. June5,094
  49. Theresa5,068
  50. Pauline5,026

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
  11. Thomas16,274
  12. Frank12,966
  13. Paul12,431
  14. Jack12,167
  15. Raymond11,909
  16. Harold11,677
  17. David11,301
  18. Kenneth10,841
  19. Walter9,850
  20. Eugene9,045
  21. Henry8,571
  22. Arthur8,470
  23. Billy8,320
  24. Albert8,079
  25. Herbert7,881
  26. Ralph7,715
  27. Harry7,144
  28. Carl6,895
  29. Willie6,616
  30. Joe6,596
  31. Howard6,010
  32. Louis5,995
  33. Gerald5,966
  34. Fred5,857
  35. Roy5,812
  36. Earl5,737
  37. Clarence5,729
  38. Lawrence5,306
  39. Francis5,270
  40. Norman5,157
  41. Alfred4,928
  42. Leonard4,829
  43. Ernest4,753
  44. Anthony4,733
  45. Ronald4,479
  46. Marvin4,389
  47. Daniel4,366
  48. Stanley4,265
  49. Melvin4,100
  50. Bobby3,924