Most Popular Baby Names of 1924

In 1924, Mary (73,534 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (60,799 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1924
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	60,799
2	John	59,052
3	William	53,506
4	James	52,941
5	Charles	30,460
6	George	27,374
7	Joseph	25,421
8	Richard	21,244
9	Edward	21,126
10	Donald	17,929
11	Thomas	16,555
12	Frank	16,044
13	Harold	14,149
14	Paul	13,339
15	Raymond	12,872
16	Walter	12,696
17	Jack	11,921
18	Henry	11,195
19	Kenneth	10,355
20	Arthur	10,172
21	Albert	9,880
22	Harry	9,115
23	Ralph	8,766
24	David	8,758
25	Eugene	8,346
26	Howard	7,372
27	Carl	7,085
28	Louis	7,042
29	Clarence	6,895
30	Willie	6,700
31	Roy	6,557
32	Fred	6,532
33	Earl	6,529
34	Francis	6,131
35	Joe	6,044
36	Lawrence	5,775
37	Ernest	5,683
38	Leonard	5,601
39	Anthony	5,191
40	Stanley	5,186
41	Herbert	5,121
42	Norman	5,045
43	Alfred	4,929
44	Calvin	4,919
45	Samuel	4,592
46	Bernard	4,505
47	Daniel	4,403
48	Melvin	4,168
49	Gerald	4,151
50	Marvin	4,024
51	Leo	3,990
52	Russell	3,946
53	Leroy	3,922
54	Michael	3,874
55	Edwin	3,788
56	Andrew	3,744
57	Elmer	3,731
58	Warren	3,582
59	Peter	3,520
60	Ray	3,369
61	Lloyd	3,350
62	Frederick	3,279
63	Billy	3,271
64	Clifford	3,250
65	Theodore	3,225
66	Floyd	3,165
67	Chester	3,033
68	Vernon	3,008
69	Clyde	3,006
70	Herman	2,954
71	Philip	2,921
72	Lester	2,780
73	Alvin	2,759
74	Wayne	2,730
75	Gordon	2,714
76	Leon	2,677
77	Lewis	2,670
78	Vincent	2,638
79	Glenn	2,586
80	Charlie	2,507
81	Milton	2,474
82	Martin	2,452
83	Lee	2,420
84	Dale	2,396
85	Cecil	2,299
86	Jesse	2,292
87	Wallace	2,283
88	Harvey	2,242
89	Benjamin	2,221
90	Victor	2,189
91	Sam	2,123
92	Bill	2,067
93	Roger	2,054
94	Allen	2,045
95	Arnold	2,014
96	Edgar	1,878
97	Willard	1,834
98	Roland	1,822
99	Oscar	1,819
100	Gilbert	1,797

Full Boy list for 1924

Top 100 girl names, 1924
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	73,534
2	Dorothy	39,996
3	Helen	31,194
4	Betty	30,600
5	Margaret	26,546
6	Ruth	23,600
7	Virginia	18,620
8	Mildred	15,853
9	Doris	15,786
10	Frances	15,183
11	Elizabeth	14,950
12	Evelyn	13,358
13	Anna	13,076
14	Marie	11,575
15	Alice	11,537
16	Jean	10,721
17	Marjorie	10,069
18	Irene	9,928
19	Shirley	9,489
20	Florence	9,472
21	Martha	9,320
22	Lois	9,299
23	Lillian	9,100
24	Louise	8,853
25	Rose	8,479
26	Ruby	8,406
27	Catherine	8,363
28	Barbara	8,305
29	Eleanor	8,193
30	Gladys	7,790
31	Edna	7,408
32	Annie	7,347
33	Thelma	7,316
34	Josephine	7,274
35	Patricia	6,957
36	Edith	6,890
37	Lucille	6,744
38	Pauline	6,722
39	Ethel	6,586
40	Norma	6,542
41	Gloria	6,534
42	Hazel	6,342
43	Grace	6,327
44	Phyllis	6,267
45	June	6,150
46	Marion	6,047
47	Bernice	6,033
48	Juanita	5,404
49	Rita	5,381
50	Beatrice	5,271
51	Esther	5,258
52	Lorraine	5,109
53	Jane	5,104
54	Sarah	5,045
55	Ann	5,035
56	Clara	4,988
57	Emma	4,897
58	Geraldine	4,833
59	Katherine	4,695
60	Gertrude	4,543
61	Elsie	4,499
62	Julia	4,289
63	Agnes	4,240
64	Marian	4,197
65	Bertha	4,122
66	Eva	4,068
67	Wilma	4,066
68	Willie	3,992
69	Nancy	3,989
70	Ida	3,861
71	Vivian	3,850
72	Laura	3,829
73	Elaine	3,802
74	Wanda	3,735
75	Dolores	3,729
76	Kathleen	3,663
77	Maxine	3,659
78	Pearl	3,635
79	Anne	3,627
80	Charlotte	3,612
81	Kathryn	3,598
82	Viola	3,577
83	Joyce	3,533
84	Audrey	3,520
85	Vera	3,476
86	Bessie	3,404
87	Alma	3,240
88	Violet	3,224
89	Myrtle	3,205
90	Jeanne	3,150
91	Jessie	3,147
92	Nellie	3,075
93	Eileen	3,070
94	Ella	3,061
95	Joan	3,023
96	Theresa	3,021
97	Lillie	2,979
98	Lucy	2,978
99	Ellen	2,949
100	Minnie	2,885

Full Girl list for 1924

Biggest movers since 1923

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Calvin	2,408	4,919	+104%	82 → 44
Billy	2,488	3,271	+31%	78 → 63
Junior	1,172	1,495	+28%	139 → 121
Bob	916	1,167	+27%	164 → 142
Ronald	1,148	1,360	+18%	142 → 130
Lowell	710	819	+15%	194 → 175
Jerry	1,276	1,466	+15%	131 → 123
Billie	770	882	+15%	184 → 167
Jim	867	992	+14%	167 → 160
Dean	1,011	1,151	+14%	153 → 144

Falling boy names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Warren	4,820	3,582	-26%	43 → 58
Wallace	2,803	2,283	-19%	69 → 87
Matthew	935	850	-9%	163 → 171
Irving	1,384	1,260	-9%	124 → 137
Forrest	758	695	-8%	186 → 200
Ervin	788	729	-7%	177 → 192
Irvin	817	763	-7%	173 → 187
Wilfred	779	728	-7%	179 → 193
Horace	1,242	1,166	-6%	134 → 143
Elbert	772	726	-6%	182 → 195

Rising girl names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Patricia	4,800	6,957	+45%	56 → 35
Donna	1,578	2,125	+35%	156 → 131
Joyce	2,670	3,533	+32%	104 → 83
Beverly	1,737	2,283	+31%	144 → 121
Joan	2,304	3,023	+31%	117 → 95
Peggy	1,592	2,074	+30%	155 → 133
Billie	1,245	1,599	+28%	177 → 158
Jacqueline	1,402	1,771	+26%	165 → 148
Marilyn	2,286	2,860	+25%	118 → 101
Imogene	1,001	1,247	+25%	200 → 182

Falling girl names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Olive	1,222	1,058	-13%	179 → 198
Winifred	1,420	1,269	-11%	164 → 177
Blanche	2,266	2,033	-10%	119 → 137
Fern	1,169	1,059	-9%	187 → 197
Sophie	1,490	1,372	-8%	159 → 170
Stella	2,956	2,752	-7%	96 → 105
Della	1,125	1,050	-7%	192 → 200
Alberta	1,921	1,817	-5%	135 → 145
Muriel	2,360	2,237	-5%	114 → 126
Sadie	1,180	1,120	-5%	185 → 193

Top 100 boy names, 1924

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

60,799

John

59,052

William

53,506

James

52,941

Charles

30,460

George

27,374

Joseph

25,421

Richard

21,244

21,126

17,929

16,555

16,044

Harold

14,149

Paul

13,339

Raymond

12,872

Walter

12,696

Jack

11,921

Henry

11,195

Kenneth

10,355

Arthur

10,172

Albert

9,880

Harry

9,115

Ralph

8,766

8,758

8,346

7,372

7,085

Louis

7,042

Clarence

6,895

Willie

6,700

Roy

6,557

Fred

6,532

Earl

6,529

Francis

6,131

Joe

6,044

Lawrence

5,775

Ernest

5,683

Leonard

5,601

Anthony

5,191

Stanley

5,186

Herbert

5,121

Norman

5,045

Alfred

4,929

Calvin

4,919

Samuel

4,592

Bernard

4,505

4,403

4,168

4,151

4,024

3,990

Russell

3,946

Leroy

3,922

Michael

3,874

Edwin

3,788

Andrew

3,744

Elmer

3,731

Warren

3,582

Peter

3,520

Ray

3,369

Lloyd

3,350

Frederick

3,279

Billy

3,271

Clifford

3,250

Theodore

3,225

Floyd

3,165

Chester

3,033

Vernon

3,008

Clyde

3,006

Herman

2,954

Philip

2,921

Lester

2,780

2,759

2,730

2,714

2,677

Lewis

2,670

Vincent

2,638

Glenn

2,586

Charlie

2,507

Milton

2,474

Martin

2,452

Lee

2,420

Dale

2,396

Cecil

2,299

Jesse

2,292

2,283

2,242

2,221

2,189

2,123

Bill

2,067

Roger

2,054

Allen

2,045

Arnold

2,014

Edgar

1,878

Willard

1,834

Roland

1,822

Oscar

1,819

100

Gilbert

1,797

Top 100 girl names, 1924

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

73,534

Dorothy

39,996

Helen

31,194

Betty

30,600

Margaret

26,546

Ruth

23,600

Virginia

18,620

Mildred

15,853

Doris

15,786

Frances

15,183

Elizabeth

14,950

Evelyn

13,358

Anna

13,076

Marie

11,575

Alice

11,537

Jean

10,721

Marjorie

10,069

Irene

9,928

Shirley

9,489

Florence

9,472

Martha

9,320

Lois

9,299

Lillian

9,100

Louise

8,853

Rose

8,479

Ruby

8,406

Catherine

8,363

Barbara

8,305

Eleanor

8,193

Gladys

7,790

Edna

7,408

Annie

7,347

Thelma

7,316

Josephine

7,274

Patricia

6,957

Edith

6,890

Lucille

6,744

Pauline

6,722

Ethel

6,586

Norma

6,542

Gloria

6,534

Hazel

6,342

Grace

6,327

Phyllis

6,267

June

6,150

Marion

6,047

Bernice

6,033

Juanita

5,404

Rita

5,381

Beatrice

5,271

Esther

5,258

Lorraine

5,109

5,104

5,045

5,035

4,988

4,897

Geraldine

4,833

Katherine

4,695

Gertrude

4,543

Elsie

4,499

Julia

4,289

Agnes

4,240

Marian

4,197

Bertha

4,122

Eva

4,068

Wilma

4,066

Willie

3,992

Nancy

3,989

Ida

3,861

Vivian

3,850

Laura

3,829

Elaine

3,802

Wanda

3,735

Dolores

3,729

Kathleen

3,663

Maxine

3,659

Pearl

3,635

Anne

3,627

Charlotte

3,612

Kathryn

3,598

Viola

3,577

Joyce

3,533

Audrey

3,520

Vera

3,476

Bessie

3,404

Alma

3,240

Violet

3,224

Myrtle

3,205

Jeanne

3,150

Jessie

3,147

Nellie

3,075

Eileen

3,070

Ella

3,061

Joan

3,023

Theresa

3,021

Lillie

2,979

Lucy

2,978

Ellen

2,949

100

Minnie

2,885

Biggest movers since 1923

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Calvin	2,408	4,919	+104%	82 → 44
Billy	2,488	3,271	+31%	78 → 63
Junior	1,172	1,495	+28%	139 → 121
Bob	916	1,167	+27%	164 → 142
Ronald	1,148	1,360	+18%	142 → 130
Lowell	710	819	+15%	194 → 175
Jerry	1,276	1,466	+15%	131 → 123
Billie	770	882	+15%	184 → 167
Jim	867	992	+14%	167 → 160
Dean	1,011	1,151	+14%	153 → 144

Falling boy names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Warren	4,820	3,582	-26%	43 → 58
Wallace	2,803	2,283	-19%	69 → 87
Matthew	935	850	-9%	163 → 171
Irving	1,384	1,260	-9%	124 → 137
Forrest	758	695	-8%	186 → 200
Ervin	788	729	-7%	177 → 192
Irvin	817	763	-7%	173 → 187
Wilfred	779	728	-7%	179 → 193
Horace	1,242	1,166	-6%	134 → 143
Elbert	772	726	-6%	182 → 195

Rising girl names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Patricia	4,800	6,957	+45%	56 → 35
Donna	1,578	2,125	+35%	156 → 131
Joyce	2,670	3,533	+32%	104 → 83
Beverly	1,737	2,283	+31%	144 → 121
Joan	2,304	3,023	+31%	117 → 95
Peggy	1,592	2,074	+30%	155 → 133
Billie	1,245	1,599	+28%	177 → 158
Jacqueline	1,402	1,771	+26%	165 → 148
Marilyn	2,286	2,860	+25%	118 → 101
Imogene	1,001	1,247	+25%	200 → 182

Falling girl names, 1923 to 1924
Name	Births 1923	Births 1924	Change	Rank 1923 → 1924
Olive	1,222	1,058	-13%	179 → 198
Winifred	1,420	1,269	-11%	164 → 177
Blanche	2,266	2,033	-10%	119 → 137
Fern	1,169	1,059	-9%	187 → 197
Sophie	1,490	1,372	-8%	159 → 170
Stella	2,956	2,752	-7%	96 → 105
Della	1,125	1,050	-7%	192 → 200
Alberta	1,921	1,817	-5%	135 → 145
Muriel	2,360	2,237	-5%	114 → 126
Sadie	1,180	1,120	-5%	185 → 193

Top 100 boy names of 1924

Top 100 girl names of 1924

Biggest movers since 1923

Top 100 boy names of 1924

Top 100 girl names of 1924

Biggest movers since 1923