Most Popular Baby Names of 1929

In 1929, Mary (63,511 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (59,808 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1929
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	59,808
2	James	52,133
3	John	52,110
4	William	47,814
5	Charles	29,929
6	Richard	29,570
7	Donald	27,181
8	George	23,021
9	Joseph	21,165
10	Edward	17,220
11	Thomas	16,274
12	Frank	12,966
13	Paul	12,431
14	Jack	12,167
15	Raymond	11,909
16	Harold	11,677
17	David	11,301
18	Kenneth	10,841
19	Walter	9,850
20	Eugene	9,045
21	Henry	8,571
22	Arthur	8,470
23	Billy	8,320
24	Albert	8,079
25	Herbert	7,881
26	Ralph	7,715
27	Harry	7,144
28	Carl	6,895
29	Willie	6,616
30	Joe	6,596
31	Howard	6,010
32	Louis	5,995
33	Gerald	5,966
34	Fred	5,857
35	Roy	5,812
36	Earl	5,737
37	Clarence	5,729
38	Lawrence	5,306
39	Francis	5,270
40	Norman	5,157
41	Alfred	4,928
42	Leonard	4,829
43	Ernest	4,753
44	Anthony	4,733
45	Ronald	4,479
46	Marvin	4,389
47	Daniel	4,366
48	Stanley	4,265
49	Melvin	4,100
50	Bobby	3,924
51	Leroy	3,818
52	Bernard	3,809
53	Samuel	3,567
54	Michael	3,465
55	Peter	3,216
56	Russell	3,183
57	Ray	3,174
58	Floyd	3,079
59	Andrew	3,076
60	Leo	3,018
61	Jerry	2,991
62	Lloyd	2,949
63	Bill	2,947
64	Roger	2,928
65	Theodore	2,902
66	Edwin	2,897
67	Frederick	2,813
68	Gene	2,810
69	Wayne	2,741
70	Elmer	2,697
71	Vernon	2,683
72	Clifford	2,669
73	Dale	2,664
74	Clyde	2,628
75	Herman	2,622
76	Philip	2,606
77	Alvin	2,555
78	Don	2,519
79	Gordon	2,493
80	Glenn	2,433
81	Leon	2,336
82	Vincent	2,328
83	Martin	2,309
84	Lewis	2,228
85	Lee	2,209
86	Allen	2,189
87	Charlie	2,185
88	Lester	2,106
89	Bob	2,103
90	Harvey	2,063
91	Gilbert	2,056
92	Warren	2,036
93	Jesse	2,030
94	Milton	2,029
95	Arnold	1,979
96	Chester	1,969
97	Douglas	1,965
98	Jimmie	1,952
99	Curtis	1,946
100	Victor	1,941

Full Boy list for 1929

Top 100 girl names, 1929
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	63,511
2	Betty	36,677
3	Dorothy	31,477
4	Helen	20,982
5	Margaret	19,211
6	Doris	16,498
7	Barbara	16,038
8	Ruth	16,022
9	Shirley	14,576
10	Patricia	13,624
11	Virginia	13,234
12	Jean	11,865
13	Joan	11,666
14	Dolores	11,506
15	Elizabeth	11,248
16	Frances	11,092
17	Lois	10,295
18	Mildred	10,255
19	Evelyn	9,886
20	Anna	9,750
21	Alice	9,480
22	Marie	9,158
23	Joyce	8,596
24	Phyllis	7,995
25	Norma	7,894
26	Rose	7,785
27	Martha	7,639
28	Gloria	7,539
29	Irene	7,039
30	Marjorie	6,987
31	Louise	6,903
32	Nancy	6,872
33	Marilyn	6,731
34	Catherine	6,277
35	Florence	6,212
36	Ruby	6,152
37	Annie	5,955
38	Eleanor	5,865
39	Beverly	5,862
40	Lillian	5,711
41	Thelma	5,476
42	Lorraine	5,352
43	Geraldine	5,334
44	Gladys	5,327
45	Josephine	5,298
46	Ann	5,172
47	Donna	5,139
48	June	5,094
49	Theresa	5,068
50	Pauline	5,026
51	Edna	4,931
52	Rita	4,767
53	Marion	4,633
54	Grace	4,569
55	Bernice	4,551
56	Ethel	4,519
57	Lucille	4,502
58	Audrey	4,460
59	Edith	4,455
60	Juanita	4,412
61	Wanda	4,397
62	Jane	4,353
63	Carol	4,279
64	Hazel	4,164
65	Clara	4,148
66	Wilma	4,007
67	Elaine	3,852
68	Sarah	3,815
69	Emma	3,803
70	Peggy	3,780
71	Esther	3,586
72	Beatrice	3,574
73	Charlotte	3,537
74	Delores	3,517
75	Marian	3,447
76	Willie	3,319
77	Carolyn	3,272
78	Elsie	3,230
79	Billie	3,191
80	Rosemary	3,107
81	Vivian	3,101
82	Janet	3,050
83	Eva	3,019
84	Katherine	3,016
85	Maxine	2,994
86	Bonnie	2,974
87	Jacqueline	2,970
88	Julia	2,950
89	Kathleen	2,941
90	Laura	2,936
91	Anne	2,881
92	Jeanne	2,818
93	Bertha	2,800
94	Agnes	2,770
95	Gertrude	2,725
96	Ida	2,673
97	Ellen	2,567
98	Eileen	2,558
99	Vera	2,549
100	Maria	2,532

Full Girl list for 1929

Biggest movers since 1928

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

Rising boy names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Bobby	2,971	3,924	+32%	65 → 50
Jimmy	1,226	1,489	+21%	138 → 115
Larry	1,068	1,268	+19%	150 → 135
Jerry	2,588	2,991	+16%	78 → 61
Bennie	832	959	+15%	174 → 158
Alan	964	1,101	+14%	157 → 146
Billy	7,310	8,320	+14%	27 → 23
David	9,992	11,301	+13%	19 → 17
Ronald	3,969	4,479	+13%	50 → 45
Freddie	744	822	+10%	191 → 172

Falling boy names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Calvin	2,128	1,665	-22%	94 → 109
Alfred	6,252	4,928	-21%	33 → 41
Archie	860	732	-15%	169 → 187
Irving	879	754	-14%	166 → 185
Warren	2,362	2,036	-14%	85 → 92
Sidney	1,206	1,058	-12%	142 → 149
Alton	816	716	-12%	176 → 191
Chester	2,243	1,969	-12%	88 → 96
Dan	908	800	-12%	164 → 175
Charlie	2,463	2,185	-11%	80 → 87

Rising girl names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Joanne	1,649	2,497	+51%	142 → 101
Joan	7,854	11,666	+49%	27 → 13
Jo	1,168	1,593	+36%	179 → 140
Carol	3,349	4,279	+28%	77 → 63
Patsy	1,623	2,042	+26%	145 → 118
Delores	2,810	3,517	+25%	94 → 74
Nancy	5,537	6,872	+24%	43 → 32
Bobbie	1,257	1,529	+22%	166 → 146
Dolores	9,614	11,506	+20%	20 → 14
Joyce	7,244	8,596	+19%	30 → 23

Falling girl names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Velma	2,290	1,930	-16%	114 → 128
Teresa	1,212	1,022	-16%	172 → 192
Hilda	1,574	1,334	-15%	148 → 157
Marion	5,420	4,633	-15%	47 → 53
Miriam	1,250	1,074	-14%	168 → 184
Marguerite	1,584	1,361	-14%	147 → 155
Jennie	1,642	1,418	-14%	143 → 152
Marcella	1,194	1,035	-13%	174 → 189
Daisy	1,245	1,080	-13%	169 → 182
Lillian	6,577	5,711	-13%	35 → 40

Top 100 boy names, 1929

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

59,808

James

52,133

John

52,110

William

47,814

Charles

29,929

Richard

29,570

27,181

23,021

21,165

17,220

16,274

12,966

12,431

Jack

12,167

Raymond

11,909

Harold

11,677

David

11,301

Kenneth

10,841

Walter

9,850

Eugene

9,045

Henry

8,571

Arthur

8,470

Billy

8,320

Albert

8,079

Herbert

7,881

Ralph

7,715

Harry

7,144

Carl

6,895

Willie

6,616

Joe

6,596

Howard

6,010

Louis

5,995

Gerald

5,966

Fred

5,857

Roy

5,812

Earl

5,737

Clarence

5,729

Lawrence

5,306

Francis

5,270

Norman

5,157

Alfred

4,928

Leonard

4,829

Ernest

4,753

Anthony

4,733

4,479

4,389

4,366

4,265

4,100

3,924

Leroy

3,818

Bernard

3,809

Samuel

3,567

Michael

3,465

Peter

3,216

Russell

3,183

Ray

3,174

Floyd

3,079

Andrew

3,076

Leo

3,018

Jerry

2,991

Lloyd

2,949

Bill

2,947

Roger

2,928

Theodore

2,902

Edwin

2,897

Frederick

2,813

Gene

2,810

Wayne

2,741

Elmer

2,697

Vernon

2,683

Clifford

2,669

Dale

2,664

Clyde

2,628

Herman

2,622

Philip

2,606

Alvin

2,555

Don

2,519

Gordon

2,493

Glenn

2,433

Leon

2,336

Vincent

2,328

Martin

2,309

Lewis

2,228

Lee

2,209

Allen

2,189

Charlie

2,185

Lester

2,106

Bob

2,103

Harvey

2,063

Gilbert

2,056

Warren

2,036

Jesse

2,030

2,029

1,979

1,969

1,965

Jimmie

1,952

Curtis

1,946

100

Victor

1,941

Top 100 girl names, 1929

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

63,511

Betty

36,677

Dorothy

31,477

Helen

20,982

Margaret

19,211

Doris

16,498

Barbara

16,038

Ruth

16,022

Shirley

14,576

Patricia

13,624

Virginia

13,234

Jean

11,865

Joan

11,666

Dolores

11,506

Elizabeth

11,248

Frances

11,092

Lois

10,295

Mildred

10,255

Evelyn

9,886

Anna

9,750

Alice

9,480

Marie

9,158

Joyce

8,596

Phyllis

7,995

Norma

7,894

Rose

7,785

Martha

7,639

Gloria

7,539

Irene

7,039

Marjorie

6,987

Louise

6,903

Nancy

6,872

Marilyn

6,731

Catherine

6,277

Florence

6,212

Ruby

6,152

Annie

5,955

Eleanor

5,865

Beverly

5,862

Lillian

5,711

Thelma

5,476

Lorraine

5,352

Geraldine

5,334

Gladys

5,327

Josephine

5,298

Ann

5,172

Donna

5,139

June

5,094

Theresa

5,068

Pauline

5,026

Edna

4,931

Rita

4,767

Marion

4,633

Grace

4,569

Bernice

4,551

Ethel

4,519

Lucille

4,502

Audrey

4,460

Edith

4,455

Juanita

4,412

Wanda

4,397

Jane

4,353

Carol

4,279

Hazel

4,164

Clara

4,148

Wilma

4,007

Elaine

3,852

Sarah

3,815

Emma

3,803

Peggy

3,780

Esther

3,586

Beatrice

3,574

Charlotte

3,537

Delores

3,517

Marian

3,447

Willie

3,319

Carolyn

3,272

Elsie

3,230

Billie

3,191

Rosemary

3,107

Vivian

3,101

Janet

3,050

Eva

3,019

Katherine

3,016

Maxine

2,994

Bonnie

2,974

Jacqueline

2,970

Julia

2,950

Kathleen

2,941

Laura

2,936

Anne

2,881

Jeanne

2,818

Bertha

2,800

Agnes

2,770

Gertrude

2,725

Ida

2,673

Ellen

2,567

Eileen

2,558

Vera

2,549

100

Maria

2,532

Biggest movers since 1928

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

Rising boy names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Bobby	2,971	3,924	+32%	65 → 50
Jimmy	1,226	1,489	+21%	138 → 115
Larry	1,068	1,268	+19%	150 → 135
Jerry	2,588	2,991	+16%	78 → 61
Bennie	832	959	+15%	174 → 158
Alan	964	1,101	+14%	157 → 146
Billy	7,310	8,320	+14%	27 → 23
David	9,992	11,301	+13%	19 → 17
Ronald	3,969	4,479	+13%	50 → 45
Freddie	744	822	+10%	191 → 172

Falling boy names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Calvin	2,128	1,665	-22%	94 → 109
Alfred	6,252	4,928	-21%	33 → 41
Archie	860	732	-15%	169 → 187
Irving	879	754	-14%	166 → 185
Warren	2,362	2,036	-14%	85 → 92
Sidney	1,206	1,058	-12%	142 → 149
Alton	816	716	-12%	176 → 191
Chester	2,243	1,969	-12%	88 → 96
Dan	908	800	-12%	164 → 175
Charlie	2,463	2,185	-11%	80 → 87

Rising girl names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Joanne	1,649	2,497	+51%	142 → 101
Joan	7,854	11,666	+49%	27 → 13
Jo	1,168	1,593	+36%	179 → 140
Carol	3,349	4,279	+28%	77 → 63
Patsy	1,623	2,042	+26%	145 → 118
Delores	2,810	3,517	+25%	94 → 74
Nancy	5,537	6,872	+24%	43 → 32
Bobbie	1,257	1,529	+22%	166 → 146
Dolores	9,614	11,506	+20%	20 → 14
Joyce	7,244	8,596	+19%	30 → 23

Falling girl names, 1928 to 1929
Name	Births 1928	Births 1929	Change	Rank 1928 → 1929
Velma	2,290	1,930	-16%	114 → 128
Teresa	1,212	1,022	-16%	172 → 192
Hilda	1,574	1,334	-15%	148 → 157
Marion	5,420	4,633	-15%	47 → 53
Miriam	1,250	1,074	-14%	168 → 184
Marguerite	1,584	1,361	-14%	147 → 155
Jennie	1,642	1,418	-14%	143 → 152
Marcella	1,194	1,035	-13%	174 → 189
Daisy	1,245	1,080	-13%	169 → 182
Lillian	6,577	5,711	-13%	35 → 40

Top 100 boy names of 1929

Top 100 girl names of 1929

Biggest movers since 1928

Top 100 boy names of 1929

Top 100 girl names of 1929

Biggest movers since 1928