Home Years 1929 The most popular baby names of 1929 In 1929 the most given names were Robert (59,807 boys) and Mary (63,512 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,192,176 babies under 9,822 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1929 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1929 Girls: top 25 of 1929 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1928 1 1 Mary 63,512 56.9 #1 2 2 Betty 36,675 32.9 #2 3 3 Dorothy 31,476 28.2 #3 4 4 Helen 20,983 18.8 #4 5 5 Margaret 19,212 17.2 #5 6 6 Doris 16,498 14.8 #7 7 7 Barbara 16,038 14.4 #8 8 8 Ruth 16,021 14.3 #6 9 9 Shirley 14,576 13.1 #10 10 10 Patricia 13,624 12.2 #11 11 11 Virginia 13,234 11.8 #9 12 12 Jean 11,865 10.6 #12 13 13 Joan 11,666 10.4 #27 14 14 Dolores 11,508 10.3 #20 15 15 Elizabeth 11,248 10.1 #14 16 16 Frances 11,093 9.9 #13 17 17 Lois 10,295 9.2 #18 18 18 Mildred 10,255 9.2 #15 19 19 Evelyn 9,886 8.8 #17 20 20 Anna 9,751 8.7 #16 21 21 Alice 9,480 8.5 #19 22 22 Marie 9,158 8.2 #21 23 23 Joyce 8,596 7.7 #30 24 24 Phyllis 7,995 7.2 #26 25 25 Norma 7,893 7.1 #23
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 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 6,153 37 Annie 5,955 38 Eleanor 5,865 39 Beverly 5,862 40 Lillian 5,712 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 5,093 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 3,816 69 Emma 3,803 70 Peggy 3,780 71 Esther 3,587 72 Beatrice 3,574 73 Charlotte 3,537 74 Delores 3,517 75 Marian 3,447 76 Willie 3,318 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
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Joanne 2,497 102 Ella 2,475 103 Lillie 2,441 104 Kathryn 2,434 105 Arlene 2,398 106 Alma 2,389 107 Bessie 2,380 108 Margie 2,336 109 Viola 2,291 110 Jessie 2,258 111 Violet 2,214 112 Sally 2,212 113 Nellie 2,198 114 Pearl 2,172 115 Georgia 2,127 116 Lucy 2,127 117 Myrtle 2,126 118 Patsy 2,042 119 Sylvia 2,037 120 Ramona 2,036 121 Mattie 2,028 122 Leona 2,020 123 Christine 2,013 124 Minnie 1,994 125 Anita 1,977 126 Roberta 1,971 127 Loretta 1,939 128 Velma 1,930 129 Rosa 1,887 130 Geneva 1,846 131 Jeanette 1,839 132 Mae 1,767 133 Sara 1,748 134 Claire 1,699 135 Harriet 1,697 136 Janice 1,690 137 Stella 1,690 138 Lena 1,626 139 Naomi 1,600 140 Jo 1,593 141 Dora 1,585 142 Genevieve 1,583 143 Alberta 1,569 144 Joann 1,550 145 Eunice 1,546 146 Bobbie 1,529 147 Mabel 1,516 148 Carrie 1,510 149 Muriel 1,463 150 Opal 1,452 151 Emily 1,444 152 Jennie 1,418 153 Cora 1,389 154 Rosie 1,366 155 Marguerite 1,361 156 Verna 1,342 157 Hilda 1,334 158 Lula 1,333 159 Constance 1,326 160 Darlene 1,302 161 Beulah 1,279 162 Blanche 1,275 163 Lola 1,268 164 Hattie 1,261 165 Inez 1,258 166 Erma 1,246 167 Rachel 1,214 168 Yvonne 1,211 169 Fannie 1,199 170 Laverne 1,194 171 Caroline 1,192 172 Jeannine 1,183 173 Madeline 1,181 174 Imogene 1,179 175 Rosalie 1,158 176 Mamie 1,150 177 Joy 1,138 178 Ada 1,129 179 Flora 1,124 180 Lila 1,108 181 Rebecca 1,084 182 Daisy 1,080 183 Faye 1,080 184 Irma 1,074 185 Miriam 1,074 186 Colleen 1,067 187 Carmen 1,066 188 Mable 1,060 189 Marcella 1,035 190 Bettie 1,029 191 Eula 1,028 192 Teresa 1,021 193 Nora 1,016 194 Eloise 1,013 195 Johnnie 989 196 Iris 981 197 Nina 968 198 Sue 944 199 Antoinette 937 200 Charlene 932 201 Jeannette 929 202 Susie 926 203 Rosemarie 925 204 Ernestine 914 205 Estelle 909 206 Olga 897 207 Gwendolyn 892 208 Regina 890 209 Bette 884 210 Susan 874 211 Della 866 212 Maggie 859 213 Lorene 853 214 Priscilla 842 215 Sadie 828 216 Victoria 825 217 Melba 817 218 Winifred 816 219 Diane 796 220 Angelina 780 221 Henrietta 762 222 Katie 759 223 Lydia 745 224 Annette 731 225 Janie 707 226 Bettye 700 227 Freda 696 228 Jewel 690 229 Amelia 687 230 Ollie 681 231 Fern 679 232 Ina 677 233 Angela 676 234 Lottie 674 235 Isabel 672 236 Deloris 670 237 Nettie 669 238 Connie 667 239 Essie 667 240 Therese 664 241 Luella 660 242 Judith 659 243 Nadine 659 244 Fay 654 245 Olive 651 246 Iva 648 247 Reba 642 248 Natalie 634 249 Ora 633 250 Patty 632 251 Sophie 632 252 Lela 631 253 Sallie 624 254 Paula 619 255 Dorthy 617 256 Adeline 614 257 Etta 614 258 Angeline 612 259 Marianne 603 260 Suzanne 603 261 Veronica 603 262 Pat 597 263 Cleo 584 264 Marcia 584 265 Addie 583 266 Leola 583 267 May 579 268 Dorothea 572 269 Selma 563 270 Jewell 560 271 Cecelia 559 272 Adele 555 273 Clarice 547 274 Jacquelyn 545 275 Lucile 543 276 Elva 540 277 Mavis 540 278 Diana 539 279 Goldie 538 280 Corinne 531 281 Elinor 527 282 Ola 523 283 Effie 520 284 Estella 516 285 Elvira 514 286 Jimmie 513 287 Jackie 512 288 Celia 510 289 Linda 509 290 Cecilia 500 291 Mona 499 292 Carmela 498 293 Isabelle 495 294 Willa 494 295 Myra 490 296 Nell 489 297 Cynthia 487 298 Lizzie 487 299 Helene 483 300 Rhoda 483 301 Bernadine 481 302 Ila 481 303 Annabelle 480 304 Lenora 480 305 Alta 477 306 Glenna 477 307 Frankie 476 308 Lee 474 309 Lou 474 310 Francis 473 311 Gracie 459 312 Olivia 458 313 Arline 456 314 Robert 441 315 Lenore 433 316 Earline 431 317 Myrna 429 318 Lupe 425 319 Rosetta 422 320 Elnora 415 321 John 411 322 Rena 409 323 Carmella 407 324 Eugenia 399 325 James 397 326 Polly 394 327 Guadalupe 393 328 Renee 389 329 Dolly 387 330 Eleanore 387 331 Ruthie 381 332 Nelda 376 333 Flossie 375 334 Nannie 375 335 Maryann 373 336 Neva 371 337 Pearlie 366 338 Margery 365 339 Josie 364 340 Dona 363 341 Elma 360 342 Sharon 359 343 Dixie 358 344 Virgie 357 345 Aileen 356 346 Loraine 355 347 Mollie 354 348 Yolanda 349 349 Wilda 348 350 Aurora 347 351 Zelma 347 352 Amy 343 353 Margarita 343 354 Earnestine 342 355 Matilda 342 356 Betsy 341 357 Eddie 341 358 Cornelia 338 359 Sybil 338 360 Dollie 337 361 Frieda 337 362 William 337 363 Lavonne 335 364 Rosella 335 365 Christina 333 366 Tommie 333 367 Consuelo 332 368 Sheila 332 369 Robbie 331 370 Avis 330 371 Bernadette 328 372 Nola 328 373 Carole 326 374 Harriett 322 375 Molly 320 376 Winnie 320 377 Corrine 319 378 Beverley 315 379 Concetta 314 380 Claudia 312 381 Leah 309 382 Maureen 309 383 Cecile 306 384 Lora 305 385 Delia 302 386 Judy 302 387 Lily 302 388 Alicia 301 389 Melva 300 390 Odessa 297 391 Letha 296 392 Lorna 296 393 Florine 295 394 Earlene 294 395 Antonia 289 396 Leila 285 397 Greta 283 398 Iona 279 399 Jerry 276 400 Leatrice 276 401 Joanna 273 402 Millie 273 403 Maude 271 404 Aline 270 405 Bertie 267 406 Mercedes 266 407 Reva 266 408 Beth 262 409 Charles 262 410 Georgie 260 411 Eliza 259 412 Queen 259 413 Corine 258 414 Gilda 257 415 Bennie 256 416 Hannah 255 417 Ophelia 255 418 Hope 253 419 Lilly 253 420 Sandra 253 421 Helena 252 422 Ilene 251 423 Lorena 249 424 Nona 248 425 Alyce 244 426 Louella 244 427 Evangeline 241 428 Callie 240 429 Lessie 240 430 Doreen 239 431 Allie 235 432 Jannie 233 433 Freddie 230 434 Berniece 229 435 Dorris 229 436 Johanna 229 437 Delphine 226 438 Janis 226 439 Philomena 226 440 Merle 224 441 Dawn 223 442 Jaunita 222 443 Roslyn 221 444 Adelaide 220 445 Hester 220 446 Esperanza 219 447 Joe 218 448 Kay 218 449 Julie 217 450 Elena 214 451 Elouise 214 452 Dortha 212 453 Marjory 212 454 Alene 210 455 Amanda 209 456 Bobby 209 457 Madelyn 209 458 Zelda 209 459 Clare 208 460 Ester 207 461 Gwen 207 462 Leota 205 463 Lorine 204 464 Pansy 204 465 Angie 203 466 Emogene 203 467 Ione 203 468 Jenny 203 469 Madge 203 470 Ima 202 471 Iola 202 472 Josefina 202 473 George 201 474 Marceline 201 475 Marietta 201 476 Allene 200 477 Richard 200 478 Faith 199 479 Maudie 199 480 Althea 198 481 Vilma 198 482 Bonita 197 483 Jeanine 197 484 Katharine 195 485 Birdie 194 486 Edythe 191 487 Francisca 191 488 Leta 191 489 Winona 189 490 Juana 188 491 Lelia 188 492 Petra 187 493 Dessie 186 494 Retha 186 495 Charlie 185 496 Tillie 185 497 Glenda 184 498 Marylou 183 499 Germaine 182 500 Monica 182 501 Isabell 181 502 Beryl 180 503 Oma 180 504 Valerie 180 505 Wilhelmina 179 506 Zella 179 507 Rae 178 508 Noreen 177 509 Rowena 177 510 Claudine 176 511 Millicent 176 512 Rosalee 176 513 Verla 176 514 Enid 174 515 Manuela 173 516 Gail 172 517 Leora 172 518 Madeleine 172 519 Lucia 171 520 Marvel 171 521 Maurine 171 522 Donald 170 523 Marlys 170 524 Rosalyn 170 525 Ardis 169 526 Sonia 169 527 Sophia 169 528 Verda 166 529 Elise 164 530 Erna 164 531 Janette 163 532 Delma 162 533 Roma 162 534 Deborah 161 535 Gene 161 536 Velda 161 537 Roxie 160 538 Rubye 160 539 Socorro 160 540 Joseph 159 541 Louisa 159 542 Lucinda 159 543 Minerva 159 544 Vida 159 545 Edwina 158 546 Rosalind 157 547 Elda 156 548 Billy 155 549 Isabella 155 550 Ofelia 154 551 Carolina 153 552 Charline 153 553 Elisabeth 153 554 Gussie 153 555 Margret 153 556 Gretchen 152 557 Madonna 151 558 Reta 151 559 Billye 150 560 Pearline 149 561 Alfreda 148 562 Hellen 148 563 Phoebe 148 564 Shirlee 148 565 Vernell 147 566 Belva 146 567 Camille 146 568 Laurel 146 569 Twila 146 570 Harriette 145 571 Alvina 143 572 Arleen 143 573 Theda 143 574 Vada 143 575 Veda 143 576 Syble 141 577 Theodora 141 578 Carlene 140 579 Caryl 140 580 Freida 140 581 Georgette 140 582 Fanny 139 583 Garnet 139 584 Nita 139 585 Rhea 139 586 Lue 138 587 Lauretta 136 588 Ava 135 589 Valeria 135 590 Hallie 134 591 Peggie 134 592 Justine 133 593 Celestine 132 594 Edward 132 595 Myrtis 132 596 Tessie 132 597 Ona 131 598 Yvette 131 599 Augusta 130 600 Frank 130 601 Romona 130 602 Tina 130 603 Dorotha 129 604 Katheryn 129 605 Marlene 129 606 Elsa 128 607 Floy 128 608 Ursula 127 609 Adell 126 610 Alva 126 611 Marianna 126 612 Bobbye 125 613 Camilla 125 614 Margarette 125 615 Marilynn 125 616 Treva 125 617 Carla 124 618 Elvera 124 619 Aurelia 123 620 Lettie 123 621 Adrienne 122 622 Gertie 122 623 Johnie 122 624 Kate 122 625 Agatha 121 626 Lona 121 627 Nan 121 628 Thomas 121 629 Vernice 121 630 Ardith 120 631 Hortense 120 632 Idella 120 633 Terry 120 634 Angelita 119 635 Kitty 119 636 Una 119 637 Zola 119 638 Elisa 118 639 Ladonna 118 640 Lavern 118 641 Lavon 118 642 Lura 118 643 Roselyn 118 644 Celeste 117 645 Clementine 117 646 Leonora 117 647 Oleta 117 648 Dorcas 116 649 Ray 116 650 Vesta 116 651 Doretha 115 652 Francine 115 653 Gay 114 654 Albertha 113 655 Charmaine 113 656 Berta 112 657 Darleen 112 658 Florene 112 659 Georgianna 112 660 Lynn 112 661 Annabell 111 662 Catharine 111 663 Gearldine 111 664 Magdalene 111 665 Novella 111 666 Dovie 110 667 Georgiana 110 668 Ouida 110 669 Pamela 110 670 Carmel 109 671 Dottie 109 672 Dorla 108 673 Gayle 108 674 Juliette 108 675 Mozelle 108 676 Norine 108 677 Pattie 108 678 Andrea 107 679 Denise 107 680 Emilia 107 681 Filomena 107 682 Gerry 107 683 Adela 105 684 Cecil 105 685 Elida 105 686 Elna 105 687 Mina 105 688 Myrtice 105 689 Raquel 105 690 Nova 104 691 Donnie 103 692 Felicia 103 693 Odell 103 694 Leslie 102 695 Artie 101 696 Eleanora 101 697 Lina 101 698 Alpha 100 699 Easter 100 700 Henry 100 701 Maybelle 100 702 Sammie 100 703 Walter 100 704 Crystal 99 705 Meredith 99 706 Alda 98 707 Harold 98 708 Lavina 98 709 Mazie 98 710 Stephanie 98 711 Cassie 97 712 Cathryn 97 713 Jeane 97 714 Willene 97 715 Antonette 96 716 Belle 96 717 Concepcion 96 718 Evangelina 96 719 Mayme 96 720 Vergie 96 721 Blanch 95 722 Bulah 95 723 Cordelia 95 724 Ernestina 95 725 Ethelyn 94 726 Herminia 93 727 Laverna 93 728 Darline 92 729 Magdalena 92 730 Maryjane 92 731 Daphne 91 732 Elizebeth 91 733 Nathalie 91 734 Paul 91 735 Arthur 90 736 Jacquelin 90 737 Kathrine 90 738 Leonor 90 739 Lovie 90 740 Mickey 90 741 Norene 90 742 Albina 89 743 Hettie 89 744 Kenneth 89 745 Rubie 89 746 Beatriz 88 747 Benita 88 748 Christene 88 749 Lonnie 88 750 Nila 88 751 Patti 88 752 Catalina 87 753 Dana 87 754 Linnie 87 755 Margarett 87 756 Orpha 87 757 Romaine 87 758 Verona 86 759 Winnifred 86 760 Jayne 85 761 Larue 85 762 Maxie 85 763 Amalia 84 764 Ana 83 765 Audry 83 766 Bella 83 767 Berneice 83 768 Cleta 83 769 Eloisa 83 770 Era 83 771 Leone 83 772 Susanne 83 773 Charleen 82 774 Emilie 82 775 Rosanna 82 776 Rutha 82 777 Bridget 81 778 Jack 81 779 Delois 80 780 Doloris 80 781 Eldora 80 782 Estell 80 783 Jocelyn 80 784 Leatha 80 785 Lyla 80 786 Maud 80 787 Rosina 80 788 Zona 80 789 Abbie 79 790 Elmira 79 791 Freeda 79 792 Ivy 79 793 Melvina 79 794 Mittie 79 795 Neoma 79 796 Vita 79 797 Vonda 79 798 Almeda 78 799 Estela 78 800 Jeanie 78 801 Karen 78 802 Lulu 78 803 Marlyn 78 804 Cherry 77 805 Corene 77 806 Eve 77 807 Luetta 77 808 Susanna 77 809 Aletha 76 810 Delphia 76 811 Libby 76 812 Magnolia 76 813 Raymond 76 814 Annetta 75 815 Chloe 75 816 Jeannie 75 817 Jonnie 75 818 Lavada 75 819 Luz 75 820 Merna 75 821 Tomasa 75 822 Altha 74 823 Dianne 74 824 Ira 74 825 Margy 74 826 Sherry 74 827 Toni 74 828 Annabel 73 829 Ardella 73 830 Cathrine 73 831 Claudie 73 832 David 73 833 Martina 73 834 Zoe 73 835 Carroll 72 836 Evelyne 72 837 Georgina 72 838 Lucretia 72 839 Tressie 72 840 Velia 72 841 Zora 72 842 Bernardine 71 843 Dena 71 844 Dominga 71 845 Lida 71 846 Margot 71 847 Theo 71 848 Willia 71 849 Annamae 70 850 Dean 70 851 Delfina 70 852 Esta 70 853 Idell 70 854 Nedra 70 855 Alvera 69 856 Bethel 69 857 Carmelita 69 858 Dale 69 859 Natalia 69 860 Roseann 69 861 Cherie 68 862 Eugene 68 863 Jeraldine 68 864 Josefa 68 865 Marcelle 68 866 Mozell 68 867 Palma 68 868 Bernita 67 869 Eulalia 67 870 Ferne 67 871 Ines 67 872 Naoma 67 873 Rosaline 67 874 Roy 67 875 Willodean 67 876 Adella 66 877 Anastasia 66 878 Ardell 66 879 Concha 66 880 Dorene 66 881 Earl 66 882 Elois 66 883 Erlene 66 884 Juliet 66 885 Luvenia 66 886 Clyde 65 887 Colette 65 888 Garnett 65 889 Hazle 65 890 Loyce 65 891 Myrle 65 892 Nanette 65 893 Rozella 65 894 Vina 65 895 Amparo 64 896 Audra 64 897 Carrol 64 898 Coralie 64 899 Cruz 64 900 Hortencia 64 901 Kattie 64 902 Albert 63 903 Arden 63 904 Erlinda 63 905 Hildred 63 906 Lolita 63 907 Marilou 63 908 Sibyl 63 909 Adelina 62 910 Christeen 62 911 Evalyn 62 912 Evie 62 913 Rosamond 62 914 Sondra 62 915 Augustine 61 916 Dimple 61 917 Elayne 61 918 Lyda 61 919 Marge 61 920 Twyla 61 921 Vincenza 61 922 Brenda 60 923 Clarabelle 60 924 Harry 60 925 Lavinia 60 926 Lea 60 927 Lilia 60 928 Margene 60 929 Maryellen 60 930 Sofia 60 931 Trinidad 60 932 Adelle 59 933 Aida 59 934 Beverlee 59 935 Georgene 59 936 Lennie 59 937 Lita 59 938 Louvenia 59 939 Maryanne 59 940 Wynona 59 941 Almeta 58 942 Birtha 58 943 Dorine 58 944 Eda 58 945 Florida 58 946 Ingrid 58 947 Jolene 58 948 Pinkie 58 949 Ralph 58 950 Vivien 58 951 Elinore 57 952 Jettie 57 953 Jovita 57 954 Juliana 57 955 Katy 57 956 Lidia 57 957 Ocie 57 958 Rachael 57 959 Cathleen 56 960 Clarissa 56 961 Delora 56 962 Elenora 56 963 Joycelyn 56 964 Lawanda 56 965 Marva 56 966 Merlene 56 967 Rosalia 56 968 Carma 55 969 Fairy 55 970 Golda 55 971 Inell 55 972 Leonore 55 973 Neta 55 974 Norman 55 975 Ossie 55 976 Ozella 55 977 Santos 55 978 Sidney 55 979 Sydell 55 980 Velva 55 981 Earlean 54 982 Elease 54 983 Elenor 54 984 Ellie 54 985 Fred 54 986 Hildegarde 54 987 Jill 54 988 Mammie 54 989 Oralia 54 990 Rosia 54 991 Santa 54 992 Soledad 54 993 Vivienne 54 994 Delilah 53 995 Imelda 53 996 Lavera 53 997 Malinda 53 998 Marina 53 999 Nada 53 1000 Nannette 53
Boys: top 25 of 1929 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1928 1 1 Robert 59,807 55.6 #1 2 2 James 52,135 48.5 #3 3 3 John 52,112 48.5 #2 4 4 William 47,815 44.5 #4 5 5 Charles 29,930 27.8 #5 6 6 Richard 29,572 27.5 #6 7 7 Donald 27,181 25.3 #7 8 8 George 23,020 21.4 #8 9 9 Joseph 21,165 19.7 #9 10 10 Edward 17,220 16.0 #10 11 11 Thomas 16,272 15.1 #11 12 12 Frank 12,966 12.1 #12 13 13 Paul 12,431 11.6 #13 14 14 Jack 12,167 11.3 #15 15 15 Raymond 11,909 11.1 #16 16 16 Harold 11,677 10.9 #14 17 17 David 11,302 10.5 #19 18 18 Kenneth 10,841 10.1 #17 19 19 Walter 9,850 9.2 #18 20 20 Eugene 9,046 8.4 #20 21 21 Henry 8,571 8.0 #21 22 22 Arthur 8,470 7.9 #22 23 23 Billy 8,320 7.7 #27 24 24 Albert 8,078 7.5 #23 25 25 Herbert 7,881 7.3 #25
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 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 5,965 34 Fred 5,856 35 Roy 5,812 36 Earl 5,737 37 Clarence 5,729 38 Lawrence 5,305 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 3,925 51 Leroy 3,819 52 Bernard 3,807 53 Samuel 3,567 54 Michael 3,464 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 2,903 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 2,308 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 2,064 91 Gilbert 2,056 92 Warren 2,037 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
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Cecil 1,889 102 Eddie 1,875 103 Johnnie 1,765 104 Roland 1,730 105 Sam 1,730 106 Wallace 1,706 107 Benjamin 1,695 108 Jose 1,692 109 Calvin 1,665 110 Jerome 1,664 111 Manuel 1,626 112 Bruce 1,618 113 Johnny 1,532 114 Willard 1,511 115 Jimmy 1,489 116 Edgar 1,487 117 Oscar 1,482 118 Marion 1,451 119 Claude 1,449 120 Junior 1,442 121 Patrick 1,442 122 Billie 1,430 123 Glen 1,427 124 Hubert 1,384 125 Maurice 1,376 126 Stephen 1,357 127 Virgil 1,339 128 Max 1,336 129 Jessie 1,330 130 Everett 1,309 131 Wilbur 1,294 132 Jim 1,290 133 Dean 1,287 134 Tom 1,270 135 Larry 1,268 136 Leslie 1,259 137 Duane 1,246 138 Keith 1,242 139 Hugh 1,228 140 Rudolph 1,220 141 Homer 1,206 142 Nicholas 1,192 143 Wesley 1,182 144 Tommy 1,164 145 Luther 1,120 146 Alan 1,101 147 Morris 1,090 148 Franklin 1,061 149 Sidney 1,058 150 Willis 1,030 151 Phillip 1,027 152 Lyle 1,007 153 Horace 1,004 154 Dennis 997 155 Earnest 996 156 Alexander 985 157 Delbert 962 158 Bennie 959 159 Ben 957 160 Salvatore 931 161 Allan 930 162 Steve 887 163 Oliver 886 164 Juan 875 165 Tony 874 166 Clayton 855 167 Ted 853 168 Dick 842 169 Jay 842 170 Julius 842 171 Edmund 829 172 Freddie 822 173 Guy 822 174 Orville 808 175 Dan 800 176 Angelo 796 177 Otis 796 178 Clifton 781 179 Jackie 780 180 Alex 775 181 Jesus 767 182 Leland 762 183 Clinton 761 184 Nathaniel 760 185 Irving 754 186 Antonio 734 187 Archie 732 188 Merle 731 189 Matthew 727 190 Lonnie 722 191 Alton 716 192 Carroll 707 193 Lowell 700 194 Darrell 698 195 Mike 696 196 Neil 696 197 Marshall 694 198 Ramon 693 199 Wilbert 684 200 Myron 657 201 Ira 654 202 Ivan 652 203 Jacob 647 204 Irvin 646 205 Ervin 645 206 Wendell 639 207 Karl 637 208 Dewey 634 209 Wilfred 612 210 Bobbie 603 211 Forrest 602 212 Elbert 601 213 Malcolm 597 214 Julian 592 215 Nelson 590 216 Nick 588 217 Laurence 586 218 Isaac 585 219 Norbert 584 220 Pete 584 221 Eldon 580 222 Mark 576 223 Perry 576 224 Sylvester 570 225 Bert 566 226 Rufus 566 227 Doyle 559 228 Carlos 557 229 Loren 553 230 Gerard 552 231 Burton 545 232 Ellis 545 233 Rodney 539 234 Gary 537 235 Francisco 531 236 Owen 526 237 Byron 520 238 Tommie 515 239 Nathan 513 240 Mack 507 241 Grady 506 242 Loyd 506 243 Troy 506 244 Fredrick 505 245 Sherman 503 246 Carlton 502 247 Irwin 499 248 Emil 498 249 Felix 498 250 Percy 497 251 Roosevelt 495 252 Rex 492 253 Johnie 486 254 Ruben 486 255 Benny 483 256 Pedro 473 257 Dwight 471 258 Aaron 469 259 Dominick 465 260 Seymour 464 261 Boyd 461 262 Otto 458 263 August 454 264 Conrad 444 265 Mario 443 266 Murray 437 267 Reginald 437 268 Grover 434 269 Harley 427 270 Emmett 425 271 Raul 422 272 Joel 420 273 Lynn 415 274 Ross 414 275 Elwood 405 276 Sheldon 403 277 Wilson 400 278 Dallas 399 279 Dominic 396 280 Aubrey 395 281 Morton 388 282 Rudy 386 283 Stuart 386 284 Garland 384 285 Louie 382 286 Erwin 378 287 Teddy 378 288 Amos 377 289 Luis 377 290 Cornelius 373 291 Laverne 368 292 Austin 363 293 Pat 363 294 Alfonso 356 295 Buddy 355 296 Harlan 354 297 Roberto 354 298 Roscoe 349 299 Preston 348 300 Abraham 343 301 Neal 342 302 Maynard 337 303 Adolph 333 304 Dave 332 305 Merlin 328 306 Mary 327 307 Charley 323 308 Millard 320 309 Edmond 319 310 Moses 316 311 Sanford 315 312 Danny 314 313 Wade 310 314 Sammie 307 315 Adam 306 316 Jasper 306 317 Elton 302 318 Delmar 300 319 Sammy 300 320 Elvin 299 321 Grant 296 322 Salvador 296 323 Steven 296 324 Odell 292 325 Timothy 292 326 Reuben 290 327 Jean 288 328 Clair 285 329 Ned 282 330 Royce 281 331 Weldon 280 332 Darwin 278 333 Will 277 334 Kermit 275 335 Rocco 275 336 Monroe 274 337 Christopher 273 338 Travis 273 339 Alfredo 271 340 Carmen 270 341 Wilmer 270 342 Merrill 269 343 Simon 267 344 Lionel 265 345 Marlin 265 346 Armand 263 347 Shirley 263 348 Earle 260 349 Mitchell 259 350 Russel 259 351 Gus 257 352 Andy 255 353 Lavern 252 354 Patsy 252 355 Emanuel 251 356 Sterling 250 357 Vito 250 358 Darrel 249 359 Ollie 249 360 Marcus 248 361 Thurman 248 362 Jake 245 363 Miguel 245 364 Rolland 245 365 Cleveland 244 366 Guadalupe 244 367 Clark 243 368 Elijah 243 369 Alva 241 370 Noel 241 371 Stewart 241 372 Alonzo 239 373 Basil 238 374 Gabriel 237 375 Gregory 237 376 Hollis 234 377 Wilburn 232 378 Armando 230 379 Buford 230 380 Clement 230 381 Norris 230 382 Wiley 230 383 Adrian 228 384 Frankie 224 385 Jess 224 386 Lorenzo 224 387 Emory 223 388 Harrison 223 389 Normand 223 390 Forest 222 391 Levi 222 392 Terry 222 393 Truman 217 394 Lamar 216 395 Wilford 215 396 Mervin 214 397 Harris 213 398 Woodrow 213 399 Randolph 212 400 Royal 212 401 Hershel 211 402 Carol 210 403 Rafael 209 404 Emery 208 405 Rodolfo 207 406 Barney 205 407 Ed 205 408 Eric 205 409 Hoover 205 410 Randall 205 411 Arturo 204 412 Ricardo 204 413 Solomon 204 414 Jackson 202 415 Coy 201 416 Winston 201 417 Cleo 198 418 Eli 198 419 Rene 198 420 Cyril 197 421 Noah 197 422 Claud 194 423 Hal 194 424 Huey 193 425 Delmer 192 426 Hector 192 427 Ward 192 428 Alphonse 191 429 Van 190 430 Winfred 190 431 Enrique 187 432 Roman 187 433 Dudley 185 434 Miles 185 435 Milford 185 436 Carrol 184 437 Vern 183 438 Carmine 182 439 Pablo 182 440 Bud 180 441 Freeman 180 442 Jerald 179 443 Lenard 179 444 Elias 178 445 Herschel 178 446 Orval 178 447 Elliott 177 448 Roderick 177 449 Silas 177 450 Everette 174 451 Jeff 174 452 Chris 171 453 Al 170 454 Elmo 170 455 Pasquale 169 456 Gale 168 457 Ellsworth 167 458 Frederic 165 459 Alden 164 460 Scott 164 461 Riley 163 462 Thaddeus 163 463 Wilton 163 464 Linwood 161 465 Cletus 159 466 Ulysses 158 467 Denver 157 468 Phil 157 469 Spencer 157 470 Odis 156 471 Saul 156 472 Anton 155 473 Booker 155 474 Blaine 153 475 Luke 153 476 Hugo 152 477 Lyman 152 478 Alberto 151 479 Elroy 150 480 Hiram 150 481 Bruno 149 482 Fernando 148 483 Barry 147 484 Gail 147 485 Hoyt 147 486 Emilio 146 487 Ernesto 146 488 Julio 145 489 Milo 144 490 Omer 143 491 Donnie 142 492 Nolan 142 493 Vance 142 494 Bertram 141 495 Domingo 141 496 Kelly 141 497 Houston 139 498 Tomas 139 499 Augustine 138 500 Ferdinand 138 501 Kent 138 502 Morgan 138 503 Olen 138 504 Gilberto 137 505 Mathew 136 506 Burl 135 507 Buster 135 508 Isaiah 135 509 Olin 135 510 Betty 133 511 Raymon 132 512 Angel 131 513 Benito 131 514 Dalton 131 515 Ignacio 130 516 Columbus 129 517 Arther 128 518 Carlo 128 519 Marcel 128 520 Emerson 127 521 Maxwell 127 522 Bryan 124 523 Fletcher 124 524 Elden 123 525 Isiah 123 526 Vaughn 123 527 Dana 122 528 Daryl 122 529 Donn 122 530 Galen 122 531 Major 122 532 Joesph 121 533 Jules 121 534 Jason 119 535 Mckinley 119 536 Arlie 118 537 Coleman 118 538 Dorothy 118 539 Evan 118 540 Hobert 118 541 Stanford 118 542 Warner 118 543 Foster 117 544 Newton 117 545 Verlin 117 546 Verne 117 547 Ernie 116 548 Harland 116 549 Waldo 116 550 Otha 115 551 Palmer 115 552 Rodger 115 553 Beverly 114 554 Jeremiah 114 555 Santiago 114 556 Talmadge 113 557 Alphonso 112 558 Brian 112 559 Emile 112 560 Reed 112 561 Dewitt 111 562 Harmon 111 563 Sol 111 564 Bradley 110 565 Davis 110 566 Hilton 110 567 Lemuel 110 568 Micheal 110 569 Rogers 110 570 Shelby 110 571 Dee 109 572 Doris 109 573 Elwin 109 574 Gaylord 109 575 Junius 108 576 Justin 108 577 Lupe 108 578 Aloysius 107 579 Clay 107 580 Craig 106 581 Ezra 106 582 Graham 106 583 Gregorio 106 584 Merton 106 585 Oren 106 586 Wilber 106 587 Augustus 105 588 Benedict 105 589 Bennett 105 590 Mickey 105 591 Ambrose 104 592 Dwayne 104 593 Freddy 104 594 Jewel 104 595 Judson 104 596 Noble 104 597 Ottis 104 598 Anderson 103 599 Avery 102 600 Monte 102 601 Santo 102 602 Lincoln 101 603 Orlando 101 604 Ronnie 101 605 Andres 100 606 Hermon 99 607 Rollin 99 608 Sherwood 99 609 Walker 99 610 Arden 98 611 Edsel 98 612 Lacy 98 613 Quentin 98 614 Vicente 98 615 Adolfo 97 616 Boyce 97 617 Mose 97 618 Sebastian 97 619 Valentine 97 620 Abel 96 621 Arlen 96 622 Eduardo 96 623 Felipe 96 624 Mason 96 625 Napoleon 96 626 Raphael 96 627 Eldridge 95 628 Frances 95 629 Theron 95 630 Guillermo 94 631 Jefferson 94 632 King 94 633 Alford 93 634 Christian 93 635 Dorsey 93 636 Jewell 93 637 Merlyn 93 638 Nickolas 93 639 Dexter 92 640 Felton 92 641 Granville 92 642 Romeo 92 643 Santos 92 644 Connie 91 645 Jonathan 91 646 Raleigh 91 647 Taylor 91 648 Winford 91 649 Bernice 90 650 Bernie 90 651 Eldred 90 652 Jordan 90 653 Rayford 90 654 Sydney 90 655 Davey 89 656 Ramiro 89 657 Casimir 88 658 Clarance 88 659 Domenic 88 660 Gustave 88 661 Dewayne 87 662 Hans 87 663 Fidel 86 664 Haywood 86 665 Rupert 86 666 Donovan 85 667 Parker 85 668 Bradford 84 669 Ivory 84 670 Lindy 84 671 Ora 84 672 Porter 84 673 Rosario 84 674 Willian 84 675 Alejandro 83 676 Arlo 83 677 Bryant 83 678 Bertrand 82 679 Cruz 82 680 Darold 82 681 Gayle 82 682 Lucien 82 683 Alvie 81 684 Alvis 81 685 Carey 81 686 Elvis 81 687 Leeroy 81 688 Walton 81 689 Donal 80 690 Fay 80 691 Kay 80 692 Kennith 80 693 Kyle 80 694 Lucius 80 695 Andre 79 696 Elwyn 79 697 Israel 79 698 Merritt 79 699 Nicolas 79 700 Rubin 79 701 Constantine 78 702 Edd 78 703 Hobart 78 704 Mahlon 78 705 Burt 77 706 Evert 77 707 Garfield 77 708 Garrett 77 709 Helen 77 710 Lois 77 711 Milan 77 712 Aron 76 713 Dillard 76 714 Dwain 76 715 Emmitt 76 716 Haskell 76 717 Joyce 76 718 Margaret 76 719 Sonny 76 720 Stanton 76 721 Blair 75 722 Cyrus 75 723 Derald 75 724 Enoch 75 725 Kevin 75 726 Lauren 75 727 Margarito 75 728 Theo 75 729 Americo 74 730 Jerrold 74 731 Joshua 74 732 Tim 74 733 Werner 74 734 Bonnie 73 735 Dock 73 736 Domenick 73 737 Franklyn 73 738 Garth 73 739 Jennings 73 740 Pearl 73 741 Reynaldo 73 742 Albin 72 743 Asa 72 744 Carson 72 745 Denis 72 746 Elzie 72 747 Hardy 72 748 Loy 72 749 Myles 72 750 Shelton 72 751 Terrence 72 752 Benton 71 753 Carleton 71 754 Carter 71 755 Clem 71 756 Curtiss 71 757 Duncan 71 758 Early 71 759 Hayward 71 760 Kirby 71 761 Loran 71 762 Waymon 71 763 Aldo 70 764 Arvid 70 765 Claudie 70 766 Denny 70 767 Estel 70 768 Johny 70 769 Rowland 70 770 Ruth 70 771 Cloyd 69 772 Florian 69 773 Giles 69 774 Hyman 69 775 Jonas 69 776 June 69 777 Logan 69 778 Lucian 69 779 Orin 69 780 Sandy 69 781 Fredric 68 782 Jerold 68 783 Leopoldo 68 784 Loyal 68 785 Marlyn 68 786 Regis 68 787 Rudolf 68 788 Bryce 67 789 Hazel 67 790 Kurt 67 791 Orrin 67 792 Rosevelt 67 793 Willam 67 794 Casper 66 795 Dante 66 796 Denzil 66 797 Edison 66 798 Glendon 66 799 Mac 66 800 Murphy 66 801 Clovis 65 802 Durward 65 803 Hillard 65 804 Matt 65 805 Maxie 65 806 Agustin 64 807 Arvin 64 808 Clare 64 809 Lawerence 64 810 Meredith 64 811 Prince 64 812 Ruby 64 813 Seth 64 814 Theadore 64 815 Arvil 63 816 Aurelio 63 817 Barbara 63 818 Barton 63 819 Berry 63 820 Crawford 63 821 Elmore 63 822 Guido 63 823 Ike 63 824 Omar 63 825 Wylie 63 826 Abe 62 827 Durwood 62 828 Gaston 62 829 Lawson 62 830 Lucious 62 831 Marcelino 62 832 Newell 62 833 Norval 62 834 Oran 62 835 Otho 62 836 Artis 61 837 Carlyle 61 838 Elizabeth 61 839 Elliot 61 840 Hilario 61 841 Humberto 61 842 Hunter 61 843 Issac 61 844 Armond 60 845 Claire 60 846 Eliseo 60 847 Elisha 60 848 Fritz 60 849 Gino 60 850 Leander 60 851 Merl 60 852 Reynold 60 853 Robin 60 854 Sumner 60 855 Verl 60 856 Virginia 60 857 Wardell 60 858 Winfield 60 859 Auther 59 860 Davie 59 861 Dayton 59 862 Gearld 59 863 Isadore 59 864 Kendall 59 865 Leonardo 59 866 Lorin 59 867 Louise 59 868 Zane 59 869 Audrey 58 870 Courtney 58 871 Hilbert 58 872 Ismael 58 873 Joaquin 58 874 Johnson 58 875 Lon 58 876 Norton 58 877 Williams 58 878 Abner 57 879 Beryl 57 880 Ken 57 881 Llewellyn 57 882 Meyer 57 883 Milburn 57 884 Norwood 57 885 Obie 57 886 Pierre 57 887 Webster 57 888 Alois 56 889 Arlin 56 890 Brooks 56 891 Deane 56 892 Gaetano 56 893 Lindsey 56 894 Melton 56 895 Murry 56 896 Ocie 56 897 Oneal 56 898 Orvil 56 899 Urban 56 900 Abram 55 901 Adolphus 55 902 Arvel 55 903 Eddy 55 904 Eloy 55 905 Emmit 55 906 Esteban 55 907 Garnett 55 908 Gustav 55 909 Joan 55 910 Madison 55 911 Orland 55 912 Sherwin 55 913 Tracy 55 914 Antone 54 915 Delton 54 916 Dolores 54 917 Evans 54 918 Lambert 54 919 Lavon 54 920 Sylvan 54 921 Thad 54 922 Vivian 54 923 Arley 53 924 Gerhard 53 925 Hamilton 53 926 Huston 53 927 Jere 53 928 Jon 53 929 Leamon 53 930 Art 52 931 Buck 52 932 Burnell 52 933 Cleve 52 934 Gonzalo 52 935 Gorden 52 936 Mildred 52 937 Miller 52 938 Refugio 52 939 Rose 52 940 Adelbert 51 941 Brady 51 942 Chauncey 51 943 Clint 51 944 Dwaine 51 945 Ennis 51 946 Ford 51 947 Garry 51 948 Harvie 51 949 Lynwood 51 950 Oswald 51 951 Terence 51 952 Benjiman 50 953 Cleon 50 954 Federico 50 955 Hayden 50 956 Henderson 50 957 Ignatius 50 958 Jonnie 50 959 Lonzo 50 960 Addison 49 961 Christ 49 962 Damon 49 963 Dempsey 49 964 Duwayne 49 965 Ellwood 49 966 Ezell 49 967 Genaro 49 968 Ivy 49 969 Lane 49 970 Reid 49 971 Rollie 49 972 Trinidad 49 973 Turner 49 974 Vester 49 975 Allison 48 976 Conley 48 977 Hilary 48 978 Kenny 48 979 Malvin 48 980 Marcos 48 981 Richmond 48 982 Verle 48 983 Alice 47 984 Annie 47 985 Clearence 47 986 Farrell 47 987 Glynn 47 988 Harrell 47 989 Judge 47 990 Lucio 47 991 Marco 47 992 Oral 47 993 Rogelio 47 994 Rolf 47 995 Alfonzo 46 996 Arnulfo 46 997 Dannie 46 998 Enrico 46 999 Ewell 46 1000 Howell 46
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1929.
How spread out were the names of 1929? In 1929 the ten most given boys’ names went to 33.5% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.3% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1929 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1929 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1929 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1929 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1929 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1929? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1929 against the top 100 of 1928.
The biggest climbs of 1929 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1929.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1930