Most popular baby names of 1924

In 1924, the most popular names for US babies were Robert for boys (60,799 babies, 5.4% of boys) and Mary for girls (73,534 babies, 5.9% of girls). The rest of the top five were John, William, James and Charles for boys and Dorothy, Helen, Betty and Margaret for girls. SSA recorded 4,970 different boy names and 5,900 different girl names that year.

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

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

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1924. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.