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United States · 2,192,176 recorded births

Top baby names of 1929

Mary and Robert led the year. Climbing fast: Joanne (up 41), Jo (up 39), Jimmy (up 23), Freddie (up 19).

Girls

#NameBirthsvs 1928
1 Mary 63,512 ·
2 Betty 36,675 ·
3 Dorothy 31,476 ·
4 Helen 20,983 ·
5 Margaret 19,212 ·
6 Doris 16,498 ▲ 1
7 Barbara 16,038 ▲ 1
8 Ruth 16,021 ▼ 2
9 Shirley 14,576 ▲ 1
10 Patricia 13,624 ▲ 1
11 Virginia 13,234 ▼ 2
12 Jean 11,865 ·
13 Joan 11,666 ▲ 14
14 Dolores 11,508 ▲ 6
15 Elizabeth 11,248 ▼ 1
16 Frances 11,093 ▼ 3
17 Lois 10,295 ▲ 1
18 Mildred 10,255 ▼ 3
19 Evelyn 9,886 ▼ 2
20 Anna 9,751 ▼ 4
21 Alice 9,480 ▼ 2
22 Marie 9,158 ▼ 1
23 Joyce 8,596 ▲ 7
24 Phyllis 7,995 ▲ 2
25 Norma 7,893 ▼ 2
26 Rose 7,785 ▼ 2
27 Martha 7,639 ▼ 5
28 Gloria 7,539 ▼ 3
29 Irene 7,039 ▼ 1
30 Marjorie 6,987 ▼ 1
31 Louise 6,903 ·
32 Nancy 6,872 ▲ 11
33 Marilyn 6,731 ▲ 5
34 Catherine 6,277 ▼ 1
35 Florence 6,212 ▼ 3
36 Ruby 6,153 ▼ 2
37 Annie 5,955 ·
38 Eleanor 5,865 ▼ 2
39 Beverly 5,862 ▲ 7
40 Lillian 5,712 ▼ 5
41 Thelma 5,476 ▼ 1
42 Lorraine 5,352 ▼ 3
43 Geraldine 5,334 ▲ 7
44 Gladys 5,327 ▼ 3
45 Josephine 5,298 ▼ 3
46 Ann 5,172 ▲ 8
47 Donna 5,139 ▲ 14
48 June 5,093 ▼ 4
49 Theresa 5,068 ·
50 Pauline 5,026 ▼ 2
51 Edna 4,931 ▼ 6
52 Rita 4,767 ▲ 5
53 Marion 4,633 ▼ 6
54 Grace 4,569 ▼ 2
55 Bernice 4,551 ▼ 2
56 Ethel 4,519 ▼ 1
57 Lucille 4,502 ▼ 6
58 Audrey 4,460 ▲ 2
59 Edith 4,455 ▼ 3
60 Juanita 4,412 ▼ 2
61 Wanda 4,397 ▲ 2
62 Jane 4,353 ·
63 Carol 4,279 ▲ 14
64 Hazel 4,164 ▼ 5
65 Clara 4,148 ·
66 Wilma 4,007 ▲ 3
67 Elaine 3,852 ▲ 1
68 Sarah 3,816 ▼ 4
69 Emma 3,803 ▼ 2
70 Peggy 3,780 ▲ 6
71 Esther 3,587 ▼ 5
72 Beatrice 3,574 ▼ 2
73 Charlotte 3,537 ▼ 1
74 Delores 3,517 ▲ 20
75 Marian 3,447 ▼ 4
76 Willie 3,318 ▼ 2
77 Carolyn 3,272 ▲ 14
78 Elsie 3,230 ▼ 5
79 Billie 3,191 ▲ 17
80 Rosemary 3,107 ▲ 8
81 Vivian 3,101 ▼ 3
82 Janet 3,050 ▲ 13
83 Eva 3,019 ▼ 4
84 Katherine 3,016 ▼ 9
85 Maxine 2,994 ▼ 1
86 Bonnie 2,974 ▲ 3
87 Jacqueline 2,970 ▲ 10
88 Julia 2,950 ▼ 8
89 Kathleen 2,941 ▼ 7
90 Laura 2,936 ▼ 7
91 Anne 2,881 ▲ 2
92 Jeanne 2,818 ▼ 2
93 Bertha 2,800 ▼ 12
94 Agnes 2,770 ▼ 9
95 Gertrude 2,725 ▼ 9
96 Ida 2,673 ▼ 9
97 Ellen 2,567 ▲ 1
98 Eileen 2,558 ▲ 4
99 Vera 2,549 ▼ 7
100 Maria 2,532 ▲ 5

Boys

#NameBirthsvs 1928
1 Robert 59,807 ·
2 James 52,135 ▲ 1
3 John 52,112 ▼ 1
4 William 47,815 ·
5 Charles 29,930 ·
6 Richard 29,572 ·
7 Donald 27,181 ·
8 George 23,020 ·
9 Joseph 21,165 ·
10 Edward 17,220 ·
11 Thomas 16,272 ·
12 Frank 12,966 ·
13 Paul 12,431 ·
14 Jack 12,167 ▲ 1
15 Raymond 11,909 ▲ 1
16 Harold 11,677 ▼ 2
17 David 11,302 ▲ 2
18 Kenneth 10,841 ▼ 1
19 Walter 9,850 ▼ 1
20 Eugene 9,046 ·
21 Henry 8,571 ·
22 Arthur 8,470 ·
23 Billy 8,320 ▲ 4
24 Albert 8,078 ▼ 1
25 Herbert 7,881 ·
26 Ralph 7,715 ▼ 2
27 Harry 7,144 ▼ 1
28 Carl 6,895 ·
29 Willie 6,616 ·
30 Joe 6,596 ·
31 Howard 6,010 ·
32 Louis 5,995 ·
33 Gerald 5,965 ▲ 8
34 Fred 5,856 ▲ 2
35 Roy 5,812 ▼ 1
36 Earl 5,737 ▲ 1
37 Clarence 5,729 ▼ 2
38 Lawrence 5,305 ·
39 Francis 5,270 ▲ 1
40 Norman 5,157 ▼ 1
41 Alfred 4,928 ▼ 8
42 Leonard 4,829 ·
43 Ernest 4,753 ·
44 Anthony 4,733 ·
45 Ronald 4,479 ▲ 5
46 Marvin 4,389 ·
47 Daniel 4,366 ·
48 Stanley 4,265 ▼ 3
49 Melvin 4,100 ▼ 1
50 Bobby 3,925 ▲ 15
51 Leroy 3,819 ·
52 Bernard 3,807 ▼ 3
53 Samuel 3,567 ▼ 1
54 Michael 3,464 ▼ 1
55 Peter 3,216 ▲ 1
56 Russell 3,183 ▼ 1
57 Ray 3,174 ·
58 Floyd 3,079 ▼ 4
59 Andrew 3,076 ▲ 1
60 Leo 3,018 ▲ 1
61 Jerry 2,991 ▲ 18
62 Lloyd 2,949 ▼ 3
63 Bill 2,947 ▲ 1
64 Roger 2,928 ▲ 7
65 Theodore 2,903 ▲ 1
66 Edwin 2,897 ▼ 8
67 Frederick 2,813 ·
68 Gene 2,810 ▼ 6
69 Wayne 2,741 ·
70 Elmer 2,697 ▼ 7
71 Vernon 2,683 ▼ 1
72 Clifford 2,669 ▼ 4
73 Dale 2,664 ▲ 2
74 Clyde 2,628 ·
75 Herman 2,622 ▲ 3
76 Philip 2,606 ▼ 3
77 Alvin 2,555 ▼ 5
78 Don 2,519 ▲ 6
79 Gordon 2,493 ▼ 2
80 Glenn 2,433 ▼ 4
81 Leon 2,336 ·
82 Vincent 2,328 ·
83 Martin 2,308 ·
84 Lewis 2,228 ▲ 2
85 Lee 2,209 ▲ 2
86 Allen 2,189 ▲ 7
87 Charlie 2,185 ▼ 7
88 Lester 2,106 ▲ 1
89 Bob 2,103 ▲ 6
90 Harvey 2,064 ·
91 Gilbert 2,056 ▲ 5
92 Warren 2,037 ▼ 7
93 Jesse 2,030 ▼ 2
94 Milton 2,029 ▼ 2
95 Arnold 1,979 ▲ 3
96 Chester 1,969 ▼ 8
97 Douglas 1,965 ▲ 5
98 Jimmie 1,952 ▲ 2
99 Curtis 1,946 ▲ 2
100 Victor 1,941 ▼ 1

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