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Baby Names from 1924

2,381,610 registered births | 1,132,743 boys | 1,248,867 girls

← 1923 1920s Overview 1925 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1924

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
60,799 births
2 John
59,052 births
3 William
53,506 births
4 James
52,941 births
5 Charles
30,460 births
6 George
27,374 births
7 Joseph
25,421 births
8 Richard
21,244 births
9 Edward
21,126 births
10 Donald
17,929 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
73,534 births
2 Dorothy
39,996 births
3 Helen
31,194 births
4 Betty
30,600 births
5 Margaret
26,546 births
6 Ruth
23,600 births
7 Virginia
18,620 births
8 Mildred
15,853 births
9 Doris
15,786 births
10 Frances
15,183 births

Top Unisex Names of 1924

Willie
6,700 boys 3,992 girls
Marion
1,613 boys 6,047 girls
Francis
6,131 boys 646 girls
Jessie
1,460 boys 3,147 girls
Lee
2,420 boys 488 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1924

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Bobby
#260 → #191 (+69)

New to the Top 200 in 1924

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Janice #187 Bobby #191 Johnnie #196
1923 All Years 1925