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Baby Names from 1929

2,192,161 registered births | 1,075,607 boys | 1,116,554 girls

← 1928 1920s Overview 1930 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1929

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
59,808 births
2 James
52,133 births
3 John
52,110 births
4 William
47,814 births
5 Charles
29,929 births
6 Richard
29,570 births
7 Donald
27,181 births
8 George
23,021 births
9 Joseph
21,165 births
10 Edward
17,220 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
63,511 births
2 Betty
36,677 births
3 Dorothy
31,477 births
4 Helen
20,982 births
5 Margaret
19,211 births
6 Doris
16,498 births
7 Barbara
16,038 births
8 Ruth
16,022 births
9 Shirley
14,576 births
10 Patricia
13,624 births

Top Unisex Names of 1929

Willie
6,616 boys 3,319 girls
Marion
1,451 boys 4,633 girls
Billie
1,430 boys 3,191 girls
Jessie
1,329 boys 2,258 girls
Johnnie
1,765 boys 989 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1929

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

Biggest Risers

G Jeannine
#322 → #172 (+150)
G Joann
#201 → #144 (+57)

New to the Top 200 in 1929

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

Joann #144 Jeannine #172 Jackie #179 Darrell #194 Myron #200 Charlene #200
1928 All Years 1930