Names by year · United States
The names of 1924
In 1924, the SSA recorded 2,381,614 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 17 | 73,534 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 31 | 39,996 | #421 |
| 3 | Helen1 in 40 | 31,194 | #462 |
| 4 | Betty1 in 41 | 30,600 | #1,113 |
| 5 | Margaret1 in 47 | 26,547 | #112 |
| 6 | Ruth1 in 53 | 23,601 | #173 |
| 7 | Virginia1 in 67 | 18,620 | #526 |
| 8 | Mildred1 in 79 | 15,853 | #1,973 |
| 9 | Doris1 in 79 | 15,786 | #2,909 |
| 10 | Frances1 in 82 | 15,183 | #318 |
| 11 | Elizabeth1 in 84 | 14,950 | #17 |
| 12 | Evelyn1 in 93 | 13,358 | #8 |
| 13 | Anna1 in 96 | 13,076 | #107 |
| 14 | Marie1 in 108 | 11,575 | #618 |
| 15 | Alice1 in 108 | 11,537 | #65 |
| 16 | Jean1 in 116 | 10,721 | #2,130 |
| 17 | Marjorie1 in 124 | 10,069 | #1,019 |
| 18 | Irene1 in 126 | 9,928 | #651 |
| 19 | Shirley1 in 132 | 9,489 | #1,586 |
| 20 | Florence1 in 132 | 9,472 | #391 |
| 21 | Martha1 in 134 | 9,320 | #713 |
| 22 | Lois1 in 134 | 9,300 | #1,670 |
| 23 | Lillian1 in 137 | 9,100 | #57 |
| 24 | Louise1 in 141 | 8,854 | #516 |
| 25 | Rose1 in 147 | 8,479 | #114 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 19 | 60,802 | #92 |
| 2 | John1 in 19 | 59,052 | #23 |
| 3 | William1 in 21 | 53,506 | #9 |
| 4 | James1 in 21 | 52,942 | #6 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 37 | 30,460 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 41 | 27,373 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 45 | 25,421 | #29 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 53 | 21,244 | #234 |
| 9 | Edward1 in 54 | 21,126 | #224 |
| 10 | Donald1 in 63 | 17,929 | #690 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 68 | 16,555 | #34 |
| 12 | Frank1 in 71 | 16,044 | #514 |
| 13 | Harold1 in 80 | 14,149 | #993 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 85 | 13,338 | #262 |
| 15 | Raymond1 in 88 | 12,873 | #395 |
| 16 | Walter1 in 89 | 12,696 | #252 |
| 17 | Jack1 in 95 | 11,921 | #15 |
| 18 | Henry1 in 101 | 11,195 | #5 |
| 19 | Kenneth1 in 109 | 10,355 | #294 |
| 20 | Arthur1 in 111 | 10,172 | #87 |
| 21 | Albert1 in 115 | 9,880 | #614 |
| 22 | Harry1 in 124 | 9,115 | #775 |
| 23 | Ralph1 in 129 | 8,766 | #1,048 |
| 24 | David1 in 129 | 8,758 | #35 |
| 25 | Eugene1 in 136 | 8,346 | #943 |
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