The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1924

5,900 different girls’ names were recorded in 1924, covering 1,248,872 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	73,534
2	Dorothy	39,996
3	Helen	31,194
4	Betty	30,600
5	Margaret	26,547
6	Ruth	23,601
7	Virginia	18,620
8	Mildred	15,853
9	Doris	15,786
10	Frances	15,183
11	Elizabeth	14,950
12	Evelyn	13,358
13	Anna	13,076
14	Marie	11,575
15	Alice	11,537
16	Jean	10,721
17	Marjorie	10,069
18	Irene	9,928
19	Shirley	9,489
20	Florence	9,472
21	Martha	9,320
22	Lois	9,300
23	Lillian	9,100
24	Louise	8,854
25	Rose	8,479
26	Ruby	8,406
27	Catherine	8,363
28	Barbara	8,305
29	Eleanor	8,193
30	Gladys	7,790
31	Edna	7,408
32	Annie	7,347
33	Thelma	7,316
34	Josephine	7,274
35	Patricia	6,957
36	Edith	6,890
37	Lucille	6,744
38	Pauline	6,722
39	Ethel	6,586
40	Norma	6,542
41	Gloria	6,534
42	Hazel	6,342
43	Grace	6,327
44	Phyllis	6,267
45	June	6,150
46	Marion	6,047
47	Bernice	6,033
48	Juanita	5,404
49	Rita	5,381
50	Beatrice	5,271
51	Esther	5,258
52	Lorraine	5,109
53	Jane	5,104
54	Sarah	5,045
55	Ann	5,035
56	Clara	4,988
57	Emma	4,897
58	Geraldine	4,833
59	Katherine	4,695
60	Gertrude	4,543
61	Elsie	4,499
62	Julia	4,289
63	Agnes	4,240
64	Marian	4,197
65	Bertha	4,122
66	Eva	4,068
67	Wilma	4,066
68	Willie	3,992
69	Nancy	3,989
70	Ida	3,861
71	Vivian	3,850
72	Laura	3,829
73	Elaine	3,802
74	Wanda	3,735
75	Dolores	3,729
76	Kathleen	3,663
77	Maxine	3,659
78	Pearl	3,635
79	Anne	3,627
80	Charlotte	3,612
81	Kathryn	3,598
82	Viola	3,577
83	Joyce	3,533
84	Audrey	3,520
85	Vera	3,476
86	Bessie	3,404
87	Alma	3,240
88	Violet	3,224
89	Myrtle	3,205
90	Jeanne	3,150
91	Jessie	3,147
92	Nellie	3,075
93	Eileen	3,070
94	Ella	3,061
95	Joan	3,023
96	Theresa	3,021
97	Lillie	2,979
98	Lucy	2,978
99	Ellen	2,949
100	Minnie	2,885
101	Marilyn	2,860
102	Margie	2,832
103	Leona	2,794
104	Sylvia	2,757
105	Stella	2,752
106	Rosemary	2,734
107	Genevieve	2,725
108	Mabel	2,652
109	Mattie	2,600
110	Geneva	2,582
111	Jennie	2,495
112	Lena	2,410
113	Georgia	2,397
114	Mae	2,369
115	Christine	2,325
116	Sara	2,313
117	Bonnie	2,296
118	Janet	2,293
119	Maria	2,291
120	Opal	2,284
121	Beverly	2,283
122	Arlene	2,277
123	Velma	2,272
124	Loretta	2,261
125	Marguerite	2,249
126	Muriel	2,237
127	Carolyn	2,222
128	Harriet	2,189
129	Rosa	2,148
130	Eunice	2,147
131	Donna	2,125
132	Carol	2,094
133	Peggy	2,074
134	Jeanette	2,066
135	Carrie	2,051
136	Emily	2,044
137	Blanche	2,033
138	Beulah	2,006
139	Dora	2,000
140	Naomi	1,981
141	Hilda	1,941
142	Anita	1,853
143	Miriam	1,834
144	Inez	1,825
145	Alberta	1,817
146	Lula	1,776
147	Roberta	1,772
148	Jacqueline	1,771
149	Hattie	1,759
150	Madeline	1,746
151	Bette	1,736
152	Fannie	1,708
153	Verna	1,661
154	Constance	1,655
155	Cora	1,630
156	Mamie	1,626
157	Rachel	1,600
158	Billie	1,599
159	Ada	1,583
159	Claire	1,583
161	Lola	1,538
162	Mable	1,516
163	Rosie	1,482
164	Marcella	1,476
165	Olga	1,462
166	Daisy	1,460
167	Flora	1,449
168	Erma	1,424
169	Laverne	1,383
170	Sophie	1,372
171	Rebecca	1,358
172	Nora	1,335
173	Antoinette	1,333
174	Delores	1,324
175	Caroline	1,302
176	Susie	1,275
177	Winifred	1,269
177	Eula	1,269
179	Irma	1,268
180	Estelle	1,266
181	Maggie	1,259
182	Imogene	1,247
183	Bettie	1,228
184	Regina	1,226
185	Nina	1,212
185	Eloise	1,212
187	Janice	1,175
188	Lorene	1,173
189	Rosalie	1,153
190	Sally	1,145
191	Adeline	1,142
192	Henrietta	1,136
193	Sadie	1,120
194	Victoria	1,102
195	Angelina	1,082
196	Johnnie	1,072
197	Fern	1,059
198	Olive	1,058
199	Lila	1,053
200	Della	1,050

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1924 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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