The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1929
5,277 different girls’ names were recorded in 1929, covering 1,116,561 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,512 |
| 2 | Betty | 36,675 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 31,476 |
| 4 | Helen | 20,983 |
| 5 | Margaret | 19,212 |
| 6 | Doris | 16,498 |
| 7 | Barbara | 16,038 |
| 8 | Ruth | 16,021 |
| 9 | Shirley | 14,576 |
| 10 | Patricia | 13,624 |
| 11 | Virginia | 13,234 |
| 12 | Jean | 11,865 |
| 13 | Joan | 11,666 |
| 14 | Dolores | 11,508 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 11,248 |
| 16 | Frances | 11,093 |
| 17 | Lois | 10,295 |
| 18 | Mildred | 10,255 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 9,886 |
| 20 | Anna | 9,751 |
| 21 | Alice | 9,480 |
| 22 | Marie | 9,158 |
| 23 | Joyce | 8,596 |
| 24 | Phyllis | 7,995 |
| 25 | Norma | 7,893 |
| 26 | Rose | 7,785 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,639 |
| 28 | Gloria | 7,539 |
| 29 | Irene | 7,039 |
| 30 | Marjorie | 6,987 |
| 31 | Louise | 6,903 |
| 32 | Nancy | 6,872 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 6,731 |
| 34 | Catherine | 6,277 |
| 35 | Florence | 6,212 |
| 36 | Ruby | 6,153 |
| 37 | Annie | 5,955 |
| 38 | Eleanor | 5,865 |
| 39 | Beverly | 5,862 |
| 40 | Lillian | 5,712 |
| 41 | Thelma | 5,476 |
| 42 | Lorraine | 5,352 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 5,334 |
| 44 | Gladys | 5,327 |
| 45 | Josephine | 5,298 |
| 46 | Ann | 5,172 |
| 47 | Donna | 5,139 |
| 48 | June | 5,093 |
| 49 | Theresa | 5,068 |
| 50 | Pauline | 5,026 |
| 51 | Edna | 4,931 |
| 52 | Rita | 4,767 |
| 53 | Marion | 4,633 |
| 54 | Grace | 4,569 |
| 55 | Bernice | 4,551 |
| 56 | Ethel | 4,519 |
| 57 | Lucille | 4,502 |
| 58 | Audrey | 4,460 |
| 59 | Edith | 4,455 |
| 60 | Juanita | 4,412 |
| 61 | Wanda | 4,397 |
| 62 | Jane | 4,353 |
| 63 | Carol | 4,279 |
| 64 | Hazel | 4,164 |
| 65 | Clara | 4,148 |
| 66 | Wilma | 4,007 |
| 67 | Elaine | 3,852 |
| 68 | Sarah | 3,816 |
| 69 | Emma | 3,803 |
| 70 | Peggy | 3,780 |
| 71 | Esther | 3,587 |
| 72 | Beatrice | 3,574 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 3,537 |
| 74 | Delores | 3,517 |
| 75 | Marian | 3,447 |
| 76 | Willie | 3,318 |
| 77 | Carolyn | 3,272 |
| 78 | Elsie | 3,230 |
| 79 | Billie | 3,191 |
| 80 | Rosemary | 3,107 |
| 81 | Vivian | 3,101 |
| 82 | Janet | 3,050 |
| 83 | Eva | 3,019 |
| 84 | Katherine | 3,016 |
| 85 | Maxine | 2,994 |
| 86 | Bonnie | 2,974 |
| 87 | Jacqueline | 2,970 |
| 88 | Julia | 2,950 |
| 89 | Kathleen | 2,941 |
| 90 | Laura | 2,936 |
| 91 | Anne | 2,881 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 2,818 |
| 93 | Bertha | 2,800 |
| 94 | Agnes | 2,770 |
| 95 | Gertrude | 2,725 |
| 96 | Ida | 2,673 |
| 97 | Ellen | 2,567 |
| 98 | Eileen | 2,558 |
| 99 | Vera | 2,549 |
| 100 | Maria | 2,532 |
| 101 | Joanne | 2,497 |
| 102 | Ella | 2,475 |
| 103 | Lillie | 2,441 |
| 104 | Kathryn | 2,434 |
| 105 | Arlene | 2,398 |
| 106 | Alma | 2,389 |
| 107 | Bessie | 2,380 |
| 108 | Margie | 2,336 |
| 109 | Viola | 2,291 |
| 110 | Jessie | 2,258 |
| 111 | Violet | 2,214 |
| 112 | Sally | 2,212 |
| 113 | Nellie | 2,198 |
| 114 | Pearl | 2,172 |
| 115 | Lucy | 2,127 |
| 115 | Georgia | 2,127 |
| 117 | Myrtle | 2,126 |
| 118 | Patsy | 2,042 |
| 119 | Sylvia | 2,037 |
| 120 | Ramona | 2,036 |
| 121 | Mattie | 2,028 |
| 122 | Leona | 2,020 |
| 123 | Christine | 2,013 |
| 124 | Minnie | 1,994 |
| 125 | Anita | 1,977 |
| 126 | Roberta | 1,971 |
| 127 | Loretta | 1,939 |
| 128 | Velma | 1,930 |
| 129 | Rosa | 1,887 |
| 130 | Geneva | 1,846 |
| 131 | Jeanette | 1,839 |
| 132 | Mae | 1,767 |
| 133 | Sara | 1,748 |
| 134 | Claire | 1,699 |
| 135 | Harriet | 1,697 |
| 136 | Stella | 1,690 |
| 136 | Janice | 1,690 |
| 138 | Lena | 1,626 |
| 139 | Naomi | 1,600 |
| 140 | Jo | 1,593 |
| 141 | Dora | 1,585 |
| 142 | Genevieve | 1,583 |
| 143 | Alberta | 1,569 |
| 144 | Joann | 1,550 |
| 145 | Eunice | 1,546 |
| 146 | Bobbie | 1,529 |
| 147 | Mabel | 1,516 |
| 148 | Carrie | 1,510 |
| 149 | Muriel | 1,463 |
| 150 | Opal | 1,452 |
| 151 | Emily | 1,444 |
| 152 | Jennie | 1,418 |
| 153 | Cora | 1,389 |
| 154 | Rosie | 1,366 |
| 155 | Marguerite | 1,361 |
| 156 | Verna | 1,342 |
| 157 | Hilda | 1,334 |
| 158 | Lula | 1,333 |
| 159 | Constance | 1,326 |
| 160 | Darlene | 1,302 |
| 161 | Beulah | 1,279 |
| 162 | Blanche | 1,275 |
| 163 | Lola | 1,268 |
| 164 | Hattie | 1,261 |
| 165 | Inez | 1,258 |
| 166 | Erma | 1,246 |
| 167 | Rachel | 1,214 |
| 168 | Yvonne | 1,211 |
| 169 | Fannie | 1,199 |
| 170 | Laverne | 1,194 |
| 171 | Caroline | 1,192 |
| 172 | Jeannine | 1,183 |
| 173 | Madeline | 1,181 |
| 174 | Imogene | 1,179 |
| 175 | Rosalie | 1,158 |
| 176 | Mamie | 1,150 |
| 177 | Joy | 1,138 |
| 178 | Ada | 1,129 |
| 179 | Flora | 1,124 |
| 180 | Lila | 1,108 |
| 181 | Rebecca | 1,084 |
| 182 | Daisy | 1,080 |
| 182 | Faye | 1,080 |
| 184 | Irma | 1,074 |
| 184 | Miriam | 1,074 |
| 186 | Colleen | 1,067 |
| 187 | Carmen | 1,066 |
| 188 | Mable | 1,060 |
| 189 | Marcella | 1,035 |
| 190 | Bettie | 1,029 |
| 191 | Eula | 1,028 |
| 192 | Teresa | 1,021 |
| 193 | Nora | 1,016 |
| 194 | Eloise | 1,013 |
| 195 | Johnnie | 989 |
| 196 | Iris | 981 |
| 197 | Nina | 968 |
| 198 | Sue | 944 |
| 199 | Antoinette | 937 |
| 200 | Charlene | 932 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1929 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.