Birth year roster
Top names in 1924
The names most likely to appear on 1924 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Mary and Robert led the 1924 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and Robert, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1924 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.
Girls
- #1Mary73,534
- #2Dorothy39,996
- #3Helen31,194
- #4Betty30,600
- #5Margaret26,547
- #6Ruth23,601
- #7Virginia18,620
- #8Mildred15,853
- #9Doris15,786
- #10Frances15,183
- #11Elizabeth14,950
- #12Evelyn13,358
- #13Anna13,076
- #14Marie11,575
- #15Alice11,537
- #16Jean10,721
- #17Marjorie10,069
- #18Irene9,928
- #19Shirley9,489
- #20Florence9,472
- #21Martha9,320
- #22Lois9,300
- #23Lillian9,100
- #24Louise8,854
- #25Rose8,479
Boys
- #1Robert60,802
- #2John59,052
- #3William53,506
- #4James52,942
- #5Charles30,460
- #6George27,373
- #7Joseph25,421
- #8Richard21,244
- #9Edward21,126
- #10Donald17,929
- #11Thomas16,555
- #12Frank16,044
- #13Harold14,149
- #14Paul13,338
- #15Raymond12,873
- #16Walter12,696
- #17Jack11,921
- #18Henry11,195
- #19Kenneth10,355
- #20Arthur10,172
- #21Albert9,880
- #22Harry9,115
- #23Ralph8,766
- #24David8,758
- #25Eugene8,346