Top Baby Names of 1929
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1929, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1929)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 59,808 |
| 2 | James | 52,133 |
| 3 | John | 52,110 |
| 4 | William | 47,814 |
| 5 | Charles | 29,929 |
| 6 | Richard | 29,570 |
| 7 | Donald | 27,181 |
| 8 | George | 23,021 |
| 9 | Joseph | 21,165 |
| 10 | Edward | 17,220 |
| 11 | Thomas | 16,274 |
| 12 | Frank | 12,966 |
| 13 | Paul | 12,431 |
| 14 | Jack | 12,167 |
| 15 | Raymond | 11,909 |
| 16 | Harold | 11,677 |
| 17 | David | 11,301 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 10,841 |
| 19 | Walter | 9,850 |
| 20 | Eugene | 9,045 |
| 21 | Henry | 8,571 |
| 22 | Arthur | 8,470 |
| 23 | Billy | 8,320 |
| 24 | Albert | 8,079 |
| 25 | Herbert | 7,881 |
| 26 | Ralph | 7,715 |
| 27 | Harry | 7,144 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,895 |
| 29 | Willie | 6,616 |
| 30 | Joe | 6,596 |
| 31 | Howard | 6,010 |
| 32 | Louis | 5,995 |
| 33 | Gerald | 5,966 |
| 34 | Fred | 5,857 |
| 35 | Roy | 5,812 |
| 36 | Earl | 5,737 |
| 37 | Clarence | 5,729 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,306 |
| 39 | Francis | 5,270 |
| 40 | Norman | 5,157 |
| 41 | Alfred | 4,928 |
| 42 | Leonard | 4,829 |
| 43 | Ernest | 4,753 |
| 44 | Anthony | 4,733 |
| 45 | Ronald | 4,479 |
| 46 | Marvin | 4,389 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,366 |
| 48 | Stanley | 4,265 |
| 49 | Melvin | 4,100 |
| 50 | Bobby | 3,924 |
| 51 | Leroy | 3,818 |
| 52 | Bernard | 3,809 |
| 53 | Samuel | 3,567 |
| 54 | Michael | 3,465 |
| 55 | Peter | 3,216 |
| 56 | Russell | 3,183 |
| 57 | Ray | 3,174 |
| 58 | Floyd | 3,079 |
| 59 | Andrew | 3,076 |
| 60 | Leo | 3,018 |
| 61 | Jerry | 2,991 |
| 62 | Lloyd | 2,949 |
| 63 | Bill | 2,947 |
| 64 | Roger | 2,928 |
| 65 | Theodore | 2,902 |
| 66 | Edwin | 2,897 |
| 67 | Frederick | 2,813 |
| 68 | Gene | 2,810 |
| 69 | Wayne | 2,741 |
| 70 | Elmer | 2,697 |
| 71 | Vernon | 2,683 |
| 72 | Clifford | 2,669 |
| 73 | Dale | 2,664 |
| 74 | Clyde | 2,628 |
| 75 | Herman | 2,622 |
| 76 | Philip | 2,606 |
| 77 | Alvin | 2,555 |
| 78 | Don | 2,519 |
| 79 | Gordon | 2,493 |
| 80 | Glenn | 2,433 |
| 81 | Leon | 2,336 |
| 82 | Vincent | 2,328 |
| 83 | Martin | 2,309 |
| 84 | Lewis | 2,228 |
| 85 | Lee | 2,209 |
| 86 | Allen | 2,189 |
| 87 | Charlie | 2,185 |
| 88 | Lester | 2,106 |
| 89 | Bob | 2,103 |
| 90 | Harvey | 2,063 |
| 91 | Gilbert | 2,056 |
| 92 | Warren | 2,036 |
| 93 | Jesse | 2,030 |
| 94 | Milton | 2,029 |
| 95 | Arnold | 1,979 |
| 96 | Chester | 1,969 |
| 97 | Douglas | 1,965 |
| 98 | Jimmie | 1,952 |
| 99 | Curtis | 1,946 |
| 100 | Victor | 1,941 |