Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1929

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	59,807
2	James	52,135
3	John	52,112
4	William	47,815
5	Charles	29,930
6	Richard	29,572
7	Donald	27,181
8	George	23,020
9	Joseph	21,165
10	Edward	17,220
11	Thomas	16,272
12	Frank	12,966
13	Paul	12,431
14	Jack	12,167
15	Raymond	11,909
16	Harold	11,677
17	David	11,302
18	Kenneth	10,841
19	Walter	9,850
20	Eugene	9,046
21	Henry	8,571
22	Arthur	8,470
23	Billy	8,320
24	Albert	8,078
25	Herbert	7,881

Rank	Name	Babies
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	5,965
34	Fred	5,856
35	Roy	5,812
36	Earl	5,737
37	Clarence	5,729
38	Lawrence	5,305
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	3,925
51	Leroy	3,819
52	Bernard	3,807
53	Samuel	3,567
54	Michael	3,464
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	2,903
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	2,308
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	2,064
91	Gilbert	2,056
92	Warren	2,037
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
101	Cecil	1,889
102	Eddie	1,875
103	Johnnie	1,765
104	Roland	1,730
104	Sam	1,730
106	Wallace	1,706
107	Benjamin	1,695
108	Jose	1,692
109	Calvin	1,665
110	Jerome	1,664
111	Manuel	1,626
112	Bruce	1,618
113	Johnny	1,532
114	Willard	1,511
115	Jimmy	1,489
116	Edgar	1,487
117	Oscar	1,482
118	Marion	1,451
119	Claude	1,449
120	Junior	1,442
120	Patrick	1,442
122	Billie	1,430
123	Glen	1,427
124	Hubert	1,384
125	Maurice	1,376
126	Stephen	1,357
127	Virgil	1,339
128	Max	1,336
129	Jessie	1,330
130	Everett	1,309
131	Wilbur	1,294
132	Jim	1,290
133	Dean	1,287
134	Tom	1,270
135	Larry	1,268
136	Leslie	1,259
137	Duane	1,246
138	Keith	1,242
139	Hugh	1,228
140	Rudolph	1,220
141	Homer	1,206
142	Nicholas	1,192
143	Wesley	1,182
144	Tommy	1,164
145	Luther	1,120
146	Alan	1,101
147	Morris	1,090
148	Franklin	1,061
149	Sidney	1,058
150	Willis	1,030
151	Phillip	1,027
152	Lyle	1,007
153	Horace	1,004
154	Dennis	997
155	Earnest	996
156	Alexander	985
157	Delbert	962
158	Bennie	959
159	Ben	957
160	Salvatore	931
161	Allan	930
162	Steve	887
163	Oliver	886
164	Juan	875
165	Tony	874
166	Clayton	855
167	Ted	853
168	Dick	842
168	Jay	842
168	Julius	842
171	Edmund	829
172	Freddie	822
172	Guy	822
174	Orville	808
175	Dan	800
176	Angelo	796
176	Otis	796
178	Clifton	781
179	Jackie	780
180	Alex	775
181	Jesus	767
182	Leland	762
183	Clinton	761
184	Nathaniel	760
185	Irving	754
186	Antonio	734
187	Archie	732
188	Merle	731
189	Matthew	727
190	Lonnie	722
191	Alton	716
192	Carroll	707
193	Lowell	700
194	Darrell	698
195	Mike	696
195	Neil	696
197	Marshall	694
198	Ramon	693
199	Wilbert	684
200	Myron	657
201	Ira	654
202	Ivan	652
203	Jacob	647
204	Irvin	646
205	Ervin	645
206	Wendell	639
207	Karl	637
208	Dewey	634
209	Wilfred	612
210	Bobbie	603
211	Forrest	602
212	Elbert	601
213	Malcolm	597
214	Julian	592
215	Nelson	590
216	Nick	588
217	Laurence	586
218	Isaac	585
219	Norbert	584
219	Pete	584
221	Eldon	580
222	Mark	576
222	Perry	576
224	Sylvester	570
225	Bert	566
225	Rufus	566
227	Doyle	559
228	Carlos	557
229	Loren	553
230	Gerard	552
231	Burton	545
231	Ellis	545
233	Rodney	539
234	Gary	537
235	Francisco	531
236	Owen	526
237	Byron	520
238	Tommie	515
239	Nathan	513
240	Mack	507
241	Grady	506
241	Loyd	506
241	Troy	506
244	Fredrick	505
245	Sherman	503
246	Carlton	502
247	Irwin	499
248	Emil	498
248	Felix	498
250	Percy	497
251	Roosevelt	495
252	Rex	492
253	Johnie	486
253	Ruben	486
255	Benny	483
256	Pedro	473
257	Dwight	471
258	Aaron	469
259	Dominick	465
260	Seymour	464
261	Boyd	461
262	Otto	458
263	August	454
264	Conrad	444
265	Mario	443
266	Murray	437
266	Reginald	437
268	Grover	434
269	Harley	427
270	Emmett	425
271	Raul	422
272	Joel	420
273	Lynn	415
274	Ross	414
275	Elwood	405
276	Sheldon	403
277	Wilson	400
278	Dallas	399
279	Dominic	396
280	Aubrey	395
281	Morton	388
282	Rudy	386
282	Stuart	386
284	Garland	384
285	Louie	382
286	Erwin	378
286	Teddy	378
288	Amos	377
288	Luis	377
290	Cornelius	373
291	Laverne	368
292	Austin	363
292	Pat	363
294	Alfonso	356
295	Buddy	355
296	Harlan	354
296	Roberto	354
298	Roscoe	349
299	Preston	348
300	Abraham	343
301	Neal	342
302	Maynard	337
303	Adolph	333
304	Dave	332
305	Merlin	328
306	Mary	327
307	Charley	323
308	Millard	320
309	Edmond	319
310	Moses	316
311	Sanford	315
312	Danny	314
313	Wade	310
314	Sammie	307
315	Adam	306
315	Jasper	306
317	Elton	302
318	Delmar	300
318	Sammy	300
320	Elvin	299
321	Grant	296
321	Salvador	296
321	Steven	296
324	Odell	292
324	Timothy	292
326	Reuben	290
327	Jean	288
328	Clair	285
329	Ned	282
330	Royce	281
331	Weldon	280
332	Darwin	278
333	Will	277
334	Kermit	275
334	Rocco	275
336	Monroe	274
337	Christopher	273
337	Travis	273
339	Alfredo	271
340	Carmen	270
340	Wilmer	270
342	Merrill	269
343	Simon	267
344	Lionel	265
344	Marlin	265
346	Armand	263
346	Shirley	263
348	Earle	260
349	Mitchell	259
349	Russel	259
351	Gus	257
352	Andy	255
353	Lavern	252
353	Patsy	252
355	Emanuel	251
356	Sterling	250
356	Vito	250
358	Darrel	249
358	Ollie	249
360	Marcus	248
360	Thurman	248
362	Jake	245
362	Miguel	245
362	Rolland	245
365	Cleveland	244
365	Guadalupe	244
367	Clark	243
367	Elijah	243
369	Alva	241
369	Noel	241
369	Stewart	241
372	Alonzo	239
373	Basil	238
374	Gabriel	237
374	Gregory	237
376	Hollis	234
377	Wilburn	232
378	Armando	230
378	Buford	230
378	Clement	230
378	Norris	230
378	Wiley	230
383	Adrian	228
384	Frankie	224
384	Jess	224
384	Lorenzo	224
387	Emory	223
387	Harrison	223
387	Normand	223
390	Forest	222
390	Levi	222
390	Terry	222
393	Truman	217
394	Lamar	216
395	Wilford	215
396	Mervin	214
397	Harris	213
397	Woodrow	213
399	Randolph	212
399	Royal	212
401	Hershel	211
402	Carol	210
403	Rafael	209
404	Emery	208
405	Rodolfo	207
406	Barney	205
406	Ed	205
406	Eric	205
406	Hoover	205
406	Randall	205
411	Arturo	204
411	Ricardo	204
411	Solomon	204
414	Jackson	202
415	Coy	201
415	Winston	201
417	Cleo	198
417	Eli	198
417	Rene	198
420	Cyril	197
420	Noah	197
422	Claud	194
422	Hal	194
424	Huey	193
425	Delmer	192
425	Hector	192
425	Ward	192
428	Alphonse	191
429	Van	190
429	Winfred	190
431	Enrique	187
431	Roman	187
433	Dudley	185
433	Miles	185
433	Milford	185
436	Carrol	184
437	Vern	183
438	Carmine	182
438	Pablo	182
440	Bud	180
440	Freeman	180
442	Jerald	179
442	Lenard	179
444	Elias	178
444	Herschel	178
444	Orval	178
447	Elliott	177
447	Roderick	177
447	Silas	177
450	Everette	174
450	Jeff	174
452	Chris	171
453	Al	170
453	Elmo	170
455	Pasquale	169
456	Gale	168
457	Ellsworth	167
458	Frederic	165
459	Alden	164
459	Scott	164
461	Riley	163
461	Thaddeus	163
461	Wilton	163
464	Linwood	161
465	Cletus	159
466	Ulysses	158
467	Denver	157
467	Phil	157
467	Spencer	157
470	Odis	156
470	Saul	156
472	Anton	155
472	Booker	155
474	Blaine	153
474	Luke	153
476	Hugo	152
476	Lyman	152
478	Alberto	151
479	Elroy	150
479	Hiram	150
481	Bruno	149
482	Fernando	148
483	Barry	147
483	Gail	147
483	Hoyt	147
486	Emilio	146
486	Ernesto	146
488	Julio	145
489	Milo	144
490	Omer	143
491	Donnie	142
491	Nolan	142
491	Vance	142
494	Bertram	141
494	Domingo	141
494	Kelly	141
497	Houston	139
497	Tomas	139
499	Augustine	138
499	Ferdinand	138
499	Kent	138
499	Morgan	138
499	Olen	138
504	Gilberto	137
505	Mathew	136
506	Burl	135
506	Buster	135
506	Isaiah	135
506	Olin	135
510	Betty	133
511	Raymon	132
512	Angel	131
512	Benito	131
512	Dalton	131
515	Ignacio	130
516	Columbus	129
517	Arther	128
517	Carlo	128
517	Marcel	128
520	Emerson	127
520	Maxwell	127
522	Bryan	124
522	Fletcher	124
524	Elden	123
524	Isiah	123
524	Vaughn	123
527	Dana	122
527	Daryl	122
527	Donn	122
527	Galen	122
527	Major	122
532	Joesph	121
532	Jules	121
534	Jason	119
534	Mckinley	119
536	Arlie	118
536	Coleman	118
536	Dorothy	118
536	Evan	118
536	Hobert	118
536	Stanford	118
536	Warner	118
543	Foster	117
543	Newton	117
543	Verlin	117
543	Verne	117
547	Ernie	116
547	Harland	116
547	Waldo	116
550	Otha	115
550	Palmer	115
550	Rodger	115
553	Beverly	114
553	Jeremiah	114
553	Santiago	114
556	Talmadge	113
557	Alphonso	112
557	Brian	112
557	Emile	112
557	Reed	112
561	Dewitt	111
561	Harmon	111
561	Sol	111
564	Bradley	110
564	Davis	110
564	Hilton	110
564	Lemuel	110
564	Micheal	110
564	Rogers	110
564	Shelby	110
571	Dee	109
571	Doris	109
571	Elwin	109
571	Gaylord	109
575	Junius	108
575	Justin	108
575	Lupe	108
578	Aloysius	107
578	Clay	107
580	Craig	106
580	Ezra	106
580	Graham	106
580	Gregorio	106
580	Merton	106
580	Oren	106
580	Wilber	106
587	Augustus	105
587	Benedict	105
587	Bennett	105
587	Mickey	105
591	Ambrose	104
591	Dwayne	104
591	Freddy	104
591	Jewel	104
591	Judson	104
591	Noble	104
591	Ottis	104
598	Anderson	103
599	Avery	102
599	Monte	102
599	Santo	102
602	Lincoln	101
602	Orlando	101
602	Ronnie	101
605	Andres	100
606	Hermon	99
606	Rollin	99
606	Sherwood	99
606	Walker	99
610	Arden	98
610	Edsel	98
610	Lacy	98
610	Quentin	98
610	Vicente	98
615	Adolfo	97
615	Boyce	97
615	Mose	97
615	Sebastian	97
615	Valentine	97
620	Abel	96
620	Arlen	96
620	Eduardo	96
620	Felipe	96
620	Mason	96
620	Napoleon	96
620	Raphael	96
627	Eldridge	95
627	Frances	95
627	Theron	95
630	Guillermo	94
630	Jefferson	94
630	King	94
633	Alford	93
633	Christian	93
633	Dorsey	93
633	Jewell	93
633	Merlyn	93
633	Nickolas	93
639	Dexter	92
639	Felton	92
639	Granville	92
639	Romeo	92
639	Santos	92
644	Connie	91
644	Jonathan	91
644	Raleigh	91
644	Taylor	91
644	Winford	91
649	Bernice	90
649	Bernie	90
649	Eldred	90
649	Jordan	90
649	Rayford	90
649	Sydney	90
655	Davey	89
655	Ramiro	89
657	Casimir	88
657	Clarance	88
657	Domenic	88
657	Gustave	88
661	Dewayne	87
661	Hans	87
663	Fidel	86
663	Haywood	86
663	Rupert	86
666	Donovan	85
666	Parker	85
668	Bradford	84
668	Ivory	84
668	Lindy	84
668	Ora	84
668	Porter	84
668	Rosario	84
668	Willian	84
675	Alejandro	83
675	Arlo	83
675	Bryant	83
678	Bertrand	82
678	Cruz	82
678	Darold	82
678	Gayle	82
678	Lucien	82
683	Alvie	81
683	Alvis	81
683	Carey	81
683	Elvis	81
683	Leeroy	81
683	Walton	81
689	Donal	80
689	Fay	80
689	Kay	80
689	Kennith	80
689	Kyle	80
689	Lucius	80
695	Andre	79
695	Elwyn	79
695	Israel	79
695	Merritt	79
695	Nicolas	79
695	Rubin	79
701	Constantine	78
701	Edd	78
701	Hobart	78
701	Mahlon	78
705	Burt	77
705	Evert	77
705	Garfield	77
705	Garrett	77
705	Helen	77
705	Lois	77
705	Milan	77
712	Aron	76
712	Dillard	76
712	Dwain	76
712	Emmitt	76
712	Haskell	76
712	Joyce	76
712	Margaret	76
712	Sonny	76
712	Stanton	76
721	Blair	75
721	Cyrus	75
721	Derald	75
721	Enoch	75
721	Kevin	75
721	Lauren	75
721	Margarito	75
721	Theo	75
729	Americo	74
729	Jerrold	74
729	Joshua	74
729	Tim	74
729	Werner	74
734	Bonnie	73
734	Dock	73
734	Domenick	73
734	Franklyn	73
734	Garth	73
734	Jennings	73
734	Pearl	73
734	Reynaldo	73
742	Albin	72
742	Asa	72
742	Carson	72
742	Denis	72
742	Elzie	72
742	Hardy	72
742	Loy	72
742	Myles	72
742	Shelton	72
742	Terrence	72
752	Benton	71
752	Carleton	71
752	Carter	71
752	Clem	71
752	Curtiss	71
752	Duncan	71
752	Early	71
752	Hayward	71
752	Kirby	71
752	Loran	71
752	Waymon	71
763	Aldo	70
763	Arvid	70
763	Claudie	70
763	Denny	70
763	Estel	70
763	Johny	70
763	Rowland	70
763	Ruth	70
771	Cloyd	69
771	Florian	69
771	Giles	69
771	Hyman	69
771	Jonas	69
771	June	69
771	Logan	69
771	Lucian	69
771	Orin	69
771	Sandy	69
781	Fredric	68
781	Jerold	68
781	Leopoldo	68
781	Loyal	68
781	Marlyn	68
781	Regis	68
781	Rudolf	68
788	Bryce	67
788	Hazel	67
788	Kurt	67
788	Orrin	67
788	Rosevelt	67
788	Willam	67
794	Casper	66
794	Dante	66
794	Denzil	66
794	Edison	66
794	Glendon	66
794	Mac	66
794	Murphy	66
801	Clovis	65
801	Durward	65
801	Hillard	65
801	Matt	65
801	Maxie	65
806	Agustin	64
806	Arvin	64
806	Clare	64
806	Lawerence	64
806	Meredith	64
806	Prince	64
806	Ruby	64
806	Seth	64
806	Theadore	64
815	Arvil	63
815	Aurelio	63
815	Barbara	63
815	Barton	63
815	Berry	63
815	Crawford	63
815	Elmore	63
815	Guido	63
815	Ike	63
815	Omar	63
815	Wylie	63
826	Abe	62
826	Durwood	62
826	Gaston	62
826	Lawson	62
826	Lucious	62
826	Marcelino	62
826	Newell	62
826	Norval	62
826	Oran	62
826	Otho	62
836	Artis	61
836	Carlyle	61
836	Elizabeth	61
836	Elliot	61
836	Hilario	61
836	Humberto	61
836	Hunter	61
836	Issac	61
844	Armond	60
844	Claire	60
844	Eliseo	60
844	Elisha	60
844	Fritz	60
844	Gino	60
844	Leander	60
844	Merl	60
844	Reynold	60
844	Robin	60
844	Sumner	60
844	Verl	60
844	Virginia	60
844	Wardell	60
844	Winfield	60
859	Auther	59
859	Davie	59
859	Dayton	59
859	Gearld	59
859	Isadore	59
859	Kendall	59
859	Leonardo	59
859	Lorin	59
859	Louise	59
859	Zane	59
869	Audrey	58
869	Courtney	58
869	Hilbert	58
869	Ismael	58
869	Joaquin	58
869	Johnson	58
869	Lon	58
869	Norton	58
869	Williams	58
878	Abner	57
878	Beryl	57
878	Ken	57
878	Llewellyn	57
878	Meyer	57
878	Milburn	57
878	Norwood	57
878	Obie	57
878	Pierre	57
878	Webster	57
888	Alois	56
888	Arlin	56
888	Brooks	56
888	Deane	56
888	Gaetano	56
888	Lindsey	56
888	Melton	56
888	Murry	56
888	Ocie	56
888	Oneal	56
888	Orvil	56
888	Urban	56
900	Abram	55
900	Adolphus	55
900	Arvel	55
900	Eddy	55
900	Eloy	55
900	Emmit	55
900	Esteban	55
900	Garnett	55
900	Gustav	55
900	Joan	55
900	Madison	55
900	Orland	55
900	Sherwin	55
900	Tracy	55
914	Antone	54
914	Delton	54
914	Dolores	54
914	Evans	54
914	Lambert	54
914	Lavon	54
914	Sylvan	54
914	Thad	54
914	Vivian	54
923	Arley	53
923	Gerhard	53
923	Hamilton	53
923	Huston	53
923	Jere	53
923	Jon	53
923	Leamon	53
930	Art	52
930	Buck	52
930	Burnell	52
930	Cleve	52
930	Gonzalo	52
930	Gorden	52
930	Mildred	52
930	Miller	52
930	Refugio	52
930	Rose	52
940	Adelbert	51
940	Brady	51
940	Chauncey	51
940	Clint	51
940	Dwaine	51
940	Ennis	51
940	Ford	51
940	Garry	51
940	Harvie	51
940	Lynwood	51
940	Oswald	51
940	Terence	51
952	Benjiman	50
952	Cleon	50
952	Federico	50
952	Hayden	50
952	Henderson	50
952	Ignatius	50
952	Jonnie	50
952	Lonzo	50
960	Addison	49
960	Christ	49
960	Damon	49
960	Dempsey	49
960	Duwayne	49
960	Ellwood	49
960	Ezell	49
960	Genaro	49
960	Ivy	49
960	Lane	49
960	Reid	49
960	Rollie	49
960	Trinidad	49
960	Turner	49
960	Vester	49
975	Allison	48
975	Conley	48
975	Hilary	48
975	Kenny	48
975	Malvin	48
975	Marcos	48
975	Richmond	48
975	Verle	48
983	Alice	47
983	Annie	47
983	Clearence	47
983	Farrell	47
983	Glynn	47
983	Harrell	47
983	Judge	47
983	Lucio	47
983	Marco	47
983	Oral	47
983	Rogelio	47
983	Rolf	47
995	Alfonzo	46
995	Arnulfo	46
995	Dannie	46
995	Enrico	46
995	Ewell	46
995	Howell	46
995	Lafayette	46
995	Ludwig	46
995	Mariano	46
995	Smith	46
995	Vergil	46
995	Vernal	46
995	Wally	46
995	Welton	46
995	Zack	46