The names of 1924

The ten most popular names given in 1924, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Robert 60,802
  2. John 59,052
  3. William 53,506
  4. James 52,942
  5. Charles 30,460
  6. George 27,373
  7. Joseph 25,421
  8. Richard 21,244
  9. Edward 21,126
  10. Donald 17,929

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Canadian provinces in 1924

US states in 1924