Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1929
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1928.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 63,512 | 0 |
| 2 | Betty | 36,675 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 31,476 | 0 |
| 4 | Helen | 20,983 | 0 |
| 5 | Margaret | 19,212 | 0 |
| 6 | Doris | 16,498 | +1 |
| 7 | Barbara | 16,038 | +1 |
| 8 | Ruth | 16,021 | -2 |
| 9 | Shirley | 14,576 | +1 |
| 10 | Patricia | 13,624 | +1 |
| 11 | Virginia | 13,234 | -2 |
| 12 | Jean | 11,865 | 0 |
| 13 | Joan | 11,666 | +14 |
| 14 | Dolores | 11,508 | +6 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 11,248 | -1 |
| 16 | Frances | 11,093 | -3 |
| 17 | Lois | 10,295 | +1 |
| 18 | Mildred | 10,255 | -3 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 9,886 | -2 |
| 20 | Anna | 9,751 | -4 |
| 21 | Alice | 9,480 | -2 |
| 22 | Marie | 9,158 | -1 |
| 23 | Joyce | 8,596 | +7 |
| 24 | Phyllis | 7,995 | +2 |
| 25 | Norma | 7,893 | -2 |
| 26 | Rose | 7,785 | -2 |
| 27 | Martha | 7,639 | -5 |
| 28 | Gloria | 7,539 | -3 |
| 29 | Irene | 7,039 | -1 |
| 30 | Marjorie | 6,987 | -1 |
| 31 | Louise | 6,903 | 0 |
| 32 | Nancy | 6,872 | +11 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 6,731 | +5 |
| 34 | Catherine | 6,277 | -1 |
| 35 | Florence | 6,212 | -3 |
| 36 | Ruby | 6,153 | -2 |
| 37 | Annie | 5,955 | 0 |
| 38 | Eleanor | 5,865 | -2 |
| 39 | Beverly | 5,862 | +7 |
| 40 | Lillian | 5,712 | -5 |
| 41 | Thelma | 5,476 | -1 |
| 42 | Lorraine | 5,352 | -3 |
| 43 | Geraldine | 5,334 | +7 |
| 44 | Gladys | 5,327 | -3 |
| 45 | Josephine | 5,298 | -3 |
| 46 | Ann | 5,172 | +8 |
| 47 | Donna | 5,139 | +14 |
| 48 | June | 5,093 | -4 |
| 49 | Theresa | 5,068 | 0 |
| 50 | Pauline | 5,026 | -2 |
| 51 | Edna | 4,931 | -6 |
| 52 | Rita | 4,767 | +5 |
| 53 | Marion | 4,633 | -6 |
| 54 | Grace | 4,569 | -2 |
| 55 | Bernice | 4,551 | -2 |
| 56 | Ethel | 4,519 | -1 |
| 57 | Lucille | 4,502 | -6 |
| 58 | Audrey | 4,460 | +2 |
| 59 | Edith | 4,455 | -3 |
| 60 | Juanita | 4,412 | -2 |
| 61 | Wanda | 4,397 | +2 |
| 62 | Jane | 4,353 | 0 |
| 63 | Carol | 4,279 | +14 |
| 64 | Hazel | 4,164 | -5 |
| 65 | Clara | 4,148 | 0 |
| 66 | Wilma | 4,007 | +3 |
| 67 | Elaine | 3,852 | +1 |
| 68 | Sarah | 3,816 | -4 |
| 69 | Emma | 3,803 | -2 |
| 70 | Peggy | 3,780 | +6 |
| 71 | Esther | 3,587 | -5 |
| 72 | Beatrice | 3,574 | -2 |
| 73 | Charlotte | 3,537 | -1 |
| 74 | Delores | 3,517 | +20 |
| 75 | Marian | 3,447 | -4 |
| 76 | Willie | 3,318 | -2 |
| 77 | Carolyn | 3,272 | +14 |
| 78 | Elsie | 3,230 | -5 |
| 79 | Billie | 3,191 | +17 |
| 80 | Rosemary | 3,107 | +8 |
| 81 | Vivian | 3,101 | -3 |
| 82 | Janet | 3,050 | +13 |
| 83 | Eva | 3,019 | -4 |
| 84 | Katherine | 3,016 | -9 |
| 85 | Maxine | 2,994 | -1 |
| 86 | Bonnie | 2,974 | +3 |
| 87 | Jacqueline | 2,970 | +10 |
| 88 | Julia | 2,950 | -8 |
| 89 | Kathleen | 2,941 | -7 |
| 90 | Laura | 2,936 | -7 |
| 91 | Anne | 2,881 | +2 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 2,818 | -2 |
| 93 | Bertha | 2,800 | -12 |
| 94 | Agnes | 2,770 | -9 |
| 95 | Gertrude | 2,725 | -9 |
| 96 | Ida | 2,673 | -9 |
| 97 | Ellen | 2,567 | +1 |
| 98 | Eileen | 2,558 | +4 |
| 99 | Vera | 2,549 | -7 |
| 100 | Maria | 2,532 | +5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.