Most popular baby names of the 1920s
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US across the 1920s, by total recorded births.
Girls
- Mary1. 701,755 births
- Dorothy2. 368,875 births
- Helen3. 290,404 births
- Betty4. 283,096 births
- Margaret5. 245,011 births
- Ruth6. 218,520 births
- Virginia7. 169,554 births
- Doris8. 151,193 births
- Mildred9. 147,155 births
- Frances10. 140,391 births
- Elizabeth11. 139,672 births
- Evelyn12. 124,166 births
- Anna13. 123,895 births
- Marie14. 110,564 births
- Alice15. 110,526 births
- Jean16. 105,999 births
- Shirley17. 98,602 births
- Barbara18. 97,210 births
- Irene19. 92,836 births
- Marjorie20. 91,221 births
- Florence21. 88,295 births
- Lois22. 88,133 births
- Martha23. 86,788 births
- Rose24. 85,305 births
- Lillian25. 83,160 births
- Louise26. 82,895 births
- Catherine27. 78,881 births
- Ruby28. 76,738 births
- Eleanor29. 74,760 births
- Patricia30. 74,732 births
- Gladys31. 72,561 births
- Annie32. 69,468 births
- Josephine33. 69,223 births
- Thelma34. 68,767 births
- Edna35. 68,629 births
- Norma36. 65,241 births
- Pauline37. 64,075 births
- Lucille38. 63,883 births
- Edith39. 62,989 births
- Gloria40. 62,859 births
- Ethel41. 62,806 births
- Phyllis42. 61,871 births
- Grace43. 60,060 births
- Hazel44. 58,984 births
- June45. 56,482 births
- Bernice46. 55,842 births
- Marion47. 55,178 births
- Dolores48. 51,990 births
- Rita49. 50,587 births
- Lorraine50. 49,939 births
Boys
- Robert1. 576,374 births
- John2. 564,052 births
- James3. 515,301 births
- William4. 512,402 births
- Charles5. 298,031 births
- George6. 261,945 births
- Joseph7. 243,809 births
- Richard8. 222,599 births
- Edward9. 197,348 births
- Donald10. 191,816 births
- Thomas11. 161,107 births
- Frank12. 151,830 births
- Harold13. 133,585 births
- Paul14. 132,384 births
- Raymond15. 124,212 births
- Walter16. 119,809 births
- Jack17. 115,983 births
- Henry18. 104,552 births
- Kenneth19. 99,490 births
- Arthur20. 97,112 births
- Albert21. 94,431 births
- David22. 88,736 births
- Harry23. 86,183 births
- Eugene24. 84,755 births
- Ralph25. 84,466 births
- Howard26. 70,348 births
- Carl27. 69,851 births
- Willie28. 67,993 births
- Louis29. 67,693 births
- Clarence30. 66,574 births
- Earl31. 63,602 births
- Roy32. 63,259 births
- Fred33. 62,742 births
- Joe34. 62,676 births
- Francis35. 59,096 births
- Lawrence36. 56,867 births
- Herbert37. 56,531 births
- Leonard38. 53,793 births
- Ernest39. 53,653 births
- Alfred40. 50,156 births
- Anthony41. 50,054 births
- Stanley42. 49,456 births
- Norman43. 49,364 births
- Gerald44. 44,520 births
- Daniel45. 43,407 births
- Samuel46. 43,362 births
- Bernard47. 42,408 births
- Billy48. 42,096 births
- Melvin49. 40,583 births
- Marvin50. 39,589 births