Most Popular Baby Names of the 1920s

Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.

All Male Female
Decade: All Time 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Top 20 Names of the 1920s

# Name Gender Total Births
1 Mary F 701,756
2 Robert M 576,375
3 John M 564,051
4 James M 515,302
5 William M 512,402
6 Dorothy F 368,876
7 Charles M 298,031
8 Helen F 290,403
9 Betty F 283,097
10 George M 261,946
11 Margaret F 245,010
12 Joseph M 243,809
13 Richard M 222,598
14 Ruth F 218,521
15 Edward M 197,347
16 Donald M 191,817
17 Virginia F 169,554
18 Thomas M 161,109
19 Frank M 151,830
20 Doris F 151,192
21 Mildred F 147,155
22 Frances F 140,391
23 Elizabeth F 139,672
24 Harold M 133,585
25 Paul M 132,384
26 Raymond M 124,213
27 Evelyn F 124,166
28 Anna F 123,894
29 Walter M 119,809
30 Jack M 115,983
31 Marie F 110,564
32 Alice F 110,526
33 Jean F 105,999
34 Henry M 104,552
35 Kenneth M 99,490
36 Shirley F 98,601
37 Barbara F 97,210
38 Arthur M 97,112
39 Albert M 94,432
40 Irene F 92,836
41 Marjorie F 91,221
42 David M 88,737
43 Florence F 88,295
44 Lois F 88,133
45 Martha F 86,788
46 Harry M 86,183
47 Rose F 85,305
48 Eugene M 84,755
49 Ralph M 84,466
50 Lillian F 83,159
51 Louise F 82,895
52 Catherine F 78,881
53 Ruby F 76,737
54 Eleanor F 74,760
55 Patricia F 74,732
56 Gladys F 72,561
57 Howard M 70,348
58 Carl M 69,851
59 Annie F 69,468
60 Josephine F 69,223
61 Thelma F 68,767
62 Edna F 68,629
63 Willie M 67,993
64 Louis M 67,693
65 Clarence M 66,574
66 Norma F 65,241
67 Pauline F 64,075
68 Lucille F 63,883
69 Earl M 63,602
70 Roy M 63,259
71 Edith F 62,989
72 Gloria F 62,859
73 Ethel F 62,806
74 Fred M 62,743
75 Joe M 62,676
76 Phyllis F 61,871
77 Grace F 60,060
78 Francis M 59,096
79 Hazel F 58,984
80 Lawrence M 56,867
81 Herbert M 56,531
82 June F 56,483
83 Bernice F 55,842
84 Marion F 55,178
85 Leonard M 53,793
86 Ernest M 53,653
87 Dolores F 51,988
88 Rita F 50,587
89 Alfred M 50,156
90 Anthony M 50,054
91 Lorraine F 49,939
92 Ann F 49,810
93 Stanley M 49,456
94 Norman M 49,364
95 Beatrice F 49,230
96 Esther F 49,230
97 Juanita F 48,547
98 Clara F 48,183
99 Jane F 48,049
100 Geraldine F 48,044