1920s
Top Names of the 1920s
The 1920s - Roaring Twenties
Ranked by total babies named during 1920-1929
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Mary
Peak: 1921
701,756
Best: #1
2
Dorothy
Peak: 1924
368,876
Best: #2
3
Helen
Peak: 1920
290,403
Best: #3
4
Betty
Peak: 1929
283,097
Best: #2
5
Margaret
Peak: 1921
245,010
Best: #4
6
Ruth
Peak: 1920
218,521
Best: #5
7
Virginia
Peak: 1922
169,554
Best: #6
8
Doris
Peak: 1928
151,192
Best: #6
9
Mildred
Peak: 1920
147,155
Best: #6
10
Frances
Peak: 1921
140,391
Best: #9
11
Elizabeth
Peak: 1920
139,672
Best: #8
12
Evelyn
Peak: 1921
124,166
Best: #12
13
Anna
Peak: 1920
123,894
Best: #10
14
Marie
Peak: 1920
110,564
Best: #13
15
Alice
Peak: 1921
110,526
Best: #15
16
Jean
Peak: 1927
105,999
Best: #12
17
Shirley
Peak: 1929
98,601
Best: #9
18
Barbara
Peak: 1929
97,210
Best: #7
19
Irene
Peak: 1921
92,836
Best: #17
20
Marjorie
Peak: 1921
91,221
Best: #16
21
Florence
Peak: 1920
88,295
Best: #16
22
Lois
Peak: 1927
88,133
Best: #17
23
Martha
Peak: 1924
86,788
Best: #21
24
Rose
Peak: 1921
85,305
Best: #20
25
Lillian
Peak: 1920
83,159
Best: #18
26
Louise
Peak: 1921
82,895
Best: #19
27
Catherine
Peak: 1921
78,881
Best: #21
28
Ruby
Peak: 1924
76,737
Best: #25
29
Eleanor
Peak: 1920
74,760
Best: #25
30
Patricia
Peak: 1929
74,732
Best: #10
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
Robert
Peak: 1927
576,375
Best: #1
2
John
Peak: 1924
564,051
Best: #1
3
James
Peak: 1927
515,302
Best: #2
4
William
Peak: 1924
512,402
Best: #2
5
Charles
Peak: 1927
298,031
Best: #5
6
George
Peak: 1921
261,946
Best: #6
7
Joseph
Peak: 1921
243,809
Best: #7
8
Richard
Peak: 1929
222,598
Best: #6
9
Edward
Peak: 1924
197,347
Best: #8
10
Donald
Peak: 1929
191,817
Best: #7
11
Thomas
Peak: 1927
161,109
Best: #11
12
Frank
Peak: 1921
151,830
Best: #9
13
Harold
Peak: 1924
133,585
Best: #12
14
Paul
Peak: 1925
132,384
Best: #13
15
Raymond
Peak: 1924
124,213
Best: #15
16
Walter
Peak: 1920
119,809
Best: #13
17
Jack
Peak: 1927
115,983
Best: #14
18
Henry
Peak: 1921
104,552
Best: #17
19
Kenneth
Peak: 1928
99,490
Best: #17
20
Arthur
Peak: 1921
97,112
Best: #18
21
Albert
Peak: 1921
94,432
Best: #19
22
David
Peak: 1929
88,737
Best: #17
23
Harry
Peak: 1921
86,183
Best: #21
24
Eugene
Peak: 1927
84,755
Best: #20
25
Ralph
Peak: 1921
84,466
Best: #22
26
Howard
Peak: 1921
70,348
Best: #24
27
Carl
Peak: 1927
69,851
Best: #26
28
Willie
Peak: 1925
67,993
Best: #27
29
Louis
Peak: 1921
67,693
Best: #27
30
Clarence
Peak: 1921
66,574
Best: #26
About 1920s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1920s (1920-1929), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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