TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1920s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1920s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | F | 701,756 |
| 2 | Dorothy | F | 368,876 |
| 3 | Helen | F | 290,403 |
| 4 | Betty | F | 283,097 |
| 5 | Margaret | F | 245,010 |
| 6 | Ruth | F | 218,521 |
| 7 | Virginia | F | 169,554 |
| 8 | Doris | F | 151,192 |
| 9 | Mildred | F | 147,155 |
| 10 | Frances | F | 140,391 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | F | 139,672 |
| 12 | Evelyn | F | 124,166 |
| 13 | Anna | F | 123,894 |
| 14 | Marie | F | 110,564 |
| 15 | Alice | F | 110,526 |
| 16 | Jean | F | 105,999 |
| 17 | Shirley | F | 98,601 |
| 18 | Barbara | F | 97,210 |
| 19 | Irene | F | 92,836 |
| 20 | Marjorie | F | 91,221 |
| 21 | Florence | F | 88,295 |
| 22 | Lois | F | 88,133 |
| 23 | Martha | F | 86,788 |
| 24 | Rose | F | 85,305 |
| 25 | Lillian | F | 83,159 |
| 26 | Louise | F | 82,895 |
| 27 | Catherine | F | 78,881 |
| 28 | Ruby | F | 76,737 |
| 29 | Eleanor | F | 74,760 |
| 30 | Patricia | F | 74,732 |
| 31 | Gladys | F | 72,561 |
| 32 | Annie | F | 69,468 |
| 33 | Josephine | F | 69,223 |
| 34 | Thelma | F | 68,767 |
| 35 | Edna | F | 68,629 |
| 36 | Norma | F | 65,241 |
| 37 | Pauline | F | 64,075 |
| 38 | Lucille | F | 63,883 |
| 39 | Edith | F | 62,989 |
| 40 | Gloria | F | 62,859 |
| 41 | Ethel | F | 62,806 |
| 42 | Phyllis | F | 61,871 |
| 43 | Grace | F | 60,060 |
| 44 | Hazel | F | 58,984 |
| 45 | June | F | 56,483 |
| 46 | Bernice | F | 55,842 |
| 47 | Marion | F | 55,178 |
| 48 | Dolores | F | 51,988 |
| 49 | Rita | F | 50,587 |
| 50 | Lorraine | F | 49,939 |
| 51 | Ann | F | 49,810 |
| 52 | Beatrice | F | 49,230 |
| 53 | Esther | F | 49,230 |
| 54 | Juanita | F | 48,547 |
| 55 | Clara | F | 48,183 |
| 56 | Jane | F | 48,049 |
| 57 | Geraldine | F | 48,044 |
| 58 | Sarah | F | 46,768 |
| 59 | Emma | F | 46,538 |
| 60 | Joan | F | 45,351 |
| 61 | Joyce | F | 44,174 |
| 62 | Nancy | F | 43,807 |
| 63 | Katherine | F | 42,745 |
| 64 | Gertrude | F | 42,459 |
| 65 | Elsie | F | 42,098 |
| 66 | Julia | F | 40,331 |
| 67 | Agnes | F | 39,222 |
| 68 | Wilma | F | 39,127 |
| 69 | Marian | F | 38,978 |
| 70 | Bertha | F | 38,571 |
| 71 | Eva | F | 38,048 |
| 72 | Willie | F | 37,814 |
| 73 | Audrey | F | 37,550 |
| 74 | Theresa | F | 36,667 |
| 75 | Vivian | F | 36,572 |
| 76 | Wanda | F | 36,007 |
| 77 | Laura | F | 35,991 |
| 78 | Charlotte | F | 35,752 |
| 79 | Ida | F | 35,619 |
| 80 | Elaine | F | 34,907 |
| 81 | Anne | F | 34,511 |
| 82 | Marilyn | F | 34,202 |
| 83 | Kathryn | F | 33,791 |
| 84 | Maxine | F | 33,743 |
| 85 | Kathleen | F | 33,597 |
| 86 | Viola | F | 33,251 |
| 87 | Pearl | F | 32,774 |
| 88 | Vera | F | 32,542 |
| 89 | Bessie | F | 32,158 |
| 90 | Myrtle | F | 30,569 |
| 91 | Alma | F | 30,434 |
| 92 | Beverly | F | 30,205 |
| 93 | Violet | F | 30,022 |
| 94 | Nellie | F | 29,689 |
| 95 | Ella | F | 29,520 |
| 96 | Lillie | F | 29,382 |
| 97 | Jessie | F | 29,289 |
| 98 | Jeanne | F | 29,119 |
| 99 | Eileen | F | 28,588 |
| 100 | Ellen | F | 28,391 |