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 Robert M 576,375
2 John M 564,051
3 James M 515,302
4 William M 512,402
5 Charles M 298,031
6 George M 261,946
7 Joseph M 243,809
8 Richard M 222,598
9 Edward M 197,347
10 Donald M 191,817
11 Thomas M 161,109
12 Frank M 151,830
13 Harold M 133,585
14 Paul M 132,384
15 Raymond M 124,213
16 Walter M 119,809
17 Jack M 115,983
18 Henry M 104,552
19 Kenneth M 99,490
20 Arthur M 97,112
21 Albert M 94,432
22 David M 88,737
23 Harry M 86,183
24 Eugene M 84,755
25 Ralph M 84,466
26 Howard M 70,348
27 Carl M 69,851
28 Willie M 67,993
29 Louis M 67,693
30 Clarence M 66,574
31 Earl M 63,602
32 Roy M 63,259
33 Fred M 62,743
34 Joe M 62,676
35 Francis M 59,096
36 Lawrence M 56,867
37 Herbert M 56,531
38 Leonard M 53,793
39 Ernest M 53,653
40 Alfred M 50,156
41 Anthony M 50,054
42 Stanley M 49,456
43 Norman M 49,364
44 Gerald M 44,521
45 Daniel M 43,407
46 Samuel M 43,362
47 Bernard M 42,410
48 Billy M 42,096
49 Melvin M 40,583
50 Marvin M 39,589
51 Warren M 38,775
52 Michael M 37,894
53 Leroy M 37,870
54 Russell M 37,208
55 Leo M 36,960
56 Andrew M 35,952
57 Edwin M 35,255
58 Elmer M 34,919
59 Peter M 34,068
60 Floyd M 33,157
61 Lloyd M 33,125
62 Ray M 32,045
63 Frederick M 31,512
64 Theodore M 31,287
65 Clifford M 31,242
66 Vernon M 29,432
67 Herman M 29,011
68 Clyde M 28,957
69 Chester M 28,435
70 Philip M 27,268
71 Alvin M 26,872
72 Lester M 26,513
73 Wayne M 26,402
74 Vincent M 26,237
75 Gordon M 25,622
76 Leon M 25,577
77 Lewis M 25,328
78 Charlie M 25,176
79 Glenn M 25,157
80 Calvin M 24,785
81 Martin M 24,243
82 Milton M 24,198
83 Lee M 23,556
84 Jesse M 23,170
85 Dale M 22,752
86 Cecil M 22,528
87 Bill M 22,289
88 Harvey M 21,785
89 Roger M 21,753
90 Victor M 21,498
91 Benjamin M 21,028
92 Wallace M 20,916
93 Ronald M 20,895
94 Sam M 20,844
95 Allen M 20,092
96 Arnold M 19,531
97 Willard M 18,440
98 Gilbert M 18,233
99 Edgar M 18,037
100 Oscar M 17,740