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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1920, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1920s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1920 and what is climbing now.

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The 1920 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary70,983
  2. 2Dorothy36,643
  3. 3Helen35,097
  4. 4Margaret27,994
  5. 5Ruth26,102
  6. 6Mildred18,060
  7. 7Virginia17,314
  8. 8Elizabeth15,908
  9. 9Frances15,883
  10. 10Anna14,581
  11. 11Betty14,016
  12. 12Evelyn13,838
  13. 13Marie12,743
  14. 14Doris11,892
  15. 15Alice11,596
  16. 16Florence10,731
  17. 17Irene10,072
  18. 18Lillian10,049
  19. 19Louise9,179
  20. 20Rose9,011
  21. 21Catherine8,878
  22. 22Gladys8,819
  23. 23Martha8,709
  24. 24Marjorie8,658
  25. 25Eleanor8,497
  26. 26Ruby8,336
  27. 27Edna8,331
  28. 28Josephine8,093
  29. 29Lucille7,989
  30. 30Ethel7,868
  31. 31Thelma7,814
  32. 32Edith7,773
  33. 33Jean7,714
  34. 34Hazel7,308
  35. 35Annie7,268
  36. 36Pauline7,180
  37. 37Grace7,172
  38. 38Lois6,560
  39. 39Esther6,068
  40. 40Bernice5,928
  41. 41Beatrice5,804
  42. 42Gertrude5,797
  43. 43Marion5,745
  44. 44Clara5,470
  45. 45Katherine5,276
  46. 46Emma5,238
  47. 47Barbara5,106
  48. 48Jane5,054
  49. 49Ann5,041
  50. 50Sarah5,031
  51. 51Elsie4,993
  52. 52Rita4,979
  53. 53June4,911
  54. 54Agnes4,907
  55. 55Julia4,889
  56. 56Shirley4,713
  57. 57Bertha4,604
  58. 58Eva4,498
  59. 59Viola4,292
  60. 60Geraldine4,265
  61. 61Juanita4,238
  62. 62Pearl4,204
  63. 63Laura4,171
  64. 64Vivian4,128
  65. 65Anne4,114
  66. 66Ida4,090
  67. 67Kathryn4,082
  68. 68Myrtle3,955
  69. 69Norma3,949
  70. 70Lorraine3,928
  71. 71Bessie3,906
  72. 72Phyllis3,852
  73. 73Marian3,845
  74. 74Willie3,816
  75. 75Vera3,785
  76. 76Nellie3,762
  77. 77Violet3,694
  78. 78Wilma3,670
  79. 79Charlotte3,624
  80. 80Alma3,584
  81. 81Maxine3,507
  82. 82Stella3,492
  83. 83Mabel3,364
  84. 84Jessie3,329
  85. 85Sylvia3,317
  86. 86Genevieve3,258
  87. 87Minnie3,244
  88. 88Ella3,232
  89. 89Leona3,166
  90. 90Lillie3,162
  91. 91Kathleen3,158
  92. 92Ellen3,076
  93. 93Marguerite3,055
  94. 94Lucy3,018
  95. 95Nancy2,982
  96. 96Mattie2,902
  97. 97Jennie2,808
  98. 98Lena2,785
  99. 99Mae2,730
  100. 100Eileen2,718

US babies given each name in 1920.

Boys100

  1. 1John56,913
  2. 2William50,146
  3. 3Robert48,679
  4. 4James47,908
  5. 5Charles28,309
  6. 6George26,891
  7. 7Joseph25,587
  8. 8Edward20,097
  9. 9Frank16,430
  10. 10Richard15,010
  11. 11Thomas14,936
  12. 12Harold13,678
  13. 13Walter13,294
  14. 14Paul12,570
  15. 15Raymond12,193
  16. 16Donald11,941
  17. 17Henry11,305
  18. 18Arthur10,236
  19. 19Albert9,997
  20. 20Jack9,599
  21. 21Harry9,406
  22. 22Ralph8,556
  23. 23Kenneth7,840
  24. 24Howard7,466
  25. 25David7,444
  26. 26Clarence7,221
  27. 27Carl7,010
  28. 28Louis6,966
  29. 29Willie6,887
  30. 30Eugene6,867
  31. 31Earl6,533
  32. 32Roy6,355
  33. 33Fred6,298
  34. 34Francis6,241
  35. 35Joe6,071
  36. 36Lawrence5,727
  37. 37Ernest5,566
  38. 38Leonard5,511
  39. 39Warren5,492
  40. 40Stanley5,314
  41. 41Herbert5,249
  42. 42Alfred5,006
  43. 43Anthony4,944
  44. 44Samuel4,654
  45. 45Elmer4,206
  46. 46Bernard4,163
  47. 47Norman4,109
  48. 48Leo4,054
  49. 49Andrew4,026
  50. 50Michael4,003
  51. 51Russell3,901
  52. 52Daniel3,897
  53. 53Edwin3,734
  54. 54Melvin3,717
  55. 55Chester3,698
  56. 56Leroy3,549
  57. 57Peter3,497
  58. 58Lloyd3,454
  59. 59Clifford3,291
  60. 60Frederick3,275
  61. 61Floyd3,260
  62. 62Marvin3,244
  63. 63Theodore3,219
  64. 64Gerald3,157
  65. 65Vernon3,144
  66. 66Herman3,109
  67. 67Ray3,086
  68. 68Clyde3,069
  69. 69Lester3,068
  70. 70Charlie2,785
  71. 71Philip2,700
  72. 72Lewis2,688
  73. 73Vincent2,661
  74. 74Milton2,592
  75. 75Leon2,554
  76. 76Alvin2,523
  77. 77Cecil2,459
  78. 78Martin2,439
  79. 79Jesse2,420
  80. 80Glenn2,375
  81. 81Victor2,349
  82. 82Lee2,321
  83. 83Benjamin2,309
  84. 84Sam2,283
  85. 85Gordon2,277
  86. 86Wayne2,180
  87. 87Harvey2,165
  88. 88Willard2,089
  89. 89Edgar2,029
  90. 90Oscar2,006
  91. 91Arnold1,911
  92. 92Claude1,893
  93. 93Wallace1,877
  94. 94Allen1,866
  95. 95Everett1,827
  96. 96Stephen1,771
  97. 97Gilbert1,763
  98. 98Wilbur1,741
  99. 99Johnnie1,727
  100. 100Homer1,722

US babies given each name in 1920.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1920?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1920, given to 70,983 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1920?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1920, given to 56,913 babies.

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