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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1927, 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 1927 and what is climbing now.

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The 1927 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary70,642
  2. 2Dorothy35,993
  3. 3Betty35,424
  4. 4Helen25,316
  5. 5Margaret21,964
  6. 6Ruth19,412
  7. 7Doris16,512
  8. 8Virginia15,734
  9. 9Shirley13,314
  10. 10Barbara13,161
  11. 11Mildred13,053
  12. 12Frances12,988
  13. 13Elizabeth12,523
  14. 14Jean12,512
  15. 15Evelyn11,495
  16. 16Anna11,215
  17. 17Alice10,679
  18. 18Patricia10,554
  19. 19Lois10,505
  20. 20Marie10,317
  21. 21Irene8,606
  22. 22Gloria8,535
  23. 23Rose8,497
  24. 24Martha8,304
  25. 25Marjorie8,115
  26. 26Norma7,997
  27. 27Louise7,704
  28. 28Florence7,645
  29. 29Phyllis7,425
  30. 30Ruby7,264
  31. 31Catherine7,256
  32. 32Lillian7,182
  33. 33Eleanor6,963
  34. 34Dolores6,769
  35. 35Joyce6,684
  36. 36Annie6,562
  37. 37Gladys6,418
  38. 38Thelma6,303
  39. 39Josephine6,108
  40. 40Edna6,086
  41. 41Joan6,032
  42. 42Pauline6,011
  43. 43June5,738
  44. 44Lorraine5,729
  45. 45Lucille5,634
  46. 46Marilyn5,554
  47. 47Ethel5,483
  48. 48Edith5,403
  49. 49Bernice5,305
  50. 50Grace5,304
  51. 51Marion5,211
  52. 52Theresa5,129
  53. 53Hazel5,096
  54. 54Rita5,084
  55. 55Juanita5,076
  56. 56Nancy5,022
  57. 57Beverly4,932
  58. 58Geraldine4,930
  59. 59Ann4,782
  60. 60Jane4,695
  61. 61Sarah4,555
  62. 62Audrey4,375
  63. 63Clara4,365
  64. 64Emma4,327
  65. 65Esther4,327
  66. 66Wanda4,302
  67. 67Beatrice4,241
  68. 68Wilma4,153
  69. 69Elaine4,110
  70. 70Donna3,992
  71. 71Willie3,884
  72. 72Elsie3,803
  73. 73Katherine3,724
  74. 74Marian3,721
  75. 75Charlotte3,676
  76. 76Julia3,586
  77. 77Vivian3,510
  78. 78Gertrude3,508
  79. 79Eva3,410
  80. 80Bertha3,380
  81. 81Agnes3,338
  82. 82Laura3,338
  83. 83Kathleen3,265
  84. 84Ida3,206
  85. 85Jeanne3,158
  86. 86Rosemary3,153
  87. 87Maxine3,094
  88. 88Bessie2,975
  89. 89Vera2,942
  90. 90Kathryn2,933
  91. 91Eileen2,929
  92. 92Anne2,928
  93. 93Ellen2,867
  94. 94Lillie2,861
  95. 95Jessie2,858
  96. 96Peggy2,857
  97. 97Alma2,847
  98. 98Ella2,843
  99. 99Carolyn2,806
  100. 100Bonnie2,796

US babies given each name in 1927.

Boys100

  1. 1Robert61,674
  2. 2John55,949
  3. 3James53,674
  4. 4William51,476
  5. 5Charles31,941
  6. 6Richard26,768
  7. 7George25,949
  8. 8Donald23,834
  9. 9Joseph23,503
  10. 10Edward19,115
  11. 11Thomas17,027
  12. 12Frank14,377
  13. 13Paul13,604
  14. 14Harold13,226
  15. 15Raymond12,807
  16. 16Jack12,802
  17. 17Walter11,346
  18. 18Kenneth10,848
  19. 19Henry9,871
  20. 20Eugene9,742
  21. 21David9,426
  22. 22Arthur9,338
  23. 23Albert9,128
  24. 24Ralph8,434
  25. 25Harry8,019
  26. 26Carl7,277
  27. 27Willie6,969
  28. 28Howard6,831
  29. 29Louis6,663
  30. 30Joe6,542
  31. 31Billy6,463
  32. 32Clarence6,460
  33. 33Earl6,406
  34. 34Roy6,387
  35. 35Fred6,313
  36. 36Francis5,644
  37. 37Lawrence5,572
  38. 38Gerald5,511
  39. 39Norman5,494
  40. 40Leonard5,311
  41. 41Ernest5,208
  42. 42Herbert5,017
  43. 43Anthony4,917
  44. 44Stanley4,902
  45. 45Alfred4,756
  46. 46Daniel4,615
  47. 47Marvin4,397
  48. 48Melvin4,202
  49. 49Samuel4,189
  50. 50Bernard4,165
  51. 51Leroy3,911
  52. 52Michael3,605
  53. 53Floyd3,549
  54. 54Russell3,540
  55. 55Leo3,536
  56. 56Andrew3,437
  57. 57Edwin3,390
  58. 58Lloyd3,325
  59. 59Peter3,301
  60. 60Ray3,253
  61. 61Elmer3,205
  62. 62Theodore3,124
  63. 63Ronald3,115
  64. 64Frederick3,048
  65. 65Clifford3,031
  66. 66Alvin2,883
  67. 67Wayne2,882
  68. 68Clyde2,880
  69. 69Bill2,863
  70. 70Herman2,856
  71. 71Vernon2,852
  72. 72Gene2,802
  73. 73Calvin2,694
  74. 74Gordon2,680
  75. 75Philip2,677
  76. 76Glenn2,670
  77. 77Vincent2,647
  78. 78Leon2,602
  79. 79Warren2,555
  80. 80Charlie2,512
  81. 81Dale2,503
  82. 82Lewis2,497
  83. 83Lester2,440
  84. 84Roger2,408
  85. 85Chester2,407
  86. 86Lee2,390
  87. 87Martin2,383
  88. 88Milton2,358
  89. 89Jesse2,318
  90. 90Don2,303
  91. 91Bobby2,286
  92. 92Cecil2,227
  93. 93Jerry2,215
  94. 94Harvey2,201
  95. 95Allen2,101
  96. 96Wallace2,009
  97. 97Arnold1,998
  98. 98Victor1,983
  99. 99Gilbert1,976
  100. 100Bob1,970

US babies given each name in 1927.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1927?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1927, given to 70,642 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1927?
Robert was the #1 boy name in the US in 1927, given to 61,674 babies.

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