Annual ranking
1920 U.S. baby name rankings
Compare the names recorded most often for boys and girls born in this year.
Leading boy name
John
56,913 recorded births
Leading girl name
Mary
70,983 recorded births
Annual rankings show what parents chose in 1920. Compare this view with generation rankings to separate a single-year spike from a lasting era.
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| John | 1 | 56,913 |
| William | 2 | 50,146 |
| Robert | 3 | 48,679 |
| James | 4 | 47,908 |
| Charles | 5 | 28,309 |
| George | 6 | 26,891 |
| Joseph | 7 | 25,587 |
| Edward | 8 | 20,097 |
| Frank | 9 | 16,430 |
| Richard | 10 | 15,010 |
| Thomas | 11 | 14,936 |
| Harold | 12 | 13,678 |
| Walter | 13 | 13,294 |
| Paul | 14 | 12,570 |
| Raymond | 15 | 12,193 |
| Donald | 16 | 11,941 |
| Henry | 17 | 11,305 |
| Arthur | 18 | 10,236 |
| Albert | 19 | 9,997 |
| Jack | 20 | 9,599 |
| Harry | 21 | 9,406 |
| Ralph | 22 | 8,556 |
| Kenneth | 23 | 7,840 |
| Howard | 24 | 7,466 |
| David | 25 | 7,444 |
| Clarence | 26 | 7,221 |
| Carl | 27 | 7,010 |
| Louis | 28 | 6,966 |
| Willie | 29 | 6,887 |
| Eugene | 30 | 6,867 |
| Earl | 31 | 6,533 |
| Roy | 32 | 6,355 |
| Fred | 33 | 6,298 |
| Francis | 34 | 6,241 |
| Joe | 35 | 6,071 |
| Lawrence | 36 | 5,727 |
| Ernest | 37 | 5,566 |
| Leonard | 38 | 5,511 |
| Warren | 39 | 5,492 |
| Stanley | 40 | 5,314 |
| Herbert | 41 | 5,249 |
| Alfred | 42 | 5,006 |
| Anthony | 43 | 4,944 |
| Samuel | 44 | 4,654 |
| Elmer | 45 | 4,206 |
| Bernard | 46 | 4,163 |
| Norman | 47 | 4,109 |
| Leo | 48 | 4,054 |
| Andrew | 49 | 4,026 |
| Michael | 50 | 4,003 |
| Russell | 51 | 3,901 |
| Daniel | 52 | 3,897 |
| Edwin | 53 | 3,734 |
| Melvin | 54 | 3,717 |
| Chester | 55 | 3,698 |
| Leroy | 56 | 3,549 |
| Peter | 57 | 3,497 |
| Lloyd | 58 | 3,454 |
| Clifford | 59 | 3,291 |
| Frederick | 60 | 3,275 |
| Floyd | 61 | 3,260 |
| Marvin | 62 | 3,244 |
| Theodore | 63 | 3,219 |
| Gerald | 64 | 3,157 |
| Vernon | 65 | 3,144 |
| Herman | 66 | 3,109 |
| Ray | 67 | 3,086 |
| Clyde | 68 | 3,069 |
| Lester | 69 | 3,068 |
| Charlie | 70 | 2,785 |
| Philip | 71 | 2,700 |
| Lewis | 72 | 2,688 |
| Vincent | 73 | 2,661 |
| Milton | 74 | 2,592 |
| Leon | 75 | 2,554 |
| Alvin | 76 | 2,523 |
| Cecil | 77 | 2,459 |
| Martin | 78 | 2,439 |
| Jesse | 79 | 2,420 |
| Glenn | 80 | 2,375 |
| Victor | 81 | 2,349 |
| Lee | 82 | 2,321 |
| Benjamin | 83 | 2,309 |
| Sam | 84 | 2,283 |
| Gordon | 85 | 2,277 |
| Wayne | 86 | 2,180 |
| Harvey | 87 | 2,165 |
| Willard | 88 | 2,089 |
| Edgar | 89 | 2,029 |
| Oscar | 90 | 2,006 |
| Arnold | 91 | 1,911 |
| Claude | 92 | 1,893 |
| Wallace | 93 | 1,877 |
| Allen | 94 | 1,866 |
| Everett | 95 | 1,827 |
| Stephen | 96 | 1,771 |
| Gilbert | 97 | 1,763 |
| Wilbur | 98 | 1,741 |
| Johnnie | 99 | 1,727 |
| Homer | 100 | 1,722 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1 | 70,983 |
| Dorothy | 2 | 36,643 |
| Helen | 3 | 35,097 |
| Margaret | 4 | 27,994 |
| Ruth | 5 | 26,102 |
| Mildred | 6 | 18,060 |
| Virginia | 7 | 17,314 |
| Elizabeth | 8 | 15,908 |
| Frances | 9 | 15,883 |
| Anna | 10 | 14,581 |
| Betty | 11 | 14,016 |
| Evelyn | 12 | 13,838 |
| Marie | 13 | 12,743 |
| Doris | 14 | 11,892 |
| Alice | 15 | 11,596 |
| Florence | 16 | 10,731 |
| Irene | 17 | 10,072 |
| Lillian | 18 | 10,049 |
| Louise | 19 | 9,179 |
| Rose | 20 | 9,011 |
| Catherine | 21 | 8,878 |
| Gladys | 22 | 8,819 |
| Martha | 23 | 8,709 |
| Marjorie | 24 | 8,658 |
| Eleanor | 25 | 8,497 |
| Ruby | 26 | 8,336 |
| Edna | 27 | 8,331 |
| Josephine | 28 | 8,093 |
| Lucille | 29 | 7,989 |
| Ethel | 30 | 7,868 |
| Thelma | 31 | 7,814 |
| Edith | 32 | 7,773 |
| Jean | 33 | 7,714 |
| Hazel | 34 | 7,308 |
| Annie | 35 | 7,268 |
| Pauline | 36 | 7,180 |
| Grace | 37 | 7,172 |
| Lois | 38 | 6,560 |
| Esther | 39 | 6,068 |
| Bernice | 40 | 5,928 |
| Beatrice | 41 | 5,804 |
| Gertrude | 42 | 5,797 |
| Marion | 43 | 5,745 |
| Clara | 44 | 5,470 |
| Katherine | 45 | 5,276 |
| Emma | 46 | 5,238 |
| Barbara | 47 | 5,106 |
| Jane | 48 | 5,054 |
| Ann | 49 | 5,041 |
| Sarah | 50 | 5,031 |
| Elsie | 51 | 4,993 |
| Rita | 52 | 4,979 |
| June | 53 | 4,911 |
| Agnes | 54 | 4,907 |
| Julia | 55 | 4,889 |
| Shirley | 56 | 4,713 |
| Bertha | 57 | 4,604 |
| Eva | 58 | 4,498 |
| Viola | 59 | 4,292 |
| Geraldine | 60 | 4,265 |
| Juanita | 61 | 4,238 |
| Pearl | 62 | 4,204 |
| Laura | 63 | 4,171 |
| Vivian | 64 | 4,128 |
| Anne | 65 | 4,114 |
| Ida | 66 | 4,090 |
| Kathryn | 67 | 4,082 |
| Myrtle | 68 | 3,955 |
| Norma | 69 | 3,949 |
| Lorraine | 70 | 3,928 |
| Bessie | 71 | 3,906 |
| Phyllis | 72 | 3,852 |
| Marian | 73 | 3,845 |
| Willie | 74 | 3,816 |
| Vera | 75 | 3,785 |
| Nellie | 76 | 3,762 |
| Violet | 77 | 3,694 |
| Wilma | 78 | 3,670 |
| Charlotte | 79 | 3,624 |
| Alma | 80 | 3,584 |
| Maxine | 81 | 3,507 |
| Stella | 82 | 3,492 |
| Mabel | 83 | 3,364 |
| Jessie | 84 | 3,329 |
| Sylvia | 85 | 3,317 |
| Genevieve | 86 | 3,258 |
| Minnie | 87 | 3,244 |
| Ella | 88 | 3,232 |
| Leona | 89 | 3,166 |
| Lillie | 90 | 3,162 |
| Kathleen | 91 | 3,158 |
| Ellen | 92 | 3,076 |
| Marguerite | 93 | 3,055 |
| Lucy | 94 | 3,018 |
| Nancy | 95 | 2,982 |
| Mattie | 96 | 2,902 |
| Jennie | 97 | 2,808 |
| Lena | 98 | 2,785 |
| Mae | 99 | 2,730 |
| Eileen | 100 | 2,718 |