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