Annual ranking
1920 U.S. baby name rankings
Continue through the boy and girl rankings for this year.
Leading boy name
Virgil
1,711 recorded births
Leading girl name
Opal
2,702 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virgil | 101 | 1,711 |
| Maurice | 102 | 1,708 |
| Roger | 103 | 1,691 |
| Eddie | 104 | 1,681 |
| Dale | 105 | 1,680 |
| Douglas | 106 | 1,657 |
| Sidney | 107 | 1,610 |
| Morris | 108 | 1,609 |
| Marion | 109 | 1,604 |
| Leslie | 110 | 1,592 |
| Jessie | 111 | 1,590 |
| Max | 112 | 1,561 |
| Hubert | 113 | 1,508 |
| Roland | 114 | 1,501 |
| Hugh | 115 | 1,489 |
| Irving | 116 | 1,485 |
| Alexander | 117 | 1,474 |
| Manuel | 118 | 1,460 |
| Franklin | 119 | 1,451 |
| Curtis | 120 | 1,443 |
| Bill | 121 | 1,421 |
| Glen | 122 | 1,412 |
| Luther | 123 | 1,379 |
| Nicholas | 124 | 1,354 |
| Julius | 125 | 1,318 |
| Jerome | 126 | 1,285 |
| Steve | 127 | 1,281 |
| Horace | 128 | 1,276 |
| Wesley | 129 | 1,244 |
| Jose | 130 | 1,241 |
| Tom | 131 | 1,207 |
| Billy | 132 | 1,206 |
| Willis | 133 | 1,197 |
| Orville | 134 | 1,195 |
| Oliver | 135 | 1,164 |
| Tony | 136 | 1,146 |
| Ben | 137 | 1,138 |
| Edmund | 138 | 1,104 |
| Calvin | 139 | 1,098 |
| Earnest | 140 | 1,092 |
| Mike | 141 | 1,074 |
| Alex | 142 | 1,069 |
| Jacob | 143 | 1,050 |
| Jerry | 144 | 1,043 |
| Archie | 145 | 1,037 |
| Otis | 146 | 1,031 |
| Jimmie | 147 | 1,024 |
| Don | 148 | 1,019 |
| Bruce | 149 | 996 |
| Delbert | 150 | 982 |
| Lyle | 151 | 967 |
| Matthew | 151 | 967 |
| Clayton | 153 | 961 |
| Guy | 154 | 957 |
| Angelo | 155 | 922 |
| Salvatore | 156 | 911 |
| Clifton | 157 | 910 |
| Clinton | 158 | 908 |
| Patrick | 159 | 877 |
| Wilbert | 160 | 867 |
| Bennie | 161 | 856 |
| Marshall | 162 | 850 |
| Ervin | 163 | 843 |
| Phillip | 164 | 840 |
| Jim | 165 | 838 |
| Nathaniel | 166 | 837 |
| Emil | 167 | 835 |
| Ronald | 168 | 832 |
| Rudolph | 169 | 830 |
| Ira | 170 | 829 |
| Merle | 171 | 819 |
| Nathan | 172 | 815 |
| Gene | 173 | 810 |
| Sylvester | 174 | 807 |
| Keith | 175 | 803 |
| Wilfred | 176 | 802 |
| Leland | 177 | 799 |
| Forrest | 178 | 792 |
| Ivan | 179 | 791 |
| Dean | 180 | 788 |
| Elbert | 181 | 786 |
| Irvin | 182 | 775 |
| Woodrow | 183 | 774 |
| Johnny | 184 | 767 |
| Dan | 185 | 764 |
| Lonnie | 186 | 740 |
| Nelson | 186 | 740 |
| Rufus | 188 | 729 |
| Bob | 189 | 710 |
| Antonio | 190 | 706 |
| Isaac | 190 | 706 |
| Johnie | 190 | 706 |
| Junior | 193 | 699 |
| Nick | 193 | 699 |
| Julian | 195 | 693 |
| Grover | 196 | 684 |
| Alton | 197 | 683 |
| Lowell | 198 | 670 |
| Aaron | 199 | 668 |
| Felix | 199 | 668 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Opal | 101 | 2,702 |
| Blanche | 102 | 2,688 |
| Audrey | 103 | 2,666 |
| Patricia | 104 | 2,502 |
| Velma | 105 | 2,491 |
| Geneva | 106 | 2,467 |
| Elaine | 107 | 2,433 |
| Theresa | 108 | 2,426 |
| Beulah | 109 | 2,376 |
| Dolores | 110 | 2,365 |
| Sara | 111 | 2,364 |
| Harriet | 112 | 2,360 |
| Georgia | 113 | 2,356 |
| Jeanne | 114 | 2,279 |
| Eunice | 115 | 2,238 |
| Rosa | 116 | 2,199 |
| Wanda | 117 | 2,198 |
| Christine | 118 | 2,181 |
| Emily | 119 | 2,168 |
| Loretta | 120 | 2,122 |
| Carrie | 121 | 2,108 |
| Inez | 122 | 2,107 |
| Muriel | 123 | 2,071 |
| Janet | 124 | 2,057 |
| Hilda | 125 | 2,050 |
| Jeanette | 126 | 2,043 |
| Fannie | 127 | 1,979 |
| Alberta | 128 | 1,967 |
| Sophie | 129 | 1,965 |
| Maria | 130 | 1,935 |
| Anita | 131 | 1,934 |
| Hattie | 132 | 1,870 |
| Dora | 133 | 1,865 |
| Naomi | 134 | 1,854 |
| Verna | 135 | 1,851 |
| Ada | 136 | 1,823 |
| Cora | 137 | 1,819 |
| Madeline | 138 | 1,779 |
| Lula | 139 | 1,765 |
| Miriam | 140 | 1,744 |
| Rosemary | 141 | 1,713 |
| Mamie | 142 | 1,708 |
| Joan | 143 | 1,647 |
| Roberta | 144 | 1,636 |
| Arlene | 145 | 1,594 |
| Olga | 146 | 1,590 |
| Lola | 147 | 1,580 |
| Mable | 148 | 1,579 |
| Flora | 149 | 1,566 |
| Carolyn | 150 | 1,556 |
| Olive | 151 | 1,552 |
| Erma | 152 | 1,529 |
| Joyce | 153 | 1,523 |
| Bonnie | 154 | 1,515 |
| Daisy | 155 | 1,489 |
| Rachel | 156 | 1,484 |
| Nora | 157 | 1,477 |
| Estelle | 158 | 1,460 |
| Caroline | 159 | 1,436 |
| Winifred | 160 | 1,432 |
| Marcella | 161 | 1,404 |
| Rosie | 162 | 1,396 |
| Susie | 163 | 1,395 |
| Irma | 164 | 1,393 |
| Constance | 165 | 1,377 |
| Lucile | 166 | 1,358 |
| Lorene | 167 | 1,353 |
| Margie | 167 | 1,353 |
| Eula | 169 | 1,305 |
| Fern | 170 | 1,304 |
| Henrietta | 171 | 1,302 |
| Maggie | 172 | 1,299 |
| Victoria | 173 | 1,286 |
| Sadie | 174 | 1,285 |
| Rebecca | 175 | 1,269 |
| Adeline | 176 | 1,260 |
| Lottie | 177 | 1,240 |
| Eloise | 178 | 1,239 |
| Nina | 179 | 1,226 |
| Antoinette | 180 | 1,162 |
| Nettie | 181 | 1,141 |
| Carol | 182 | 1,140 |
| Della | 183 | 1,137 |
| Katie | 184 | 1,121 |
| Lydia | 185 | 1,118 |
| Regina | 186 | 1,116 |
| Dorothea | 187 | 1,110 |
| Laverne | 188 | 1,094 |
| Jeannette | 189 | 1,060 |
| Amelia | 190 | 1,054 |
| Cleo | 191 | 1,049 |
| Veronica | 192 | 1,039 |
| Angelina | 193 | 1,035 |
| Claire | 194 | 1,019 |
| Gloria | 195 | 1,016 |
| Bette | 196 | 1,000 |
| Essie | 197 | 996 |
| Goldie | 197 | 996 |
| Isabel | 199 | 992 |
| Rosalie | 200 | 984 |