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1920 U.S. baby name rankings

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Leading boy name Jay

666 recorded births

Leading girl name Freda

974 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
Jay 201 666
Seymour 202 660
Abraham 203 656
Ellis 204 646
Pete 205 636
Otto 206 634
Dennis 207 624
Dewey 208 619
Emmett 209 614
Rex 209 614
August 211 610
Carroll 212 607
Juan 213 605
Roscoe 214 604
Grady 215 602
Percy 216 601
Owen 217 598
Bert 218 593
Mark 219 589
Elwood 220 586
Wilson 221 583
Loyd 222 582
Adam 223 579
Byron 224 571
Dominick 225 564
Fredrick 226 558
Malcolm 227 556
Laurence 228 550
Myron 229 548
Ross 229 548
Ted 231 545
Wendell 232 544
Perry 233 542
Dominic 234 536
Allan 235 535
Mack 236 533
Loren 237 530
Jesus 238 528
Murray 239 524
Billie 240 523
Adolph 241 522
Troy 242 519
Eldon 243 517
Norbert 244 515
Karl 245 502
Amos 246 493
Neil 247 489
Sherman 248 488
Charley 249 485
Harley 250 484

Girl names

Name Rank Recorded births
Freda 201 974
Donna 202 959
Sally 203 958
May 204 956
Ollie 205 950
Adele 206 944
Beverly 207 940
Faye 208 935
Angeline 209 918
Melba 210 907
Addie 211 904
Billie 212 902
Isabelle 213 899
Effie 214 895
Ora 214 895
Jewell 216 893
Cecelia 217 890
Lela 218 878
Peggy 219 875
Annette 220 868
Ernestine 221 863
Iva 222 861
Johnnie 223 854
Luella 224 852
Susan 225 850
Leola 226 849
Lila 227 840
Jewel 228 826
Imogene 229 804
Etta 230 803
Sallie 230 803
Bettie 232 777
Selma 233 768
Elva 234 767
Janie 235 764
Gwendolyn 236 758
Carmen 237 757
Cecilia 237 757
Ola 239 748
Eleanore 240 737
Delores 241 733
Celia 242 726
Teresa 243 720
Alta 244 715
Lizzie 245 711
Sue 246 707
Yvonne 247 702
Reba 248 699
Maude 249 695
Fay 250 690