Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1921
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(58,215) |
John |
58,215 |
| 2(52,779) |
Robert |
52,779 |
| 3(51,862) |
William |
51,862 |
| 4(49,750) |
James |
49,750 |
| 5(29,242) |
Charles |
29,242 |
| 6(27,476) |
George |
27,476 |
| 7(26,182) |
Joseph |
26,182 |
| 8(20,817) |
Edward |
20,817 |
| 9(16,705) |
Frank |
16,705 |
| 10(16,376) |
Richard |
16,376 |
| 11(15,308) |
Thomas |
15,308 |
| 12(13,811) |
Harold |
13,811 |
| 13(13,776) |
Donald |
13,776 |
| 14(13,169) |
Paul |
13,169 |
| 15(13,004) |
Walter |
13,004 |
| 16(12,645) |
Raymond |
12,645 |
| 17(11,411) |
Henry |
11,411 |
| 18(10,757) |
Jack |
10,757 |
| 19(10,527) |
Arthur |
10,527 |
| 20(10,158) |
Albert |
10,158 |
| 21(9,731) |
Harry |
9,731 |
| 22(8,959) |
Kenneth |
8,959 |
| 23(8,860) |
Ralph |
8,860 |
| 24(7,798) |
Warren |
7,798 |
| 25(7,765) |
David |
7,765 |
| 26(7,717) |
Eugene |
7,717 |
| 27(7,713) |
Howard |
7,713 |
| 28(7,332) |
Clarence |
7,332 |
| 29(7,247) |
Louis |
7,247 |
| 30(7,077) |
Carl |
7,077 |
| 31(6,754) |
Earl |
6,754 |
| 32(6,545) |
Roy |
6,545 |
| 33(6,496) |
Fred |
6,496 |
| 34(6,491) |
Willie |
6,491 |
| 35(6,293) |
Francis |
6,293 |
| 36(6,204) |
Joe |
6,204 |
| 37(5,977) |
Lawrence |
5,977 |
| 38(5,697) |
Ernest |
5,697 |
| 39(5,650) |
Leonard |
5,650 |
| 40(5,239) |
Anthony |
5,239 |
| 41(5,231) |
Stanley |
5,231 |
| 42(5,217) |
Herbert |
5,217 |
| 43(4,925) |
Alfred |
4,925 |
| 44(4,754) |
Samuel |
4,754 |
| 45(4,485) |
Bernard |
4,485 |
| 46(4,479) |
Norman |
4,479 |
| 47(4,198) |
Michael |
4,198 |
| 48(4,146) |
Elmer |
4,146 |
| 49(4,087) |
Daniel |
4,087 |
| 50(4,066) |
Leo |
4,066 |
| 51(4,015) |
Andrew |
4,015 |
| 52(3,946) |
Russell |
3,946 |
| 53(3,887) |
Melvin |
3,887 |
| 54(3,750) |
Edwin |
3,750 |
| 55(3,749) |
Leroy |
3,749 |
| 56(3,549) |
Chester |
3,549 |
| 57(3,548) |
Peter |
3,548 |
| 58(3,536) |
Lloyd |
3,536 |
| 59(3,490) |
Marvin |
3,490 |
| 60(3,382) |
Gerald |
3,382 |
| 61(3,376) |
Frederick |
3,376 |
| 62(3,262) |
Clifford |
3,262 |
| 63(3,255) |
Floyd |
3,255 |
| 64(3,219) |
Herman |
3,219 |
| 65(3,172) |
Theodore |
3,172 |
| 66(3,076) |
Lester |
3,076 |
| 67(3,075) |
Ray |
3,075 |
| 68(3,069) |
Vernon |
3,069 |
| 69(3,022) |
Clyde |
3,022 |
| 70(2,779) |
Vincent |
2,779 |
| 71(2,712) |
Lewis |
2,712 |
| 72(2,703) |
Philip |
2,703 |
| 73(2,687) |
Alvin |
2,687 |
| 74(2,616) |
Leon |
2,616 |
| 75(2,588) |
Milton |
2,588 |
| 76(2,574) |
Charlie |
2,574 |
| 77(2,486) |
Jesse |
2,486 |
| 78(2,461) |
Martin |
2,461 |
| 79(2,456) |
Cecil |
2,456 |
| 80(2,449) |
Glenn |
2,449 |
| 81(2,417) |
Wayne |
2,417 |
| 82(2,412) |
Benjamin |
2,412 |
| 83(2,407) |
Victor |
2,407 |
| 84(2,382) |
Gordon |
2,382 |
| 85(2,367) |
Sam |
2,367 |
| 86(2,354) |
Lee |
2,354 |
| 87(2,287) |
Harvey |
2,287 |
| 88(2,095) |
Wallace |
2,095 |
| 89(2,077) |
Willard |
2,077 |
| 90(2,014) |
Edgar |
2,014 |
| 91(1,982) |
Arnold |
1,982 |
| 92(1,978) |
Oscar |
1,978 |
| 93(1,956) |
Dale |
1,956 |
| 94(1,937) |
Allen |
1,937 |
| 95(1,913) |
Everett |
1,913 |
| 96(1,887) |
Claude |
1,887 |
| 97(1,868) |
Stephen |
1,868 |
| 98(1,830) |
Virgil |
1,830 |
| 99(1,803) |
Roger |
1,803 |
| 100(1,755) |
Wilbur |
1,755 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(73,984) |
Mary |
73,984 |
| 2(39,087) |
Dorothy |
39,087 |
| 3(34,822) |
Helen |
34,822 |
| 4(28,468) |
Margaret |
28,468 |
| 5(25,783) |
Ruth |
25,783 |
| 6(19,032) |
Virginia |
19,032 |
| 7(17,880) |
Mildred |
17,880 |
| 8(17,638) |
Betty |
17,638 |
| 9(15,993) |
Frances |
15,993 |
| 10(15,800) |
Elizabeth |
15,800 |
| 11(14,476) |
Anna |
14,476 |
| 12(14,278) |
Evelyn |
14,278 |
| 13(13,152) |
Doris |
13,152 |
| 14(12,501) |
Marie |
12,501 |
| 15(11,955) |
Alice |
11,955 |
| 16(11,209) |
Marjorie |
11,209 |
| 17(10,720) |
Florence |
10,720 |
| 18(10,624) |
Irene |
10,624 |
| 19(9,770) |
Lillian |
9,770 |
| 20(9,352) |
Rose |
9,352 |
| 21(9,264) |
Martha |
9,264 |
| 22(9,180) |
Louise |
9,180 |
| 23(8,887) |
Catherine |
8,887 |
| 24(8,814) |
Gladys |
8,814 |
| 25(8,592) |
Jean |
8,592 |
| 26(8,333) |
Ruby |
8,333 |
| 27(8,302) |
Edna |
8,302 |
| 28(8,135) |
Josephine |
8,135 |
| 29(8,054) |
Eleanor |
8,054 |
| 30(7,839) |
Thelma |
7,839 |
| 31(7,698) |
Lucille |
7,698 |
| 32(7,603) |
Ethel |
7,603 |
| 33(7,589) |
Edith |
7,589 |
| 34(7,341) |
Hazel |
7,341 |
| 35(7,230) |
Grace |
7,230 |
| 36(7,209) |
Annie |
7,209 |
| 37(7,142) |
Pauline |
7,142 |
| 38(6,899) |
Lois |
6,899 |
| 39(6,190) |
Bernice |
6,190 |
| 40(6,013) |
Barbara |
6,013 |
| 41(5,968) |
Beatrice |
5,968 |
| 42(5,926) |
Esther |
5,926 |
| 43(5,814) |
Marion |
5,814 |
| 44(5,695) |
Shirley |
5,695 |
| 45(5,606) |
Clara |
5,606 |
| 46(5,349) |
Gertrude |
5,349 |
| 47(5,188) |
Jane |
5,188 |
| 48(5,157) |
Rita |
5,157 |
| 49(5,156) |
Katherine |
5,156 |
| 50(5,155) |
June |
5,155 |
| 51(5,102) |
Norma |
5,102 |
| 52(5,072) |
Emma |
5,072 |
| 53(5,058) |
Ann |
5,058 |
| 54(5,024) |
Sarah |
5,024 |
| 55(4,879) |
Elsie |
4,879 |
| 56(4,798) |
Agnes |
4,798 |
| 57(4,779) |
Juanita |
4,779 |
| 58(4,737) |
Julia |
4,737 |
| 59(4,608) |
Bertha |
4,608 |
| 60(4,590) |
Phyllis |
4,590 |
| 61(4,533) |
Lorraine |
4,533 |
| 62(4,523) |
Geraldine |
4,523 |
| 63(4,325) |
Eva |
4,325 |
| 64(4,201) |
Kathryn |
4,201 |
| 65(4,175) |
Pearl |
4,175 |
| 66(4,160) |
Viola |
4,160 |
| 67(4,146) |
Ida |
4,146 |
| 68(4,103) |
Vivian |
4,103 |
| 69(4,064) |
Marian |
4,064 |
| 70(4,007) |
Anne |
4,007 |
| 71(3,998) |
Laura |
3,998 |
| 72(3,824) |
Wilma |
3,824 |
| 73(3,791) |
Myrtle |
3,791 |
| 74(3,748) |
Willie |
3,748 |
| 75(3,678) |
Bessie |
3,678 |
| 76(3,631) |
Vera |
3,631 |
| 77(3,630) |
Maxine |
3,630 |
| 78(3,589) |
Alma |
3,589 |
| 79(3,587) |
Charlotte |
3,587 |
| 80(3,513) |
Nellie |
3,513 |
| 81(3,469) |
Violet |
3,469 |
| 82(3,434) |
Audrey |
3,434 |
| 83(3,419) |
Kathleen |
3,419 |
| 84(3,380) |
Patricia |
3,380 |
| 85(3,336) |
Mabel |
3,336 |
| 86(3,335) |
Stella |
3,335 |
| 87(3,323) |
Nancy |
3,323 |
| 88(3,297) |
Sylvia |
3,297 |
| 89(3,237) |
Ella |
3,237 |
| 90(3,235) |
Genevieve |
3,235 |
| 91(3,225) |
Jessie |
3,225 |
| 92(3,210) |
Leona |
3,210 |
| 93(3,157) |
Lucy |
3,157 |
| 94(3,118) |
Lillie |
3,118 |
| 95(3,064) |
Ellen |
3,064 |
| 96(2,998) |
Minnie |
2,998 |
| 97(2,922) |
Elaine |
2,922 |
| 98(2,897) |
Marguerite |
2,897 |
| 99(2,889) |
Jennie |
2,889 |
| 100(2,862) |
Eileen |
2,862 |
