Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1927
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(61,674) |
Robert |
61,674 |
| 2(55,949) |
John |
55,949 |
| 3(53,675) |
James |
53,675 |
| 4(51,476) |
William |
51,476 |
| 5(31,941) |
Charles |
31,941 |
| 6(26,768) |
Richard |
26,768 |
| 7(25,949) |
George |
25,949 |
| 8(23,834) |
Donald |
23,834 |
| 9(23,505) |
Joseph |
23,505 |
| 10(19,114) |
Edward |
19,114 |
| 11(17,027) |
Thomas |
17,027 |
| 12(14,377) |
Frank |
14,377 |
| 13(13,605) |
Paul |
13,605 |
| 14(13,226) |
Harold |
13,226 |
| 15(12,807) |
Raymond |
12,807 |
| 16(12,802) |
Jack |
12,802 |
| 17(11,346) |
Walter |
11,346 |
| 18(10,848) |
Kenneth |
10,848 |
| 19(9,871) |
Henry |
9,871 |
| 20(9,742) |
Eugene |
9,742 |
| 21(9,426) |
David |
9,426 |
| 22(9,338) |
Arthur |
9,338 |
| 23(9,128) |
Albert |
9,128 |
| 24(8,434) |
Ralph |
8,434 |
| 25(8,019) |
Harry |
8,019 |
| 26(7,277) |
Carl |
7,277 |
| 27(6,969) |
Willie |
6,969 |
| 28(6,831) |
Howard |
6,831 |
| 29(6,665) |
Louis |
6,665 |
| 30(6,542) |
Joe |
6,542 |
| 31(6,463) |
Billy |
6,463 |
| 32(6,460) |
Clarence |
6,460 |
| 33(6,406) |
Earl |
6,406 |
| 34(6,387) |
Roy |
6,387 |
| 35(6,313) |
Fred |
6,313 |
| 36(5,644) |
Francis |
5,644 |
| 37(5,572) |
Lawrence |
5,572 |
| 38(5,511) |
Gerald |
5,511 |
| 39(5,494) |
Norman |
5,494 |
| 40(5,312) |
Leonard |
5,312 |
| 41(5,208) |
Ernest |
5,208 |
| 42(5,017) |
Herbert |
5,017 |
| 43(4,918) |
Anthony |
4,918 |
| 44(4,902) |
Stanley |
4,902 |
| 45(4,756) |
Alfred |
4,756 |
| 46(4,615) |
Daniel |
4,615 |
| 47(4,397) |
Marvin |
4,397 |
| 48(4,202) |
Melvin |
4,202 |
| 49(4,189) |
Samuel |
4,189 |
| 50(4,165) |
Bernard |
4,165 |
| 51(3,912) |
Leroy |
3,912 |
| 52(3,605) |
Michael |
3,605 |
| 53(3,549) |
Floyd |
3,549 |
| 54(3,540) |
Russell |
3,540 |
| 55(3,536) |
Leo |
3,536 |
| 56(3,437) |
Andrew |
3,437 |
| 57(3,390) |
Edwin |
3,390 |
| 58(3,325) |
Lloyd |
3,325 |
| 59(3,301) |
Peter |
3,301 |
| 60(3,253) |
Ray |
3,253 |
| 61(3,205) |
Elmer |
3,205 |
| 62(3,124) |
Theodore |
3,124 |
| 63(3,116) |
Ronald |
3,116 |
| 64(3,048) |
Frederick |
3,048 |
| 65(3,031) |
Clifford |
3,031 |
| 66(2,883) |
Alvin |
2,883 |
| 67(2,881) |
Wayne |
2,881 |
| 68(2,879) |
Clyde |
2,879 |
| 69(2,863) |
Bill |
2,863 |
| 70(2,856) |
Herman |
2,856 |
| 71(2,852) |
Vernon |
2,852 |
| 72(2,802) |
Gene |
2,802 |
| 73(2,694) |
Calvin |
2,694 |
| 74(2,680) |
Gordon |
2,680 |
| 75(2,677) |
Philip |
2,677 |
| 76(2,670) |
Glenn |
2,670 |
| 77(2,647) |
Vincent |
2,647 |
| 78(2,602) |
Leon |
2,602 |
| 79(2,555) |
Warren |
2,555 |
| 80(2,512) |
Charlie |
2,512 |
| 81(2,503) |
Dale |
2,503 |
| 82(2,497) |
Lewis |
2,497 |
| 83(2,440) |
Lester |
2,440 |
| 84(2,408) |
Roger |
2,408 |
| 85(2,407) |
Chester |
2,407 |
| 86(2,390) |
Lee |
2,390 |
| 87(2,383) |
Martin |
2,383 |
| 88(2,358) |
Milton |
2,358 |
| 89(2,318) |
Jesse |
2,318 |
| 90(2,303) |
Don |
2,303 |
| 91(2,287) |
Bobby |
2,287 |
| 92(2,227) |
Cecil |
2,227 |
| 93(2,215) |
Jerry |
2,215 |
| 94(2,201) |
Harvey |
2,201 |
| 95(2,102) |
Allen |
2,102 |
| 96(2,009) |
Wallace |
2,009 |
| 97(1,998) |
Arnold |
1,998 |
| 98(1,983) |
Victor |
1,983 |
| 99(1,976) |
Gilbert |
1,976 |
| 100(1,970) |
Bob |
1,970 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(70,642) |
Mary |
70,642 |
| 2(35,993) |
Dorothy |
35,993 |
| 3(35,423) |
Betty |
35,423 |
| 4(25,317) |
Helen |
25,317 |
| 5(21,964) |
Margaret |
21,964 |
| 6(19,412) |
Ruth |
19,412 |
| 7(16,512) |
Doris |
16,512 |
| 8(15,733) |
Virginia |
15,733 |
| 9(13,314) |
Shirley |
13,314 |
| 10(13,161) |
Barbara |
13,161 |
| 11(13,053) |
Mildred |
13,053 |
| 12(12,988) |
Frances |
12,988 |
| 13(12,523) |
Elizabeth |
12,523 |
| 14(12,512) |
Jean |
12,512 |
| 15(11,495) |
Evelyn |
11,495 |
| 16(11,215) |
Anna |
11,215 |
| 17(10,679) |
Alice |
10,679 |
| 18(10,554) |
Patricia |
10,554 |
| 19(10,505) |
Lois |
10,505 |
| 20(10,317) |
Marie |
10,317 |
| 21(8,607) |
Irene |
8,607 |
| 22(8,534) |
Gloria |
8,534 |
| 23(8,497) |
Rose |
8,497 |
| 24(8,304) |
Martha |
8,304 |
| 25(8,115) |
Marjorie |
8,115 |
| 26(7,997) |
Norma |
7,997 |
| 27(7,704) |
Louise |
7,704 |
| 28(7,645) |
Florence |
7,645 |
| 29(7,425) |
Phyllis |
7,425 |
| 30(7,264) |
Ruby |
7,264 |
| 31(7,256) |
Catherine |
7,256 |
| 32(7,182) |
Lillian |
7,182 |
| 33(6,963) |
Eleanor |
6,963 |
| 34(6,769) |
Dolores |
6,769 |
| 35(6,684) |
Joyce |
6,684 |
| 36(6,562) |
Annie |
6,562 |
| 37(6,418) |
Gladys |
6,418 |
| 38(6,304) |
Thelma |
6,304 |
| 39(6,108) |
Josephine |
6,108 |
| 40(6,086) |
Edna |
6,086 |
| 41(6,032) |
Joan |
6,032 |
| 42(6,011) |
Pauline |
6,011 |
| 43(5,738) |
June |
5,738 |
| 44(5,729) |
Lorraine |
5,729 |
| 45(5,634) |
Lucille |
5,634 |
| 46(5,554) |
Marilyn |
5,554 |
| 47(5,483) |
Ethel |
5,483 |
| 48(5,403) |
Edith |
5,403 |
| 49(5,305) |
Bernice |
5,305 |
| 50(5,304) |
Grace |
5,304 |
| 51(5,211) |
Marion |
5,211 |
| 52(5,129) |
Theresa |
5,129 |
| 53(5,096) |
Hazel |
5,096 |
| 54(5,084) |
Rita |
5,084 |
| 55(5,076) |
Juanita |
5,076 |
| 56(5,022) |
Nancy |
5,022 |
| 57(4,932) |
Beverly |
4,932 |
| 58(4,930) |
Geraldine |
4,930 |
| 59(4,782) |
Ann |
4,782 |
| 60(4,695) |
Jane |
4,695 |
| 61(4,556) |
Sarah |
4,556 |
| 62(4,375) |
Audrey |
4,375 |
| 63(4,365) |
Clara |
4,365 |
| 64(4,327) |
Emma |
4,327 |
| 64(4,327) |
Esther |
4,327 |
| 66(4,302) |
Wanda |
4,302 |
| 67(4,240) |
Beatrice |
4,240 |
| 68(4,153) |
Wilma |
4,153 |
| 69(4,109) |
Elaine |
4,109 |
| 70(3,992) |
Donna |
3,992 |
| 71(3,884) |
Willie |
3,884 |
| 72(3,803) |
Elsie |
3,803 |
| 73(3,724) |
Katherine |
3,724 |
| 74(3,721) |
Marian |
3,721 |
| 75(3,676) |
Charlotte |
3,676 |
| 76(3,586) |
Julia |
3,586 |
| 77(3,510) |
Vivian |
3,510 |
| 78(3,508) |
Gertrude |
3,508 |
| 79(3,410) |
Eva |
3,410 |
| 80(3,380) |
Bertha |
3,380 |
| 81(3,338) |
Agnes |
3,338 |
| 81(3,338) |
Laura |
3,338 |
| 83(3,265) |
Kathleen |
3,265 |
| 84(3,205) |
Ida |
3,205 |
| 85(3,158) |
Jeanne |
3,158 |
| 86(3,153) |
Rosemary |
3,153 |
| 87(3,094) |
Maxine |
3,094 |
| 88(2,975) |
Bessie |
2,975 |
| 89(2,942) |
Vera |
2,942 |
| 90(2,933) |
Kathryn |
2,933 |
| 91(2,929) |
Eileen |
2,929 |
| 92(2,928) |
Anne |
2,928 |
| 93(2,867) |
Ellen |
2,867 |
| 94(2,861) |
Lillie |
2,861 |
| 95(2,858) |
Jessie |
2,858 |
| 96(2,857) |
Peggy |
2,857 |
| 97(2,847) |
Alma |
2,847 |
| 98(2,843) |
Ella |
2,843 |
| 99(2,806) |
Carolyn |
2,806 |
| 100(2,796) |
Bonnie |
2,796 |
