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G.I. Generation baby name rankings

Compare the most popular boy and girl names recorded in the United States for babies born from 1901 to 1927.

Leading boy name Homer

26,679 recorded births

Leading girl name Marguerite

48,624 recorded births

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U.S. births

Boy names

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Rank Name Recorded births
101 Homer 26,679
102 Gilbert 26,597
103 Johnnie 26,556
104 Maurice 26,507
105 Sidney 26,493
106 Dale 26,284
107 Morris 26,275
108 Virgil 26,028
109 Leslie 25,312
110 Roger 25,306
111 Jessie 25,201
112 Marion 25,003
113 Bill 24,281
114 Alexander 23,828
115 Max 23,625
116 Hugh 23,591
117 Roland 23,352
118 Luther 23,236
119 Hubert 23,003
120 Curtis 22,722
121 Nicholas 22,672
122 Woodrow 22,518
123 Irving 22,411
124 Manuel 22,339
125 Glen 21,690
126 Julius 21,302
127 Douglas 21,175
128 Ben 20,878
129 Steve 20,348
130 Jerome 20,331
131 Horace 20,045
132 Tom 19,795
133 Jerry 19,787
134 Wesley 19,613
135 Oliver 19,570
136 Franklin 19,409
137 Don 18,459
138 Jose 18,350
139 Jacob 18,324
139 Ronald 18,324
141 Willis 18,227
142 Rudolph 18,082
143 Jimmie 17,470
144 Earnest 17,370
145 Orville 17,257
146 Alex 17,032
147 Tony 16,983
148 Edmund 16,944
149 Mike 16,710
150 Patrick 16,674

U.S. births

Girl names

100 shown
Rank Name Recorded births
101 Marguerite 48,624
102 Kathleen 47,700
103 Maxine 46,766
104 Carrie 45,460
105 Opal 45,244
106 Audrey 44,110
107 Beulah 43,542
108 Velma 43,418
109 Dolores 43,026
110 Georgia 41,864
111 Rosa 41,089
112 Hattie 40,314
113 Fannie 39,638
114 Wanda 39,460
115 Emily 38,617
116 Geneva 38,031
117 Cora 37,679
118 Eileen 37,358
119 Eunice 37,252
120 Harriet 37,128
121 Hilda 37,077
122 Inez 36,839
123 Sara 36,724
124 Elaine 36,359
125 Loretta 36,322
126 Mamie 36,309
127 Dora 36,175
128 Ada 36,047
129 Lula 35,819
130 Christine 35,756
131 Joyce 35,153
132 Alberta 34,246
133 Joan 33,658
134 Jeanne 33,157
135 Maria 32,603
136 Muriel 31,091
137 Verna 31,019
138 Sophie 30,892
139 Daisy 30,564
140 Naomi 30,356
141 Janet 30,286
142 Madeline 29,857
143 Margie 29,384
144 Jeanette 29,339
145 Lola 29,221
146 Flora 28,790
147 Estelle 28,786
148 Maggie 28,545
149 Mable 28,159
150 Susie 28,129