Most Popular Names of 1920
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1920
#1 Mary70,983 births#2 Dorothy36,643 births#3 Helen35,097 births#4 Margaret27,994 births#5 Ruth26,102 births#6 Mildred18,060 births#7 Virginia17,314 births#8 Elizabeth15,908 births#9 Frances15,883 births#10 Anna14,581 births#11 Betty14,016 births#12 Evelyn13,838 births#13 Marie12,743 births#14 Doris11,892 births#15 Alice11,596 births#16 Florence10,731 births#17 Irene10,072 births#18 Lillian10,049 births#19 Louise9,179 births#20 Rose9,011 births#21 Catherine8,878 births#22 Gladys8,819 births#23 Martha8,709 births#24 Marjorie8,658 births#25 Eleanor8,497 births#26 Ruby8,336 births#27 Edna8,331 births#28 Josephine8,093 births#29 Lucille7,989 births#30 Ethel7,868 births#31 Thelma7,814 births#32 Edith7,773 births#33 Jean7,714 births#34 Hazel7,308 births#35 Annie7,268 births#36 Pauline7,180 births#37 Grace7,172 births#38 Lois6,560 births#39 Esther6,068 births#40 Bernice5,928 births#41 Beatrice5,804 births#42 Gertrude5,797 births#43 Marion5,745 births#44 Clara5,470 births#45 Katherine5,276 births#46 Emma5,238 births#47 Barbara5,106 births#48 Jane5,054 births#49 Ann5,041 births#50 Sarah5,031 births#51 Elsie4,993 births#52 Rita4,979 births#53 June4,911 births#54 Agnes4,907 births#55 Julia4,889 births#56 Shirley4,713 births#57 Bertha4,604 births#58 Eva4,498 births#59 Viola4,292 births#60 Geraldine4,265 births#61 Juanita4,238 births#62 Pearl4,204 births#63 Laura4,171 births#64 Vivian4,128 births#65 Anne4,114 births#66 Ida4,090 births#67 Kathryn4,082 births#68 Myrtle3,955 births#69 Norma3,949 births#70 Lorraine3,928 births#71 Bessie3,906 births#72 Phyllis3,852 births#73 Marian3,845 births#74 Willie3,816 births#75 Vera3,785 births#76 Nellie3,762 births#77 Violet3,694 births#78 Wilma3,670 births#79 Charlotte3,624 births#80 Alma3,584 births#81 Maxine3,507 births#82 Stella3,492 births#83 Mabel3,364 births#84 Jessie3,329 births#85 Sylvia3,317 births#86 Genevieve3,258 births#87 Minnie3,244 births#88 Ella3,232 births#89 Leona3,166 births#90 Lillie3,162 births#91 Kathleen3,158 births#92 Ellen3,076 births#93 Marguerite3,055 births#94 Lucy3,018 births#95 Nancy2,982 births#96 Mattie2,902 births#97 Jennie2,808 births#98 Lena2,785 births#99 Mae2,730 births#100 Eileen2,718 births
Popular Boy Names in 1920
#1 John56,913 births#2 William50,146 births#3 Robert48,679 births#4 James47,908 births#5 Charles28,309 births#6 George26,891 births#7 Joseph25,587 births#8 Edward20,097 births#9 Frank16,430 births#10 Richard15,010 births#11 Thomas14,936 births#12 Harold13,678 births#13 Walter13,294 births#14 Paul12,570 births#15 Raymond12,193 births#16 Donald11,941 births#17 Henry11,305 births#18 Arthur10,236 births#19 Albert9,997 births#20 Jack9,599 births#21 Harry9,406 births#22 Ralph8,556 births#23 Kenneth7,840 births#24 Howard7,466 births#25 David7,444 births#26 Clarence7,221 births#27 Carl7,010 births#28 Louis6,966 births#29 Willie6,887 births#30 Eugene6,867 births#31 Earl6,533 births#32 Roy6,355 births#33 Fred6,298 births#34 Francis6,241 births#35 Joe6,071 births#36 Lawrence5,727 births#37 Ernest5,566 births#38 Leonard5,511 births#39 Warren5,492 births#40 Stanley5,314 births#41 Herbert5,249 births#42 Alfred5,006 births#43 Anthony4,944 births#44 Samuel4,654 births#45 Elmer4,206 births#46 Bernard4,163 births#47 Norman4,109 births#48 Leo4,054 births#49 Andrew4,026 births#50 Michael4,003 births#51 Russell3,901 births#52 Daniel3,897 births#53 Edwin3,734 births#54 Melvin3,717 births#55 Chester3,698 births#56 Leroy3,549 births#57 Peter3,497 births#58 Lloyd3,454 births#59 Clifford3,291 births#60 Frederick3,275 births#61 Floyd3,260 births#62 Marvin3,244 births#63 Theodore3,219 births#64 Gerald3,157 births#65 Vernon3,144 births#66 Herman3,109 births#67 Ray3,086 births#68 Clyde3,069 births#69 Lester3,068 births#70 Charlie2,785 births#71 Philip2,700 births#72 Lewis2,688 births#73 Vincent2,661 births#74 Milton2,592 births#75 Leon2,554 births#76 Alvin2,523 births#77 Cecil2,459 births#78 Martin2,439 births#79 Jesse2,420 births#80 Glenn2,375 births#81 Victor2,349 births#82 Lee2,321 births#83 Benjamin2,309 births#84 Sam2,283 births#85 Gordon2,277 births#86 Wayne2,180 births#87 Harvey2,165 births#88 Willard2,089 births#89 Edgar2,029 births#90 Oscar2,006 births#91 Arnold1,911 births#92 Claude1,893 births#93 Wallace1,877 births#94 Allen1,866 births#95 Everett1,827 births#96 Stephen1,771 births#97 Gilbert1,763 births#98 Wilbur1,741 births#99 Johnnie1,727 births#100 Homer1,722 births