Most Popular Names of 1921
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1921
#1 Mary73,984 births#2 Dorothy39,087 births#3 Helen34,822 births#4 Margaret28,468 births#5 Ruth25,783 births#6 Virginia19,032 births#7 Mildred17,880 births#8 Betty17,638 births#9 Frances15,993 births#10 Elizabeth15,800 births#11 Anna14,476 births#12 Evelyn14,278 births#13 Doris13,152 births#14 Marie12,501 births#15 Alice11,955 births#16 Marjorie11,209 births#17 Florence10,720 births#18 Irene10,624 births#19 Lillian9,770 births#20 Rose9,352 births#21 Martha9,264 births#22 Louise9,180 births#23 Catherine8,887 births#24 Gladys8,814 births#25 Jean8,592 births#26 Ruby8,333 births#27 Edna8,302 births#28 Josephine8,135 births#29 Eleanor8,054 births#30 Thelma7,839 births#31 Lucille7,698 births#32 Ethel7,603 births#33 Edith7,589 births#34 Hazel7,341 births#35 Grace7,230 births#36 Annie7,209 births#37 Pauline7,142 births#38 Lois6,899 births#39 Bernice6,190 births#40 Barbara6,013 births#41 Beatrice5,968 births#42 Esther5,926 births#43 Marion5,814 births#44 Shirley5,695 births#45 Clara5,606 births#46 Gertrude5,349 births#47 Jane5,188 births#48 Rita5,157 births#49 Katherine5,156 births#50 June5,155 births#51 Norma5,102 births#52 Emma5,072 births#53 Ann5,058 births#54 Sarah5,024 births#55 Elsie4,879 births#56 Agnes4,798 births#57 Juanita4,779 births#58 Julia4,737 births#59 Bertha4,608 births#60 Phyllis4,590 births#61 Lorraine4,533 births#62 Geraldine4,523 births#63 Eva4,325 births#64 Kathryn4,201 births#65 Pearl4,175 births#66 Viola4,160 births#67 Ida4,146 births#68 Vivian4,103 births#69 Marian4,064 births#70 Anne4,007 births#71 Laura3,998 births#72 Wilma3,824 births#73 Myrtle3,791 births#74 Willie3,748 births#75 Bessie3,678 births#76 Vera3,631 births#77 Maxine3,630 births#78 Alma3,589 births#79 Charlotte3,587 births#80 Nellie3,513 births#81 Violet3,469 births#82 Audrey3,434 births#83 Kathleen3,419 births#84 Patricia3,380 births#85 Mabel3,336 births#86 Stella3,335 births#87 Nancy3,323 births#88 Sylvia3,297 births#89 Ella3,237 births#90 Genevieve3,235 births#91 Jessie3,225 births#92 Leona3,210 births#93 Lucy3,157 births#94 Lillie3,118 births#95 Ellen3,064 births#96 Minnie2,998 births#97 Elaine2,922 births#98 Marguerite2,897 births#99 Jennie2,889 births#100 Eileen2,862 births
Popular Boy Names in 1921
#1 John58,216 births#2 Robert52,779 births#3 William51,862 births#4 James49,750 births#5 Charles29,242 births#6 George27,476 births#7 Joseph26,182 births#8 Edward20,817 births#9 Frank16,705 births#10 Richard16,376 births#11 Thomas15,308 births#12 Harold13,811 births#13 Donald13,776 births#14 Paul13,169 births#15 Walter13,004 births#16 Raymond12,645 births#17 Henry11,411 births#18 Jack10,757 births#19 Arthur10,527 births#20 Albert10,158 births#21 Harry9,731 births#22 Kenneth8,959 births#23 Ralph8,860 births#24 Warren7,798 births#25 David7,765 births#26 Eugene7,717 births#27 Howard7,713 births#28 Clarence7,332 births#29 Louis7,247 births#30 Carl7,077 births#31 Earl6,754 births#32 Roy6,545 births#33 Fred6,496 births#34 Willie6,492 births#35 Francis6,293 births#36 Joe6,204 births#37 Lawrence5,977 births#38 Ernest5,697 births#39 Leonard5,650 births#40 Anthony5,239 births#41 Stanley5,231 births#42 Herbert5,217 births#43 Alfred4,925 births#44 Samuel4,754 births#45 Bernard4,485 births#46 Norman4,479 births#47 Michael4,198 births#48 Elmer4,146 births#49 Daniel4,087 births#50 Leo4,066 births#51 Andrew4,015 births#52 Russell3,946 births#53 Melvin3,887 births#54 Edwin3,750 births#55 Leroy3,749 births#56 Chester3,549 births#57 Peter3,548 births#58 Lloyd3,536 births#59 Marvin3,490 births#60 Gerald3,382 births#61 Frederick3,376 births#62 Clifford3,262 births#63 Floyd3,255 births#64 Herman3,219 births#65 Theodore3,172 births#66 Lester3,076 births#67 Ray3,075 births#68 Vernon3,069 births#69 Clyde3,022 births#70 Vincent2,779 births#71 Lewis2,712 births#72 Philip2,703 births#73 Alvin2,686 births#74 Leon2,616 births#75 Milton2,588 births#76 Charlie2,574 births#77 Jesse2,486 births#78 Martin2,461 births#79 Cecil2,456 births#80 Glenn2,449 births#81 Wayne2,417 births#82 Benjamin2,412 births#83 Victor2,407 births#84 Gordon2,382 births#85 Sam2,367 births#86 Lee2,354 births#87 Harvey2,287 births#88 Wallace2,095 births#89 Willard2,077 births#90 Edgar2,014 births#91 Arnold1,982 births#92 Oscar1,978 births#93 Dale1,956 births#94 Allen1,937 births#95 Everett1,913 births#96 Claude1,887 births#97 Stephen1,868 births#98 Virgil1,830 births#99 Roger1,803 births#100 Wilbur1,755 births