Most Popular Names of 1927
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1927
#1 Mary70,642 births#2 Dorothy35,993 births#3 Betty35,424 births#4 Helen25,316 births#5 Margaret21,964 births#6 Ruth19,412 births#7 Doris16,512 births#8 Virginia15,734 births#9 Shirley13,314 births#10 Barbara13,161 births#11 Mildred13,053 births#12 Frances12,988 births#13 Elizabeth12,523 births#14 Jean12,512 births#15 Evelyn11,495 births#16 Anna11,215 births#17 Alice10,679 births#18 Patricia10,554 births#19 Lois10,505 births#20 Marie10,317 births#21 Irene8,606 births#22 Gloria8,535 births#23 Rose8,497 births#24 Martha8,304 births#25 Marjorie8,115 births#26 Norma7,997 births#27 Louise7,704 births#28 Florence7,645 births#29 Phyllis7,425 births#30 Ruby7,264 births#31 Catherine7,256 births#32 Lillian7,182 births#33 Eleanor6,963 births#34 Dolores6,769 births#35 Joyce6,684 births#36 Annie6,562 births#37 Gladys6,418 births#38 Thelma6,303 births#39 Josephine6,108 births#40 Edna6,086 births#41 Joan6,032 births#42 Pauline6,011 births#43 June5,738 births#44 Lorraine5,729 births#45 Lucille5,634 births#46 Marilyn5,554 births#47 Ethel5,483 births#48 Edith5,403 births#49 Bernice5,305 births#50 Grace5,304 births#51 Marion5,211 births#52 Theresa5,129 births#53 Hazel5,096 births#54 Rita5,084 births#55 Juanita5,076 births#56 Nancy5,022 births#57 Beverly4,932 births#58 Geraldine4,930 births#59 Ann4,782 births#60 Jane4,695 births#61 Sarah4,555 births#62 Audrey4,375 births#63 Clara4,365 births#64 Emma4,327 births#64 Esther4,327 births#66 Wanda4,302 births#67 Beatrice4,241 births#68 Wilma4,153 births#69 Elaine4,110 births#70 Donna3,992 births#71 Willie3,884 births#72 Elsie3,803 births#73 Katherine3,724 births#74 Marian3,721 births#75 Charlotte3,676 births#76 Julia3,586 births#77 Vivian3,510 births#78 Gertrude3,508 births#79 Eva3,410 births#80 Bertha3,380 births#81 Agnes3,338 births#81 Laura3,338 births#83 Kathleen3,265 births#84 Ida3,206 births#85 Jeanne3,158 births#86 Rosemary3,153 births#87 Maxine3,094 births#88 Bessie2,975 births#89 Vera2,942 births#90 Kathryn2,933 births#91 Eileen2,929 births#92 Anne2,928 births#93 Ellen2,867 births#94 Lillie2,861 births#95 Jessie2,858 births#96 Peggy2,857 births#97 Alma2,847 births#98 Ella2,843 births#99 Carolyn2,806 births#100 Bonnie2,796 births
Popular Boy Names in 1927
#1 Robert61,674 births#2 John55,949 births#3 James53,674 births#4 William51,476 births#5 Charles31,941 births#6 Richard26,768 births#7 George25,949 births#8 Donald23,834 births#9 Joseph23,503 births#10 Edward19,115 births#11 Thomas17,027 births#12 Frank14,377 births#13 Paul13,604 births#14 Harold13,226 births#15 Raymond12,807 births#16 Jack12,802 births#17 Walter11,346 births#18 Kenneth10,848 births#19 Henry9,871 births#20 Eugene9,742 births#21 David9,426 births#22 Arthur9,338 births#23 Albert9,128 births#24 Ralph8,434 births#25 Harry8,019 births#26 Carl7,277 births#27 Willie6,969 births#28 Howard6,831 births#29 Louis6,663 births#30 Joe6,542 births#31 Billy6,463 births#32 Clarence6,460 births#33 Earl6,406 births#34 Roy6,387 births#35 Fred6,313 births#36 Francis5,644 births#37 Lawrence5,572 births#38 Gerald5,511 births#39 Norman5,494 births#40 Leonard5,311 births#41 Ernest5,208 births#42 Herbert5,017 births#43 Anthony4,917 births#44 Stanley4,902 births#45 Alfred4,756 births#46 Daniel4,615 births#47 Marvin4,397 births#48 Melvin4,202 births#49 Samuel4,189 births#50 Bernard4,165 births#51 Leroy3,911 births#52 Michael3,605 births#53 Floyd3,549 births#54 Russell3,540 births#55 Leo3,536 births#56 Andrew3,437 births#57 Edwin3,390 births#58 Lloyd3,325 births#59 Peter3,301 births#60 Ray3,253 births#61 Elmer3,205 births#62 Theodore3,124 births#63 Ronald3,115 births#64 Frederick3,048 births#65 Clifford3,031 births#66 Alvin2,883 births#67 Wayne2,882 births#68 Clyde2,880 births#69 Bill2,863 births#70 Herman2,856 births#71 Vernon2,852 births#72 Gene2,802 births#73 Calvin2,694 births#74 Gordon2,680 births#75 Philip2,677 births#76 Glenn2,670 births#77 Vincent2,647 births#78 Leon2,602 births#79 Warren2,555 births#80 Charlie2,512 births#81 Dale2,503 births#82 Lewis2,497 births#83 Lester2,440 births#84 Roger2,408 births#85 Chester2,407 births#86 Lee2,390 births#87 Martin2,383 births#88 Milton2,358 births#89 Jesse2,318 births#90 Don2,303 births#91 Bobby2,286 births#92 Cecil2,227 births#93 Jerry2,215 births#94 Harvey2,201 births#95 Allen2,101 births#96 Wallace2,009 births#97 Arnold1,998 births#98 Victor1,983 births#99 Gilbert1,976 births#100 Bob1,970 births