Popular Baby Names for 2002, for 2001, for 2000, the 90's, the 80's, the 70's, the 60's, the 50's, the 40's, the 30's, the 20's, the 10's and 1900's.
| Most Popular Names of the 1920's | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Rank | Name | Number | Name | Number |
| 1 | Robert | 32223 | Mary | 36997 |
| 2 | John | 32149 | Dorothy | 19382 |
| 3 | James | 29254 | Helen | 15228 |
| 4 | William | 29097 | Betty | 14727 |
| 5 | Charles | 16789 | Margaret | 12855 |
| 6 | George | 15003 | Ruth | 11342 |
| 7 | Joseph | 13988 | Virginia | 8930 |
| 8 | Richard | 12242 | Doris | 8032 |
| 9 | Edward | 11104 | Mildred | 7729 |
| 10 | Donald | 10853 | Elizabeth | 7421 |
| 11 | Thomas | 9445 | Frances | 7354 |
| 12 | Frank | 8665 | Anna | 6559 |
| 13 | Paul | 7556 | Evelyn | 6485 |
| 14 | Harold | 7468 | Alice | 5939 |
| 15 | Walter | 6937 | Marie | 5738 |
| 16 | Raymond | 6860 | Jean | 5540 |
| 17 | Jack | 6477 | Shirley | 5171 |
| 18 | Henry | 6004 | Barbara | 5007 |
| 19 | Arthur | 5679 | Irene | 4872 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 5504 | Marjorie | 4859 |
| 21 | Albert | 5257 | Lois | 4672 |
| 22 | David | 4931 | Florence | 4655 |
| 23 | Harry | 4892 | Rose | 4636 |
| 24 | Ralph | 4758 | Martha | 4544 |
| 25 | Eugene | 4730 | Louise | 4450 |
| 26 | Carl | 3976 | Lillian | 4429 |
| 27 | Willie | 3947 | Ruby | 4152 |
| 28 | Howard | 3892 | Catherine | 4121 |
| 29 | Clarence | 3873 | Eleanor | 3979 |
| 30 | Louis | 3734 | Patricia | 3887 |
| 31 | Earl | 3710 | Gladys | 3859 |
| 32 | Roy | 3684 | Josephine | 3705 |
| 33 | Joe | 3465 | Annie | 3700 |
| 34 | Fred | 3441 | Edna | 3596 |
| 35 | Francis | 3287 | Thelma | 3594 |
| 36 | Herbert | 3240 | Gloria | 3487 |
| 37 | Ernest | 3133 | Norma | 3434 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 3104 | Edith | 3406 |
| 39 | Leonard | 3100 | Pauline | 3372 |
| 40 | Alfred | 2895 | Lucille | 3350 |
| 41 | Stanley | 2788 | Ethel | 3202 |
| 42 | Anthony | 2705 | Grace | 3171 |
| 43 | Norman | 2699 | Phyllis | 3157 |
| 44 | Daniel | 2551 | Hazel | 3156 |
| 45 | Gerald | 2516 | Bernice | 2986 |
| 46 | Samuel | 2480 | June | 2966 |
| 47 | Bernard | 2457 | Marion | 2827 |
| 48 | Billy | 2296 | Rita | 2759 |
| 49 | Michael | 2250 | Esther | 2722 |
| 50 | Melvin | 2213 | Ann | 2691 |
| 51 | Warren | 2195 | Dolores | 2691 |
| 52 | Leroy | 2134 | Clara | 2666 |
| 53 | Marvin | 2134 | Juanita | 2644 |
| 54 | Russell | 2113 | Beatrice | 2619 |
| 55 | Leo | 2074 | Lorraine | 2616 |
| 56 | Edwin | 2053 | Geraldine | 2573 |
| 57 | Andrew | 2045 | Jane | 2550 |
| 58 | Floyd | 1942 | Emma | 2496 |
| 59 | Peter | 1932 | Sarah | 2448 |
| 60 | Elmer | 1925 | Joan | 2415 |
| 61 | Lloyd | 1921 | Maria | 2382 |
| 62 | Frederick | 1860 | Julia | 2364 |
| 63 | J | 1830 | Katherine | 2339 |
| 64 | Clifford | 1816 | Gertrude | 2319 |
| 65 | Jose | 1801 | Joyce | 2312 |
| 66 | Ray | 1791 | Nancy | 2311 |
| 67 | Theodore | 1693 | Elsie | 2287 |
| 68 | Vernon | 1654 | Agnes | 2095 |
| 69 | Clyde | 1651 | Eva | 2053 |
| 70 | Herman | 1642 | Wilma | 2053 |
| 71 | Chester | 1639 | Marian | 2040 |
| 72 | Alvin | 1543 | Audrey | 2002 |
| 73 | Charlie | 1472 | Vivian | 1981 |
| 74 | Wayne | 1468 | Willie | 1974 |
| 75 | Philip | 1457 | Laura | 1964 |
| 76 | Vincent | 1457 | Theresa | 1954 |
| 77 | Leon | 1444 | Bertha | 1950 |
| 78 | Lester | 1442 | Wanda | 1897 |
| 79 | Victor | 1421 | Ida | 1859 |
| 80 | Glenn | 1420 | Charlotte | 1856 |
| 81 | Gordon | 1416 | Kathleen | 1798 |
| 82 | Lewis | 1412 | Maxine | 1792 |
| 83 | Calvin | 1407 | Anne | 1789 |
| 84 | Martin | 1390 | Elaine | 1770 |
| 85 | Milton | 1363 | Viola | 1742 |
| 86 | Lee | 1348 | Bessie | 1716 |
| 87 | Cecil | 1332 | Vera | 1714 |
| 88 | Benjamin | 1305 | Marilyn | 1709 |
| 89 | Jesse | 1278 | Kathryn | 1702 |
| 90 | Dale | 1265 | Pearl | 1684 |
| 91 | Bill | 1232 | Nellie | 1647 |
| 92 | Roger | 1217 | Myrtle | 1600 |
| 93 | Harvey | 1215 | Jessie | 1591 |
| 94 | Allen | 1199 | Alma | 1587 |
| 95 | Manuel | 1194 | Jeanne | 1564 |
| 96 | Juan | 1171 | Violet | 1562 |
| 97 | Wallace | 1160 | Eileen | 1555 |
| 98 | Ronald | 1145 | Beverly | 1553 |
| 99 | Sam | 1129 | Ella | 1532 |
| 100 | Arnold | 1102 | Lillie | 1505 |
| 101 | Edgar | 1075 | Ellen | 1460 |
| 102 | Willard | 1072 | Rosa | 1428 |
| 103 | Johnnie | 1047 | Lucy | 1422 |
| 104 | Oscar | 1036 | Mattie | 1416 |
| 105 | Gilbert | 1022 | Carmen | 1414 |
| 106 | Claude | 1016 | Minnie | 1411 |
| 107 | Eddie | 1009 | Leona | 1390 |
| 108 | Jerry | 972 | Rosemary | 1342 |
| 109 | Everett | 965 | Margie | 1334 |
| 110 | Don | 953 | Sylvia | 1333 |
| 111 | Gene | 949 | Genevieve | 1330 |
| 112 | Douglas | 941 | Stella | 1322 |
| 113 | Marion | 939 | Donna | 1318 |
| 114 | Roland | 938 | Janet | 1286 |
| 115 | Homer | 926 | Mabel | 1259 |
| 116 | Virgil | 913 | Carol | 1238 |
| 117 | Leslie | 896 | Geneva | 1237 |
| 118 | Curtis | 891 | Mae | 1221 |
| 119 | Maurice | 891 | Bonnie | 1208 |
| 120 | Stephen | 876 | Velma | 1204 |
| 121 | Wilbur | 866 | Georgia | 1200 |
| 122 | Glen | 845 | Jennie | 1191 |
| 123 | Hubert | 841 | Lena | 1177 |
| 124 | Jerome | 838 | Christine | 1163 |
| 125 | Sidney | 826 | Marguerite | 1157 |
| 126 | Jessie | 813 | Sara | 1152 |
| 127 | Hugh | 803 | Carolyn | 1145 |
| 128 | Morris | 797 | Arlene | 1142 |
| 129 | Luther | 793 | Peggy | 1141 |
| 130 | Nicholas | 793 | Loretta | 1117 |
| 131 | Jimmie | 785 | Opal | 1092 |
| 132 | Max | 779 | Hilda | 1081 |
| 133 | Antonio | 751 | Dora | 1075 |
| 134 | Rudolph | 742 | Harriet | 1066 |
| 135 | Bobby | 735 | Eunice | 1060 |
| 136 | Wesley | 724 | Jeanette | 1049 |
| 137 | Bruce | 717 | Roberta | 1047 |
| 138 | Bob | 712 | Muriel | 1039 |
| 139 | Franklin | 712 | Carrie | 1015 |
| 140 | Tom | 700 | Blanche | 1004 |
| 141 | Alexander | 693 | Jacqueline | 988 |
| 142 | Patrick | 693 | Emily | 979 |
| 143 | Horace | 676 | Beulah | 977 |
| 144 | Ramon | 676 | Billie | 938 |
| 145 | Willis | 674 | Anita | 935 |
| 146 | Junior | 672 | Alberta | 918 |
| 147 | Johnny | 657 | Naomi | 909 |
| 148 | Julius | 650 | Inez | 891 |
| 149 | Pedro | 642 | Hattie | 872 |
| 150 | Irving | 634 | Lula | 869 |
| 151 | Keith | 630 | Fannie | 849 |
| 152 | Earnest | 628 | Verna | 833 |
| 153 | Oliver | 622 | Delores | 832 |
| 154 | Luis | 621 | Ada | 828 |
| 155 | Francisco | 612 | Cora | 821 |
| 156 | L | 606 | Constance | 819 |
| 157 | Steve | 605 | Madeline | 817 |
| 158 | Jim | 603 | Claire | 795 |
| 159 | Tony | 602 | Rachel | 790 |
| 160 | Ben | 586 | Miriam | 785 |
| 161 | Orville | 586 | Flora | 779 |
| 162 | Dean | 572 | Erma | 775 |
| 163 | Guy | 572 | Mamie | 768 |
| 164 | Phillip | 567 | Daisy | 756 |
| 165 | Edmund | 557 | Olga | 754 |
| 166 | Jesus | 556 | Lola | 751 |
| 167 | Clayton | 555 | Irma | 749 |
| 168 | Lyle | 555 | Rosie | 731 |
| 169 | Archie | 554 | Bette | 724 |
| 170 | Salvatore | 542 | Mable | 705 |
| 171 | Otis | 529 | Marcella | 704 |
| 172 | Delbert | 527 | Sally | 695 |
| 173 | Jacob | 524 | Caroline | 679 |
| 174 | Billie | 521 | Sophie | 671 |
| 175 | Angelo | 519 | Estelle | 667 |
| 176 | Felix | 518 | Rebecca | 661 |
| 177 | Alex | 516 | Eloise | 647 |
| 178 | Duane | 498 | Nora | 646 |
| 179 | Clifton | 494 | Victoria | 643 |
| 180 | Matthew | 491 | Laverne | 642 |
| 181 | Dennis | 490 | Susie | 641 |
| 182 | Carlos | 487 | Eula | 638 |
| 183 | Nathaniel | 487 | Winifred | 638 |
| 184 | R | 484 | Nina | 632 |
| 185 | Marshall | 481 | Lorene | 626 |
| 186 | Clinton | 480 | Imogene | 611 |
| 187 | Dan | 476 | Janice | 608 |
| 188 | Mike | 476 | Lydia | 601 |
| 189 | Bennie | 472 | Regina | 600 |
| 190 | Wilbert | 454 | Maggie | 596 |
| 191 | Jay | 450 | Antoinette | 584 |
| 192 | Angel | 447 | Rosalie | 583 |
| 193 | Ervin | 444 | Lila | 582 |
| 194 | Ivan | 442 | Sadie | 580 |
| 195 | Leland | 438 | Della | 572 |
| 196 | Ira | 428 | Henrietta | 571 |
| 197 | Julian | 426 | Bettie | 565 |
| 198 | Elbert | 418 | Isabel | 563 |
| 199 | Irvin | 418 | Angelina | 559 |
| 200 | Rufus | 416 | Teresa | 554 |
| 201 | Nick | 414 | Adeline | 548 |
| 202 | Alton | 412 | Johnnie | 546 |
| 203 | Isaac | 412 | Olive | 533 |
| 204 | Ted | 412 | Jeannette | 532 |
| 205 | Nelson | 409 | Faye | 529 |
| 206 | Sylvester | 406 | Ramona | 526 |
| 207 | Lowell | 405 | Katie | 520 |
| 208 | Dewey | 402 | Fern | 519 |
| 209 | Larry | 402 | Lottie | 516 |
| 210 | Miguel | 401 | Ernestine | 506 |
| 211 | Jimmy | 399 | Amelia | 503 |
| 212 | Merle | 399 | Ana | 500 |
| 213 | Alan | 395 | Iris | 500 |
| 214 | Emil | 393 | Essie | 488 |
| 215 | Rafael | 392 | Yvonne | 484 |
| 216 | Allan | 388 | Nettie | 478 |
| 217 | Tommy | 388 | Lucile | 477 |
| 218 | Aaron | 387 | Gwendolyn | 464 |
| 219 | Forrest | 384 | Susan | 459 |
| 220 | W | 382 | Patsy | 458 |
| 221 | Wilfred | 381 | Angeline | 457 |
| 222 | Carroll | 380 | Melba | 453 |
| 223 | Seymour | 378 | Cleo | 451 |
| 224 | Lonnie | 371 | Veronica | 451 |
| 225 | Ellis | 361 | Annette | 443 |
| 226 | Mark | 361 | Dorothea | 440 |
| 227 | Freddie | 360 | Priscilla | 436 |
| 228 | A | 358 | Goldie | 433 |
| 229 | Nathan | 352 | Freda | 426 |
| 230 | Troy | 349 | Luella | 424 |
| 231 | Wendell | 348 | May | 417 |
| 232 | Myron | 347 | Cecilia | 416 |
| 233 | Pete | 344 | Adele | 414 |
| 234 | Grover | 338 | Jewel | 413 |
| 235 | Malcolm | 333 | Cecelia | 407 |
| 236 | Elwood | 332 | Joanne | 407 |
| 237 | Grady | 329 | Ollie | 405 |
| 238 | Karl | 328 | Sallie | 405 |
| 239 | Emmett | 325 | Jewell | 404 |
| 240 | Sherman | 324 | Ora | 399 |
| 241 | Otto | 318 | Lela | 391 |
| 242 | Perry | 317 | Joy | 386 |
| 243 | Bert | 314 | Janie | 384 |
| 244 | Loren | 314 | Darlene | 383 |
| 245 | Percy | 314 | Bobbie | 382 |
| 246 | Loyd | 311 | Leola | 379 |
| 247 | Laurence | 310 | Angela | 377 |
| 248 | Mack | 310 | Francis | 376 |
| 249 | Norbert | 310 | Addie | 375 |
| 250 | Carlton | 309 | Iva | 375 |
This page presents the top 250 given names for births in the 1920's. The data comes from a 5% sampling of Social Security card applications with dates of birth from January 1920 through December 1929.