The 1920s Baby Name Report

22,972,059 babies, 15,985 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of the 1920s

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👑 #1 girls: Mary 👑 #1 boys: Robert 3,909 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary701,756
  2. Dorothy368,876
  3. Helen290,403
  4. Betty283,097
  5. Margaret245,010
  6. Ruth218,521
  7. Virginia169,554
  8. Doris151,192
  9. Mildred147,155
  10. Frances140,391

Top boys

  1. Robert576,375
  2. John564,051
  3. James515,302
  4. William512,402
  5. Charles298,031
  6. George261,946
  7. Joseph243,809
  8. Richard222,598
  9. Edward197,347
  10. Donald191,817

Full top-50 rankings for the 1920s →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Jeannine #3,721 → #534 (+3,187)
  2. Shirlee #2,309 → #590 (+1,719)
  3. Leatrice #1,942 → #457 (+1,485)
  4. Jackie #1,586 → #330 (+1,256)
  5. Sharon #1,963 → #713 (+1,250)
  6. Billye #1,659 → #704 (+955)
  7. Marlys #1,662 → #719 (+943)
  8. Jacquelyn #1,322 → #390 (+932)
  9. Socorro #1,577 → #666 (+911)
  10. Marilynn #1,426 → #566 (+860)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Sigmund #481 → #857 (−376)
  2. Bess #572 → #920 (−348)
  3. Hulda #580 → #884 (−304)
  4. Yetta #465 → #753 (−288)
  5. Isidore #415 → #689 (−274)
  6. Belle #318 → #585 (−267)
  7. Nelle #527 → #784 (−257)
  8. Hedwig #566 → #816 (−250)
  9. Meyer #382 → #627 (−245)
  10. Eve #542 → #777 (−235)

✨ Never recorded before the 1920s

Elwanda (499) Coolidge (328) Lindbergh (246) Marillyn (231) Marcheta (220) Uldine (145) Dorla (138) Marilynne (134) Bettyjo (132) Norberto (127)

3,909 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in the 1920s.

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What were the most popular baby names in the 1920s?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in the 1920s, out of 22,972,059 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in the 1920s?
Jeannine made the biggest jump in the 1920s, climbing 3,187 spots to #534.
How many new baby names appeared in the 1920s?
3,909 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in the 1920s.