The 1927 Baby Name Report

2,319,358 babies, 9,267 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1927

👑 #1 girls: Mary (48 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Robert (4 years running) 303 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary70,642
  2. Dorothy35,993
  3. Betty35,423
  4. Helen25,317
  5. Margaret21,964
  6. Ruth19,412
  7. Doris16,512
  8. Virginia15,733
  9. Shirley13,314
  10. Barbara13,161

Top boys

  1. Robert61,674
  2. John55,949
  3. James53,675
  4. William51,476
  5. Charles31,941
  6. Richard26,768
  7. George25,949
  8. Donald23,834
  9. Joseph23,505
  10. Edward19,114

Full top-50 rankings for 1927 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Lindy #1,369 → #388 (+981)
  2. Vilma #672 → #478 (+194)
  3. Marylou #588 → #410 (+178)
  4. Sonia #617 → #474 (+143)
  5. Myrna #569 → #490 (+79)
  6. Renee #435 → #361 (+74)
  7. Laurel #537 → #467 (+70)
  8. Carol #461 → #397 (+64)
  9. Patty #379 → #319 (+60)
  10. Dona #403 → #345 (+58)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Amanda #388 → #454 (−66)
  2. Roxie #469 → #533 (−64)
  3. Dudley #379 → #440 (−61)
  4. Adrian #345 → #403 (−58)
  5. Leah #319 → #370 (−51)
  6. Coy #361 → #412 (−51)
  7. Ione #430 → #481 (−51)
  8. Letha #330 → #380 (−50)
  9. Dortha #420 → #469 (−49)
  10. Ester #422 → #471 (−49)

✨ Never recorded before 1927

Sunya (14) Bidwell (14) Briggs (10) Hearld (10) Jerelean (9) Patt (9) Shari (9) Larwence (9) Lindburgh (9) Clata (8)

303 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1927.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1927?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Robert the #1 boy name in 1927, out of 2,319,358 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1927?
Lindy made the biggest jump in 1927, climbing 981 spots to #388.
How many new baby names appeared in 1927?
303 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1927.