Top baby names of 1920

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary70,983
  2. Dorothy36,643
  3. Helen35,097
  4. Margaret27,994
  5. Ruth26,102
  6. Mildred18,060
  7. Virginia17,314
  8. Elizabeth15,908
  9. Frances15,883
  10. Anna14,581
  11. Betty14,016
  12. Evelyn13,838
  13. Marie12,743
  14. Doris11,892
  15. Alice11,596
  16. Florence10,731
  17. Irene10,072
  18. Lillian10,049
  19. Louise9,179
  20. Rose9,011
  21. Catherine8,878
  22. Gladys8,819
  23. Martha8,709
  24. Marjorie8,658
  25. Eleanor8,497
  26. Ruby8,336
  27. Edna8,331
  28. Josephine8,093
  29. Lucille7,989
  30. Ethel7,868
  31. Thelma7,814
  32. Edith7,773
  33. Jean7,714
  34. Hazel7,308
  35. Annie7,268
  36. Pauline7,180
  37. Grace7,172
  38. Lois6,560
  39. Esther6,068
  40. Bernice5,928
  41. Beatrice5,804
  42. Gertrude5,797
  43. Marion5,745
  44. Clara5,470
  45. Katherine5,276
  46. Emma5,238
  47. Barbara5,106
  48. Jane5,054
  49. Ann5,041
  50. Sarah5,031

Boys

  1. John56,913
  2. William50,146
  3. Robert48,679
  4. James47,908
  5. Charles28,309
  6. George26,891
  7. Joseph25,587
  8. Edward20,097
  9. Frank16,430
  10. Richard15,010
  11. Thomas14,936
  12. Harold13,678
  13. Walter13,294
  14. Paul12,570
  15. Raymond12,193
  16. Donald11,941
  17. Henry11,305
  18. Arthur10,236
  19. Albert9,997
  20. Jack9,599
  21. Harry9,406
  22. Ralph8,556
  23. Kenneth7,840
  24. Howard7,466
  25. David7,444
  26. Clarence7,221
  27. Carl7,010
  28. Louis6,966
  29. Willie6,887
  30. Eugene6,867
  31. Earl6,533
  32. Roy6,355
  33. Fred6,298
  34. Francis6,241
  35. Joe6,071
  36. Lawrence5,727
  37. Ernest5,566
  38. Leonard5,511
  39. Warren5,492
  40. Stanley5,314
  41. Herbert5,249
  42. Alfred5,006
  43. Anthony4,944
  44. Samuel4,654
  45. Elmer4,206
  46. Bernard4,163
  47. Norman4,109
  48. Leo4,054
  49. Andrew4,026
  50. Michael4,003