Top baby names of 1921

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

Girls

  1. Mary73,984
  2. Dorothy39,087
  3. Helen34,822
  4. Margaret28,468
  5. Ruth25,783
  6. Virginia19,032
  7. Mildred17,880
  8. Betty17,638
  9. Frances15,993
  10. Elizabeth15,800
  11. Anna14,476
  12. Evelyn14,278
  13. Doris13,152
  14. Marie12,501
  15. Alice11,955
  16. Marjorie11,209
  17. Florence10,720
  18. Irene10,624
  19. Lillian9,770
  20. Rose9,352
  21. Martha9,264
  22. Louise9,180
  23. Catherine8,887
  24. Gladys8,814
  25. Jean8,592
  26. Ruby8,333
  27. Edna8,302
  28. Josephine8,135
  29. Eleanor8,054
  30. Thelma7,839
  31. Lucille7,698
  32. Ethel7,603
  33. Edith7,589
  34. Hazel7,341
  35. Grace7,230
  36. Annie7,209
  37. Pauline7,142
  38. Lois6,899
  39. Bernice6,190
  40. Barbara6,013
  41. Beatrice5,968
  42. Esther5,926
  43. Marion5,814
  44. Shirley5,695
  45. Clara5,606
  46. Gertrude5,349
  47. Jane5,188
  48. Rita5,157
  49. Katherine5,156
  50. June5,155

Boys

  1. John58,215
  2. Robert52,779
  3. William51,862
  4. James49,750
  5. Charles29,242
  6. George27,476
  7. Joseph26,182
  8. Edward20,817
  9. Frank16,705
  10. Richard16,376
  11. Thomas15,308
  12. Harold13,811
  13. Donald13,776
  14. Paul13,169
  15. Walter13,004
  16. Raymond12,645
  17. Henry11,411
  18. Jack10,757
  19. Arthur10,527
  20. Albert10,158
  21. Harry9,731
  22. Kenneth8,959
  23. Ralph8,860
  24. Warren7,798
  25. David7,765
  26. Eugene7,717
  27. Howard7,713
  28. Clarence7,332
  29. Louis7,247
  30. Carl7,077
  31. Earl6,754
  32. Roy6,545
  33. Fred6,496
  34. Willie6,491
  35. Francis6,293
  36. Joe6,204
  37. Lawrence5,977
  38. Ernest5,697
  39. Leonard5,650
  40. Anthony5,239
  41. Stanley5,231
  42. Herbert5,217
  43. Alfred4,925
  44. Samuel4,754
  45. Bernard4,485
  46. Norman4,479
  47. Michael4,198
  48. Elmer4,146
  49. Daniel4,087
  50. Leo4,066