EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1920

United States · 2,262,645 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary70,983—
#2Dorothy36,643↑1
#3Helen35,097↓1
#4Margaret27,994—
#5Ruth26,102—
#6Mildred18,060—
#7Virginia17,314—
#8Elizabeth15,908—
#9Frances15,883—
#10Anna14,581—
#11Betty14,016↑4
#12Evelyn13,838↓1
#13Marie12,743↓1
#14Doris11,892↑4
#15Alice11,596↓2
#16Florence10,731↓2
#17Irene10,072↓1
#18Lillian10,049↓1
#19Louise9,179↑1
#20Rose9,011↓1
#21Catherine8,878↑2
#22Gladys8,819↓1
#23Martha8,709↑2
#24Marjorie8,658↑9
#25Eleanor8,497↑5
#26Ruby8,336↓2
#27Edna8,331↓5
#28Josephine8,093↓2
#29Lucille7,989↓2
#30Ethel7,868↓2
#31Thelma7,814—
#32Edith7,773↓3
#33Jean7,714↑4
#34Hazel7,308↓2
#35Annie7,268—
#36Pauline7,180—
#37Grace7,172↓3
#38Lois6,560↑2
#39Esther6,068↓1
#40Bernice5,928↑2
#41Beatrice5,804—
#42Gertrude5,797↓3
#43Marion5,745↑1
#44Clara5,470↓1
#45Katherine5,276↑6
#46Emma5,238↓1
#47Barbara5,106↑13
#48Jane5,054↑5
#49Ann5,041—
#50Sarah5,031↓4
#51Elsie4,993↓4
#52Rita4,979↑2
#53June4,911↑11
#54Agnes4,907↓4
#55Julia4,889↓7
#56Shirley4,713↑33
#57Bertha4,604↓5
#58Eva4,498↓3
#59Viola4,292↓1
#60Geraldine4,265↑8
#61Juanita4,238↑12
#62Pearl4,204↓6
#63Laura4,171↑8
#64Vivian4,128↑8
#65Anne4,114↓2
#66Ida4,090↓9
#67Kathryn4,082↓1
#68Myrtle3,955↓1
#69Norma3,949↑14
#70Lorraine3,928↓8
#71Bessie3,906↓12
#72Phyllis3,852↑12
#73Marian3,845↑9
#74Willie3,816↓13
#75Vera3,785↓10
#76Nellie3,762↓7
#77Violet3,694↓3
#78Wilma3,670↑8
#79Charlotte3,624—
#80Alma3,584↓4
#81Maxine3,507↑4
#82Stella3,492↓12
#83Mabel3,364↓5
#84Jessie3,329↓9
#85Sylvia3,317↓8
#86Genevieve3,258↑2
#87Minnie3,244↓7
#88Ella3,232↓1
#89Leona3,166↑1
#90Lillie3,162↓9
#91Kathleen3,158
#92Ellen3,076—
#93Marguerite3,055↑3
#94Lucy3,018↓3
#95Nancy2,982↑5
#96Mattie2,902↓1
#97Jennie2,808↓4
#98Lena2,785↓4
#99Mae2,730—
#100Eileen2,718

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1John56,913—
#2William50,146—
#3Robert48,679↑1
#4James47,908↓1
#5Charles28,309—
#6George26,891—
#7Joseph25,587—
#8Edward20,097—
#9Frank16,430—
#10Richard15,010↑2
#11Thomas14,936↓1
#12Harold13,678↑1
#13Walter13,294↓2
#14Paul12,570↑1
#15Raymond12,193↓1
#16Donald11,941↑1
#17Henry11,305↓1
#18Arthur10,236↑1
#19Albert9,997↓1
#20Jack9,599↑1
#21Harry9,406↓1
#22Ralph8,556—
#23Kenneth7,840↑3
#24Howard7,466—
#25David7,444↑2
#26Clarence7,221↓1
#27Carl7,010↑2
#28Louis6,966—
#29Willie6,887↓6
#30Eugene6,867↑3
#31Earl6,533—
#32Roy6,355—
#33Fred6,298↓3
#34Francis6,241—
#35Joe6,071—
#36Lawrence5,727↑2
#37Ernest5,566↓1
#38Leonard5,511↑1
#39Warren5,492↑44
#40Stanley5,314↓3
#41Herbert5,249↓1
#42Alfred5,006—
#43Anthony4,944↓2
#44Samuel4,654↓1
#45Elmer4,206↓1
#46Bernard4,163↓1
#47Norman4,109↑1
#48Leo4,054↑1
#49Andrew4,026↓2
#50Michael4,003↓4
#51Russell3,901↓1
#52Daniel3,897↓1
#53Edwin3,734↓1
#54Melvin3,717↑2
#55Chester3,698↓2
#56Leroy3,549↓1
#57Peter3,497—
#58Lloyd3,454—
#59Clifford3,291↑1
#60Frederick3,275↑4
#61Floyd3,260↓2
#62Marvin3,244↑1
#63Theodore3,219↓9
#64Gerald3,157↑6
#65Vernon3,144—
#66Herman3,109↓5
#67Ray3,086↑2
#68Clyde3,069↓1
#69Lester3,068↓7
#70Charlie2,785↓4
#71Philip2,700—
#72Lewis2,688↑2
#73Vincent2,661↓2
#74Milton2,592↓1
#75Leon2,554↑5
#76Alvin2,523—
#77Cecil2,459↑1
#78Martin2,439↑3
#79Jesse2,420↓2
#80Glenn2,375↑4
#81Victor2,349↓13
#82Lee2,321—
#83Benjamin2,309↓4
#84Sam2,283↓9
#85Gordon2,277↑1
#86Wayne2,180↑4
#87Harvey2,165↓2
#88Willard2,089↓1
#89Edgar2,029—
#90Oscar2,006↓2
#91Arnold1,911↑3
#92Claude1,893—
#93Wallace1,877
#94Allen1,866
#95Everett1,827↓3
#96Stephen1,771↑1
#97Gilbert1,763
#98Wilbur1,741—
#99Johnnie1,727↓4
#100Homer1,722