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List of the most popular names in the 1920s in the United States

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These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1920s.

1920

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  • Males
    1. John
    2. William
    3. James
    4. Robert
    5. Joseph
    6. Charles
    7. George
    8. Edward
    9. Thomas
    10. Frank
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Margaret
    5. Ruth
    6. Virginia
    7. Elizabeth
    8. Anna
    9. Mildred
    10. Betty

1921

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  • Males
    1. John
    2. Robert
    3. James
    4. William
    5. George
    6. Charles
    7. Joseph
    8. Edward
    9. Frank
    10. Thomas
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Margaret
    5. Ruth
    6. Mildred
    7. Betty
    8. Virginia
    9. Elizabeth
    10. Anna

1922

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  • Males
    1. John
    2. Robert
    3. James
    4. William
    5. Joseph
    6. Charles
    7. George
    8. Edward
    9. Richard
    10. Frank
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Margaret
    5. Ruth
    6. Betty
    7. Frances
    8. Elizabeth
    9. Virginia
    10. Anna

1923

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  • Males
    1. John
    2. Robert
    3. William
    4. James
    5. Charles
    6. George
    7. Joseph
    8. Edward
    9. Frank
    10. Richard
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Margaret
    5. Betty
    6. Ruth
    7. Mildred
    8. Virginia
    9. Frances
    10. Elizabeth

1924

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  • Males
    1. John
    2. Robert
    3. James
    4. William
    5. Charles
    6. Joseph
    7. George
    8. Edward
    9. Richard
    10. Donald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Betty
    5. Margaret
    6. Ruth
    7. Virginia
    8. Frances
    9. Doris
    10. Mildred

1925

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  • Males
    1. John
    2. Robert
    3. James
    4. William
    5. Charles
    6. Joseph
    7. George
    8. Richard
    9. Edward
    10. Donald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Betty
    4. Helen
    5. Margaret
    6. Ruth
    7. Doris
    8. Virginia
    9. Elizabeth
    10. Evelyn; Mildred (tie)

1926

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  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. John
    3. William
    4. James
    5. Charles
    6. George
    7. Richard
    8. Joseph
    9. Edward
    10. Donald
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Dorothy
    3. Helen
    4. Betty
    5. Margaret
    6. Ruth
    7. Virginia
    8. Doris
    9. Jean
    10. Maria

1927

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  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. James
    3. John
    4. William
    5. Charles
    6. Richard
    7. George
    8. Joseph
    9. Donald
    10. Edward
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Dorothy
    4. Helen
    5. Margaret
    6. Ruth
    7. Virginia
    8. Doris
    9. Maria
    10. Shirley

1928

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  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. John
    3. James
    4. William
    5. Charles
    6. Richard
    7. Donald
    8. George
    9. Joseph
    10. Edward
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Dorothy
    4. Helen
    5. Margaret
    6. Ruth
    7. Barbara
    8. Doris
    9. Maria
    10. Patricia

1929

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  • Males
    1. Robert
    2. John
    3. James
    4. William
    5. Charles
    6. Donald
    7. Richard
    8. George
    9. Joseph
    10. Edward
  • Females
    1. Mary
    2. Betty
    3. Dorothy
    4. Helen
    5. Margaret
    6. Ruth
    7. Doris
    8. Maria
    9. Barbara
    10. Shirley

References

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