Names by year · United States
The names of 1920
In 1920, the SSA recorded 2,262,645 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and John the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 17 | 70,983 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 33 | 36,643 | #421 |
| 3 | Helen1 in 34 | 35,097 | #462 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 43 | 27,994 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 46 | 26,102 | #173 |
| 6 | Mildred1 in 66 | 18,060 | #1,973 |
| 7 | Virginia1 in 69 | 17,314 | #526 |
| 8 | Elizabeth1 in 75 | 15,908 | #17 |
| 9 | Frances1 in 75 | 15,883 | #318 |
| 10 | Anna1 in 82 | 14,581 | #107 |
| 11 | Betty1 in 85 | 14,016 | #1,113 |
| 12 | Evelyn1 in 87 | 13,838 | #8 |
| 13 | Marie1 in 94 | 12,743 | #618 |
| 14 | Doris1 in 101 | 11,892 | #2,909 |
| 15 | Alice1 in 103 | 11,596 | #65 |
| 16 | Florence1 in 112 | 10,731 | #391 |
| 17 | Irene1 in 119 | 10,072 | #651 |
| 18 | Lillian1 in 119 | 10,049 | #57 |
| 19 | Louise1 in 131 | 9,179 | #516 |
| 20 | Rose1 in 133 | 9,011 | #114 |
| 21 | Catherine1 in 135 | 8,878 | #314 |
| 22 | Gladys1 in 136 | 8,819 | #3,224 |
| 23 | Martha1 in 138 | 8,709 | #713 |
| 24 | Marjorie1 in 138 | 8,658 | #1,019 |
| 25 | Eleanor1 in 141 | 8,497 | #12 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 19 | 56,913 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 21 | 50,146 | #9 |
| 3 | Robert1 in 22 | 48,679 | #92 |
| 4 | James1 in 22 | 47,908 | #6 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 38 | 28,309 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 40 | 26,891 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 42 | 25,587 | #29 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 20,097 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 65 | 16,430 | #514 |
| 10 | Richard1 in 71 | 15,010 | #234 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 71 | 14,936 | #34 |
| 12 | Harold1 in 78 | 13,678 | #993 |
| 13 | Walter1 in 80 | 13,294 | #252 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 85 | 12,570 | #262 |
| 15 | Raymond1 in 87 | 12,193 | #395 |
| 16 | Donald1 in 89 | 11,941 | #690 |
| 17 | Henry1 in 94 | 11,305 | #5 |
| 18 | Arthur1 in 104 | 10,236 | #87 |
| 19 | Albert1 in 106 | 9,997 | #614 |
| 20 | Jack1 in 111 | 9,599 | #15 |
| 21 | Harry1 in 113 | 9,406 | #775 |
| 22 | Ralph1 in 124 | 8,556 | #1,048 |
| 23 | Kenneth1 in 136 | 7,840 | #294 |
| 24 | Howard1 in 143 | 7,466 | #1,004 |
| 25 | David1 in 143 | 7,444 | #35 |
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