Names by year · United States
The names of 1921
In 1921, the SSA recorded 2,334,507 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 | 73,984 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 32 | 39,087 | #421 |
| 3 | Helen1 in 35 | 34,822 | #462 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 43 | 28,468 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 48 | 25,783 | #173 |
| 6 | Virginia1 in 65 | 19,032 | #526 |
| 7 | Mildred1 in 69 | 17,880 | #1,973 |
| 8 | Betty1 in 70 | 17,638 | #1,113 |
| 9 | Frances1 in 77 | 15,993 | #318 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 78 | 15,800 | #17 |
| 11 | Anna1 in 85 | 14,476 | #107 |
| 12 | Evelyn1 in 86 | 14,278 | #8 |
| 13 | Doris1 in 94 | 13,152 | #2,909 |
| 14 | Marie1 in 99 | 12,501 | #618 |
| 15 | Alice1 in 103 | 11,955 | #65 |
| 16 | Marjorie1 in 110 | 11,209 | #1,019 |
| 17 | Florence1 in 115 | 10,720 | #391 |
| 18 | Irene1 in 116 | 10,624 | #651 |
| 19 | Lillian1 in 126 | 9,770 | #57 |
| 20 | Rose1 in 132 | 9,352 | #114 |
| 21 | Martha1 in 133 | 9,264 | #713 |
| 22 | Louise1 in 134 | 9,180 | #516 |
| 23 | Catherine1 in 139 | 8,887 | #314 |
| 24 | Gladys1 in 140 | 8,814 | #3,224 |
| 25 | Jean1 in 144 | 8,592 | #2,130 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 19 | 58,216 | #23 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 21 | 52,779 | #92 |
| 3 | William1 in 21 | 51,862 | #9 |
| 4 | James1 in 22 | 49,750 | #6 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 38 | 29,242 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 40 | 27,476 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 42 | 26,182 | #29 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 20,817 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 66 | 16,705 | #514 |
| 10 | Richard1 in 67 | 16,376 | #234 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 72 | 15,308 | #34 |
| 12 | Harold1 in 80 | 13,811 | #993 |
| 13 | Donald1 in 80 | 13,776 | #690 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 84 | 13,169 | #262 |
| 15 | Walter1 in 85 | 13,004 | #252 |
| 16 | Raymond1 in 87 | 12,645 | #395 |
| 17 | Henry1 in 97 | 11,411 | #5 |
| 18 | Jack1 in 102 | 10,757 | #15 |
| 19 | Arthur1 in 105 | 10,527 | #87 |
| 20 | Albert1 in 108 | 10,158 | #614 |
| 21 | Harry1 in 113 | 9,731 | #775 |
| 22 | Kenneth1 in 123 | 8,959 | #294 |
| 23 | Ralph1 in 124 | 8,860 | #1,048 |
| 24 | Warren1 in 141 | 7,798 | #240 |
| 25 | David1 in 142 | 7,765 | #35 |
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