Names by year · United States
The names of 1927
In 1927, the SSA recorded 2,319,346 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Robert the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 17 | 70,642 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 33 | 35,993 | #421 |
| 3 | Betty1 in 34 | 35,424 | #1,113 |
| 4 | Helen1 in 47 | 25,316 | #462 |
| 5 | Margaret1 in 54 | 21,964 | #112 |
| 6 | Ruth1 in 61 | 19,412 | #173 |
| 7 | Doris1 in 72 | 16,512 | #2,909 |
| 8 | Virginia1 in 76 | 15,734 | #526 |
| 9 | Shirley1 in 90 | 13,314 | #1,586 |
| 10 | Barbara1 in 91 | 13,161 | #968 |
| 11 | Mildred1 in 91 | 13,053 | #1,973 |
| 12 | Frances1 in 92 | 12,988 | #318 |
| 13 | Elizabeth1 in 95 | 12,523 | #17 |
| 14 | Jean1 in 95 | 12,512 | #2,130 |
| 15 | Evelyn1 in 104 | 11,495 | #8 |
| 16 | Anna1 in 106 | 11,215 | #107 |
| 17 | Alice1 in 112 | 10,679 | #65 |
| 18 | Patricia1 in 113 | 10,554 | #1,336 |
| 19 | Lois1 in 114 | 10,505 | #1,670 |
| 20 | Marie1 in 116 | 10,317 | #618 |
| 21 | Irene1 in 139 | 8,606 | #651 |
| 22 | Gloria1 in 140 | 8,535 | #655 |
| 23 | Rose1 in 140 | 8,497 | #114 |
| 24 | Martha1 in 144 | 8,304 | #713 |
| 25 | Marjorie1 in 147 | 8,115 | #1,019 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert1 in 18 | 61,674 | #92 |
| 2 | John1 in 20 | 55,949 | #23 |
| 3 | James1 in 21 | 53,674 | #6 |
| 4 | William1 in 22 | 51,476 | #9 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 35 | 31,941 | #48 |
| 6 | Richard1 in 42 | 26,768 | #234 |
| 7 | George1 in 43 | 25,949 | #126 |
| 8 | Donald1 in 47 | 23,834 | #690 |
| 9 | Joseph1 in 48 | 23,503 | #29 |
| 10 | Edward1 in 59 | 19,115 | #224 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 66 | 17,027 | #34 |
| 12 | Frank1 in 78 | 14,377 | #514 |
| 13 | Paul1 in 83 | 13,604 | #262 |
| 14 | Harold1 in 85 | 13,226 | #993 |
| 15 | Raymond1 in 88 | 12,807 | #395 |
| 16 | Jack1 in 88 | 12,802 | #15 |
| 17 | Walter1 in 99 | 11,346 | #252 |
| 18 | Kenneth1 in 104 | 10,848 | #294 |
| 19 | Henry1 in 114 | 9,871 | #5 |
| 20 | Eugene1 in 116 | 9,742 | #943 |
| 21 | David1 in 120 | 9,426 | #35 |
| 22 | Arthur1 in 121 | 9,338 | #87 |
| 23 | Albert1 in 123 | 9,128 | #614 |
| 24 | Ralph1 in 134 | 8,434 | #1,048 |
| 25 | Harry1 in 141 | 8,019 | #775 |
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