Baby Names That Peaked in the 1920s

These names were never more popular than in the 1920s. Dorothy peaked in 1923, when 39,043 babies recorded as girls got the name.

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Dorothy	1923	39,043
2	Virginia	1922	19,144
3	Doris	1929	16,498
4	Marjorie	1921	11,209
5	Lois	1929	10,295
6	Phyllis	1929	7,995
7	June	1925	6,649
8	Lorraine	1928	5,982
9	Juanita	1924	5,404
10	Audrey	1928	4,630
11	Vivian	1920	4,128
12	Marian	1928	3,886
13	Maxine	1923	3,603
14	Jeanne	1925	3,225
15	Geneva	1924	2,582
16	Muriel	1922	2,392
17	Ramona	1928	2,239
18	Bette	1923	1,693
19	Marcella	1922	1,537
20	Imogene	1927	1,494
21	Laverne	1928	1,293
22	Jeannine	1929	1,183
23	Ernestine	1928	1,057
24	Therese	1927	841
25	Corinne	1926	689
26	Mavis	1927	603
27	Carmela	1923	586
28	Margery	1921	564
29	Carmella	1922	554
30	Aileen	1926	534
31	Alyce	1921	503
32	Lupe	1929	425
33	Wilda	1926	411
34	Florine	1921	398
35	Consuelo	1928	379
36	Leatrice	1927	371
37	Corrine	1926	358
38	Reva	1921	351
39	Althea	1920	336
40	Gilda	1927	321
41	Roslyn	1927	301
42	Dorris	1926	297
43	Dortha	1925	293
44	Marjory	1922	290
45	Jaunita	1923	284
46	Emogene	1927	277
47	Lorine	1922	277
48	Alene	1920	264
49	Enid	1920	261
50	Millicent	1927	249
51	Alfreda	1925	231
52	Georgette	1924	231
53	Eris	1923	226
54	Maryjane	1923	223
55	Vilma	1927	213
56	Germaine	1928	203
57	Ardis	1928	202
58	Juana	1928	200
59	Margarette	1921	200
60	Verla	1922	199
61	Francisca	1928	198
62	Hellen	1924	195
63	Marcelle	1920	177
64	Charline	1928	164
65	Socorro	1929	160
66	Eldora	1923	156
67	Jeane	1924	153
68	Billye	1929	150
69	Larue	1920	148
70	Aletha	1923	145
71	Annamae	1922	143
72	Romona	1928	139
73	Darline	1927	129
74	Ruthe	1924	122
75	Margarett	1922	117
76	Lita	1927	109
77	Dominga	1925	102
78	Waneta	1923	101
79	Elayne	1925	100
80	Elwanda	1921	98
81	Naoma	1924	98
82	Elease	1923	97
83	Willene	1929	97
84	Ardell	1922	96
85	Concepcion	1929	96
86	Herminia	1929	93
87	Glendora	1927	92
88	Romaine	1928	91
89	Audry	1928	88
90	Rosaline	1928	88
91	Delfina	1925	86
92	Yoshiko	1921	85
93	Elenore	1924	82
94	Bettylou	1927	81
95	Bettyjane	1924	79
96	Vita	1929	79
97	Lavera	1925	77
98	Christeen	1928	76
99	Concha	1925	76
100	Madlyn	1922	76

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Harold	1920	13,678
2	Jack	1927	12,802
3	Eugene	1928	9,708
4	Herbert	1929	7,881
5	Warren	1921	7,798
6	Alfred	1928	6,252
7	Leonard	1920	5,511
8	Calvin	1924	4,918
9	Bernard	1921	4,485
10	Melvin	1928	4,249
11	Alvin	1927	2,883
12	Wallace	1923	2,803
13	Rudolph	1927	1,690
14	Junior	1926	1,590
15	Leland	1921	866
16	Seymour	1924	786
17	Eldon	1926	647
18	Loren	1925	637
19	Norbert	1922	628
20	Burton	1925	597
21	Irwin	1925	527
22	Harlan	1924	519
23	Morton	1923	482
24	Wilmer	1920	443
25	Maynard	1922	398
26	Weldon	1920	325
27	Wilburn	1926	317
28	Vito	1925	316
29	Sanford	1929	315
30	Norris	1924	308
31	Lavern	1923	287
32	Rolland	1928	264
33	Hoover	1928	256
34	Mervin	1920	249
35	Cletus	1922	233
36	Harding	1920	229
37	Edsel	1927	224
38	Normand	1929	223
39	Elroy	1922	192
40	Domingo	1928	164
41	Trinidad	1922	161
42	Verlin	1929	117
43	Lindbergh	1927	116
44	Winford	1928	116
45	Gregorio	1929	106
46	Enrico	1921	96
47	Leeroy	1927	95
48	Stanton	1920	91
49	Orland	1922	90
50	Davey	1929	89
51	Orvil	1921	86
52	Margarito	1928	85
53	Coolidge	1924	82
54	Gorden	1922	82
55	Harden	1921	81
56	Hiroshi	1924	81
57	Shoji	1927	81
58	Winton	1920	78
59	Derald	1929	75
60	Burdette	1922	74
61	Fernand	1923	73
62	Hardin	1921	73
63	Yoshio	1921	73
64	Refugio	1927	70
65	Leopoldo	1929	68
66	Burnell	1920	67
67	Glenwood	1920	66
68	Kiyoshi	1923	66
69	Toshio	1921	66
70	Luverne	1924	65
71	Deward	1924	64
72	Dorman	1928	64
73	Merwin	1928	64
74	Hideo	1925	62
75	Kazuo	1921	57
76	Verlyn	1928	56
77	Fidencio	1928	51
78	Boris	1923	50
79	Vernard	1922	49
80	Takashi	1926	42
81	Takeshi	1924	42
82	Lindberg	1927	41
83	Hulon	1920	40
84	Isamu	1922	40
85	Mitsuo	1925	40
86	Bernell	1923	39
87	Doyal	1929	39
88	Edmundo	1929	39
89	Laurent	1927	39
90	Candelario	1929	38
91	Levern	1923	38
92	Teruo	1927	37
93	Eulalio	1929	36
94	Yukio	1922	36
95	Medford	1924	35
96	Heinz	1928	34
97	Noboru	1920	34
98	Rodman	1928	34
99	Rosalio	1928	33
100	Agapito	1926	32

Baby Names That Peaked in the 1920s

Recorded as girls

Recorded as boys

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