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Baby Names from 1920

2,262,643 registered births | 1,064,354 boys | 1,198,289 girls

← 1919 1920s Overview 1921 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1920

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
56,913 births
2 William
50,146 births
3 Robert
48,679 births
4 James
47,908 births
5 Charles
28,309 births
6 George
26,891 births
7 Joseph
25,587 births
8 Edward
20,097 births
9 Frank
16,430 births
10 Richard
15,010 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
70,983 births
2 Dorothy
36,643 births
3 Helen
35,097 births
4 Margaret
27,994 births
5 Ruth
26,102 births
6 Mildred
18,060 births
7 Virginia
17,314 births
8 Elizabeth
15,908 births
9 Frances
15,883 births
10 Anna
14,581 births

Top Unisex Names of 1920

Willie
6,887 boys 3,816 girls
Marion
1,604 boys 5,745 girls
Francis
6,241 boys 653 girls
Jessie
1,590 boys 3,329 girls
Lee
2,321 boys 543 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1920

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Gloria
#272 → #195 (+77)

Biggest Fallers

B Woodrow
#91 → #183 (-92)
B Wilson
#155 → #221 (-66)

New to the Top 200 in 1920

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Junior #193 Gloria #195 Bette #196 Lowell #198
1919 All Years 1921