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Baby Names from 1921

2,334,505 registered births | 1,101,447 boys | 1,233,058 girls

← 1920 1920s Overview 1922 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1921

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
58,215 births
2 Robert
52,779 births
3 William
51,862 births
4 James
49,750 births
5 Charles
29,242 births
6 George
27,476 births
7 Joseph
26,182 births
8 Edward
20,817 births
9 Frank
16,705 births
10 Richard
16,376 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
73,984 births
2 Dorothy
39,087 births
3 Helen
34,822 births
4 Margaret
28,468 births
5 Ruth
25,783 births
6 Virginia
19,032 births
7 Mildred
17,880 births
8 Betty
17,638 births
9 Frances
15,993 births
10 Elizabeth
15,800 births

Top Unisex Names of 1921

Willie
6,491 boys 3,748 girls
Marion
1,716 boys 5,814 girls
Francis
6,293 boys 661 girls
Jessie
1,517 boys 3,225 girls
Lee
2,354 boys 459 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1921

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

Biggest Risers

G Gloria
#195 → #102 (+93)
G Margie
#168 → #106 (+62)

New to the Top 200 in 1921

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

Beverly #186 Donna #189 Billie #190 Peggy #195 Seymour #196
1920 All Years 1922