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Baby Names from 1925

2,333,302 registered births | 1,115,917 boys | 1,217,385 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1925

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
60,896 births
2 John
57,195 births
3 William
53,309 births
4 James
52,679 births
5 Charles
29,580 births
6 George
26,561 births
7 Joseph
24,614 births
8 Richard
23,269 births
9 Edward
20,090 births
10 Donald
19,193 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
70,586 births
2 Dorothy
38,570 births
3 Betty
32,812 births
4 Helen
29,173 births
5 Margaret
24,462 births
6 Ruth
22,247 births
7 Virginia
17,490 births
8 Doris
16,075 births
9 Mildred
14,453 births
10 Elizabeth
13,936 births
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Top Unisex Names of 1925

Willie
7,124 boys 3,947 girls
Marion
1,617 boys 5,577 girls
Francis
5,978 boys 660 girls
Jessie
1,467 boys 2,951 girls
Lee
2,537 boys 531 girls

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

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 1925

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

Biggest Risers

B Jimmy
#250 → #198 (+52)
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New to the Top 200 in 1925

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

Alan #179 Larry #190 Jesus #192 Allan #193 Jimmy #198 Ernestine #200
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