The names that have declined in use the most since their peak include Thelma Pauline Gladys and Norma.
Popular names of 1920. Alfred Advice from elves. Rank Name -Quantity Add. While James William Elizabeth and Evelyn remain popular today others like Gladys Mildred and Howard arent seen on many new birth certificates a century later.
However it has since been on. Top 1000 most popular boy names. In fact some of the names are much older than the 1920s.
It turns out that names like William James and Elizabeth have been going strong for more than a century while the Mildreds and Alberts of the world appear to have fallen on hard times. Many of these names have remained popular for over 90 years. 1-250 251-500 501-750 751-1000.
Similarly the most popular female name in the table Mary ranked as low as 126. 1920 Daniel 1921 Frank and Thomas. Here is a list of those names and the year they were famous.
Names popular in the Roaring Twenties -- Rochard Charles Harold Clarence Luis Earl Leonard Stanley Ernest and more. Albert Aristocratic and bright. 1001 rows Most Popular Names of the 1920s.
Using data from the Social Security Administration Stacker has organized the 50 most popular male and female names of these 20s babies plus how each of those names ranks in the year 2016. Below find the 25 most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1920. Classic names for flappers bootleggers and more.