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.

Popular names in the 1920s female. Rank Male Name Female Name. Looking back to the 1920s its clear the top names for little girls have changed over time as the list contains choices like Betty Mildred Jean Shirley and Barbara. Government draws from Social Security Administration records to provide an official list of baby names and their popularity across the country.

Arthur and Harry Walter and royal baby name Louis for boys. And by that reckoning youd probably need to go for Joey Madge or Grizel. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z These were the most common names from the roaring 20s. All names for 1920. 1001 rows Most Popular Names of the 1920s.

And others like Ruby and Alice have gotten more popular again in. Most popular baby names of 1920. In fact some of the names are much older than the 1920s.

Itll show you which European names were recognisable in UK then too. Meanwhile close to a quarter of all Irish women in 1911 were called either Mary or Bridget. Top names from the 1920s.

Girl names from the 20s cover a wider range of names than most people believe. Top 1920s Girl Names. Popular Girl Names From The 1920s 1920 Elizabeth and Anna 1921 Anna 1922 Gladis Elizabeth and Anna 1923 Elizabeth 1925 Elizabeth 1926 Jean and Maria 1927 Maria and Shirley 1928 Maria and Patricia 1929 Maria Barbara and Shirley.