Though the name ranked 20th in 1920 it saw a big declineranking at 179th place in the year 1989.

Popular names of 1920. Scroll down for a list of the top 25 monikers for boys and girls. The United States Census reported that more Americans lived in urban areas than rural ones the World Series was broadcast for the first time Charlie Chaplin and Mae West kept people laughing at the movies Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo transatlantic flight and the decade ended. In fact some of the names are much older than the 1920s.

While John was the leading name in 1920 its popularity has steadily been decreasing since according to the SSAs database. 1920s Girl Names K through N. These were the most common names from the roaring 20s.

Here is a list of those names and the year they were famous. All names for 1920. Many of these names have remained popular for over 90 years.

Several names during the decade were popular for a year but did not rank in the top ten for 1920s decade popularity. Wondering what the baby name landscape looked like in 1920. Along with Hazel and Harry other 1920s baby names currently in the US Top 1000 include Dorothy Edwin Gloria Irene June Marvin Raymond and Stanley.

1-250 251-500 501-750 751-1000. Rank Male Name Female Name. Meanwhile Jack has seen a resurgence.

Albert Aristocratic and bright. Rank Name -Quantity Add. 203 rows Name Number Name Number.