Popular names for births in 1921-2020.

Popular names of 1920. 1920s Girl Names K through N. Similarly the most popular female name in the table Mary ranked as low as 126. 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.

101 rows Top Male Names. 203 rows Name Number Name Number. 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.

Girl names from the 20s cover a wider range of names than most people believe. Classic names for flappers bootleggers and more. Government draws from Social Security Administration records to provide an official list of baby names and their popularity across the country.

1920 Daniel 1921 Frank and Thomas. Below find the 25 most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1920. 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.

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. List of the 20 Most Popular Baby Names for Boys and Girls in the United States in 1920. The names that have declined in use the most since their peak include Thelma Pauline Gladys and Norma.

For example the name James ranked as the most popular male name over the last 100 years has been ranked as low as number 19. All names for 1920. Top American boys names of the 1920s.