The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1920
5,767 different girls’ names were recorded in 1920, covering 1,198,289 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 70,983 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 36,643 |
| 3 | Helen | 35,097 |
| 4 | Margaret | 27,994 |
| 5 | Ruth | 26,102 |
| 6 | Mildred | 18,060 |
| 7 | Virginia | 17,314 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 15,908 |
| 9 | Frances | 15,883 |
| 10 | Anna | 14,581 |
| 11 | Betty | 14,016 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 13,838 |
| 13 | Marie | 12,743 |
| 14 | Doris | 11,892 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,596 |
| 16 | Florence | 10,731 |
| 17 | Irene | 10,072 |
| 18 | Lillian | 10,049 |
| 19 | Louise | 9,179 |
| 20 | Rose | 9,011 |
| 21 | Catherine | 8,878 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,819 |
| 23 | Martha | 8,709 |
| 24 | Marjorie | 8,658 |
| 25 | Eleanor | 8,497 |
| 26 | Ruby | 8,336 |
| 27 | Edna | 8,331 |
| 28 | Josephine | 8,093 |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,989 |
| 30 | Ethel | 7,868 |
| 31 | Thelma | 7,814 |
| 32 | Edith | 7,773 |
| 33 | Jean | 7,714 |
| 34 | Hazel | 7,308 |
| 35 | Annie | 7,268 |
| 36 | Pauline | 7,180 |
| 37 | Grace | 7,172 |
| 38 | Lois | 6,560 |
| 39 | Esther | 6,068 |
| 40 | Bernice | 5,928 |
| 41 | Beatrice | 5,804 |
| 42 | Gertrude | 5,797 |
| 43 | Marion | 5,745 |
| 44 | Clara | 5,470 |
| 45 | Katherine | 5,276 |
| 46 | Emma | 5,238 |
| 47 | Barbara | 5,106 |
| 48 | Jane | 5,054 |
| 49 | Ann | 5,041 |
| 50 | Sarah | 5,031 |
| 51 | Elsie | 4,993 |
| 52 | Rita | 4,979 |
| 53 | June | 4,911 |
| 54 | Agnes | 4,907 |
| 55 | Julia | 4,889 |
| 56 | Shirley | 4,713 |
| 57 | Bertha | 4,604 |
| 58 | Eva | 4,498 |
| 59 | Viola | 4,292 |
| 60 | Geraldine | 4,265 |
| 61 | Juanita | 4,238 |
| 62 | Pearl | 4,204 |
| 63 | Laura | 4,171 |
| 64 | Vivian | 4,128 |
| 65 | Anne | 4,114 |
| 66 | Ida | 4,090 |
| 67 | Kathryn | 4,082 |
| 68 | Myrtle | 3,955 |
| 69 | Norma | 3,949 |
| 70 | Lorraine | 3,928 |
| 71 | Bessie | 3,906 |
| 72 | Phyllis | 3,852 |
| 73 | Marian | 3,845 |
| 74 | Willie | 3,816 |
| 75 | Vera | 3,785 |
| 76 | Nellie | 3,762 |
| 77 | Violet | 3,694 |
| 78 | Wilma | 3,670 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 3,624 |
| 80 | Alma | 3,584 |
| 81 | Maxine | 3,507 |
| 82 | Stella | 3,492 |
| 83 | Mabel | 3,364 |
| 84 | Jessie | 3,329 |
| 85 | Sylvia | 3,317 |
| 86 | Genevieve | 3,258 |
| 87 | Minnie | 3,244 |
| 88 | Ella | 3,232 |
| 89 | Leona | 3,166 |
| 90 | Lillie | 3,162 |
| 91 | Kathleen | 3,158 |
| 92 | Ellen | 3,076 |
| 93 | Marguerite | 3,055 |
| 94 | Lucy | 3,018 |
| 95 | Nancy | 2,982 |
| 96 | Mattie | 2,902 |
| 97 | Jennie | 2,808 |
| 98 | Lena | 2,785 |
| 99 | Mae | 2,730 |
| 100 | Eileen | 2,718 |
| 101 | Opal | 2,702 |
| 102 | Blanche | 2,688 |
| 103 | Audrey | 2,666 |
| 104 | Patricia | 2,502 |
| 105 | Velma | 2,491 |
| 106 | Geneva | 2,467 |
| 107 | Elaine | 2,433 |
| 108 | Theresa | 2,426 |
| 109 | Beulah | 2,376 |
| 110 | Dolores | 2,365 |
| 111 | Sara | 2,364 |
| 112 | Harriet | 2,360 |
| 113 | Georgia | 2,356 |
| 114 | Jeanne | 2,279 |
| 115 | Eunice | 2,238 |
| 116 | Rosa | 2,199 |
| 117 | Wanda | 2,198 |
| 118 | Christine | 2,181 |
| 119 | Emily | 2,168 |
| 120 | Loretta | 2,122 |
| 121 | Carrie | 2,108 |
| 122 | Inez | 2,107 |
| 123 | Muriel | 2,071 |
| 124 | Janet | 2,057 |
| 125 | Hilda | 2,050 |
| 126 | Jeanette | 2,043 |
| 127 | Fannie | 1,979 |
| 128 | Alberta | 1,967 |
| 129 | Sophie | 1,965 |
| 130 | Maria | 1,935 |
| 131 | Anita | 1,934 |
| 132 | Hattie | 1,870 |
| 133 | Dora | 1,865 |
| 134 | Naomi | 1,854 |
| 135 | Verna | 1,851 |
| 136 | Ada | 1,823 |
| 137 | Cora | 1,819 |
| 138 | Madeline | 1,779 |
| 139 | Lula | 1,765 |
| 140 | Miriam | 1,744 |
| 141 | Rosemary | 1,713 |
| 142 | Mamie | 1,708 |
| 143 | Joan | 1,647 |
| 144 | Roberta | 1,636 |
| 145 | Arlene | 1,594 |
| 146 | Olga | 1,590 |
| 147 | Lola | 1,580 |
| 148 | Mable | 1,579 |
| 149 | Flora | 1,566 |
| 150 | Carolyn | 1,556 |
| 151 | Olive | 1,552 |
| 152 | Erma | 1,529 |
| 153 | Joyce | 1,523 |
| 154 | Bonnie | 1,515 |
| 155 | Daisy | 1,489 |
| 156 | Rachel | 1,484 |
| 157 | Nora | 1,477 |
| 158 | Estelle | 1,460 |
| 159 | Caroline | 1,436 |
| 160 | Winifred | 1,432 |
| 161 | Marcella | 1,404 |
| 162 | Rosie | 1,396 |
| 163 | Susie | 1,395 |
| 164 | Irma | 1,393 |
| 165 | Constance | 1,377 |
| 166 | Lucile | 1,358 |
| 167 | Margie | 1,353 |
| 167 | Lorene | 1,353 |
| 169 | Eula | 1,305 |
| 170 | Fern | 1,304 |
| 171 | Henrietta | 1,302 |
| 172 | Maggie | 1,299 |
| 173 | Victoria | 1,286 |
| 174 | Sadie | 1,285 |
| 175 | Rebecca | 1,269 |
| 176 | Adeline | 1,260 |
| 177 | Lottie | 1,240 |
| 178 | Eloise | 1,239 |
| 179 | Nina | 1,226 |
| 180 | Antoinette | 1,162 |
| 181 | Nettie | 1,141 |
| 182 | Carol | 1,140 |
| 183 | Della | 1,137 |
| 184 | Katie | 1,121 |
| 185 | Lydia | 1,118 |
| 186 | Regina | 1,116 |
| 187 | Dorothea | 1,110 |
| 188 | Laverne | 1,094 |
| 189 | Jeannette | 1,060 |
| 190 | Amelia | 1,054 |
| 191 | Cleo | 1,049 |
| 192 | Veronica | 1,039 |
| 193 | Angelina | 1,035 |
| 194 | Claire | 1,019 |
| 195 | Gloria | 1,016 |
| 196 | Bette | 1,000 |
| 197 | Essie | 996 |
| 197 | Goldie | 996 |
| 199 | Isabel | 992 |
| 200 | Rosalie | 984 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1920 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.