The 50 most popular baby names of the 1920s
Some baby names stand the test of time. Some baby names fall in and out of fashion, topping baby name charts and disappearing, only to appear again years later.
Take the name James, the number three baby boy name of the 1920s. In 2022, James still held up as one of the most popular baby boy names, coming in at number four. William is another example of a baby boy name that has stood the test of time: It was the fourth most popular baby boy name in the 1920s and was number six in 2022.
As for baby girl names, Elizabeth seems to be one baby girl name that has held strong through the decades; it was in the top 20 in both the 1920s and 2022. Evelyn is another baby girl name that’s remained popular — it was ranked number nine in 2022 and number 12 in the 1920s.
According to the Social Security Administration, the most popular baby names of the 1920s were “taken from a universe that includes 11,372,808 male births and 12,402,235 female births.” Today.com has taken the top 25 baby boy and 25 baby girl names from that list.
Top 25 baby boy names during the 1920s, according to the Social Security Administration
Robert
John
James
William
Charles
George
Joseph
Richard
Edward
Donald
Thomas
Frank
Harold
Paul
Raymond
Walter
Jack
Henry
Kenneth
Arthur
Albert
David
Harry
Eugene
Ralph
Top 25 baby girl names during the 1920s, according to the Social Security Administration
Mary
Dorothy
Helen
Betty
Margaret
Ruth
Virginia
Doris
Mildred
Frances
Elizabeth
Evelyn
Anna
Marie
Alice
Jean
Shirley
Barbara
Irene
Marjorie
Florence
Lois
Martha
Rose
Lillian
This article was originally published on TODAY.com