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Throughout American History

 

Top Ten Given Names for the 1920's*

 

1920 1925
1921 1926
1922 1927
1923 1928
1924 1929

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Male - 1920 Female - 1920


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Dorothy
3. James 3. Helen
4. Robert 4. Margaret
5. Joseph 5. Ruth
6. Charles 6. Virginia
7. George 7. Elizabeth
8. Edward 8. Anna
9. Thomas 9. Mildred
10. Frank 10. Betty

 

Male - 1921 Female - 1921


1. John 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Dorothy
3. James 3. Helen
4. William 4. Margaret
5. George 5. Ruth
6. Charles 6. Mildred
7. Joseph 7. Betty
8. Edward 8. Virginia
9. Frank 9. Elizabeth
10. Thomas 10. Anna

 

Male - 1922 Female - 1922


1. John 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Dorothy
3. James 3. Helen
4. William 4. Margaret
5. Joseph 5. Ruth
6. Charles 6. Betty
7. George 7. Frances
8. Edward 8. Elizabeth
9. Richard 9. Virginia
10. Frank 10. Anna

 

Male - 1923 Female - 1923


1. John 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Dorothy
3. William 3. Helen
4. James 4. Margaret
5. Charles 5. Betty
6. George 6. Ruth
7. Joseph 7. Mildred
8. Edward 8. Virginia
9. Frank 9. Frances
10. Richard 10. Elizabeth

 

Male - 1924 Female - 1924


1. John 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Dorothy
3. James 3. Helen
4. William 4. Betty
5. Charles 5. Margaret
6. Joseph 6. Ruth
7. George 7. Virginia
8. Edward 8. Frances
9. Richard 9. Doris
10. Donald 10. Mildred

 

Male - 1925 Female - 1925


1. John 1. Mary
2. Robert 2. Dorothy
3. James 3. Betty
4. William 4. Helen
5. Charles 5. Margaret
6. Joseph 6. Ruth
7. George 7. Doris
8. Richard 8. Virginia
9. Edward 9. Elizabeth
10. Donald 10. Evelyn, Mildred (tie)

 

Male - 1926 Female - 1926


1. Robert 1. Mary
2. John 2. Dorothy
3. William 3. Helen
4. James 4. Betty
5. Charles 5. Margaret
6. George 6. Ruth
7. Richard 7. Virginia
8. Joseph 8. Doris
9. Edward 9. Jean
10. Donald 10. Maria

 

Male - 1927 Female - 1927


1. Robert 1. Mary
2. James 2. Betty
3. John 3. Dorothy
4. William 4. Helen
5. Charles 5. Margaret
6. Richard 6. Ruth
7. George 7. Virginia
8. Joseph 8. Doris
9. Donald 9. Maria
10. Edward 10. Shirley

 

Male - 1928 Female - 1928


1. Robert 1. Mary
2. John 2. Betty
3. James 3. Dorothy
4. William 4. Helen
5. Charles 5. Margaret
6. Richard 6. Ruth
7. Donald 7. Barbara
8. George 8. Doris
9. Joseph 9. Maria
10. Edward 10. Patricia

 

Male - 1929 Female - 1929


1. Robert 1. Mary
2. John 2. Betty
3. James 3. Dorothy
4. William 4. Helen
5. Charles 5. Margaret
6. Donald 6. Ruth
7. Richard 7. Doris
8. George 8. Maria
9. Joseph 9. Barbara
10. Edward 10. Shirley

*These top ten name lists are compiled from a random, one percent sample of Social Security Number card applications for people born in the given year.  This applications are not limited to persons born in the United States but are representative of all Social Security Number card holders.

This data on this page provided by the 
Office of the Chief Actuary
U.S. Social Security Administration

 

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