Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1920
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1919.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 70,983 | 0 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 36,643 | +1 |
| 3 | Helen | 35,097 | -1 |
| 4 | Margaret | 27,994 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruth | 26,102 | 0 |
| 6 | Mildred | 18,060 | 0 |
| 7 | Virginia | 17,314 | 0 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 15,908 | 0 |
| 9 | Frances | 15,883 | 0 |
| 10 | Anna | 14,581 | 0 |
| 11 | Betty | 14,016 | +4 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 13,838 | -1 |
| 13 | Marie | 12,743 | -1 |
| 14 | Doris | 11,892 | +4 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,596 | -2 |
| 16 | Florence | 10,731 | -2 |
| 17 | Irene | 10,072 | -1 |
| 18 | Lillian | 10,049 | -1 |
| 19 | Louise | 9,179 | +1 |
| 20 | Rose | 9,011 | -1 |
| 21 | Catherine | 8,878 | +2 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,819 | -1 |
| 23 | Martha | 8,709 | +2 |
| 24 | Marjorie | 8,658 | +9 |
| 25 | Eleanor | 8,497 | +5 |
| 26 | Ruby | 8,336 | -2 |
| 27 | Edna | 8,331 | -5 |
| 28 | Josephine | 8,093 | -2 |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,989 | -2 |
| 30 | Ethel | 7,868 | -2 |
| 31 | Thelma | 7,814 | 0 |
| 32 | Edith | 7,773 | -3 |
| 33 | Jean | 7,714 | +4 |
| 34 | Hazel | 7,308 | -2 |
| 35 | Annie | 7,268 | 0 |
| 36 | Pauline | 7,180 | 0 |
| 37 | Grace | 7,172 | -3 |
| 38 | Lois | 6,560 | +2 |
| 39 | Esther | 6,068 | -1 |
| 40 | Bernice | 5,928 | +2 |
| 41 | Beatrice | 5,804 | 0 |
| 42 | Gertrude | 5,797 | -3 |
| 43 | Marion | 5,745 | +1 |
| 44 | Clara | 5,470 | -1 |
| 45 | Katherine | 5,276 | +6 |
| 46 | Emma | 5,238 | -1 |
| 47 | Barbara | 5,106 | +13 |
| 48 | Jane | 5,054 | +5 |
| 49 | Ann | 5,041 | 0 |
| 50 | Sarah | 5,031 | -4 |
| 51 | Elsie | 4,993 | -4 |
| 52 | Rita | 4,979 | +2 |
| 53 | June | 4,911 | +11 |
| 54 | Agnes | 4,907 | -4 |
| 55 | Julia | 4,889 | -7 |
| 56 | Shirley | 4,713 | +33 |
| 57 | Bertha | 4,604 | -5 |
| 58 | Eva | 4,498 | -3 |
| 59 | Viola | 4,292 | -1 |
| 60 | Geraldine | 4,265 | +8 |
| 61 | Juanita | 4,238 | +12 |
| 62 | Pearl | 4,204 | -6 |
| 63 | Laura | 4,171 | +8 |
| 64 | Vivian | 4,128 | +8 |
| 65 | Anne | 4,114 | -2 |
| 66 | Ida | 4,090 | -9 |
| 67 | Kathryn | 4,082 | -1 |
| 68 | Myrtle | 3,955 | -1 |
| 69 | Norma | 3,949 | +14 |
| 70 | Lorraine | 3,928 | -8 |
| 71 | Bessie | 3,906 | -12 |
| 72 | Phyllis | 3,852 | +12 |
| 73 | Marian | 3,845 | +9 |
| 74 | Willie | 3,816 | -13 |
| 75 | Vera | 3,785 | -10 |
| 76 | Nellie | 3,762 | -7 |
| 77 | Violet | 3,694 | -3 |
| 78 | Wilma | 3,670 | +8 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 3,624 | 0 |
| 80 | Alma | 3,584 | -4 |
| 81 | Maxine | 3,507 | +4 |
| 82 | Stella | 3,492 | -12 |
| 83 | Mabel | 3,364 | -5 |
| 84 | Jessie | 3,329 | -9 |
| 85 | Sylvia | 3,317 | -8 |
| 86 | Genevieve | 3,258 | +2 |
| 87 | Minnie | 3,244 | -7 |
| 88 | Ella | 3,232 | -1 |
| 89 | Leona | 3,166 | +1 |
| 90 | Lillie | 3,162 | -9 |
| 91 | Kathleen | 3,158 | +10 |
| 92 | Ellen | 3,076 | 0 |
| 93 | Marguerite | 3,055 | +3 |
| 94 | Lucy | 3,018 | -3 |
| 95 | Nancy | 2,982 | +5 |
| 96 | Mattie | 2,902 | -1 |
| 97 | Jennie | 2,808 | -4 |
| 98 | Lena | 2,785 | -4 |
| 99 | Mae | 2,730 | 0 |
| 100 | Eileen | 2,718 | +3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.