Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1921
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1920.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1920 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 73,984 | 0 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 39,087 | 0 |
| 3 | Helen | 34,822 | 0 |
| 4 | Margaret | 28,468 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruth | 25,783 | 0 |
| 6 | Virginia | 19,032 | +1 |
| 7 | Mildred | 17,880 | -1 |
| 8 | Betty | 17,638 | +3 |
| 9 | Frances | 15,993 | 0 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 15,800 | -2 |
| 11 | Anna | 14,476 | -1 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 14,278 | 0 |
| 13 | Doris | 13,152 | +1 |
| 14 | Marie | 12,501 | -1 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,955 | 0 |
| 16 | Marjorie | 11,209 | +8 |
| 17 | Florence | 10,720 | -1 |
| 18 | Irene | 10,624 | -1 |
| 19 | Lillian | 9,770 | -1 |
| 20 | Rose | 9,352 | 0 |
| 21 | Martha | 9,264 | +2 |
| 22 | Louise | 9,180 | -3 |
| 23 | Catherine | 8,887 | -2 |
| 24 | Gladys | 8,814 | -2 |
| 25 | Jean | 8,592 | +8 |
| 26 | Ruby | 8,333 | 0 |
| 27 | Edna | 8,302 | 0 |
| 28 | Josephine | 8,135 | 0 |
| 29 | Eleanor | 8,054 | -4 |
| 30 | Thelma | 7,839 | +1 |
| 31 | Lucille | 7,698 | -2 |
| 32 | Ethel | 7,603 | -2 |
| 33 | Edith | 7,589 | -1 |
| 34 | Hazel | 7,341 | 0 |
| 35 | Grace | 7,230 | +2 |
| 36 | Annie | 7,209 | -1 |
| 37 | Pauline | 7,142 | -1 |
| 38 | Lois | 6,899 | 0 |
| 39 | Bernice | 6,190 | +1 |
| 40 | Barbara | 6,013 | +7 |
| 41 | Beatrice | 5,968 | 0 |
| 42 | Esther | 5,926 | -3 |
| 43 | Marion | 5,814 | 0 |
| 44 | Shirley | 5,695 | +12 |
| 45 | Clara | 5,606 | -1 |
| 46 | Gertrude | 5,349 | -4 |
| 47 | Jane | 5,188 | +1 |
| 48 | Rita | 5,157 | +4 |
| 49 | Katherine | 5,156 | -4 |
| 50 | June | 5,155 | +3 |
| 51 | Norma | 5,102 | +18 |
| 52 | Emma | 5,072 | -6 |
| 53 | Ann | 5,058 | -4 |
| 54 | Sarah | 5,024 | -4 |
| 55 | Elsie | 4,879 | -4 |
| 56 | Agnes | 4,798 | -2 |
| 57 | Juanita | 4,779 | +4 |
| 58 | Julia | 4,737 | -3 |
| 59 | Bertha | 4,608 | -2 |
| 60 | Phyllis | 4,590 | +12 |
| 61 | Lorraine | 4,533 | +9 |
| 62 | Geraldine | 4,523 | -2 |
| 63 | Eva | 4,325 | -5 |
| 64 | Kathryn | 4,201 | +3 |
| 65 | Pearl | 4,175 | -3 |
| 66 | Viola | 4,160 | -7 |
| 67 | Ida | 4,146 | -1 |
| 68 | Vivian | 4,103 | -4 |
| 69 | Marian | 4,064 | +4 |
| 70 | Anne | 4,007 | -5 |
| 71 | Laura | 3,998 | -8 |
| 72 | Wilma | 3,824 | +6 |
| 73 | Myrtle | 3,791 | -5 |
| 74 | Willie | 3,748 | 0 |
| 75 | Bessie | 3,678 | -4 |
| 76 | Vera | 3,631 | -1 |
| 77 | Maxine | 3,630 | +4 |
| 78 | Alma | 3,589 | +2 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 3,587 | 0 |
| 80 | Nellie | 3,513 | -4 |
| 81 | Violet | 3,469 | -4 |
| 82 | Audrey | 3,434 | +21 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,419 | +8 |
| 84 | Patricia | 3,380 | +20 |
| 85 | Mabel | 3,336 | -2 |
| 86 | Stella | 3,335 | -4 |
| 87 | Nancy | 3,323 | +8 |
| 88 | Sylvia | 3,297 | -3 |
| 89 | Ella | 3,237 | -1 |
| 90 | Genevieve | 3,235 | -4 |
| 91 | Jessie | 3,225 | -7 |
| 92 | Leona | 3,210 | -3 |
| 93 | Lucy | 3,157 | +1 |
| 94 | Lillie | 3,118 | -4 |
| 95 | Ellen | 3,064 | -3 |
| 96 | Minnie | 2,998 | -9 |
| 97 | Elaine | 2,922 | +10 |
| 98 | Marguerite | 2,897 | -5 |
| 99 | Jennie | 2,889 | -2 |
| 100 | Eileen | 2,862 | 0 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.