Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1927
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1926.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 70,642 | 0 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 35,993 | 0 |
| 3 | Betty | 35,424 | 0 |
| 4 | Helen | 25,316 | 0 |
| 5 | Margaret | 21,964 | 0 |
| 6 | Ruth | 19,412 | 0 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,512 | 0 |
| 8 | Virginia | 15,734 | 0 |
| 9 | Shirley | 13,314 | +5 |
| 10 | Barbara | 13,161 | +6 |
| 11 | Mildred | 13,053 | -2 |
| 12 | Frances | 12,988 | -2 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 12,523 | -2 |
| 14 | Jean | 12,512 | -2 |
| 15 | Evelyn | 11,495 | -2 |
| 16 | Anna | 11,215 | -1 |
| 17 | Alice | 10,679 | 0 |
| 18 | Patricia | 10,554 | +5 |
| 19 | Lois | 10,505 | 0 |
| 20 | Marie | 10,317 | -2 |
| 21 | Irene | 8,606 | 0 |
| 22 | Gloria | 8,535 | -2 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,497 | +2 |
| 24 | Martha | 8,304 | 0 |
| 25 | Marjorie | 8,115 | -3 |
| 26 | Norma | 7,997 | +3 |
| 27 | Louise | 7,704 | 0 |
| 28 | Florence | 7,645 | -2 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 7,425 | +4 |
| 30 | Ruby | 7,264 | 0 |
| 31 | Catherine | 7,256 | 0 |
| 32 | Lillian | 7,182 | -4 |
| 33 | Eleanor | 6,963 | -1 |
| 34 | Dolores | 6,769 | +15 |
| 35 | Joyce | 6,684 | +9 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,562 | -2 |
| 37 | Gladys | 6,418 | -2 |
| 38 | Thelma | 6,303 | -2 |
| 39 | Josephine | 6,108 | -2 |
| 40 | Edna | 6,086 | -2 |
| 41 | Joan | 6,032 | +10 |
| 42 | Pauline | 6,011 | -3 |
| 43 | June | 5,738 | -3 |
| 44 | Lorraine | 5,729 | +9 |
| 45 | Lucille | 5,634 | -2 |
| 46 | Marilyn | 5,554 | +19 |
| 47 | Ethel | 5,483 | -6 |
| 48 | Edith | 5,403 | -6 |
| 49 | Bernice | 5,305 | -4 |
| 50 | Grace | 5,304 | -4 |
| 51 | Marion | 5,211 | -4 |
| 52 | Theresa | 5,129 | +12 |
| 53 | Hazel | 5,096 | -5 |
| 54 | Rita | 5,084 | -4 |
| 55 | Juanita | 5,076 | -3 |
| 56 | Nancy | 5,022 | +1 |
| 57 | Beverly | 4,932 | +17 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,930 | -4 |
| 59 | Ann | 4,782 | -4 |
| 60 | Jane | 4,695 | -4 |
| 61 | Sarah | 4,555 | +2 |
| 62 | Audrey | 4,375 | -2 |
| 63 | Clara | 4,365 | -2 |
| 64 | Emma | 4,327 | -5 |
| 64 | Esther | 4,327 | -2 |
| 66 | Wanda | 4,302 | 0 |
| 67 | Beatrice | 4,241 | -9 |
| 68 | Wilma | 4,153 | -1 |
| 69 | Elaine | 4,110 | -1 |
| 70 | Donna | 3,992 | +20 |
| 71 | Willie | 3,884 | +2 |
| 72 | Elsie | 3,803 | -3 |
| 73 | Katherine | 3,724 | -1 |
| 74 | Marian | 3,721 | -4 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,676 | +3 |
| 76 | Julia | 3,586 | -1 |
| 77 | Vivian | 3,510 | +3 |
| 78 | Gertrude | 3,508 | -7 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,410 | 0 |
| 80 | Bertha | 3,380 | -4 |
| 81 | Agnes | 3,338 | -4 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,338 | 0 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,265 | 0 |
| 84 | Ida | 3,206 | -2 |
| 85 | Jeanne | 3,158 | +3 |
| 86 | Rosemary | 3,153 | +9 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,094 | -2 |
| 88 | Bessie | 2,975 | +1 |
| 89 | Vera | 2,942 | -5 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 2,933 | -3 |
| 91 | Eileen | 2,929 | +1 |
| 92 | Anne | 2,928 | -6 |
| 93 | Ellen | 2,867 | +7 |
| 94 | Lillie | 2,861 | +5 |
| 95 | Jessie | 2,858 | -2 |
| 96 | Peggy | 2,857 | +8 |
| 97 | Alma | 2,847 | -6 |
| 98 | Ella | 2,843 | 0 |
| 99 | Carolyn | 2,806 | +15 |
| 100 | Bonnie | 2,796 | +5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.