Home Years 1921 The most popular baby names of 1921 In 1921 the most given names were John (58,216 boys) and Mary (73,984 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,334,507 babies under 10,856 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1921 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1921 Girls: top 25 of 1921 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1920 1 1 Mary 73,984 60.0 #1 2 2 Dorothy 39,087 31.7 #2 3 3 Helen 34,822 28.2 #3 4 4 Margaret 28,468 23.1 #4 5 5 Ruth 25,783 20.9 #5 6 6 Virginia 19,032 15.4 #7 7 7 Mildred 17,880 14.5 #6 8 8 Betty 17,638 14.3 #11 9 9 Frances 15,993 13.0 #9 10 10 Elizabeth 15,800 12.8 #8 11 11 Anna 14,476 11.7 #10 12 12 Evelyn 14,278 11.6 #12 13 13 Doris 13,152 10.7 #14 14 14 Marie 12,501 10.1 #13 15 15 Alice 11,955 9.7 #15 16 16 Marjorie 11,209 9.1 #24 17 17 Florence 10,720 8.7 #16 18 18 Irene 10,624 8.6 #17 19 19 Lillian 9,770 7.9 #18 20 20 Rose 9,352 7.6 #20 21 21 Martha 9,264 7.5 #23 22 22 Louise 9,180 7.4 #19 23 23 Catherine 8,887 7.2 #21 24 24 Gladys 8,814 7.2 #22 25 25 Jean 8,592 7.0 #33
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Ruby 8,333 27 Edna 8,302 28 Josephine 8,135 29 Eleanor 8,054 30 Thelma 7,839 31 Lucille 7,698 32 Ethel 7,603 33 Edith 7,589 34 Hazel 7,341 35 Grace 7,230 36 Annie 7,209 37 Pauline 7,142 38 Lois 6,899 39 Bernice 6,190 40 Barbara 6,013 41 Beatrice 5,968 42 Esther 5,926 43 Marion 5,814 44 Shirley 5,695 45 Clara 5,606 46 Gertrude 5,349 47 Jane 5,188 48 Rita 5,157 49 Katherine 5,156 50 June 5,155 51 Norma 5,102 52 Emma 5,072 53 Ann 5,058 54 Sarah 5,024 55 Elsie 4,879 56 Agnes 4,798 57 Juanita 4,779 58 Julia 4,737 59 Bertha 4,608 60 Phyllis 4,590 61 Lorraine 4,533 62 Geraldine 4,523 63 Eva 4,325 64 Kathryn 4,201 65 Pearl 4,175 66 Viola 4,160 67 Ida 4,146 68 Vivian 4,103 69 Marian 4,064 70 Anne 4,007 71 Laura 3,998 72 Wilma 3,824 73 Myrtle 3,791 74 Willie 3,748 75 Bessie 3,678 76 Vera 3,631 77 Maxine 3,630 78 Alma 3,589 79 Charlotte 3,587 80 Nellie 3,513 81 Violet 3,469 82 Audrey 3,434 83 Kathleen 3,419 84 Patricia 3,380 85 Mabel 3,336 86 Stella 3,335 87 Nancy 3,323 88 Sylvia 3,297 89 Ella 3,237 90 Genevieve 3,235 91 Jessie 3,225 92 Leona 3,210 93 Lucy 3,157 94 Lillie 3,118 95 Ellen 3,064 96 Minnie 2,998 97 Elaine 2,922 98 Marguerite 2,897 99 Jennie 2,889 100 Eileen 2,862
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Wanda 2,738 102 Gloria 2,731 103 Opal 2,713 104 Lena 2,710 105 Mattie 2,703 106 Margie 2,696 107 Theresa 2,613 108 Velma 2,606 109 Jeanne 2,590 110 Mae 2,589 111 Dolores 2,558 112 Blanche 2,487 113 Geneva 2,485 114 Harriet 2,389 115 Sara 2,350 116 Beulah 2,313 117 Georgia 2,313 118 Christine 2,301 119 Muriel 2,248 120 Eunice 2,240 121 Emily 2,184 122 Loretta 2,134 123 Hilda 2,128 124 Janet 2,123 125 Jeanette 2,096 126 Carrie 2,081 127 Inez 2,081 128 Rosemary 2,034 129 Maria 2,028 130 Dora 2,026 131 Rosa 1,977 132 Naomi 1,976 133 Alberta 1,929 134 Anita 1,924 135 Fannie 1,892 136 Sophie 1,865 137 Joyce 1,840 138 Arlene 1,837 139 Madeline 1,835 140 Cora 1,828 141 Verna 1,813 142 Joan 1,790 143 Lula 1,778 144 Hattie 1,776 145 Ada 1,756 146 Carolyn 1,753 147 Miriam 1,743 148 Roberta 1,732 149 Constance 1,686 150 Mamie 1,627 151 Bonnie 1,609 152 Rachel 1,583 153 Olga 1,572 154 Olive 1,567 155 Mable 1,566 156 Flora 1,553 157 Lola 1,540 158 Erma 1,525 159 Marcella 1,502 160 Daisy 1,481 161 Estelle 1,436 162 Caroline 1,425 163 Winifred 1,417 164 Eloise 1,379 165 Irma 1,376 166 Carol 1,374 167 Nora 1,350 168 Susie 1,321 169 Bette 1,316 170 Eula 1,313 171 Rosie 1,313 172 Lorene 1,304 173 Maggie 1,300 174 Fern 1,297 175 Rebecca 1,272 176 Sadie 1,249 177 Adeline 1,246 178 Lucile 1,242 179 Victoria 1,238 180 Antoinette 1,234 181 Nina 1,212 182 Claire 1,210 183 Lottie 1,208 184 Henrietta 1,174 185 Laverne 1,163 186 Beverly 1,160 187 Della 1,153 188 Regina 1,144 189 Donna 1,111 190 Billie 1,104 191 Jeannette 1,094 192 Angelina 1,075 193 Rosalie 1,074 194 Veronica 1,074 195 Peggy 1,066 196 Dorothea 1,057 197 Lydia 1,052 198 Nettie 1,034 199 Essie 1,032 200 Amelia 995 201 Cleo 992 202 Faye 989 203 Angeline 986 204 Goldie 984 205 May 977 206 Katie 976 207 Isabel 971 208 Freda 970 209 Ollie 912 210 Melba 910 211 Johnnie 909 212 Lela 907 213 Lila 894 214 Sally 891 215 Adele 890 216 Luella 887 217 Ernestine 871 218 Annette 865 219 Jewell 857 220 Effie 848 221 Isabelle 846 222 Susan 846 223 Imogene 839 224 Addie 836 225 Ora 835 226 Cecelia 825 227 Gwendolyn 819 228 Bettie 818 229 Delores 810 230 Leola 789 231 Iva 785 232 Jewel 784 233 Sallie 782 234 Carmen 776 235 Eleanore 768 236 Cecilia 761 237 Yvonne 761 238 Nell 760 239 Jacqueline 757 240 Ola 755 241 Reba 748 242 Ina 745 243 Alta 741 244 Etta 740 245 Teresa 738 246 Janice 732 247 Natalie 729 248 Priscilla 723 249 Elva 720 250 Janie 708 251 Selma 704 252 Iris 700 253 Marilyn 696 254 Celia 690 255 Angela 671 256 Sue 668 257 Lizzie 665 258 Francis 661 259 Nadine 661 260 Frieda 639 261 Estella 638 262 Annabelle 631 263 Arline 627 264 Helene 624 265 Ila 623 266 Lenora 621 267 Amy 619 268 Elnora 616 269 Elinor 612 270 Fay 612 271 Elma 610 272 Nannie 610 273 Eugenia 606 274 Matilda 606 275 Clarice 600 276 Maude 591 277 Mollie 570 278 Elvira 569 279 Carmela 564 280 Margery 564 281 Bernadine 560 282 Mavis 552 283 Rena 549 284 Harriett 543 285 Sybil 541 286 Virgie 535 287 Flossie 534 288 Connie 531 289 Myra 523 290 Edythe 521 291 Gracie 516 292 Leah 514 293 Alyce 503 294 Olivia 502 295 Carmella 496 296 Hannah 496 297 Dorthy 491 298 Millie 491 299 Sophia 489 300 Cornelia 477 301 Cecile 475 302 Neva 463 303 Lee 459 304 Winnie 458 305 Aileen 454 306 Dollie 454 307 Marcia 451 308 Frankie 450 309 Odessa 448 310 Zelma 445 311 Merle 442 312 Adelaide 437 313 Rhoda 430 314 Concetta 429 315 Allie 428 316 Letha 428 317 Madge 428 318 Rosella 425 319 Lorena 423 320 Jimmie 422 321 Josie 420 322 Claudia 419 323 Lenore 417 324 Rosetta 417 325 Berniece 416 326 Lily 407 327 Loraine 407 328 Willa 407 329 Florine 398 330 Avis 397 331 Corinne 393 332 Amanda 392 333 Joy 392 334 Helena 391 335 Ramona 391 336 Darlene 384 337 Christina 383 338 Suzanne 376 339 Deloris 372 340 Aline 370 341 Linda 367 342 Guadalupe 365 343 Lora 363 344 Hope 361 345 Iona 360 346 Bernadette 356 347 Beth 356 348 Yolanda 356 349 Dolly 354 350 Eliza 352 351 Judith 351 352 Reva 351 353 Ophelia 347 354 Callie 346 355 Lessie 346 356 Leila 345 357 Pearlie 345 358 Bobbie 342 359 Leota 340 360 Lilly 339 361 Antonia 338 362 Hester 337 363 Ione 335 364 Tillie 333 365 Johanna 332 366 Earline 331 367 Madelyn 331 368 Eddie 330 369 Aurora 329 370 Katharine 329 371 Glenna 328 372 Wilda 327 373 Paula 326 374 Nola 324 375 Corine 322 376 Dixie 322 377 Lou 320 378 Charlene 318 379 Althea 311 380 Maudie 311 381 Gussie 308 382 Stephanie 305 383 Kay 304 384 Lupe 302 385 Molly 302 386 Mona 301 387 Mercedes 299 388 Iola 296 389 Cynthia 295 390 Dortha 295 391 Marietta 295 392 Marjory 294 393 Philomena 294 394 Tessie 293 395 Theda 293 396 Bertie 292 397 Nona 290 398 Kate 289 399 Lelia 289 400 Augusta 287 401 John 285 402 Polly 285 403 Melva 284 404 Maurine 281 405 Zelda 280 406 Zella 280 407 Lorna 277 408 Margarita 274 409 Dessie 273 410 Delia 271 411 Isabell 271 412 Robbie 271 413 Harriette 270 414 Verda 268 415 Winona 265 416 Oma 262 417 Jo 259 418 Enid 258 419 Erna 258 420 Evangeline 258 421 Georgie 257 422 Louella 257 423 Roxie 257 424 Birdie 256 425 Jayne 256 426 Leora 255 427 Dorris 254 428 Corrine 253 429 Ester 253 430 Tommie 252 431 Alene 250 432 Justine 249 433 Consuelo 248 434 Monica 247 435 Elisabeth 245 436 Pansy 245 437 Allene 244 438 Alvina 244 439 Robert 244 440 Ruthie 244 441 Elda 243 442 Diana 242 443 Madeleine 242 444 Rubye 242 445 Clare 241 446 Lorine 239 447 Beryl 238 448 Hallie 238 449 Isabella 236 450 Patsy 236 451 Jannie 235 452 Jaunita 233 453 Joanne 233 454 Roslyn 233 455 James 231 456 Angie 230 457 Mozelle 230 458 Wilhelmina 230 459 Nelda 229 460 Bettye 224 461 Maryann 224 462 Ilene 222 463 Rosalind 221 464 Belle 219 465 Elvera 219 466 Hortense 217 467 Mayme 217 468 Una 217 469 Elise 216 470 Myrtis 216 471 Trinidad 216 472 Margret 214 473 Retha 214 474 Vada 212 475 Elena 211 476 Freida 211 477 Rowena 209 478 Catharine 208 479 Oleta 208 480 George 206 481 Leta 206 482 Judy 205 483 Gail 204 484 Queen 204 485 Garnet 203 486 Minerva 202 487 Valeria 202 488 Delphine 201 489 Dovie 201 490 Marianne 201 491 Syble 201 492 Betsy 200 493 Margarette 200 494 Rae 200 495 Vida 200 496 Julie 199 497 Louisa 199 498 Phoebe 199 499 Elouise 198 500 Adell 197 501 Dorotha 197 502 Manuela 197 503 Vernice 197 504 Vesta 197 505 Leone 195 506 Lavonne 194 507 Ferne 193 508 Verla 193 509 Bella 192 510 Earnestine 191 511 Rosemarie 191 512 Ardis 190 513 Edwina 190 514 Faith 190 515 Gertie 190 516 Valerie 190 517 William 189 518 Veda 188 519 Agatha 187 520 Lauretta 187 521 Lura 184 522 Theodora 184 523 Gene 183 524 Lettie 183 525 Filomena 182 526 Lucia 182 527 Alfreda 181 528 Linnie 180 529 Alpha 179 530 Claudine 179 531 Juliette 179 532 Katheryn 179 533 Millicent 179 534 Rhea 179 535 Belva 178 536 Jenny 178 537 Ava 177 538 Velda 177 539 Charles 176 540 Magdalene 174 541 Floy 172 542 Odell 171 543 Zola 171 544 Fanny 170 545 Freddie 170 546 Johnie 169 547 Cassie 168 548 Idella 168 549 Lucinda 168 550 Ima 167 551 Aurelia 166 552 Petra 166 553 Alva 165 554 Bennie 165 555 Jerry 165 556 Lona 165 557 Eleanora 164 558 Maryjane 164 559 Maybelle 164 560 Blanch 163 561 Florene 163 562 Juana 163 563 Orpha 163 564 Emogene 161 565 Mazie 161 566 Celeste 160 567 Clementine 160 568 Janette 160 569 Joanna 160 570 Lulu 160 571 Ona 160 572 Evalyn 158 573 Adela 157 574 Celestine 157 575 Francisca 157 576 Artie 156 577 Earlene 156 578 Hellen 156 579 Rosalee 156 580 Rubie 156 581 Germaine 155 582 Albina 154 583 Elsa 154 584 Gilda 154 585 Camille 153 586 Joann 153 587 Cecil 152 588 Winnifred 152 589 Magnolia 151 590 Sibyl 151 591 Delma 150 592 Hettie 149 593 Reta 149 594 Cathryn 148 595 Emilie 147 596 Mathilda 147 597 Maureen 147 598 Rosalyn 147 599 Eldora 146 600 Ethelyn 146 601 Marcelle 146 602 Therese 145 603 Annetta 144 604 Gretchen 144 605 Myrtice 144 606 Ouida 144 607 Rachael 144 608 Carole 143 609 Georgette 143 610 Ivy 143 611 Ursula 143 612 Anastasia 142 613 Bonita 142 614 Treva 142 615 Alicia 141 616 Cordelia 141 617 Jackie 141 618 Lavina 141 619 Ardith 140 620 Dorcas 140 621 Lavern 140 622 Mittie 140 623 Novella 140 624 Pearline 140 625 Alda 139 626 Charlie 139 627 Myrna 139 628 Tressie 139 629 Carolina 137 630 Crystal 137 631 Joe 137 632 Aletha 136 633 Marvel 136 634 Vergie 136 635 Zora 136 636 Almeda 135 637 Dona 135 638 Era 135 639 Nelle 135 640 Twila 135 641 Camilla 134 642 Leatha 134 643 Abbie 133 644 Ray 133 645 Roma 132 646 Arleen 131 647 Georgiana 131 648 Maud 131 649 Annabel 130 650 Jeane 129 651 Yetta 128 652 Mina 127 653 Rosina 127 654 Evelyne 126 655 Leslie 126 656 Tina 126 657 Adrienne 125 658 Annamae 125 659 Hedwig 125 660 Idell 125 661 Josefina 125 662 Marilynn 125 663 Larue 124 664 Leonora 124 665 Yvette 124 666 Grayce 123 667 Berta 122 668 Elmira 122 669 Emilia 122 670 Lina 122 671 Velva 122 672 Carmel 121 673 Estell 121 674 Felicia 121 675 Elna 120 676 Joseph 120 677 Sandra 120 678 Vernell 120 679 Georgianna 119 680 Golda 119 681 Lue 118 682 Norine 118 683 Vincenza 118 684 Annabell 117 685 Berneice 117 686 Doretha 117 687 Glenda 117 688 Antonette 116 689 Marianna 116 690 Albertha 115 691 Esperanza 115 692 Lennie 114 693 Lyda 114 694 Adella 113 695 Audra 113 696 Delphia 113 697 Melvina 113 698 Renee 113 699 Bethel 112 700 Colleen 112 701 Kathrine 112 702 Laverna 112 703 Ocie 112 704 Easter 111 705 Lavada 111 706 Nita 111 707 Sheila 110 708 Nan 109 709 Nathalie 109 710 Eulalia 108 711 Eve 106 712 Gayle 106 713 Rosamond 106 714 Cathrine 105 715 Janis 105 716 Octavia 105 717 Andrea 104 718 Charline 104 719 Daphne 104 720 Libby 104 721 Mozell 104 722 Evie 103 723 Lovie 103 724 Mandy 103 725 Margarett 103 726 Verona 103 727 Viva 103 728 Esta 102 729 Madaline 102 730 Meta 102 731 Myrtie 102 732 Elenora 101 733 Gwen 101 734 Hulda 101 735 Cleta 100 736 Meredith 99 737 Altha 98 738 Elisa 98 739 Elwanda 98 740 Lavon 98 741 Martina 98 742 Claudie 97 743 Dena 97 744 Dominga 97 745 Henry 97 746 Lucretia 97 747 Magdalena 96 748 Palma 96 749 Theo 96 750 Kathryne 95 751 Vernie 95 752 Waneta 95 753 Dawn 94 754 Deborah 94 755 Pattie 94 756 Terry 94 757 Beverley 93 758 Elinore 93 759 Lavinia 93 760 Socorro 93 761 Ardella 92 762 Chloe 92 763 Jacquelyn 92 764 Ruthe 92 765 Vina 92 766 Donnie 91 767 Madie 91 768 Nova 91 769 Shirlee 91 770 Zula 91 771 Corene 90 772 Georgina 90 773 Hazle 90 774 Zoe 90 775 Bulah 89 776 Dana 89 777 Frank 89 778 Ines 89 779 Adelle 88 780 Eloisa 88 781 Ira 88 782 Leonor 88 783 Zona 88 784 Elvie 87 785 Emmie 87 786 Maxie 87 787 Violette 87 788 Clyde 86 789 Florida 86 790 Lyla 86 791 Nedra 86 792 Pearle 86 793 Neoma 85 794 Rosanna 85 795 Sudie 85 796 Yoshiko 85 797 Alvera 84 798 Bess 84 799 Ellie 84 800 Francine 84 801 Noreen 84 802 Susanna 84 803 Vita 84 804 Juliet 83 805 Kitty 83 806 Lida 83 807 Loyce 83 808 Marge 83 809 Malinda 82 810 Myrle 82 811 Norene 82 812 Vivienne 82 813 Aida 81 814 Beaulah 81 815 Dorathy 81 816 Doreen 81 817 Garnett 81 818 Jettie 81 819 Kathlyn 81 820 Madalyn 81 821 Roselyn 81 822 Sammie 81 823 Alverta 80 824 Eda 80 825 Edward 80 826 Freeda 80 827 Madonna 80 828 Alline 79 829 Arlie 79 830 Augustine 79 831 Concepcion 79 832 Elayne 79 833 Mickey 79 834 Nella 79 835 Savannah 79 836 Sonia 79 837 Amalia 78 838 Angelita 78 839 Arvilla 78 840 Bridget 78 841 Clarissa 78 842 Maryellen 78 843 Ossie 78 844 Romaine 78 845 Bernardine 77 846 Blossom 77 847 Patty 77 848 Christene 76 849 Hildred 76 850 Jonnie 76 851 Lilla 76 852 Thomas 76 853 Harold 75 854 Lurline 75 855 Pat 75 856 Sabina 75 857 Annis 74 858 Delpha 74 859 Loma 74 860 Santa 74 861 Walter 74 862 Dale 73 863 Darline 73 864 Lera 73 865 Ozella 73 866 Rozella 73 867 Verdie 73 868 Diane 72 869 Hilma 72 870 Josefa 72 871 Laurine 72 872 Lavera 72 873 Luisa 72 874 Macie 72 875 Mafalda 72 876 Naoma 72 877 Pinkie 72 878 Rosia 72 879 Eveline 71 880 Exie 71 881 Richard 71 882 Rosalia 71 883 Rosaline 71 884 Tomasa 71 885 Bernita 70 886 Hildegarde 70 887 Lonnie 70 888 Ludie 70 889 Marybelle 70 890 Dorthea 69 891 Venita 69 892 Berenice 68 893 Cruz 68 894 Edyth 68 895 Elease 68 896 Elizebeth 68 897 Ethyl 68 898 Euna 68 899 Herminia 68 900 Louvenia 68 901 Lucie 68 902 Luvenia 68 903 Verlie 68 904 Wynona 68 905 Adaline 67 906 Adelina 67 907 Afton 67 908 Ana 67 909 Arlyne 67 910 Billy 67 911 Elenor 67 912 Eudora 67 913 Zita 67 914 Gerry 66 915 Juliana 66 916 Marlys 66 917 Melissa 66 918 Theola 66 919 Ardell 65 920 Clarabelle 65 921 Elois 65 922 Elvina 65 923 Gearldine 65 924 Kattie 65 925 Mardell 65 926 Santina 65 927 Willene 65 928 Adelia 64 929 Fairy 64 930 Gregoria 64 931 Lea 64 932 Lolita 64 933 Magdalen 64 934 Sofia 64 935 Amie 63 936 Dimple 63 937 Dottie 63 938 Inell 63 939 Laurel 63 940 Stasia 63 941 Venice 63 942 Catalina 62 943 Lenna 62 944 Ofelia 62 945 Zena 62 946 Delilah 61 947 Erlene 61 948 Fae 61 949 Imelda 61 950 Luna 61 951 Mariam 61 952 Nila 61 953 Rutha 61 954 Sidney 61 955 Audry 60 956 Bernetta 60 957 Concha 60 958 Elenore 60 959 Greta 60 960 Jamie 60 961 Laurette 60 962 Paul 60 963 Susanne 60 964 Antionette 59 965 Jack 59 966 Kathern 59 967 Lynn 59 968 Toby 59 969 Albertine 58 970 Audie 58 971 Burnice 58 972 Cleora 58 973 Emelia 58 974 Georgetta 58 975 Gertha 58 976 Glendora 58 977 Golden 58 978 Isobel 58 979 Kiyoko 58 980 Lilyan 58 981 Masako 58 982 Maye 58 983 Olympia 58 984 Peggie 58 985 Santos 58 986 Vivien 58 987 Almeta 57 988 Beatriz 57 989 Charity 57 990 Clemmie 57 991 Donald 57 992 Enola 57 993 Eugene 57 994 Georgene 57 995 Goldia 57 996 Madelene 57 997 Marina 57 998 Merry 57 999 Neta 57 1000 Rochelle 57
Boys: top 25 of 1921 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1920 1 1 John 58,216 52.9 #1 2 2 Robert 52,779 47.9 #3 3 3 William 51,862 47.1 #2 4 4 James 49,750 45.2 #4 5 5 Charles 29,242 26.6 #5 6 6 George 27,476 24.9 #6 7 7 Joseph 26,182 23.8 #7 8 8 Edward 20,817 18.9 #8 9 9 Frank 16,705 15.2 #9 10 10 Richard 16,376 14.9 #10 11 11 Thomas 15,308 13.9 #11 12 12 Harold 13,811 12.5 #12 13 13 Donald 13,776 12.5 #16 14 14 Paul 13,169 12.0 #14 15 15 Walter 13,004 11.8 #13 16 16 Raymond 12,645 11.5 #15 17 17 Henry 11,411 10.4 #17 18 18 Jack 10,757 9.8 #20 19 19 Arthur 10,527 9.6 #18 20 20 Albert 10,158 9.2 #19 21 21 Harry 9,731 8.8 #21 22 22 Kenneth 8,959 8.1 #23 23 23 Ralph 8,860 8.0 #22 24 24 Warren 7,798 7.1 #39 25 25 David 7,765 7.0 #25
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Eugene 7,717 27 Howard 7,713 28 Clarence 7,332 29 Louis 7,247 30 Carl 7,077 31 Earl 6,754 32 Roy 6,545 33 Fred 6,496 34 Willie 6,492 35 Francis 6,293 36 Joe 6,204 37 Lawrence 5,977 38 Ernest 5,697 39 Leonard 5,650 40 Anthony 5,239 41 Stanley 5,231 42 Herbert 5,217 43 Alfred 4,925 44 Samuel 4,754 45 Bernard 4,485 46 Norman 4,479 47 Michael 4,198 48 Elmer 4,146 49 Daniel 4,087 50 Leo 4,066 51 Andrew 4,015 52 Russell 3,946 53 Melvin 3,887 54 Edwin 3,750 55 Leroy 3,749 56 Chester 3,549 57 Peter 3,548 58 Lloyd 3,536 59 Marvin 3,490 60 Gerald 3,382 61 Frederick 3,376 62 Clifford 3,262 63 Floyd 3,255 64 Herman 3,219 65 Theodore 3,172 66 Lester 3,076 67 Ray 3,075 68 Vernon 3,069 69 Clyde 3,022 70 Vincent 2,779 71 Lewis 2,712 72 Philip 2,703 73 Alvin 2,686 74 Leon 2,616 75 Milton 2,588 76 Charlie 2,574 77 Jesse 2,486 78 Martin 2,461 79 Cecil 2,456 80 Glenn 2,449 81 Wayne 2,417 82 Benjamin 2,412 83 Victor 2,407 84 Gordon 2,382 85 Sam 2,367 86 Lee 2,354 87 Harvey 2,287 88 Wallace 2,095 89 Willard 2,077 90 Edgar 2,014 91 Arnold 1,982 92 Oscar 1,978 93 Dale 1,956 94 Allen 1,937 95 Everett 1,913 96 Claude 1,887 97 Stephen 1,868 98 Virgil 1,830 99 Roger 1,803 100 Wilbur 1,755
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Maurice 1,743 102 Marion 1,716 103 Gilbert 1,704 104 Morris 1,666 105 Homer 1,657 106 Leslie 1,647 107 Roland 1,630 108 Johnnie 1,624 109 Billy 1,622 110 Sidney 1,588 111 Douglas 1,566 112 Max 1,558 113 Manuel 1,556 114 Nicholas 1,553 115 Hubert 1,548 116 Alexander 1,533 117 Jessie 1,517 118 Eddie 1,511 119 Glen 1,506 120 Hugh 1,485 121 Bill 1,482 122 Curtis 1,479 123 Luther 1,453 124 Irving 1,417 125 Jerome 1,408 126 Franklin 1,350 127 Wesley 1,332 128 Julius 1,326 129 Horace 1,313 130 Steve 1,294 131 Calvin 1,276 132 Jose 1,210 133 Willis 1,209 134 Tony 1,196 135 Oliver 1,194 136 Don 1,172 137 Orville 1,149 138 Earnest 1,128 139 Ben 1,124 140 Guy 1,120 141 Jerry 1,114 142 Edmund 1,104 143 Jacob 1,094 144 Tom 1,092 145 Mike 1,080 146 Bruce 1,070 147 Jimmie 1,051 148 Angelo 1,044 149 Alex 1,022 150 Lyle 1,007 151 Otis 1,001 152 Patrick 1,001 153 Keith 998 154 Ronald 992 155 Archie 979 156 Delbert 972 157 Rudolph 960 158 Clayton 951 159 Salvatore 949 160 Clifton 932 161 Matthew 914 162 Phillip 914 163 Wilbert 899 164 Marshall 896 165 Jim 879 166 Ira 878 167 Junior 877 168 Dean 876 169 Clinton 873 170 Gene 873 171 Leland 866 172 Ervin 859 173 Merle 833 174 Jay 828 175 Johnny 824 176 Ivan 820 177 Emil 819 178 Bob 798 179 Irvin 789 180 Forrest 781 181 Bennie 775 182 Julian 765 183 Nick 765 184 Dewey 762 185 Sylvester 755 186 Nathan 751 187 Nathaniel 748 188 Antonio 745 189 Wilfred 737 190 Dennis 727 191 Rufus 721 192 Dan 717 193 Elbert 714 194 Nelson 704 195 Owen 703 196 Seymour 700 197 Aaron 697 198 Grover 690 199 Lowell 690 200 Alton 688 201 Woodrow 684 202 Abraham 683 203 Ellis 682 204 Carroll 669 205 Pete 668 206 Felix 667 207 Bert 661 208 Isaac 648 209 Lonnie 643 210 Otto 640 211 Johnie 626 212 Mark 626 213 Grady 619 214 Ted 614 215 Elwood 613 216 Myron 612 217 August 610 218 Emmett 608 219 Murray 604 220 Percy 603 221 Wilson 601 222 Loyd 600 223 Laurence 599 224 Malcolm 599 225 Eldon 596 226 Rex 591 227 Wendell 587 228 Adam 583 229 Fredrick 582 230 Norbert 577 231 Allan 576 232 Dominick 575 233 Karl 573 234 Juan 571 235 Perry 565 236 Byron 558 237 Dominic 553 238 Roscoe 550 239 Billie 547 240 Amos 546 241 Duane 546 242 Harley 537 243 Troy 532 244 Gerard 530 245 Mack 529 246 Adolph 525 247 Jesus 517 248 Ross 514 249 Burton 503 250 Mario 502 251 Freddie 497 252 Neil 497 253 Erwin 494 254 Dwight 493 255 Larry 491 256 Loren 491 257 Sherman 487 258 Aubrey 480 259 Carlton 480 260 Doyle 464 261 Millard 462 262 Morton 461 263 Charley 456 264 Garland 454 265 Cornelius 449 266 Preston 448 267 Boyd 438 268 Austin 437 269 Steven 430 270 Louie 427 271 Mitchell 425 272 Wilmer 425 273 Harlan 415 274 Grant 411 275 Tommie 409 276 Laverne 405 277 Tommy 400 278 Reuben 399 279 Edmond 398 280 Maynard 397 281 Joel 395 282 Simon 394 283 Carlos 393 284 Jasper 390 285 Elton 385 286 Russel 384 287 Wade 384 288 Moses 378 289 Alan 375 290 Monroe 375 291 Will 373 292 Dallas 372 293 Darrell 370 294 Elmo 370 295 Lynn 366 296 Roosevelt 365 297 Jimmy 361 298 Rodney 361 299 Francisco 360 300 Jake 360 301 Clark 357 302 Ruben 357 303 Solomon 356 304 Emanuel 354 305 Marcus 353 306 Ramon 353 307 Stuart 351 308 Rocco 350 309 Dick 349 310 Harrison 349 311 Thurman 347 312 Elvin 346 313 Cleo 345 314 Neal 344 315 Merlin 342 316 Cleveland 339 317 Jess 338 318 Buford 334 319 Lionel 334 320 Earle 331 321 Delmar 330 322 Irwin 329 323 Cyril 328 324 Gus 327 325 Pedro 327 326 Odell 324 327 Patsy 324 328 Kermit 323 329 Alfonso 321 330 Clair 321 331 Conrad 320 332 Dave 320 333 Benny 316 334 Carmen 316 335 Alonzo 315 336 Andy 315 337 Bruno 311 338 Vito 304 339 Wilburn 304 340 Wiley 304 341 Clement 300 342 Armand 298 343 Hollis 294 344 Stewart 293 345 Emery 292 346 Christopher 291 347 Eli 291 348 Jean 291 349 Ollie 291 350 Norris 290 351 Alva 289 352 Barney 289 353 Claud 289 354 Winston 289 355 Ned 288 356 Ed 287 357 Thaddeus 284 358 Adrian 283 359 Merrill 283 360 Weldon 280 361 Herschel 277 362 Ellsworth 276 363 Teddy 275 364 Alphonse 274 365 Bobby 274 366 Ward 273 367 Reginald 271 368 Wilford 271 369 Levi 270 370 Randolph 270 371 Sammie 270 372 Sterling 269 373 Orval 267 374 Basil 266 375 Anton 261 376 Emory 261 377 Vern 260 378 Elijah 257 379 Roman 257 380 Forest 253 381 Lavern 253 382 Sanford 250 383 Timothy 249 384 Noah 247 385 Jackson 246 386 Travis 246 387 Harris 245 388 Sol 245 389 Van 244 390 Luis 241 391 Hyman 240 392 Truman 238 393 Armando 237 394 Pasquale 237 395 Emerson 236 396 Harding 235 397 Milford 234 398 Buster 233 399 Elliott 233 400 Miles 233 401 Quentin 233 402 Abe 231 403 Saul 229 404 Shirley 227 405 Silas 224 406 Pat 223 407 Sheldon 223 408 Winfred 223 409 Ferdinand 222 410 Gabriel 219 411 Salvador 218 412 Omer 217 413 Carmine 216 414 Mervin 216 415 Darwin 214 416 Hershel 213 417 Isadore 212 418 Burl 211 419 Marlin 210 420 Odis 208 421 Rolland 206 422 Coy 205 423 Gale 205 424 Lorenzo 204 425 Scott 204 426 Freeman 203 427 Everette 202 428 Frederic 202 429 Hugo 201 430 Lyman 201 431 Aloysius 199 432 Foster 199 433 Royce 199 434 Ulysses 199 435 Milo 197 436 Olin 197 437 Ambrose 195 438 Bertram 195 439 Raul 195 440 Spencer 195 441 Delmer 194 442 Alden 193 443 Denver 193 444 Mathew 192 445 Orlando 192 446 Nolan 191 447 Royal 191 448 Bud 190 449 Casimir 188 450 Hiram 187 451 Mary 187 452 Dudley 185 453 Gregory 184 454 Lenard 184 455 Morgan 184 456 Wilton 184 457 Noel 181 458 Booker 179 459 Eric 179 460 Lamar 179 461 Linwood 179 462 Gail 177 463 Hal 177 464 Guadalupe 175 465 Randall 175 466 Cletus 174 467 Olen 174 468 Augustus 171 469 Arlie 170 470 Houston 170 471 Harmon 169 472 Newton 169 473 Sydney 169 474 Warner 167 475 Micheal 166 476 Emile 165 477 Fletcher 165 478 Hobert 165 479 Luke 165 480 Ezra 164 481 Jeff 164 482 Vance 164 483 Jefferson 162 484 Major 162 485 Rene 162 486 Verne 162 487 Dewitt 161 488 Noble 161 489 Clay 160 490 Palmer 160 491 Riley 160 492 Alfredo 159 493 Blaine 159 494 Evan 157 495 Phil 157 496 Roberto 157 497 Augustine 156 498 Hoyt 153 499 Waldo 153 500 Elroy 152 501 Harland 152 502 Columbus 151 503 Hardy 151 504 Theron 151 505 Elias 150 506 Meyer 150 507 Mose 150 508 Trinidad 149 509 Alberto 148 510 Chris 147 511 Dalton 147 512 Lemuel 147 513 Coleman 146 514 Wilber 146 515 Darrel 144 516 Elwin 144 517 Mason 144 518 Oren 144 519 Carrol 143 520 Ora 143 521 Davis 142 522 Domenic 142 523 Israel 142 524 Reed 142 525 Domingo 141 526 Lucien 141 527 Guido 140 528 Merton 139 529 Rafael 139 530 Raleigh 139 531 Rupert 139 532 Albin 137 533 Justin 137 534 Hobart 136 535 Otha 136 536 Shelby 136 537 Benedict 135 538 Bobbie 135 539 Jewel 135 540 Lucius 134 541 Kelly 133 542 Vaughn 133 543 Antone 132 544 Christian 132 545 Pablo 131 546 Fernando 130 547 Isidore 130 548 Sebastian 130 549 Anderson 129 550 Graham 129 551 Hector 129 552 Jeremiah 129 553 Alphonso 128 554 Bryce 128 555 Cyrus 128 556 Fay 128 557 Miguel 128 558 Walker 128 559 Walton 128 560 Junius 127 561 Aldo 126 562 Dante 125 563 Florian 125 564 Joshua 125 565 Nickolas 125 566 Raymon 125 567 Terry 125 568 Carol 124 569 Gustave 124 570 Avery 123 571 Elden 123 572 Eldred 122 573 Jonathan 122 574 Judson 121 575 Tomas 121 576 Carlo 120 577 Dee 120 578 Dock 120 579 Lincoln 120 580 Al 119 581 Bernice 119 582 Porter 119 583 Granville 118 584 Isiah 118 585 Julio 118 586 Edd 117 587 Napoleon 117 588 Rogers 117 589 Jewell 116 590 Jules 116 591 Lacy 116 592 Emilio 115 593 Joesph 115 594 Merritt 115 595 Ottis 115 596 Sammy 115 597 Gaylord 113 598 Haywood 113 599 Buddy 112 600 Arden 111 601 Enoch 111 602 Rosario 111 603 Talmadge 111 604 Arther 110 605 Maxwell 109 606 Rudy 109 607 Seth 109 608 Taylor 109 609 Dempsey 108 610 Romeo 108 611 Dana 107 612 Durward 107 613 Isaiah 107 614 Rubin 107 615 Theo 107 616 Alvie 106 617 Frances 106 618 Hilton 106 619 Roderick 106 620 Winfield 106 621 Ernesto 105 622 Mckinley 105 623 Americo 104 624 Matt 104 625 Asa 103 626 Bryan 103 627 Quinton 103 628 Santo 103 629 Valentine 103 630 Beverly 102 631 Bryant 102 632 Casimer 102 633 Danny 102 634 Eldridge 102 635 Felipe 102 636 Garfield 102 637 Marcel 101 638 Meredith 101 639 Otho 101 640 Raphael 101 641 Rollin 101 642 Dorsey 100 643 Elzie 100 644 Felton 100 645 Hermon 100 646 Orin 100 647 Alvis 99 648 Elisha 99 649 Enrique 99 650 King 99 651 Leander 99 652 Emmitt 98 653 Lucian 98 654 Santos 98 655 Winford 98 656 Carson 97 657 Jason 97 658 Dillard 96 659 Elmore 96 660 Enrico 96 661 Milan 96 662 Omar 96 663 Oran 96 664 Sigmund 96 665 Clarance 95 666 Galen 95 667 Myles 95 668 Arturo 94 669 Ernie 94 670 Franklyn 94 671 Santiago 94 672 Frankie 93 673 Stanford 93 674 Buck 92 675 Clare 92 676 Sherwood 92 677 Andres 91 678 Emmet 91 679 General 91 680 Rodolfo 91 681 Urban 91 682 Abner 90 683 Claudie 90 684 Elwyn 90 685 Ignatius 90 686 Lon 90 687 Benjiman 89 688 Bernie 89 689 Bertrand 89 690 Gregorio 89 691 Haskell 89 692 Alford 87 693 Carlyle 87 694 Dorothy 87 695 Estel 87 696 Gaetano 87 697 Leeroy 87 698 Edison 86 699 Gary 86 700 Jennings 86 701 Lafayette 86 702 Logan 86 703 Miller 86 704 Orvil 86 705 Oswald 86 706 Pearl 86 707 Bennett 85 708 Bradford 85 709 Early 85 710 Elliot 85 711 Elvis 85 712 Johnson 85 713 Loyal 85 714 Normand 85 715 Abel 84 716 Brooks 84 717 Chauncey 84 718 Connie 84 719 Ignacio 84 720 Kevin 84 721 Shelton 84 722 Boyce 83 723 Carter 83 724 Cloyd 83 725 Domenick 83 726 Evert 83 727 Mortimer 83 728 Reynold 83 729 Carleton 82 730 Constantine 82 731 Lupe 82 732 Prince 82 733 Blair 81 734 Doris 81 735 Harden 81 736 Mahlon 81 737 Casper 80 738 Craig 80 739 Dexter 80 740 Ivory 80 741 Loy 80 742 Melton 80 743 Oral 80 744 Virgle 80 745 Ford 79 746 Garrett 79 747 Ike 79 748 Jordan 79 749 Norwood 79 750 Addison 78 751 Aron 78 752 Arvil 78 753 Berry 78 754 Burt 78 755 Garnett 78 756 Hayward 78 757 Jerald 78 758 Margarito 78 759 Theadore 78 760 Arvel 77 761 Crawford 77 762 Evans 77 763 Garth 77 764 Glendon 77 765 Rowland 77 766 Vernie 77 767 Winton 77 768 Dayton 76 769 Sandy 76 770 Smith 76 771 Sylvan 76 772 Benito 75 773 Cary 75 774 Cleon 75 775 Duncan 75 776 Howell 75 777 June 75 778 Thornton 75 779 Vicente 75 780 Audrey 74 781 Barton 74 782 Gilberto 74 783 Hamilton 74 784 Hazel 74 785 Lois 74 786 Merl 74 787 Nicolas 74 788 Ruby 74 789 Turner 74 790 Alois 73 791 Arvid 73 792 Gustav 73 793 Hardin 73 794 Hiroshi 73 795 Jonas 73 796 Lauren 73 797 Newell 73 798 Richmond 73 799 Yoshio 73 800 Edsel 72 801 Orrin 72 802 Rueben 72 803 Thurston 72 804 Carmelo 71 805 Claire 71 806 Clem 71 807 Hillard 71 808 Kent 71 809 Lonzo 71 810 Mac 71 811 Rayford 71 812 Vergil 71 813 Watson 71 814 Alejandro 70 815 Angel 70 816 Armond 70 817 Fredric 70 818 Hayden 70 819 Lawerence 70 820 Murry 70 821 Orland 70 822 Regis 70 823 Webster 70 824 Wm 70 825 Alec 69 826 Angus 69 827 Delton 69 828 Donovan 69 829 Gaston 69 830 Obie 69 831 Reynaldo 69 832 Stanton 69 833 Vester 69 834 Adolphus 68 835 Carey 68 836 Foy 68 837 Hans 68 838 Leopold 68 839 Madison 68 840 Malvin 68 841 Milburn 68 842 Terence 68 843 Daryl 67 844 Denzil 67 845 Donal 67 846 Kendall 67 847 Kyle 67 848 Newman 67 849 Benton 66 850 Emmit 66 851 Furman 66 852 Helen 66 853 Parker 66 854 Reese 66 855 Toshio 66 856 Adelbert 65 857 Ardell 65 858 Ivy 65 859 Lambert 65 860 Llewellyn 65 861 Murphy 65 862 Norval 65 863 Nunzio 65 864 Pierce 65 865 Reid 65 866 Tracy 65 867 Vivian 65 868 Beryl 64 869 Bradley 64 870 Burnell 64 871 Fritz 64 872 Glenwood 64 873 Leamon 64 874 Lorin 64 875 Rodger 64 876 Verl 64 877 Durwood 63 878 Elza 63 879 Hilbert 63 880 Lawson 63 881 Mariano 63 882 Verlin 63 883 Verner 63 884 Clemens 62 885 Clovis 62 886 Ellwood 62 887 Jones 62 888 Linus 62 889 Loran 62 890 Allie 61 891 Artis 61 892 Blake 61 893 Bonnie 61 894 Cameron 61 895 Cleve 61 896 Enos 61 897 Finis 61 898 Henderson 61 899 Waymon 61 900 Wyman 61 901 Allison 60 902 Brady 60 903 Elgin 60 904 Gino 60 905 Kay 60 906 Masao 60 907 Silvio 60 908 Terrence 60 909 Washington 60 910 Welton 60 911 Werner 60 912 Zack 60 913 Cedric 59 914 Eduardo 59 915 Kennith 59 916 Maxie 59 917 Merwin 59 918 Pierre 59 919 Thad 59 920 Arlo 58 921 Artie 58 922 Burley 58 923 Cruz 58 924 Dwayne 58 925 Golden 58 926 Huey 58 927 Issac 58 928 Kirby 58 929 Lindsey 58 930 Ruth 58 931 Gayle 57 932 Hampton 57 933 Kazuo 57 934 Merlyn 57 935 Murl 57 936 Norton 57 937 Whitney 57 938 Zane 57 939 Ewell 56 940 Ezekiel 56 941 Gardner 56 942 Garold 56 943 Hosea 56 944 Marcos 56 945 Melville 56 946 Mitchel 56 947 Olan 56 948 Porfirio 56 949 Wilfrid 56 950 Godfrey 55 951 Laurel 55 952 Verle 55 953 Agustin 54 954 Cosmo 54 955 Glynn 54 956 Harrell 54 957 Ludwig 54 958 Manley 54 959 Ricardo 54 960 Tillman 54 961 Tim 54 962 Dewayne 53 963 Joyce 53 964 Kiyoshi 53 965 Marcellus 53 966 Margaret 53 967 Nello 53 968 Oris 53 969 Quincy 53 970 Reno 53 971 Rosevelt 53 972 Worth 53 973 Arne 52 974 Clint 52 975 Earlie 52 976 Garvin 52 977 Giles 52 978 Judge 52 979 Mickey 52 980 Wardell 52 981 Archibald 51 982 Arvin 51 983 Chalmer 51 984 Farris 51 985 Federico 51 986 Lucious 51 987 Luverne 51 988 Ocie 51 989 Reinhold 51 990 Williams 51 991 Adolf 50 992 Art 50 993 Fidel 50 994 Garnet 50 995 Hideo 50 996 Junious 50 997 Marco 50 998 Minoru 50 999 Odie 50 1000 Olaf 50
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1921.
How spread out were the names of 1921? In 1921 the ten most given boys’ names went to 31.7% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.4% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1921 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1921 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1921 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1921 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1921 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1921? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1921 against the top 100 of 1920.
The biggest climbs of 1921 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1921.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1922