Home Years 1925 The most popular baby names of 1925 In 1925 the most given names were Robert (60,895 boys) and Mary (70,586 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,333,303 babies under 10,638 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1925 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1925 Girls: top 25 of 1925 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1924 1 1 Mary 70,586 58.0 #1 2 2 Dorothy 38,570 31.7 #2 3 3 Betty 32,812 26.9 #4 4 4 Helen 29,173 24.0 #3 5 5 Margaret 24,463 20.1 #5 6 6 Ruth 22,247 18.3 #6 7 7 Virginia 17,490 14.4 #7 8 8 Doris 16,075 13.2 #9 9 9 Mildred 14,453 11.9 #8 10 10 Elizabeth 13,936 11.4 #11 11 11 Frances 13,824 11.4 #10 12 12 Evelyn 12,505 10.3 #12 13 13 Anna 12,250 10.1 #13 14 14 Jean 11,598 9.5 #16 15 15 Alice 11,576 9.5 #15 16 16 Marie 10,930 9.0 #14 17 17 Shirley 10,513 8.6 #19 18 18 Lois 9,573 7.9 #22 19 19 Irene 9,440 7.8 #18 20 20 Gloria 9,381 7.7 #41 21 21 Marjorie 9,306 7.6 #17 22 22 Barbara 9,155 7.5 #28 23 23 Martha 8,762 7.2 #21 24 24 Florence 8,585 7.0 #20 25 25 Lillian 8,351 6.9 #23
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Rose 8,280 27 Louise 8,275 28 Patricia 8,096 29 Catherine 7,867 30 Ruby 7,843 31 Eleanor 7,724 32 Annie 7,350 33 Gladys 7,231 34 Norma 6,941 35 Thelma 6,823 36 Josephine 6,810 37 Edna 6,781 38 Pauline 6,728 39 June 6,649 40 Phyllis 6,486 41 Lucille 6,397 42 Edith 6,275 43 Ethel 6,176 44 Grace 5,983 45 Hazel 5,778 46 Bernice 5,728 47 Marion 5,577 48 Rita 5,323 49 Juanita 5,232 50 Beatrice 4,992 51 Lorraine 4,983 52 Ann 4,935 53 Jane 4,881 54 Geraldine 4,838 55 Clara 4,776 56 Esther 4,726 57 Emma 4,714 58 Sarah 4,685 59 Joyce 4,364 60 Nancy 4,325 61 Katherine 4,240 62 Wilma 4,175 63 Elsie 4,146 64 Dolores 4,145 65 Julia 4,047 66 Joan 4,030 67 Marian 3,979 68 Willie 3,947 69 Agnes 3,911 70 Gertrude 3,892 71 Eva 3,855 72 Wanda 3,803 73 Elaine 3,776 74 Bertha 3,772 75 Laura 3,588 76 Vivian 3,576 77 Charlotte 3,551 78 Audrey 3,543 79 Maxine 3,538 80 Theresa 3,515 81 Kathleen 3,503 82 Ida 3,489 83 Marilyn 3,419 84 Viola 3,336 85 Anne 3,320 86 Vera 3,280 87 Bessie 3,266 88 Kathryn 3,262 89 Jeanne 3,225 90 Pearl 3,213 91 Lillie 3,119 92 Violet 3,032 93 Ella 3,006 94 Alma 2,996 95 Myrtle 2,980 96 Eileen 2,964 97 Jessie 2,951 98 Nellie 2,937 99 Margie 2,868 100 Mattie 2,816
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Ellen 2,794 102 Lucy 2,766 103 Rosemary 2,755 104 Minnie 2,739 105 Beverly 2,668 106 Sylvia 2,537 107 Bonnie 2,532 108 Leona 2,515 109 Geneva 2,470 110 Donna 2,429 111 Janet 2,428 112 Georgia 2,411 113 Genevieve 2,404 114 Stella 2,402 115 Maria 2,360 116 Mae 2,332 117 Peggy 2,321 118 Mabel 2,292 119 Carol 2,286 120 Arlene 2,275 121 Jennie 2,263 122 Loretta 2,255 123 Christine 2,254 124 Lena 2,235 125 Rosa 2,230 126 Muriel 2,215 127 Carolyn 2,189 128 Velma 2,177 129 Opal 2,108 130 Eunice 2,097 131 Harriet 2,067 132 Marguerite 2,061 133 Sara 2,032 134 Carrie 2,025 135 Jacqueline 1,990 136 Dora 1,945 137 Jeanette 1,920 138 Blanche 1,894 139 Inez 1,890 140 Alberta 1,843 141 Billie 1,828 142 Hilda 1,824 143 Beulah 1,777 144 Naomi 1,768 145 Emily 1,767 146 Anita 1,764 147 Roberta 1,759 148 Hattie 1,738 149 Lula 1,707 150 Cora 1,679 151 Fannie 1,656 152 Constance 1,654 153 Verna 1,613 154 Miriam 1,599 155 Bette 1,592 156 Rosie 1,516 157 Janice 1,510 158 Madeline 1,506 159 Claire 1,503 160 Mamie 1,502 161 Ada 1,500 162 Erma 1,490 163 Delores 1,486 164 Lola 1,470 165 Rachel 1,439 166 Mable 1,408 167 Marcella 1,407 168 Flora 1,404 169 Daisy 1,400 170 Laverne 1,335 171 Nora 1,317 172 Susie 1,311 173 Sally 1,310 174 Imogene 1,248 175 Lila 1,248 176 Estelle 1,240 177 Irma 1,230 178 Winifred 1,221 179 Maggie 1,215 180 Eloise 1,212 181 Bettie 1,204 182 Eula 1,203 183 Rebecca 1,203 184 Nina 1,197 185 Caroline 1,193 186 Olga 1,173 187 Antoinette 1,172 188 Lorene 1,151 189 Johnnie 1,127 190 Sophie 1,102 191 Rosalie 1,092 192 Regina 1,077 193 Henrietta 1,059 194 Sadie 1,051 195 Jeannette 1,050 196 Victoria 1,046 197 Angelina 1,028 198 Della 1,028 199 Adeline 1,022 200 Ernestine 1,022 201 Faye 1,011 202 Katie 1,003 203 Fern 976 204 Olive 975 205 Yvonne 964 206 Teresa 955 207 Lydia 954 208 Iris 947 209 Carmen 939 210 Melba 938 211 Essie 925 212 Isabel 900 213 Lucile 900 214 Nettie 897 215 Dorothea 891 216 Amelia 889 217 Freda 889 218 Gwendolyn 889 219 Susan 862 220 Lottie 851 221 May 849 222 Annette 838 223 Ora 833 224 Priscilla 830 225 Veronica 826 226 Ollie 824 227 Angeline 821 228 Lela 818 229 Cleo 812 230 Jewel 812 231 Jewell 810 232 Reba 792 233 Sallie 791 234 Nadine 789 235 Effie 780 236 Joy 772 237 Goldie 764 238 Luella 761 239 Addie 760 240 Leola 757 241 Darlene 741 242 Janie 741 243 Adele 738 244 Ina 737 245 Iva 732 246 Etta 731 247 Cecelia 721 248 Isabelle 709 249 Natalie 708 250 Patsy 706 251 Cecilia 705 252 Colleen 696 253 Ola 678 254 Bobbie 677 255 Sue 673 256 Connie 672 257 Selma 668 258 Celia 661 259 Francis 660 260 Eleanore 653 261 Ila 642 262 Joanne 636 263 Lizzie 636 264 Jo 635 265 Elva 632 266 Nell 627 267 Lenora 615 268 Arline 608 269 Fay 607 270 Estella 606 271 Alta 598 272 Clarice 594 273 Corinne 593 274 Charlene 587 275 Rosemarie 586 276 Dorthy 580 277 Mavis 579 278 Annabelle 574 279 Gracie 573 280 Carmela 565 281 Amy 560 282 Angela 560 283 Jimmie 560 284 Frankie 556 285 Judith 555 286 Elnora 545 287 Elinor 542 288 Yolanda 542 289 Bernadine 541 290 Bettye 540 291 Therese 533 292 Lee 531 293 Olivia 527 294 Elvira 526 295 Nannie 521 296 Willa 521 297 Rhoda 514 298 Aileen 503 299 Myra 502 300 Helene 488 301 Elma 487 302 Deloris 485 303 Carmella 482 304 Matilda 474 305 Joann 470 306 Virgie 469 307 Eugenia 464 308 Paula 464 309 Harriett 462 310 Maude 461 311 Flossie 455 312 Rena 452 313 Ramona 450 314 Earline 449 315 Marcia 448 316 Leah 444 317 Margery 444 318 Rosetta 444 319 Sybil 442 320 Linda 438 321 Odessa 437 322 Zelma 431 323 Frieda 428 324 Dollie 424 325 Loraine 421 326 Concetta 418 327 Suzanne 414 328 Mollie 413 329 Glenna 410 330 Cecile 409 331 Josie 409 332 Lenore 408 333 Merle 404 334 Winnie 401 335 Alyce 399 336 Cornelia 397 337 Avis 395 338 Lou 395 339 Wilda 393 340 Neva 389 341 Dolly 388 342 Edythe 386 343 Guadalupe 385 344 Letha 383 345 Hannah 381 346 Ruthie 381 347 Pearlie 379 348 Rosella 377 349 Claudia 376 350 Christina 375 351 Eddie 375 352 Gene 374 353 Aline 371 354 Millie 370 355 John 367 356 Lupe 367 357 James 365 358 Ophelia 364 359 Bernadette 363 360 Lily 362 361 Florine 361 362 Allie 358 363 Helena 351 364 Robert 350 365 Consuelo 349 366 Lora 347 367 Leila 344 368 Berniece 342 369 Corine 342 370 Aurora 341 371 Cynthia 340 372 Dixie 340 373 Hope 339 374 Leatrice 337 375 Eliza 335 376 Lorna 334 377 Robbie 332 378 Hester 325 379 Mona 322 380 Polly 320 381 Lessie 318 382 Lorena 318 383 Tommie 318 384 Beth 315 385 Nelda 315 386 Reva 315 387 Madge 314 388 Callie 313 389 Judy 312 390 Amanda 309 391 Adelaide 308 392 Jacquelyn 305 393 Diana 304 394 Dorris 302 395 Earnestine 301 396 Madelyn 300 397 Lelia 295 398 Mercedes 295 399 Iona 294 400 Dortha 293 401 Georgie 293 402 Maryann 289 403 Sophia 289 404 William 289 405 Corrine 288 406 Gussie 286 407 Betsy 284 408 Tillie 284 409 Lilly 282 410 Antonia 281 411 Ester 281 412 Leota 281 413 Allene 280 414 Margarita 279 415 Nola 279 416 Melva 276 417 Delia 272 418 Ilene 271 419 Patty 270 420 Philomena 270 421 Winona 270 422 Maurine 268 423 Jackie 267 424 Johanna 267 425 Elouise 265 426 Vada 263 427 Roxie 260 428 Althea 258 429 Jaunita 257 430 Nona 257 431 Marjory 255 432 Bennie 254 433 Clare 254 434 Bertie 253 435 Queen 252 436 Zelda 251 437 Iola 250 438 Roslyn 250 439 Kay 248 440 Lavonne 248 441 Marianne 245 442 Oma 243 443 Molly 241 444 Jannie 240 445 Lorine 240 446 Pansy 240 447 Louella 239 448 Edwina 238 449 Ione 238 450 Isabell 237 451 Marietta 237 452 Joanna 236 453 Katharine 236 454 Maudie 234 455 Jerry 232 456 Alfreda 231 457 Alicia 228 458 Zella 228 459 Wilhelmina 227 460 Faith 225 461 Madeleine 223 462 Rae 223 463 Alene 221 464 Earlene 220 465 Ima 219 466 Carole 218 467 Julie 218 468 Leora 218 469 Dessie 217 470 Charles 216 471 Emogene 216 472 Harriette 216 473 Augusta 214 474 Enid 214 475 Freddie 214 476 Renee 214 477 Rosalind 214 478 Sheila 214 479 Elena 213 480 Dona 212 481 Hallie 210 482 Angie 209 483 Retha 209 484 Syble 209 485 Bonita 208 486 Millicent 208 487 George 207 488 Birdie 206 489 Isabella 205 490 Delphine 204 491 Claudine 202 492 Ardis 201 493 Georgette 201 494 Jenny 201 495 Lauretta 201 496 Beryl 200 497 Gilda 200 498 Louisa 200 499 Evangeline 198 500 Monica 198 501 Pat 198 502 Verda 198 503 Manuela 197 504 Jayne 195 505 Leta 195 506 Phoebe 192 507 Doreen 191 508 Erna 191 509 Tessie 191 510 Velda 191 511 Rosalyn 190 512 Petra 189 513 Elda 188 514 Fanny 188 515 Vida 188 516 Aurelia 187 517 Beverley 187 518 Dorotha 186 519 Alvina 185 520 Arleen 185 521 Juana 185 522 Minerva 185 523 Elisabeth 184 524 Esperanza 184 525 Theda 184 526 Delma 183 527 Janette 183 528 Shirlee 183 529 Charlie 182 530 Myrtis 182 531 Nita 182 532 Lucinda 179 533 Hortense 178 534 Pearline 178 535 Rubye 178 536 Gertie 177 537 Johnie 177 538 Justine 177 539 Sandra 177 540 Catharine 175 541 Adell 174 542 Elvera 174 543 Lettie 174 544 Kate 173 545 Una 173 546 Verla 173 547 Freida 172 548 Linnie 172 549 Margret 172 550 Hellen 170 551 Rowena 170 552 Vernell 170 553 Lura 169 554 Veda 169 555 Vernice 169 556 Agatha 168 557 Francisca 168 558 Valeria 167 559 Stephanie 165 560 Ava 164 561 Germaine 164 562 Margarette 164 563 Gail 163 564 Reta 161 565 Blanch 160 566 Rhea 160 567 Yvette 160 568 Katheryn 159 569 Ona 159 570 Joe 158 571 Josefina 158 572 Celestine 157 573 Doretha 157 574 Maureen 157 575 Garnet 156 576 Vesta 156 577 Elise 155 578 Floy 155 579 Idella 155 580 Alva 154 581 Lucia 154 582 Zola 154 583 Theodora 153 584 Cecil 152 585 Maryjane 152 586 Ofelia 151 587 Oleta 151 588 Valerie 151 589 Camille 150 590 Lue 150 591 Mazie 149 592 Mozelle 149 593 Alda 148 594 Andrea 148 595 Leone 148 596 Lona 148 597 Terry 148 598 Belva 147 599 Dovie 146 600 Filomena 146 601 Odell 146 602 Carolina 145 603 Jeane 145 604 Mayme 145 605 Celeste 144 606 Gretchen 144 607 Ouida 144 608 Ursula 144 609 Alpha 143 610 Billye 143 611 Glenda 143 612 Annamae 142 613 Lavon 142 614 Roma 142 615 Twila 142 616 Elsa 141 617 Magdalene 141 618 Myrtice 141 619 Belle 140 620 Janis 140 621 Juliette 140 622 Adrienne 139 623 Carmel 139 624 Leslie 139 625 Rosalee 138 626 Winnifred 137 627 Albertha 136 628 Leonora 136 629 Myrna 136 630 Tina 136 631 Albina 135 632 Laurel 135 633 Evelyne 134 634 Georgianna 134 635 Bella 133 636 Easter 133 637 Hettie 132 638 Joseph 132 639 Dawn 130 640 Dorcas 130 641 Emilia 130 642 Georgiana 130 643 Marilynn 130 644 Artie 129 645 Clementine 129 646 Eleanora 129 647 Abbie 128 648 Ethelyn 128 649 Florene 128 650 Maud 128 651 Berta 127 652 Cassie 127 653 Ferne 127 654 Kitty 127 655 Lavern 127 656 Billy 126 657 Eldora 126 658 Socorro 126 659 Magnolia 125 660 Mittie 125 661 Angelita 124 662 Ivy 124 663 Novella 124 664 Annetta 123 665 Ardith 123 666 Camilla 123 667 Mina 123 668 Crystal 122 669 Diane 122 670 Era 122 671 Maybelle 122 672 Sammie 122 673 Elna 121 674 Mozell 121 675 Rosina 121 676 Treva 121 677 Daphne 120 678 Noreen 120 679 Larue 119 680 Madonna 119 681 Almeda 118 682 Christene 118 683 Lyla 117 684 Adella 116 685 Charline 116 686 Nan 115 687 Orpha 115 688 Emilie 114 689 Lulu 114 690 Marianna 114 691 Roselyn 114 692 Zora 114 693 Adela 113 694 Annabel 113 695 Marlys 113 696 Rubie 113 697 Lyda 112 698 Bobby 111 699 Felicia 111 700 Kathrine 111 701 Laverna 111 702 Rosamond 111 703 Ruthe 111 704 Cathryn 110 705 Claudie 110 706 Henry 110 707 Annabell 109 708 Gwen 109 709 Margarett 109 710 Marvel 108 711 Sonia 108 712 Berneice 107 713 Donnie 107 714 Richard 107 715 Edward 106 716 Elisa 106 717 Lovie 106 718 Tressie 106 719 Anastasia 105 720 Donald 105 721 Estell 104 722 Francine 104 723 Lavina 104 724 Lina 104 725 Aletha 103 726 Idell 103 727 Blossom 102 728 Concepcion 102 729 Darleen 102 730 Dominga 102 731 Leatha 102 732 Norine 102 733 Rosia 102 734 Theo 102 735 Vergie 102 736 Elayne 100 737 Gayle 100 738 Lynn 100 739 Mathilda 100 740 Nathalie 100 741 Palma 100 742 Walter 100 743 Antonette 99 744 Cordelia 99 745 Florida 99 746 Frank 99 747 Golda 98 748 Luvenia 98 749 Mandy 98 750 Pattie 97 751 Ray 97 752 Vincenza 97 753 Catalina 96 754 Lonnie 96 755 Magdalena 96 756 Ocie 96 757 Zula 96 758 Arvilla 95 759 Bulah 95 760 Cleta 95 761 Esta 95 762 Evalyn 95 763 Jack 95 764 Ardella 94 765 Eulalia 94 766 Lavada 94 767 Nova 94 768 Bethel 93 769 Ira 93 770 Tomasa 93 771 Corene 92 772 Neoma 92 773 Alvera 91 774 Dena 91 775 Ellie 91 776 Freeda 91 777 Marcelle 91 778 Meredith 91 779 Darline 90 780 Elenora 90 781 Georgina 90 782 Loyce 90 783 Mickey 90 784 Bernita 89 785 Vivien 89 786 Altha 88 787 Audra 88 788 Clyde 88 789 Melvina 88 790 Vernie 88 791 Elmira 87 792 Rutha 87 793 Sibyl 87 794 Adelina 86 795 Delfina 86 796 Harold 86 797 Martina 86 798 Rosanna 86 799 Sharon 86 800 Bernardine 85 801 Delois 85 802 Kattie 85 803 Mafalda 85 804 Ossie 85 805 Rosaline 85 806 Augustine 84 807 Dale 84 808 Ernestina 84 809 Evie 84 810 Gearldine 84 811 Josefa 84 812 Lida 84 813 Nelle 84 814 Norene 84 815 Prudence 84 816 Sudie 84 817 Velva 84 818 Rachael 83 819 Adelle 82 820 Ardell 82 821 Deborah 82 822 Gay 82 823 Hortencia 82 824 Marylou 82 825 Maxie 82 826 Santa 82 827 Santos 82 828 Cathrine 81 829 Eve 81 830 Ines 81 831 Malinda 81 832 Paul 81 833 Delphia 80 834 Elizebeth 80 835 Myrtie 80 836 Peggie 80 837 Jettie 79 838 Lucretia 79 839 Marceline 79 840 Meta 79 841 Arthur 78 842 Carmelita 78 843 Dana 78 844 Kathryne 78 845 Paulina 78 846 Thomas 78 847 Vina 78 848 Zona 78 849 Jonnie 77 850 Lavera 77 851 Susanna 77 852 Willene 77 853 Concha 76 854 Cruz 76 855 Garnett 76 856 Juliet 76 857 Madaline 76 858 Sofia 76 859 Susanne 76 860 Waneta 76 861 Cherry 75 862 Lennie 75 863 Leonor 75 864 Pamela 75 865 Savannah 75 866 Yetta 75 867 Jeanie 74 868 Nella 74 869 Octavia 74 870 Amalia 73 871 Cathleen 73 872 Nanette 73 873 Zoe 73 874 Eloisa 72 875 Hildred 72 876 Naoma 72 877 Ardelle 71 878 Elida 71 879 Gerry 71 880 Hulda 71 881 Nedra 71 882 Romaine 71 883 Rosalia 71 884 Wynona 71 885 Aida 70 886 Alline 70 887 Bettyjane 70 888 Jeraldine 70 889 Viva 70 890 Dorene 69 891 Jeannie 69 892 Maryellen 69 893 Penny 69 894 Toni 69 895 Clarissa 68 896 Cleora 68 897 Eda 68 898 Elease 68 899 Elinore 68 900 Glendora 68 901 Grayce 68 902 Louis 68 903 Marge 68 904 Pinkie 68 905 Alverta 67 906 Burnice 67 907 Carlene 67 908 Estela 67 909 Greta 67 910 Madie 67 911 Natalia 67 912 Sherry 67 913 Albert 66 914 Bridget 66 915 Dimple 66 916 Ethelene 66 917 Euna 66 918 Lavinia 66 919 Ludie 66 920 Myrle 66 921 Nila 66 922 Penelope 66 923 Dottie 65 924 Earl 65 925 Elois 65 926 Katy 65 927 Lurline 65 928 Marlyn 65 929 Twyla 65 930 Verona 65 931 Willia 65 932 Bess 64 933 Dorathy 64 934 Elenore 64 935 Emmie 64 936 Hazle 64 937 Juliana 64 938 Macie 64 939 Trinidad 64 940 Fae 63 941 Goldia 63 942 Hilma 63 943 Yoshiko 63 944 Albertine 62 945 Annis 62 946 Charity 62 947 Chloe 62 948 Christeen 62 949 Erlene 62 950 Jacquelin 62 951 Vallie 62 952 Versie 62 953 Beaulah 61 954 Caryl 61 955 Hedwig 61 956 Laurette 61 957 Leonore 61 958 Rozella 61 959 Venita 61 960 Ana 60 961 Enriqueta 60 962 Hildegarde 60 963 Irine 60 964 Laurine 60 965 Lolita 60 966 Luz 60 967 Reatha 60 968 Vita 60 969 Zenobia 60 970 Lea 59 971 Libby 59 972 Mariam 59 973 Maurice 59 974 Oneta 59 975 Theola 59 976 Adelia 58 977 Brenda 58 978 Herminia 58 979 Jamie 58 980 Laurene 58 981 Letitia 58 982 Louvenia 58 983 Marlene 58 984 Olympia 58 985 Patti 58 986 Trula 58 987 Vonda 58 988 Alease 57 989 Amparo 57 990 Bobbye 57 991 Coletta 57 992 Dean 57 993 Lera 57 994 Lorrayne 57 995 Veola 57 996 Benita 56 997 Berenice 56 998 Dorine 56 999 Edyth 56 1000 Emmer 56
Boys: top 25 of 1925 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1924 1 1 Robert 60,895 54.6 #1 2 2 John 57,195 51.3 #2 3 3 William 53,310 47.8 #3 4 4 James 52,680 47.2 #4 5 5 Charles 29,580 26.5 #5 6 6 George 26,560 23.8 #6 7 7 Joseph 24,613 22.1 #7 8 8 Richard 23,269 20.9 #8 9 9 Edward 20,090 18.0 #9 10 10 Donald 19,193 17.2 #10 11 11 Thomas 16,688 14.9 #11 12 12 Frank 15,329 13.7 #12 13 13 Paul 14,175 12.7 #14 14 14 Harold 13,597 12.2 #13 15 15 Raymond 12,441 11.2 #15 16 16 Walter 12,130 10.9 #16 17 17 Jack 12,011 10.8 #17 18 18 Henry 10,618 9.5 #18 19 19 Kenneth 10,146 9.1 #19 20 20 Arthur 9,986 8.9 #20 21 21 Albert 9,511 8.5 #21 22 22 David 8,915 8.0 #24 23 23 Harry 8,610 7.7 #22 24 24 Eugene 8,517 7.6 #25 25 25 Ralph 8,467 7.6 #23
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Howard 7,173 27 Willie 7,124 28 Carl 7,061 29 Louis 6,798 30 Clarence 6,670 31 Earl 6,436 32 Roy 6,376 33 Fred 6,205 34 Joe 6,107 35 Francis 5,978 36 Lawrence 5,633 37 Ernest 5,494 38 Leonard 5,465 39 Anthony 5,041 40 Stanley 5,030 41 Norman 4,975 42 Herbert 4,924 43 Alfred 4,796 44 Daniel 4,548 45 Gerald 4,507 46 Samuel 4,405 47 Calvin 4,302 48 Bernard 4,259 49 Billy 4,207 50 Melvin 4,146 51 Marvin 4,092 52 Leroy 3,884 53 Russell 3,804 54 Leo 3,775 55 Michael 3,761 56 Andrew 3,617 57 Edwin 3,560 58 Floyd 3,524 59 Clifford 3,424 60 Peter 3,373 61 Elmer 3,356 62 Lloyd 3,324 63 Theodore 3,226 64 Ray 3,219 65 Frederick 3,088 66 Warren 2,945 67 Vernon 2,912 68 Clyde 2,906 69 Herman 2,890 70 Alvin 2,777 71 Vincent 2,772 72 Gordon 2,748 73 Chester 2,719 74 Wayne 2,713 75 Philip 2,675 76 Leon 2,636 77 Glenn 2,611 78 Charlie 2,578 79 Lewis 2,577 80 Milton 2,567 81 Lester 2,559 82 Lee 2,537 83 Martin 2,417 84 Bill 2,381 85 Jesse 2,373 86 Dale 2,302 87 Cecil 2,297 88 Harvey 2,190 89 Victor 2,119 90 Roger 2,099 91 Sam 2,092 92 Wallace 2,076 93 Benjamin 2,069 94 Allen 2,034 95 Arnold 1,972 96 Edgar 1,809 97 Willard 1,795 98 Roland 1,785 99 Oscar 1,754 100 Johnnie 1,744
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Eddie 1,732 102 Claude 1,696 103 Douglas 1,677 104 Ronald 1,674 105 Gilbert 1,656 106 Don 1,653 107 Jerry 1,625 108 Everett 1,617 109 Marion 1,617 110 Wilbur 1,597 111 Maurice 1,586 112 Gene 1,579 113 Jerome 1,563 114 Manuel 1,553 115 Junior 1,545 116 Homer 1,544 117 Glen 1,537 118 Curtis 1,520 119 Leslie 1,518 120 Virgil 1,503 121 Jimmie 1,485 122 Stephen 1,482 123 Jessie 1,467 124 Hubert 1,461 125 Jose 1,449 126 Morris 1,400 127 Hugh 1,386 128 Max 1,385 129 Bob 1,369 130 Bruce 1,354 131 Sidney 1,345 132 Luther 1,333 133 Nicholas 1,332 134 Franklin 1,294 135 Wesley 1,265 136 Rudolph 1,240 137 Alexander 1,224 138 Tom 1,216 139 Willis 1,198 140 Dean 1,195 141 Irving 1,174 142 Johnny 1,167 143 Patrick 1,153 144 Steve 1,145 145 Horace 1,140 146 Keith 1,138 147 Jim 1,124 148 Earnest 1,103 149 Julius 1,086 150 Bobby 1,085 151 Oliver 1,049 152 Edmund 1,042 153 Ben 1,041 154 Lyle 1,012 155 Salvatore 1,000 156 Billie 989 157 Guy 978 158 Tony 977 159 Otis 958 160 Phillip 942 161 Orville 940 162 Clayton 932 163 Archie 917 164 Mike 908 165 Alex 903 166 Jacob 901 167 Delbert 898 168 Angelo 897 169 Bennie 897 170 Duane 896 171 Clifton 891 172 Clinton 862 173 Leland 858 174 Matthew 840 175 Merle 836 176 Marshall 830 177 Dennis 826 178 Nathaniel 810 179 Alan 804 180 Wilbert 804 181 Dewey 798 182 Jay 789 183 Ira 788 184 Dan 772 185 Ivan 756 186 Nelson 738 187 Ervin 737 188 Wilfred 737 189 Carroll 731 190 Larry 724 191 Emil 722 192 Jesus 722 193 Allan 719 194 Juan 718 195 Julian 716 196 Lowell 709 197 Alton 708 198 Jimmy 708 199 Irvin 707 200 Lonnie 707 201 Tommy 705 202 Antonio 697 203 Nick 691 204 Sylvester 691 205 Wendell 682 206 Isaac 678 207 Rufus 676 208 Elbert 673 209 Ted 670 210 Seymour 668 211 Mark 651 212 Forrest 648 213 Freddie 647 214 Pete 646 215 Aaron 644 216 Loren 637 217 Felix 621 218 Malcolm 618 219 Nathan 615 220 Ellis 613 221 Norbert 609 222 Burton 597 223 Eldon 595 224 Myron 593 225 Karl 589 226 Murray 587 227 Owen 582 228 Emmett 579 229 Elwood 571 230 Mack 570 231 Perry 568 232 Johnie 565 233 Dick 564 234 Neil 563 235 Ross 559 236 Gerard 554 237 Loyd 554 238 Rex 553 239 Laurence 551 240 Fredrick 549 241 Percy 544 242 Dominic 542 243 Otto 540 244 Dominick 538 245 Bert 536 246 Grady 533 247 Irwin 527 248 Darrell 523 249 Grover 517 250 Troy 517 251 Byron 516 252 August 514 253 Mario 501 254 Doyle 500 255 Sherman 499 256 Boyd 493 257 Abraham 489 258 Amos 489 259 Tommie 489 260 Ramon 488 261 Carlos 471 262 Dwight 470 263 Harlan 470 264 Harley 462 265 Aubrey 458 266 Francisco 456 267 Roscoe 455 268 Adam 452 269 Roosevelt 449 270 Carlton 448 271 Rodney 447 272 Wilson 445 273 Lynn 435 274 Austin 434 275 Erwin 429 276 Reginald 429 277 Ruben 427 278 Preston 426 279 Adolph 424 280 Pedro 423 281 Louie 421 282 Neal 420 283 Morton 415 284 Garland 405 285 Laverne 401 286 Edmond 400 287 Stuart 399 288 Steven 398 289 Benny 394 290 Conrad 389 291 Cornelius 389 292 Jasper 387 293 Millard 385 294 Joel 379 295 Maynard 375 296 Woodrow 375 297 Grant 373 298 Dallas 370 299 Will 367 300 Dave 362 301 Reuben 361 302 Wilmer 356 303 Charley 350 304 Harrison 349 305 Elvin 348 306 Mitchell 346 307 Merlin 343 308 Moses 343 309 Russel 340 310 Simon 337 311 Carmen 335 312 Wade 333 313 Alfonso 331 314 Delmar 328 315 Bobbie 325 316 Elton 324 317 Gus 324 318 Sheldon 323 319 Timothy 319 320 Rocco 316 321 Vito 316 322 Emanuel 313 323 Odell 313 324 Ollie 313 325 Marcus 312 326 Clair 310 327 Claud 309 328 Lionel 309 329 Thurman 308 330 Jake 306 331 Jean 303 332 Kermit 303 333 Monroe 303 334 Cleo 298 335 Cleveland 296 336 Alonzo 295 337 Pat 295 338 Salvador 295 339 Clement 293 340 Merrill 292 341 Eli 291 342 Solomon 290 343 Armand 289 344 Patsy 288 345 Christopher 286 346 Sammie 285 347 Buford 283 348 Elijah 283 349 Raul 282 350 Stewart 282 351 Norris 281 352 Earle 280 353 Ned 280 354 Wilburn 280 355 Jackie 276 356 Elmo 273 357 Sanford 273 358 Clark 272 359 Alphonse 271 360 Jess 269 361 Luis 269 362 Weldon 268 363 Adrian 267 364 Cyril 267 365 Randolph 267 366 Emory 262 367 Teddy 262 368 Mary 260 369 Truman 260 370 Basil 259 371 Lavern 256 372 Ward 256 373 Ed 255 374 Andy 254 375 Wilford 252 376 Forest 251 377 Hollis 251 378 Emery 249 379 Jackson 249 380 Roberto 249 381 Wiley 245 382 Coy 244 383 Miles 244 384 Marlin 241 385 Sterling 241 386 Travis 241 387 Vern 241 388 Alva 239 389 Lamar 237 390 Thaddeus 235 391 Milford 234 392 Levi 232 393 Rolland 232 394 Emerson 231 395 Lorenzo 231 396 Barney 230 397 Van 227 398 Darwin 225 399 Orval 224 400 Roman 224 401 Winston 224 402 Shirley 223 403 Royce 221 404 Armando 219 405 Noah 219 406 Silas 219 407 Ellsworth 218 408 Carmine 213 409 Gregory 212 410 Bruno 211 411 Eric 211 412 Guadalupe 211 413 Harris 211 414 Rudy 209 415 Herschel 208 416 Winfred 208 417 Pasquale 207 418 Alfredo 206 419 Saul 206 420 Lenard 204 421 Randall 204 422 Denver 203 423 Gabriel 202 424 Royal 200 425 Mervin 199 426 Noel 198 427 Bertram 194 428 Elias 193 429 Ulysses 192 430 Buster 191 431 Hal 191 432 Miguel 191 433 Delmer 190 434 Freeman 190 435 Gale 190 436 Terry 190 437 Elliott 189 438 Jeff 189 439 Dudley 188 440 Lyman 186 441 Vance 186 442 Cletus 184 443 Scott 184 444 Anton 183 445 Chris 182 446 Darrel 182 447 Sol 181 448 Hershel 180 449 Gail 179 450 Wilton 179 451 Rafael 178 452 Rene 178 453 Dalton 177 454 Spencer 177 455 Bud 176 456 Linwood 175 457 Danny 174 458 Alden 173 459 Edsel 173 460 Omer 173 461 Rodolfo 173 462 Buddy 172 463 Normand 172 464 Orlando 171 465 Hiram 170 466 Pablo 166 467 Ambrose 165 468 Booker 165 469 Everette 165 470 Luke 165 471 Riley 165 472 Elroy 164 473 Emilio 164 474 Noble 164 475 Augustus 163 476 Mathew 163 477 Micheal 163 478 Fernando 162 479 Nolan 161 480 Morgan 160 481 Ferdinand 159 482 Foster 159 483 Evan 157 484 Frederic 157 485 Hugo 157 486 Milo 157 487 Sammy 157 488 Hobert 156 489 Odis 156 490 Columbus 154 491 Houston 154 492 Newton 152 493 Enrique 151 494 Burl 150 495 Carrol 150 496 Olen 150 497 Alberto 149 498 Bryan 149 499 Junius 149 500 Marcel 148 501 Roderick 148 502 Tomas 147 503 Wilber 147 504 Arlie 146 505 Carol 146 506 Augustine 144 507 Clay 144 508 Dewitt 144 509 Fletcher 144 510 Jefferson 143 511 Domingo 142 512 Lincoln 142 513 Isadore 141 514 Merton 141 515 Verne 141 516 Davis 140 517 Emile 140 518 Hoyt 140 519 Julio 140 520 Olin 140 521 Phil 140 522 Vaughn 140 523 Hector 138 524 Ricardo 138 525 Frankie 137 526 Rollin 137 527 Aloysius 136 528 Aldo 135 529 Elden 135 530 Nickolas 135 531 Blaine 134 532 Harland 134 533 Ezra 133 534 Justin 132 535 Lucien 132 536 Hyman 131 537 Palmer 131 538 Oren 130 539 Arturo 129 540 Elwin 129 541 Isiah 129 542 Sydney 129 543 Anderson 128 544 Jeremiah 128 545 Shelby 128 546 Isaiah 127 547 Coleman 126 548 Jules 126 549 Al 125 550 Dee 125 551 Granville 125 552 Jewell 125 553 Santos 125 554 Alphonso 124 555 Felipe 124 556 Ignacio 124 557 Raymon 124 558 Casimir 123 559 Angel 122 560 Joesph 122 561 Rupert 122 562 Kelly 121 563 Kent 121 564 Lacy 121 565 Waldo 121 566 Carlo 120 567 Haywood 120 568 Otha 120 569 Arther 119 570 Ernesto 119 571 Fay 119 572 Guido 119 573 Bennett 118 574 Lemuel 118 575 Ora 118 576 Theron 118 577 Abe 116 578 Dana 116 579 Edd 116 580 Hilton 116 581 Judson 116 582 Major 116 583 Santo 116 584 Talmadge 116 585 Albin 115 586 Dock 115 587 Gary 115 588 Frances 114 589 Jonathan 114 590 Mason 114 591 Reed 114 592 Domenic 113 593 Maxwell 113 594 Gaylord 112 595 Harmon 112 596 Cyrus 111 597 Jewel 111 598 Napoleon 111 599 Sherwood 111 600 Arden 110 601 Galen 110 602 Jason 110 603 Quentin 110 604 Rosario 110 605 Jerald 109 606 Joshua 109 607 Ottis 109 608 Rubin 108 609 Sebastian 108 610 Winford 108 611 Valentine 106 612 Christian 105 613 Clarance 105 614 Florian 105 615 Benedict 104 616 Santiago 104 617 Carson 103 618 Domenick 103 619 Israel 103 620 Walker 103 621 Benito 102 622 Eldred 102 623 Hobart 102 624 Mckinley 102 625 Porter 102 626 Rodger 102 627 Romeo 102 628 Alford 101 629 Avery 101 630 Bernie 101 631 Gilberto 101 632 Jennings 101 633 Lucian 101 634 Lucius 101 635 Winfield 101 636 Boyce 100 637 Mose 100 638 Raleigh 100 639 Dorothy 99 640 Raphael 99 641 Jordan 98 642 Loyal 98 643 Rayford 98 644 Theo 98 645 Craig 97 646 Gustave 97 647 Hermon 97 648 Walton 97 649 Antone 96 650 Emmitt 96 651 Felton 96 652 Monte 96 653 Seth 96 654 Daryl 95 655 Eldridge 95 656 Garfield 95 657 Graham 95 658 King 95 659 Clare 94 660 Elwyn 94 661 Gregorio 94 662 Stanford 94 663 Bertrand 93 664 Bryant 93 665 Carmelo 93 666 Rogers 93 667 Warner 93 668 Evert 92 669 Dexter 91 670 Andres 90 671 Blair 90 672 Dayton 90 673 Durward 90 674 Haskell 90 675 Hayward 90 676 Lupe 90 677 Omar 90 678 Bernice 89 679 Carter 89 680 Dillard 89 681 Franklyn 89 682 Beverly 88 683 Clem 88 684 Dante 88 685 Dorsey 88 686 Elmore 88 687 Ford 88 688 Guillermo 88 689 Urban 88 690 Alejandro 87 691 Asa 87 692 Bryce 87 693 Matt 87 694 Meyer 87 695 Taylor 87 696 Theadore 87 697 Cloyd 86 698 Duncan 86 699 Ernie 86 700 Oran 86 701 Verlin 86 702 Cruz 85 703 Betty 84 704 Constantine 84 705 Doris 84 706 Kyle 84 707 Mahlon 84 708 Oswald 84 709 Vicente 84 710 Abel 83 711 Buck 83 712 Hardy 83 713 Meredith 83 714 Nicolas 83 715 Alvis 82 716 Merritt 82 717 Dwayne 81 718 Elzie 81 719 Enoch 81 720 Hans 81 721 Miller 81 722 Shelton 81 723 Carleton 80 724 Casper 80 725 Helen 80 726 Logan 80 727 Margaret 80 728 Sylvan 80 729 Webster 80 730 Americo 79 731 Bradley 79 732 Connie 79 733 Garnett 79 734 Howell 79 735 Merlyn 79 736 Milan 79 737 Myles 79 738 Orin 79 739 Burt 78 740 Gayle 78 741 Giles 78 742 Loy 78 743 Otho 78 744 Reid 78 745 Reynold 78 746 Coolidge 77 747 Dwain 77 748 Early 77 749 Elliot 77 750 Emmit 77 751 Hiroshi 77 752 Isidore 77 753 Ruth 77 754 Stanton 77 755 Bradford 76 756 Mac 76 757 Parker 76 758 Wm 76 759 Carlyle 75 760 Donovan 75 761 Elvis 75 762 Kennith 75 763 Lawerence 75 764 Prince 75 765 Zane 75 766 Aron 74 767 Barton 74 768 Dewayne 74 769 Elisha 74 770 Hosea 74 771 June 74 772 Allie 73 773 Garrett 73 774 Glendon 73 775 Ramiro 73 776 Leander 72 777 Norval 72 778 Sandy 72 779 Adolfo 71 780 Bonnie 71 781 Hillard 71 782 Kendall 71 783 Leeroy 71 784 Orrin 71 785 Reynaldo 71 786 Agustin 70 787 Donal 70 788 Eduardo 70 789 Ivory 70 790 Jonas 70 791 Merl 70 792 Tracy 70 793 Alvie 69 794 Barry 69 795 Claudie 69 796 Gino 69 797 Ivy 69 798 Mickey 69 799 Murry 69 800 Silvio 69 801 Allison 68 802 Arlo 68 803 Benjiman 68 804 Denis 68 805 Garth 68 806 Murphy 68 807 Pearl 68 808 Terrence 68 809 Abner 67 810 Benton 67 811 Kay 67 812 Lauren 67 813 Lois 67 814 Arvid 66 815 Auther 66 816 Claire 66 817 Cleon 66 818 Delton 66 819 Donn 66 820 Donnie 66 821 Emmet 66 822 Armond 65 823 Carey 65 824 Chauncey 65 825 Christ 65 826 Hamilton 65 827 Ike 65 828 Norwood 65 829 Quinton 65 830 Ruby 65 831 Verl 65 832 Deane 64 833 Madison 64 834 Rowland 64 835 Angus 63 836 Archibald 63 837 General 63 838 Glynn 63 839 Loran 63 840 Lucious 63 841 Oral 63 842 Werner 63 843 Brady 62 844 Clovis 62 845 Crawford 62 846 Damon 62 847 Estel 62 848 Hayden 62 849 Hideo 62 850 Lawson 62 851 Ardell 61 852 Denzil 61 853 Joy 61 854 Kevin 61 855 Margarito 61 856 Rosevelt 61 857 Waymon 61 858 Arvil 60 859 Fritz 60 860 Henderson 60 861 Hilbert 60 862 Ignatius 60 863 Kiyoshi 60 864 Lafayette 60 865 Lorin 60 866 Newell 60 867 Obie 60 868 Tim 60 869 Turner 60 870 Willian 60 871 Arvel 59 872 Brian 59 873 Burnell 59 874 Dempsey 59 875 Hazel 59 876 Lon 59 877 Melton 59 878 Milburn 59 879 Nunzio 59 880 Regis 59 881 Wayland 59 882 Artis 58 883 Audrey 58 884 Edison 58 885 Elgin 58 886 Judge 58 887 Mortimer 58 888 Olan 58 889 Watson 58 890 Ashley 57 891 Casimer 57 892 Enos 57 893 Joaquin 57 894 Johnson 57 895 Maxie 57 896 Norton 57 897 Refugio 57 898 Sumner 57 899 Willam 57 900 Alois 56 901 Andre 56 902 Berry 56 903 Beryl 56 904 Caleb 56 905 Chas 56 906 Fidel 56 907 Malvin 56 908 Pierce 56 909 Aurelio 55 910 Clint 55 911 Jones 55 912 Mitchel 55 913 Rudolf 55 914 Wardell 55 915 Wylie 55 916 Fernand 54 917 Huey 54 918 Lambert 54 919 Linus 54 920 Marco 54 921 Melvyn 54 922 Pierre 54 923 Reno 54 924 Alec 53 925 Artie 53 926 Brooks 53 927 Lesley 53 928 Lonzo 53 929 Mariano 53 930 Rexford 53 931 Rueben 53 932 Yoshio 53 933 Cary 52 934 Ellwood 52 935 Esteban 52 936 Fredric 52 937 Gaston 52 938 Lindsey 52 939 Murl 52 940 Orland 52 941 Orvil 52 942 Virgle 52 943 Welton 52 944 Worth 52 945 Alice 51 946 Dorris 51 947 Ewell 51 948 Freddy 51 949 Hayes 51 950 Leamon 51 951 Lenwood 51 952 Leopoldo 51 953 Rollie 51 954 Smith 51 955 Virginia 51 956 Abram 50 957 Arley 50 958 Cleve 50 959 Cosmo 50 960 Courtney 50 961 Ezell 50 962 Gustav 50 963 Harrell 50 964 Jon 50 965 Lindsay 50 966 Llewellyn 50 967 Lynwood 50 968 Manley 50 969 Merwin 50 970 Oneal 50 971 Thornton 50 972 Trinidad 50 973 Adolphus 49 974 Farrell 49 975 Florentino 49 976 Furman 49 977 Marlyn 49 978 Marshal 49 979 Oris 49 980 Richmond 49 981 Toshio 49 982 Vivian 49 983 Wyatt 49 984 Clemens 48 985 Cornell 48 986 Dannie 48 987 Darold 48 988 Durwood 48 989 Federico 48 990 Godfrey 48 991 Hughie 48 992 Kirby 48 993 Luverne 48 994 Odie 48 995 Okey 48 996 Tillman 48 997 Vernie 48 998 Buddie 47 999 Dorman 47 1000 Eddy 47
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1925.
How spread out were the names of 1925? In 1925 the ten most given boys’ names went to 32.9% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.0% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1925 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1925 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1925 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1925 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1925 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 1925? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1925 against the top 100 of 1924.
The biggest climbs of 1925 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1925.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1926