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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1925

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1925 — 2,333,232 recorded births in total that year.

19241926 The 1920s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1925

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary70,5865.8%
  2. 2Dorothy38,5703.2%
  3. 3Betty32,8122.7%
  4. 4Helen29,1732.4%
  5. 5Margaret24,4632.0%
  6. 6Ruth22,2471.8%
  7. 7Virginia17,4901.4%
  8. 8Doris16,0751.3%
  9. 9Mildred14,4531.2%
  10. 10Elizabeth13,9361.1%
  11. 11Frances13,8241.1%
  12. 12Evelyn12,5051.0%
  13. 13Anna12,2501.0%
  14. 14Jean11,5981.0%
  15. 15Alice11,5761.0%
  16. 16Marie10,9300.9%
  17. 17Shirley10,5130.9%
  18. 18Lois9,5730.8%
  19. 19Irene9,4400.8%
  20. 20Gloria9,3810.8%
  21. 21Marjorie9,3060.8%
  22. 22Barbara9,1550.8%
  23. 23Martha8,7620.7%
  24. 24Florence8,5850.7%
  25. 25Lillian8,3510.7%
  26. 26Rose8,2800.7%
  27. 27Louise8,2750.7%
  28. 28Patricia8,0960.7%
  29. 29Catherine7,8670.6%
  30. 30Ruby7,8430.6%
  31. 31Eleanor7,7240.6%
  32. 32Annie7,3500.6%
  33. 33Gladys7,2310.6%
  34. 34Norma6,9410.6%
  35. 35Thelma6,8230.6%
  36. 36Josephine6,8100.6%
  37. 37Edna6,7810.6%
  38. 38Pauline6,7280.6%
  39. 39June6,6490.5%
  40. 40Phyllis6,4860.5%
  41. 41Lucille6,3970.5%
  42. 42Edith6,2750.5%
  43. 43Ethel6,1760.5%
  44. 44Grace5,9830.5%
  45. 45Hazel5,7780.5%
  46. 46Bernice5,7280.5%
  47. 47Marion5,5770.5%
  48. 48Rita5,3230.4%
  49. 49Juanita5,2320.4%
  50. 50Beatrice4,9920.4%
  51. 51Lorraine4,9830.4%
  52. 52Ann4,9350.4%
  53. 53Jane4,8810.4%
  54. 54Geraldine4,8380.4%
  55. 55Clara4,7760.4%
  56. 56Esther4,7260.4%
  57. 57Emma4,7140.4%
  58. 58Sarah4,6850.4%
  59. 59Joyce4,3640.4%
  60. 60Nancy4,3250.4%
  61. 61Katherine4,2400.3%
  62. 62Wilma4,1750.3%
  63. 63Elsie4,1460.3%
  64. 64Dolores4,1450.3%
  65. 65Julia4,0470.3%
  66. 66Joan4,0300.3%
  67. 67Marian3,9790.3%
  68. 68Willie3,9470.3%
  69. 69Agnes3,9110.3%
  70. 70Gertrude3,8920.3%
  71. 71Eva3,8550.3%
  72. 72Wanda3,8030.3%
  73. 73Elaine3,7760.3%
  74. 74Bertha3,7720.3%
  75. 75Laura3,5880.3%
  76. 76Vivian3,5760.3%
  77. 77Charlotte3,5510.3%
  78. 78Audrey3,5430.3%
  79. 79Maxine3,5380.3%
  80. 80Theresa3,5150.3%
  81. 81Kathleen3,5030.3%
  82. 82Ida3,4890.3%
  83. 83Marilyn3,4190.3%
  84. 84Viola3,3360.3%
  85. 85Anne3,3200.3%
  86. 86Vera3,2800.3%
  87. 87Bessie3,2660.3%
  88. 88Kathryn3,2620.3%
  89. 89Jeanne3,2250.3%
  90. 90Pearl3,2130.3%
  91. 91Lillie3,1190.3%
  92. 92Violet3,0320.2%
  93. 93Ella3,0060.2%
  94. 94Alma2,9960.2%
  95. 95Myrtle2,9800.2%
  96. 96Eileen2,9640.2%
  97. 97Jessie2,9510.2%
  98. 98Nellie2,9370.2%
  99. 99Margie2,8680.2%
  100. 100Mattie2,8160.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert60,8955.5%
  2. 2John57,1955.1%
  3. 3William53,3104.8%
  4. 4James52,6804.7%
  5. 5Charles29,5802.7%
  6. 6George26,5602.4%
  7. 7Joseph24,6132.2%
  8. 8Richard23,2692.1%
  9. 9Edward20,0901.8%
  10. 10Donald19,1931.7%
  11. 11Thomas16,6881.5%
  12. 12Frank15,3291.4%
  13. 13Paul14,1751.3%
  14. 14Harold13,5971.2%
  15. 15Raymond12,4411.1%
  16. 16Walter12,1301.1%
  17. 17Jack12,0111.1%
  18. 18Henry10,6181.0%
  19. 19Kenneth10,1460.9%
  20. 20Arthur9,9860.9%
  21. 21Albert9,5110.9%
  22. 22David8,9150.8%
  23. 23Harry8,6100.8%
  24. 24Eugene8,5170.8%
  25. 25Ralph8,4670.8%
  26. 26Howard7,1730.6%
  27. 27Willie7,1240.6%
  28. 28Carl7,0610.6%
  29. 29Louis6,7980.6%
  30. 30Clarence6,6700.6%
  31. 31Earl6,4360.6%
  32. 32Roy6,3760.6%
  33. 33Fred6,2050.6%
  34. 34Joe6,1070.5%
  35. 35Francis5,9780.5%
  36. 36Lawrence5,6330.5%
  37. 37Ernest5,4940.5%
  38. 38Leonard5,4650.5%
  39. 39Anthony5,0410.5%
  40. 40Stanley5,0300.5%
  41. 41Norman4,9750.4%
  42. 42Herbert4,9240.4%
  43. 43Alfred4,7960.4%
  44. 44Daniel4,5480.4%
  45. 45Gerald4,5070.4%
  46. 46Samuel4,4050.4%
  47. 47Calvin4,3020.4%
  48. 48Bernard4,2590.4%
  49. 49Billy4,2070.4%
  50. 50Melvin4,1460.4%
  51. 51Marvin4,0920.4%
  52. 52Leroy3,8840.3%
  53. 53Russell3,8040.3%
  54. 54Leo3,7750.3%
  55. 55Michael3,7610.3%
  56. 56Andrew3,6170.3%
  57. 57Edwin3,5600.3%
  58. 58Floyd3,5240.3%
  59. 59Clifford3,4240.3%
  60. 60Peter3,3730.3%
  61. 61Elmer3,3560.3%
  62. 62Lloyd3,3240.3%
  63. 63Theodore3,2260.3%
  64. 64Ray3,2190.3%
  65. 65Frederick3,0880.3%
  66. 66Warren2,9450.3%
  67. 67Vernon2,9120.3%
  68. 68Clyde2,9060.3%
  69. 69Herman2,8900.3%
  70. 70Alvin2,7770.2%
  71. 71Vincent2,7720.2%
  72. 72Gordon2,7480.2%
  73. 73Chester2,7190.2%
  74. 74Wayne2,7130.2%
  75. 75Philip2,6750.2%
  76. 76Leon2,6360.2%
  77. 77Glenn2,6110.2%
  78. 78Charlie2,5780.2%
  79. 79Lewis2,5770.2%
  80. 80Milton2,5670.2%
  81. 81Lester2,5590.2%
  82. 82Lee2,5370.2%
  83. 83Martin2,4170.2%
  84. 84Bill2,3810.2%
  85. 85Jesse2,3730.2%
  86. 86Dale2,3020.2%
  87. 87Cecil2,2970.2%
  88. 88Harvey2,1900.2%
  89. 89Victor2,1190.2%
  90. 90Roger2,0990.2%
  91. 91Sam2,0920.2%
  92. 92Wallace2,0760.2%
  93. 93Benjamin2,0690.2%
  94. 94Allen2,0340.2%
  95. 95Arnold1,9720.2%
  96. 96Edgar1,8090.2%
  97. 97Willard1,7950.2%
  98. 98Roland1,7850.2%
  99. 99Oscar1,7540.2%
  100. 100Johnnie1,7440.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1925 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.