List of the most popular names in the 1920s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1920s.

1920

 * Males
 * John
 * William
 * James
 * Robert
 * Joseph
 * Charles
 * George
 * Edward
 * Thomas
 * Frank


 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Virginia
 * Elizabeth
 * Anna
 * Mildred
 * Betty

1921

 * Males
 * John
 * Robert
 * James
 * William
 * George
 * Charles
 * Joseph
 * Edward
 * Frank
 * Thomas
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Mildred
 * Betty
 * Virginia
 * Elizabeth
 * Anna

1922

 * Males
 * John
 * Robert
 * James
 * William
 * Joseph
 * Charles
 * George
 * Edward
 * Richard
 * Frank
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Betty
 * Frances
 * Elizabeth
 * Virginia
 * Anna

1923

 * Males
 * John
 * Robert
 * William
 * James
 * Charles
 * George
 * Joseph
 * Edward
 * Frank
 * Richard
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Betty
 * Ruth
 * Mildred
 * Virginia
 * Frances
 * Elizabeth

1924

 * Males
 * John
 * Robert
 * James
 * William
 * Charles
 * Joseph
 * George
 * Edward
 * Richard
 * Donald
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Betty
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Virginia
 * Frances
 * Doris
 * Mildred

1925

 * Males
 * John
 * Robert
 * James
 * William
 * Charles
 * Joseph
 * George
 * Richard
 * Edward
 * Donald
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Betty
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Doris
 * Virginia
 * Elizabeth
 * Evelyn; Mildred (tie)

1926

 * Males
 * Robert
 * John
 * William
 * James
 * Charles
 * George
 * Richard
 * Joseph
 * Edward
 * Donald
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Betty
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Virginia
 * Doris
 * Jean
 * Maria

1927

 * Males
 * Robert
 * James
 * John
 * William
 * Charles
 * Richard
 * George
 * Joseph
 * Donald
 * Edward
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Betty
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Virginia
 * Doris
 * Maria
 * Shirley

1928

 * Males
 * Robert
 * John
 * James
 * William
 * Charles
 * Richard
 * Donald
 * George
 * Joseph
 * Edward
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Betty
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Barbara
 * Doris
 * Maria
 * Patricia

1929

 * Males
 * Robert
 * John
 * James
 * William
 * Charles
 * Donald
 * Richard
 * George
 * Joseph
 * Edward
 * Females
 * Mary
 * Betty
 * Dorothy
 * Helen
 * Margaret
 * Ruth
 * Doris
 * Maria
 * Barbara
 * Shirley