These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In 1921
The list of most popular baby names in the U.S. doesn’t change dramatically from one year to the next, but there are some interesting trends over longer stretches of time.
Knowing the Social Security Administration’s baby naming data goes back more than a century, we decided to take a look at which names parents were loving 100 years ago. While many of the top names remain popular today (classics like William, Elizabeth and James), others have declined considerably over time (Mildred, Doris, Harold and Ralph). Still others fell in popularity in the 20th century, only to have a recent resurgence in popularity (a la Evelyn and Alice).
Below, find the 50 most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1921.
Girls
Mary
Dorothy
Helen
Margaret
Ruth
Virginia
Mildred
Betty
Frances
Elizabeth
Anna
Evelyn
Doris
Marie
Alice
Marjorie
Florence
Irene
Lillian
Rose
Martha
Louise
Catherine
Gladys
Jean
Ruby
Edna
Josephine
Eleanor
Thelma
Lucille
Ethel
Edith
Hazel
Grace
Annie
Pauline
Lois
Bernice
Barbara
Beatrice
Esther
Marion
Shirley
Clara
Gertrude
Jane
Rita
Katherine
June
Boys
John
Robert
William
James
Charles
George
Joseph
Edward
Frank
Richard
Thomas
Harold
Donald
Paul
Walter
Raymond
Henry
Jack
Arthur
Albert
Harry
Kenneth
Ralph
Warren
David
Eugene
Howard
Clarence
Louis
Carl
Earl
Roy
Fred
Willie
Francis
Joe
Lawrence
Ernest
Leonard
Anthony
Stanley
Herbert
Alfred
Samuel
Bernard
Norman
Michael
Elmer
Daniel
Leo
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