The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1921
5,871 different girls’ names were recorded in 1921, covering 1,233,058 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 73,984 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 39,087 |
| 3 | Helen | 34,822 |
| 4 | Margaret | 28,468 |
| 5 | Ruth | 25,783 |
| 6 | Virginia | 19,032 |
| 7 | Mildred | 17,880 |
| 8 | Betty | 17,638 |
| 9 | Frances | 15,993 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 15,800 |
| 11 | Anna | 14,476 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 14,278 |
| 13 | Doris | 13,152 |
| 14 | Marie | 12,501 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,955 |
| 16 | Marjorie | 11,209 |
| 17 | Florence | 10,720 |
| 18 | Irene | 10,624 |
| 19 | Lillian | 9,770 |
| 20 | Rose | 9,352 |
| 21 | Martha | 9,264 |
| 22 | Louise | 9,180 |
| 23 | Catherine | 8,887 |
| 24 | Gladys | 8,814 |
| 25 | Jean | 8,592 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Georgia | 2,313 |
| 116 | Beulah | 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 |
| 126 | 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 | Rosie | 1,313 |
| 170 | Eula | 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 |
| 193 | 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 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1921 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.