The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1927
5,602 different girls’ names were recorded in 1927, covering 1,192,431 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 70,642 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 35,993 |
| 3 | Betty | 35,424 |
| 4 | Helen | 25,316 |
| 5 | Margaret | 21,964 |
| 6 | Ruth | 19,412 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,512 |
| 8 | Virginia | 15,734 |
| 9 | Shirley | 13,314 |
| 10 | Barbara | 13,161 |
| 11 | Mildred | 13,053 |
| 12 | Frances | 12,988 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 12,523 |
| 14 | Jean | 12,512 |
| 15 | Evelyn | 11,495 |
| 16 | Anna | 11,215 |
| 17 | Alice | 10,679 |
| 18 | Patricia | 10,554 |
| 19 | Lois | 10,505 |
| 20 | Marie | 10,317 |
| 21 | Irene | 8,606 |
| 22 | Gloria | 8,535 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,497 |
| 24 | Martha | 8,304 |
| 25 | Marjorie | 8,115 |
| 26 | Norma | 7,997 |
| 27 | Louise | 7,704 |
| 28 | Florence | 7,645 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 7,425 |
| 30 | Ruby | 7,264 |
| 31 | Catherine | 7,256 |
| 32 | Lillian | 7,182 |
| 33 | Eleanor | 6,963 |
| 34 | Dolores | 6,769 |
| 35 | Joyce | 6,684 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,562 |
| 37 | Gladys | 6,418 |
| 38 | Thelma | 6,303 |
| 39 | Josephine | 6,108 |
| 40 | Edna | 6,086 |
| 41 | Joan | 6,032 |
| 42 | Pauline | 6,011 |
| 43 | June | 5,738 |
| 44 | Lorraine | 5,729 |
| 45 | Lucille | 5,634 |
| 46 | Marilyn | 5,554 |
| 47 | Ethel | 5,483 |
| 48 | Edith | 5,403 |
| 49 | Bernice | 5,305 |
| 50 | Grace | 5,304 |
| 51 | Marion | 5,211 |
| 52 | Theresa | 5,129 |
| 53 | Hazel | 5,096 |
| 54 | Rita | 5,084 |
| 55 | Juanita | 5,076 |
| 56 | Nancy | 5,022 |
| 57 | Beverly | 4,932 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,930 |
| 59 | Ann | 4,782 |
| 60 | Jane | 4,695 |
| 61 | Sarah | 4,555 |
| 62 | Audrey | 4,375 |
| 63 | Clara | 4,365 |
| 64 | Emma | 4,327 |
| 64 | Esther | 4,327 |
| 66 | Wanda | 4,302 |
| 67 | Beatrice | 4,241 |
| 68 | Wilma | 4,153 |
| 69 | Elaine | 4,110 |
| 70 | Donna | 3,992 |
| 71 | Willie | 3,884 |
| 72 | Elsie | 3,803 |
| 73 | Katherine | 3,724 |
| 74 | Marian | 3,721 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,676 |
| 76 | Julia | 3,586 |
| 77 | Vivian | 3,510 |
| 78 | Gertrude | 3,508 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,410 |
| 80 | Bertha | 3,380 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,338 |
| 81 | Agnes | 3,338 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,265 |
| 84 | Ida | 3,206 |
| 85 | Jeanne | 3,158 |
| 86 | Rosemary | 3,153 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,094 |
| 88 | Bessie | 2,975 |
| 89 | Vera | 2,942 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 2,933 |
| 91 | Eileen | 2,929 |
| 92 | Anne | 2,928 |
| 93 | Ellen | 2,867 |
| 94 | Lillie | 2,861 |
| 95 | Jessie | 2,858 |
| 96 | Peggy | 2,857 |
| 97 | Alma | 2,847 |
| 98 | Ella | 2,843 |
| 99 | Carolyn | 2,806 |
| 100 | Bonnie | 2,796 |
| 101 | Viola | 2,769 |
| 102 | Pearl | 2,718 |
| 103 | Violet | 2,694 |
| 104 | Margie | 2,681 |
| 105 | Nellie | 2,678 |
| 106 | Carol | 2,643 |
| 107 | Maria | 2,592 |
| 108 | Arlene | 2,563 |
| 109 | Myrtle | 2,550 |
| 109 | Billie | 2,550 |
| 111 | Janet | 2,546 |
| 112 | Lucy | 2,542 |
| 113 | Mattie | 2,501 |
| 114 | Minnie | 2,469 |
| 115 | Jacqueline | 2,447 |
| 116 | Sylvia | 2,347 |
| 117 | Christine | 2,346 |
| 118 | Velma | 2,285 |
| 119 | Geneva | 2,263 |
| 120 | Georgia | 2,254 |
| 121 | Leona | 2,243 |
| 122 | Roberta | 2,232 |
| 123 | Stella | 2,112 |
| 124 | Rosa | 2,109 |
| 125 | Mae | 2,072 |
| 126 | Genevieve | 2,032 |
| 127 | Loretta | 2,018 |
| 128 | Delores | 2,015 |
| 129 | Sara | 1,994 |
| 130 | Lena | 1,987 |
| 131 | Jeanette | 1,970 |
| 132 | Harriet | 1,965 |
| 133 | Mabel | 1,954 |
| 134 | Eunice | 1,948 |
| 135 | Jennie | 1,851 |
| 136 | Claire | 1,836 |
| 137 | Naomi | 1,825 |
| 138 | Muriel | 1,807 |
| 139 | Carrie | 1,789 |
| 139 | Dora | 1,789 |
| 141 | Opal | 1,738 |
| 142 | Alberta | 1,707 |
| 143 | Marguerite | 1,695 |
| 144 | Hilda | 1,669 |
| 145 | Beulah | 1,657 |
| 146 | Emily | 1,656 |
| 147 | Sally | 1,630 |
| 148 | Anita | 1,629 |
| 149 | Inez | 1,591 |
| 150 | Lula | 1,586 |
| 151 | Blanche | 1,568 |
| 152 | Rosie | 1,560 |
| 153 | Verna | 1,535 |
| 154 | Lola | 1,532 |
| 155 | Constance | 1,521 |
| 156 | Hattie | 1,508 |
| 157 | Imogene | 1,494 |
| 158 | Cora | 1,493 |
| 159 | Janice | 1,468 |
| 160 | Fannie | 1,446 |
| 161 | Erma | 1,379 |
| 162 | Miriam | 1,377 |
| 163 | Madeline | 1,373 |
| 164 | Mamie | 1,354 |
| 165 | Ada | 1,347 |
| 166 | Laverne | 1,333 |
| 167 | Flora | 1,302 |
| 167 | Patsy | 1,302 |
| 169 | Rachel | 1,286 |
| 170 | Rebecca | 1,260 |
| 171 | Mable | 1,249 |
| 172 | Daisy | 1,242 |
| 173 | Estelle | 1,239 |
| 174 | Teresa | 1,211 |
| 175 | Bette | 1,189 |
| 176 | Eula | 1,188 |
| 177 | Rosalie | 1,176 |
| 178 | Irma | 1,169 |
| 179 | Caroline | 1,167 |
| 180 | Eloise | 1,162 |
| 181 | Joanne | 1,159 |
| 182 | Marcella | 1,154 |
| 183 | Joy | 1,127 |
| 184 | Susie | 1,112 |
| 185 | Darlene | 1,109 |
| 186 | Olga | 1,101 |
| 187 | Faye | 1,093 |
| 188 | Maggie | 1,090 |
| 189 | Nora | 1,078 |
| 190 | Bettie | 1,072 |
| 191 | Johnnie | 1,066 |
| 192 | Colleen | 1,062 |
| 193 | Lila | 1,059 |
| 194 | Bobbie | 1,058 |
| 195 | Nina | 1,057 |
| 196 | Antoinette | 1,033 |
| 197 | Ernestine | 1,024 |
| 198 | Iris | 1,021 |
| 199 | Carmen | 1,019 |
| 200 | Yvonne | 1,016 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1927 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.