Most Popular Baby Names of the 1920s
Here are the most popular names of the 1920s. Click on any name to learn more about it, find similar names, or add it to your favorites.
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| 1 | Mary |
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Hebrew: Bitter; English: Bitter. Variant of Miriam. … |
| 2 | Dorothy |
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Greek: Gift of God |
| 3 | Helen |
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| 4 | Betty |
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English: Variation of Elizabeth. My God is bountiful… |
| 5 | Margaret |
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Irish: Name of a saint; Arabic: Child of light, pear… |
| 6 | Ruth |
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Hebrew: Friend |
| 7 | Virginia |
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English: Chaste, virginal; Spanish: Virgin |
| 8 | Doris |
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| 9 | Mildred |
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English: Mild of strength; Anglo-Saxon: Gentle advisor |
| 10 | Frances |
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| 11 | Elizabeth |
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English: Bountiful, God of plenty; Hebrew: Bountiful… |
| 12 | Evelyn |
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Celtic: Light; English: Life. A male surname in mode… |
| 13 | Anna |
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Arthurian Legend: Arthur's sister; Native American: … |
| 14 | Marie |
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English: Variant of Mary (bitter); French: Variant o… |
| 15 | Alice |
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English: Of the nobility; German: Sweet; Celtic: Noble |
| 16 | Jean |
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French: Variant of John.; Scottish: Scottish form of… |
| 17 | Shirley |
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English: From the white meadow |
| 18 | Barbara |
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English: Traveler from a foreign land. In Catholic c… |
| 19 | Irene |
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Spanish: Peace |
| 20 | Marjorie |
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| 21 | Florence |
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English: Flowering |
| 22 | Lois |
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| 23 | Martha |
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Hebrew: Bitter |
| 24 | Rose |
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French: Rose; Scottish: Flower |
| 25 | Lillian |
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English: The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, p… |
