The names of 1920

The ten most popular names given in 1920, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 70,983
  2. Dorothy 36,643
  3. Helen 35,097
  4. Margaret 27,994
  5. Ruth 26,102
  6. Mildred 18,060
  7. Virginia 17,314
  8. Elizabeth 15,908
  9. Frances 15,883
  10. Anna 14,581

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US: boys

  1. John 56,913
  2. William 50,146
  3. Robert 48,679
  4. James 47,908
  5. Charles 28,309
  6. George 26,891
  7. Joseph 25,587
  8. Edward 20,097
  9. Frank 16,430
  10. Richard 15,010

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Canadian provinces in 1920

US states in 1920