The names of 1921

The ten most popular names given in 1921, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. John 58,216
  2. Robert 52,779
  3. William 51,862
  4. James 49,750
  5. Charles 29,242
  6. George 27,476
  7. Joseph 26,182
  8. Edward 20,817
  9. Frank 16,705
  10. Richard 16,376

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Canadian provinces in 1921

US states in 1921