Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 1925

Robert and Mary topped the list in 1925. The 10 most popular names went to 33% of boys and 23% of girls, from 4,865 boy names and 5,769 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 1925

  1. Robert 60,895
  2. John 57,195
  3. William 53,310
  4. James 52,680
  5. Charles 29,580
  6. George 26,560
  7. Joseph 24,613
  8. Richard 23,269
  9. Edward 20,090
  10. Donald 19,193
  11. Thomas 16,688
  12. Frank 15,329
  13. Paul 14,175
  14. Harold 13,597
  15. Raymond 12,441
  16. Walter 12,130
  17. Jack 12,011
  18. Henry 10,618
  19. Kenneth 10,146
  20. Arthur 9,986
  21. Albert 9,511
  22. David 8,915
  23. Harry 8,610
  24. Eugene 8,517
  25. Ralph 8,467
  26. Howard 7,173
  27. Willie 7,124
  28. Carl 7,061
  29. Louis 6,798
  30. Clarence 6,670
  31. Earl 6,436
  32. Roy 6,376
  33. Fred 6,205
  34. Joe 6,107
  35. Francis 5,978
  36. Lawrence 5,633
  37. Ernest 5,494
  38. Leonard 5,465
  39. Anthony 5,041
  40. Stanley 5,030
  41. Norman 4,975
  42. Herbert 4,924
  43. Alfred 4,796
  44. Daniel 4,548
  45. Gerald 4,507
  46. Samuel 4,405
  47. Calvin 4,302
  48. Bernard 4,259
  49. Billy 4,207
  50. Melvin 4,146
  51. Marvin 4,092
  52. Leroy 3,884
  53. Russell 3,804
  54. Leo 3,775
  55. Michael 3,761
  56. Andrew 3,617
  57. Edwin 3,560
  58. Floyd 3,524
  59. Clifford 3,424
  60. Peter 3,373
  61. Elmer 3,356
  62. Lloyd 3,324
  63. Theodore 3,226
  64. Ray 3,219
  65. Frederick 3,088
  66. Warren 2,945
  67. Vernon 2,912
  68. Clyde 2,906
  69. Herman 2,890
  70. Alvin 2,777
  71. Vincent 2,772
  72. Gordon 2,748
  73. Chester 2,719
  74. Wayne 2,713
  75. Philip 2,675
  76. Leon 2,636
  77. Glenn 2,611
  78. Charlie 2,578
  79. Lewis 2,577
  80. Milton 2,567
  81. Lester 2,559
  82. Lee 2,537
  83. Martin 2,417
  84. Bill 2,381
  85. Jesse 2,373
  86. Dale 2,302
  87. Cecil 2,297
  88. Harvey 2,190
  89. Victor 2,119
  90. Roger 2,099
  91. Sam 2,092
  92. Wallace 2,076
  93. Benjamin 2,069
  94. Allen 2,034
  95. Arnold 1,972
  96. Edgar 1,809
  97. Willard 1,795
  98. Roland 1,785
  99. Oscar 1,754
  100. Johnnie 1,744

Top girl names of 1925

  1. Mary 70,586
  2. Dorothy 38,570
  3. Betty 32,812
  4. Helen 29,173
  5. Margaret 24,463
  6. Ruth 22,247
  7. Virginia 17,490
  8. Doris 16,075
  9. Mildred 14,453
  10. Elizabeth 13,936
  11. Frances 13,824
  12. Evelyn 12,505
  13. Anna 12,250
  14. Jean 11,598
  15. Alice 11,576
  16. Marie 10,930
  17. Shirley 10,513
  18. Lois 9,573
  19. Irene 9,440
  20. Gloria 9,381
  21. Marjorie 9,306
  22. Barbara 9,155
  23. Martha 8,762
  24. Florence 8,585
  25. Lillian 8,351
  26. Rose 8,280
  27. Louise 8,275
  28. Patricia 8,096
  29. Catherine 7,867
  30. Ruby 7,843
  31. Eleanor 7,724
  32. Annie 7,350
  33. Gladys 7,231
  34. Norma 6,941
  35. Thelma 6,823
  36. Josephine 6,810
  37. Edna 6,781
  38. Pauline 6,728
  39. June 6,649
  40. Phyllis 6,486
  41. Lucille 6,397
  42. Edith 6,275
  43. Ethel 6,176
  44. Grace 5,983
  45. Hazel 5,778
  46. Bernice 5,728
  47. Marion 5,577
  48. Rita 5,323
  49. Juanita 5,232
  50. Beatrice 4,992
  51. Lorraine 4,983
  52. Ann 4,935
  53. Jane 4,881
  54. Geraldine 4,838
  55. Clara 4,776
  56. Esther 4,726
  57. Emma 4,714
  58. Sarah 4,685
  59. Joyce 4,364
  60. Nancy 4,325
  61. Katherine 4,240
  62. Wilma 4,175
  63. Elsie 4,146
  64. Dolores 4,145
  65. Julia 4,047
  66. Joan 4,030
  67. Marian 3,979
  68. Willie 3,947
  69. Agnes 3,911
  70. Gertrude 3,892
  71. Eva 3,855
  72. Wanda 3,803
  73. Elaine 3,776
  74. Bertha 3,772
  75. Laura 3,588
  76. Vivian 3,576
  77. Charlotte 3,551
  78. Audrey 3,543
  79. Maxine 3,538
  80. Theresa 3,515
  81. Kathleen 3,503
  82. Ida 3,489
  83. Marilyn 3,419
  84. Viola 3,336
  85. Anne 3,320
  86. Vera 3,280
  87. Bessie 3,266
  88. Kathryn 3,262
  89. Jeanne 3,225
  90. Pearl 3,213
  91. Lillie 3,119
  92. Violet 3,032
  93. Ella 3,006
  94. Alma 2,996
  95. Myrtle 2,980
  96. Eileen 2,964
  97. Jessie 2,951
  98. Nellie 2,937
  99. Margie 2,868
  100. Mattie 2,816

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 1925?
Robert was the #1 boy name in 1925 (60,895 babies) and Mary was the #1 girl name (70,586 babies).
How many babies were counted in 1925?
Social Security records list 2,333,303 babies born in 1925 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,115,919 boys and 1,217,384 girls. Counts before 1937 are low because many people born then never applied for a Social Security card.