Most Popular Baby Names of 1927
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and Robert were the most popular baby names of 1927 in the US: 70,642 girls were named Mary and 61,674 boys were named Robert, about 1 in 17 girls and 1 in 18 boys born that year. It was Mary's 48th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was Robert's 4th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1924).
Social Security records list 1,192,431 girls and 1,126,915 boys born in 1927, with 5,600 different girl names and 4,800 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1926
- Shirley and Barbara joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1926.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Donna (#90 to #70), Marilyn (#65 to #46) and Beverly (#74 to #57).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Ronald (#88 to #63), Bobby (#116 to #91) and Gene (#91 to #72).
- 3 girl names and 3 boy names left the top 100, among them Viola (#97 to #101) and Benjamin (#98 to #101).
- 303 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1927
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1926, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1927
| # | Name | Babies | In 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 70,642 | #1 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 35,993 | #2 |
| 3 | Betty | 35,424 | #3 |
| 4 | Helen | 25,316 | #4 |
| 5 | Margaret | 21,964 | #5 |
| 6 | Ruth | 19,412 | #6 |
| 7 | Doris | 16,512 | #7 |
| 8 | Virginia | 15,734 | #8 |
| 9 | Shirley | 13,314 | #14 |
| 10 | Barbara | 13,161 | #16 |
| 11 | Mildred | 13,053 | #9 |
| 12 | Frances | 12,988 | #10 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 12,523 | #11 |
| 14 | Jean | 12,512 | #12 |
| 15 | Evelyn | 11,495 | #13 |
| 16 | Anna | 11,215 | #15 |
| 17 | Alice | 10,679 | #17 |
| 18 | Patricia | 10,554 | #23 |
| 19 | Lois | 10,505 | #19 |
| 20 | Marie | 10,317 | #18 |
| 21 | Irene | 8,606 | #21 |
| 22 | Gloria | 8,535 | #20 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,497 | #25 |
| 24 | Martha | 8,304 | #24 |
| 25 | Marjorie | 8,115 | #22 |
| 26 | Norma | 7,997 | #29 |
| 27 | Louise | 7,704 | #27 |
| 28 | Florence | 7,645 | #26 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 7,425 | #33 |
| 30 | Ruby | 7,264 | #30 |
| 31 | Catherine | 7,256 | #31 |
| 32 | Lillian | 7,182 | #28 |
| 33 | Eleanor | 6,963 | #32 |
| 34 | Dolores | 6,769 | #49 |
| 35 | Joyce | 6,684 | #44 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,562 | #34 |
| 37 | Gladys | 6,418 | #35 |
| 38 | Thelma | 6,303 | #36 |
| 39 | Josephine | 6,108 | #37 |
| 40 | Edna | 6,086 | #38 |
| 41 | Joan | 6,032 | #51 |
| 42 | Pauline | 6,011 | #39 |
| 43 | June | 5,738 | #40 |
| 44 | Lorraine | 5,729 | #53 |
| 45 | Lucille | 5,634 | #43 |
| 46 | Marilyn | 5,554 | #65 |
| 47 | Ethel | 5,483 | #41 |
| 48 | Edith | 5,403 | #42 |
| 49 | Bernice | 5,305 | #45 |
| 50 | Grace | 5,304 | #46 |
| 51 | Marion | 5,211 | #47 |
| 52 | Theresa | 5,129 | #64 |
| 53 | Hazel | 5,096 | #48 |
| 54 | Rita | 5,084 | #50 |
| 55 | Juanita | 5,076 | #52 |
| 56 | Nancy | 5,022 | #57 |
| 57 | Beverly | 4,932 | #74 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,930 | #54 |
| 59 | Ann | 4,782 | #55 |
| 60 | Jane | 4,695 | #56 |
| 61 | Sarah | 4,555 | #63 |
| 62 | Audrey | 4,375 | #60 |
| 63 | Clara | 4,365 | #61 |
| 64 | Emma | 4,327 | #59 |
| 64 | Esther | 4,327 | #62 |
| 66 | Wanda | 4,302 | #66 |
| 67 | Beatrice | 4,241 | #58 |
| 68 | Wilma | 4,153 | #67 |
| 69 | Elaine | 4,110 | #68 |
| 70 | Donna | 3,992 | #90 |
| 71 | Willie | 3,884 | #73 |
| 72 | Elsie | 3,803 | #69 |
| 73 | Katherine | 3,724 | #72 |
| 74 | Marian | 3,721 | #70 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,676 | #78 |
| 76 | Julia | 3,586 | #75 |
| 77 | Vivian | 3,510 | #80 |
| 78 | Gertrude | 3,508 | #71 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,410 | #79 |
| 80 | Bertha | 3,380 | #76 |
| 81 | Agnes | 3,338 | #77 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,338 | #81 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,265 | #83 |
| 84 | Ida | 3,206 | #82 |
| 85 | Jeanne | 3,158 | #88 |
| 86 | Rosemary | 3,153 | #95 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,094 | #85 |
| 88 | Bessie | 2,975 | #89 |
| 89 | Vera | 2,942 | #84 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 2,933 | #87 |
| 91 | Eileen | 2,929 | #92 |
| 92 | Anne | 2,928 | #86 |
| 93 | Ellen | 2,867 | #100 |
| 94 | Lillie | 2,861 | #99 |
| 95 | Jessie | 2,858 | #93 |
| 96 | Peggy | 2,857 | #104 |
| 97 | Alma | 2,847 | #91 |
| 98 | Ella | 2,843 | #98 |
| 99 | Carolyn | 2,806 | #114 |
| 100 | Bonnie | 2,796 | #105 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1927
| # | Name | Babies | In 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 61,674 | #1 |
| 2 | John | 55,949 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 53,674 | #3 |
| 4 | William | 51,476 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 31,941 | #5 |
| 6 | Richard | 26,768 | #7 |
| 7 | George | 25,949 | #6 |
| 8 | Donald | 23,834 | #9 |
| 9 | Joseph | 23,503 | #8 |
| 10 | Edward | 19,115 | #10 |
| 11 | Thomas | 17,027 | #11 |
| 12 | Frank | 14,377 | #12 |
| 13 | Paul | 13,604 | #13 |
| 14 | Harold | 13,226 | #14 |
| 15 | Raymond | 12,807 | #15 |
| 16 | Jack | 12,802 | #16 |
| 17 | Walter | 11,346 | #17 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 10,848 | #18 |
| 19 | Henry | 9,871 | #19 |
| 20 | Eugene | 9,742 | #23 |
| 21 | David | 9,426 | #22 |
| 22 | Arthur | 9,338 | #20 |
| 23 | Albert | 9,128 | #21 |
| 24 | Ralph | 8,434 | #24 |
| 25 | Harry | 8,019 | #25 |
| 26 | Carl | 7,277 | #26 |
| 27 | Willie | 6,969 | #28 |
| 28 | Howard | 6,831 | #27 |
| 29 | Louis | 6,663 | #30 |
| 30 | Joe | 6,542 | #33 |
| 31 | Billy | 6,463 | #40 |
| 32 | Clarence | 6,460 | #29 |
| 33 | Earl | 6,406 | #32 |
| 34 | Roy | 6,387 | #34 |
| 35 | Fred | 6,313 | #31 |
| 36 | Francis | 5,644 | #35 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 5,572 | #36 |
| 38 | Gerald | 5,511 | #41 |
| 39 | Norman | 5,494 | #39 |
| 40 | Leonard | 5,311 | #38 |
| 41 | Ernest | 5,208 | #37 |
| 42 | Herbert | 5,017 | #44 |
| 43 | Anthony | 4,917 | #42 |
| 44 | Stanley | 4,902 | #43 |
| 45 | Alfred | 4,756 | #45 |
| 46 | Daniel | 4,615 | #46 |
| 47 | Marvin | 4,397 | #50 |
| 48 | Melvin | 4,202 | #47 |
| 49 | Samuel | 4,189 | #48 |
| 50 | Bernard | 4,165 | #49 |
| 51 | Leroy | 3,911 | #51 |
| 52 | Michael | 3,605 | #56 |
| 53 | Floyd | 3,549 | #53 |
| 54 | Russell | 3,540 | #52 |
| 55 | Leo | 3,536 | #54 |
| 56 | Andrew | 3,437 | #59 |
| 57 | Edwin | 3,390 | #55 |
| 58 | Lloyd | 3,325 | #60 |
| 59 | Peter | 3,301 | #58 |
| 60 | Ray | 3,253 | #57 |
| 61 | Elmer | 3,205 | #61 |
| 62 | Theodore | 3,124 | #63 |
| 63 | Ronald | 3,115 | #88 |
| 64 | Frederick | 3,048 | #64 |
| 65 | Clifford | 3,031 | #62 |
| 66 | Alvin | 2,883 | #72 |
| 67 | Wayne | 2,882 | #68 |
| 68 | Clyde | 2,880 | #67 |
| 69 | Bill | 2,863 | #74 |
| 70 | Herman | 2,856 | #69 |
| 71 | Vernon | 2,852 | #66 |
| 72 | Gene | 2,802 | #91 |
| 73 | Calvin | 2,694 | #65 |
| 74 | Gordon | 2,680 | #76 |
| 75 | Philip | 2,677 | #70 |
| 76 | Glenn | 2,670 | #75 |
| 77 | Vincent | 2,647 | #77 |
| 78 | Leon | 2,602 | #73 |
| 79 | Warren | 2,555 | #71 |
| 80 | Charlie | 2,512 | #81 |
| 81 | Dale | 2,503 | #84 |
| 82 | Lewis | 2,497 | #82 |
| 83 | Lester | 2,440 | #78 |
| 84 | Roger | 2,408 | #89 |
| 85 | Chester | 2,407 | #79 |
| 86 | Lee | 2,390 | #85 |
| 87 | Martin | 2,383 | #80 |
| 88 | Milton | 2,358 | #83 |
| 89 | Jesse | 2,318 | #87 |
| 90 | Don | 2,303 | #96 |
| 91 | Bobby | 2,286 | #116 |
| 92 | Cecil | 2,227 | #86 |
| 93 | Jerry | 2,215 | #97 |
| 94 | Harvey | 2,201 | #90 |
| 95 | Allen | 2,101 | #93 |
| 96 | Wallace | 2,009 | #95 |
| 97 | Arnold | 1,998 | #99 |
| 98 | Victor | 1,983 | #94 |
| 99 | Gilbert | 1,976 | #101 |
| 100 | Bob | 1,970 | #102 |
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