Most Popular Baby Names of 1925

In 1925, Mary (70,586 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (60,896 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1925
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	60,896
2	John	57,195
3	William	53,309
4	James	52,679
5	Charles	29,580
6	George	26,561
7	Joseph	24,614
8	Richard	23,269
9	Edward	20,090
10	Donald	19,193
11	Thomas	16,688
12	Frank	15,329
13	Paul	14,174
14	Harold	13,597
15	Raymond	12,442
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	8,611
24	Eugene	8,517
25	Ralph	8,467
26	Howard	7,171
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	4,301
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

Full Boy list for 1925

Top 100 girl names, 1925
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	70,586
2	Dorothy	38,570
3	Betty	32,812
4	Helen	29,173
5	Margaret	24,462
6	Ruth	22,247
7	Virginia	17,490
8	Doris	16,075
9	Mildred	14,453
10	Elizabeth	13,936
11	Frances	13,825
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	8,352
26	Rose	8,280
27	Louise	8,276
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

Full Girl list for 1925

Biggest movers since 1924

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Bobby	733	1,085	+48%	191 → 150
Billy	3,271	4,207	+29%	63 → 49
Gene	1,275	1,579	+24%	135 → 112
Ronald	1,360	1,674	+23%	130 → 104
Bob	1,167	1,369	+17%	142 → 129
Bill	2,067	2,381	+15%	92 → 84
Don	1,451	1,653	+14%	125 → 106
Jim	992	1,124	+13%	160 → 147
Jimmie	1,315	1,485	+13%	132 → 121
Billie	882	989	+12%	167 → 156

Falling boy names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Warren	3,582	2,945	-18%	58 → 66
Lowell	819	709	-13%	175 → 196
Calvin	4,919	4,301	-13%	44 → 47
Archie	1,037	917	-12%	154 → 163
Alexander	1,381	1,224	-11%	129 → 137
Ben	1,170	1,041	-11%	141 → 153
Oliver	1,172	1,049	-10%	140 → 151
Nicholas	1,488	1,332	-10%	122 → 133
Sidney	1,502	1,345	-10%	119 → 131
Chester	3,033	2,719	-10%	67 → 73

Rising girl names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Gloria	6,534	9,381	+44%	41 → 20
Joan	3,023	4,030	+33%	95 → 66
Janice	1,175	1,510	+29%	187 → 157
Joyce	3,533	4,364	+24%	83 → 59
Marilyn	2,860	3,419	+20%	101 → 83
Lila	1,053	1,248	+19%	199 → 174
Beverly	2,283	2,668	+17%	121 → 105
Patricia	6,957	8,096	+16%	35 → 28
Theresa	3,021	3,515	+16%	96 → 80
Sally	1,145	1,310	+14%	190 → 173

Falling girl names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Olga	1,462	1,173	-20%	165 → 186
Sophie	1,372	1,102	-20%	170 → 190
Gertrude	4,543	3,892	-14%	60 → 70
Madeline	1,746	1,506	-14%	150 → 158
Mabel	2,652	2,292	-14%	108 → 118
Emily	2,044	1,767	-14%	136 → 145
Miriam	1,834	1,600	-13%	143 → 154
Stella	2,752	2,402	-13%	105 → 114
Regina	1,226	1,077	-12%	184 → 192
Sara	2,313	2,032	-12%	116 → 133

Top 100 boy names, 1925

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

60,896

John

57,195

William

53,309

James

52,679

Charles

29,580

George

26,561

Joseph

24,614

Richard

23,269

20,090

19,193

16,688

15,329

14,174

Harold

13,597

Raymond

12,442

Walter

12,130

Jack

12,011

Henry

10,618

10,146

9,986

9,511

8,915

Harry

8,611

Eugene

8,517

Ralph

8,467

Howard

7,171

Willie

7,124

Carl

7,061

Louis

6,798

Clarence

6,670

Earl

6,436

Roy

6,376

Fred

6,205

Joe

6,107

Francis

5,978

Lawrence

5,633

Ernest

5,494

Leonard

5,465

Anthony

5,041

Stanley

5,030

Norman

4,975

Herbert

4,924

Alfred

4,796

Daniel

4,548

Gerald

4,507

Samuel

4,405

Calvin

4,301

Bernard

4,259

Billy

4,207

Melvin

4,146

Marvin

4,092

Leroy

3,884

Russell

3,804

Leo

3,775

Michael

3,761

Andrew

3,617

Edwin

3,560

Floyd

3,524

Clifford

3,424

Peter

3,373

Elmer

3,356

Lloyd

3,324

Theodore

3,226

Ray

3,219

Frederick

3,088

Warren

2,945

Vernon

2,912

Clyde

2,906

2,890

2,777

2,772

2,748

2,719

2,713

2,675

2,636

Glenn

2,611

Charlie

2,578

Lewis

2,577

Milton

2,567

Lester

2,559

Lee

2,537

Martin

2,417

Bill

2,381

Jesse

2,373

Dale

2,302

2,297

2,190

2,119

2,099

2,092

2,076

2,069

Allen

2,034

Arnold

1,972

Edgar

1,809

Willard

1,795

Roland

1,785

Oscar

1,754

100

Johnnie

1,744

Top 100 girl names, 1925

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

70,586

Dorothy

38,570

Betty

32,812

Helen

29,173

Margaret

24,462

Ruth

22,247

Virginia

17,490

Doris

16,075

Mildred

14,453

Elizabeth

13,936

Frances

13,825

Evelyn

12,505

Anna

12,250

Jean

11,598

Alice

11,576

Marie

10,930

Shirley

10,513

Lois

9,573

Irene

9,440

Gloria

9,381

Marjorie

9,306

9,155

8,762

8,585

8,352

Rose

8,280

Louise

8,276

Patricia

8,096

Catherine

7,867

Ruby

7,843

Eleanor

7,724

Annie

7,350

Gladys

7,231

Norma

6,941

Thelma

6,823

Josephine

6,810

Edna

6,781

Pauline

6,728

June

6,649

Phyllis

6,486

Lucille

6,397

Edith

6,275

Ethel

6,176

Grace

5,983

Hazel

5,778

Bernice

5,728

Marion

5,577

Rita

5,323

Juanita

5,232

Beatrice

4,992

Lorraine

4,983

Ann

4,935

Jane

4,881

Geraldine

4,838

4,776

4,726

4,714

4,685

4,364

Nancy

4,325

Katherine

4,240

Wilma

4,175

Elsie

4,146

Dolores

4,145

Julia

4,047

Joan

4,030

Marian

3,979

Willie

3,947

Agnes

3,911

Gertrude

3,892

Eva

3,855

Wanda

3,803

Elaine

3,776

Bertha

3,772

Laura

3,588

Vivian

3,576

Charlotte

3,551

Audrey

3,543

Maxine

3,538

Theresa

3,515

Kathleen

3,503

Ida

3,489

Marilyn

3,419

Viola

3,336

Anne

3,320

Vera

3,280

Bessie

3,266

Kathryn

3,262

Jeanne

3,225

Pearl

3,213

Lillie

3,119

Violet

3,032

Ella

3,006

Alma

2,996

Myrtle

2,980

Eileen

2,964

Jessie

2,951

Nellie

2,937

Margie

2,868

100

Mattie

2,816

Biggest movers since 1924

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Bobby	733	1,085	+48%	191 → 150
Billy	3,271	4,207	+29%	63 → 49
Gene	1,275	1,579	+24%	135 → 112
Ronald	1,360	1,674	+23%	130 → 104
Bob	1,167	1,369	+17%	142 → 129
Bill	2,067	2,381	+15%	92 → 84
Don	1,451	1,653	+14%	125 → 106
Jim	992	1,124	+13%	160 → 147
Jimmie	1,315	1,485	+13%	132 → 121
Billie	882	989	+12%	167 → 156

Falling boy names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Warren	3,582	2,945	-18%	58 → 66
Lowell	819	709	-13%	175 → 196
Calvin	4,919	4,301	-13%	44 → 47
Archie	1,037	917	-12%	154 → 163
Alexander	1,381	1,224	-11%	129 → 137
Ben	1,170	1,041	-11%	141 → 153
Oliver	1,172	1,049	-10%	140 → 151
Nicholas	1,488	1,332	-10%	122 → 133
Sidney	1,502	1,345	-10%	119 → 131
Chester	3,033	2,719	-10%	67 → 73

Rising girl names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Gloria	6,534	9,381	+44%	41 → 20
Joan	3,023	4,030	+33%	95 → 66
Janice	1,175	1,510	+29%	187 → 157
Joyce	3,533	4,364	+24%	83 → 59
Marilyn	2,860	3,419	+20%	101 → 83
Lila	1,053	1,248	+19%	199 → 174
Beverly	2,283	2,668	+17%	121 → 105
Patricia	6,957	8,096	+16%	35 → 28
Theresa	3,021	3,515	+16%	96 → 80
Sally	1,145	1,310	+14%	190 → 173

Falling girl names, 1924 to 1925
Name	Births 1924	Births 1925	Change	Rank 1924 → 1925
Olga	1,462	1,173	-20%	165 → 186
Sophie	1,372	1,102	-20%	170 → 190
Gertrude	4,543	3,892	-14%	60 → 70
Madeline	1,746	1,506	-14%	150 → 158
Mabel	2,652	2,292	-14%	108 → 118
Emily	2,044	1,767	-14%	136 → 145
Miriam	1,834	1,600	-13%	143 → 154
Stella	2,752	2,402	-13%	105 → 114
Regina	1,226	1,077	-12%	184 → 192
Sara	2,313	2,032	-12%	116 → 133

Top 100 boy names of 1925

Top 100 girl names of 1925

Biggest movers since 1924

Top 100 boy names of 1925

Top 100 girl names of 1925

Biggest movers since 1924