Most Popular Baby Names of 1927

In 1927, Mary (70,642 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Robert (61,674 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1927
Rank	Name	Births
1	Robert	61,674
2	John	55,949
3	James	53,675
4	William	51,476
5	Charles	31,941
6	Richard	26,768
7	George	25,949
8	Donald	23,834
9	Joseph	23,505
10	Edward	19,114
11	Thomas	17,027
12	Frank	14,377
13	Paul	13,605
14	Harold	13,226
15	Raymond	12,807
16	Jack	12,802
17	Walter	11,346
18	Kenneth	10,848
19	Henry	9,871
20	Eugene	9,742
21	David	9,426
22	Arthur	9,338
23	Albert	9,128
24	Ralph	8,434
25	Harry	8,019
26	Carl	7,277
27	Willie	6,969
28	Howard	6,831
29	Louis	6,665
30	Joe	6,542
31	Billy	6,463
32	Clarence	6,460
33	Earl	6,406
34	Roy	6,387
35	Fred	6,313
36	Francis	5,644
37	Lawrence	5,572
38	Gerald	5,511
39	Norman	5,494
40	Leonard	5,312
41	Ernest	5,208
42	Herbert	5,017
43	Anthony	4,918
44	Stanley	4,902
45	Alfred	4,756
46	Daniel	4,615
47	Marvin	4,397
48	Melvin	4,202
49	Samuel	4,189
50	Bernard	4,165
51	Leroy	3,912
52	Michael	3,605
53	Floyd	3,549
54	Russell	3,540
55	Leo	3,536
56	Andrew	3,437
57	Edwin	3,390
58	Lloyd	3,325
59	Peter	3,301
60	Ray	3,253
61	Elmer	3,205
62	Theodore	3,124
63	Ronald	3,116
64	Frederick	3,048
65	Clifford	3,031
66	Alvin	2,883
67	Wayne	2,881
68	Clyde	2,879
69	Bill	2,863
70	Herman	2,856
71	Vernon	2,852
72	Gene	2,802
73	Calvin	2,694
74	Gordon	2,680
75	Philip	2,677
76	Glenn	2,670
77	Vincent	2,647
78	Leon	2,602
79	Warren	2,555
80	Charlie	2,512
81	Dale	2,503
82	Lewis	2,497
83	Lester	2,440
84	Roger	2,408
85	Chester	2,407
86	Lee	2,390
87	Martin	2,383
88	Milton	2,358
89	Jesse	2,318
90	Don	2,303
91	Bobby	2,287
92	Cecil	2,227
93	Jerry	2,215
94	Harvey	2,201
95	Allen	2,102
96	Wallace	2,009
97	Arnold	1,998
98	Victor	1,983
99	Gilbert	1,976
100	Bob	1,970

Full Boy list for 1927

Top 100 girl names, 1927
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	70,642
2	Dorothy	35,993
3	Betty	35,423
4	Helen	25,317
5	Margaret	21,964
6	Ruth	19,412
7	Doris	16,512
8	Virginia	15,733
9	Shirley	13,314
10	Barbara	13,161
11	Mildred	13,053
12	Frances	12,988
13	Elizabeth	12,523
14	Jean	12,512
15	Evelyn	11,495
16	Anna	11,215
17	Alice	10,679
18	Patricia	10,554
19	Lois	10,505
20	Marie	10,317
21	Irene	8,607
22	Gloria	8,534
23	Rose	8,497
24	Martha	8,304
25	Marjorie	8,115
26	Norma	7,997
27	Louise	7,704
28	Florence	7,645
29	Phyllis	7,425
30	Ruby	7,264
31	Catherine	7,256
32	Lillian	7,182
33	Eleanor	6,963
34	Dolores	6,769
35	Joyce	6,684
36	Annie	6,562
37	Gladys	6,418
38	Thelma	6,304
39	Josephine	6,108
40	Edna	6,086
41	Joan	6,032
42	Pauline	6,011
43	June	5,738
44	Lorraine	5,729
45	Lucille	5,634
46	Marilyn	5,554
47	Ethel	5,483
48	Edith	5,403
49	Bernice	5,305
50	Grace	5,304
51	Marion	5,211
52	Theresa	5,129
53	Hazel	5,096
54	Rita	5,084
55	Juanita	5,076
56	Nancy	5,022
57	Beverly	4,932
58	Geraldine	4,930
59	Ann	4,782
60	Jane	4,695
61	Sarah	4,556
62	Audrey	4,375
63	Clara	4,365
64	Emma	4,327
64	Esther	4,327
66	Wanda	4,302
67	Beatrice	4,240
68	Wilma	4,153
69	Elaine	4,109
70	Donna	3,992
71	Willie	3,884
72	Elsie	3,803
73	Katherine	3,724
74	Marian	3,721
75	Charlotte	3,676
76	Julia	3,586
77	Vivian	3,510
78	Gertrude	3,508
79	Eva	3,410
80	Bertha	3,380
81	Agnes	3,338
81	Laura	3,338
83	Kathleen	3,265
84	Ida	3,205
85	Jeanne	3,158
86	Rosemary	3,153
87	Maxine	3,094
88	Bessie	2,975
89	Vera	2,942
90	Kathryn	2,933
91	Eileen	2,929
92	Anne	2,928
93	Ellen	2,867
94	Lillie	2,861
95	Jessie	2,858
96	Peggy	2,857
97	Alma	2,847
98	Ella	2,843
99	Carolyn	2,806
100	Bonnie	2,796

Full Girl list for 1927

Biggest movers since 1926

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

Rising boy names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Bobby	1,595	2,287	+43%	116 → 91
Ronald	2,283	3,116	+36%	88 → 63
Gene	2,083	2,802	+35%	91 → 72
Billy	5,180	6,463	+25%	40 → 31
Don	1,966	2,303	+17%	96 → 90
Tommy	751	878	+17%	192 → 170
Jerry	1,934	2,215	+15%	97 → 93
Billie	1,155	1,320	+14%	145 → 135
Donald	20,912	23,834	+14%	9 → 8
Jimmy	882	993	+13%	166 → 158

Falling boy names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Willis	1,233	1,058	-14%	140 → 149
Irving	1,159	1,021	-12%	144 → 155
Julius	1,032	916	-11%	153 → 166
Calvin	3,014	2,694	-11%	65 → 73
Wilbur	1,510	1,361	-10%	122 → 130
Maurice	1,640	1,493	-9%	110 → 122
Homer	1,503	1,371	-9%	123 → 129
Edmund	1,012	929	-8%	156 → 160
Archie	920	849	-8%	162 → 175
Earnest	1,149	1,062	-8%	147 → 148

Rising girl names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Donna	3,008	3,992	+33%	90 → 70
Patsy	993	1,302	+31%	198 → 167
Beverly	3,775	4,932	+31%	74 → 57
Dolores	5,219	6,769	+30%	49 → 34
Marilyn	4,370	5,554	+27%	65 → 46
Patricia	8,586	10,554	+23%	23 → 18
Joan	4,995	6,032	+21%	51 → 41
Delores	1,675	2,015	+20%	145 → 128
Imogene	1,253	1,494	+19%	172 → 157
Roberta	1,877	2,232	+19%	135 → 122

Falling girl names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Opal	2,027	1,738	-14%	129 → 141
Bette	1,381	1,189	-14%	166 → 175
Muriel	2,027	1,807	-11%	129 → 138
Antoinette	1,158	1,033	-11%	182 → 196
Nora	1,203	1,078	-10%	176 → 189
Faye	1,219	1,093	-10%	173 → 187
Mable	1,389	1,249	-10%	164 → 171
Irma	1,298	1,169	-10%	170 → 178
Hilda	1,847	1,669	-10%	139 → 144
Bettie	1,183	1,072	-9%	178 → 190

Top 100 boy names, 1927

Rank

Name

Births

Robert

61,674

John

55,949

James

53,675

William

51,476

Charles

31,941

Richard

26,768

25,949

23,834

23,505

19,114

17,027

14,377

13,605

Harold

13,226

Raymond

12,807

Jack

12,802

Walter

11,346

Kenneth

10,848

Henry

9,871

9,742

9,426

9,338

9,128

Ralph

8,434

Harry

8,019

Carl

7,277

Willie

6,969

Howard

6,831

Louis

6,665

Joe

6,542

Billy

6,463

Clarence

6,460

Earl

6,406

Roy

6,387

Fred

6,313

Francis

5,644

Lawrence

5,572

Gerald

5,511

Norman

5,494

Leonard

5,312

Ernest

5,208

Herbert

5,017

Anthony

4,918

Stanley

4,902

Alfred

4,756

Daniel

4,615

Marvin

4,397

Melvin

4,202

Samuel

4,189

Bernard

4,165

Leroy

3,912

Michael

3,605

Floyd

3,549

Russell

3,540

Leo

3,536

Andrew

3,437

Edwin

3,390

Lloyd

3,325

Peter

3,301

Ray

3,253

Elmer

3,205

Theodore

3,124

Ronald

3,116

Frederick

3,048

Clifford

3,031

Alvin

2,883

Wayne

2,881

Clyde

2,879

Bill

2,863

2,856

2,852

2,802

2,694

2,680

2,677

Glenn

2,670

2,647

2,602

2,555

2,512

Dale

2,503

Lewis

2,497

Lester

2,440

Roger

2,408

Chester

2,407

Lee

2,390

Martin

2,383

Milton

2,358

Jesse

2,318

Don

2,303

Bobby

2,287

Cecil

2,227

Jerry

2,215

Harvey

2,201

Allen

2,102

Wallace

2,009

Arnold

1,998

Victor

1,983

Gilbert

1,976

100

Bob

1,970

Top 100 girl names, 1927

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

70,642

Dorothy

35,993

Betty

35,423

Helen

25,317

Margaret

21,964

Ruth

19,412

Doris

16,512

Virginia

15,733

Shirley

13,314

Barbara

13,161

Mildred

13,053

Frances

12,988

Elizabeth

12,523

Jean

12,512

Evelyn

11,495

Anna

11,215

Alice

10,679

Patricia

10,554

Lois

10,505

Marie

10,317

Irene

8,607

Gloria

8,534

Rose

8,497

Martha

8,304

Marjorie

8,115

Norma

7,997

Louise

7,704

Florence

7,645

Phyllis

7,425

Ruby

7,264

Catherine

7,256

Lillian

7,182

Eleanor

6,963

Dolores

6,769

Joyce

6,684

Annie

6,562

Gladys

6,418

Thelma

6,304

Josephine

6,108

Edna

6,086

Joan

6,032

Pauline

6,011

June

5,738

Lorraine

5,729

Lucille

5,634

Marilyn

5,554

Ethel

5,483

Edith

5,403

Bernice

5,305

Grace

5,304

Marion

5,211

Theresa

5,129

Hazel

5,096

Rita

5,084

Juanita

5,076

Nancy

5,022

Beverly

4,932

Geraldine

4,930

Ann

4,782

Jane

4,695

Sarah

4,556

Audrey

4,375

Clara

4,365

Emma

4,327

Esther

4,327

Wanda

4,302

Beatrice

4,240

Wilma

4,153

Elaine

4,109

Donna

3,992

Willie

3,884

Elsie

3,803

Katherine

3,724

Marian

3,721

Charlotte

3,676

Julia

3,586

Vivian

3,510

Gertrude

3,508

Eva

3,410

Bertha

3,380

Agnes

3,338

Laura

3,338

Kathleen

3,265

Ida

3,205

Jeanne

3,158

Rosemary

3,153

Maxine

3,094

Bessie

2,975

Vera

2,942

Kathryn

2,933

Eileen

2,929

Anne

2,928

Ellen

2,867

Lillie

2,861

Jessie

2,858

Peggy

2,857

Alma

2,847

Ella

2,843

Carolyn

2,806

100

Bonnie

2,796

Biggest movers since 1926

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

Rising boy names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Bobby	1,595	2,287	+43%	116 → 91
Ronald	2,283	3,116	+36%	88 → 63
Gene	2,083	2,802	+35%	91 → 72
Billy	5,180	6,463	+25%	40 → 31
Don	1,966	2,303	+17%	96 → 90
Tommy	751	878	+17%	192 → 170
Jerry	1,934	2,215	+15%	97 → 93
Billie	1,155	1,320	+14%	145 → 135
Donald	20,912	23,834	+14%	9 → 8
Jimmy	882	993	+13%	166 → 158

Falling boy names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Willis	1,233	1,058	-14%	140 → 149
Irving	1,159	1,021	-12%	144 → 155
Julius	1,032	916	-11%	153 → 166
Calvin	3,014	2,694	-11%	65 → 73
Wilbur	1,510	1,361	-10%	122 → 130
Maurice	1,640	1,493	-9%	110 → 122
Homer	1,503	1,371	-9%	123 → 129
Edmund	1,012	929	-8%	156 → 160
Archie	920	849	-8%	162 → 175
Earnest	1,149	1,062	-8%	147 → 148

Rising girl names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Donna	3,008	3,992	+33%	90 → 70
Patsy	993	1,302	+31%	198 → 167
Beverly	3,775	4,932	+31%	74 → 57
Dolores	5,219	6,769	+30%	49 → 34
Marilyn	4,370	5,554	+27%	65 → 46
Patricia	8,586	10,554	+23%	23 → 18
Joan	4,995	6,032	+21%	51 → 41
Delores	1,675	2,015	+20%	145 → 128
Imogene	1,253	1,494	+19%	172 → 157
Roberta	1,877	2,232	+19%	135 → 122

Falling girl names, 1926 to 1927
Name	Births 1926	Births 1927	Change	Rank 1926 → 1927
Opal	2,027	1,738	-14%	129 → 141
Bette	1,381	1,189	-14%	166 → 175
Muriel	2,027	1,807	-11%	129 → 138
Antoinette	1,158	1,033	-11%	182 → 196
Nora	1,203	1,078	-10%	176 → 189
Faye	1,219	1,093	-10%	173 → 187
Mable	1,389	1,249	-10%	164 → 171
Irma	1,298	1,169	-10%	170 → 178
Hilda	1,847	1,669	-10%	139 → 144
Bettie	1,183	1,072	-9%	178 → 190

Top 100 boy names of 1927

Top 100 girl names of 1927

Biggest movers since 1926

Top 100 boy names of 1927

Top 100 girl names of 1927

Biggest movers since 1926