200 Common First Names of the 1920s
Expecting a baby and looking for a classic, retro name? As we begin the 2020’s, try taking a look back at the roaring 20’s for baby names and inspiration. Here are 200 common male and female names used throughout the 1920’s, listed in order of most to least popular, as recorded by the United States Social Security Administration.
- Robert and Mary
- John and Dorothy
- James and Helen
- William and Betty
- Charles and Margaret
- George and Ruth
- Joseph and Virginia
- Richard and Doris
- Edward and Mildred
- Donald and Frances
- Thomas and Elizabeth
- Frank and Evelyn
- Harold and Anna
- Paul and Marie
- Raymond and Alice
- Walter and Jean
- Jack and Shirley
- Henry and Barbara
- Kenneth and Irene
- Arthur and Marjorie
- Albert and Florence
- David and Lois
- Harry and Martha
- Eugene and Rose
- Ralph and Lillian
- Howard and Louise
- Carl and Catherine
- Willie and Ruby
- Louis and Eleanor
- Clarence and Patricia
- Earl and Gladys
- Roy and Annie
- Fred and Josephine
- Joe and Thelma
- Francis and Edna
- Lawrence and Norma
- Herbert and Pauline
- Leonard and Lucille
- Ernest and Edith
- Alfred and Gloria
- Anthony and Ethel
- Stanley and Phyllis
- Norman and Grace
- Gerald and Hazel
- Daniel and June
- Samuel and Bernice
- Bernard and Marion
- Billy and Dolores
- Melvin and Rita
- Marvin and Lorraine
- Warren and Ann
- Michael and Esther
- Leroy and Beatrice
- Russell and Juanita
- Leo and Clara
- Andrew and Jane
- Edwin and Geraldine
- Elmer and Sarah
- Peter and Emma
- Floyd and Joan
- Lloyd and Joyce
- Ray and Nancy
- Frederick and Katherine
- Theodore and Gertrude
- Clifford and Elsie
- Vernon and Julia
- Herman and Agnes
- Clyde and Wilma
- Chester and Marian
- Philip and Bertha
- Alvin and Eva
- Lester and Willie
- Wayne and Audrey
- Vincent and Theresa
- Gordon and Vivian
- Leon and Wanda
- Lewis and Laura
- Charlie and Charlotte
- Glen and Ida
- Calvin and Elaine
- Martin and Anne
- Milton and Marilyn
- Lee and Kathryn
- Jesse and Maxine
- Dale and Kathleen
- Cecil and Viola
- Bill and Pearl
- Harvel and Vera
- Roger and Bessie
- Victor and Myrtle
- Benjamin and Alma
- Wallace and Beverly
- Ronald and Violet
- Sam and Nellie
- Allen and Ella
- Arnold and Lillie
- Willard and Jessie
- Gilbert and Jeanne
- Edgar and Eileen
- Oscar and Ellen
- Gene and Lucy
- Jerry and Minnie
- Douglas and Sylvia
- Johnnie and Donna
- Claude and Leona
- Don and Rosemary
- Eddie and Stella
- Roland and Mattie
- Everett and Margie
- Maurice and Genevieve
- Curtis and Mabel
- Marion and Janet
- Virgil and Geneva
- Wilbur and Georgia
- Manuel and Bonnie
- Stephen and Carol
- Jerome and Velma
- Homer and Lena
- Leslie and Carolyn
- Glen and Mae
- Jessie and Jennie
- Hubert and MAria
- Jose and Christine
- Jimmie and Arlene
- Sidney and Peggy
- Morris and Marguerite
- Hugh and Opal
- Max and Sara
- Bobby and Loretta
- Bob and Harriet
- Nicholas and Rosa
- Luther and Muriel
- Bruce and Eunice
- Junior and Jeanette
- Wesley and Blanche
- Rudolph and Carrie
- Alexander and Emily
- Franklin and Beulah
- Tom and Billie
- Irving and Dora
- Horace and Roberta
- Willis and Hilda
- Patrick and Naomi
- Steve and Anita
- Johnny and Jacqueline
- Dean and Alberta
- Julius and Inez
- Keith and Delores
- Oliver and Fannie
- Earnest and Hattie
- Ben and Lula
- Jim and Verna
- Tony and Cora
- Edmund and Constance
- Lyle and Madeline
- Guy and Miriam
- Salvatore and Ada
- Orville and Claire
- Delbert and Mamie
- Billie and Lola
- Phillip and Rosie
- Clayton and Erma
- Otis and Rachel
- Archie and Mable
- Alex and Flora
- Angelo and Daisy
- Mike and Sally
- Jacob and Marcella
- Clifton and Bette
- Bennie and Olga
- Duane and Caroline
- Matthew and Laverne
- Clinton and Sophie
- Dennis and Nora
- Wilbert and Rebecca
- Dan and Estelle
- Jay and Irma
- Marshall and Susie
- Leland and Eula
- Merle and Winifred
- Ira and Eloise
- Nathaniel and Janice
- Ivan and Maggie
- Ervin and Antoinette
- Jimmy and Nina
- Irvin and Rosalie
- Alton and Imogene
- Lowell and Lorene
- Dewey and Olive
- Larry and Sadie
- Emil and Regina
- Antonio and Victoria
- Wilfred and Henrietta
- Elbert and Della
- Juan and Bettie
- Alan and Lila
- Allan and Fern
- Lonnie and Faye
- Nelson and Johnnie
- Forrest and Jeanette
Give your child an old school name and contribute to a new wave of flappers and bootleggers!
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