Most Popular Baby Names of 1927

In 1927, Mary was the most popular name for girls, given to 70,642 babies, and Robert topped the boys' list with 61,674. Mary held on to number one for a 48th year in a row, and Robert held on to number one for a fourth year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,192,431 girls and 1,126,915 boys born in 1927 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 5,602 different girls' names and 4,802 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 1927

Top girls' names, 1927
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1926
1	Mary	70,642	same
2	Dorothy	35,993	same
3	Betty	35,424	same
4	Helen	25,316	same
5	Margaret	21,964	same
6	Ruth	19,412	same
7	Doris	16,512	same
8	Virginia	15,734	same
9	Shirley	13,314	up 5
10	Barbara	13,161	up 6
11	Mildred	13,053	down 2
12	Frances	12,988	down 2
13	Elizabeth	12,523	down 2
14	Jean	12,512	down 2
15	Evelyn	11,495	down 2
16	Anna	11,215	down 1
17	Alice	10,679	same
18	Patricia	10,554	up 5
19	Lois	10,505	same
20	Marie	10,317	down 2
21	Irene	8,606	same
22	Gloria	8,535	down 2
23	Rose	8,497	up 2
24	Martha	8,304	same
25	Marjorie	8,115	down 3
26	Norma	7,997	up 3
27	Louise	7,704	same
28	Florence	7,645	down 2
29	Phyllis	7,425	up 4
30	Ruby	7,264	same
31	Catherine	7,256	same
32	Lillian	7,182	down 4
33	Eleanor	6,963	down 1
34	Dolores	6,769	up 15
35	Joyce	6,684	up 9
36	Annie	6,562	down 2
37	Gladys	6,418	down 2
38	Thelma	6,303	down 2
39	Josephine	6,108	down 2
40	Edna	6,086	down 2
41	Joan	6,032	up 10
42	Pauline	6,011	down 3
43	June	5,738	down 3
44	Lorraine	5,729	up 9
45	Lucille	5,634	down 2
46	Marilyn	5,554	up 19
47	Ethel	5,483	down 6
48	Edith	5,403	down 6
49	Bernice	5,305	down 4
50	Grace	5,304	down 4
51	Marion	5,211	down 4
52	Theresa	5,129	up 12
53	Hazel	5,096	down 5
54	Rita	5,084	down 4
55	Juanita	5,076	down 3
56	Nancy	5,022	up 1
57	Beverly	4,932	up 17
58	Geraldine	4,930	down 4
59	Ann	4,782	down 4
60	Jane	4,695	down 4
61	Sarah	4,555	up 2
62	Audrey	4,375	down 2
63	Clara	4,365	down 2
64	Emma	4,327	down 5
65	Esther	4,327	down 3
66	Wanda	4,302	same
67	Beatrice	4,241	down 9
68	Wilma	4,153	down 1
69	Elaine	4,110	down 1
70	Donna	3,992	up 20
71	Willie	3,884	up 2
72	Elsie	3,803	down 3
73	Katherine	3,724	down 1
74	Marian	3,721	down 4
75	Charlotte	3,676	up 3
76	Julia	3,586	down 1
77	Vivian	3,510	up 3
78	Gertrude	3,508	down 7
79	Eva	3,410	same
80	Bertha	3,380	down 4
81	Agnes	3,338	down 4
82	Laura	3,338	down 1
83	Kathleen	3,265	same
84	Ida	3,206	down 2
85	Jeanne	3,158	up 3
86	Rosemary	3,153	up 9
87	Maxine	3,094	down 2
88	Bessie	2,975	up 1
89	Vera	2,942	down 5
90	Kathryn	2,933	down 3
91	Eileen	2,929	up 1
92	Anne	2,928	down 6
93	Ellen	2,867	up 7
94	Lillie	2,861	up 5
95	Jessie	2,858	down 2
96	Peggy	2,857	up 8
97	Alma	2,847	down 6
98	Ella	2,843	same
99	Carolyn	2,806	up 15
100	Bonnie	2,796	up 5

Top boys' names, 1927
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1926
1	Robert	61,674	same
2	John	55,949	same
3	James	53,674	same
4	William	51,476	same
5	Charles	31,941	same
6	Richard	26,768	up 1
7	George	25,949	down 1
8	Donald	23,834	up 1
9	Joseph	23,503	down 1
10	Edward	19,115	same
11	Thomas	17,027	same
12	Frank	14,377	same
13	Paul	13,604	same
14	Harold	13,226	same
15	Raymond	12,807	same
16	Jack	12,802	same
17	Walter	11,346	same
18	Kenneth	10,848	same
19	Henry	9,871	same
20	Eugene	9,742	up 3
21	David	9,426	up 1
22	Arthur	9,338	down 2
23	Albert	9,128	down 2
24	Ralph	8,434	same
25	Harry	8,019	same
26	Carl	7,277	same
27	Willie	6,969	up 1
28	Howard	6,831	down 1
29	Louis	6,663	up 1
30	Joe	6,542	up 3
31	Billy	6,463	up 9
32	Clarence	6,460	down 3
33	Earl	6,406	down 1
34	Roy	6,387	same
35	Fred	6,313	down 4
36	Francis	5,644	down 1
37	Lawrence	5,572	down 1
38	Gerald	5,511	up 3
39	Norman	5,494	same
40	Leonard	5,311	down 2
41	Ernest	5,208	down 4
42	Herbert	5,017	up 2
43	Anthony	4,917	down 1
44	Stanley	4,902	down 1
45	Alfred	4,756	same
46	Daniel	4,615	same
47	Marvin	4,397	up 3
48	Melvin	4,202	down 1
49	Samuel	4,189	down 1
50	Bernard	4,165	down 1
51	Leroy	3,911	same
52	Michael	3,605	up 4
53	Floyd	3,549	same
54	Russell	3,540	down 2
55	Leo	3,536	down 1
56	Andrew	3,437	up 3
57	Edwin	3,390	down 2
58	Lloyd	3,325	up 2
59	Peter	3,301	down 1
60	Ray	3,253	down 3
61	Elmer	3,205	same
62	Theodore	3,124	up 1
63	Ronald	3,115	up 25
64	Frederick	3,048	same
65	Clifford	3,031	down 3
66	Alvin	2,883	up 6
67	Wayne	2,882	up 1
68	Clyde	2,880	down 1
69	Bill	2,863	up 5
70	Herman	2,856	down 1
71	Vernon	2,852	down 5
72	Gene	2,802	up 19
73	Calvin	2,694	down 8
74	Gordon	2,680	up 2
75	Philip	2,677	down 5
76	Glenn	2,670	down 1
77	Vincent	2,647	same
78	Leon	2,602	down 5
79	Warren	2,555	down 8
80	Charlie	2,512	up 1
81	Dale	2,503	up 3
82	Lewis	2,497	same
83	Lester	2,440	down 5
84	Roger	2,408	up 5
85	Chester	2,407	down 6
86	Lee	2,390	down 1
87	Martin	2,383	down 7
88	Milton	2,358	down 5
89	Jesse	2,318	down 2
90	Don	2,303	up 6
91	Bobby	2,286	up 25
92	Cecil	2,227	down 6
93	Jerry	2,215	up 4
94	Harvey	2,201	down 4
95	Allen	2,101	down 2
96	Wallace	2,009	down 1
97	Arnold	1,998	up 2
98	Victor	1,983	down 4
99	Gilbert	1,976	up 2
100	Bob	1,970	up 2

Biggest climbers in 1927

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 1926.

Girls

Vilma: up 194 places, from 672nd to 478th
Marceline: up 187 places, from 737th to 550th
Luz: up 187 places, from 977th to 790th
Jacquelin: up 186 places, from 966th to 780th
Wynona: up 184 places, from 930th to 746th
Marylou: up 178 places, from 588th to 410th
Nella: up 172 places, from 985th to 813th
Darline: up 163 places, from 792nd to 629th
Libby: up 159 places, from 897th to 738th
Rutha: up 156 places, from 979th to 823rd

Boys

Valentino: up 307 places, from 990th to 683rd
Huey: up 262 places, from 840th to 578th
Dante: up 255 places, from 956th to 701st
Ramiro: up 200 places, from 953rd to 753rd
Beryl: up 194 places, from 994th to 800th
Lois: up 182 places, from 900th to 718th
Joyce: up 181 places, from 924th to 743rd
Dempsey: up 177 places, from 934th to 757th
Carmelo: up 174 places, from 860th to 686th
Casper: up 169 places, from 916th to 747th

New to the top 1,000 in 1927

Girls

Lita, 698th (its first time ever)
Glendora, 751st (back after dropping out)
Albert, 800th (back after dropping out)
Marilou, 812th (its first time ever)
Elinore, 817th (back after dropping out)
Nedra, 831st (back after dropping out)
Leanna, 843rd (back after dropping out)
Lawanda, 849th (its first time ever)
Patti, 854th (back after dropping out)
Charmaine, 856th (its first time ever)

Boys

Lindy, 388th (its first time ever)
Lindbergh, 574th (its first time ever)
Shoji, 725th (its first time ever)
Brian, 755th (back after dropping out)
Orland, 794th (back after dropping out)
Elgin, 802nd (back after dropping out)
Kevin, 816th (back after dropping out)
Manley, 818th (back after dropping out)
Denny, 859th (its first time ever)
Lynwood, 862nd (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 1927?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 22.4% of the girls counted in 1927, and the top ten boys' names to 33.2% of the boys. In 1907, those shares were 20.4% for girls and 31.7% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.