The most popular baby names of 1927
SSA recorded 2,319,346 births in 1927 across all reported names — 1,192,431 girls and 1,126,915 boys.
Top 100 girls' names in 1927
| # | Name | Births | vs 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 70,642 | — |
| 2 | Dorothy | 35,993 | — |
| 3 | Betty | 35,424 | — |
| 4 | Helen | 25,316 | — |
| 5 | Margaret | 21,964 | — |
| 6 | Ruth | 19,412 | — |
| 7 | Doris | 16,512 | — |
| 8 | Virginia | 15,734 | — |
| 9 | Shirley | 13,314 | +5 |
| 10 | Barbara | 13,161 | +6 |
| 11 | Mildred | 13,053 | -2 |
| 12 | Frances | 12,988 | -2 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 12,523 | -2 |
| 14 | Jean | 12,512 | -2 |
| 15 | Evelyn | 11,495 | -2 |
| 16 | Anna | 11,215 | -1 |
| 17 | Alice | 10,679 | — |
| 18 | Patricia | 10,554 | +5 |
| 19 | Lois | 10,505 | — |
| 20 | Marie | 10,317 | -2 |
| 21 | Irene | 8,606 | — |
| 22 | Gloria | 8,535 | -2 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,497 | +2 |
| 24 | Martha | 8,304 | — |
| 25 | Marjorie | 8,115 | -3 |
| 26 | Norma | 7,997 | +3 |
| 27 | Louise | 7,704 | — |
| 28 | Florence | 7,645 | -2 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 7,425 | +4 |
| 30 | Ruby | 7,264 | — |
| 31 | Catherine | 7,256 | — |
| 32 | Lillian | 7,182 | -4 |
| 33 | Eleanor | 6,963 | -1 |
| 34 | Dolores | 6,769 | +15 |
| 35 | Joyce | 6,684 | +9 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,562 | -2 |
| 37 | Gladys | 6,418 | -2 |
| 38 | Thelma | 6,303 | -2 |
| 39 | Josephine | 6,108 | -2 |
| 40 | Edna | 6,086 | -2 |
| 41 | Joan | 6,032 | +10 |
| 42 | Pauline | 6,011 | -3 |
| 43 | June | 5,738 | -3 |
| 44 | Lorraine | 5,729 | +9 |
| 45 | Lucille | 5,634 | -2 |
| 46 | Marilyn | 5,554 | +19 |
| 47 | Ethel | 5,483 | -6 |
| 48 | Edith | 5,403 | -6 |
| 49 | Bernice | 5,305 | -4 |
| 50 | Grace | 5,304 | -4 |
| 51 | Marion | 5,211 | -4 |
| 52 | Theresa | 5,129 | +12 |
| 53 | Hazel | 5,096 | -5 |
| 54 | Rita | 5,084 | -4 |
| 55 | Juanita | 5,076 | -3 |
| 56 | Nancy | 5,022 | +1 |
| 57 | Beverly | 4,932 | +17 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,930 | -4 |
| 59 | Ann | 4,782 | -4 |
| 60 | Jane | 4,695 | -4 |
| 61 | Sarah | 4,555 | +2 |
| 62 | Audrey | 4,375 | -2 |
| 63 | Clara | 4,365 | -2 |
| 64 | Emma | 4,327 | -5 |
| 64 | Esther | 4,327 | -2 |
| 66 | Wanda | 4,302 | — |
| 67 | Beatrice | 4,241 | -9 |
| 68 | Wilma | 4,153 | -1 |
| 69 | Elaine | 4,110 | -1 |
| 70 | Donna | 3,992 | +20 |
| 71 | Willie | 3,884 | +2 |
| 72 | Elsie | 3,803 | -3 |
| 73 | Katherine | 3,724 | -1 |
| 74 | Marian | 3,721 | -4 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3,676 | +3 |
| 76 | Julia | 3,586 | -1 |
| 77 | Vivian | 3,510 | +3 |
| 78 | Gertrude | 3,508 | -7 |
| 79 | Eva | 3,410 | — |
| 80 | Bertha | 3,380 | -4 |
| 81 | Agnes | 3,338 | -4 |
| 81 | Laura | 3,338 | — |
| 83 | Kathleen | 3,265 | — |
| 84 | Ida | 3,206 | -2 |
| 85 | Jeanne | 3,158 | +3 |
| 86 | Rosemary | 3,153 | +9 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,094 | -2 |
| 88 | Bessie | 2,975 | +1 |
| 89 | Vera | 2,942 | -5 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 2,933 | -3 |
| 91 | Eileen | 2,929 | +1 |
| 92 | Anne | 2,928 | -6 |
| 93 | Ellen | 2,867 | +7 |
| 94 | Lillie | 2,861 | +5 |
| 95 | Jessie | 2,858 | -2 |
| 96 | Peggy | 2,857 | +8 |
| 97 | Alma | 2,847 | -6 |
| 98 | Ella | 2,843 | — |
| 99 | Carolyn | 2,806 | +15 |
| 100 | Bonnie | 2,796 | +5 |
Top 100 boys' names in 1927
| # | Name | Births | vs 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 61,674 | — |
| 2 | John | 55,949 | — |
| 3 | James | 53,674 | — |
| 4 | William | 51,476 | — |
| 5 | Charles | 31,941 | — |
| 6 | Richard | 26,768 | +1 |
| 7 | George | 25,949 | -1 |
| 8 | Donald | 23,834 | +1 |
| 9 | Joseph | 23,503 | -1 |
| 10 | Edward | 19,115 | — |
| 11 | Thomas | 17,027 | — |
| 12 | Frank | 14,377 | — |
| 13 | Paul | 13,604 | — |
| 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 | +3 |
| 21 | David | 9,426 | +1 |
| 22 | Arthur | 9,338 | -2 |
| 23 | Albert | 9,128 | -2 |
| 24 | Ralph | 8,434 | — |
| 25 | Harry | 8,019 | — |
| 26 | Carl | 7,277 | — |
| 27 | Willie | 6,969 | +1 |
| 28 | Howard | 6,831 | -1 |
| 29 | Louis | 6,663 | +1 |
| 30 | Joe | 6,542 | +3 |
| 31 | Billy | 6,463 | +9 |
| 32 | Clarence | 6,460 | -3 |
| 33 | Earl | 6,406 | -1 |
| 34 | Roy | 6,387 | — |
| 35 | Fred | 6,313 | -4 |
| 36 | Francis | 5,644 | -1 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 5,572 | -1 |
| 38 | Gerald | 5,511 | +3 |
| 39 | Norman | 5,494 | — |
| 40 | Leonard | 5,311 | -2 |
| 41 | Ernest | 5,208 | -4 |
| 42 | Herbert | 5,017 | +2 |
| 43 | Anthony | 4,917 | -1 |
| 44 | Stanley | 4,902 | -1 |
| 45 | Alfred | 4,756 | — |
| 46 | Daniel | 4,615 | — |
| 47 | Marvin | 4,397 | +3 |
| 48 | Melvin | 4,202 | -1 |
| 49 | Samuel | 4,189 | -1 |
| 50 | Bernard | 4,165 | -1 |
| 51 | Leroy | 3,911 | — |
| 52 | Michael | 3,605 | +4 |
| 53 | Floyd | 3,549 | — |
| 54 | Russell | 3,540 | -2 |
| 55 | Leo | 3,536 | -1 |
| 56 | Andrew | 3,437 | +3 |
| 57 | Edwin | 3,390 | -2 |
| 58 | Lloyd | 3,325 | +2 |
| 59 | Peter | 3,301 | -1 |
| 60 | Ray | 3,253 | -3 |
| 61 | Elmer | 3,205 | — |
| 62 | Theodore | 3,124 | +1 |
| 63 | Ronald | 3,115 | +25 |
| 64 | Frederick | 3,048 | — |
| 65 | Clifford | 3,031 | -3 |
| 66 | Alvin | 2,883 | +6 |
| 67 | Wayne | 2,882 | +1 |
| 68 | Clyde | 2,880 | -1 |
| 69 | Bill | 2,863 | +5 |
| 70 | Herman | 2,856 | -1 |
| 71 | Vernon | 2,852 | -5 |
| 72 | Gene | 2,802 | +19 |
| 73 | Calvin | 2,694 | -8 |
| 74 | Gordon | 2,680 | +2 |
| 75 | Philip | 2,677 | -5 |
| 76 | Glenn | 2,670 | -1 |
| 77 | Vincent | 2,647 | — |
| 78 | Leon | 2,602 | -5 |
| 79 | Warren | 2,555 | -8 |
| 80 | Charlie | 2,512 | +1 |
| 81 | Dale | 2,503 | +3 |
| 82 | Lewis | 2,497 | — |
| 83 | Lester | 2,440 | -5 |
| 84 | Roger | 2,408 | +5 |
| 85 | Chester | 2,407 | -6 |
| 86 | Lee | 2,390 | -1 |
| 87 | Martin | 2,383 | -7 |
| 88 | Milton | 2,358 | -5 |
| 89 | Jesse | 2,318 | -2 |
| 90 | Don | 2,303 | +6 |
| 91 | Bobby | 2,286 | +25 |
| 92 | Cecil | 2,227 | -6 |
| 93 | Jerry | 2,215 | +4 |
| 94 | Harvey | 2,201 | -4 |
| 95 | Allen | 2,101 | -2 |
| 96 | Wallace | 2,009 | -1 |
| 97 | Arnold | 1,998 | +2 |
| 98 | Victor | 1,983 | -4 |
| 99 | Gilbert | 1,976 | +2 |
| 100 | Bob | 1,970 | +2 |
Names that climbed fastest in 1927
Ranked by places gained against 1926, among names with at least 200 births in both years.
| Name | Rank 1927 | Rank 1926 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renee girls | 361 | 435 | +74 |
| Patty girls | 319 | 379 | +60 |
| Nola girls | 357 | 417 | +60 |
| Dona girls | 345 | 403 | +58 |
| Charles girls | 395 | 451 | +56 |
| Charlene girls | 221 | 276 | +55 |
| Jackie girls | 315 | 370 | +55 |
| Gabriel boys | 373 | 426 | +53 |
| Evangeline girls | 414 | 463 | +49 |
| Darwin boys | 377 | 426 | +49 |
| Emogene girls | 413 | 461 | +48 |
| Andy boys | 326 | 372 | +46 |
| Roberto boys | 326 | 369 | +43 |
| Joann girls | 226 | 267 | +41 |
| Jacquelyn girls | 305 | 346 | +41 |
Names that fell fastest in 1927
| Name | Rank 1927 | Rank 1926 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda girls | 454 | 388 | -66 |
| Adrian boys | 403 | 345 | -58 |
| Coy boys | 412 | 359 | -53 |
| Ione girls | 481 | 429 | -52 |
| Leah girls | 370 | 319 | -51 |
| Letha girls | 379 | 330 | -49 |
| Dortha girls | 469 | 420 | -49 |
| Ester girls | 470 | 422 | -48 |
| Joanna girls | 449 | 406 | -43 |
| Wilford boys | 391 | 348 | -43 |
| Eli boys | 399 | 357 | -42 |
| Thaddeus boys | 425 | 384 | -41 |
| Wilburn boys | 357 | 318 | -39 |
| Bertie girls | 451 | 413 | -38 |
| Berniece girls | 405 | 369 | -36 |
Names that first appear in 1927
1927 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.
- Bidwell 14
- Sunya 14
- Briggs 10
- Hearld 10
- Jerelean 9
- Larwence 9
- Lindburgh 9
- Patt 9
- Shari 9
- Brendon 8
- Clata 8
- Dalhart 8
- Genena 8
- Gildardo 8
- Glendel 8
- Junor 8
- Lindburg 8
- Maclyn 8
- Milarain 8
- Mutsuo 8
Names that peaked in 1927
For these names, 1927 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.