Most Popular Names of the 1920s

The top names across the 1920s (1924–1924), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Maria for girls and Jose for boys.

Girls — Top 50

#NameBabies
1Maria16,509
2Carmen12,420
3Josefa8,555
4Dolores6,259
5Francisca5,509
6Isabel5,194
7Antonia5,067
8Pilar4,564
9Maria Carmen4,498
10Teresa4,151
11Concepcion4,126
12Juana3,437
13Rosa3,435
14Mercedes3,130
15Manuela3,086
16Rosario3,034
17Ana2,886
18Maria Luisa2,665
19Encarnacion2,548
20Julia2,389
21Maria Dolores2,354
22Maria Teresa2,226
23Maria Pilar2,157
24Angeles2,104
25Angela1,846
26Consuelo1,838
27Maria Angeles1,803
28Luisa1,775
29Margarita1,766
30Amparo1,743
31Emilia1,687
32Felisa1,594
33Victoria1,515
34Catalina1,445
35Maria Josefa1,376
36Vicenta1,361
37Josefina1,343
38Asuncion1,316
39Montserrat1,312
40Ana Maria1,284
41Aurora1,283
42Matilde1,233
43Purificacion1,176
44Elena1,167
45Esperanza1,146
46Natividad1,112
47Maria Concepcion1,085
48Petra1,061
49Trinidad1,060
50Lucia1,043

Boys — Top 50

#NameBabies
1Jose8,395
2Antonio5,861
3Manuel5,338
4Francisco4,901
5Juan3,842
6Pedro2,055
7Luis1,775
8Jesus1,674
9Angel1,668
10Miguel1,641
11Vicente1,403
12Ramon1,398
13Jose Maria1,252
14Rafael1,241
15Joaquin972
16Enrique844
17Fernando762
18Emilio750
19Andres735
20Felix725
21Julian725
22Julio679
23Tomas679
24Mariano660
25Jose Luis659
26Salvador601
27Santiago598
28Agustin587
29Domingo584
30Alfonso571
31Josep523
32Gregorio511
33Jaime502
34Carlos497
35Felipe471
36Jose Antonio470
37Eduardo458
38Ricardo439
39Pablo431
40Eugenio392
41Joan384
42Lorenzo379
43Alejandro376
44Juan Jose365
45Diego344
46Juan Antonio340
47Benito334
48Sebastian327
49Ignacio321
50Daniel314