These Were The Most Popular Baby Names In 1925

The list of the most popular baby names in the U.S. doesn’t change dramatically from one year to the next, but some interesting shifts and trends emerge over longer stretches of time.

Some popular picks fall off the map, while others dip down to the bottom only to make a comeback later. And then there are the classics that remain popular to this day.

Knowing the Social Security Administration’s baby names database goes back to the 1880s, we decided to take a look at parents’ choices 100 years ago to see which ones tanked and which have serious staying power.

Below, find the 25 most popular baby names for boys and for girls born in 1925. While James, William, Elizabeth and Evelyn are still popular a century later, others like Mildred, Lois, Ralph and Doris aren’t quite as common these days.

Girls

1. Mary

2. Dorothy

3. Betty

4. Helen

5. Margaret

6. Ruth

7. Virginia

8. Doris

9. Mildred

10. Elizabeth

11. Frances

12. Evelyn

13. Anna

14. Jean

15. Alice

16. Marie

17. Shirley

18. Lois

19. Irene

20. Gloria

21. Marjorie

22. Barbara

23. Martha

24. Florence

25. Lillian

Boys

1. Robert

2. John

3. William

4. James

5. Charles

6. George

7. Joseph

8. Richard

9. Edward

10. Donald

11. Thomas

12. Frank

13. Paul

14. Harold

15. Raymond

16. Walter

17. Jack

18. Henry

19. Kenneth

20. Arthur

21. Albert

22. David

23. Harry

24. Eugene

25. Ralph

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