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