Birth year roster
Top names in 1927
The names most likely to appear on 1927 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Mary and Robert led the 1927 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and Robert, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1927 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.
Girls
- #1Mary70,642
- #2Dorothy35,993
- #3Betty35,424
- #4Helen25,316
- #5Margaret21,964
- #6Ruth19,412
- #7Doris16,512
- #8Virginia15,734
- #9Shirley13,314
- #10Barbara13,161
- #11Mildred13,053
- #12Frances12,988
- #13Elizabeth12,523
- #14Jean12,512
- #15Evelyn11,495
- #16Anna11,215
- #17Alice10,679
- #18Patricia10,554
- #19Lois10,505
- #20Marie10,317
- #21Irene8,606
- #22Gloria8,535
- #23Rose8,497
- #24Martha8,304
- #25Marjorie8,115
Boys
- #1Robert61,674
- #2John55,949
- #3James53,674
- #4William51,476
- #5Charles31,941
- #6Richard26,768
- #7George25,949
- #8Donald23,834
- #9Joseph23,503
- #10Edward19,115
- #11Thomas17,027
- #12Frank14,377
- #13Paul13,604
- #14Harold13,226
- #15Raymond12,807
- #16Jack12,802
- #17Walter11,346
- #18Kenneth10,848
- #19Henry9,871
- #20Eugene9,742
- #21David9,426
- #22Arthur9,338
- #23Albert9,128
- #24Ralph8,434
- #25Harry8,019