Top American girls' names of the 1920s

She doesn't have to be a flapper to make one of these cute names popular again -- Margaret, Evelyn, Irene, Marjorie, Lillian, Patricia, Josephine, Norma, Gloria, June, Dolores, Lorraine and more

Mary

Bitter

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Helen

Light

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Popular

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Margaret

Pearl

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Popular

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Ruth

Friend

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Doris

Sea

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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Frances

From France; free

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Elizabeth

God's oath

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Anna

Form of Anne

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Hebrew, German, Italian, Swedish, Czech
Popularity: Popular

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Alice

Noble

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek, Teutonic, German
Popularity: Popular

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Jean

God is gracious

Gender: Either | Origin: Celtic, Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Barbara

Foreigner

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Greek, Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Marjorie

Pearl

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek, English
Popularity: Familiar

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Old-Fashioned Baby Names That Are Making a Comeback

Florence

Flower

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Martha

Lady

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, Aramaic
Popularity: Familiar

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Lillian

Lily flower

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Latin
Popularity: Popular

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Louise

Warrior

Gender: Girl | Origin: French, Teutonic, German
Popularity: Familiar

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Ruby

Precious red stone

Gender: Either | Origin: Latin, English
Popularity: Popular

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Patricia

Noblewoman

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Gladys

Lame

Gender: Girl | Origin: Welsh
Popularity: Familiar

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Josephine

God will increase

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Popular

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Edna

Delight

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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Norma

From the north

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin, German
Popularity: Familiar

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Lucille

Bringer of light

Gender: Girl | Origin: French, Latin, English
Popularity: Popular

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Gloria

Glory

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Familiar

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Baby Name Advice: Picking an Old-Fashioned Girls' Name

Ethel

Noble

Gender: Girl | Origin: English
Popularity: Unusual

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Grace

Graceful

Gender: Girl | Origin: Latin
Popularity: Popular

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June

The sixth month

Gender: Either | Origin: English, Latin
Popularity: Popular

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Bernice

Victor

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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Dolores

Sorrowful

Gender: Girl | Origin: Spanish
Popularity: Unusual

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Lorraine

From the French province Lorraine

Gender: Girl | Origin: Teutonic, French
Popularity: Familiar

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Dorothy

God's gift

Gender: Girl | Origin: Greek
Popularity: Familiar

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Betty

Short for Elizabeth

Gender: Girl | Origin: Hebrew, English
Popularity: Familiar

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Virgina

Gender: Girl

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Mildred

Gentle counselor

Gender: Girl | Origin: English
Popularity: Familiar

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Evelyn

Hazelnut

Gender: Girl | Origin: English, Celtic, Norman
Popularity: Popular

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Marie

Bitter

Gender: Girl | Origin: French, Hebrew
Popularity: Familiar

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25 Best Old-Fashioned Baby Names for Girls

Thoroughly Modern Millie is making her rounds again thanks to Millie Bobby Brown. Check out these classic and vintage girl names that are ready to make a comeback.