1910s
Top Names of the 1910s
The 1910s - World War I Era
Ranked by total babies named during 1910-1919
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Mary
Peak: 1918
478,636
Best: #1
2
Helen
Peak: 1918
248,154
Best: #2
3
Dorothy
Peak: 1918
207,475
Best: #3
4
Margaret
Peak: 1918
189,234
Best: #3
5
Ruth
Peak: 1918
173,675
Best: #5
6
Mildred
Peak: 1919
123,998
Best: #6
7
Anna
Peak: 1918
118,998
Best: #6
8
Elizabeth
Peak: 1918
116,811
Best: #7
9
Frances
Peak: 1918
105,599
Best: #8
10
Virginia
Peak: 1918
94,322
Best: #7
11
Marie
Peak: 1918
92,086
Best: #9
12
Evelyn
Peak: 1918
91,492
Best: #10
13
Alice
Peak: 1918
85,866
Best: #10
14
Florence
Peak: 1918
81,465
Best: #12
15
Lillian
Peak: 1918
75,914
Best: #13
16
Rose
Peak: 1917
74,690
Best: #14
17
Irene
Peak: 1918
68,968
Best: #16
18
Louise
Peak: 1918
67,973
Best: #17
19
Edna
Peak: 1918
66,897
Best: #16
20
Catherine
Peak: 1918
65,823
Best: #18
21
Gladys
Peak: 1918
65,812
Best: #15
22
Ethel
Peak: 1918
63,662
Best: #13
23
Josephine
Peak: 1918
61,355
Best: #21
24
Ruby
Peak: 1919
60,308
Best: #22
25
Martha
Peak: 1918
59,509
Best: #22
26
Grace
Peak: 1918
57,973
Best: #23
27
Hazel
Peak: 1918
57,068
Best: #24
28
Thelma
Peak: 1918
57,011
Best: #25
29
Lucille
Peak: 1918
56,147
Best: #27
30
Edith
Peak: 1918
56,059
Best: #28
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
John
Peak: 1918
376,312
Best: #1
2
William
Peak: 1918
303,018
Best: #2
3
James
Peak: 1919
275,070
Best: #2
4
Robert
Peak: 1919
239,185
Best: #4
5
Joseph
Peak: 1918
179,300
Best: #5
6
George
Peak: 1918
176,609
Best: #4
7
Charles
Peak: 1918
173,534
Best: #5
8
Edward
Peak: 1918
125,720
Best: #8
9
Frank
Peak: 1918
116,017
Best: #8
10
Thomas
Peak: 1918
91,619
Best: #10
11
Walter
Peak: 1918
89,145
Best: #10
12
Harold
Peak: 1918
79,721
Best: #12
13
Henry
Peak: 1918
79,667
Best: #10
14
Paul
Peak: 1918
78,216
Best: #12
15
Richard
Peak: 1919
74,603
Best: #12
16
Raymond
Peak: 1918
71,820
Best: #14
17
Albert
Peak: 1918
68,207
Best: #14
18
Arthur
Peak: 1918
67,478
Best: #15
19
Harry
Peak: 1918
65,874
Best: #13
20
Donald
Peak: 1918
57,002
Best: #17
21
Ralph
Peak: 1918
52,522
Best: #21
22
Louis
Peak: 1918
50,600
Best: #20
23
Jack
Peak: 1918
49,526
Best: #21
24
Clarence
Peak: 1918
49,196
Best: #20
25
Carl
Peak: 1918
48,454
Best: #22
26
Willie
Peak: 1919
47,690
Best: #11
27
Howard
Peak: 1918
46,596
Best: #24
28
Fred
Peak: 1918
44,345
Best: #22
29
David
Peak: 1919
43,853
Best: #27
30
Kenneth
Peak: 1918
43,248
Best: #26
About 1910s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1910s (1910-1919), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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