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1917 

# Top Baby Names of 1917 

 The most popular baby names in the United States 

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## Girl Names

Top 15 in 1917

[  1  Mary  64,280 ](/mary)[  2  Helen  34,251 ](/helen)[  3  Dorothy  28,852 ](/dorothy)[  4  Margaret  25,560 ](/margaret)[  5  Ruth  23,568 ](/ruth)[  6  Mildred  16,256 ](/mildred)[  7  Anna  15,160 ](/anna)[  8  Elizabeth  15,131 ](/elizabeth)[  9  Frances  14,363 ](/frances)[  10  Virginia  14,261 ](/virginia)[  11  Evelyn  12,532 ](/evelyn)[  12  Marie  11,813 ](/marie)[  13  Alice  10,990 ](/alice)[  14  Florence  10,538 ](/florence)[  15  Lillian  9,843 ](/lillian) 

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## Boy Names

Top 15 in 1917

[  1  John  51,852 ](/john)[  2  William  42,422 ](/william)[  3  James  37,338 ](/james)[  4  Robert  35,220 ](/robert)[  5  Joseph  24,761 ](/joseph)[  6  George  24,196 ](/george)[  7  Charles  24,143 ](/charles)[  8  Edward  17,501 ](/edward)[  9  Frank  15,768 ](/frank)[  10  Thomas  12,611 ](/thomas)[  11  Walter  12,582 ](/walter)[  12  Harold  11,194 ](/harold)[  13  Paul  11,156 ](/paul)[  14  Richard  10,914 ](/richard)[  15  Henry  10,696 ](/henry) 

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## About 1917 Baby Name Rankings 

 These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1917, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA. 

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states. 

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