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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1910

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1910 — 590,698 recorded births in total that year.

19091911 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1910

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary22,8485.8%
  2. 2Helen10,4792.6%
  3. 3Margaret8,2262.1%
  4. 4Dorothy7,3181.8%
  5. 5Ruth7,2121.8%
  6. 6Anna6,4361.6%
  7. 7Elizabeth5,8001.5%
  8. 8Mildred5,6921.4%
  9. 9Marie4,7901.2%
  10. 10Alice4,6711.2%
  11. 11Frances4,4481.1%
  12. 12Florence4,2821.1%
  13. 13Ethel4,1461.0%
  14. 14Lillian4,1271.0%
  15. 15Gladys3,8421.0%
  16. 16Rose3,8371.0%
  17. 17Evelyn3,7771.0%
  18. 18Edna3,6640.9%
  19. 19Annie3,5190.9%
  20. 20Louise3,4570.9%
  21. 21Irene3,2810.8%
  22. 22Catherine3,1610.8%
  23. 23Grace3,1450.8%
  24. 24Hazel3,0320.8%
  25. 25Thelma2,9760.8%
  26. 26Gertrude2,9320.7%
  27. 27Ruby2,8930.7%
  28. 28Martha2,8580.7%
  29. 29Virginia2,8550.7%
  30. 30Josephine2,8010.7%
  31. 31Lucille2,6920.7%
  32. 32Clara2,6650.7%
  33. 33Bertha2,6510.7%
  34. 34Emma2,6070.7%
  35. 35Edith2,5920.7%
  36. 36Beatrice2,4590.6%
  37. 37Bessie2,3920.6%
  38. 38Esther2,3780.6%
  39. 39Pearl2,1770.5%
  40. 40Sarah2,1730.5%
  41. 41Agnes2,1630.5%
  42. 42Pauline2,1530.5%
  43. 43Myrtle2,1450.5%
  44. 44Elsie2,1410.5%
  45. 45Eva2,1230.5%
  46. 46Mabel2,1230.5%
  47. 47Ida2,1070.5%
  48. 48Viola2,0900.5%
  49. 49Julia2,0740.5%
  50. 50Minnie1,9830.5%
  51. 51Nellie1,9280.5%
  52. 52Ann1,8420.5%
  53. 53Laura1,8340.5%
  54. 54Lillie1,8240.5%
  55. 55Eleanor1,7980.5%
  56. 56Willie1,7960.5%
  57. 57Katherine1,7520.4%
  58. 58Bernice1,7210.4%
  59. 59Marion1,7030.4%
  60. 60Mattie1,6870.4%
  61. 61Alma1,6300.4%
  62. 62Ella1,5870.4%
  63. 63Jessie1,5410.4%
  64. 64Doris1,5360.4%
  65. 65Mae1,4530.4%
  66. 66Lena1,4310.4%
  67. 67Anne1,4130.4%
  68. 68Marjorie1,3910.4%
  69. 69Betty1,3890.4%
  70. 70Carrie1,3810.3%
  71. 71Vera1,3460.3%
  72. 72Stella1,3190.3%
  73. 73Hattie1,3140.3%
  74. 74Blanche1,2880.3%
  75. 75Lucy1,2830.3%
  76. 76Lois1,2710.3%
  77. 77Jean1,2460.3%
  78. 78Fannie1,2370.3%
  79. 79Leona1,2200.3%
  80. 80Kathryn1,1980.3%
  81. 81Jennie1,1830.3%
  82. 82Beulah1,1310.3%
  83. 83Rosa1,1310.3%
  84. 84Marguerite1,0860.3%
  85. 85Cora1,0790.3%
  86. 86Mamie1,0790.3%
  87. 87Opal1,0510.3%
  88. 88Ellen1,0380.3%
  89. 89Violet1,0370.3%
  90. 90Velma1,0350.3%
  91. 91Georgia1,0100.3%
  92. 92Sylvia1,0000.3%
  93. 93Lula9750.2%
  94. 94Ada9600.2%
  95. 95Maggie9400.2%
  96. 96Theresa9260.2%
  97. 97Inez9160.2%
  98. 98Genevieve9080.2%
  99. 99Charlotte8960.2%
  100. 100Sadie8860.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John11,4505.9%
  2. 2James9,1944.7%
  3. 3William8,8444.6%
  4. 4Robert5,6092.9%
  5. 5George5,4412.8%
  6. 6Joseph5,2282.7%
  7. 7Charles4,7842.5%
  8. 8Frank3,7681.9%
  9. 9Edward3,4071.8%
  10. 10Henry2,8991.5%
  11. 11Willie2,8971.5%
  12. 12Thomas2,8511.5%
  13. 13Walter2,5961.3%
  14. 14Albert2,1831.1%
  15. 15Paul2,0051.0%
  16. 16Harry1,9781.0%
  17. 17Arthur1,9421.0%
  18. 18Harold1,9091.0%
  19. 19Raymond1,7370.9%
  20. 20Clarence1,7060.9%
  21. 21Richard1,6540.9%
  22. 22Fred1,5870.8%
  23. 23Jack1,5760.8%
  24. 24Louis1,5690.8%
  25. 25Joe1,5530.8%
  26. 26Carl1,3390.7%
  27. 27Howard1,3090.7%
  28. 28Ralph1,2780.7%
  29. 29Roy1,2670.7%
  30. 30David1,2580.6%
  31. 31Ernest1,1670.6%
  32. 32Samuel1,1290.6%
  33. 33Earl1,1090.6%
  34. 34Charlie1,1070.6%
  35. 35Lawrence1,0090.5%
  36. 36Francis1,0000.5%
  37. 37Anthony9800.5%
  38. 38Alfred9220.5%
  39. 39Eugene8880.5%
  40. 40Sam8880.5%
  41. 41Herbert8860.5%
  42. 42Andrew8840.5%
  43. 43Kenneth8800.5%
  44. 44Donald8600.4%
  45. 45Michael8440.4%
  46. 46Leonard7930.4%
  47. 47Stanley7610.4%
  48. 48Elmer7600.4%
  49. 49Lee7410.4%
  50. 50Leroy7330.4%
  51. 51Leo7070.4%
  52. 52Herman6960.4%
  53. 53Daniel6920.4%
  54. 54Theodore6920.4%
  55. 55Floyd6870.4%
  56. 56Peter6310.3%
  57. 57Clyde6170.3%
  58. 58Russell6150.3%
  59. 59Eddie5950.3%
  60. 60Jesse5900.3%
  61. 61Chester5610.3%
  62. 62Bernard5600.3%
  63. 63Norman5570.3%
  64. 64Lester5560.3%
  65. 65Lewis5550.3%
  66. 66Clifford5510.3%
  67. 67Lloyd5450.3%
  68. 68Ray5450.3%
  69. 69Frederick5430.3%
  70. 70Benjamin5360.3%
  71. 71Edwin5360.3%
  72. 72Jessie5160.3%
  73. 73Oscar5050.3%
  74. 74Johnnie5020.3%
  75. 75Melvin4820.2%
  76. 76Milton4760.2%
  77. 77Cecil4720.2%
  78. 78Claude4630.2%
  79. 79Ben4540.2%
  80. 80Edgar4410.2%
  81. 81Leon4350.2%
  82. 82Tom4280.2%
  83. 83Philip4180.2%
  84. 84Marvin4130.2%
  85. 85Alvin4010.2%
  86. 86Martin3960.2%
  87. 87Luther3830.2%
  88. 88Everett3820.2%
  89. 89Harvey3820.2%
  90. 90Victor3720.2%
  91. 91Morris3670.2%
  92. 92Allen3550.2%
  93. 93Sidney3530.2%
  94. 94Vernon3510.2%
  95. 95Julius3500.2%
  96. 96Stephen3500.2%
  97. 97Glenn3490.2%
  98. 98Homer3470.2%
  99. 99Vincent3430.2%
  100. 100Jim3310.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1910 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.