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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1911

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1911 — 644,255 recorded births in total that year.

19101912 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1911

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary24,3905.8%
  2. 2Helen11,8012.8%
  3. 3Margaret9,2792.2%
  4. 4Dorothy8,8692.1%
  5. 5Ruth8,0031.9%
  6. 6Anna6,7531.6%
  7. 7Elizabeth6,2981.5%
  8. 8Mildred6,2711.5%
  9. 9Marie5,0171.2%
  10. 10Frances4,9671.2%
  11. 11Alice4,8131.2%
  12. 12Florence4,4241.1%
  13. 13Lillian4,3671.0%
  14. 14Rose4,1511.0%
  15. 15Ethel4,1411.0%
  16. 16Evelyn4,0761.0%
  17. 17Edna3,9570.9%
  18. 18Gladys3,9330.9%
  19. 19Louise3,7250.9%
  20. 20Catherine3,5650.9%
  21. 21Irene3,5020.8%
  22. 22Ruby3,3720.8%
  23. 23Grace3,3040.8%
  24. 24Annie3,2980.8%
  25. 25Hazel3,2900.8%
  26. 26Virginia3,2630.8%
  27. 27Thelma3,1660.8%
  28. 28Martha3,0190.7%
  29. 29Josephine3,0110.7%
  30. 30Gertrude2,8950.7%
  31. 31Edith2,8250.7%
  32. 32Lucille2,7400.7%
  33. 33Clara2,6910.6%
  34. 34Esther2,6760.6%
  35. 35Emma2,6160.6%
  36. 36Bertha2,6060.6%
  37. 37Beatrice2,5220.6%
  38. 38Pauline2,3450.6%
  39. 39Agnes2,3150.6%
  40. 40Bessie2,2790.5%
  41. 41Elsie2,2240.5%
  42. 42Sarah2,2010.5%
  43. 43Mabel2,1710.5%
  44. 44Julia2,1580.5%
  45. 45Ida2,1190.5%
  46. 46Eva2,1090.5%
  47. 47Viola2,0830.5%
  48. 48Pearl2,0750.5%
  49. 49Eleanor2,0350.5%
  50. 50Myrtle2,0330.5%
  51. 51Bernice1,9150.5%
  52. 52Minnie1,8990.5%
  53. 53Ann1,8820.4%
  54. 54Nellie1,8660.4%
  55. 55Katherine1,8580.4%
  56. 56Doris1,8120.4%
  57. 57Laura1,7900.4%
  58. 58Marion1,7440.4%
  59. 59Marjorie1,7220.4%
  60. 60Lillie1,6900.4%
  61. 61Willie1,6370.4%
  62. 62Alma1,6110.4%
  63. 63Ella1,6040.4%
  64. 64Anne1,5980.4%
  65. 65Mattie1,5520.4%
  66. 66Jessie1,5500.4%
  67. 67Vera1,5100.4%
  68. 68Lois1,5080.4%
  69. 69Betty1,4560.3%
  70. 70Lena1,4490.3%
  71. 71Mae1,4490.3%
  72. 72Stella1,4220.3%
  73. 73Kathryn1,3970.3%
  74. 74Jean1,3810.3%
  75. 75Blanche1,3610.3%
  76. 76Leona1,3290.3%
  77. 77Lucy1,3090.3%
  78. 78Carrie1,2810.3%
  79. 79Beulah1,2440.3%
  80. 80Vivian1,2110.3%
  81. 81Opal1,1900.3%
  82. 82Sylvia1,1840.3%
  83. 83Violet1,1830.3%
  84. 84Ellen1,1620.3%
  85. 85Jennie1,1610.3%
  86. 86Hattie1,1360.3%
  87. 87Marguerite1,1130.3%
  88. 88Fannie1,1000.3%
  89. 89Mamie1,0950.3%
  90. 90Velma1,0450.2%
  91. 91Cora1,0220.2%
  92. 92Rosa1,0220.2%
  93. 93Genevieve9890.2%
  94. 94Lula9700.2%
  95. 95Charlotte9600.2%
  96. 96Georgia9570.2%
  97. 97Ada9390.2%
  98. 98Jane9370.2%
  99. 99Inez9240.2%
  100. 100Theresa9190.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John13,4466.0%
  2. 2William10,5934.7%
  3. 3James9,9524.4%
  4. 4George6,5862.9%
  5. 5Robert6,5262.9%
  6. 6Joseph6,4882.9%
  7. 7Charles5,7252.5%
  8. 8Frank4,3141.9%
  9. 9Edward4,1641.8%
  10. 10Thomas3,2921.5%
  11. 11Henry3,1671.4%
  12. 12Walter3,0741.4%
  13. 13Harry2,5381.1%
  14. 14Willie2,4921.1%
  15. 15Albert2,4781.1%
  16. 16Harold2,4481.1%
  17. 17Paul2,3931.1%
  18. 18Arthur2,3761.1%
  19. 19Raymond2,0880.9%
  20. 20Richard2,0300.9%
  21. 21Louis1,8380.8%
  22. 22Fred1,8080.8%
  23. 23Clarence1,7750.8%
  24. 24Ralph1,6740.7%
  25. 25Jack1,6680.7%
  26. 26Carl1,5740.7%
  27. 27David1,5560.7%
  28. 28Howard1,4670.6%
  29. 29Joe1,4490.6%
  30. 30Samuel1,3980.6%
  31. 31Roy1,3940.6%
  32. 32Ernest1,3380.6%
  33. 33Francis1,3110.6%
  34. 34Earl1,3050.6%
  35. 35Anthony1,2880.6%
  36. 36Donald1,2750.6%
  37. 37Lawrence1,2210.5%
  38. 38Michael1,1590.5%
  39. 39Alfred1,1580.5%
  40. 40Kenneth1,1480.5%
  41. 41Herbert1,1250.5%
  42. 42Andrew1,0980.5%
  43. 43Eugene1,0600.5%
  44. 44Stanley9970.4%
  45. 45Charlie9780.4%
  46. 46Leonard9530.4%
  47. 47Sam9280.4%
  48. 48Elmer8940.4%
  49. 49Herman8530.4%
  50. 50Peter8450.4%
  51. 51Leo8440.4%
  52. 52Frederick8020.4%
  53. 53Daniel7960.4%
  54. 54Bernard7770.3%
  55. 55Russell7700.3%
  56. 56Theodore7530.3%
  57. 57Floyd7340.3%
  58. 58Chester7080.3%
  59. 59Leroy7060.3%
  60. 60Edwin6990.3%
  61. 61Clyde6970.3%
  62. 62Clifford6940.3%
  63. 63Norman6910.3%
  64. 64Benjamin6900.3%
  65. 65Lester6570.3%
  66. 66Lewis6540.3%
  67. 67Lee6460.3%
  68. 68Oscar6360.3%
  69. 69Philip6120.3%
  70. 70Milton6080.3%
  71. 71Ray6020.3%
  72. 72Jesse5960.3%
  73. 73Melvin5940.3%
  74. 74Lloyd5900.3%
  75. 75Martin5670.3%
  76. 76Cecil5600.2%
  77. 77Leon5400.2%
  78. 78Eddie5230.2%
  79. 79Jessie5000.2%
  80. 80Vincent4960.2%
  81. 81Victor4930.2%
  82. 82Marvin4880.2%
  83. 83Edgar4860.2%
  84. 84Stephen4860.2%
  85. 85Morris4780.2%
  86. 86Ben4670.2%
  87. 87Claude4660.2%
  88. 88Gerald4620.2%
  89. 89Alvin4600.2%
  90. 90Johnnie4550.2%
  91. 91Harvey4460.2%
  92. 92Sidney4320.2%
  93. 93Irving4310.2%
  94. 94Alexander4260.2%
  95. 95Homer4190.2%
  96. 96Vernon4180.2%
  97. 97Gordon4040.2%
  98. 98Allen4020.2%
  99. 99Maurice3970.2%
  100. 100Luther3940.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1911 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.