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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1912

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1912 — 988,027 recorded births in total that year.

19111913 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1912

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary32,3045.8%
  2. 2Helen16,1332.9%
  3. 3Dorothy12,6452.3%
  4. 4Margaret12,5362.2%
  5. 5Ruth11,2802.0%
  6. 6Mildred8,7641.6%
  7. 7Anna8,5861.5%
  8. 8Elizabeth8,5271.5%
  9. 9Frances6,6801.2%
  10. 10Marie6,6421.2%
  11. 11Alice6,2851.1%
  12. 12Florence5,7391.0%
  13. 13Evelyn5,6201.0%
  14. 14Lillian5,5681.0%
  15. 15Rose5,4311.0%
  16. 16Edna5,1360.9%
  17. 17Louise5,1160.9%
  18. 18Ethel5,0730.9%
  19. 19Gladys4,9800.9%
  20. 20Virginia4,8100.9%
  21. 21Catherine4,6660.8%
  22. 22Irene4,6460.8%
  23. 23Ruby4,4520.8%
  24. 24Grace4,4180.8%
  25. 25Hazel4,1970.8%
  26. 26Thelma4,1830.7%
  27. 27Annie4,0830.7%
  28. 28Josephine3,9800.7%
  29. 29Martha3,9110.7%
  30. 30Gertrude3,8870.7%
  31. 31Edith3,8420.7%
  32. 32Lucille3,7630.7%
  33. 33Esther3,5690.6%
  34. 34Clara3,4800.6%
  35. 35Emma3,3570.6%
  36. 36Bertha3,2880.6%
  37. 37Beatrice3,2050.6%
  38. 38Pauline3,1630.6%
  39. 39Eleanor3,1200.6%
  40. 40Agnes2,9450.5%
  41. 41Sarah2,9190.5%
  42. 42Elsie2,8950.5%
  43. 43Bessie2,8320.5%
  44. 44Julia2,8250.5%
  45. 45Ida2,7400.5%
  46. 46Mabel2,7140.5%
  47. 47Ann2,6660.5%
  48. 48Doris2,6570.5%
  49. 49Eva2,6360.5%
  50. 50Myrtle2,5990.5%
  51. 51Bernice2,5930.5%
  52. 52Viola2,5500.5%
  53. 53Katherine2,5460.5%
  54. 54Pearl2,5280.5%
  55. 55Marion2,5220.5%
  56. 56Marjorie2,4680.4%
  57. 57Laura2,4130.4%
  58. 58Anne2,3690.4%
  59. 59Nellie2,3650.4%
  60. 60Minnie2,2950.4%
  61. 61Willie2,2670.4%
  62. 62Alma2,1830.4%
  63. 63Lois2,1460.4%
  64. 64Jean2,0560.4%
  65. 65Jessie2,0520.4%
  66. 66Betty2,0110.4%
  67. 67Lillie2,0030.4%
  68. 68Vera1,9740.4%
  69. 69Ella1,9210.3%
  70. 70Mattie1,9150.3%
  71. 71Kathryn1,9050.3%
  72. 72Lena1,9030.3%
  73. 73Stella1,8340.3%
  74. 74Mae1,7750.3%
  75. 75Blanche1,7610.3%
  76. 76Leona1,6500.3%
  77. 77Sylvia1,6390.3%
  78. 78Lucy1,6360.3%
  79. 79Marguerite1,6200.3%
  80. 80Beulah1,6070.3%
  81. 81Jennie1,5950.3%
  82. 82Carrie1,5800.3%
  83. 83Violet1,5350.3%
  84. 84Vivian1,4870.3%
  85. 85Opal1,4650.3%
  86. 86Ellen1,4490.3%
  87. 87Fannie1,4250.3%
  88. 88Velma1,4030.3%
  89. 89Jane1,3900.2%
  90. 90Hattie1,3890.2%
  91. 91Charlotte1,3750.2%
  92. 92Genevieve1,3530.2%
  93. 93Marian1,3130.2%
  94. 94Rosa1,3050.2%
  95. 95Mamie1,2730.2%
  96. 96Ada1,2680.2%
  97. 97Theresa1,2680.2%
  98. 98Cora1,2530.2%
  99. 99Wilma1,2410.2%
  100. 100Inez1,2280.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John24,5885.7%
  2. 2William19,6264.6%
  3. 3James17,6444.1%
  4. 4Robert12,8363.0%
  5. 5Joseph12,0622.8%
  6. 6George11,7342.7%
  7. 7Charles11,0702.6%
  8. 8Edward7,9361.8%
  9. 9Frank7,9121.8%
  10. 10Thomas6,0871.4%
  11. 11Walter5,8091.4%
  12. 12Henry5,6431.3%
  13. 13Harold5,1021.2%
  14. 14Paul4,7851.1%
  15. 15Arthur4,6851.1%
  16. 16Harry4,6241.1%
  17. 17Albert4,5871.1%
  18. 18Raymond4,3741.0%
  19. 19Richard4,1881.0%
  20. 20Louis3,5910.8%
  21. 21Clarence3,5900.8%
  22. 22Willie3,5080.8%
  23. 23Ralph3,4350.8%
  24. 24Carl3,2240.7%
  25. 25Howard3,2120.7%
  26. 26Fred3,1030.7%
  27. 27Donald2,8720.7%
  28. 28Jack2,8700.7%
  29. 29David2,8580.7%
  30. 30Samuel2,6020.6%
  31. 31Roy2,5910.6%
  32. 32Ernest2,5690.6%
  33. 33Kenneth2,5380.6%
  34. 34Earl2,5180.6%
  35. 35Francis2,5160.6%
  36. 36Joe2,5150.6%
  37. 37Anthony2,4800.6%
  38. 38Lawrence2,4670.6%
  39. 39Herbert2,2360.5%
  40. 40Alfred2,2100.5%
  41. 41Eugene2,1140.5%
  42. 42Michael2,1040.5%
  43. 43Stanley2,0170.5%
  44. 44Andrew1,9460.5%
  45. 45Leonard1,9280.4%
  46. 46Woodrow1,8430.4%
  47. 47Elmer1,8400.4%
  48. 48Peter1,6790.4%
  49. 49Leo1,6540.4%
  50. 50Herman1,6460.4%
  51. 51Frederick1,5640.4%
  52. 52Theodore1,5610.4%
  53. 53Daniel1,5240.4%
  54. 54Edwin1,5180.4%
  55. 55Chester1,4600.3%
  56. 56Russell1,4490.3%
  57. 57Charlie1,4460.3%
  58. 58Lester1,4430.3%
  59. 59Floyd1,4380.3%
  60. 60Bernard1,4370.3%
  61. 61Norman1,3670.3%
  62. 62Clifford1,3450.3%
  63. 63Sam1,3250.3%
  64. 64Milton1,3190.3%
  65. 65Clyde1,3140.3%
  66. 66Leroy1,3060.3%
  67. 67Benjamin1,2720.3%
  68. 68Lewis1,2470.3%
  69. 69Philip1,2370.3%
  70. 70Lloyd1,2270.3%
  71. 71Melvin1,1850.3%
  72. 72Vincent1,1780.3%
  73. 73Oscar1,1570.3%
  74. 74Jesse1,1060.3%
  75. 75Martin1,0640.2%
  76. 76Cecil1,0580.2%
  77. 77Ray1,0500.2%
  78. 78Lee1,0300.2%
  79. 79Leon1,0060.2%
  80. 80Sidney1,0030.2%
  81. 81Victor9890.2%
  82. 82Morris9600.2%
  83. 83Marvin9580.2%
  84. 84Glenn9480.2%
  85. 85Edgar9450.2%
  86. 86Alvin9290.2%
  87. 87Gerald9290.2%
  88. 88Stephen9280.2%
  89. 89Claude8900.2%
  90. 90Vernon8890.2%
  91. 91Harvey8750.2%
  92. 92Wilbur8320.2%
  93. 93Gordon8220.2%
  94. 94Irving8150.2%
  95. 95Maurice8110.2%
  96. 96Everett8060.2%
  97. 97Alexander8030.2%
  98. 98Homer7940.2%
  99. 99Arnold7670.2%
  100. 100Julius7580.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1912 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.