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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1913

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1913 — 1,137,076 recorded births in total that year.

19121914 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1913

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary36,6425.9%
  2. 2Helen18,8883.0%
  3. 3Dorothy14,6742.3%
  4. 4Margaret14,4862.3%
  5. 5Ruth12,6092.0%
  6. 6Mildred9,9211.6%
  7. 7Anna9,6871.6%
  8. 8Elizabeth9,5051.5%
  9. 9Frances7,6941.2%
  10. 10Marie7,3531.2%
  11. 11Alice6,9341.1%
  12. 12Evelyn6,6831.1%
  13. 13Florence6,2791.0%
  14. 14Rose6,1711.0%
  15. 15Virginia6,0361.0%
  16. 16Lillian6,0151.0%
  17. 17Louise5,5770.9%
  18. 18Edna5,5580.9%
  19. 19Gladys5,4280.9%
  20. 20Ethel5,3690.9%
  21. 21Irene5,3350.9%
  22. 22Catherine5,3020.8%
  23. 23Ruby4,9130.8%
  24. 24Josephine4,8220.8%
  25. 25Grace4,6690.7%
  26. 26Thelma4,5950.7%
  27. 27Hazel4,5890.7%
  28. 28Martha4,5380.7%
  29. 29Edith4,3660.7%
  30. 30Annie4,2670.7%
  31. 31Lucille4,0980.7%
  32. 32Esther4,0900.7%
  33. 33Gertrude4,0150.6%
  34. 34Eleanor3,9380.6%
  35. 35Pauline3,6360.6%
  36. 36Clara3,6330.6%
  37. 37Beatrice3,5670.6%
  38. 38Emma3,4740.6%
  39. 39Bertha3,3450.5%
  40. 40Elsie3,2090.5%
  41. 41Agnes3,2060.5%
  42. 42Julia3,1950.5%
  43. 43Sarah3,1780.5%
  44. 44Doris3,0490.5%
  45. 45Bernice3,0360.5%
  46. 46Ann2,9980.5%
  47. 47Bessie2,9520.5%
  48. 48Marjorie2,9220.5%
  49. 49Ida2,9160.5%
  50. 50Eva2,8910.5%
  51. 51Marion2,8540.5%
  52. 52Viola2,8470.5%
  53. 53Myrtle2,8430.5%
  54. 54Katherine2,7940.4%
  55. 55Pearl2,7560.4%
  56. 56Mabel2,7410.4%
  57. 57Anne2,6840.4%
  58. 58Nellie2,6450.4%
  59. 59Lois2,5600.4%
  60. 60Jean2,5450.4%
  61. 61Jessie2,4750.4%
  62. 62Laura2,4540.4%
  63. 63Minnie2,3320.4%
  64. 64Alma2,2970.4%
  65. 65Willie2,2640.4%
  66. 66Kathryn2,2460.4%
  67. 67Betty2,2400.4%
  68. 68Vera2,2090.4%
  69. 69Stella2,2050.4%
  70. 70Ella2,0710.3%
  71. 71Lillie2,0300.3%
  72. 72Sylvia2,0130.3%
  73. 73Lena1,9730.3%
  74. 74Leona1,9110.3%
  75. 75Mattie1,8680.3%
  76. 76Blanche1,8560.3%
  77. 77Lucy1,8560.3%
  78. 78Marguerite1,8220.3%
  79. 79Mae1,8140.3%
  80. 80Jennie1,8090.3%
  81. 81Jane1,7590.3%
  82. 82Violet1,7510.3%
  83. 83Vivian1,7270.3%
  84. 84Genevieve1,6840.3%
  85. 85Beulah1,6410.3%
  86. 86Opal1,6290.3%
  87. 87Charlotte1,6030.3%
  88. 88Ellen1,5790.3%
  89. 89Velma1,5560.2%
  90. 90Carrie1,5170.2%
  91. 91Fannie1,4880.2%
  92. 92Wilma1,4690.2%
  93. 93Marian1,4520.2%
  94. 94Barbara1,4510.2%
  95. 95Juanita1,4430.2%
  96. 96Hattie1,4340.2%
  97. 97Theresa1,4030.2%
  98. 98Inez1,3950.2%
  99. 99Emily1,3860.2%
  100. 100Georgia1,3820.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John29,3295.7%
  2. 2William23,5384.6%
  3. 3James20,8324.1%
  4. 4Robert15,6843.1%
  5. 5Joseph14,4712.8%
  6. 6George13,8742.7%
  7. 7Charles13,1912.6%
  8. 8Edward9,4741.8%
  9. 9Frank9,2371.8%
  10. 10Thomas7,0961.4%
  11. 11Walter6,8901.3%
  12. 12Henry6,3911.2%
  13. 13Harold6,1571.2%
  14. 14Paul5,9661.2%
  15. 15Harry5,4581.1%
  16. 16Albert5,4491.1%
  17. 17Arthur5,4221.1%
  18. 18Raymond5,3101.0%
  19. 19Richard5,1071.0%
  20. 20Louis4,2580.8%
  21. 21Clarence4,0460.8%
  22. 22Ralph3,9630.8%
  23. 23Carl3,9350.8%
  24. 24Willie3,7600.7%
  25. 25Donald3,7020.7%
  26. 26Howard3,6630.7%
  27. 27Fred3,6240.7%
  28. 28Jack3,5380.7%
  29. 29David3,2820.6%
  30. 30Francis3,2050.6%
  31. 31Earl3,1100.6%
  32. 32Roy3,0900.6%
  33. 33Kenneth3,0650.6%
  34. 34Ernest2,9400.6%
  35. 35Lawrence2,8530.6%
  36. 36Samuel2,8500.6%
  37. 37Joe2,8060.5%
  38. 38Anthony2,7810.5%
  39. 39Herbert2,7230.5%
  40. 40Michael2,6070.5%
  41. 41Stanley2,5950.5%
  42. 42Alfred2,5770.5%
  43. 43Eugene2,5250.5%
  44. 44Woodrow2,3330.5%
  45. 45Elmer2,3230.5%
  46. 46Leonard2,2760.4%
  47. 47Andrew2,2220.4%
  48. 48Leo2,0310.4%
  49. 49Frederick1,9960.4%
  50. 50Russell1,9460.4%
  51. 51Peter1,9340.4%
  52. 52Bernard1,9160.4%
  53. 53Herman1,9050.4%
  54. 54Daniel1,8780.4%
  55. 55Edwin1,8250.4%
  56. 56Chester1,7650.3%
  57. 57Norman1,7480.3%
  58. 58Floyd1,7400.3%
  59. 59Lester1,7360.3%
  60. 60Theodore1,6500.3%
  61. 61Melvin1,6420.3%
  62. 62Charlie1,6180.3%
  63. 63Leroy1,5820.3%
  64. 64Clyde1,5370.3%
  65. 65Sam1,5270.3%
  66. 66Vincent1,5270.3%
  67. 67Lloyd1,5210.3%
  68. 68Clifford1,5200.3%
  69. 69Philip1,4840.3%
  70. 70Benjamin1,4660.3%
  71. 71Milton1,4190.3%
  72. 72Lewis1,3840.3%
  73. 73Ray1,3280.3%
  74. 74Cecil1,2760.2%
  75. 75Martin1,2590.2%
  76. 76Oscar1,2490.2%
  77. 77Marvin1,2360.2%
  78. 78Lee1,2280.2%
  79. 79Jesse1,2140.2%
  80. 80Victor1,1770.2%
  81. 81Leon1,1600.2%
  82. 82Alvin1,1440.2%
  83. 83Vernon1,1430.2%
  84. 84Gerald1,1420.2%
  85. 85Glenn1,1220.2%
  86. 86Stephen1,0970.2%
  87. 87Edgar1,0870.2%
  88. 88Claude1,0760.2%
  89. 89Morris1,0730.2%
  90. 90Sidney1,0730.2%
  91. 91Wilbur1,0440.2%
  92. 92Arnold1,0320.2%
  93. 93Harvey1,0280.2%
  94. 94Gordon1,0170.2%
  95. 95Maurice9940.2%
  96. 96Homer9870.2%
  97. 97Everett9480.2%
  98. 98Alexander9370.2%
  99. 99Willard9260.2%
  100. 100Allen9030.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1913 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.