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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1914

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1914 — 1,416,309 recorded births in total that year.

19131915 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1914

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary45,3466.0%
  2. 2Helen23,2213.0%
  3. 3Dorothy18,7822.5%
  4. 4Margaret17,7632.3%
  5. 5Ruth15,8392.1%
  6. 6Anna11,8651.6%
  7. 7Mildred11,6491.5%
  8. 8Elizabeth11,3671.5%
  9. 9Frances9,6771.3%
  10. 10Marie8,8291.2%
  11. 11Evelyn8,5061.1%
  12. 12Alice8,1981.1%
  13. 13Florence7,8861.0%
  14. 14Virginia7,6011.0%
  15. 15Rose7,5741.0%
  16. 16Lillian7,3541.0%
  17. 17Louise6,6480.9%
  18. 18Catherine6,6130.9%
  19. 19Edna6,2890.8%
  20. 20Gladys6,2270.8%
  21. 21Ethel6,2040.8%
  22. 22Irene6,1970.8%
  23. 23Josephine5,8960.8%
  24. 24Ruby5,6250.7%
  25. 25Grace5,5940.7%
  26. 26Thelma5,4960.7%
  27. 27Martha5,4320.7%
  28. 28Eleanor5,3740.7%
  29. 29Hazel5,3240.7%
  30. 30Lucille5,3200.7%
  31. 31Edith5,2090.7%
  32. 32Gertrude4,9380.6%
  33. 33Annie4,8000.6%
  34. 34Pauline4,6980.6%
  35. 35Esther4,6540.6%
  36. 36Doris4,4290.6%
  37. 37Clara4,2400.6%
  38. 38Beatrice4,2320.6%
  39. 39Emma3,9720.5%
  40. 40Ann3,8880.5%
  41. 41Bertha3,8590.5%
  42. 42Julia3,8140.5%
  43. 43Bernice3,7300.5%
  44. 44Agnes3,7210.5%
  45. 45Marjorie3,7130.5%
  46. 46Elsie3,6830.5%
  47. 47Sarah3,6790.5%
  48. 48Katherine3,6520.5%
  49. 49Ida3,5610.5%
  50. 50Marion3,5500.5%
  51. 51Lois3,4320.5%
  52. 52Eva3,4010.4%
  53. 53Anne3,3650.4%
  54. 54Jean3,2810.4%
  55. 55Bessie3,2600.4%
  56. 56Pearl3,2230.4%
  57. 57Viola3,2030.4%
  58. 58Mabel3,1310.4%
  59. 59Laura3,0590.4%
  60. 60Myrtle3,0490.4%
  61. 61Nellie2,9520.4%
  62. 62Betty2,9330.4%
  63. 63Kathryn2,9010.4%
  64. 64Jessie2,8600.4%
  65. 65Stella2,7710.4%
  66. 66Willie2,7590.4%
  67. 67Minnie2,7180.4%
  68. 68Vera2,6830.4%
  69. 69Alma2,6480.3%
  70. 70Sylvia2,5650.3%
  71. 71Jane2,3400.3%
  72. 72Ella2,3080.3%
  73. 73Lucy2,2980.3%
  74. 74Lillie2,2870.3%
  75. 75Lena2,2590.3%
  76. 76Genevieve2,2540.3%
  77. 77Jennie2,2250.3%
  78. 78Mattie2,1930.3%
  79. 79Leona2,1740.3%
  80. 80Blanche2,1640.3%
  81. 81Vivian2,0800.3%
  82. 82Barbara2,0610.3%
  83. 83Violet2,0610.3%
  84. 84Marguerite2,0500.3%
  85. 85Mae2,0490.3%
  86. 86Ellen2,0390.3%
  87. 87Rita2,0100.3%
  88. 88Charlotte2,0070.3%
  89. 89Opal1,8930.2%
  90. 90Marian1,8620.2%
  91. 91Carrie1,7980.2%
  92. 92Velma1,7950.2%
  93. 93Theresa1,7940.2%
  94. 94Juanita1,7920.2%
  95. 95Wilma1,7880.2%
  96. 96Beulah1,7750.2%
  97. 97Hattie1,6780.2%
  98. 98Emily1,6500.2%
  99. 99Fannie1,6170.2%
  100. 100Sophie1,5840.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John37,9475.8%
  2. 2William29,7534.5%
  3. 3James26,2624.0%
  4. 4Robert21,1883.2%
  5. 5Joseph18,8292.9%
  6. 6George17,6022.7%
  7. 7Charles16,9372.6%
  8. 8Edward12,3191.9%
  9. 9Frank12,0021.8%
  10. 10Walter8,9621.4%
  11. 11Thomas8,8501.4%
  12. 12Henry8,1101.2%
  13. 13Paul7,7331.2%
  14. 14Harold7,5631.2%
  15. 15Albert6,9421.1%
  16. 16Raymond6,8211.0%
  17. 17Richard6,6691.0%
  18. 18Arthur6,6411.0%
  19. 19Harry6,5881.0%
  20. 20Louis5,4950.8%
  21. 21Ralph5,0090.8%
  22. 22Clarence4,9090.7%
  23. 23Donald4,8350.7%
  24. 24Carl4,8070.7%
  25. 25Willie4,7090.7%
  26. 26Howard4,4900.7%
  27. 27Jack4,4850.7%
  28. 28Fred4,4410.7%
  29. 29David4,2510.6%
  30. 30Kenneth4,1780.6%
  31. 31Francis3,9010.6%
  32. 32Roy3,8520.6%
  33. 33Earl3,8420.6%
  34. 34Joe3,7120.6%
  35. 35Lawrence3,7030.6%
  36. 36Samuel3,7030.6%
  37. 37Anthony3,6950.6%
  38. 38Ernest3,6320.6%
  39. 39Stanley3,5590.5%
  40. 40Michael3,3620.5%
  41. 41Alfred3,3470.5%
  42. 42Herbert3,2530.5%
  43. 43Eugene3,2110.5%
  44. 44Andrew2,9650.5%
  45. 45Leonard2,9230.4%
  46. 46Elmer2,8780.4%
  47. 47Leo2,6550.4%
  48. 48Peter2,6240.4%
  49. 49Russell2,5680.4%
  50. 50Bernard2,4360.4%
  51. 51Herman2,4300.4%
  52. 52Frederick2,4150.4%
  53. 53Edwin2,3860.4%
  54. 54Norman2,3350.4%
  55. 55Daniel2,3250.4%
  56. 56Chester2,2890.3%
  57. 57Lester2,1640.3%
  58. 58Floyd2,0900.3%
  59. 59Melvin2,0640.3%
  60. 60Leroy2,0040.3%
  61. 61Vincent1,9620.3%
  62. 62Clifford1,9600.3%
  63. 63Clyde1,9540.3%
  64. 64Theodore1,9290.3%
  65. 65Charlie1,9060.3%
  66. 66Lloyd1,8840.3%
  67. 67Sam1,8800.3%
  68. 68Philip1,8700.3%
  69. 69Milton1,8340.3%
  70. 70Benjamin1,8230.3%
  71. 71Woodrow1,7850.3%
  72. 72Lewis1,7670.3%
  73. 73Martin1,6760.3%
  74. 74Ray1,6570.3%
  75. 75Marvin1,6270.2%
  76. 76Victor1,5590.2%
  77. 77Oscar1,5530.2%
  78. 78Alvin1,5320.2%
  79. 79Cecil1,5300.2%
  80. 80Stephen1,4860.2%
  81. 81Gerald1,4680.2%
  82. 82Jesse1,4570.2%
  83. 83Vernon1,4550.2%
  84. 84Lee1,4510.2%
  85. 85Leon1,4140.2%
  86. 86Morris1,3650.2%
  87. 87Edgar1,3610.2%
  88. 88Gordon1,3550.2%
  89. 89Sidney1,3370.2%
  90. 90Everett1,3360.2%
  91. 91Glenn1,3270.2%
  92. 92Willard1,3020.2%
  93. 93Claude1,2840.2%
  94. 94Maurice1,2560.2%
  95. 95Harvey1,2500.2%
  96. 96Wilbur1,2480.2%
  97. 97Arnold1,1740.2%
  98. 98Alexander1,1690.2%
  99. 99Max1,1590.2%
  100. 100Irving1,1560.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1914 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.