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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1915

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1915 — 1,832,372 recorded births in total that year.

19141916 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1915

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary58,1875.9%
  2. 2Helen30,8663.1%
  3. 3Dorothy25,1542.6%
  4. 4Margaret23,0542.3%
  5. 5Ruth21,8782.2%
  6. 6Mildred15,2541.6%
  7. 7Anna15,1191.5%
  8. 8Elizabeth14,1031.4%
  9. 9Frances12,7861.3%
  10. 10Evelyn11,5951.2%
  11. 11Marie11,3631.2%
  12. 12Virginia10,9521.1%
  13. 13Alice10,5251.1%
  14. 14Florence10,1051.0%
  15. 15Lillian9,5461.0%
  16. 16Rose9,3751.0%
  17. 17Irene8,3230.8%
  18. 18Louise8,3130.8%
  19. 19Catherine8,1810.8%
  20. 20Edna8,1440.8%
  21. 21Gladys7,8570.8%
  22. 22Josephine7,6060.8%
  23. 23Ethel7,3790.8%
  24. 24Ruby7,2370.7%
  25. 25Martha7,2160.7%
  26. 26Hazel7,0920.7%
  27. 27Grace7,0440.7%
  28. 28Eleanor7,0360.7%
  29. 29Lucille7,0060.7%
  30. 30Thelma6,7620.7%
  31. 31Edith6,7610.7%
  32. 32Pauline6,3340.6%
  33. 33Esther6,3210.6%
  34. 34Doris6,2920.6%
  35. 35Gertrude6,0770.6%
  36. 36Annie5,9360.6%
  37. 37Beatrice5,3420.5%
  38. 38Clara5,2850.5%
  39. 39Marjorie5,1190.5%
  40. 40Emma5,0440.5%
  41. 41Elsie4,9670.5%
  42. 42Bernice4,9370.5%
  43. 43Ann4,8950.5%
  44. 44Julia4,8310.5%
  45. 45Agnes4,7950.5%
  46. 46Bertha4,7850.5%
  47. 47Lois4,7750.5%
  48. 48Jean4,6030.5%
  49. 49Katherine4,4880.5%
  50. 50Marion4,4560.5%
  51. 51Sarah4,4150.4%
  52. 52Anne4,3330.4%
  53. 53Betty4,1810.4%
  54. 54Ida4,1250.4%
  55. 55Eva4,0790.4%
  56. 56Pearl3,9760.4%
  57. 57Bessie3,8880.4%
  58. 58Myrtle3,8650.4%
  59. 59Viola3,8550.4%
  60. 60Kathryn3,7780.4%
  61. 61Laura3,7230.4%
  62. 62Mabel3,6830.4%
  63. 63Nellie3,6790.4%
  64. 64Stella3,6570.4%
  65. 65Vera3,4600.4%
  66. 66Jessie3,3560.3%
  67. 67Sylvia3,2840.3%
  68. 68Minnie3,2700.3%
  69. 69Jane3,2640.3%
  70. 70Alma3,2480.3%
  71. 71Rita3,0630.3%
  72. 72Willie3,0410.3%
  73. 73Jennie3,0150.3%
  74. 74Leona2,9720.3%
  75. 75Ella2,9540.3%
  76. 76Genevieve2,9280.3%
  77. 77Lena2,9270.3%
  78. 78Vivian2,8570.3%
  79. 79Lucy2,8140.3%
  80. 80Wilma2,7730.3%
  81. 81Charlotte2,7570.3%
  82. 82Violet2,7520.3%
  83. 83Barbara2,7040.3%
  84. 84Lillie2,6870.3%
  85. 85Marguerite2,6870.3%
  86. 86Marian2,6120.3%
  87. 87Blanche2,5900.3%
  88. 88Ellen2,5810.3%
  89. 89Mae2,4860.3%
  90. 90Opal2,4820.3%
  91. 91Mattie2,4340.2%
  92. 92Juanita2,3980.2%
  93. 93Theresa2,3090.2%
  94. 94Velma2,2870.2%
  95. 95Beulah2,2680.2%
  96. 96June2,1390.2%
  97. 97Sophie2,1120.2%
  98. 98Maxine2,1100.2%
  99. 99Emily2,0910.2%
  100. 100Phyllis2,0880.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John47,5765.6%
  2. 2William38,5634.5%
  3. 3James33,7734.0%
  4. 4Robert28,7373.4%
  5. 5Joseph23,0512.7%
  6. 6George22,3072.6%
  7. 7Charles21,9602.6%
  8. 8Edward15,8891.9%
  9. 9Frank15,0061.8%
  10. 10Thomas11,4901.4%
  11. 11Walter11,2551.3%
  12. 12Harold10,4441.2%
  13. 13Paul10,3281.2%
  14. 14Henry10,1381.2%
  15. 15Richard9,1431.1%
  16. 16Raymond8,9811.1%
  17. 17Albert8,8251.0%
  18. 18Arthur8,5641.0%
  19. 19Harry8,4701.0%
  20. 20Donald7,1160.8%
  21. 21Ralph6,8160.8%
  22. 22Carl6,6130.8%
  23. 23Louis6,5180.8%
  24. 24Clarence6,2670.7%
  25. 25Howard6,1030.7%
  26. 26Fred5,7780.7%
  27. 27Jack5,7490.7%
  28. 28Kenneth5,6810.7%
  29. 29Francis5,5940.7%
  30. 30Willie5,4340.6%
  31. 31David5,3940.6%
  32. 32Roy5,0520.6%
  33. 33Earl4,9080.6%
  34. 34Stanley4,8070.6%
  35. 35Ernest4,7870.6%
  36. 36Anthony4,7220.6%
  37. 37Lawrence4,6880.6%
  38. 38Joe4,6480.5%
  39. 39Samuel4,3510.5%
  40. 40Herbert4,3410.5%
  41. 41Eugene4,3210.5%
  42. 42Alfred4,2310.5%
  43. 43Michael4,0790.5%
  44. 44Leonard3,9930.5%
  45. 45Elmer3,8020.4%
  46. 46Andrew3,5730.4%
  47. 47Leo3,5270.4%
  48. 48Bernard3,3020.4%
  49. 49Peter3,3020.4%
  50. 50Norman3,2620.4%
  51. 51Russell3,2500.4%
  52. 52Frederick3,1590.4%
  53. 53Edwin3,1510.4%
  54. 54Chester3,0430.4%
  55. 55Daniel3,0020.4%
  56. 56Herman2,9830.4%
  57. 57Lester2,9430.3%
  58. 58Willard2,8890.3%
  59. 59Floyd2,8240.3%
  60. 60Melvin2,7800.3%
  61. 61Clifford2,7410.3%
  62. 62Lloyd2,6530.3%
  63. 63Clyde2,5180.3%
  64. 64Theodore2,5040.3%
  65. 65Vincent2,4910.3%
  66. 66Leroy2,4500.3%
  67. 67Ray2,3650.3%
  68. 68Sam2,3390.3%
  69. 69Philip2,3280.3%
  70. 70Lewis2,3070.3%
  71. 71Benjamin2,2410.3%
  72. 72Marvin2,2270.3%
  73. 73Milton2,2250.3%
  74. 74Victor2,2110.3%
  75. 75Charlie2,1930.3%
  76. 76Cecil2,1810.3%
  77. 77Jesse2,1110.2%
  78. 78Gerald2,0850.2%
  79. 79Martin2,0700.2%
  80. 80Vernon2,0600.2%
  81. 81Alvin2,0060.2%
  82. 82Leon1,9770.2%
  83. 83Woodrow1,9660.2%
  84. 84Lee1,9160.2%
  85. 85Edgar1,8950.2%
  86. 86Stephen1,8500.2%
  87. 87Glenn1,8420.2%
  88. 88Oscar1,7880.2%
  89. 89Everett1,7310.2%
  90. 90Gordon1,7170.2%
  91. 91Arnold1,6910.2%
  92. 92Wilbur1,6850.2%
  93. 93Morris1,6600.2%
  94. 94Sidney1,6150.2%
  95. 95Harvey1,6130.2%
  96. 96Claude1,6050.2%
  97. 97Wayne1,5170.2%
  98. 98Homer1,4870.2%
  99. 99Allen1,4580.2%
  100. 100Gilbert1,4520.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1915 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.