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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1918

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1918 — 2,171,052 recorded births in total that year.

19171919 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1918

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary67,3655.8%
  2. 2Helen36,1483.1%
  3. 3Dorothy32,0302.8%
  4. 4Margaret27,1392.3%
  5. 5Ruth25,5352.2%
  6. 6Mildred17,2581.5%
  7. 7Virginia16,4211.4%
  8. 8Frances16,1321.4%
  9. 9Elizabeth15,8531.4%
  10. 10Anna15,6661.4%
  11. 11Evelyn13,4931.2%
  12. 12Marie12,5891.1%
  13. 13Alice11,5901.0%
  14. 14Florence11,3181.0%
  15. 15Lillian9,9860.9%
  16. 16Irene9,7740.8%
  17. 17Rose9,5680.8%
  18. 18Louise9,1110.8%
  19. 19Doris9,0610.8%
  20. 20Catherine8,8420.8%
  21. 21Betty8,8030.8%
  22. 22Gladys8,7340.8%
  23. 23Edna8,6980.8%
  24. 24Josephine8,6820.7%
  25. 25Martha8,3410.7%
  26. 26Eleanor8,1760.7%
  27. 27Ruby8,1340.7%
  28. 28Ethel8,0750.7%
  29. 29Lucille7,9020.7%
  30. 30Edith7,8580.7%
  31. 31Grace7,7700.7%
  32. 32Thelma7,7400.7%
  33. 33Hazel7,6150.7%
  34. 34Marjorie7,5170.6%
  35. 35Pauline7,2220.6%
  36. 36Annie6,7430.6%
  37. 37Jean6,6000.6%
  38. 38Esther6,5740.6%
  39. 39Gertrude6,2640.5%
  40. 40Beatrice5,9070.5%
  41. 41Bernice5,8920.5%
  42. 42Lois5,8770.5%
  43. 43Clara5,7780.5%
  44. 44Ann5,6130.5%
  45. 45Marion5,5830.5%
  46. 46Emma5,3240.5%
  47. 47Agnes5,2910.5%
  48. 48Julia5,2680.5%
  49. 49Elsie5,1940.4%
  50. 50Katherine5,1910.4%
  51. 51Bertha5,0510.4%
  52. 52Sarah4,9690.4%
  53. 53Jane4,7300.4%
  54. 54Anne4,5670.4%
  55. 55Eva4,5630.4%
  56. 56Pearl4,5210.4%
  57. 57Ida4,4500.4%
  58. 58Rita4,4470.4%
  59. 59Viola4,3310.4%
  60. 60Barbara4,2240.4%
  61. 61Bessie4,1010.4%
  62. 62Myrtle4,0760.4%
  63. 63Kathryn4,0680.4%
  64. 64Laura4,0620.4%
  65. 65Nellie4,0480.3%
  66. 66June4,0340.3%
  67. 67Stella3,9280.3%
  68. 68Vera3,9230.3%
  69. 69Lorraine3,8760.3%
  70. 70Willie3,8670.3%
  71. 71Sylvia3,6750.3%
  72. 72Vivian3,6630.3%
  73. 73Alma3,6500.3%
  74. 74Mabel3,6360.3%
  75. 75Jessie3,5910.3%
  76. 76Marian3,5030.3%
  77. 77Geraldine3,4460.3%
  78. 78Charlotte3,3730.3%
  79. 79Leona3,3350.3%
  80. 80Phyllis3,3260.3%
  81. 81Genevieve3,3040.3%
  82. 82Wilma3,2980.3%
  83. 83Violet3,2940.3%
  84. 84Ella3,2910.3%
  85. 85Juanita3,2600.3%
  86. 86Marguerite3,2490.3%
  87. 87Maxine3,2160.3%
  88. 88Minnie3,1810.3%
  89. 89Lillie3,1120.3%
  90. 90Lucy3,1080.3%
  91. 91Jennie3,0330.3%
  92. 92Ellen3,0300.3%
  93. 93Lena2,9370.3%
  94. 94Opal2,8470.2%
  95. 95Mae2,7560.2%
  96. 96Blanche2,7390.2%
  97. 97Shirley2,6540.2%
  98. 98Norma2,6530.2%
  99. 99Kathleen2,6290.2%
  100. 100Mattie2,6100.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John56,5585.6%
  2. 2William45,2914.5%
  3. 3James42,1154.2%
  4. 4Robert40,6194.0%
  5. 5Charles26,9212.7%
  6. 6George26,3182.6%
  7. 7Joseph26,2612.6%
  8. 8Edward19,4891.9%
  9. 9Frank17,0181.7%
  10. 10Thomas13,9101.4%
  11. 11Walter13,3381.3%
  12. 12Richard12,3231.2%
  13. 13Harold12,1851.2%
  14. 14Paul11,7551.2%
  15. 15Raymond11,6041.1%
  16. 16Henry11,3541.1%
  17. 17Arthur10,1051.0%
  18. 18Donald9,9721.0%
  19. 19Albert9,9351.0%
  20. 20Harry9,8961.0%
  21. 21Jack8,3410.8%
  22. 22Ralph8,1620.8%
  23. 23Clarence7,1870.7%
  24. 24Louis7,0820.7%
  25. 25Carl7,0040.7%
  26. 26Howard6,9280.7%
  27. 27Kenneth6,8090.7%
  28. 28David6,6270.7%
  29. 29Willie6,5370.6%
  30. 30Francis6,3470.6%
  31. 31Earl6,3210.6%
  32. 32Roy6,2110.6%
  33. 33Fred6,1820.6%
  34. 34Joe5,8050.6%
  35. 35Eugene5,6310.6%
  36. 36Stanley5,6180.6%
  37. 37Ernest5,5270.5%
  38. 38Lawrence5,3720.5%
  39. 39Anthony5,1680.5%
  40. 40Herbert5,1280.5%
  41. 41Leonard4,9800.5%
  42. 42Alfred4,8730.5%
  43. 43Samuel4,7720.5%
  44. 44Elmer4,3730.4%
  45. 45Michael4,2960.4%
  46. 46Andrew4,1380.4%
  47. 47Bernard4,0980.4%
  48. 48Leo4,0360.4%
  49. 49Norman3,8670.4%
  50. 50Russell3,8330.4%
  51. 51Lloyd3,7420.4%
  52. 52Daniel3,7260.4%
  53. 53Peter3,7110.4%
  54. 54Chester3,6920.4%
  55. 55Edwin3,4870.3%
  56. 56Melvin3,4690.3%
  57. 57Leroy3,4220.3%
  58. 58Woodrow3,3580.3%
  59. 59Frederick3,3510.3%
  60. 60Clifford3,2990.3%
  61. 61Floyd3,2350.3%
  62. 62Lester3,2290.3%
  63. 63Victor3,1830.3%
  64. 64Theodore3,1430.3%
  65. 65Herman3,0410.3%
  66. 66Vernon2,9710.3%
  67. 67Clyde2,9170.3%
  68. 68Marvin2,8290.3%
  69. 69Ray2,7630.3%
  70. 70Charlie2,7430.3%
  71. 71Philip2,7330.3%
  72. 72Gerald2,7120.3%
  73. 73Vincent2,6210.3%
  74. 74Lewis2,5930.3%
  75. 75Sam2,5060.2%
  76. 76Milton2,4540.2%
  77. 77Leon2,4420.2%
  78. 78Jesse2,4330.2%
  79. 79Benjamin2,4310.2%
  80. 80Alvin2,4090.2%
  81. 81Martin2,4030.2%
  82. 82Cecil2,3280.2%
  83. 83Willard2,3110.2%
  84. 84Glenn2,2530.2%
  85. 85Gordon2,2330.2%
  86. 86Lee2,1590.2%
  87. 87Oscar2,1130.2%
  88. 88Harvey2,1110.2%
  89. 89Edgar2,0850.2%
  90. 90Warren1,9900.2%
  91. 91Wayne1,9120.2%
  92. 92Arnold1,9100.2%
  93. 93Everett1,8910.2%
  94. 94Sidney1,8790.2%
  95. 95Claude1,8780.2%
  96. 96Stephen1,8430.2%
  97. 97Wilbur1,8000.2%
  98. 98Allen1,7790.2%
  99. 99Virgil1,7070.2%
  100. 100Homer1,6800.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1918 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.