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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1919

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1919 — 2,110,182 recorded births in total that year.

19181920 The 1910s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1919

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary65,8365.8%
  2. 2Helen33,7063.0%
  3. 3Dorothy31,7332.8%
  4. 4Margaret26,2382.3%
  5. 5Ruth24,5622.2%
  6. 6Mildred17,3001.5%
  7. 7Virginia15,6361.4%
  8. 8Elizabeth15,2871.4%
  9. 9Frances15,1061.3%
  10. 10Anna14,4981.3%
  11. 11Evelyn13,3211.2%
  12. 12Marie12,0081.1%
  13. 13Alice11,1411.0%
  14. 14Florence10,4820.9%
  15. 15Betty10,1060.9%
  16. 16Irene9,7120.9%
  17. 17Lillian9,5160.8%
  18. 18Doris9,4330.8%
  19. 19Rose9,1950.8%
  20. 20Louise8,8120.8%
  21. 21Gladys8,7170.8%
  22. 22Edna8,4040.7%
  23. 23Catherine8,3350.7%
  24. 24Ruby8,3340.7%
  25. 25Martha8,3220.7%
  26. 26Josephine8,1040.7%
  27. 27Lucille7,8560.7%
  28. 28Ethel7,8090.7%
  29. 29Edith7,7670.7%
  30. 30Eleanor7,6110.7%
  31. 31Thelma7,5580.7%
  32. 32Hazel7,4300.7%
  33. 33Marjorie7,3350.6%
  34. 34Grace7,1950.6%
  35. 35Annie7,1460.6%
  36. 36Pauline6,9730.6%
  37. 37Jean6,7990.6%
  38. 38Esther6,2480.6%
  39. 39Gertrude6,0140.5%
  40. 40Lois5,9760.5%
  41. 41Beatrice5,8560.5%
  42. 42Bernice5,7930.5%
  43. 43Clara5,4040.5%
  44. 44Marion5,1580.5%
  45. 45Emma5,0870.5%
  46. 46Sarah5,0220.4%
  47. 47Elsie4,9950.4%
  48. 48Julia4,9500.4%
  49. 49Ann4,9240.4%
  50. 50Agnes4,9010.4%
  51. 51Katherine4,8460.4%
  52. 52Bertha4,7540.4%
  53. 53Jane4,5270.4%
  54. 54Rita4,5150.4%
  55. 55Eva4,4840.4%
  56. 56Pearl4,2730.4%
  57. 57Ida4,1630.4%
  58. 58Viola4,1290.4%
  59. 59Bessie4,1060.4%
  60. 60Barbara4,0840.4%
  61. 61Willie4,0510.4%
  62. 62Lorraine3,9760.4%
  63. 63Anne3,9750.4%
  64. 64June3,9630.4%
  65. 65Vera3,8480.3%
  66. 66Kathryn3,8250.3%
  67. 67Myrtle3,8160.3%
  68. 68Geraldine3,7270.3%
  69. 69Nellie3,7260.3%
  70. 70Stella3,7000.3%
  71. 71Laura3,6630.3%
  72. 72Vivian3,6400.3%
  73. 73Juanita3,6360.3%
  74. 74Violet3,5970.3%
  75. 75Jessie3,5300.3%
  76. 76Alma3,4380.3%
  77. 77Sylvia3,4120.3%
  78. 78Mabel3,4050.3%
  79. 79Charlotte3,3530.3%
  80. 80Minnie3,2720.3%
  81. 81Lillie3,2620.3%
  82. 82Marian3,2610.3%
  83. 83Norma3,1990.3%
  84. 84Phyllis3,1890.3%
  85. 85Maxine3,1830.3%
  86. 86Wilma3,1700.3%
  87. 87Ella3,1580.3%
  88. 88Genevieve3,1550.3%
  89. 89Shirley3,1490.3%
  90. 90Leona3,0330.3%
  91. 91Lucy3,0070.3%
  92. 92Ellen2,9290.3%
  93. 93Jennie2,9280.3%
  94. 94Lena2,8720.3%
  95. 95Mattie2,8560.3%
  96. 96Marguerite2,8360.3%
  97. 97Blanche2,6680.2%
  98. 98Opal2,6520.2%
  99. 99Mae2,6340.2%
  100. 100Nancy2,6280.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John53,5225.5%
  2. 2William43,9694.5%
  3. 3James42,3924.3%
  4. 4Robert41,0254.2%
  5. 5Charles25,1922.6%
  6. 6George25,1702.6%
  7. 7Joseph24,2662.5%
  8. 8Edward18,5361.9%
  9. 9Frank15,7011.6%
  10. 10Thomas13,4341.4%
  11. 11Walter12,8791.3%
  12. 12Richard12,4411.3%
  13. 13Harold12,0211.2%
  14. 14Raymond11,3841.2%
  15. 15Paul11,3051.2%
  16. 16Henry10,6131.1%
  17. 17Donald9,9041.0%
  18. 18Albert9,6071.0%
  19. 19Arthur9,5401.0%
  20. 20Harry8,9900.9%
  21. 21Jack8,2630.8%
  22. 22Ralph7,7090.8%
  23. 23Willie6,9420.7%
  24. 24Howard6,8430.7%
  25. 25Clarence6,8250.7%
  26. 26Kenneth6,7960.7%
  27. 27David6,7160.7%
  28. 28Louis6,6610.7%
  29. 29Carl6,4740.7%
  30. 30Fred6,0910.6%
  31. 31Earl5,9750.6%
  32. 32Roy5,9700.6%
  33. 33Eugene5,8920.6%
  34. 34Francis5,7260.6%
  35. 35Joe5,7090.6%
  36. 36Ernest5,2960.5%
  37. 37Stanley5,2380.5%
  38. 38Lawrence5,2050.5%
  39. 39Leonard5,0100.5%
  40. 40Herbert4,9600.5%
  41. 41Anthony4,7370.5%
  42. 42Alfred4,6150.5%
  43. 43Samuel4,4720.5%
  44. 44Elmer3,9820.4%
  45. 45Bernard3,9150.4%
  46. 46Michael3,9090.4%
  47. 47Andrew3,8510.4%
  48. 48Norman3,8090.4%
  49. 49Leo3,8020.4%
  50. 50Russell3,6450.4%
  51. 51Daniel3,5260.4%
  52. 52Edwin3,4500.4%
  53. 53Chester3,4320.4%
  54. 54Theodore3,4240.3%
  55. 55Leroy3,4220.3%
  56. 56Melvin3,3840.3%
  57. 57Peter3,3750.3%
  58. 58Lloyd3,2380.3%
  59. 59Floyd3,1210.3%
  60. 60Clifford3,0400.3%
  61. 61Herman3,0270.3%
  62. 62Lester3,0200.3%
  63. 63Marvin2,9970.3%
  64. 64Frederick2,9320.3%
  65. 65Vernon2,9290.3%
  66. 66Charlie2,8910.3%
  67. 67Clyde2,8840.3%
  68. 68Victor2,7510.3%
  69. 69Ray2,7220.3%
  70. 70Gerald2,6890.3%
  71. 71Philip2,5310.3%
  72. 72Vincent2,5310.3%
  73. 73Milton2,4480.2%
  74. 74Lewis2,4290.2%
  75. 75Sam2,3840.2%
  76. 76Alvin2,3830.2%
  77. 77Jesse2,3560.2%
  78. 78Cecil2,3000.2%
  79. 79Benjamin2,2790.2%
  80. 80Leon2,2500.2%
  81. 81Martin2,2040.2%
  82. 82Lee2,1890.2%
  83. 83Warren2,1800.2%
  84. 84Glenn2,1530.2%
  85. 85Harvey2,0280.2%
  86. 86Gordon2,0170.2%
  87. 87Willard2,0140.2%
  88. 88Oscar1,9910.2%
  89. 89Edgar1,9860.2%
  90. 90Wayne1,9550.2%
  91. 91Woodrow1,8080.2%
  92. 92Claude1,7720.2%
  93. 93Everett1,7720.2%
  94. 94Arnold1,7670.2%
  95. 95Johnnie1,7160.2%
  96. 96Sidney1,7150.2%
  97. 97Stephen1,6930.2%
  98. 98Wilbur1,6890.2%
  99. 99Eddie1,6600.2%
  100. 100Morris1,6600.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1919 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.