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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1922

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1922 — 2,289,103 recorded births in total that year.

19211923 The 1920s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1922

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary72,1776.0%
  2. 2Dorothy37,7163.1%
  3. 3Helen32,5102.7%
  4. 4Margaret26,8622.2%
  5. 5Ruth23,6332.0%
  6. 6Betty20,8951.7%
  7. 7Virginia19,1441.6%
  8. 8Mildred16,4121.4%
  9. 9Elizabeth15,2441.3%
  10. 10Frances15,0541.3%
  11. 11Doris13,7981.1%
  12. 12Anna13,4081.1%
  13. 13Evelyn13,3201.1%
  14. 14Marie11,9121.0%
  15. 15Alice11,2770.9%
  16. 16Marjorie10,3850.9%
  17. 17Irene10,1730.8%
  18. 18Florence10,0360.8%
  19. 19Lillian9,4300.8%
  20. 20Jean9,1090.8%
  21. 21Martha9,0210.8%
  22. 22Louise8,8860.7%
  23. 23Rose8,7910.7%
  24. 24Catherine8,5370.7%
  25. 25Gladys8,0420.7%
  26. 26Ruby8,0030.7%
  27. 27Josephine7,8640.7%
  28. 28Eleanor7,8520.7%
  29. 29Edna7,6220.6%
  30. 30Annie7,4760.6%
  31. 31Thelma7,2540.6%
  32. 32Ethel7,2460.6%
  33. 33Lucille7,1510.6%
  34. 34Edith7,1360.6%
  35. 35Lois6,9460.6%
  36. 36Pauline6,8110.6%
  37. 37Hazel6,7570.6%
  38. 38Grace6,7430.6%
  39. 39Shirley6,4070.5%
  40. 40Barbara6,2720.5%
  41. 41Bernice5,9120.5%
  42. 42Marion5,6670.5%
  43. 43Beatrice5,4760.5%
  44. 44Esther5,4740.5%
  45. 45June5,3820.4%
  46. 46Norma5,2380.4%
  47. 47Clara5,1260.4%
  48. 48Gertrude5,0820.4%
  49. 49Ann5,0540.4%
  50. 50Emma5,0130.4%
  51. 51Sarah4,9820.4%
  52. 52Rita4,9760.4%
  53. 53Phyllis4,9350.4%
  54. 54Katherine4,8270.4%
  55. 55Jane4,8050.4%
  56. 56Lorraine4,6680.4%
  57. 57Juanita4,6430.4%
  58. 58Geraldine4,6410.4%
  59. 59Elsie4,6180.4%
  60. 60Julia4,6160.4%
  61. 61Gloria4,4960.4%
  62. 62Agnes4,4800.4%
  63. 63Bertha4,4190.4%
  64. 64Eva4,1920.3%
  65. 65Ida3,9870.3%
  66. 66Anne3,9740.3%
  67. 67Marian3,9510.3%
  68. 68Laura3,9020.3%
  69. 69Patricia3,9020.3%
  70. 70Willie3,8850.3%
  71. 71Pearl3,8480.3%
  72. 72Viola3,7930.3%
  73. 73Kathryn3,7920.3%
  74. 74Vivian3,7330.3%
  75. 75Myrtle3,6490.3%
  76. 76Charlotte3,5820.3%
  77. 77Wilma3,5350.3%
  78. 78Nancy3,5180.3%
  79. 79Vera3,5100.3%
  80. 80Kathleen3,4660.3%
  81. 81Bessie3,4470.3%
  82. 82Maxine3,4440.3%
  83. 83Nellie3,2740.3%
  84. 84Alma3,2330.3%
  85. 85Lillie3,2000.3%
  86. 86Violet3,1940.3%
  87. 87Jessie3,1820.3%
  88. 88Stella3,1660.3%
  89. 89Audrey3,1640.3%
  90. 90Ella3,1500.3%
  91. 91Minnie3,1150.3%
  92. 92Wanda2,9860.2%
  93. 93Lucy2,9770.2%
  94. 94Sylvia2,9610.2%
  95. 95Ellen2,9530.2%
  96. 96Eileen2,9390.2%
  97. 97Jeanne2,9170.2%
  98. 98Genevieve2,8970.2%
  99. 99Mabel2,8940.2%
  100. 100Margie2,8540.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John57,2805.3%
  2. 2Robert53,7964.9%
  3. 3William51,1114.7%
  4. 4James49,8024.6%
  5. 5Charles28,8392.7%
  6. 6George27,3502.5%
  7. 7Joseph25,6992.4%
  8. 8Edward20,4191.9%
  9. 9Richard17,5371.6%
  10. 10Frank16,0131.5%
  11. 11Thomas15,2611.4%
  12. 12Donald14,9131.4%
  13. 13Harold13,5931.2%
  14. 14Paul12,9221.2%
  15. 15Walter12,6311.2%
  16. 16Raymond12,1291.1%
  17. 17Henry11,2071.0%
  18. 18Jack10,8471.0%
  19. 19Arthur10,1140.9%
  20. 20Albert9,8960.9%
  21. 21Kenneth9,2580.9%
  22. 22Harry9,0770.8%
  23. 23Ralph8,4840.8%
  24. 24David7,8650.7%
  25. 25Eugene7,8490.7%
  26. 26Howard7,2960.7%
  27. 27Louis7,0950.7%
  28. 28Willie6,9030.6%
  29. 29Clarence6,8610.6%
  30. 30Carl6,6900.6%
  31. 31Earl6,4610.6%
  32. 32Roy6,4580.6%
  33. 33Fred6,2450.6%
  34. 34Francis6,1470.6%
  35. 35Joe6,0890.6%
  36. 36Lawrence5,7860.5%
  37. 37Ernest5,5030.5%
  38. 38Leonard5,4070.5%
  39. 39Anthony5,0910.5%
  40. 40Herbert5,0470.5%
  41. 41Stanley5,0450.5%
  42. 42Alfred4,8330.4%
  43. 43Samuel4,6000.4%
  44. 44Norman4,5270.4%
  45. 45Warren4,4840.4%
  46. 46Bernard4,4090.4%
  47. 47Daniel4,2850.4%
  48. 48Michael3,9900.4%
  49. 49Russell3,9650.4%
  50. 50Melvin3,9080.4%
  51. 51Leo3,9010.4%
  52. 52Edwin3,8270.4%
  53. 53Andrew3,8030.3%
  54. 54Elmer3,7380.3%
  55. 55Leroy3,6710.3%
  56. 56Marvin3,5800.3%
  57. 57Peter3,5450.3%
  58. 58Gerald3,5410.3%
  59. 59Lloyd3,3640.3%
  60. 60Frederick3,3530.3%
  61. 61Floyd3,2210.3%
  62. 62Theodore3,2160.3%
  63. 63Clifford3,1570.3%
  64. 64Chester3,1330.3%
  65. 65Ray3,0510.3%
  66. 66Herman3,0140.3%
  67. 67Clyde3,0070.3%
  68. 68Vernon3,0030.3%
  69. 69Lester2,9510.3%
  70. 70Philip2,7690.3%
  71. 71Vincent2,7100.2%
  72. 72Charlie2,6550.2%
  73. 73Alvin2,5990.2%
  74. 74Milton2,5560.2%
  75. 75Lewis2,5550.2%
  76. 76Gordon2,5270.2%
  77. 77Leon2,5210.2%
  78. 78Wayne2,4760.2%
  79. 79Glenn2,4250.2%
  80. 80Martin2,4020.2%
  81. 81Jesse2,3950.2%
  82. 82Benjamin2,3780.2%
  83. 83Lee2,3710.2%
  84. 84Sam2,3490.2%
  85. 85Cecil2,3360.2%
  86. 86Victor2,3220.2%
  87. 87Wallace2,2100.2%
  88. 88Harvey2,2070.2%
  89. 89Dale2,0410.2%
  90. 90Billy2,0290.2%
  91. 91Willard2,0170.2%
  92. 92Oscar2,0070.2%
  93. 93Edgar1,9230.2%
  94. 94Arnold1,8920.2%
  95. 95Allen1,8870.2%
  96. 96Roger1,8480.2%
  97. 97Claude1,8060.2%
  98. 98Everett1,7980.2%
  99. 99Virgil1,7900.2%
  100. 100Gilbert1,7480.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1922 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.