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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1923

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1923 — 2,302,410 recorded births in total that year.

19221924 The 1920s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1923

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary71,6345.9%
  2. 2Dorothy39,0433.2%
  3. 3Helen31,4862.6%
  4. 4Margaret26,1342.2%
  5. 5Betty25,9892.2%
  6. 6Ruth23,6372.0%
  7. 7Virginia18,3251.5%
  8. 8Mildred15,9891.3%
  9. 9Elizabeth15,4591.3%
  10. 10Frances14,8811.2%
  11. 11Doris14,6101.2%
  12. 12Evelyn13,1731.1%
  13. 13Anna12,8651.1%
  14. 14Marie11,5131.0%
  15. 15Alice11,3310.9%
  16. 16Marjorie10,2200.8%
  17. 17Irene10,0540.8%
  18. 18Florence9,7460.8%
  19. 19Jean9,5110.8%
  20. 20Lillian9,3280.8%
  21. 21Martha8,9610.7%
  22. 22Louise8,8820.7%
  23. 23Rose8,4400.7%
  24. 24Catherine8,4370.7%
  25. 25Ruby8,2320.7%
  26. 26Shirley7,9180.7%
  27. 27Lois7,8140.6%
  28. 28Eleanor7,7720.6%
  29. 29Gladys7,6950.6%
  30. 30Josephine7,5600.6%
  31. 31Thelma7,3790.6%
  32. 32Edna7,2990.6%
  33. 33Barbara7,2090.6%
  34. 34Annie7,0950.6%
  35. 35Lucille6,9140.6%
  36. 36Edith6,8360.6%
  37. 37Pauline6,7070.6%
  38. 38Ethel6,5410.5%
  39. 39Grace6,3160.5%
  40. 40Hazel6,2460.5%
  41. 41Norma5,8850.5%
  42. 42June5,8100.5%
  43. 43Bernice5,8090.5%
  44. 44Marion5,7110.5%
  45. 45Phyllis5,4760.5%
  46. 46Beatrice5,4640.5%
  47. 47Esther5,3150.4%
  48. 48Gloria5,3100.4%
  49. 49Clara5,1340.4%
  50. 50Rita5,0950.4%
  51. 51Juanita5,0480.4%
  52. 52Ann5,0220.4%
  53. 53Emma4,9770.4%
  54. 54Sarah4,9630.4%
  55. 55Jane4,9170.4%
  56. 56Patricia4,8000.4%
  57. 57Lorraine4,7640.4%
  58. 58Geraldine4,7120.4%
  59. 59Gertrude4,7000.4%
  60. 60Katherine4,5790.4%
  61. 61Elsie4,5500.4%
  62. 62Julia4,3230.4%
  63. 63Agnes4,2220.3%
  64. 64Bertha4,1220.3%
  65. 65Marian4,0290.3%
  66. 66Eva3,9750.3%
  67. 67Willie3,9630.3%
  68. 68Ida3,8880.3%
  69. 69Vivian3,8310.3%
  70. 70Kathleen3,7540.3%
  71. 71Anne3,7270.3%
  72. 72Kathryn3,7140.3%
  73. 73Laura3,7100.3%
  74. 74Wilma3,7060.3%
  75. 75Nancy3,6730.3%
  76. 76Maxine3,6030.3%
  77. 77Charlotte3,5960.3%
  78. 78Pearl3,5430.3%
  79. 79Viola3,5340.3%
  80. 80Wanda3,4050.3%
  81. 81Bessie3,3870.3%
  82. 82Vera3,3750.3%
  83. 83Dolores3,3690.3%
  84. 84Myrtle3,3140.3%
  85. 85Audrey3,2810.3%
  86. 86Violet3,2760.3%
  87. 87Elaine3,2120.3%
  88. 88Nellie3,1840.3%
  89. 89Alma3,0700.3%
  90. 90Jeanne3,0400.3%
  91. 91Lillie3,0360.3%
  92. 92Lucy3,0020.2%
  93. 93Ella2,9950.2%
  94. 94Jessie2,9950.2%
  95. 95Eileen2,9760.2%
  96. 96Stella2,9560.2%
  97. 97Genevieve2,8690.2%
  98. 98Sylvia2,8380.2%
  99. 99Minnie2,7850.2%
  100. 100Leona2,7440.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John57,4675.2%
  2. 2Robert56,1115.1%
  3. 3William52,1364.8%
  4. 4James50,4624.6%
  5. 5Charles28,9662.6%
  6. 6George27,0252.5%
  7. 7Joseph25,5612.3%
  8. 8Edward20,5971.9%
  9. 9Richard18,8871.7%
  10. 10Donald16,4331.5%
  11. 11Frank15,9031.5%
  12. 12Thomas15,8861.4%
  13. 13Harold13,8741.3%
  14. 14Paul13,3621.2%
  15. 15Raymond12,4601.1%
  16. 16Walter12,4331.1%
  17. 17Jack11,1901.0%
  18. 18Henry11,0671.0%
  19. 19Arthur9,9240.9%
  20. 20Albert9,8250.9%
  21. 21Kenneth9,7340.9%
  22. 22Harry9,2610.8%
  23. 23Ralph8,6290.8%
  24. 24David8,2300.8%
  25. 25Eugene7,9470.7%
  26. 26Howard7,1560.7%
  27. 27Louis7,0740.6%
  28. 28Carl6,8710.6%
  29. 29Clarence6,8010.6%
  30. 30Willie6,6650.6%
  31. 31Earl6,3390.6%
  32. 32Roy6,3160.6%
  33. 33Fred6,3140.6%
  34. 34Francis6,0870.6%
  35. 35Joe6,0030.5%
  36. 36Lawrence5,9130.5%
  37. 37Leonard5,4860.5%
  38. 38Ernest5,3720.5%
  39. 39Anthony5,1210.5%
  40. 40Herbert5,0710.5%
  41. 41Stanley5,0360.5%
  42. 42Alfred5,0050.5%
  43. 43Warren4,8200.4%
  44. 44Norman4,7060.4%
  45. 45Samuel4,5780.4%
  46. 46Bernard4,3760.4%
  47. 47Daniel4,2640.4%
  48. 48Melvin4,0120.4%
  49. 49Leo3,9730.4%
  50. 50Michael3,9150.4%
  51. 51Marvin3,8100.3%
  52. 52Russell3,8050.3%
  53. 53Andrew3,7480.3%
  54. 54Gerald3,6960.3%
  55. 55Leroy3,6860.3%
  56. 56Edwin3,6520.3%
  57. 57Elmer3,6300.3%
  58. 58Peter3,4090.3%
  59. 59Lloyd3,3870.3%
  60. 60Frederick3,2780.3%
  61. 61Ray3,1610.3%
  62. 62Theodore3,1570.3%
  63. 63Chester3,1500.3%
  64. 64Floyd3,1430.3%
  65. 65Clifford3,1060.3%
  66. 66Herman2,9610.3%
  67. 67Vernon2,9560.3%
  68. 68Clyde2,8530.3%
  69. 69Wallace2,8030.3%
  70. 70Philip2,7830.3%
  71. 71Lester2,7650.3%
  72. 72Vincent2,7190.2%
  73. 73Alvin2,6470.2%
  74. 74Lewis2,6180.2%
  75. 75Wayne2,5970.2%
  76. 76Gordon2,5760.2%
  77. 77Leon2,5280.2%
  78. 78Billy2,4880.2%
  79. 79Charlie2,4710.2%
  80. 80Martin2,4600.2%
  81. 81Milton2,4460.2%
  82. 82Calvin2,4080.2%
  83. 83Jesse2,3870.2%
  84. 84Glenn2,3700.2%
  85. 85Lee2,3590.2%
  86. 86Benjamin2,3160.2%
  87. 87Cecil2,2550.2%
  88. 88Victor2,2260.2%
  89. 89Sam2,2040.2%
  90. 90Dale2,1720.2%
  91. 91Harvey2,1150.2%
  92. 92Willard1,9450.2%
  93. 93Arnold1,9270.2%
  94. 94Edgar1,8970.2%
  95. 95Roger1,8880.2%
  96. 96Oscar1,8800.2%
  97. 97Allen1,8750.2%
  98. 98Bill1,8330.2%
  99. 99Everett1,7450.2%
  100. 100Virgil1,7130.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1923 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.