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Baby names of 1910

In 1910 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (22,848 births) and John for boys (11,450).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary22,848
  2. Helen10,479
  3. Margaret8,226
  4. Dorothy7,318
  5. Ruth7,212
  6. Anna6,436
  7. Elizabeth5,800
  8. Mildred5,692
  9. Marie4,790
  10. Alice4,671
  11. Frances4,448
  12. Florence4,282
  13. Ethel4,146
  14. Lillian4,127
  15. Gladys3,842
  16. Rose3,837
  17. Evelyn3,777
  18. Edna3,664
  19. Annie3,519
  20. Louise3,457
  21. Irene3,281
  22. Catherine3,161
  23. Grace3,145
  24. Hazel3,032
  25. Thelma2,976
  26. Gertrude2,932
  27. Ruby2,893
  28. Martha2,858
  29. Virginia2,855
  30. Josephine2,801
  31. Lucille2,692
  32. Clara2,665
  33. Bertha2,651
  34. Emma2,607
  35. Edith2,592
  36. Beatrice2,459
  37. Bessie2,392
  38. Esther2,378
  39. Pearl2,177
  40. Sarah2,173
  41. Agnes2,163
  42. Pauline2,153
  43. Myrtle2,145
  44. Elsie2,141
  45. Eva2,123
  46. Mabel2,123
  47. Ida2,107
  48. Viola2,090
  49. Julia2,074
  50. Minnie1,983
  51. Nellie1,928
  52. Ann1,842
  53. Laura1,834
  54. Lillie1,824
  55. Eleanor1,798
  56. Willie1,796
  57. Katherine1,752
  58. Bernice1,721
  59. Marion1,703
  60. Mattie1,687
  61. Alma1,630
  62. Ella1,587
  63. Jessie1,541
  64. Doris1,536
  65. Mae1,453
  66. Lena1,431
  67. Anne1,413
  68. Marjorie1,391
  69. Betty1,389
  70. Carrie1,381
  71. Vera1,346
  72. Stella1,319
  73. Hattie1,314
  74. Blanche1,288
  75. Lucy1,283
  76. Lois1,271
  77. Jean1,246
  78. Fannie1,237
  79. Leona1,220
  80. Kathryn1,198
  81. Jennie1,183
  82. Beulah1,131
  83. Rosa1,131
  84. Marguerite1,086
  85. Cora1,079
  86. Mamie1,079
  87. Opal1,051
  88. Ellen1,038
  89. Violet1,037
  90. Velma1,035
  91. Georgia1,010
  92. Sylvia1,000
  93. Lula975
  94. Ada960
  95. Maggie940
  96. Theresanew926
  97. Inez916
  98. Genevieve908
  99. Charlotte896
  100. Sadienew886

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John11,450
  2. James9,194
  3. William8,844
  4. Robert5,609
  5. George5,441
  6. Joseph5,228
  7. Charles4,784
  8. Frank3,768
  9. Edward3,407
  10. Henry2,899
  11. Willie2,897
  12. Thomas2,851
  13. Walter2,596
  14. Albert2,183
  15. Paul2,005
  16. Harry1,978
  17. Arthur1,942
  18. Harold1,909
  19. Raymond1,737
  20. Clarence1,706
  21. Richard1,654
  22. Fred1,587
  23. Jack1,576
  24. Louis1,569
  25. Joe1,553
  26. Carl1,339
  27. Howard1,309
  28. Ralph1,278
  29. Roy1,267
  30. David1,258
  31. Ernest1,167
  32. Samuel1,129
  33. Earl1,109
  34. Charlie1,107
  35. Lawrence1,009
  36. Francis1,000
  37. Anthony980
  38. Alfred922
  39. Eugene888
  40. Sam888
  41. Herbert886
  42. Andrew884
  43. Kenneth880
  44. Donald860
  45. Michael844
  46. Leonard793
  47. Stanley761
  48. Elmer760
  49. Lee741
  50. Leroy733
  51. Leo707
  52. Herman696
  53. Daniel692
  54. Theodore692
  55. Floyd687
  56. Peter631
  57. Clyde617
  58. Russell615
  59. Eddie595
  60. Jesse590
  61. Chester561
  62. Bernard560
  63. Norman557
  64. Lester556
  65. Lewis555
  66. Clifford551
  67. Lloyd545
  68. Ray545
  69. Frederick543
  70. Benjamin536
  71. Edwin536
  72. Jessie516
  73. Oscar505
  74. Johnnie502
  75. Melvin482
  76. Milton476
  77. Cecil472
  78. Claude463
  79. Ben454
  80. Edgar441
  81. Leon435
  82. Tom428
  83. Philip418
  84. Marvin413
  85. Alvin401
  86. Martin396
  87. Luther383
  88. Everett382
  89. Harvey382
  90. Victor372
  91. Morris367
  92. Allen355
  93. Sidneynew353
  94. Vernon351
  95. Julius350
  96. Stephen350
  97. Glennnew349
  98. Homer347
  99. Vincentnew343
  100. Jimnew331

1910 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1910 holds 396,503 girls under 2,790 different names. The ten most common names covered 21% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Theresa, Sadie. Leaving it:Dora, Hilda.

The Social Security data for 1910 holds 194,208 boys under 1,839 different names. The ten most common names covered 31% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Sidney, Glenn, Vincent, Jim. Leaving it:Gerald, Leslie, Otis, Will.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.