Baby names of 1913
In 1913 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (36,642 births) and John for boys (29,329).
Top 100 girls’ names
- Mary36,642
- Helen18,888
- Dorothy14,674
- Margaret14,486
- Ruth12,609
- Mildred9,921
- Anna9,687
- Elizabeth9,505
- Frances7,694
- Marie7,353
- Alice6,934
- Evelyn6,683
- Florence6,279
- Rose6,171
- Virginia6,036
- Lillian6,015
- Louise5,577
- Edna5,558
- Gladys5,428
- Ethel5,369
- Irene5,335
- Catherine5,302
- Ruby4,913
- Josephine4,822
- Grace4,669
- Thelma4,595
- Hazel4,589
- Martha4,538
- Edith4,366
- Annie4,267
- Lucille4,098
- Esther4,090
- Gertrude4,015
- Eleanor3,938
- Pauline3,636
- Clara3,633
- Beatrice3,567
- Emma3,474
- Bertha3,345
- Elsie3,209
- Agnes3,206
- Julia3,195
- Sarah3,178
- Doris3,049
- Bernice3,036
- Ann2,998
- Bessie2,952
- Marjorie2,922
- Ida2,916
- Eva2,891
- Marion2,854
- Viola2,847
- Myrtle2,843
- Katherine2,794
- Pearl2,756
- Mabel2,741
- Anne2,684
- Nellie2,645
- Lois2,560
- Jean2,545
- Jessie2,475
- Laura2,454
- Minnie2,332
- Alma2,297
- Willie2,264
- Kathryn2,246
- Betty2,240
- Vera2,209
- Stella2,205
- Ella2,071
- Lillie2,030
- Sylvia2,013
- Lena1,973
- Leona1,911
- Mattie1,868
- Blanche1,856
- Lucy1,856
- Marguerite1,822
- Mae1,814
- Jennie1,809
- Jane1,759
- Violet1,751
- Vivian1,727
- Genevieve1,684
- Beulah1,641
- Opal1,629
- Charlotte1,603
- Ellen1,579
- Velma1,556
- Carrie1,517
- Fannie1,488
- Wilma1,469
- Marian1,452
- Barbaranew1,451
- Juanitanew1,443
- Hattie1,434
- Theresa1,403
- Inez1,395
- Emilynew1,386
- Georgianew1,382
Top 100 boys’ names
- John29,329
- William23,538
- James20,832
- Robert15,684
- Joseph14,471
- George13,874
- Charles13,190
- Edward9,474
- Frank9,237
- Thomas7,096
- Walter6,890
- Henry6,391
- Harold6,157
- Paul5,966
- Harry5,458
- Albert5,449
- Arthur5,422
- Raymond5,310
- Richard5,107
- Louis4,258
- Clarence4,046
- Ralph3,963
- Carl3,935
- Willie3,760
- Donald3,703
- Howard3,663
- Fred3,624
- Jack3,538
- David3,282
- Francis3,205
- Earl3,110
- Roy3,090
- Kenneth3,065
- Ernest2,940
- Lawrence2,853
- Samuel2,850
- Joe2,806
- Anthony2,781
- Herbert2,723
- Michael2,607
- Stanley2,595
- Alfred2,577
- Eugene2,525
- Woodrow2,333
- Elmer2,323
- Leonard2,276
- Andrew2,222
- Leo2,031
- Frederick1,996
- Russell1,946
- Peter1,934
- Bernard1,916
- Herman1,905
- Daniel1,878
- Edwin1,825
- Chester1,765
- Norman1,748
- Floyd1,740
- Lester1,736
- Theodore1,650
- Melvin1,642
- Charlie1,618
- Leroy1,582
- Clyde1,537
- Sam1,527
- Vincent1,527
- Lloyd1,521
- Clifford1,520
- Philip1,484
- Benjamin1,466
- Milton1,419
- Lewis1,384
- Ray1,328
- Cecil1,276
- Martin1,259
- Oscar1,249
- Marvin1,236
- Lee1,228
- Jesse1,214
- Victor1,177
- Leon1,160
- Alvin1,144
- Vernon1,143
- Gerald1,142
- Glenn1,122
- Stephen1,097
- Edgar1,087
- Claude1,076
- Morris1,073
- Sidney1,073
- Wilbur1,044
- Arnold1,032
- Harvey1,028
- Gordon1,017
- Maurice994
- Homer987
- Everett948
- Alexander937
- Willardnew926
- Allennew903
1913 in numbers
The Social Security data for 1913 holds 624,545 girls under 3,707 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Barbara, Juanita, Emily, Georgia. Leaving it:Rosa, Mamie, Ada, Cora.
The Social Security data for 1913 holds 512,565 boys under 3,261 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:Willard, Allen. Leaving it:Irving, Julius.
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.