Most Popular Names of 1912
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1912
#1 Mary32,304 births#2 Helen16,133 births#3 Dorothy12,645 births#4 Margaret12,536 births#5 Ruth11,280 births#6 Mildred8,764 births#7 Anna8,586 births#8 Elizabeth8,527 births#9 Frances6,680 births#10 Marie6,642 births#11 Alice6,285 births#12 Florence5,739 births#13 Evelyn5,620 births#14 Lillian5,568 births#15 Rose5,431 births#16 Edna5,136 births#17 Louise5,116 births#18 Ethel5,073 births#19 Gladys4,980 births#20 Virginia4,810 births#21 Catherine4,666 births#22 Irene4,646 births#23 Ruby4,452 births#24 Grace4,418 births#25 Hazel4,197 births#26 Thelma4,183 births#27 Annie4,083 births#28 Josephine3,980 births#29 Martha3,911 births#30 Gertrude3,887 births#31 Edith3,842 births#32 Lucille3,763 births#33 Esther3,569 births#34 Clara3,480 births#35 Emma3,357 births#36 Bertha3,288 births#37 Beatrice3,205 births#38 Pauline3,163 births#39 Eleanor3,120 births#40 Agnes2,945 births#41 Sarah2,919 births#42 Elsie2,895 births#43 Bessie2,832 births#44 Julia2,825 births#45 Ida2,740 births#46 Mabel2,714 births#47 Ann2,666 births#48 Doris2,657 births#49 Eva2,636 births#50 Myrtle2,599 births#51 Bernice2,593 births#52 Viola2,550 births#53 Katherine2,546 births#54 Pearl2,528 births#55 Marion2,522 births#56 Marjorie2,468 births#57 Laura2,413 births#58 Anne2,369 births#59 Nellie2,365 births#60 Minnie2,295 births#61 Willie2,267 births#62 Alma2,183 births#63 Lois2,146 births#64 Jean2,056 births#65 Jessie2,052 births#66 Betty2,011 births#67 Lillie2,003 births#68 Vera1,974 births#69 Ella1,921 births#70 Mattie1,915 births#71 Kathryn1,905 births#72 Lena1,903 births#73 Stella1,834 births#74 Mae1,775 births#75 Blanche1,761 births#76 Leona1,650 births#77 Sylvia1,639 births#78 Lucy1,636 births#79 Marguerite1,620 births#80 Beulah1,607 births#81 Jennie1,595 births#82 Carrie1,580 births#83 Violet1,535 births#84 Vivian1,487 births#85 Opal1,465 births#86 Ellen1,449 births#87 Fannie1,425 births#88 Velma1,403 births#89 Jane1,390 births#90 Hattie1,389 births#91 Charlotte1,375 births#92 Genevieve1,353 births#93 Marian1,313 births#94 Rosa1,305 births#95 Mamie1,273 births#96 Ada1,268 births#96 Theresa1,268 births#98 Cora1,253 births#99 Wilma1,241 births#100 Inez1,228 births
Popular Boy Names in 1912
#1 John24,588 births#2 William19,626 births#3 James17,644 births#4 Robert12,836 births#5 Joseph12,062 births#6 George11,734 births#7 Charles11,070 births#8 Edward7,936 births#9 Frank7,912 births#10 Thomas6,087 births#11 Walter5,809 births#12 Henry5,643 births#13 Harold5,102 births#14 Paul4,785 births#15 Arthur4,685 births#16 Harry4,624 births#17 Albert4,587 births#18 Raymond4,374 births#19 Richard4,188 births#20 Louis3,591 births#21 Clarence3,590 births#22 Willie3,508 births#23 Ralph3,435 births#24 Carl3,224 births#25 Howard3,212 births#26 Fred3,103 births#27 Donald2,872 births#28 Jack2,870 births#29 David2,858 births#30 Samuel2,602 births#31 Roy2,591 births#32 Ernest2,569 births#33 Kenneth2,538 births#34 Earl2,518 births#35 Francis2,516 births#36 Joe2,515 births#37 Anthony2,480 births#38 Lawrence2,467 births#39 Herbert2,236 births#40 Alfred2,210 births#41 Eugene2,114 births#42 Michael2,104 births#43 Stanley2,017 births#44 Andrew1,946 births#45 Leonard1,928 births#46 Woodrow1,843 births#47 Elmer1,840 births#48 Peter1,679 births#49 Leo1,654 births#50 Herman1,646 births#51 Frederick1,564 births#52 Theodore1,561 births#53 Daniel1,524 births#54 Edwin1,518 births#55 Chester1,460 births#56 Russell1,449 births#57 Charlie1,446 births#58 Lester1,443 births#59 Floyd1,438 births#60 Bernard1,437 births#61 Norman1,367 births#62 Clifford1,345 births#63 Sam1,325 births#64 Milton1,319 births#65 Clyde1,314 births#66 Leroy1,306 births#67 Benjamin1,272 births#68 Lewis1,247 births#69 Philip1,237 births#70 Lloyd1,227 births#71 Melvin1,185 births#72 Vincent1,178 births#73 Oscar1,157 births#74 Jesse1,106 births#75 Martin1,064 births#76 Cecil1,058 births#77 Ray1,050 births#78 Lee1,030 births#79 Leon1,006 births#80 Sidney1,003 births#81 Victor989 births#82 Morris960 births#83 Marvin958 births#84 Glenn948 births#85 Edgar945 births#86 Alvin929 births#86 Gerald929 births#88 Stephen928 births#89 Claude890 births#90 Vernon889 births#91 Harvey875 births#92 Wilbur832 births#93 Gordon822 births#94 Irving815 births#95 Maurice811 births#96 Everett806 births#97 Alexander803 births#98 Homer794 births#99 Arnold767 births#100 Julius758 births