Most Popular Names of 1914
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1914
#1 Mary45,346 births#2 Helen23,221 births#3 Dorothy18,782 births#4 Margaret17,763 births#5 Ruth15,839 births#6 Anna11,865 births#7 Mildred11,649 births#8 Elizabeth11,367 births#9 Frances9,677 births#10 Marie8,829 births#11 Evelyn8,506 births#12 Alice8,198 births#13 Florence7,886 births#14 Virginia7,601 births#15 Rose7,574 births#16 Lillian7,354 births#17 Louise6,648 births#18 Catherine6,613 births#19 Edna6,289 births#20 Gladys6,227 births#21 Ethel6,204 births#22 Irene6,197 births#23 Josephine5,896 births#24 Ruby5,625 births#25 Grace5,594 births#26 Thelma5,496 births#27 Martha5,432 births#28 Eleanor5,374 births#29 Hazel5,324 births#30 Lucille5,320 births#31 Edith5,209 births#32 Gertrude4,938 births#33 Annie4,800 births#34 Pauline4,698 births#35 Esther4,654 births#36 Doris4,429 births#37 Clara4,240 births#38 Beatrice4,232 births#39 Emma3,972 births#40 Ann3,888 births#41 Bertha3,859 births#42 Julia3,814 births#43 Bernice3,730 births#44 Agnes3,721 births#45 Marjorie3,713 births#46 Elsie3,683 births#47 Sarah3,679 births#48 Katherine3,652 births#49 Ida3,561 births#50 Marion3,550 births#51 Lois3,432 births#52 Eva3,401 births#53 Anne3,365 births#54 Jean3,281 births#55 Bessie3,260 births#56 Pearl3,223 births#57 Viola3,203 births#58 Mabel3,131 births#59 Laura3,059 births#60 Myrtle3,049 births#61 Nellie2,952 births#62 Betty2,933 births#63 Kathryn2,901 births#64 Jessie2,860 births#65 Stella2,771 births#66 Willie2,759 births#67 Minnie2,718 births#68 Vera2,683 births#69 Alma2,648 births#70 Sylvia2,565 births#71 Jane2,340 births#72 Ella2,308 births#73 Lucy2,298 births#74 Lillie2,287 births#75 Lena2,259 births#76 Genevieve2,254 births#77 Jennie2,225 births#78 Mattie2,193 births#79 Leona2,174 births#80 Blanche2,164 births#81 Vivian2,080 births#82 Barbara2,061 births#82 Violet2,061 births#84 Marguerite2,050 births#85 Mae2,049 births#86 Ellen2,039 births#87 Rita2,010 births#88 Charlotte2,007 births#89 Opal1,893 births#90 Marian1,862 births#91 Carrie1,798 births#92 Velma1,795 births#93 Theresa1,794 births#94 Juanita1,792 births#95 Wilma1,788 births#96 Beulah1,775 births#97 Hattie1,678 births#98 Emily1,650 births#99 Fannie1,617 births#100 Sophie1,584 births
Popular Boy Names in 1914
#1 John37,947 births#2 William29,753 births#3 James26,262 births#4 Robert21,188 births#5 Joseph18,829 births#6 George17,602 births#7 Charles16,937 births#8 Edward12,319 births#9 Frank12,002 births#10 Walter8,962 births#11 Thomas8,850 births#12 Henry8,110 births#13 Paul7,733 births#14 Harold7,563 births#15 Albert6,942 births#16 Raymond6,821 births#17 Richard6,669 births#18 Arthur6,641 births#19 Harry6,588 births#20 Louis5,495 births#21 Ralph5,009 births#22 Clarence4,909 births#23 Donald4,835 births#24 Carl4,807 births#25 Willie4,709 births#26 Howard4,490 births#27 Jack4,485 births#28 Fred4,441 births#29 David4,251 births#30 Kenneth4,178 births#31 Francis3,901 births#32 Roy3,852 births#33 Earl3,842 births#34 Joe3,712 births#35 Lawrence3,703 births#35 Samuel3,703 births#37 Anthony3,695 births#38 Ernest3,632 births#39 Stanley3,559 births#40 Michael3,362 births#41 Alfred3,347 births#42 Herbert3,253 births#43 Eugene3,211 births#44 Andrew2,965 births#45 Leonard2,923 births#46 Elmer2,878 births#47 Leo2,655 births#48 Peter2,624 births#49 Russell2,568 births#50 Bernard2,436 births#51 Herman2,430 births#52 Frederick2,415 births#53 Edwin2,386 births#54 Norman2,335 births#55 Daniel2,325 births#56 Chester2,289 births#57 Lester2,164 births#58 Floyd2,090 births#59 Melvin2,064 births#60 Leroy2,004 births#61 Vincent1,962 births#62 Clifford1,960 births#63 Clyde1,954 births#64 Theodore1,929 births#65 Charlie1,906 births#66 Lloyd1,884 births#67 Sam1,880 births#68 Philip1,870 births#69 Milton1,834 births#70 Benjamin1,823 births#71 Woodrow1,785 births#72 Lewis1,767 births#73 Martin1,676 births#74 Ray1,657 births#75 Marvin1,627 births#76 Victor1,559 births#77 Oscar1,553 births#78 Alvin1,532 births#79 Cecil1,530 births#80 Stephen1,486 births#81 Gerald1,468 births#82 Jesse1,457 births#83 Vernon1,455 births#84 Lee1,451 births#85 Leon1,414 births#86 Morris1,365 births#87 Edgar1,361 births#88 Gordon1,355 births#89 Sidney1,337 births#90 Everett1,336 births#91 Glenn1,327 births#92 Willard1,302 births#93 Claude1,284 births#94 Maurice1,256 births#95 Harvey1,250 births#96 Wilbur1,248 births#97 Arnold1,174 births#98 Alexander1,169 births#99 Max1,159 births#100 Irving1,156 births