Most Popular Names of 1917
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1917
#1 Mary64,280 births#2 Helen34,251 births#3 Dorothy28,852 births#4 Margaret25,560 births#5 Ruth23,568 births#6 Mildred16,256 births#7 Anna15,160 births#8 Elizabeth15,131 births#9 Frances14,363 births#10 Virginia14,261 births#11 Evelyn12,532 births#12 Marie11,813 births#13 Alice10,990 births#14 Florence10,538 births#15 Lillian9,843 births#16 Rose9,783 births#17 Irene9,163 births#18 Catherine8,689 births#19 Louise8,584 births#20 Edna8,422 births#21 Josephine8,326 births#22 Martha8,261 births#23 Gladys8,075 births#24 Ethel7,865 births#25 Doris7,819 births#26 Eleanor7,669 births#27 Ruby7,662 births#28 Edith7,532 births#29 Lucille7,529 births#30 Grace7,373 births#31 Hazel7,285 births#32 Thelma7,245 births#33 Pauline6,896 births#34 Betty6,639 births#35 Annie6,404 births#36 Marjorie6,399 births#37 Gertrude6,300 births#38 Esther6,281 births#39 Beatrice5,839 births#40 Jean5,692 births#41 Clara5,626 births#42 Bernice5,546 births#43 Lois5,485 births#44 Ann5,455 births#45 Marion5,371 births#46 Emma5,121 births#47 Julia5,078 births#48 Agnes5,066 births#49 Katherine4,956 births#50 Elsie4,939 births#51 Bertha4,881 births#52 Sarah4,766 births#53 Anne4,603 births#54 Eva4,286 births#55 Jane4,258 births#56 Ida4,247 births#57 Pearl4,232 births#58 Myrtle4,046 births#59 Viola4,040 births#60 Kathryn3,984 births#61 Bessie3,927 births#62 Stella3,872 births#63 Rita3,870 births#64 Nellie3,808 births#65 Laura3,807 births#66 Vera3,714 births#67 Barbara3,535 births#68 Mabel3,499 births#69 Sylvia3,469 births#70 Jessie3,465 births#71 Alma3,407 births#72 Willie3,381 births#73 June3,370 births#74 Marian3,267 births#75 Minnie3,262 births#76 Charlotte3,229 births#77 Genevieve3,192 births#78 Marguerite3,161 births#79 Vivian3,119 births#80 Leona3,115 births#81 Jennie3,109 births#82 Wilma3,071 births#83 Ella3,054 births#84 Violet3,026 births#85 Lena3,004 births#86 Lillie2,931 births#87 Juanita2,929 births#87 Lucy2,929 births#89 Geraldine2,897 births#90 Ellen2,855 births#91 Blanche2,836 births#92 Phyllis2,696 births#93 Maxine2,647 births#94 Mattie2,572 births#95 Opal2,541 births#96 Mae2,507 births#97 Theresa2,490 births#98 Nancy2,411 births#98 Velma2,411 births#100 Sophie2,382 births
Popular Boy Names in 1917
#1 John51,852 births#2 William42,422 births#3 James37,337 births#4 Robert35,220 births#5 Joseph24,761 births#6 George24,196 births#7 Charles24,143 births#8 Edward17,501 births#9 Frank15,768 births#10 Thomas12,611 births#11 Walter12,582 births#12 Harold11,194 births#13 Paul11,156 births#14 Richard10,914 births#15 Henry10,696 births#16 Raymond9,956 births#17 Arthur9,282 births#18 Albert9,157 births#19 Harry8,856 births#20 Donald8,729 births#21 Ralph7,391 births#22 Jack6,875 births#23 Louis6,771 births#24 Carl6,699 births#25 Clarence6,587 births#26 Howard6,410 births#27 Kenneth6,141 births#28 David6,099 births#29 Fred5,986 births#30 Francis5,801 births#31 Willie5,751 births#32 Earl5,632 births#33 Roy5,586 births#34 Stanley5,186 births#35 Joe5,142 births#36 Lawrence5,094 births#37 Ernest5,055 births#38 Anthony5,027 births#39 Eugene4,873 births#40 Herbert4,745 births#41 Leonard4,694 births#42 Samuel4,490 births#43 Alfred4,424 births#44 Michael4,288 births#45 Elmer3,812 births#46 Norman3,788 births#47 Leo3,779 births#48 Andrew3,752 births#49 Bernard3,711 births#50 Peter3,464 births#51 Frederick3,455 births#52 Russell3,436 births#53 Lloyd3,417 births#54 Daniel3,360 births#55 Edwin3,346 births#56 Chester3,338 births#57 Melvin3,155 births#58 Herman2,974 births#59 Clifford2,969 births#60 Leroy2,951 births#61 Lester2,854 births#62 Floyd2,820 births#63 Theodore2,809 births#64 Clyde2,719 births#65 Vincent2,636 births#66 Philip2,544 births#67 Charlie2,536 births#68 Marvin2,517 births#69 Gerald2,486 births#70 Lewis2,477 births#71 Vernon2,463 births#72 Sam2,454 births#73 Woodrow2,428 births#74 Ray2,426 births#75 Milton2,394 births#76 Benjamin2,386 births#77 Martin2,336 births#78 Victor2,207 births#79 Jesse2,200 births#80 Willard2,188 births#81 Alvin2,142 births#82 Leon2,102 births#83 Cecil2,101 births#84 Gordon2,019 births#85 Lee2,004 births#86 Glenn1,997 births#87 Oscar1,961 births#88 Edgar1,920 births#89 Stephen1,892 births#90 Harvey1,808 births#91 Arnold1,781 births#92 Wilbur1,749 births#93 Warren1,743 births#94 Everett1,734 births#95 Sidney1,727 births#96 Wayne1,715 births#97 Alexander1,664 births#98 Claude1,625 births#99 Morris1,624 births#100 Allen1,592 births