Most Popular Names of 1918
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1918
#1 Mary67,365 births#2 Helen36,148 births#3 Dorothy32,030 births#4 Margaret27,139 births#5 Ruth25,535 births#6 Mildred17,258 births#7 Virginia16,421 births#8 Frances16,132 births#9 Elizabeth15,853 births#10 Anna15,666 births#11 Evelyn13,493 births#12 Marie12,589 births#13 Alice11,590 births#14 Florence11,318 births#15 Lillian9,986 births#16 Irene9,774 births#17 Rose9,568 births#18 Louise9,111 births#19 Doris9,061 births#20 Catherine8,842 births#21 Betty8,803 births#22 Gladys8,734 births#23 Edna8,698 births#24 Josephine8,682 births#25 Martha8,341 births#26 Eleanor8,176 births#27 Ruby8,134 births#28 Ethel8,075 births#29 Lucille7,902 births#30 Edith7,858 births#31 Grace7,770 births#32 Thelma7,740 births#33 Hazel7,615 births#34 Marjorie7,517 births#35 Pauline7,222 births#36 Annie6,743 births#37 Jean6,600 births#38 Esther6,574 births#39 Gertrude6,264 births#40 Beatrice5,907 births#41 Bernice5,892 births#42 Lois5,877 births#43 Clara5,778 births#44 Ann5,613 births#45 Marion5,583 births#46 Emma5,324 births#47 Agnes5,291 births#48 Julia5,268 births#49 Elsie5,194 births#50 Katherine5,191 births#51 Bertha5,051 births#52 Sarah4,969 births#53 Jane4,730 births#54 Anne4,567 births#55 Eva4,563 births#56 Pearl4,521 births#57 Ida4,450 births#58 Rita4,447 births#59 Viola4,331 births#60 Barbara4,224 births#61 Bessie4,101 births#62 Myrtle4,076 births#63 Kathryn4,068 births#64 Laura4,062 births#65 Nellie4,048 births#66 June4,034 births#67 Stella3,928 births#68 Vera3,923 births#69 Lorraine3,876 births#70 Willie3,867 births#71 Sylvia3,675 births#72 Vivian3,663 births#73 Alma3,650 births#74 Mabel3,636 births#75 Jessie3,591 births#76 Marian3,503 births#77 Geraldine3,446 births#78 Charlotte3,373 births#79 Leona3,335 births#80 Phyllis3,326 births#81 Genevieve3,304 births#82 Wilma3,298 births#83 Violet3,294 births#84 Ella3,291 births#85 Juanita3,260 births#86 Marguerite3,249 births#87 Maxine3,216 births#88 Minnie3,181 births#89 Lillie3,112 births#90 Lucy3,108 births#91 Jennie3,033 births#92 Ellen3,030 births#93 Lena2,937 births#94 Opal2,847 births#95 Mae2,756 births#96 Blanche2,739 births#97 Shirley2,654 births#98 Norma2,653 births#99 Kathleen2,629 births#100 Mattie2,610 births
Popular Boy Names in 1918
#1 John56,558 births#2 William45,291 births#3 James42,115 births#4 Robert40,619 births#5 Charles26,921 births#6 George26,318 births#7 Joseph26,261 births#8 Edward19,489 births#9 Frank17,018 births#10 Thomas13,910 births#11 Walter13,338 births#12 Richard12,323 births#13 Harold12,185 births#14 Paul11,755 births#15 Raymond11,604 births#16 Henry11,354 births#17 Arthur10,105 births#18 Donald9,972 births#19 Albert9,935 births#20 Harry9,896 births#21 Jack8,341 births#22 Ralph8,162 births#23 Clarence7,187 births#24 Louis7,082 births#25 Carl7,004 births#26 Howard6,928 births#27 Kenneth6,809 births#28 David6,627 births#29 Willie6,537 births#30 Francis6,347 births#31 Earl6,321 births#32 Roy6,211 births#33 Fred6,182 births#34 Joe5,805 births#35 Eugene5,631 births#36 Stanley5,618 births#37 Ernest5,527 births#38 Lawrence5,372 births#39 Anthony5,168 births#40 Herbert5,128 births#41 Leonard4,980 births#42 Alfred4,873 births#43 Samuel4,772 births#44 Elmer4,373 births#45 Michael4,296 births#46 Andrew4,138 births#47 Bernard4,098 births#48 Leo4,036 births#49 Norman3,867 births#50 Russell3,833 births#51 Lloyd3,742 births#52 Daniel3,726 births#53 Peter3,711 births#54 Chester3,692 births#55 Edwin3,487 births#56 Melvin3,469 births#57 Leroy3,422 births#58 Woodrow3,358 births#59 Frederick3,351 births#60 Clifford3,299 births#61 Floyd3,235 births#62 Lester3,229 births#63 Victor3,183 births#64 Theodore3,143 births#65 Herman3,041 births#66 Vernon2,971 births#67 Clyde2,917 births#68 Marvin2,829 births#69 Ray2,763 births#70 Charlie2,743 births#71 Philip2,733 births#72 Gerald2,712 births#73 Vincent2,621 births#74 Lewis2,593 births#75 Sam2,506 births#76 Milton2,454 births#77 Leon2,442 births#78 Jesse2,433 births#79 Benjamin2,431 births#80 Alvin2,409 births#81 Martin2,403 births#82 Cecil2,328 births#83 Willard2,311 births#84 Glenn2,253 births#85 Gordon2,233 births#86 Lee2,159 births#87 Oscar2,113 births#88 Harvey2,111 births#89 Edgar2,085 births#90 Warren1,990 births#91 Wayne1,912 births#92 Arnold1,910 births#93 Everett1,891 births#94 Sidney1,879 births#95 Claude1,878 births#96 Stephen1,843 births#97 Wilbur1,800 births#98 Allen1,779 births#99 Virgil1,707 births#100 Homer1,680 births