Most Popular Names of 1922
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1922
#1 Mary72,177 births#2 Dorothy37,716 births#3 Helen32,510 births#4 Margaret26,862 births#5 Ruth23,633 births#6 Betty20,895 births#7 Virginia19,144 births#8 Mildred16,412 births#9 Elizabeth15,244 births#10 Frances15,054 births#11 Doris13,798 births#12 Anna13,408 births#13 Evelyn13,320 births#14 Marie11,912 births#15 Alice11,277 births#16 Marjorie10,385 births#17 Irene10,173 births#18 Florence10,036 births#19 Lillian9,430 births#20 Jean9,109 births#21 Martha9,021 births#22 Louise8,886 births#23 Rose8,791 births#24 Catherine8,537 births#25 Gladys8,042 births#26 Ruby8,003 births#27 Josephine7,864 births#28 Eleanor7,852 births#29 Edna7,622 births#30 Annie7,476 births#31 Thelma7,254 births#32 Ethel7,246 births#33 Lucille7,151 births#34 Edith7,136 births#35 Lois6,946 births#36 Pauline6,811 births#37 Hazel6,757 births#38 Grace6,743 births#39 Shirley6,407 births#40 Barbara6,272 births#41 Bernice5,912 births#42 Marion5,667 births#43 Beatrice5,476 births#44 Esther5,474 births#45 June5,382 births#46 Norma5,238 births#47 Clara5,126 births#48 Gertrude5,082 births#49 Ann5,054 births#50 Emma5,013 births#51 Sarah4,982 births#52 Rita4,976 births#53 Phyllis4,935 births#54 Katherine4,827 births#55 Jane4,805 births#56 Lorraine4,668 births#57 Juanita4,643 births#58 Geraldine4,641 births#59 Elsie4,618 births#60 Julia4,616 births#61 Gloria4,496 births#62 Agnes4,480 births#63 Bertha4,419 births#64 Eva4,192 births#65 Ida3,987 births#66 Anne3,974 births#67 Marian3,951 births#68 Laura3,902 births#68 Patricia3,902 births#70 Willie3,885 births#71 Pearl3,848 births#72 Viola3,793 births#73 Kathryn3,792 births#74 Vivian3,733 births#75 Myrtle3,649 births#76 Charlotte3,582 births#77 Wilma3,535 births#78 Nancy3,518 births#79 Vera3,510 births#80 Kathleen3,466 births#81 Bessie3,447 births#82 Maxine3,444 births#83 Nellie3,274 births#84 Alma3,233 births#85 Lillie3,200 births#86 Violet3,194 births#87 Jessie3,182 births#88 Stella3,166 births#89 Audrey3,164 births#90 Ella3,150 births#91 Minnie3,115 births#92 Wanda2,986 births#93 Lucy2,977 births#94 Sylvia2,961 births#95 Ellen2,953 births#96 Eileen2,939 births#97 Jeanne2,917 births#98 Genevieve2,897 births#99 Mabel2,894 births#100 Margie2,854 births
Popular Boy Names in 1922
#1 John57,280 births#2 Robert53,796 births#3 William51,111 births#4 James49,802 births#5 Charles28,839 births#6 George27,350 births#7 Joseph25,699 births#8 Edward20,419 births#9 Richard17,537 births#10 Frank16,013 births#11 Thomas15,261 births#12 Donald14,913 births#13 Harold13,593 births#14 Paul12,922 births#15 Walter12,631 births#16 Raymond12,129 births#17 Henry11,207 births#18 Jack10,847 births#19 Arthur10,114 births#20 Albert9,896 births#21 Kenneth9,258 births#22 Harry9,077 births#23 Ralph8,484 births#24 David7,865 births#25 Eugene7,849 births#26 Howard7,296 births#27 Louis7,095 births#28 Willie6,903 births#29 Clarence6,861 births#30 Carl6,690 births#31 Earl6,461 births#32 Roy6,458 births#33 Fred6,245 births#34 Francis6,147 births#35 Joe6,089 births#36 Lawrence5,786 births#37 Ernest5,503 births#38 Leonard5,407 births#39 Anthony5,091 births#40 Herbert5,047 births#41 Stanley5,045 births#42 Alfred4,833 births#43 Samuel4,600 births#44 Norman4,527 births#45 Warren4,484 births#46 Bernard4,409 births#47 Daniel4,285 births#48 Michael3,990 births#49 Russell3,965 births#50 Melvin3,908 births#51 Leo3,901 births#52 Edwin3,827 births#53 Andrew3,803 births#54 Elmer3,738 births#55 Leroy3,671 births#56 Marvin3,580 births#57 Peter3,545 births#58 Gerald3,541 births#59 Lloyd3,364 births#60 Frederick3,353 births#61 Floyd3,221 births#62 Theodore3,216 births#63 Clifford3,157 births#64 Chester3,133 births#65 Ray3,051 births#66 Herman3,014 births#67 Clyde3,007 births#68 Vernon3,003 births#69 Lester2,951 births#70 Philip2,769 births#71 Vincent2,710 births#72 Charlie2,655 births#73 Alvin2,599 births#74 Milton2,556 births#75 Lewis2,555 births#76 Gordon2,527 births#77 Leon2,521 births#78 Wayne2,476 births#79 Glenn2,425 births#80 Martin2,402 births#81 Jesse2,395 births#82 Benjamin2,378 births#83 Lee2,371 births#84 Sam2,349 births#85 Cecil2,336 births#86 Victor2,322 births#87 Wallace2,210 births#88 Harvey2,207 births#89 Dale2,041 births#90 Billy2,029 births#91 Willard2,017 births#92 Oscar2,007 births#93 Edgar1,923 births#94 Arnold1,892 births#95 Allen1,887 births#96 Roger1,848 births#97 Claude1,806 births#98 Everett1,798 births#99 Virgil1,790 births#100 Gilbert1,748 births