Most Popular Names of 1923
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1923
#1 Mary71,634 births#2 Dorothy39,043 births#3 Helen31,486 births#4 Margaret26,134 births#5 Betty25,989 births#6 Ruth23,637 births#7 Virginia18,325 births#8 Mildred15,989 births#9 Elizabeth15,459 births#10 Frances14,881 births#11 Doris14,610 births#12 Evelyn13,173 births#13 Anna12,865 births#14 Marie11,513 births#15 Alice11,331 births#16 Marjorie10,220 births#17 Irene10,054 births#18 Florence9,746 births#19 Jean9,511 births#20 Lillian9,328 births#21 Martha8,961 births#22 Louise8,882 births#23 Rose8,440 births#24 Catherine8,437 births#25 Ruby8,232 births#26 Shirley7,918 births#27 Lois7,814 births#28 Eleanor7,772 births#29 Gladys7,695 births#30 Josephine7,560 births#31 Thelma7,379 births#32 Edna7,299 births#33 Barbara7,209 births#34 Annie7,095 births#35 Lucille6,914 births#36 Edith6,836 births#37 Pauline6,707 births#38 Ethel6,541 births#39 Grace6,316 births#40 Hazel6,246 births#41 Norma5,885 births#42 June5,810 births#43 Bernice5,809 births#44 Marion5,711 births#45 Phyllis5,476 births#46 Beatrice5,464 births#47 Esther5,315 births#48 Gloria5,310 births#49 Clara5,134 births#50 Rita5,095 births#51 Juanita5,048 births#52 Ann5,022 births#53 Emma4,977 births#54 Sarah4,963 births#55 Jane4,917 births#56 Patricia4,800 births#57 Lorraine4,764 births#58 Geraldine4,712 births#59 Gertrude4,700 births#60 Katherine4,579 births#61 Elsie4,550 births#62 Julia4,323 births#63 Agnes4,222 births#64 Bertha4,122 births#65 Marian4,029 births#66 Eva3,975 births#67 Willie3,963 births#68 Ida3,888 births#69 Vivian3,831 births#70 Kathleen3,754 births#71 Anne3,727 births#72 Kathryn3,714 births#73 Laura3,710 births#74 Wilma3,706 births#75 Nancy3,673 births#76 Maxine3,603 births#77 Charlotte3,596 births#78 Pearl3,543 births#79 Viola3,534 births#80 Wanda3,405 births#81 Bessie3,387 births#82 Vera3,375 births#83 Dolores3,369 births#84 Myrtle3,314 births#85 Audrey3,281 births#86 Violet3,276 births#87 Elaine3,212 births#88 Nellie3,184 births#89 Alma3,070 births#90 Jeanne3,040 births#91 Lillie3,036 births#92 Lucy3,002 births#93 Ella2,995 births#93 Jessie2,995 births#95 Eileen2,976 births#96 Stella2,956 births#97 Genevieve2,869 births#98 Sylvia2,838 births#99 Minnie2,785 births#100 Leona2,744 births
Popular Boy Names in 1923
#1 John57,467 births#2 Robert56,111 births#3 William52,136 births#4 James50,462 births#5 Charles28,966 births#6 George27,025 births#7 Joseph25,561 births#8 Edward20,597 births#9 Richard18,887 births#10 Donald16,433 births#11 Frank15,903 births#12 Thomas15,886 births#13 Harold13,874 births#14 Paul13,362 births#15 Raymond12,460 births#16 Walter12,433 births#17 Jack11,190 births#18 Henry11,067 births#19 Arthur9,924 births#20 Albert9,825 births#21 Kenneth9,734 births#22 Harry9,261 births#23 Ralph8,629 births#24 David8,230 births#25 Eugene7,947 births#26 Howard7,156 births#27 Louis7,074 births#28 Carl6,871 births#29 Clarence6,801 births#30 Willie6,665 births#31 Earl6,339 births#32 Roy6,316 births#33 Fred6,314 births#34 Francis6,087 births#35 Joe6,003 births#36 Lawrence5,913 births#37 Leonard5,486 births#38 Ernest5,372 births#39 Anthony5,121 births#40 Herbert5,071 births#41 Stanley5,036 births#42 Alfred5,005 births#43 Warren4,820 births#44 Norman4,706 births#45 Samuel4,578 births#46 Bernard4,376 births#47 Daniel4,264 births#48 Melvin4,012 births#49 Leo3,973 births#50 Michael3,915 births#51 Marvin3,810 births#52 Russell3,805 births#53 Andrew3,748 births#54 Gerald3,696 births#55 Leroy3,686 births#56 Edwin3,652 births#57 Elmer3,630 births#58 Peter3,409 births#59 Lloyd3,387 births#60 Frederick3,278 births#61 Ray3,161 births#62 Theodore3,157 births#63 Chester3,150 births#64 Floyd3,143 births#65 Clifford3,106 births#66 Herman2,961 births#67 Vernon2,956 births#68 Clyde2,853 births#69 Wallace2,803 births#70 Philip2,783 births#71 Lester2,765 births#72 Vincent2,719 births#73 Alvin2,647 births#74 Lewis2,618 births#75 Wayne2,597 births#76 Gordon2,576 births#77 Leon2,528 births#78 Billy2,488 births#79 Charlie2,471 births#80 Martin2,460 births#81 Milton2,446 births#82 Calvin2,408 births#83 Jesse2,387 births#84 Glenn2,370 births#85 Lee2,359 births#86 Benjamin2,316 births#87 Cecil2,255 births#88 Victor2,226 births#89 Sam2,204 births#90 Dale2,172 births#91 Harvey2,115 births#92 Willard1,945 births#93 Arnold1,927 births#94 Edgar1,897 births#95 Roger1,888 births#96 Oscar1,880 births#97 Allen1,875 births#98 Bill1,833 births#99 Everett1,745 births#100 Virgil1,713 births