Home Years 1912 The most popular baby names of 1912 In 1912 the most given names were John (24,588 boys) and Mary (32,304 girls); SSA’s file counts 988,061 babies under 6,350 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1912 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1912 Girls: top 25 of 1912 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1911 1 1 Mary 32,304 57.9 #1 2 2 Helen 16,133 28.9 #2 3 3 Dorothy 12,645 22.7 #4 4 4 Margaret 12,536 22.5 #3 5 5 Ruth 11,280 20.2 #5 6 6 Mildred 8,764 15.7 #8 7 7 Anna 8,586 15.4 #6 8 8 Elizabeth 8,527 15.3 #7 9 9 Frances 6,680 12.0 #10 10 10 Marie 6,642 11.9 #9 11 11 Alice 6,285 11.3 #11 12 12 Florence 5,739 10.3 #12 13 13 Evelyn 5,620 10.1 #16 14 14 Lillian 5,568 10.0 #13 15 15 Rose 5,431 9.7 #14 16 16 Edna 5,136 9.2 #17 17 17 Louise 5,116 9.2 #19 18 18 Ethel 5,073 9.1 #15 19 19 Gladys 4,980 8.9 #18 20 20 Virginia 4,810 8.6 #26 21 21 Catherine 4,666 8.4 #20 22 22 Irene 4,646 8.3 #21 23 23 Ruby 4,452 8.0 #22 24 24 Grace 4,418 7.9 #23 25 25 Hazel 4,197 7.5 #25
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Thelma 4,183 27 Annie 4,083 28 Josephine 3,980 29 Martha 3,911 30 Gertrude 3,887 31 Edith 3,842 32 Lucille 3,763 33 Esther 3,569 34 Clara 3,480 35 Emma 3,357 36 Bertha 3,288 37 Beatrice 3,205 38 Pauline 3,163 39 Eleanor 3,120 40 Agnes 2,945 41 Sarah 2,919 42 Elsie 2,895 43 Bessie 2,832 44 Julia 2,825 45 Ida 2,740 46 Mabel 2,714 47 Ann 2,666 48 Doris 2,657 49 Eva 2,636 50 Myrtle 2,599 51 Bernice 2,593 52 Viola 2,550 53 Katherine 2,546 54 Pearl 2,528 55 Marion 2,522 56 Marjorie 2,468 57 Laura 2,413 58 Anne 2,369 59 Nellie 2,365 60 Minnie 2,295 61 Willie 2,267 62 Alma 2,183 63 Lois 2,146 64 Jean 2,056 65 Jessie 2,052 66 Betty 2,011 67 Lillie 2,003 68 Vera 1,974 69 Ella 1,921 70 Mattie 1,915 71 Kathryn 1,905 72 Lena 1,903 73 Stella 1,834 74 Mae 1,775 75 Blanche 1,761 76 Leona 1,650 77 Sylvia 1,639 78 Lucy 1,636 79 Marguerite 1,620 80 Beulah 1,607 81 Jennie 1,595 82 Carrie 1,580 83 Violet 1,535 84 Vivian 1,487 85 Opal 1,465 86 Ellen 1,449 87 Fannie 1,425 88 Velma 1,403 89 Jane 1,390 90 Hattie 1,389 91 Charlotte 1,375 92 Genevieve 1,353 93 Marian 1,313 94 Rosa 1,305 95 Mamie 1,273 96 Ada 1,268 97 Theresa 1,268 98 Cora 1,253 99 Wilma 1,241 100 Inez 1,228
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Georgia 1,196 102 Barbara 1,184 103 Juanita 1,182 104 Hilda 1,158 105 Emily 1,147 106 Alberta 1,133 107 Lula 1,094 108 Nancy 1,078 109 Eunice 1,066 110 Dora 1,061 111 Estelle 1,053 112 Daisy 1,044 113 Harriet 1,043 114 Sadie 1,032 115 Maggie 1,013 116 Geneva 991 117 Sophie 989 118 Kathleen 985 119 Loretta 978 120 Susie 976 121 Sara 962 122 Geraldine 949 123 Christine 944 124 Madeline 942 125 Mable 919 126 Verna 914 127 Lola 903 128 Flora 899 129 Lucile 882 130 Nora 882 131 Olive 874 132 Naomi 835 133 Maria 828 134 Maxine 823 135 Henrietta 822 136 Sally 821 137 Norma 800 138 Rosie 793 139 Caroline 785 140 Phyllis 779 141 Erma 774 142 Lottie 772 143 Nettie 762 144 Rebecca 754 145 Audrey 745 146 Irma 743 147 Eula 742 148 Della 733 149 Katie 732 150 Victoria 711 151 Rachel 703 152 Lydia 701 153 May 698 154 Olga 696 155 Essie 695 156 Muriel 695 157 Roberta 693 158 Goldie 688 159 Miriam 686 160 Amelia 672 161 Effie 666 162 Winifred 662 163 Ollie 644 164 Sallie 637 165 Rita 636 166 Jeanette 623 167 Fern 613 168 Ora 605 169 Maude 598 170 Nina 582 171 Addie 578 172 Adeline 570 173 Freda 566 174 Dorothea 562 175 Isabel 556 176 Lorraine 554 177 Janet 553 178 Veronica 552 179 Iva 550 180 Lizzie 548 181 Wanda 545 182 Anita 540 183 Bonnie 539 184 Lela 523 185 Dolores 522 186 Susan 522 187 Isabelle 520 188 Celia 519 189 Carolyn 517 190 Leola 514 191 Cecelia 513 192 Etta 510 193 Ola 509 194 Antoinette 507 195 Patricia 504 196 Lorene 500 197 Marcella 490 198 Shirley 489 199 Jeannette 487 200 Luella 483 201 Regina 483 202 Eloise 474 203 Eileen 470 204 Cleo 469 205 June 467 206 Mollie 463 207 Alta 459 208 Faye 459 209 Jewell 456 210 Cecilia 453 211 Frieda 445 212 Claire 440 213 Fay 436 214 Rosalie 433 215 Sue 431 216 Elva 430 217 Nannie 427 218 Nell 422 219 Ina 419 220 Adele 418 221 Janie 416 222 Jewel 416 223 Angela 398 224 Matilda 398 225 Sophia 397 226 Lila 396 227 Estella 394 228 Flossie 393 229 Angelina 387 230 Selma 387 231 Angeline 386 232 Helene 378 233 Constance 375 234 Elma 375 235 Amy 371 236 Johnnie 365 237 Hannah 359 238 Avis 358 239 Margie 356 240 Ernestine 354 241 Jeanne 347 242 Teresa 344 243 Annette 342 244 Virgie 342 245 Reba 335 246 Arlene 325 247 Carol 324 248 Allie 322 249 Rena 319 250 Joan 317 251 Elnora 315 252 Elaine 313 253 Lee 312 254 Amanda 310 255 Zelma 307 256 Elvira 305 257 Leah 302 258 Adelaide 299 259 Rosemary 298 260 Eliza 297 261 Edythe 293 262 Millie 293 263 Gracie 289 264 Olivia 285 265 Tillie 283 266 Lenora 281 267 Belle 279 268 Winnie 277 269 Gwendolyn 276 270 Cecile 275 271 Ila 274 272 Francis 273 273 Dollie 272 274 Josie 269 275 Elinor 268 276 Eugenia 266 277 Hester 265 278 Harriett 262 279 Katharine 261 280 Letha 261 281 Kate 260 282 Gussie 259 283 Billie 258 284 Clarice 254 285 Cornelia 254 286 Callie 253 287 Eleanore 253 288 Augusta 252 289 Peggy 251 290 Lessie 246 291 Lily 245 292 Lora 245 293 Corinne 240 294 Rosetta 240 295 Lorena 238 296 Madge 234 297 Carmen 231 298 Donna 227 299 Laverne 225 300 Odessa 225 301 Claudia 224 302 Myra 224 303 Neva 224 304 Bertie 222 305 Joyce 222 306 Natalie 222 307 Merle 221 308 Helena 220 309 Iris 220 310 Annabelle 219 311 Maudie 218 312 Melba 218 313 Yvonne 217 314 Carmela 213 315 Lou 212 316 Nola 211 317 Ophelia 208 318 Frankie 207 319 Priscilla 205 320 Roxie 204 321 Aline 202 322 Christina 202 323 Molly 197 324 Pearlie 197 325 Leila 195 326 Aileen 192 327 Bettie 191 328 Wilhelmina 191 329 Linda 189 330 Rhoda 189 331 Dolly 188 332 Johanna 188 333 Lelia 186 334 Rosella 186 335 Zella 186 336 Berniece 185 337 Birdie 185 338 Connie 185 339 Catharine 183 340 Alyce 182 341 Hallie 182 342 Corine 181 343 Iola 181 344 Willa 180 345 Ione 178 346 Dovie 175 347 Bernadine 172 348 Erna 172 349 Imogene 172 350 Delia 171 351 Tessie 170 352 Vesta 169 353 Lenore 168 354 Lilly 168 355 Mayme 165 356 Stephanie 165 357 Oma 164 358 Paula 164 359 Loraine 163 360 Jimmie 162 361 Eddie 161 362 Isabella 161 363 Maurine 161 364 Isabell 160 365 Gloria 159 366 Rubye 158 367 Cynthia 157 368 Nadine 157 369 Pansy 157 370 Arline 156 371 Leota 156 372 Mona 156 373 Dessie 155 374 Concetta 153 375 Allene 152 376 Beryl 149 377 Maud 149 378 Alvina 147 379 Antonia 146 380 Lucinda 146 381 Nona 146 382 Vada 146 383 Polly 145 384 Carmella 143 385 Elise 143 386 Kay 143 387 Bernadette 142 388 Janice 142 389 Georgie 141 390 Iona 141 391 Robbie 141 392 Leone 139 393 Philomena 139 394 Verda 138 395 Wilda 137 396 Cecil 135 397 Gertie 134 398 Gretchen 134 399 Leora 134 400 Zelda 134 401 Hortense 133 402 Clare 132 403 Ramona 132 404 Althea 131 405 Elisabeth 131 406 Leta 130 407 Louella 130 408 Madeleine 130 409 Monica 130 410 Dixie 129 411 Margery 127 412 Rae 127 413 Harriette 126 414 Alva 125 415 Bess 125 416 Lulu 125 417 Madelyn 125 418 Lona 124 419 Beth 123 420 Ester 123 421 Florine 123 422 Jannie 123 423 Marietta 123 424 Tommie 123 425 Linnie 122 426 Mercedes 122 427 Agatha 121 428 Reva 121 429 Elsa 120 430 Mathilda 120 431 Elda 118 432 Floy 118 433 Judith 118 434 Lura 118 435 Maybelle 118 436 Mozelle 117 437 Sybil 117 438 Fanny 116 439 Queen 116 440 Enid 115 441 Mazie 114 442 Bella 113 443 Vida 113 444 Zola 113 445 Artie 112 446 John 112 447 Alpha 111 448 Delores 111 449 Ivy 111 450 Lauretta 111 451 Minerva 111 452 Dorthy 110 453 Oleta 110 454 Una 109 455 Winona 108 456 Yetta 108 457 Bobbie 107 458 Evangeline 107 459 Garnet 107 460 Mittie 107 461 Belva 106 462 Hettie 106 463 Melva 106 464 Estell 105 465 Myrtis 105 466 Eve 104 467 Golda 104 468 Lorna 104 469 Magnolia 104 470 Ocie 104 471 Orpha 104 472 Phoebe 104 473 Cassie 103 474 Aurora 102 475 Dorotha 102 476 Elvera 101 477 Veda 101 478 Nelle 100 479 Angie 99 480 Marcia 99 481 Patsy 99 482 Zora 99 483 Ava 98 484 Ferne 98 485 Alene 97 486 Dortha 97 487 Glenna 97 488 Ona 97 489 Adell 96 490 Rowena 96 491 Lettie 95 492 Blanch 94 493 Hope 94 494 Juliette 93 495 Lovie 93 496 Mina 93 497 Camille 92 498 Guadalupe 92 499 Retha 92 500 Rhea 92 501 Albina 91 502 Valeria 91 503 Abbie 90 504 Aurelia 90 505 Celeste 90 506 Cordelia 90 507 Idella 90 508 Louisa 90 509 Margret 90 510 Marianne 90 511 Corrine 89 512 Emilie 89 513 Jacqueline 89 514 Ruthie 89 515 Beverly 88 516 Crystal 88 517 Lucia 88 518 Earline 87 519 Magdalene 87 520 Valerie 87 521 Diana 86 522 Era 86 523 Julie 86 524 Rosalind 86 525 Germaine 85 526 Lavina 85 527 Malinda 85 528 Margarita 85 529 Meta 85 530 Velva 85 531 Evie 84 532 Hulda 84 533 Leatha 84 534 Suzanne 84 535 Yolanda 84 536 Clementine 83 537 Elena 83 538 Georgiana 83 539 Filomena 82 540 Francisca 82 541 Freida 82 542 Sudie 82 543 Vergie 82 544 Ethelyn 81 545 James 81 546 Tina 81 547 Audra 80 548 Idell 80 549 Johnie 80 550 Charlie 79 551 Odell 79 552 Ursula 79 553 Vernice 78 554 William 78 555 Delphine 77 556 Lennie 77 557 Lue 77 558 Tressie 77 559 Easter 75 560 Delphia 74 561 Roma 74 562 Vivien 74 563 Joanna 73 564 Lyda 73 565 Novella 73 566 Vernie 73 567 Delma 72 568 Greta 72 569 Jenny 72 570 Octavia 72 571 Edwina 71 572 Elmira 71 573 Manuela 71 574 Millicent 71 575 Rosamond 71 576 Bennie 70 577 Camilla 70 578 Esta 70 579 Marjory 70 580 Nita 70 581 Velda 70 582 Almeda 69 583 Chloe 69 584 George 69 585 Ludie 69 586 Myrtie 69 587 Reta 69 588 Verona 69 589 Vina 69 590 Zula 69 591 Antonette 68 592 Evalyn 68 593 Jo 68 594 Joy 68 595 Vallie 68 596 Adella 67 597 Charles 67 598 Claudine 67 599 Faith 67 600 Justine 67 601 Lida 67 602 Lorine 67 603 Albertha 66 604 Annetta 66 605 Elna 66 606 Lina 66 607 Violette 66 608 Adela 65 609 Hellen 65 610 Joe 65 611 Lupe 65 612 Pattie 65 613 Rubie 65 614 Winnifred 65 615 Ellie 64 616 Felicia 64 617 Norine 64 618 Pinkie 64 619 Robert 64 620 Berta 63 621 Carolina 63 622 Consuelo 63 623 Georgianna 63 624 Grayce 63 625 Ima 63 626 Leonora 63 627 Marvel 63 628 Nelda 63 629 Petra 63 630 Alda 62 631 Jaunita 62 632 Anastasia 61 633 Annabel 61 634 Charlene 61 635 Katheryn 61 636 Mandy 61 637 Rosalee 61 638 Susanna 61 639 Arvilla 60 640 Berenice 60 641 Cathryn 60 642 Juana 60 643 Lilyan 60 644 Margarette 60 645 Mozell 60 646 Ray 60 647 Theodora 60 648 Alfreda 59 649 Claudie 59 650 Clyde 59 651 Dena 59 652 Elouise 59 653 Kathrine 59 654 Myrtice 59 655 Nan 59 656 Pearle 59 657 Rachael 59 658 Savannah 59 659 Altha 58 660 Bell 58 661 Donnie 58 662 Mavis 58 663 Berneice 57 664 Freddie 57 665 Kattie 57 666 Melvina 57 667 Rosia 57 668 Adelina 56 669 Carmel 56 670 Libby 56 671 Marilyn 56 672 Maryann 56 673 Charity 55 674 Dorris 55 675 Eleanora 55 676 Kitty 55 677 Macie 55 678 Bethel 54 679 Clemmie 54 680 Florida 54 681 Gene 54 682 Hildegarde 54 683 Josefina 54 684 Madie 54 685 Nova 54 686 Rosina 54 687 Verla 54 688 Zona 54 689 Celestine 53 690 Eldora 53 691 Gail 53 692 Hildred 53 693 Lilian 53 694 Magdalena 53 695 Theo 53 696 Viva 53 697 Aletha 52 698 Annabell 52 699 Audie 52 700 Diane 52 701 Hedwig 52 702 Judy 52 703 Therese 52 704 Adelia 51 705 Bridget 51 706 Corene 51 707 Dona 51 708 Lucretia 51 709 Annis 50 710 Ardis 50 711 Clarissa 50 712 Florene 50 713 Garnett 50 714 Gilda 50 715 Gwen 50 716 Ira 50 717 Eda 49 718 Goldia 49 719 Janette 49 720 Leslie 49 721 Ossie 49 722 Emilia 48 723 Emmie 48 724 Kathryne 48 725 Mallie 48 726 Maybell 48 727 Renee 48 728 Sibyl 48 729 Bulah 47 730 Deloris 47 731 Hilma 47 732 Ines 47 733 Lilla 47 734 Sabina 47 735 Alicia 46 736 Cathrine 46 737 Elenora 46 738 Euna 46 739 Jackie 46 740 Josefa 46 741 Lucie 46 742 Luvenia 46 743 Magdalen 46 744 Ouida 46 745 Rosalia 46 746 Treva 46 747 Alverta 45 748 Dorcas 45 749 Earnestine 45 750 Freeda 45 751 Hildegard 45 752 Lea 45 753 Martina 45 754 Nedra 45 755 Roslyn 45 756 Tomasa 45 757 Bonita 44 758 Eulalia 44 759 Hazle 44 760 Joseph 44 761 Nella 44 762 Twila 44 763 Delta 43 764 Jerry 43 765 Lavada 43 766 Lonnie 43 767 Myrle 43 768 Signe 43 769 Thora 43 770 Adrienne 42 771 Corrie 42 772 Ilene 42 773 Juliet 42 774 Lera 42 775 Maxie 42 776 Melissa 42 777 Myrna 42 778 Noma 42 779 Tena 42 780 Versie 42 781 Angelita 41 782 Elizebeth 41 783 Laverna 41 784 Palma 41 785 Vincenza 41 786 Adelle 40 787 Cleta 40 788 Ethyl 40 789 Georgina 40 790 Marcelle 40 791 Maureen 40 792 Olevia 40 793 Queenie 40 794 Yvette 40 795 Astrid 39 796 Elisa 39 797 Elvie 39 798 Glenda 39 799 Hermina 39 800 Juliana 39 801 Loma 39 802 Madaline 39 803 Prudence 39 804 Romaine 39 805 Rosalyn 39 806 Rosemarie 39 807 Sammie 39 808 Walter 39 809 Alline 38 810 Bette 38 811 Ceola 38 812 Cleora 38 813 Eugenie 38 814 Letitia 38 815 Marge 38 816 Neoma 38 817 Vena 38 818 Verdie 38 819 Vinnie 38 820 Alba 37 821 Beaulah 37 822 Lavon 37 823 Louie 37 824 Louvenia 37 825 Lurline 37 826 Madalyn 37 827 Maye 37 828 Mellie 37 829 Nathalie 37 830 Sonia 37 831 Zenobia 37 832 Zoe 37 833 Albertine 36 834 Amalia 36 835 Doretha 36 836 Erie 36 837 Eulah 36 838 Evelyne 36 839 Gladyce 36 840 Jessica 36 841 Jettie 36 842 Jule 36 843 Leonor 36 844 Lexie 36 845 Ozella 36 846 Arlie 35 847 Dale 35 848 Earlene 35 849 Exie 35 850 Gayle 35 851 Gertha 35 852 Isobel 35 853 Joanne 35 854 Linnea 35 855 Liza 35 856 Lyla 35 857 Pearline 35 858 Trudie 35 859 Vella 35 860 Glennie 34 861 Hertha 34 862 Ivory 34 863 Jamie 34 864 Mammie 34 865 Marianna 34 866 Tennie 34 867 Thomas 34 868 Alvera 33 869 Andrea 33 870 Annamae 33 871 Assunta 33 872 Augustine 33 873 Birtha 33 874 Delilah 33 875 Elberta 33 876 Elenor 33 877 Eloisa 33 878 Enola 33 879 Fairy 33 880 Larue 33 881 Lenna 33 882 Malvina 33 883 Margurite 33 884 Myrl 33 885 Norene 33 886 Oda 33 887 Rosanna 33 888 Trula 33 889 Vivienne 33 890 Adaline 32 891 Ardell 32 892 Deborah 32 893 Delpha 32 894 Emogene 32 895 Fae 32 896 Golden 32 897 Helyn 32 898 Osie 32 899 Sofia 32 900 Susanne 32 901 Verlie 32 902 Vilma 32 903 Amie 31 904 Ardella 31 905 Cordie 31 906 Creola 31 907 Dottie 31 908 Ena 31 909 Etha 31 910 Laurine 31 911 Lavonne 31 912 Libbie 31 913 Loyce 31 914 Luna 31 915 Pat 31 916 Ressie 31 917 Rossie 31 918 Serena 31 919 Aida 30 920 Ara 30 921 Benita 30 922 Beula 30 923 Carmelita 30 924 Cathleen 30 925 Claribel 30 926 Concepcion 30 927 Darlene 30 928 Drusilla 30 929 Florance 30 930 Henry 30 931 Icie 30 932 Minna 30 933 Rozella 30 934 Silvia 30 935 Theola 30 936 Tiny 30 937 Zada 30 938 Alida 29 939 Allean 29 940 Almeta 29 941 Audry 29 942 Dorathy 29 943 Elease 29 944 Elta 29 945 Emeline 29 946 Eveline 29 947 Flo 29 948 Frank 29 949 Laurette 29 950 Lavinia 29 951 Leda 29 952 Lossie 29 953 Meda 29 954 Mossie 29 955 Naoma 29 956 Ova 29 957 Sigrid 29 958 Stephania 29 959 Vlasta 29 960 Ardelia 28 961 Colleen 28 962 Daphne 28 963 Elvina 28 964 Emmer 28 965 Izora 28 966 Karen 28 967 Lala 28 968 Lynn 28 969 Odie 28 970 Otelia 28 971 Sadye 28 972 Selena 28 973 Stasia 28 974 Syble 28 975 Tilda 28 976 Vita 28 977 Zettie 28 978 Adah 27 979 Afton 27 980 Betsy 27 981 Edward 27 982 Elmer 27 983 Eura 27 984 Gregoria 27 985 Hassie 27 986 Helga 27 987 Imelda 27 988 Inga 27 989 Jayne 27 990 Jesse 27 991 Kittie 27 992 Lonie 27 993 Luisa 27 994 Maebell 27 995 Missouri 27 996 Monnie 27 997 Paul 27 998 Selina 27 999 Tressa 27 1000 Vertie 27
Boys: top 25 of 1912 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1911 1 1 John 24,588 57.2 #1 2 2 William 19,626 45.6 #2 3 3 James 17,644 41.0 #3 4 4 Robert 12,836 29.9 #5 5 5 Joseph 12,062 28.1 #6 6 6 George 11,734 27.3 #4 7 7 Charles 11,070 25.8 #7 8 8 Edward 7,936 18.5 #9 9 9 Frank 7,912 18.4 #8 10 10 Thomas 6,087 14.2 #10 11 11 Walter 5,809 13.5 #12 12 12 Henry 5,643 13.1 #11 13 13 Harold 5,102 11.9 #16 14 14 Paul 4,785 11.1 #17 15 15 Arthur 4,685 10.9 #18 16 16 Harry 4,624 10.8 #13 17 17 Albert 4,587 10.7 #15 18 18 Raymond 4,374 10.2 #19 19 19 Richard 4,188 9.7 #20 20 20 Louis 3,591 8.3 #21 21 21 Clarence 3,590 8.3 #23 22 22 Willie 3,508 8.2 #14 23 23 Ralph 3,435 8.0 #24 24 24 Carl 3,224 7.5 #26 25 25 Howard 3,212 7.5 #28
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Fred 3,103 27 Donald 2,872 28 Jack 2,870 29 David 2,858 30 Samuel 2,602 31 Roy 2,591 32 Ernest 2,569 33 Kenneth 2,538 34 Earl 2,518 35 Francis 2,516 36 Joe 2,515 37 Anthony 2,480 38 Lawrence 2,467 39 Herbert 2,236 40 Alfred 2,210 41 Eugene 2,114 42 Michael 2,104 43 Stanley 2,017 44 Andrew 1,946 45 Leonard 1,928 46 Woodrow 1,843 47 Elmer 1,840 48 Peter 1,679 49 Leo 1,654 50 Herman 1,646 51 Frederick 1,564 52 Theodore 1,561 53 Daniel 1,524 54 Edwin 1,518 55 Chester 1,460 56 Russell 1,449 57 Charlie 1,446 58 Lester 1,443 59 Floyd 1,438 60 Bernard 1,437 61 Norman 1,367 62 Clifford 1,345 63 Sam 1,325 64 Milton 1,319 65 Clyde 1,314 66 Leroy 1,306 67 Benjamin 1,272 68 Lewis 1,247 69 Philip 1,237 70 Lloyd 1,227 71 Melvin 1,185 72 Vincent 1,178 73 Oscar 1,157 74 Jesse 1,106 75 Martin 1,064 76 Cecil 1,058 77 Ray 1,050 78 Lee 1,030 79 Leon 1,006 80 Sidney 1,003 81 Victor 989 82 Morris 960 83 Marvin 958 84 Glenn 948 85 Edgar 945 86 Alvin 929 87 Gerald 929 88 Stephen 928 89 Claude 890 90 Vernon 889 91 Harvey 875 92 Wilbur 832 93 Gordon 822 94 Irving 815 95 Maurice 811 96 Everett 806 97 Alexander 803 98 Homer 794 99 Arnold 767 100 Julius 758
Boys #101 to #1,000 Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1912.
How spread out were the names of 1912? In 1912 the ten most given boys’ names went to 30.6% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.2% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1912 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1912 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1912 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1912 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1912 Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.
Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.
Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1912? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1912 against the top 100 of 1911.
The biggest climbs of 1912 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1912.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1913