Home Years 1914 The most popular baby names of 1914 In 1914 the most given names were John (37,947 boys) and Mary (45,346 girls); SSA’s file counts 1,416,343 babies under 7,965 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1914 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1914 Girls: top 25 of 1914 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1913 1 1 Mary 45,346 59.5 #1 2 2 Helen 23,221 30.5 #2 3 3 Dorothy 18,782 24.7 #3 4 4 Margaret 17,763 23.3 #4 5 5 Ruth 15,839 20.8 #5 6 6 Anna 11,865 15.6 #7 7 7 Mildred 11,649 15.3 #6 8 8 Elizabeth 11,367 14.9 #8 9 9 Frances 9,677 12.7 #9 10 10 Marie 8,829 11.6 #10 11 11 Evelyn 8,506 11.2 #12 12 12 Alice 8,198 10.8 #11 13 13 Florence 7,886 10.3 #13 14 14 Virginia 7,601 10.0 #15 15 15 Rose 7,574 9.9 #14 16 16 Lillian 7,354 9.7 #16 17 17 Louise 6,648 8.7 #17 18 18 Catherine 6,613 8.7 #22 19 19 Edna 6,289 8.3 #18 20 20 Gladys 6,227 8.2 #19 21 21 Ethel 6,204 8.2 #20 22 22 Irene 6,197 8.1 #21 23 23 Josephine 5,896 7.7 #24 24 24 Ruby 5,625 7.4 #23 25 25 Grace 5,594 7.3 #25
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Thelma 5,496 27 Martha 5,432 28 Eleanor 5,374 29 Hazel 5,324 30 Lucille 5,320 31 Edith 5,209 32 Gertrude 4,938 33 Annie 4,800 34 Pauline 4,698 35 Esther 4,654 36 Doris 4,429 37 Clara 4,240 38 Beatrice 4,232 39 Emma 3,972 40 Ann 3,888 41 Bertha 3,859 42 Julia 3,814 43 Bernice 3,730 44 Agnes 3,721 45 Marjorie 3,713 46 Elsie 3,683 47 Sarah 3,679 48 Katherine 3,652 49 Ida 3,561 50 Marion 3,550 51 Lois 3,432 52 Eva 3,401 53 Anne 3,365 54 Jean 3,281 55 Bessie 3,260 56 Pearl 3,223 57 Viola 3,203 58 Mabel 3,131 59 Laura 3,059 60 Myrtle 3,049 61 Nellie 2,952 62 Betty 2,933 63 Kathryn 2,901 64 Jessie 2,860 65 Stella 2,771 66 Willie 2,759 67 Minnie 2,718 68 Vera 2,683 69 Alma 2,648 70 Sylvia 2,565 71 Jane 2,340 72 Ella 2,308 73 Lucy 2,298 74 Lillie 2,287 75 Lena 2,259 76 Genevieve 2,254 77 Jennie 2,225 78 Mattie 2,193 79 Leona 2,174 80 Blanche 2,164 81 Vivian 2,080 82 Barbara 2,061 83 Violet 2,061 84 Marguerite 2,050 85 Mae 2,049 86 Ellen 2,039 87 Rita 2,010 88 Charlotte 2,007 89 Opal 1,893 90 Marian 1,862 91 Carrie 1,798 92 Velma 1,795 93 Theresa 1,794 94 Juanita 1,792 95 Wilma 1,788 96 Beulah 1,775 97 Hattie 1,678 98 Emily 1,650 99 Fannie 1,617 100 Sophie 1,584
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Inez 1,579 102 Nancy 1,575 103 Hilda 1,525 104 Rosa 1,514 105 Cora 1,500 106 Ada 1,494 107 Georgia 1,492 108 Sara 1,488 109 Eunice 1,478 110 Kathleen 1,475 111 Harriet 1,455 112 Estelle 1,432 113 Phyllis 1,407 114 Maxine 1,396 115 Mamie 1,386 116 Madeline 1,381 117 Christine 1,374 118 Geneva 1,371 119 Alberta 1,350 120 Lula 1,345 121 Dora 1,343 122 Loretta 1,323 123 Geraldine 1,320 124 Sadie 1,296 125 Verna 1,226 126 Daisy 1,202 127 Olive 1,200 128 Norma 1,172 129 Lucile 1,166 130 Susie 1,165 131 Flora 1,152 132 June 1,148 133 Muriel 1,133 134 Naomi 1,129 135 Maria 1,117 136 Olga 1,107 137 Mable 1,081 138 Audrey 1,070 139 Sally 1,065 140 Henrietta 1,058 141 Maggie 1,055 142 Lottie 1,053 143 Nora 1,038 144 Lola 1,031 145 Victoria 1,026 146 Irma 1,015 147 Erma 993 148 Caroline 989 149 Miriam 981 150 Jeanette 977 151 Rachel 975 152 Lorraine 969 153 Rosie 957 154 Nettie 936 155 Dolores 934 156 Amelia 926 157 Eula 923 158 Roberta 921 159 Eileen 920 160 Shirley 906 161 Winifred 904 162 Rebecca 890 163 Janet 883 164 Wanda 881 165 Della 879 166 Adeline 878 167 Katie 861 168 Lydia 839 169 Carolyn 835 170 Antoinette 830 171 Nina 828 172 Fern 821 173 Goldie 787 174 Bonnie 783 175 May 769 176 Veronica 767 177 Ollie 765 178 Sallie 760 179 Isabel 747 180 Isabelle 739 181 Essie 737 182 Dorothea 731 183 Marcella 729 184 Effie 726 185 Lorene 722 186 Anita 720 187 Adele 709 188 Addie 708 189 Jeannette 699 190 Ora 698 191 Regina 694 192 Maude 693 193 Celia 692 194 Freda 689 195 Angelina 686 196 Cecelia 679 197 Cleo 672 198 Eloise 663 199 Faye 663 200 Susan 661 201 Patricia 656 202 Lela 647 203 Mollie 644 204 Frieda 639 205 Sue 634 206 Angeline 632 207 Iva 618 208 Jeanne 611 209 Arlene 608 210 Luella 604 211 Constance 600 212 Angela 590 213 Margie 588 214 Selma 587 215 Rosalie 584 216 Etta 581 217 Joan 578 218 Ola 571 219 Claire 570 220 Jewell 570 221 Elaine 568 222 Leola 567 223 Fay 566 224 Elva 563 225 Rosemary 563 226 Lila 561 227 Alta 552 228 Lizzie 551 229 Sophia 548 230 Flossie 538 231 Helene 538 232 Nell 530 233 Annette 526 234 Cecilia 525 235 Teresa 524 236 Jewel 515 237 Estella 514 238 Reba 502 239 Ina 495 240 Johnnie 494 241 Matilda 494 242 Elma 484 243 Ernestine 473 244 Amy 472 245 Janie 472 246 Leah 457 247 Nannie 457 248 Joyce 456 249 Hannah 443 250 Eleanore 438 251 Carol 437 252 Elnora 426 253 Iris 425 254 Elvira 405 255 Lee 405 256 Tillie 404 257 Virgie 402 258 Millie 401 259 Adelaide 396 260 Lenora 396 261 Natalie 395 262 Rena 387 263 Francis 385 264 Winnie 383 265 Gwendolyn 382 266 Laverne 379 267 Ila 376 268 Amanda 375 269 Carmen 374 270 Peggy 373 271 Zelma 373 272 Eugenia 367 273 Edythe 365 274 Harriett 359 275 Elinor 358 276 Belle 353 277 Neva 353 278 Cornelia 352 279 Melba 352 280 Cecile 351 281 Allie 350 282 Letha 347 283 Josie 344 284 Carmela 341 285 Olivia 340 286 Gracie 339 287 Gussie 336 288 Lessie 336 289 Imogene 333 290 Lorena 328 291 Helena 327 292 Billie 326 293 Myra 322 294 Callie 318 295 Annabelle 315 296 Eliza 311 297 Kate 311 298 Hester 309 299 Concetta 306 300 Dollie 306 301 Clarice 300 302 Aileen 298 303 Yvonne 295 304 Avis 293 305 Connie 293 306 Christina 291 307 Katharine 290 308 Madge 288 309 Claudia 285 310 Donna 283 311 Iola 283 312 Berniece 282 313 Frankie 282 314 Maudie 282 315 Stephanie 280 316 Corinne 279 317 Priscilla 279 318 Rosetta 278 319 Aline 277 320 Lenore 270 321 Lora 270 322 Alyce 267 323 Augusta 266 324 Rhoda 266 325 Odessa 264 326 Arline 260 327 Leila 259 328 Bettie 256 329 Johanna 256 330 Bernadine 252 331 Lily 252 332 Willa 251 333 Loraine 250 334 Leota 249 335 Delia 248 336 Merle 247 337 Molly 247 338 Maurine 246 339 Carmella 245 340 Corine 245 341 Nadine 244 342 Bertie 239 343 Rosella 237 344 Roxie 237 345 Erna 233 346 Tessie 230 347 Lilly 229 348 Lou 227 349 Madelyn 227 350 Nola 227 351 Ione 226 352 Lelia 226 353 Dessie 225 354 Janice 225 355 Ophelia 224 356 Zella 224 357 Pearlie 223 358 Linda 219 359 Elisabeth 217 360 Wilhelmina 216 361 Kay 215 362 Mona 212 363 Birdie 211 364 Eddie 210 365 Isabell 210 366 Pansy 208 367 Mayme 207 368 Philomena 207 369 Ramona 207 370 Sybil 206 371 Hallie 205 372 Delores 203 373 Florine 203 374 Antonia 202 375 Dolly 202 376 Rae 202 377 Bernadette 201 378 Althea 199 379 Catharine 199 380 Gretchen 196 381 Alvina 194 382 Cecil 193 383 Gloria 192 384 Jimmie 192 385 Georgie 190 386 Oma 189 387 Harriette 188 388 Nona 188 389 Isabella 187 390 Paula 184 391 Cynthia 183 392 Dovie 182 393 Beryl 180 394 Robbie 180 395 Phoebe 177 396 Wilda 177 397 Verda 176 398 Gertie 175 399 Maud 175 400 Reva 175 401 Beth 173 402 Louisa 173 403 Agatha 172 404 Rubye 172 405 Yolanda 172 406 Leone 171 407 Clare 169 408 John 169 409 Fanny 167 410 Margery 167 411 Mercedes 167 412 Elsa 166 413 Vida 166 414 Dixie 164 415 Iona 164 416 Judith 164 417 Polly 164 418 Marietta 163 419 Rosalind 163 420 Leora 162 421 Hortense 161 422 Julie 161 423 Oleta 161 424 Allene 160 425 Tommie 160 426 Vesta 160 427 Zelda 159 428 Garnet 158 429 Joy 158 430 Lulu 158 431 Earline 157 432 Elise 157 433 Madeleine 157 434 Ava 156 435 Guadalupe 156 436 Jannie 156 437 Louella 156 438 Lura 156 439 Monica 156 440 Elda 155 441 Leta 153 442 Mozelle 153 443 Bella 152 444 Diana 152 445 Valeria 152 446 Albina 151 447 Angie 151 448 Floy 150 449 Glenna 149 450 Yetta 149 451 Bobbie 148 452 Queen 148 453 Cassie 147 454 Ferne 145 455 Lauretta 145 456 Corrine 144 457 Vada 144 458 Dorthy 143 459 Beverly 142 460 Mathilda 142 461 Maybelle 141 462 Lona 139 463 Minerva 139 464 Una 139 465 Winona 139 466 Hettie 138 467 Lucinda 138 468 Marjory 136 469 Rowena 136 470 Alpha 135 471 Evangeline 135 472 Lorna 135 473 Melva 135 474 Velda 135 475 Artie 134 476 Ester 134 477 Lettie 133 478 Blanch 132 479 Delma 132 480 Elena 132 481 Jacqueline 132 482 Marcia 132 483 Suzanne 131 484 Alene 130 485 Belva 130 486 Eve 130 487 Filomena 130 488 Magdalene 130 489 Enid 129 490 Edwina 128 491 Ivy 128 492 Lorine 128 493 Mazie 128 494 Clementine 127 495 Nelle 127 496 Ona 127 497 Eleanora 126 498 Evalyn 126 499 Golda 126 500 Orpha 126 501 Anastasia 125 502 Lucia 125 503 Hope 124 504 Rhea 123 505 Freida 122 506 Odell 122 507 Alva 121 508 Germaine 121 509 Linnie 120 510 Zora 120 511 Juana 119 512 Margret 119 513 Mavis 119 514 Ursula 119 515 Era 118 516 Idella 118 517 Veda 118 518 Estell 117 519 Marianne 117 520 Nelda 117 521 Vernice 117 522 Elvera 115 523 Magnolia 115 524 Hedwig 114 525 Juliette 114 526 Aurelia 111 527 Camille 111 528 Emilie 111 529 Margarette 111 530 Petra 111 531 Vergie 111 532 Adell 109 533 Evie 109 534 Gene 109 535 Mina 109 536 Millicent 108 537 Myrtis 108 538 Ray 108 539 Tina 108 540 Alfreda 107 541 Aurora 107 542 Delphine 107 543 Elna 107 544 George 107 545 James 107 546 Ruthie 107 547 Dortha 105 548 Mittie 105 549 Bennie 104 550 Jo 103 551 Margarita 103 552 Valerie 103 553 Cathryn 102 554 Gail 102 555 Katheryn 102 556 Lyda 102 557 Charlie 101 558 Dorris 101 559 Kathlyn 101 560 Verla 101 561 Zola 101 562 Dorotha 100 563 Johnie 100 564 Rosalee 100 565 Therese 100 566 Abbie 99 567 Maryann 99 568 Meta 99 569 Ocie 99 570 Versie 99 571 Celeste 98 572 Georgiana 98 573 Hulda 98 574 Lupe 97 575 Melvina 97 576 William 97 577 Clyde 96 578 Gilda 96 579 Jaunita 96 580 Lavina 96 581 Lennie 96 582 Elouise 95 583 Ethelyn 95 584 Roslyn 95 585 Carmel 94 586 Ima 94 587 Myrna 94 588 Patsy 94 589 Winnifred 94 590 Bess 93 591 Easter 93 592 Retha 93 593 Velva 93 594 Idell 92 595 Alda 91 596 Faith 91 597 Lina 91 598 Myrtie 91 599 Esta 90 600 Verona 90 601 Almeda 89 602 Charlene 89 603 Cordelia 89 604 Lovie 89 605 Mandy 89 606 Manuela 89 607 Vernie 89 608 Camilla 88 609 Emilia 88 610 Novella 88 611 Pearline 88 612 Zula 88 613 Annabel 87 614 Eldora 87 615 Hilma 87 616 Justine 87 617 Rosamond 87 618 Antonette 86 619 Deloris 86 620 Leonora 86 621 Lida 86 622 Malinda 86 623 Rubie 86 624 Bulah 85 625 Consuelo 85 626 Crystal 85 627 Francisca 85 628 Freddie 85 629 Jenny 84 630 Lilyan 84 631 Myrtice 84 632 Reta 84 633 Rosina 84 634 Sudie 84 635 Albertha 83 636 Greta 83 637 Ilene 83 638 Bette 82 639 Ethyl 82 640 Florene 82 641 Roma 82 642 Adella 81 643 Darlene 81 644 Joanna 81 645 Kitty 81 646 Lue 81 647 Elmira 80 648 Octavia 80 649 Robert 80 650 Rosemarie 80 651 Bethel 79 652 Betsy 79 653 Dorcas 79 654 Felicia 79 655 Georgianna 79 656 Aletha 78 657 Delphia 78 658 Theodora 78 659 Tressie 78 660 Treva 78 661 Carolina 77 662 Claudine 77 663 Janette 77 664 Joe 77 665 Kathryne 77 666 Altha 76 667 Donnie 76 668 Gwen 76 669 Leatha 76 670 Letitia 76 671 Berta 75 672 Charles 75 673 Dena 75 674 Diane 75 675 Marilyn 75 676 Adela 74 677 Hildegarde 74 678 Juliet 74 679 Marvel 74 680 Nan 74 681 Arvilla 73 682 Hellen 73 683 Renee 73 684 Vincenza 73 685 Vivienne 73 686 Zona 73 687 Elenora 72 688 Madie 71 689 Susanna 71 690 Ellie 70 691 Grayce 70 692 Celestine 69 693 Cleta 69 694 Eulalia 69 695 Jettie 69 696 Joseph 69 697 Nita 69 698 Ouida 69 699 Palma 69 700 Violette 69 701 Adrienne 68 702 Chloe 68 703 Judy 68 704 Leslie 68 705 Rosia 68 706 Adaline 67 707 Kathrine 67 708 Mozell 67 709 Rachael 67 710 Alverta 66 711 Berneice 66 712 Myrle 66 713 Nedra 66 714 Emmie 65 715 Evelyne 65 716 Ludie 65 717 Pearle 65 718 Vallie 65 719 Viva 65 720 Corene 64 721 Maxie 64 722 Theo 64 723 Twila 64 724 Lavinia 63 725 Neoma 63 726 Adelle 62 727 Deborah 62 728 Dona 62 729 Elinore 62 730 Laverna 62 731 Lilla 62 732 Madaline 62 733 Magdalen 62 734 Savannah 62 735 Sibyl 62 736 Annabell 61 737 Audie 61 738 Audra 61 739 Libby 61 740 Lucretia 61 741 Marianna 61 742 Claudie 60 743 Ira 60 744 Maureen 60 745 Rosalia 60 746 Verdie 60 747 Andrea 59 748 Ardis 59 749 Bridget 59 750 Charity 59 751 Clemmie 59 752 Florida 59 753 Henry 59 754 Macie 59 755 Ossie 59 756 Rosalyn 59 757 Santa 59 758 Vina 59 759 Bonita 58 760 Elvie 58 761 Hildred 58 762 Joann 58 763 Norine 58 764 Sabina 58 765 Garnett 57 766 Kattie 57 767 Sammie 57 768 Sonia 57 769 Cathrine 56 770 Eda 56 771 Ines 56 772 Lavada 56 773 Lea 56 774 Magdalena 56 775 Margarett 56 776 Rilla 56 777 Annetta 55 778 Earnestine 55 779 Elisa 55 780 Euna 55 781 Gayle 55 782 Joanne 55 783 Martina 55 784 Pattie 55 785 Romaine 55 786 Rozella 55 787 Yvette 55 788 Adelina 54 789 Alicia 54 790 Berenice 54 791 Jayne 54 792 Jerry 54 793 Juliana 54 794 Larue 54 795 Lavon 54 796 Pinkie 54 797 Queenie 54 798 Lavern 53 799 Lilian 53 800 Luvenia 53 801 Rossie 53 802 Amalia 52 803 Angelita 52 804 Domenica 52 805 Earlene 52 806 Emogene 52 807 Fae 52 808 Glenda 52 809 Goldia 52 810 Lavonne 52 811 Mallie 52 812 Mammie 52 813 Maybell 52 814 Melissa 52 815 Neta 52 816 Stasia 52 817 Alba 51 818 Cordie 51 819 Elizebeth 51 820 Josefina 51 821 Lonnie 51 822 Louie 51 823 Minna 51 824 Nathalie 51 825 Stephania 51 826 Verlie 51 827 Aida 50 828 Alvera 50 829 Ardella 50 830 Astrid 50 831 Clarissa 50 832 Delilah 50 833 Eugenie 50 834 Hazle 50 835 Lera 50 836 Lurline 50 837 Norene 50 838 Rosanna 50 839 Roselyn 50 840 Tennie 50 841 Vita 50 842 Wynona 50 843 Concepcion 49 844 Freeda 49 845 Hertha 49 846 Marge 49 847 Naoma 49 848 Thora 49 849 Vena 49 850 Adah 48 851 Delta 48 852 Edward 48 853 Exie 48 854 Thomas 48 855 Afton 47 856 Annis 47 857 Ardith 47 858 Arlie 47 859 Elease 47 860 Georgina 47 861 Jackie 47 862 Lucie 47 863 Nova 47 864 Adelia 46 865 Bernetta 46 866 Cleora 46 867 Fairy 46 868 Frank 46 869 Louvenia 46 870 Elvina 45 871 Leonore 45 872 Lynn 45 873 Mabelle 45 874 Madonna 45 875 Pat 45 876 Signe 45 877 Syble 45 878 Arleen 44 879 Carole 44 880 Edyth 44 881 Hildegard 44 882 Imelda 44 883 Lonie 44 884 Luna 44 885 Nella 44 886 Tena 44 887 Venita 44 888 Charline 43 889 Elberta 43 890 Enola 43 891 Eveline 43 892 Laurette 43 893 Loma 43 894 Louis 43 895 Lyla 43 896 Mafalda 43 897 Marcelle 43 898 Maye 43 899 Ozella 43 900 Paul 43 901 Albertine 42 902 Ardell 42 903 Bernardine 42 904 Elenor 42 905 Etha 42 906 Gay 42 907 Inga 42 908 Isobel 42 909 Jeane 42 910 Jessica 42 911 Josefa 42 912 Madalyn 42 913 Madelene 42 914 Myrl 42 915 Ova 42 916 Reatha 42 917 Santina 42 918 Theola 42 919 Beaulah 41 920 Bernita 41 921 Corrie 41 922 Doretha 41 923 Eloisa 41 924 Emelia 41 925 Gladyce 41 926 Gregoria 41 927 Hassie 41 928 Hermina 41 929 Lavera 41 930 Vonnie 41 931 Zita 41 932 Ara 40 933 Benita 40 934 Esperanza 40 935 Flonnie 40 936 Katy 40 937 Marybelle 40 938 Meredith 40 939 Sandra 40 940 Vivien 40 941 Waneta 40 942 Amie 39 943 Antonina 39 944 Beula 39 945 Claribel 39 946 Clora 39 947 Dana 39 948 Eulah 39 949 Maryjane 39 950 Meda 39 951 Sidney 39 952 Tressa 39 953 Veta 39 954 Vilma 39 955 Zenobia 39 956 Amber 38 957 Augustine 38 958 Bettye 38 959 Drusilla 38 960 Elenore 38 961 Eudora 38 962 Harold 38 963 Lolita 38 964 Nila 38 965 Odie 38 966 Olevia 38 967 Orene 38 968 Sofia 38 969 Susanne 38 970 Vinnie 38 971 Zetta 38 972 Birtha 37 973 Daphne 37 974 Emmer 37 975 Ena 37 976 Georgette 37 977 Irine 37 978 Leonor 37 979 Malvina 37 980 Margaretta 37 981 Noreen 37 982 Ressie 37 983 Sadye 37 984 Selena 37 985 Terry 37 986 Walter 37 987 Zoe 37 988 Allean 36 989 Annamae 36 990 Antionette 36 991 Delfina 36 992 Dorathy 36 993 Ettie 36 994 Fleta 36 995 Gladis 36 996 Leda 36 997 Margarete 36 998 Margot 36 999 Trudie 36 1000 Vella 36
Boys: top 25 of 1914 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1913 1 1 John 37,947 58.0 #1 2 2 William 29,753 45.4 #2 3 3 James 26,262 40.1 #3 4 4 Robert 21,188 32.4 #4 5 5 Joseph 18,829 28.8 #5 6 6 George 17,602 26.9 #6 7 7 Charles 16,937 25.9 #7 8 8 Edward 12,319 18.8 #8 9 9 Frank 12,002 18.3 #9 10 10 Walter 8,962 13.7 #11 11 11 Thomas 8,850 13.5 #10 12 12 Henry 8,110 12.4 #12 13 13 Paul 7,733 11.8 #14 14 14 Harold 7,563 11.6 #13 15 15 Albert 6,942 10.6 #16 16 16 Raymond 6,821 10.4 #18 17 17 Richard 6,669 10.2 #19 18 18 Arthur 6,641 10.1 #17 19 19 Harry 6,588 10.1 #15 20 20 Louis 5,495 8.4 #20 21 21 Ralph 5,009 7.7 #22 22 22 Clarence 4,909 7.5 #21 23 23 Donald 4,835 7.4 #25 24 24 Carl 4,807 7.3 #23 25 25 Willie 4,709 7.2 #24
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Howard 4,490 27 Jack 4,485 28 Fred 4,441 29 David 4,251 30 Kenneth 4,178 31 Francis 3,901 32 Roy 3,852 33 Earl 3,842 34 Joe 3,712 35 Lawrence 3,703 36 Samuel 3,703 37 Anthony 3,695 38 Ernest 3,632 39 Stanley 3,559 40 Michael 3,362 41 Alfred 3,347 42 Herbert 3,253 43 Eugene 3,211 44 Andrew 2,965 45 Leonard 2,923 46 Elmer 2,878 47 Leo 2,655 48 Peter 2,624 49 Russell 2,568 50 Bernard 2,436 51 Herman 2,430 52 Frederick 2,415 53 Edwin 2,386 54 Norman 2,335 55 Daniel 2,325 56 Chester 2,289 57 Lester 2,164 58 Floyd 2,090 59 Melvin 2,064 60 Leroy 2,004 61 Vincent 1,962 62 Clifford 1,960 63 Clyde 1,954 64 Theodore 1,929 65 Charlie 1,906 66 Lloyd 1,884 67 Sam 1,880 68 Philip 1,870 69 Milton 1,834 70 Benjamin 1,823 71 Woodrow 1,785 72 Lewis 1,767 73 Martin 1,676 74 Ray 1,657 75 Marvin 1,627 76 Victor 1,559 77 Oscar 1,553 78 Alvin 1,532 79 Cecil 1,530 80 Stephen 1,486 81 Gerald 1,468 82 Jesse 1,457 83 Vernon 1,455 84 Lee 1,451 85 Leon 1,414 86 Morris 1,365 87 Edgar 1,361 88 Gordon 1,355 89 Sidney 1,337 90 Everett 1,336 91 Glenn 1,327 92 Willard 1,302 93 Claude 1,284 94 Maurice 1,256 95 Harvey 1,250 96 Wilbur 1,248 97 Arnold 1,174 98 Alexander 1,169 99 Max 1,159 100 Irving 1,156
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Homer 1,152 102 Nicholas 1,151 103 Leslie 1,076 104 Gilbert 1,060 105 Allen 1,049 106 Julius 1,049 107 Virgil 1,048 108 Warren 1,033 109 Eddie 1,010 110 Ben 1,005 111 Wayne 1,001 112 Steve 998 113 Jacob 997 114 Luther 991 115 Marion 982 116 Hugh 967 117 Jessie 949 118 Hubert 932 119 Johnnie 929 120 Curtis 915 121 Roland 882 122 Oliver 861 123 Glen 853 124 Nathan 848 125 Horace 840 126 Roger 816 127 Wallace 810 128 Manuel 794 129 Mike 794 130 Edmund 792 131 Alex 789 132 Wesley 789 133 Orville 787 134 Franklin 770 135 Willis 743 136 Jerome 737 137 Tom 735 138 Tony 733 139 Rudolph 732 140 Otis 709 141 Abraham 700 142 Dale 691 143 Emil 684 144 Jerry 649 145 Archie 648 146 Angelo 643 147 Earnest 638 148 Salvatore 635 149 Patrick 633 150 Clifton 616 151 Matthew 613 152 Ira 605 153 Wilson 605 154 Bennie 598 155 Otto 598 156 Guy 580 157 Clinton 566 158 Clayton 563 159 Bill 559 160 Jose 552 161 Karl 548 162 Wilbert 545 163 Ronald 541 164 Sylvester 538 165 Phillip 537 166 August 533 167 Marshall 533 168 Calvin 531 169 Bruce 530 170 Jimmie 530 171 Nelson 527 172 Felix 526 173 Don 521 174 Jim 513 175 Douglas 502 176 Forrest 501 177 Isaac 496 178 Lyle 495 179 Rufus 495 180 Ervin 494 181 Irvin 491 182 Adam 489 183 Aaron 485 184 Delbert 472 185 Nathaniel 470 186 Lonnie 468 187 Wilfred 463 188 Elbert 450 189 Julian 449 190 Percy 449 191 Bert 448 192 Dan 447 193 Ivan 439 194 Pete 432 195 Ellis 426 196 Nick 425 197 Dominick 424 198 Alton 419 199 Adolph 418 200 Grover 416 201 Merle 415 202 Leland 413 203 Grady 408 204 Emmett 406 205 Johnie 405 206 Kermit 401 207 Byron 395 208 Antonio 391 209 Lowell 390 210 Mark 386 211 Carroll 382 212 Dennis 382 213 Jay 379 214 Laurence 379 215 Elwood 373 216 Reuben 372 217 Amos 367 218 Myron 366 219 Dominic 362 220 Mack 361 221 Roscoe 361 222 Erwin 360 223 Ross 360 224 Charley 359 225 Owen 356 226 Gene 352 227 Wendell 350 228 Fredrick 345 229 Murray 339 230 Perry 338 231 Dean 337 232 Hyman 336 233 Rex 334 234 Johnny 331 235 Harley 322 236 Austin 320 237 Sherman 320 238 Preston 319 239 Will 319 240 Malcolm 317 241 Aubrey 313 242 Loyd 312 243 Ted 309 244 Allan 307 245 Troy 307 246 Jasper 306 247 Juan 299 248 Solomon 297 249 Tommie 296 250 Eldon 295 251 Keith 291 252 Mario 289 253 Norbert 288 254 Boyd 287 255 Anton 286 256 Ed 286 257 Dwight 284 258 Carlton 283 259 Cornelius 283 260 Millard 279 261 Jake 274 262 Simon 274 263 Loren 273 264 Mitchell 272 265 Edmond 269 266 Louie 268 267 Dave 267 268 Larry 267 269 Roosevelt 266 270 Harrison 262 271 Jess 258 272 Moses 258 273 Wilmer 255 274 Steven 254 275 Grant 253 276 Emanuel 252 277 Garland 252 278 Monroe 251 279 Sol 251 280 Alphonse 250 281 Wade 250 282 Elmo 247 283 Conrad 246 284 Seymour 245 285 Burton 244 286 Clark 242 287 Isadore 242 288 Barney 241 289 Thurman 241 290 Elton 236 291 Gerard 236 292 Morton 233 293 Clement 232 294 Cyril 232 295 Lynn 232 296 Neil 232 297 Ollie 232 298 Freddie 231 299 Forest 228 300 Pasquale 226 301 Abe 225 302 Andy 225 303 Gus 223 304 Bruno 219 305 Ellsworth 219 306 Booker 218 307 Bob 217 308 Russel 216 309 Cleo 215 310 Cleveland 214 311 Emery 211 312 Harlan 211 313 Carlos 210 314 Maynard 210 315 Eli 208 316 Armand 205 317 Dewey 205 318 Alonzo 204 319 Clair 204 320 Ferdinand 204 321 Christopher 200 322 Joel 200 323 Reginald 200 324 Ruben 199 325 Doyle 198 326 Rocco 198 327 Earle 194 328 Jesus 194 329 Levi 193 330 Ward 193 331 Elvin 192 332 Marcus 192 333 Orval 192 334 Randolph 192 335 Roman 191 336 Emory 189 337 Rodney 189 338 Stuart 188 339 Claud 187 340 Elijah 187 341 Irwin 187 342 Buster 186 343 Meyer 186 344 Alan 184 345 Dallas 183 346 Ramon 181 347 Tommy 181 348 Odell 180 349 Sydney 180 350 Alva 178 351 Ned 178 352 Neal 176 353 Adrian 174 354 Patsy 174 355 Timothy 174 356 Weldon 174 357 Carmen 173 358 Frederic 173 359 Silas 173 360 Lyman 171 361 Noah 171 362 Stewart 170 363 Hugo 169 364 Wilford 169 365 Lionel 168 366 Luke 168 367 Merrill 166 368 Buford 165 369 Jeff 165 370 Emerson 164 371 Laverne 162 372 Pedro 162 373 Saul 162 374 Truman 162 375 Basil 161 376 Delmar 159 377 Hollis 159 378 Winston 158 379 Isidore 156 380 Thaddeus 156 381 Herschel 155 382 Vern 155 383 Augustus 154 384 Alfonso 152 385 Sterling 151 386 Vito 151 387 Francisco 150 388 Norris 150 389 Travis 150 390 Jackson 149 391 Milo 149 392 Ambrose 147 393 Omer 146 394 Eric 145 395 Al 144 396 Benny 144 397 Aloysius 143 398 Dudley 143 399 Mathew 143 400 Wiley 143 401 Billy 142 402 Coy 141 403 Shirley 141 404 Carmine 138 405 Foster 138 406 Scott 138 407 Harris 137 408 Noel 136 409 Freeman 135 410 Van 134 411 Vance 134 412 Lorenzo 133 413 Sammie 133 414 Wilburn 133 415 Maxwell 132 416 Sanford 132 417 Bertram 131 418 Gabriel 131 419 Hiram 131 420 Milford 131 421 Darrell 130 422 Dick 129 423 Elliott 129 424 Pat 128 425 Mary 127 426 Merlin 127 427 Miles 127 428 Chris 126 429 Billie 125 430 Morgan 125 431 Odis 125 432 Royal 125 433 Spencer 124 434 Waldo 124 435 Micheal 123 436 Valentine 123 437 Christian 122 438 Emile 121 439 Gustave 121 440 Jules 119 441 Linwood 119 442 Mervin 119 443 Noble 119 444 Newton 118 445 Sigmund 118 446 Winfred 116 447 Benedict 115 448 Hal 115 449 Duane 114 450 Alden 113 451 Jean 113 452 Theron 113 453 Mose 112 454 Elias 111 455 Olen 111 456 Randall 111 457 Rolland 111 458 Ulysses 111 459 Anderson 110 460 Columbus 110 461 Rubin 110 462 Elwin 109 463 Major 109 464 Olin 109 465 Nolan 108 466 Clay 107 467 Ezra 107 468 Gregory 107 469 Casimir 106 470 Fletcher 106 471 Houston 106 472 Carlo 105 473 Jefferson 105 474 Lucius 105 475 Armando 104 476 Luis 104 477 Wilton 104 478 Jimmy 103 479 Lincoln 103 480 Matt 103 481 Coleman 102 482 Fay 102 483 Isiah 101 484 Orlando 101 485 Phil 101 486 Riley 101 487 Verne 101 488 Israel 100 489 Antone 99 490 Evan 99 491 Lamar 99 492 Ora 99 493 Bud 98 494 Everette 98 495 Hershel 98 496 Raleigh 98 497 Cletus 97 498 Marlin 97 499 Porter 97 500 Carson 96 501 Dock 96 502 Junior 96 503 Harmon 95 504 Raphael 95 505 Oren 94 506 Wilber 94 507 Dewitt 93 508 Burl 92 509 Carter 92 510 Edd 92 511 Kelly 92 512 Arlie 91 513 Avery 91 514 Nickolas 91 515 Rupert 91 516 Guadalupe 90 517 Hoyt 90 518 Lemuel 90 519 Sheldon 90 520 Gale 89 521 Lucien 89 522 Mason 89 523 Rene 89 524 Taylor 89 525 Gail 88 526 Granville 88 527 Guido 88 528 Cyrus 87 529 Denver 87 530 Joshua 87 531 Lavern 87 532 Walton 87 533 Lenard 86 534 Oswald 86 535 Vaughn 85 536 Clem 84 537 Shelby 84 538 Winfield 84 539 Abner 83 540 Jeremiah 83 541 Junius 83 542 Romeo 83 543 Emilio 82 544 Otho 82 545 Sebastian 82 546 Alfredo 81 547 Eldred 81 548 Elzie 81 549 Garfield 81 550 Gaylord 81 551 Jewel 81 552 Justin 81 553 Palmer 81 554 Theo 81 555 Casimer 80 556 Davis 80 557 Delmer 80 558 Elmore 80 559 Lucian 80 560 Otha 80 561 Teddy 80 562 Albin 79 563 Aldo 79 564 Augustine 79 565 Harland 79 566 Lacy 79 567 Domenic 78 568 Napoleon 78 569 Frances 77 570 Haywood 77 571 Jewell 77 572 Joesph 77 573 Jonathan 77 574 Judson 77 575 Merton 77 576 Royce 77 577 Arther 76 578 Enoch 76 579 Clare 75 580 Darwin 75 581 Elroy 75 582 Mortimer 75 583 Gustav 74 584 King 74 585 Alphonso 73 586 Asa 73 587 Garnett 73 588 Hans 73 589 Ike 73 590 Warner 73 591 Blaine 72 592 Casper 72 593 Elden 72 594 Ford 72 595 Leander 72 596 Salvador 72 597 Walker 72 598 Webster 72 599 Alvis 71 600 Durward 71 601 Hermon 71 602 Loyal 71 603 Americo 70 604 Miller 70 605 Alois 69 606 Carrol 69 607 Prince 69 608 Rosario 69 609 Carey 68 610 Graham 68 611 Hardy 68 612 Isaiah 68 613 Miguel 68 614 Orrin 68 615 Stanford 68 616 Alberto 67 617 Bernice 67 618 Buddy 67 619 Dorsey 67 620 Santo 67 621 Seth 67 622 Allie 66 623 Dalton 66 624 Dee 66 625 Eldridge 66 626 Hamilton 66 627 Reed 66 628 Sherwood 66 629 Logan 65 630 Oran 65 631 Roderick 65 632 Buck 64 633 Chas 64 634 Clovis 64 635 Dana 64 636 Gaetano 64 637 Hilton 64 638 Urban 64 639 Abram 63 640 Connie 63 641 Marcel 63 642 Evert 62 643 Ottis 62 644 Tomas 62 645 Florian 61 646 Galen 61 647 Garrett 61 648 Hazel 61 649 Lambert 61 650 Lucious 61 651 Newell 61 652 Rollin 61 653 Bennett 60 654 Beverly 60 655 Haskell 60 656 Hilbert 60 657 Jonas 60 658 Addison 59 659 Angus 59 660 Gary 59 661 Ignatius 59 662 Jason 59 663 Omar 59 664 Rudy 59 665 Vivian 59 666 Watson 59 667 Arden 58 668 Benton 58 669 Hector 58 670 Lois 58 671 Ludwig 58 672 Terry 58 673 Cleve 57 674 Leopold 57 675 Orin 57 676 Pearl 57 677 Rafael 57 678 Adelbert 56 679 Claudie 56 680 Felton 56 681 Giles 56 682 Howell 56 683 Lindsey 56 684 Madison 56 685 Melville 56 686 Obie 56 687 Chauncey 55 688 Dante 55 689 Early 55 690 Franklyn 55 691 Merritt 55 692 Olaf 55 693 Oral 55 694 Parker 55 695 Talmadge 55 696 Tim 55 697 Arvid 54 698 Boyce 54 699 Bryant 54 700 Carmelo 54 701 Carol 54 702 Clarance 54 703 Elwyn 54 704 Emmitt 54 705 Evans 54 706 Fernando 54 707 Helen 54 708 Mckinley 54 709 Sandy 54 710 Stanton 54 711 Verner 54 712 Bernie 53 713 Bertrand 53 714 Carlyle 53 715 Constantine 53 716 Duncan 53 717 Jordan 53 718 Lawson 53 719 Myles 53 720 Pablo 53 721 Rogers 53 722 Santiago 53 723 Wm 53 724 Bryan 52 725 Elliot 52 726 Emmet 52 727 Fritz 52 728 Ivy 52 729 Johnson 52 730 Meredith 52 731 Merl 52 732 Raymon 52 733 Sylvan 52 734 Abel 51 735 Alvie 51 736 Arvel 51 737 Carleton 51 738 Cedric 51 739 Murphy 51 740 Raul 51 741 Regis 51 742 Sammy 51 743 Shelton 51 744 Vester 51 745 Bradford 50 746 Crawford 50 747 Eino 50 748 Fredric 50 749 Reinhold 50 750 Rowland 50 751 Adolphus 49 752 Allison 49 753 Bonnie 49 754 Brady 49 755 Dayton 49 756 Edison 49 757 Lorin 49 758 Archibald 48 759 Aron 48 760 Brooks 48 761 Casey 48 762 Clint 48 763 Elvis 48 764 Enrique 48 765 Gregorio 48 766 Ivory 48 767 Price 48 768 Reynold 48 769 Werner 48 770 Alec 47 771 Artis 47 772 Collins 47 773 Lon 47 774 Mitchel 47 775 Rollie 47 776 Turner 47 777 Benjiman 46 778 Cloyd 46 779 Domenick 46 780 Green 46 781 Hayden 46 782 Jennings 46 783 Julio 46 784 Loy 46 785 Margaret 46 786 Rosevelt 46 787 Ruth 46 788 Alford 45 789 Arlo 45 790 Gerhard 45 791 Nels 45 792 Norton 45 793 Smith 45 794 Williams 45 795 Alvah 44 796 Arne 44 797 Bradley 44 798 Felipe 44 799 June 44 800 Tillman 44 801 Washington 44 802 Blair 43 803 Dexter 43 804 Enrico 43 805 Gardner 43 806 Hobert 43 807 Lafayette 43 808 Lawerence 43 809 Llewellyn 43 810 Mac 43 811 Moe 43 812 Nicolas 43 813 Roberto 43 814 Ruby 43 815 Thornton 43 816 Tracy 43 817 Vincenzo 43 818 Wyatt 43 819 Andres 42 820 Arvil 42 821 Ashley 42 822 Audrey 42 823 Bartholomew 42 824 Barton 42 825 Darrel 42 826 Elisha 42 827 Hezekiah 42 828 Hunter 42 829 Kyle 42 830 Lauren 42 831 Lorenza 42 832 Marcellus 42 833 Nat 42 834 Newman 42 835 Vernie 42 836 Attilio 41 837 Berry 41 838 Beryl 41 839 Caesar 41 840 Ellwood 41 841 Ennis 41 842 Estel 41 843 Foy 41 844 Furman 41 845 General 41 846 Jones 41 847 Murry 41 848 Nunzio 41 849 Orland 41 850 Orvil 41 851 Reese 41 852 Rueben 41 853 Silvio 41 854 Thad 41 855 Anna 40 856 Baxter 40 857 Denzil 40 858 Dorothy 40 859 Florence 40 860 Golden 40 861 Henderson 40 862 Masao 40 863 Milburn 40 864 Pierce 40 865 Ransom 40 866 Toivo 40 867 Toney 40 868 Weston 40 869 Wylie 40 870 Clemens 39 871 Enos 39 872 Ewald 39 873 Godfrey 39 874 Josh 39 875 Loran 39 876 Mariano 39 877 Myer 39 878 Ocie 39 879 Olan 39 880 Orie 39 881 Pierre 39 882 Rudolf 39 883 Thurston 39 884 Armin 38 885 Cleon 38 886 Craig 38 887 Ezekiel 38 888 Gilberto 38 889 Hampton 38 890 Huey 38 891 Kirby 38 892 Lindsay 38 893 Lonzo 38 894 Lou 38 895 Norval 38 896 Rose 38 897 Zack 38 898 Adolf 37 899 Angel 37 900 Burt 37 901 Dillard 37 902 Ernst 37 903 Ewell 37 904 Hayes 37 905 Mildred 37 906 Wayland 37 907 Arno 36 908 Bobby 36 909 Caleb 36 910 Einar 36 911 Elza 36 912 Ephraim 36 913 Ernesto 36 914 Ernie 36 915 Francesco 36 916 Gino 36 917 Glenwood 36 918 Hillard 36 919 Hobart 36 920 Hurley 36 921 Ishmael 36 922 Jodie 36 923 Laurel 36 924 Leamon 36 925 Mahlon 36 926 Maxie 36 927 Norwood 36 928 Oris 36 929 Reino 36 930 Selmer 36 931 Waldemar 36 932 Whitney 36 933 Ardell 35 934 Arturo 35 935 Barnett 35 936 Claire 35 937 Donovan 35 938 Earlie 35 939 Ezell 35 940 Geno 35 941 Hayward 35 942 Hilliard 35 943 Issac 35 944 Leeroy 35 945 Murl 35 946 Santos 35 947 Vergil 35 948 Verl 35 949 Alma 34 950 Armond 34 951 Bailey 34 952 Burley 34 953 Cliff 34 954 Glendon 34 955 Glynn 34 956 Ignacio 34 957 Judge 34 958 Manley 34 959 Marian 34 960 Merwin 34 961 Reid 34 962 Rexford 34 963 Rodger 34 964 Sampson 34 965 Theadore 34 966 Virgle 34 967 Artie 33 968 Barry 33 969 Burdette 33 970 Doris 33 971 Eduardo 33 972 Frankie 33 973 Garnet 33 974 Gerrit 33 975 Gladys 33 976 Henery 33 977 Huston 33 978 Josiah 33 979 Lillian 33 980 Melton 33 981 Milan 33 982 Nello 33 983 Richmond 33 984 Verlin 33 985 Waymon 33 986 Arch 32 987 Cary 32 988 Chalmer 32 989 Durwood 32 990 Gaston 32 991 Gilmore 32 992 Hosea 32 993 Lawton 32 994 Lovell 32 995 Odie 32 996 Saverio 32 997 Spurgeon 32 998 Stacy 32 999 Stanislaus 32 1000 Stephan 32
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1914.
How spread out were the names of 1914? In 1914 the ten most given boys’ names went to 30.8% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.9% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1914 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1914 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1914 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1914 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1914 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 1914? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1914 against the top 100 of 1913.
The biggest climbs of 1914 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1914.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1915