Home Years 1917 The most popular baby names of 1917 In 1917 the most given names were John (51,852 boys) and Mary (64,280 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,006,749 babies under 9,912 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1917 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1917 Girls: top 25 of 1917 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1916 1 1 Mary 64,280 59.5 #1 2 2 Helen 34,251 31.7 #2 3 3 Dorothy 28,852 26.7 #3 4 4 Margaret 25,560 23.6 #4 5 5 Ruth 23,568 21.8 #5 6 6 Mildred 16,256 15.0 #6 7 7 Anna 15,160 14.0 #7 8 8 Elizabeth 15,131 14.0 #8 9 9 Frances 14,363 13.3 #9 10 10 Virginia 14,261 13.2 #10 11 11 Evelyn 12,532 11.6 #11 12 12 Marie 11,813 10.9 #12 13 13 Alice 10,990 10.2 #13 14 14 Florence 10,538 9.8 #14 15 15 Lillian 9,843 9.1 #16 16 16 Rose 9,783 9.1 #15 17 17 Irene 9,163 8.5 #17 18 18 Catherine 8,689 8.0 #20 19 19 Louise 8,584 7.9 #18 20 20 Edna 8,422 7.8 #19 21 21 Josephine 8,326 7.7 #21 22 22 Martha 8,261 7.6 #24 23 23 Gladys 8,075 7.5 #22 24 24 Ethel 7,865 7.3 #25 25 25 Doris 7,819 7.2 #32
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Eleanor 7,669 27 Ruby 7,662 28 Edith 7,532 29 Lucille 7,529 30 Grace 7,373 31 Hazel 7,285 32 Thelma 7,245 33 Pauline 6,896 34 Betty 6,639 35 Annie 6,404 36 Marjorie 6,399 37 Gertrude 6,300 38 Esther 6,281 39 Beatrice 5,839 40 Jean 5,692 41 Clara 5,626 42 Bernice 5,546 43 Lois 5,485 44 Ann 5,455 45 Marion 5,371 46 Emma 5,121 47 Julia 5,078 48 Agnes 5,066 49 Katherine 4,956 50 Elsie 4,939 51 Bertha 4,881 52 Sarah 4,766 53 Anne 4,603 54 Eva 4,286 55 Jane 4,258 56 Ida 4,247 57 Pearl 4,232 58 Myrtle 4,046 59 Viola 4,040 60 Kathryn 3,984 61 Bessie 3,927 62 Stella 3,872 63 Rita 3,870 64 Nellie 3,808 65 Laura 3,807 66 Vera 3,714 67 Barbara 3,535 68 Mabel 3,499 69 Sylvia 3,469 70 Jessie 3,465 71 Alma 3,407 72 Willie 3,381 73 June 3,370 74 Marian 3,267 75 Minnie 3,262 76 Charlotte 3,229 77 Genevieve 3,192 78 Marguerite 3,161 79 Vivian 3,119 80 Leona 3,115 81 Jennie 3,109 82 Wilma 3,071 83 Ella 3,054 84 Violet 3,026 85 Lena 3,004 86 Lillie 2,931 87 Juanita 2,929 88 Lucy 2,929 89 Geraldine 2,897 90 Ellen 2,855 91 Blanche 2,836 92 Phyllis 2,696 93 Maxine 2,647 94 Mattie 2,572 95 Opal 2,541 96 Mae 2,507 97 Theresa 2,490 98 Nancy 2,411 99 Velma 2,411 100 Sophie 2,382
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Kathleen 2,358 102 Beulah 2,232 103 Emily 2,220 104 Harriet 2,203 105 Georgia 2,163 106 Eileen 2,147 107 Sara 2,147 108 Norma 2,123 109 Carrie 2,073 110 Inez 2,050 111 Eunice 2,035 112 Hilda 2,006 113 Geneva 1,997 114 Loretta 1,970 115 Fannie 1,961 116 Lorraine 1,961 117 Audrey 1,906 118 Hattie 1,858 119 Ada 1,853 120 Christine 1,843 121 Rosa 1,829 122 Alberta 1,818 123 Shirley 1,800 124 Verna 1,799 125 Dora 1,740 126 Cora 1,737 127 Madeline 1,728 128 Muriel 1,714 129 Estelle 1,704 130 Mamie 1,689 131 Olga 1,655 132 Jeanette 1,638 133 Naomi 1,619 134 Miriam 1,614 135 Lula 1,607 136 Janet 1,585 137 Anita 1,573 138 Olive 1,566 139 Dolores 1,562 140 Wanda 1,545 141 Winifred 1,526 142 Lucile 1,516 143 Lola 1,493 144 Mable 1,463 145 Flora 1,450 146 Maria 1,441 147 Patricia 1,441 148 Erma 1,436 149 Roberta 1,426 150 Daisy 1,417 151 Sadie 1,404 152 Caroline 1,368 153 Lottie 1,362 154 Nora 1,360 155 Henrietta 1,350 156 Irma 1,340 157 Rachel 1,339 158 Victoria 1,334 159 Susie 1,329 160 Elaine 1,281 161 Maggie 1,268 162 Fern 1,261 163 Adeline 1,234 164 Carolyn 1,223 165 Rebecca 1,215 166 Jeanne 1,212 167 Arlene 1,208 168 Della 1,192 169 Lydia 1,180 170 Antoinette 1,177 171 Bonnie 1,177 172 Eula 1,170 173 Amelia 1,160 174 Nina 1,154 175 Marcella 1,133 176 Rosemary 1,124 177 Jeannette 1,113 178 Nettie 1,106 179 Rosie 1,099 180 Dorothea 1,076 181 Lorene 1,062 182 Joan 1,048 183 Veronica 1,038 184 Sally 1,029 185 Joyce 1,017 186 Regina 1,016 187 Goldie 1,012 188 Freda 1,010 189 Cleo 1,009 190 Isabelle 982 191 Eloise 964 192 Adele 960 193 Margie 951 194 Essie 945 195 May 945 196 Angeline 941 197 Faye 931 198 Isabel 931 199 Katie 927 200 Claire 926 201 Cecelia 920 202 Ollie 911 203 Effie 892 204 Ora 887 205 Angelina 886 206 Iva 855 207 Constance 845 208 Luella 842 209 Celia 839 210 Susan 837 211 Addie 836 212 Lela 828 213 Rosalie 809 214 Sallie 807 215 Carol 798 216 Selma 786 217 Alta 783 218 Sue 778 219 Annette 775 220 Frieda 766 221 Nell 766 222 Laverne 762 223 Elva 760 224 Etta 750 225 Jewell 746 226 Angela 742 227 Ernestine 742 228 Maude 728 229 Ola 723 230 Helene 721 231 Eleanore 708 232 Leola 708 233 Cecilia 704 234 Melba 701 235 Sophia 698 236 Johnnie 695 237 Ina 691 238 Fay 690 239 Matilda 685 240 Lila 678 241 Teresa 673 242 Mollie 672 243 Donna 652 244 Lizzie 646 245 Jewel 642 246 Janie 634 247 Beverly 630 248 Francis 627 249 Billie 618 250 Reba 618 251 Iris 617 252 Estella 615 253 Amy 610 254 Nannie 596 255 Elvira 589 256 Elma 580 257 Peggy 580 258 Gwendolyn 577 259 Flossie 574 260 Millie 574 261 Elnora 570 262 Imogene 564 263 Edythe 561 264 Carmen 559 265 Elinor 548 266 Harriett 542 267 Hannah 541 268 Adelaide 537 269 Leah 534 270 Arline 533 271 Rena 522 272 Lenora 516 273 Winnie 511 274 Virgie 509 275 Annabelle 500 276 Eugenia 494 277 Ila 494 278 Clarice 491 279 Neva 487 280 Natalie 484 281 Carmela 479 282 Lee 479 283 Zelma 477 284 Cecile 476 285 Olivia 476 286 Myra 465 287 Tillie 459 288 Priscilla 456 289 Janice 455 290 Nadine 453 291 Bettie 447 292 Amanda 445 293 Letha 442 294 Helena 440 295 Gracie 437 296 Lorena 436 297 Gloria 435 298 Madge 435 299 Yvonne 429 300 Cornelia 425 301 Carmella 423 302 Berniece 422 303 Allie 420 304 Connie 416 305 Bernadine 408 306 Josie 403 307 Lora 398 308 Rosella 398 309 Stephanie 394 310 Delores 393 311 Tessie 393 312 Margery 390 313 Bette 387 314 Dollie 386 315 Alyce 378 316 Eliza 377 317 Avis 371 318 Frankie 370 319 Odessa 370 320 Lenore 367 321 Aileen 365 322 Loraine 365 323 Gussie 364 324 Rosetta 362 325 Christina 361 326 Concetta 361 327 Ione 360 328 Merle 360 329 Hester 358 330 Katharine 357 331 Callie 356 332 Johanna 354 333 Leila 352 334 Aline 351 335 Rhoda 345 336 Claudia 342 337 Corinne 340 338 Lou 338 339 Yolanda 338 340 Jimmie 337 341 Willa 336 342 Lessie 334 343 Theda 334 344 Elisabeth 331 345 Erna 331 346 Iona 330 347 Lily 330 348 Florine 329 349 Augusta 325 350 Dorthy 322 351 Kate 322 352 Belle 314 353 Leota 314 354 Maurine 313 355 Mona 313 356 Maudie 310 357 Molly 310 358 Nola 307 359 Iola 303 360 Paula 303 361 Wilda 302 362 Bertie 301 363 Beth 298 364 Lilly 298 365 Zella 298 366 Ramona 296 367 Hope 295 368 Alvina 293 369 Isabell 293 370 Linda 291 371 Philomena 290 372 Reva 289 373 Sybil 288 374 Dolly 287 375 Ophelia 285 376 Delia 283 377 Kay 283 378 Mayme 282 379 Pearlie 282 380 Harriette 281 381 Judith 280 382 Wilhelmina 279 383 Lelia 273 384 Bernadette 269 385 Polly 267 386 Madelyn 266 387 Nona 266 388 Althea 265 389 Roxie 265 390 Antonia 264 391 Catharine 263 392 Corine 262 393 Dessie 256 394 Joy 256 395 Dixie 255 396 Eddie 254 397 John 253 398 Mercedes 253 399 Monica 252 400 Elda 250 401 Glenna 249 402 Gretchen 246 403 Hallie 246 404 Verda 245 405 Georgie 244 406 Rubye 244 407 Cynthia 240 408 Zelda 240 409 Pansy 238 410 Isabella 237 411 Jacqueline 237 412 Marietta 236 413 Mavis 236 414 Birdie 235 415 Dovie 235 416 Bobbie 232 417 Garnet 232 418 Earline 231 419 Lura 230 420 Louella 229 421 Rae 229 422 Allene 228 423 Valeria 228 424 Albina 227 425 Leora 227 426 Phoebe 227 427 Marjory 226 428 Robbie 225 429 Rowena 224 430 Oma 223 431 Jannie 220 432 Melva 220 433 Tommie 219 434 Agatha 217 435 Beryl 217 436 Gail 217 437 Leone 217 438 Alene 216 439 Bella 215 440 Vesta 213 441 Lorna 211 442 Minerva 211 443 Elise 210 444 Fanny 209 445 Evangeline 208 446 Marcia 208 447 Floy 207 448 Louisa 207 449 Oleta 206 450 Dortha 205 451 Orpha 204 452 Charlene 203 453 Ferne 203 454 Maybelle 203 455 Mozelle 203 456 Gertie 202 457 Winona 200 458 Angie 199 459 Deloris 199 460 Elsa 198 461 Elvera 198 462 Cecil 197 463 Evalyn 196 464 Leta 196 465 Suzanne 194 466 Guadalupe 193 467 Vida 193 468 Rosalind 192 469 Alpha 191 470 Enid 191 471 Patsy 191 472 Vada 191 473 Retha 190 474 Clare 189 475 Lauretta 188 476 Dorris 187 477 Freida 187 478 Katheryn 187 479 Mazie 187 480 Lucinda 186 481 Yetta 186 482 Aurora 185 483 Cassie 185 484 Hortense 185 485 Magdalene 183 486 James 182 487 Lorine 182 488 Ona 182 489 Valerie 182 490 Queen 181 491 Rhea 181 492 Ava 180 493 Dorotha 180 494 Consuelo 177 495 Julie 177 496 Marianne 177 497 Nelda 177 498 Ester 175 499 Jayne 175 500 Alfreda 174 501 Gene 174 502 Aurelia 173 503 Corrine 173 504 Elna 173 505 Mina 172 506 Crystal 171 507 Darlene 170 508 Joanna 170 509 Roslyn 170 510 Nelle 169 511 Veda 169 512 Camille 168 513 Margret 168 514 Maud 168 515 Robert 168 516 Blanch 167 517 Linnie 167 518 Lulu 166 519 William 165 520 Ethelyn 164 521 Lettie 164 522 Lupe 164 523 Marilyn 164 524 Mathilda 164 525 Elena 162 526 Alva 161 527 Una 161 528 Madeleine 160 529 Millicent 160 530 Justine 159 531 Lona 159 532 Alda 158 533 Myrtis 158 534 Belva 156 535 Celeste 156 536 Faith 156 537 Juliette 156 538 Artie 155 539 Adell 154 540 Edwina 154 541 Ivy 154 542 Lucia 153 543 Margarita 153 544 Antonette 152 545 Ilene 152 546 Charlie 151 547 Emilie 151 548 Claudine 150 549 Odell 150 550 Clementine 149 551 Diana 149 552 Elouise 149 553 Ima 149 554 Lavina 149 555 Rosalee 149 556 Ruthie 148 557 Delma 147 558 Winnifred 147 559 Hettie 146 560 Maryann 146 561 Era 145 562 Jaunita 145 563 Jo 145 564 Rachael 145 565 Golda 144 566 Velda 144 567 Cathryn 142 568 Ardis 141 569 Bennie 141 570 Filomena 141 571 George 139 572 Adela 138 573 Eve 138 574 Freddie 138 575 Georgiana 138 576 Johnie 138 577 Hedwig 137 578 Tina 137 579 Treva 137 580 Vernice 137 581 Zola 137 582 Abbie 136 583 Judy 136 584 Margarette 136 585 Tressie 136 586 Gilda 135 587 Mittie 135 588 Rosemarie 135 589 Ursula 135 590 Zora 135 591 Grayce 134 592 Estell 133 593 Myrtice 133 594 Ray 133 595 Felicia 132 596 Anastasia 131 597 Jenny 131 598 Cordelia 130 599 Delphine 130 600 Idella 130 601 Theodora 129 602 Verla 129 603 Florene 128 604 Vergie 128 605 Eleanora 127 606 Gayle 127 607 Georgianna 127 608 Lue 127 609 Marvel 127 610 Lavonne 126 611 Ocie 126 612 Charles 124 613 Clyde 124 614 Hulda 124 615 Annetta 123 616 Berneice 123 617 Evelyne 123 618 Novella 123 619 Petra 123 620 Reta 122 621 Annabel 121 622 Lilyan 121 623 Violette 121 624 Adrienne 120 625 Emilia 120 626 Germaine 120 627 Elenora 119 628 Roma 118 629 Sibyl 118 630 Celestine 117 631 Yvette 117 632 Bethel 116 633 Camilla 116 634 Evie 116 635 Lina 115 636 Myrna 115 637 Joanne 114 638 Myrtie 114 639 Esta 113 640 Leatha 113 641 Betsy 112 642 Delphia 112 643 Madaline 112 644 Melvina 112 645 Meta 112 646 Earnestine 111 647 Rosamond 111 648 Therese 111 649 Adella 110 650 Alicia 110 651 Gwen 110 652 Twila 110 653 Lyda 109 654 Pearline 109 655 Rubie 108 656 Velva 108 657 Alvera 107 658 Dona 107 659 Hellen 107 660 Libby 107 661 Lovie 107 662 Zula 107 663 Elmira 105 664 Kathrine 105 665 Almeda 104 666 Chloe 104 667 Francisca 104 668 Laverna 104 669 Manuela 104 670 Audra 103 671 Bess 103 672 Georgette 103 673 Jerry 103 674 Kathryne 103 675 Rosina 103 676 Vina 103 677 Carolina 102 678 Juana 102 679 Larue 102 680 Lida 102 681 Magnolia 102 682 Nan 102 683 Claudie 101 684 Dorcas 101 685 Vernie 101 686 Aletha 100 687 Idell 100 688 Lavern 100 689 Sammie 100 690 Albertha 99 691 Altha 99 692 Janette 99 693 Leslie 99 694 Octavia 99 695 Pattie 99 696 Frank 98 697 Lennie 98 698 Vincenza 98 699 Charline 97 700 Joe 97 701 Norine 97 702 Susanna 97 703 Donnie 96 704 Maxie 96 705 Ouida 96 706 Palma 96 707 Viva 96 708 Adelle 95 709 Berenice 95 710 Leonora 95 711 Vivienne 95 712 Zona 95 713 Dena 94 714 Easter 94 715 Eldora 94 716 Elinore 94 717 Greta 94 718 Joseph 94 719 Renee 94 720 Trinidad 94 721 Bonita 93 722 Cathrine 93 723 Corene 93 724 Diane 93 725 Hilma 93 726 Lavada 93 727 Maureen 93 728 Rosalia 93 729 Annamae 92 730 Carmel 92 731 Earlene 92 732 Elvie 92 733 Marianna 92 734 Verona 92 735 Emogene 91 736 Kitty 91 737 Nita 91 738 Sabina 91 739 Theo 91 740 Joann 90 741 Malinda 90 742 Marcelle 90 743 Marge 90 744 Pearle 90 745 Sudie 90 746 Berta 89 747 Deborah 89 748 Rosalyn 89 749 Eda 88 750 Cleta 87 751 Pinkie 87 752 Clarissa 86 753 Ines 85 754 Juliet 85 755 Myrle 85 756 Nova 85 757 Ellie 84 758 Ira 84 759 Doretha 83 760 Martina 83 761 Savannah 83 762 Bulah 82 763 Carole 82 764 Eulalia 82 765 Margarett 82 766 Bettye 81 767 Emmie 81 768 Georgina 81 769 Glenda 81 770 Macie 81 771 Rosanna 81 772 Fairy 80 773 Henry 80 774 Mozell 80 775 Alverta 79 776 Annabell 79 777 Annis 79 778 Hildegarde 79 779 Jackie 79 780 Lavon 79 781 Madie 79 782 Mandy 79 783 Sonia 79 784 Afton 78 785 Eloisa 78 786 Lucretia 78 787 Norene 78 788 Adelia 77 789 Lilian 77 790 Nathalie 77 791 Verlie 77 792 Arleen 76 793 Elisa 76 794 Hildred 76 795 Mafalda 76 796 Walter 76 797 Arvilla 75 798 Jettie 75 799 Lavinia 75 800 Elizebeth 74 801 Gay 74 802 Kattie 74 803 Maryjane 74 804 Ossie 74 805 Prudence 74 806 Santa 74 807 Charity 73 808 Elease 73 809 Kathlyn 73 810 Roselyn 73 811 Syble 73 812 Ardella 72 813 Bridget 72 814 Stasia 72 815 Versie 72 816 Amalia 71 817 Ardith 71 818 Elvina 71 819 Hazle 71 820 Audie 70 821 Fae 70 822 Josefina 70 823 Queenie 70 824 Tennie 70 825 Adelina 69 826 Colleen 69 827 Ethyl 69 828 Eveline 69 829 Stephania 69 830 Daphne 68 831 Magdalena 68 832 Rosia 68 833 Vallie 68 834 Elfrieda 67 835 Euna 67 836 Freeda 67 837 Gaynell 67 838 Lilla 67 839 Lonnie 67 840 Neoma 67 841 Adaline 66 842 Andrea 66 843 Arlie 66 844 Edyth 66 845 Eugenie 66 846 Garnett 66 847 Imelda 66 848 Madonna 66 849 Antionette 65 850 Domenica 65 851 Lea 65 852 Lera 65 853 Lucie 65 854 Olympia 65 855 Tena 65 856 Vernell 65 857 Vita 65 858 Zita 65 859 Alida 64 860 Bernardine 64 861 Cleora 64 862 Dominga 64 863 Jeane 64 864 Romaine 64 865 Vinnie 64 866 Albertine 63 867 Alline 63 868 Clemmie 63 869 Hildegard 63 870 Magdalen 63 871 Malvina 63 872 Meredith 63 873 Nedra 63 874 Ozella 63 875 Ressie 63 876 Rosaline 63 877 Sandra 63 878 Willia 63 879 Ardell 62 880 Delilah 62 881 Esperanza 62 882 Exie 62 883 Georgetta 62 884 Helyn 62 885 Loma 62 886 Olene 62 887 Paul 62 888 Dorathy 61 889 Edward 61 890 Harold 61 891 Laurine 61 892 Luvenia 61 893 Naoma 61 894 Ruthe 61 895 Waneta 61 896 Beaulah 59 897 Georgene 59 898 Letitia 59 899 Margarete 59 900 Maybell 59 901 Oneta 59 902 Sheila 59 903 Yoshiko 59 904 Alba 58 905 Amie 58 906 Clifford 58 907 Florida 58 908 Leonore 58 909 Lynn 58 910 Margaretta 58 911 Mariam 58 912 Maryellen 58 913 Myrl 58 914 Sofia 58 915 Stacia 58 916 Adah 57 917 Dale 57 918 Elenore 57 919 Flo 57 920 Ludie 57 921 Serena 57 922 Zoe 57 923 Aldona 56 924 Claribel 56 925 Delora 56 926 Elberta 56 927 Erline 56 928 Eulah 56 929 Hertha 56 930 Josefa 56 931 Lurline 56 932 Madalyn 56 933 Christene 55 934 Dana 55 935 Elenor 55 936 Enola 55 937 Janis 55 938 Jessica 55 939 Laurel 55 940 Lavelle 55 941 Louis 55 942 Sidney 55 943 Thomas 55 944 Thora 55 945 Augustine 54 946 Dawn 54 947 Delpha 54 948 Emelia 54 949 Idamae 54 950 Melissa 54 951 Neta 54 952 Audry 53 953 Bernetta 53 954 Coral 53 955 Delta 53 956 Gertha 53 957 Jule 53 958 Lavera 53 959 Louie 53 960 Louvenia 53 961 Marybelle 53 962 Ottie 53 963 Rozella 53 964 Carroll 52 965 Cleda 52 966 Dimple 52 967 Juliana 52 968 Mabelle 52 969 Merna 52 970 Michelina 52 971 Pat 52 972 Reatha 52 973 Signe 52 974 Susanne 52 975 Tressa 52 976 Valentine 52 977 Vilma 52 978 Ana 51 979 Bernita 51 980 Clarabelle 51 981 Dottie 51 982 Hermina 51 983 Leo 51 984 Loyce 51 985 Lyla 51 986 Benita 50 987 Coletta 50 988 Emmer 50 989 Florance 50 990 Hermine 50 991 Jack 50 992 Jonnie 50 993 Noma 50 994 Raymond 50 995 Theola 50 996 Tiny 50 997 Venita 50 998 Vernon 50 999 Vlasta 50 1000 Wava 50
Boys: top 25 of 1917 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1916 1 1 John 51,852 56.0 #1 2 2 William 42,422 45.8 #2 3 3 James 37,337 40.3 #3 4 4 Robert 35,220 38.1 #4 5 5 Joseph 24,761 26.8 #5 6 6 George 24,196 26.1 #7 7 7 Charles 24,143 26.1 #6 8 8 Edward 17,501 18.9 #8 9 9 Frank 15,768 17.0 #9 10 10 Thomas 12,611 13.6 #10 11 11 Walter 12,582 13.6 #11 12 12 Harold 11,194 12.1 #13 13 13 Paul 11,156 12.1 #12 14 14 Richard 10,914 11.8 #15 15 15 Henry 10,696 11.6 #14 16 16 Raymond 9,956 10.8 #16 17 17 Arthur 9,282 10.0 #18 18 18 Albert 9,157 9.9 #17 19 19 Harry 8,856 9.6 #19 20 20 Donald 8,729 9.4 #20 21 21 Ralph 7,391 8.0 #21 22 22 Jack 6,875 7.4 #26 23 23 Louis 6,771 7.3 #22 24 24 Carl 6,699 7.2 #23 25 25 Clarence 6,587 7.1 #24
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Howard 6,410 27 Kenneth 6,141 28 David 6,099 29 Fred 5,986 30 Francis 5,801 31 Willie 5,751 32 Earl 5,632 33 Roy 5,586 34 Stanley 5,186 35 Joe 5,142 36 Lawrence 5,094 37 Ernest 5,055 38 Anthony 5,027 39 Eugene 4,873 40 Herbert 4,745 41 Leonard 4,694 42 Samuel 4,490 43 Alfred 4,424 44 Michael 4,288 45 Elmer 3,812 46 Norman 3,788 47 Leo 3,779 48 Andrew 3,752 49 Bernard 3,711 50 Peter 3,464 51 Frederick 3,455 52 Russell 3,436 53 Lloyd 3,417 54 Daniel 3,360 55 Edwin 3,346 56 Chester 3,338 57 Melvin 3,155 58 Herman 2,974 59 Clifford 2,969 60 Leroy 2,951 61 Lester 2,854 62 Floyd 2,820 63 Theodore 2,809 64 Clyde 2,719 65 Vincent 2,636 66 Philip 2,544 67 Charlie 2,536 68 Marvin 2,517 69 Gerald 2,486 70 Lewis 2,477 71 Vernon 2,463 72 Sam 2,454 73 Woodrow 2,428 74 Ray 2,426 75 Milton 2,394 76 Benjamin 2,386 77 Martin 2,336 78 Victor 2,207 79 Jesse 2,200 80 Willard 2,188 81 Alvin 2,142 82 Leon 2,102 83 Cecil 2,101 84 Gordon 2,019 85 Lee 2,004 86 Glenn 1,997 87 Oscar 1,961 88 Edgar 1,920 89 Stephen 1,892 90 Harvey 1,808 91 Arnold 1,781 92 Wilbur 1,749 93 Warren 1,743 94 Everett 1,734 95 Sidney 1,727 96 Wayne 1,715 97 Alexander 1,664 98 Claude 1,625 99 Morris 1,624 100 Allen 1,592
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Maurice 1,554 102 Homer 1,552 103 Virgil 1,523 104 Max 1,511 105 Gilbert 1,510 106 Irving 1,470 107 Leslie 1,440 108 Marion 1,416 109 Nicholas 1,412 110 Hugh 1,403 111 Johnnie 1,403 112 Steve 1,385 113 Julius 1,384 114 Jessie 1,361 115 Hubert 1,338 116 Luther 1,304 117 Roland 1,285 118 Eddie 1,265 119 Roger 1,249 120 Dale 1,248 121 Curtis 1,243 122 Glen 1,235 123 Wallace 1,215 124 Franklin 1,194 125 Horace 1,182 126 Mike 1,181 127 Oliver 1,175 128 Manuel 1,157 129 Ben 1,128 130 Jacob 1,122 131 Tony 1,111 132 Alex 1,081 133 Jerome 1,073 134 Orville 1,061 135 Edmund 1,045 136 Wesley 1,014 137 Emil 1,004 138 Douglas 981 139 Tom 981 140 Willis 954 141 Rudolph 946 142 Archie 939 143 Earnest 924 144 Wilson 921 145 Otis 912 146 Guy 904 147 Bill 891 148 Nathan 881 149 Matthew 862 150 Jerry 861 151 Ira 857 152 Angelo 856 153 Lyle 855 154 Patrick 836 155 Salvatore 834 156 Bruce 805 157 Otto 803 158 Jose 800 159 Clifton 794 160 Calvin 785 161 Marshall 777 162 Delbert 775 163 Jim 774 164 Wilfred 772 165 Ronald 766 166 Clayton 759 167 Don 757 168 Ivan 756 169 Wilbert 755 170 Irvin 734 171 Abraham 731 172 Bennie 730 173 Phillip 722 174 Ervin 718 175 Sylvester 715 176 Jimmie 712 177 Nick 705 178 Merle 701 179 Elbert 675 180 Adolph 673 181 Karl 673 182 Clinton 670 183 Forrest 663 184 August 661 185 Felix 660 186 Julian 652 187 Rufus 646 188 Jay 643 189 Nathaniel 640 190 Pete 639 191 Leland 627 192 Isaac 622 193 Adam 614 194 Nelson 605 195 Alton 604 196 Lonnie 597 197 Aaron 596 198 Dan 595 199 Dennis 582 200 Antonio 579 201 Ellis 574 202 Carroll 563 203 Dean 559 204 Johnie 552 205 Lowell 551 206 Malcolm 544 207 Emmett 542 208 Gene 542 209 Grover 540 210 Bert 533 211 Johnny 530 212 Elwood 528 213 Grady 528 214 Mark 528 215 Perry 527 216 Keith 518 217 Percy 515 218 Dominick 508 219 Dominic 505 220 Ross 503 221 Ted 498 222 Laurence 495 223 Myron 489 224 Owen 489 225 Loyd 488 226 Byron 487 227 Mack 480 228 Erwin 479 229 Fredrick 471 230 Rex 471 231 Billy 469 232 Roscoe 468 233 Norbert 466 234 Sherman 466 235 Wendell 466 236 Amos 462 237 Charley 457 238 Allan 451 239 Eldon 439 240 Aubrey 437 241 Murray 436 242 Seymour 434 243 Harley 430 244 Reuben 430 245 Loren 424 246 Millard 421 247 Dewey 417 248 Gerard 413 249 Preston 413 250 Austin 409 251 Juan 407 252 Burton 398 253 Grant 398 254 Garland 396 255 Troy 394 256 Louie 392 257 Boyd 388 258 Carlton 388 259 Cornelius 387 260 Steven 385 261 Mitchell 380 262 Jasper 377 263 Solomon 376 264 Tommie 375 265 Elmo 366 266 Emanuel 362 267 Mario 359 268 Edmond 358 269 Simon 358 270 Neil 356 271 Freddie 354 272 Bob 352 273 Jess 352 274 Dwight 349 275 Clark 345 276 Lynn 345 277 Anton 343 278 Morton 343 279 Wilmer 342 280 Thurman 340 281 Moses 339 282 Will 339 283 Monroe 334 284 Maynard 333 285 Bruno 328 286 Earle 328 287 Hyman 328 288 Doyle 327 289 Dave 322 290 Larry 322 291 Elton 320 292 Harrison 320 293 Rocco 320 294 Alva 317 295 Wade 317 296 Alphonse 316 297 Clair 314 298 Cleo 313 299 Alan 310 300 Conrad 308 301 Joel 308 302 Cyril 307 303 Russel 305 304 Ed 304 305 Clement 303 306 Jake 299 307 Andy 298 308 Barney 298 309 Carlos 298 310 Sol 298 311 Ollie 295 312 Claud 293 313 Elvin 291 314 Gus 291 315 Jesus 289 316 Ruben 289 317 Cleveland 287 318 Emery 287 319 Alonzo 286 320 Forest 286 321 Roosevelt 285 322 Marcus 283 323 Orval 282 324 Abe 280 325 Ned 280 326 Stuart 278 327 Neal 277 328 Laverne 275 329 Delmar 274 330 Adrian 273 331 Ellsworth 270 332 Harlan 268 333 Junior 268 334 Thaddeus 268 335 Armand 267 336 Stewart 266 337 Dallas 265 338 Randolph 265 339 Kermit 264 340 Christopher 263 341 Pasquale 262 342 Tommy 262 343 Reginald 261 344 Timothy 260 345 Odell 259 346 Carmen 258 347 Merrill 257 348 Elijah 256 349 Roman 256 350 Lionel 255 351 Wiley 255 352 Irwin 254 353 Buford 249 354 Billie 246 355 Eli 246 356 Patsy 246 357 Vito 246 358 Isadore 243 359 Ward 242 360 Darrell 241 361 Emory 238 362 Ferdinand 236 363 Rodney 234 364 Booker 233 365 Miles 232 366 Wilford 232 367 Pedro 231 368 Herschel 230 369 Merlin 230 370 Milford 230 371 Emerson 229 372 Alfonso 228 373 Saul 228 374 Francisco 227 375 Wilburn 227 376 Truman 225 377 Benny 223 378 Hollis 223 379 Basil 221 380 Dick 220 381 Lyman 220 382 Noah 219 383 Frederic 218 384 Sterling 218 385 Meyer 214 386 Winfred 214 387 Ramon 212 388 Duane 209 389 Mathew 208 390 Winston 207 391 Buster 206 392 Jackson 206 393 Casimir 205 394 Silas 205 395 Travis 205 396 Micheal 204 397 Spencer 204 398 Bertram 203 399 Levi 203 400 Mervin 202 401 Vern 200 402 Weldon 200 403 Ambrose 199 404 Coy 196 405 Dudley 196 406 Vance 196 407 Milo 193 408 Lorenzo 192 409 Noel 192 410 Gabriel 190 411 Cletus 189 412 Jean 187 413 Eric 186 414 Royal 186 415 Pat 185 416 Sanford 185 417 Hugo 183 418 Norris 183 419 Hiram 181 420 Teddy 181 421 Aloysius 180 422 Jeff 180 423 Sydney 180 424 Morgan 179 425 Rolland 179 426 Foster 177 427 Jimmy 177 428 Bud 176 429 Harris 175 430 Isidore 174 431 Odis 174 432 Shirley 172 433 Freeman 171 434 Omer 171 435 Sammie 171 436 Newton 170 437 Scott 170 438 Alden 166 439 Carmine 166 440 Wilton 166 441 Marlin 164 442 Waldo 164 443 Lamar 163 444 Luke 163 445 Van 162 446 Evan 161 447 Major 159 448 Mary 159 449 Ulysses 159 450 Gail 158 451 Gregory 158 452 Randall 157 453 Orlando 156 454 Delmer 154 455 Elias 154 456 Fletcher 154 457 Houston 154 458 Lavern 154 459 Verne 154 460 Benedict 152 461 Elliott 152 462 Gustave 152 463 Jefferson 152 464 Wilber 151 465 Denver 150 466 Augustus 149 467 Christian 149 468 Nolan 149 469 Sigmund 149 470 Linwood 147 471 Maxwell 147 472 Noble 147 473 Sheldon 147 474 Everette 146 475 Hershel 146 476 Olin 146 477 Chris 145 478 Columbus 145 479 Elroy 143 480 Israel 143 481 Fay 142 482 Justin 142 483 Olen 142 484 Hoyt 141 485 Lenard 141 486 Ezra 140 487 Rosario 140 488 Arlie 139 489 Riley 139 490 Albin 138 491 Emile 138 492 Cyrus 136 493 Palmer 135 494 Rene 135 495 Theron 135 496 Nickolas 134 497 Al 133 498 Darwin 133 499 Dewitt 133 500 Phil 133 501 Kelly 131 502 Oren 131 503 Otha 131 504 Burl 130 505 Antone 129 506 Ora 129 507 Royce 129 508 Anderson 128 509 Blaine 127 510 Casimer 127 511 Lincoln 127 512 Reed 127 513 Enoch 126 514 Carlo 125 515 Clay 125 516 Hal 125 517 Harland 125 518 Alfredo 124 519 Jules 124 520 Salvador 124 521 Gale 123 522 Arther 122 523 Joshua 122 524 Sebastian 122 525 Florian 121 526 Granville 121 527 Aldo 120 528 Armando 120 529 Eldred 120 530 Hobert 120 531 Walton 120 532 Elwin 119 533 Lucien 119 534 Rubin 119 535 Shelby 119 536 Taylor 119 537 Vaughn 119 538 Edison 118 539 Harmon 118 540 Rupert 117 541 Arden 116 542 Merton 116 543 Raleigh 116 544 Augustine 115 545 Avery 115 546 Junius 115 547 Lemuel 115 548 Romeo 115 549 Davis 114 550 Luis 114 551 Mason 114 552 Matt 114 553 Mose 114 554 Dalton 113 555 Domenic 113 556 Domingo 113 557 Dee 111 558 Hilton 111 559 Jewel 111 560 Lucius 111 561 Coleman 110 562 Dorsey 110 563 Lacy 110 564 Carrol 109 565 Elzie 109 566 Edd 108 567 Isaiah 108 568 Judson 108 569 Porter 108 570 Rudy 108 571 Casper 107 572 Gaylord 107 573 Jewell 107 574 Miguel 107 575 Stanford 107 576 Ottis 106 577 Joesph 105 578 Lucian 105 579 Rogers 105 580 Walker 105 581 Americo 104 582 Jeremiah 104 583 Marcel 104 584 Otho 104 585 Valentine 104 586 Dock 103 587 Durward 103 588 Guido 103 589 Clem 102 590 Mckinley 102 591 Carlyle 101 592 Emilio 101 593 Garfield 101 594 Hobart 100 595 Rollin 100 596 Winfield 100 597 Gustav 99 598 Oral 99 599 Alois 98 600 Isiah 98 601 Regis 98 602 Santo 98 603 Alphonso 97 604 Carol 97 605 Dana 97 606 Merritt 97 607 Elmore 96 608 Jonathan 96 609 Roderick 96 610 Ford 95 611 Ignatius 95 612 Eldridge 94 613 Logan 94 614 Murry 94 615 Oswald 94 616 Raul 93 617 Graham 92 618 Jason 92 619 Terry 92 620 Carter 91 621 Elden 91 622 Warner 91 623 Bennett 90 624 Carson 90 625 Haywood 90 626 King 90 627 Mahlon 90 628 Rowland 90 629 Franklyn 89 630 Ike 89 631 Theo 89 632 Urban 89 633 Orin 88 634 Orrin 88 635 Sherwood 88 636 Alvis 87 637 Clare 87 638 Felton 87 639 Guadalupe 87 640 Abel 86 641 Asa 86 642 Buck 86 643 Hans 86 644 Prince 86 645 Darrel 85 646 Hector 85 647 Lambert 85 648 Pablo 85 649 Raphael 85 650 Abner 84 651 Clovis 84 652 Crawford 84 653 Hayward 84 654 Pearl 84 655 Talmadge 84 656 Early 83 657 Haskell 83 658 Mortimer 83 659 Tracy 83 660 Fredric 82 661 Leander 82 662 Loy 82 663 Raymon 82 664 Alberto 81 665 General 81 666 Oran 81 667 Seth 81 668 Carey 80 669 Emmitt 80 670 Fernando 80 671 Lawson 80 672 Obie 80 673 Omar 80 674 Alvie 79 675 Bernie 79 676 Elisha 79 677 Napoleon 79 678 Roberto 79 679 Verl 79 680 Adolphus 78 681 Carmelo 78 682 Hamilton 78 683 Hilbert 78 684 Julio 78 685 Ludwig 78 686 Silvio 78 687 Benton 77 688 Gaetano 77 689 Garth 77 690 Hermon 77 691 Shelton 77 692 Webster 77 693 Werner 77 694 Chauncey 76 695 Clarance 76 696 Mac 76 697 Milburn 76 698 Rafael 76 699 Dante 75 700 Evans 75 701 Fritz 75 702 Glendon 75 703 Kyle 75 704 Newell 75 705 Tillman 75 706 Enrique 74 707 Ernie 74 708 Howell 74 709 Loyal 74 710 Meredith 74 711 Norval 74 712 Olaf 74 713 Addison 73 714 Archibald 73 715 Bernice 73 716 Beverly 73 717 Blair 73 718 Giles 73 719 Hardy 73 720 Jonas 73 721 Murphy 73 722 Sylvan 73 723 Alford 72 724 Allison 72 725 Arvid 72 726 Bradford 72 727 Buddy 72 728 Chas 72 729 Cloyd 72 730 Connie 72 731 Constantine 72 732 Elwyn 72 733 Felipe 72 734 Frances 72 735 Gary 72 736 Quentin 72 737 Reinhold 72 738 Sammy 72 739 Boyce 71 740 Domenick 71 741 Henderson 71 742 Reynold 71 743 Verlin 71 744 Evert 70 745 Garnett 70 746 Hazel 70 747 Verner 70 748 Wm 70 749 Alec 69 750 Arlo 69 751 Dayton 69 752 Ellwood 69 753 Elvis 69 754 Galen 69 755 Hayden 69 756 Lindsey 69 757 Merl 69 758 Sandy 69 759 Stanton 69 760 Tomas 69 761 Brooks 68 762 Duncan 68 763 Ignacio 68 764 Turner 68 765 Bonnie 67 766 Denzil 67 767 Emmet 67 768 Garrett 67 769 Leopold 67 770 Lonzo 67 771 Lucious 67 772 Parker 67 773 Arvel 66 774 Benito 66 775 Carleton 66 776 Dexter 66 777 Milan 66 778 Rollie 66 779 Vergil 66 780 Arvil 65 781 Clemens 65 782 Lafayette 65 783 Myles 65 784 Adelbert 64 785 Allie 64 786 Danny 64 787 Doris 64 788 Llewellyn 64 789 Loran 64 790 Nicolas 64 791 Norton 64 792 Smith 64 793 Arne 63 794 Benjiman 63 795 Claudie 63 796 Maxie 63 797 Audrey 62 798 Bobbie 62 799 Bobby 62 800 Claire 62 801 Gerhard 62 802 Santos 62 803 Vester 62 804 Aron 61 805 Barton 61 806 Bertrand 61 807 Brady 61 808 Christ 61 809 Cleve 61 810 Dillard 61 811 Gardner 61 812 Godfrey 61 813 Helen 61 814 Jerald 61 815 Manley 61 816 Masao 61 817 Miller 61 818 Vivian 61 819 Watson 61 820 Winford 61 821 Yoshio 61 822 Beryl 60 823 Burt 60 824 Dorothy 60 825 Ernesto 60 826 Hunter 60 827 Ivy 60 828 Lawerence 60 829 Madison 60 830 Melville 60 831 Nunzio 60 832 Trinidad 60 833 Craig 59 834 Ernst 59 835 Ivory 59 836 Judge 59 837 Kirby 59 838 Lois 59 839 Andres 58 840 Armond 58 841 Finley 58 842 Hampton 58 843 Margaret 58 844 Pierce 58 845 Rueben 58 846 Theadore 58 847 Wellington 58 848 Woodroe 58 849 Abram 57 850 Gayle 57 851 Jennings 57 852 June 57 853 Orvil 57 854 Reno 57 855 Bryant 56 856 Cary 56 857 Kent 56 858 Lon 56 859 Nat 56 860 Angel 55 861 Melton 55 862 Rudolf 55 863 Toney 55 864 Angus 54 865 Burdette 54 866 Elliot 54 867 Johnson 54 868 Merlyn 54 869 Norwood 54 870 Odie 54 871 Reid 54 872 Rodolfo 54 873 Thornton 54 874 Thurston 54 875 Zigmund 54 876 Emmit 53 877 Frankie 53 878 Garnet 53 879 Golden 53 880 Jordan 53 881 Marcellus 53 882 Pershing 53 883 Vernie 53 884 Artie 52 885 Arturo 52 886 Bryan 52 887 Burley 52 888 Eino 52 889 Jonnie 52 890 Reino 52 891 Wilfrid 52 892 Alfonse 51 893 Ewald 51 894 Gaston 51 895 Leeroy 51 896 Linus 51 897 Ruby 51 898 Welton 51 899 Wylie 51 900 Adolf 50 901 Bernhard 50 902 Enos 50 903 Estel 50 904 Oakley 50 905 Rayford 50 906 Reese 50 907 Ruth 50 908 Weston 50 909 Arvin 49 910 Bradley 49 911 Chalmer 49 912 Ezekiel 49 913 Hideo 49 914 Hosea 49 915 Hudson 49 916 Huston 49 917 Santiago 49 918 Toivo 49 919 Arno 48 920 Auther 48 921 Clint 48 922 Cornell 48 923 Earlie 48 924 Edson 48 925 Foy 48 926 Gasper 48 927 Gregorio 48 928 Jarvis 48 929 Louise 48 930 Mitchel 48 931 Tim 48 932 Waldemar 48 933 Wyatt 48 934 Benson 47 935 Berry 47 936 Berton 47 937 Denis 47 938 Elgin 47 939 Finis 47 940 Lauren 47 941 Marshal 47 942 Price 47 943 Raoul 47 944 Waymon 47 945 Worth 47 946 Arley 46 947 Baxter 46 948 Caleb 46 949 Hezekiah 46 950 Hiroshi 46 951 Mildred 46 952 Nels 46 953 Olan 46 954 Oris 46 955 Pierre 46 956 Quincy 46 957 Ransom 46 958 Rexford 46 959 Ricardo 46 960 Richmond 46 961 Rodger 46 962 Rosevelt 46 963 Vincenzo 46 964 Artis 45 965 Ashley 45 966 Cleon 45 967 Dorris 45 968 Elza 45 969 Glenwood 45 970 Hayes 45 971 Hillard 45 972 Hughie 45 973 Kendall 45 974 Lindsay 45 975 Lou 45 976 Malvin 45 977 Myer 45 978 Orland 45 979 Orvin 45 980 Stephan 45 981 Washington 45 982 Arlington 44 983 Attilio 44 984 Burnell 44 985 Ennis 44 986 Erling 44 987 Hansel 44 988 Henery 44 989 Hilary 44 990 Hilliard 44 991 Joyce 44 992 Laurel 44 993 Merwin 44 994 Normand 44 995 Verle 44 996 Williams 44 997 Einar 43 998 Hurley 43 999 Ishmael 43 1000 Minoru 43
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1917.
How spread out were the names of 1917? In 1917 the ten most given boys’ names went to 30.9% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.3% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1917 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1917 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1917 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1917 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1917 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 1917? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1917 against the top 100 of 1916.
The biggest climbs of 1917 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1917.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1918