Home Years 1918 The most popular baby names of 1918 In 1918 the most given names were John (56,558 boys) and Mary (67,365 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,171,111 babies under 10,398 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1918 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1918 Girls: top 25 of 1918 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1917 1 1 Mary 67,365 58.2 #1 2 2 Helen 36,148 31.2 #2 3 3 Dorothy 32,030 27.7 #3 4 4 Margaret 27,139 23.4 #4 5 5 Ruth 25,535 22.1 #5 6 6 Mildred 17,258 14.9 #6 7 7 Virginia 16,421 14.2 #10 8 8 Frances 16,132 13.9 #9 9 9 Elizabeth 15,853 13.7 #8 10 10 Anna 15,666 13.5 #7 11 11 Evelyn 13,493 11.7 #11 12 12 Marie 12,589 10.9 #12 13 13 Alice 11,590 10.0 #13 14 14 Florence 11,318 9.8 #14 15 15 Lillian 9,986 8.6 #15 16 16 Irene 9,774 8.4 #17 17 17 Rose 9,568 8.3 #16 18 18 Louise 9,111 7.9 #19 19 19 Doris 9,061 7.8 #25 20 20 Catherine 8,842 7.6 #18 21 21 Betty 8,803 7.6 #34 22 22 Gladys 8,734 7.5 #23 23 23 Edna 8,698 7.5 #20 24 24 Josephine 8,682 7.5 #21 25 25 Martha 8,341 7.2 #22
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Eleanor 8,176 27 Ruby 8,134 28 Ethel 8,075 29 Lucille 7,902 30 Edith 7,858 31 Grace 7,770 32 Thelma 7,740 33 Hazel 7,615 34 Marjorie 7,517 35 Pauline 7,222 36 Annie 6,743 37 Jean 6,600 38 Esther 6,574 39 Gertrude 6,264 40 Beatrice 5,907 41 Bernice 5,892 42 Lois 5,877 43 Clara 5,778 44 Ann 5,613 45 Marion 5,583 46 Emma 5,324 47 Agnes 5,291 48 Julia 5,268 49 Elsie 5,194 50 Katherine 5,191 51 Bertha 5,051 52 Sarah 4,969 53 Jane 4,730 54 Anne 4,567 55 Eva 4,563 56 Pearl 4,521 57 Ida 4,450 58 Rita 4,447 59 Viola 4,331 60 Barbara 4,224 61 Bessie 4,101 62 Myrtle 4,076 63 Kathryn 4,068 64 Laura 4,062 65 Nellie 4,048 66 June 4,034 67 Stella 3,928 68 Vera 3,923 69 Lorraine 3,876 70 Willie 3,867 71 Sylvia 3,675 72 Vivian 3,663 73 Alma 3,650 74 Mabel 3,636 75 Jessie 3,591 76 Marian 3,503 77 Geraldine 3,446 78 Charlotte 3,373 79 Leona 3,335 80 Phyllis 3,326 81 Genevieve 3,304 82 Wilma 3,298 83 Violet 3,294 84 Ella 3,291 85 Juanita 3,260 86 Marguerite 3,249 87 Maxine 3,216 88 Minnie 3,181 89 Lillie 3,112 90 Lucy 3,108 91 Jennie 3,033 92 Ellen 3,030 93 Lena 2,937 94 Opal 2,847 95 Mae 2,756 96 Blanche 2,739 97 Shirley 2,654 98 Norma 2,653 99 Kathleen 2,629 100 Mattie 2,610
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Theresa 2,511 102 Nancy 2,510 103 Velma 2,439 104 Beulah 2,363 105 Emily 2,361 106 Harriet 2,345 107 Georgia 2,344 108 Sophie 2,300 109 Sara 2,295 110 Eileen 2,264 111 Eunice 2,224 112 Geneva 2,191 113 Carrie 2,130 114 Hilda 2,118 115 Inez 2,105 116 Loretta 2,051 117 Rosa 2,034 118 Audrey 2,022 119 Christine 2,014 120 Fannie 2,014 121 Hattie 1,999 122 Alberta 1,988 123 Ada 1,943 124 Cora 1,916 125 Verna 1,873 126 Jeanne 1,846 127 Dolores 1,835 128 Wanda 1,827 129 Janet 1,812 130 Muriel 1,797 131 Jeanette 1,774 132 Lula 1,771 133 Patricia 1,760 134 Victoria 1,758 135 Madeline 1,746 136 Dora 1,738 137 Mamie 1,708 138 Miriam 1,708 139 Estelle 1,702 140 Naomi 1,692 141 Olga 1,691 142 Roberta 1,680 143 Olive 1,618 144 Mable 1,593 145 Winifred 1,593 146 Lola 1,567 147 Maria 1,544 148 Rachel 1,542 149 Daisy 1,525 150 Flora 1,504 151 Anita 1,482 152 Elaine 1,473 153 Erma 1,463 154 Caroline 1,458 155 Sadie 1,453 156 Lucile 1,448 157 Henrietta 1,411 158 Maggie 1,394 159 Susie 1,388 160 Joan 1,384 161 Nora 1,382 162 Lottie 1,378 163 Marcella 1,343 164 Fern 1,341 165 Arlene 1,340 166 Irma 1,333 167 Carolyn 1,329 168 Eula 1,306 169 Adeline 1,301 170 Joyce 1,261 171 Rosemary 1,259 172 Rebecca 1,243 173 Lorene 1,238 174 Rosie 1,190 175 Nettie 1,167 176 Nina 1,165 177 Della 1,162 178 Bonnie 1,151 179 Antoinette 1,148 180 Lydia 1,148 181 Regina 1,132 182 Veronica 1,117 183 Amelia 1,115 184 Sally 1,086 185 Jeannette 1,077 186 Claire 1,072 187 Dorothea 1,065 188 Margie 1,064 189 Eloise 1,063 190 Isabel 1,041 191 Adele 1,030 192 Freda 1,025 193 Goldie 1,021 194 Essie 1,019 195 Katie 1,013 196 Carol 1,011 197 Cleo 1,009 198 Constance 971 199 Laverne 965 200 May 961 201 Ollie 956 202 Angeline 949 203 Luella 949 204 Angelina 935 205 Cecelia 935 206 Faye 932 207 Effie 919 208 Susan 912 209 Lela 896 210 Johnnie 890 211 Rosalie 890 212 Iva 889 213 Isabelle 886 214 Addie 881 215 Ora 859 216 Sallie 850 217 Annette 846 218 Ernestine 823 219 Melba 822 220 Jewell 821 221 Alta 820 222 Frieda 804 223 Selma 798 224 Celia 791 225 Elva 789 226 Sue 785 227 Leola 777 228 Eleanore 761 229 Cecilia 755 230 Etta 755 231 Lila 748 232 Jewel 747 233 Donna 746 234 Peggy 735 235 Helene 728 236 Lizzie 727 237 Maude 727 238 Angela 721 239 Billie 709 240 Ina 707 241 Beverly 706 242 Mollie 701 243 Matilda 690 244 Ola 689 245 Reba 689 246 Nell 687 247 Teresa 674 248 Fay 662 249 Elma 659 250 Gwendolyn 657 251 Janie 656 252 Iris 655 253 Francis 653 254 Carmen 637 255 Nannie 631 256 Sophia 629 257 Estella 597 258 Imogene 590 259 Leah 588 260 Bette 582 261 Edythe 582 262 Elnora 579 263 Elvira 575 264 Amy 573 265 Elinor 571 266 Virgie 566 267 Flossie 564 268 Harriett 564 269 Ila 564 270 Lenora 563 271 Eugenia 561 272 Clarice 548 273 Bettie 522 274 Yvonne 522 275 Priscilla 518 276 Rena 518 277 Carmela 517 278 Gloria 516 279 Hannah 513 280 Janice 510 281 Lee 507 282 Millie 506 283 Winnie 504 284 Cecile 495 285 Helena 488 286 Adelaide 486 287 Bernadine 486 288 Annabelle 484 289 Nadine 484 290 Arline 482 291 Berniece 476 292 Frankie 474 293 Letha 473 294 Zelma 471 295 Myra 468 296 Olivia 466 297 Natalie 465 298 Madge 463 299 Sybil 460 300 Neva 457 301 Carmella 455 302 Gracie 448 303 Connie 439 304 Odessa 437 305 Delores 436 306 Rhoda 433 307 Josie 430 308 Avis 429 309 Claudia 428 310 Allie 427 311 Willa 425 312 Cornelia 424 313 Rosella 420 314 Dollie 415 315 Dorthy 412 316 Lenore 412 317 Alyce 404 318 Iona 404 319 Lora 401 320 Amanda 397 321 Lorena 397 322 Concetta 396 323 Hester 394 324 Gussie 391 325 Nola 390 326 Lily 388 327 Tillie 388 328 Loraine 387 329 Eliza 386 330 Margery 378 331 Rosetta 378 332 Merle 375 333 Stephanie 374 334 Katharine 372 335 Lou 371 336 Corinne 369 337 Hope 369 338 Leila 369 339 Iola 368 340 Jimmie 366 341 Aline 363 342 Lessie 361 343 Tessie 360 344 Leota 359 345 Ramona 358 346 Aileen 357 347 Augusta 357 348 Ione 356 349 Dolly 354 350 Maudie 354 351 Theda 354 352 Dixie 350 353 Christina 346 354 Beth 335 355 Wilda 332 356 Callie 331 357 Judith 331 358 Corine 324 359 Linda 322 360 Erna 321 361 Florine 321 362 Lilly 319 363 Althea 318 364 Eddie 315 365 Robbie 315 366 Ophelia 313 367 Pearlie 312 368 Kay 311 369 Roxie 309 370 Bertie 308 371 Dessie 308 372 Lelia 308 373 Johanna 307 374 Molly 306 375 Yolanda 306 376 Reva 304 377 Joy 303 378 Kate 302 379 Maurine 302 380 Sibyl 299 381 Delia 294 382 Antonia 292 383 Elisabeth 292 384 Polly 292 385 Mavis 290 386 Jacqueline 286 387 Belle 285 388 Oma 284 389 Bernadette 283 390 Verda 283 391 Isabell 281 392 Nona 280 393 Glenna 276 394 Georgie 275 395 Madelyn 275 396 Mayme 274 397 Alvina 272 398 Cynthia 271 399 Beryl 268 400 Bobbie 266 401 Paula 265 402 Philomena 265 403 Birdie 264 404 Harriette 264 405 Tommie 262 406 Earline 260 407 Garnet 258 408 Vesta 257 409 Marcia 256 410 Clare 255 411 Isabella 254 412 Rubye 254 413 Leone 252 414 Louella 251 415 Marjory 251 416 Zelda 250 417 Charlene 248 418 Elda 248 419 John 248 420 Angie 246 421 Marietta 245 422 Marilyn 245 423 Mona 245 424 Zella 244 425 Valeria 243 426 Hallie 240 427 Wilhelmina 239 428 Bella 238 429 Cecil 238 430 Guadalupe 238 431 Catharine 236 432 Mercedes 236 433 Leora 235 434 Suzanne 234 435 Leta 233 436 Rae 231 437 Allene 230 438 Jannie 230 439 Pansy 229 440 Aurora 226 441 Ferne 225 442 Floy 225 443 Lauretta 224 444 Monica 223 445 Winona 223 446 Evalyn 222 447 Evangeline 222 448 Gertie 220 449 Vada 220 450 Vida 220 451 Enid 219 452 Agatha 218 453 Hortense 218 454 Lorna 218 455 Retha 218 456 Queen 216 457 Lupe 215 458 Phoebe 215 459 James 212 460 Maybelle 212 461 Mozelle 212 462 Diana 209 463 Elise 209 464 Lorine 207 465 Gail 206 466 Melva 206 467 Elvera 204 468 Una 204 469 Ester 202 470 Fanny 202 471 Julie 202 472 Valerie 202 473 Deloris 201 474 Rosalind 201 475 Albina 200 476 Consuelo 200 477 Lura 200 478 Minerva 200 479 Jo 199 480 Margret 199 481 Freida 198 482 Lona 198 483 Alfreda 196 484 Alva 196 485 Camille 196 486 Johnie 196 487 Alene 194 488 Dovie 194 489 Jaunita 193 490 Louisa 193 491 Alda 191 492 Claudine 191 493 Lucia 191 494 Aurelia 188 495 Elena 188 496 Dortha 186 497 Ilene 186 498 Oleta 186 499 Lucinda 185 500 Magdalene 185 501 Syble 184 502 Edwina 183 503 Lulu 183 504 Maud 182 505 Yetta 182 506 Bennie 181 507 Darlene 181 508 Katheryn 181 509 Orpha 181 510 Joanna 180 511 Madeleine 180 512 Mathilda 180 513 Alpha 179 514 Margarita 179 515 Marianne 179 516 Betsy 178 517 Cassie 178 518 Charlie 178 519 Robert 178 520 Patsy 177 521 Roslyn 177 522 Ruthie 177 523 Gretchen 176 524 Linnie 176 525 Zola 176 526 Elouise 175 527 Rowena 175 528 Velda 175 529 Ava 174 530 Emilie 174 531 Faith 174 532 Rhea 174 533 Corrine 173 534 Elsa 173 535 Georgiana 172 536 William 172 537 Joanne 171 538 Camilla 170 539 Eleanora 170 540 Adell 169 541 Belva 169 542 Mazie 169 543 Ona 169 544 Maryann 168 545 Veda 167 546 Theodora 166 547 Winnifred 166 548 Margarette 165 549 Dorris 164 550 Hettie 164 551 Idella 164 552 Juliette 164 553 Nelda 164 554 Adela 163 555 Dorotha 163 556 Elna 162 557 Justine 162 558 Ray 162 559 Lettie 161 560 Verla 161 561 Delma 160 562 Filomena 160 563 Hedwig 159 564 Ivy 159 565 Artie 158 566 Florene 158 567 Ima 158 568 Vernice 158 569 Anastasia 157 570 George 157 571 Jayne 156 572 Blanch 155 573 Ursula 155 574 Berneice 154 575 Celeste 154 576 Mina 153 577 Rosemarie 153 578 Ethelyn 152 579 Hellen 152 580 Myrtice 152 581 Myrtis 152 582 Nelle 152 583 Gene 151 584 Manuela 151 585 Liberty 150 586 Marvel 150 587 Estell 148 588 Clementine 147 589 Golda 147 590 Evelyne 146 591 Magnolia 146 592 Charles 144 593 Marcelle 144 594 Georgianna 143 595 Judy 143 596 Cathryn 142 597 Crystal 142 598 Era 142 599 Jenny 142 600 Roma 142 601 Millicent 141 602 Jerry 140 603 Rosalee 140 604 Janette 139 605 Rachael 139 606 Freddie 138 607 Adella 135 608 Kathrine 134 609 Nita 134 610 Petra 134 611 Zora 134 612 Earnestine 133 613 Lavina 133 614 Leonora 133 615 Violette 133 616 Myrna 132 617 Odell 132 618 Annetta 131 619 Antonette 131 620 Lavonne 131 621 Reta 131 622 Albertha 129 623 Annabel 129 624 Therese 129 625 Lavern 128 626 Tina 128 627 Eve 127 628 Leslie 127 629 Leatha 126 630 Rubie 126 631 Velva 126 632 Cordelia 125 633 Delphine 125 634 Easter 125 635 Eldora 125 636 Felicia 125 637 Gayle 125 638 Libby 125 639 Lida 125 640 Ardis 124 641 Lilyan 124 642 Ellie 123 643 Dena 122 644 Abbie 120 645 Yvette 120 646 Juana 119 647 Alicia 118 648 Larue 118 649 Lue 118 650 Malinda 118 651 Mittie 118 652 Rosalyn 118 653 Emilia 117 654 Jackie 117 655 Marianna 117 656 Meta 117 657 Ouida 117 658 Twila 117 659 Emogene 116 660 Idell 116 661 Audra 115 662 Dona 115 663 Gilda 115 664 Lovie 115 665 Vincenza 115 666 Almeda 114 667 Earlene 114 668 Joe 114 669 Madaline 114 670 Tressie 114 671 Aletha 113 672 Alvera 113 673 Bethel 113 674 Claudie 113 675 Joann 113 676 Maureen 113 677 Ocie 113 678 Sammie 113 679 Laverna 112 680 Norene 112 681 Vergie 112 682 Evie 111 683 Mandy 111 684 Rosamond 111 685 Bettye 110 686 Lyda 110 687 Vivienne 110 688 Clyde 109 689 Francisca 109 690 Vernie 109 691 Berta 108 692 Elmira 108 693 Kathryne 108 694 Nan 108 695 Novella 107 696 Trinidad 107 697 Celestine 106 698 Dorcas 106 699 Germaine 106 700 Grayce 106 701 Verona 106 702 Adelle 105 703 Esta 105 704 Lilian 105 705 Mozell 105 706 Sabina 105 707 Theo 105 708 Georgina 104 709 Lina 104 710 Sonia 104 711 Alverta 103 712 Bess 103 713 Jettie 103 714 Susanna 103 715 Vernell 103 716 Hilma 102 717 Treva 102 718 Charline 101 719 Hulda 101 720 Pearline 101 721 Juliet 100 722 Octavia 100 723 Bonita 99 724 Chloe 99 725 Carolina 98 726 Eda 98 727 Bridget 97 728 Kitty 97 729 Maryjane 97 730 Palma 97 731 Carmel 96 732 Donnie 96 733 Melvina 96 734 Myrle 96 735 Zula 96 736 Norine 95 737 Ardith 94 738 Neoma 94 739 Bernita 93 740 Lea 93 741 Marge 93 742 Rosina 93 743 Carole 92 744 Deborah 92 745 Elinore 92 746 Lucretia 92 747 Arleen 91 748 Corene 91 749 Daphne 91 750 Maxie 91 751 Doretha 90 752 Joseph 90 753 Pearle 90 754 Waneta 90 755 Arvilla 89 756 Berenice 89 757 Elenora 89 758 Viva 89 759 Adrienne 88 760 Annamae 88 761 Cleta 88 762 Garnett 88 763 Georgette 88 764 Jeane 88 765 Margarett 88 766 Glenda 87 767 Henry 87 768 Josefina 87 769 Lavon 87 770 Madie 87 771 Bulah 86 772 Lavinia 86 773 Nathalie 86 774 Nedra 86 775 Rosanna 86 776 Sudie 86 777 Adaline 85 778 Andrea 85 779 Cathrine 85 780 Delphia 85 781 Ines 85 782 Lilla 85 783 Greta 84 784 Myrtie 84 785 Clarissa 83 786 Lavada 83 787 Lonnie 83 788 Eulalia 82 789 Meredith 82 790 Vina 82 791 Annabell 81 792 Bernardine 81 793 Gwen 81 794 Rosalia 81 795 Rozella 81 796 Adelia 80 797 Diane 80 798 Hildred 80 799 Lennie 80 800 Roselyn 80 801 Walter 80 802 Dorathy 79 803 Ethyl 79 804 Magdalena 79 805 Nova 79 806 Pinkie 79 807 Ruthe 79 808 Verdie 79 809 Dominga 78 810 Madonna 78 811 Pattie 78 812 Rosia 78 813 Stacia 78 814 Victory 78 815 Annis 77 816 Georgetta 77 817 Hildegarde 77 818 Kathlyn 77 819 Madalyn 77 820 Zona 77 821 Altha 76 822 Edyth 76 823 Lucie 76 824 Sheila 76 825 Charity 75 826 Esperanza 75 827 Fairy 75 828 Jonnie 75 829 Kattie 75 830 Martina 75 831 Stephania 75 832 Janis 74 833 Laurine 74 834 Macie 74 835 Magdalen 74 836 Margarete 74 837 Myrl 74 838 Nella 74 839 Ossie 74 840 Renee 74 841 Savannah 74 842 Stasia 74 843 Ardell 73 844 Dale 73 845 Eloisa 73 846 Ira 73 847 Tennie 73 848 Augustine 72 849 Delilah 72 850 Sandra 72 851 Alline 71 852 Amalia 71 853 Ardella 71 854 Beaulah 71 855 Elvie 71 856 Frank 71 857 Goldia 71 858 Theola 71 859 Florida 70 860 Pat 70 861 Paul 70 862 Albertine 69 863 Benita 69 864 Freeda 69 865 Lynn 69 866 Rosaline 69 867 Thomas 69 868 Vallie 69 869 Cleora 68 870 Colleen 68 871 Enola 68 872 Naoma 68 873 Romaine 68 874 Vita 68 875 Zoe 68 876 Elisa 67 877 Lyla 67 878 Prudence 67 879 Beverley 66 880 Dana 66 881 Elvina 66 882 Louvenia 66 883 Loyce 66 884 Santa 66 885 Antionette 65 886 Arthur 65 887 Audie 65 888 Hazle 65 889 Laurel 65 890 Luvenia 65 891 Mariam 65 892 Santina 65 893 Zita 65 894 Concepcion 64 895 Emmie 64 896 Euna 64 897 Gay 64 898 Jamie 64 899 Onie 64 900 Aida 63 901 Aldona 63 902 Carroll 63 903 Dottie 63 904 Edward 63 905 Elizebeth 63 906 Josefa 63 907 Lera 63 908 Ludie 63 909 Melissa 63 910 Corrie 62 911 Francine 62 912 Leo 62 913 Louie 62 914 Vlasta 62 915 Delpha 61 916 Elenor 61 917 Eveline 61 918 Fae 61 919 Gaynell 61 920 Mafalda 61 921 Christene 60 922 Domenica 60 923 Juliana 60 924 Loma 60 925 Mammie 60 926 Neta 60 927 Sidney 60 928 Thora 60 929 Versie 60 930 Adelina 59 931 Ellamae 59 932 Lavera 59 933 Margaretta 59 934 Maurice 59 935 Venita 59 936 Vivien 59 937 Arlie 58 938 Coletta 58 939 Dimple 58 940 Golden 58 941 Laurene 58 942 Luisa 58 943 Lurline 58 944 Mallie 58 945 Maybell 58 946 Olympia 58 947 Trudie 58 948 Ana 57 949 Elfrieda 57 950 Emelia 57 951 Eudora 57 952 Eugenie 57 953 Eulah 57 954 Hildegard 57 955 Imelda 57 956 Maida 57 957 Marilynn 57 958 Vena 57 959 Yoshiko 57 960 Bernetta 56 961 Clemmie 56 962 Jesse 56 963 Jessica 56 964 Karen 56 965 Letitia 56 966 Ozella 56 967 Queenie 56 968 Willia 56 969 Elberta 55 970 Exie 55 971 Gladyce 55 972 Helyn 55 973 Madelene 55 974 Margueritte 55 975 Merna 55 976 Noreen 55 977 Audry 54 978 Emeline 54 979 Ivory 54 980 Jeraldine 54 981 Laurette 54 982 Lenna 54 983 Leonor 54 984 Maryellen 54 985 Marylou 54 986 Olene 54 987 Terry 54 988 Veva 54 989 Alba 53 990 Alida 53 991 Delta 53 992 Fred 53 993 Linnea 53 994 Luverne 53 995 Malvina 53 996 Tena 53 997 Wynona 53 998 Zena 53 999 Almeta 52 1000 Ara 52
Boys: top 25 of 1918 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1917 1 1 John 56,558 55.8 #1 2 2 William 45,291 44.7 #2 3 3 James 42,115 41.5 #3 4 4 Robert 40,619 40.1 #4 5 5 Charles 26,921 26.6 #7 6 6 George 26,318 26.0 #6 7 7 Joseph 26,261 25.9 #5 8 8 Edward 19,489 19.2 #8 9 9 Frank 17,018 16.8 #9 10 10 Thomas 13,910 13.7 #10 11 11 Walter 13,338 13.2 #11 12 12 Richard 12,323 12.2 #14 13 13 Harold 12,185 12.0 #12 14 14 Paul 11,755 11.6 #13 15 15 Raymond 11,604 11.4 #16 16 16 Henry 11,354 11.2 #15 17 17 Arthur 10,105 10.0 #17 18 18 Donald 9,972 9.8 #20 19 19 Albert 9,935 9.8 #18 20 20 Harry 9,896 9.8 #19 21 21 Jack 8,341 8.2 #22 22 22 Ralph 8,162 8.1 #21 23 23 Clarence 7,187 7.1 #25 24 24 Louis 7,082 7.0 #23 25 25 Carl 7,004 6.9 #24
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Howard 6,928 27 Kenneth 6,809 28 David 6,627 29 Willie 6,537 30 Francis 6,347 31 Earl 6,321 32 Roy 6,211 33 Fred 6,182 34 Joe 5,805 35 Eugene 5,631 36 Stanley 5,618 37 Ernest 5,527 38 Lawrence 5,372 39 Anthony 5,168 40 Herbert 5,128 41 Leonard 4,980 42 Alfred 4,873 43 Samuel 4,772 44 Elmer 4,373 45 Michael 4,296 46 Andrew 4,138 47 Bernard 4,098 48 Leo 4,036 49 Norman 3,867 50 Russell 3,833 51 Lloyd 3,742 52 Daniel 3,726 53 Peter 3,711 54 Chester 3,692 55 Edwin 3,487 56 Melvin 3,469 57 Leroy 3,422 58 Woodrow 3,358 59 Frederick 3,351 60 Clifford 3,299 61 Floyd 3,235 62 Lester 3,229 63 Victor 3,183 64 Theodore 3,143 65 Herman 3,041 66 Vernon 2,971 67 Clyde 2,917 68 Marvin 2,829 69 Ray 2,763 70 Charlie 2,743 71 Philip 2,733 72 Gerald 2,712 73 Vincent 2,621 74 Lewis 2,593 75 Sam 2,506 76 Milton 2,454 77 Leon 2,442 78 Jesse 2,433 79 Benjamin 2,431 80 Alvin 2,409 81 Martin 2,403 82 Cecil 2,328 83 Willard 2,311 84 Glenn 2,253 85 Gordon 2,233 86 Lee 2,159 87 Oscar 2,113 88 Harvey 2,111 89 Edgar 2,085 90 Warren 1,990 91 Wayne 1,912 92 Arnold 1,910 93 Everett 1,891 94 Sidney 1,879 95 Claude 1,878 96 Stephen 1,843 97 Wilbur 1,800 98 Allen 1,779 99 Virgil 1,707 100 Homer 1,680
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Morris 1,679 102 Leslie 1,644 103 Maurice 1,636 104 Alexander 1,591 105 Gilbert 1,576 106 Max 1,536 107 Marion 1,535 108 Irving 1,533 109 Steve 1,523 110 Johnnie 1,521 111 Dale 1,491 112 Hugh 1,489 113 Nicholas 1,488 114 Hubert 1,454 115 Douglas 1,432 116 Roger 1,426 117 Eddie 1,423 118 Julius 1,416 119 Luther 1,416 120 Jessie 1,412 121 Roland 1,385 122 Wilson 1,381 123 Curtis 1,335 124 Wallace 1,334 125 Glen 1,318 126 Manuel 1,312 127 Mike 1,287 128 Ben 1,276 129 Franklin 1,275 130 Oliver 1,248 131 Alex 1,207 132 Horace 1,199 133 Jacob 1,198 134 Orville 1,188 135 Tony 1,163 136 Jerome 1,146 137 Wesley 1,145 138 Archie 1,110 139 Tom 1,104 140 Edmund 1,099 141 Willis 1,091 142 Earnest 1,081 143 Bill 1,038 144 Guy 999 145 Lyle 993 146 Bruce 988 147 Jerry 986 148 Matthew 963 149 Rudolph 962 150 Nathan 945 151 Otis 936 152 Clifton 934 153 Don 931 154 Emil 912 155 Salvatore 908 156 Marshall 878 157 Clayton 877 158 Calvin 874 159 Jimmie 874 160 Jose 871 161 Patrick 871 162 Angelo 864 163 Ira 862 164 Delbert 833 165 Jim 827 166 Clinton 822 167 Bennie 819 168 Ervin 806 169 Irvin 798 170 Merle 795 171 Wilbert 790 172 Sylvester 766 173 Nick 761 174 Abraham 757 175 Forrest 757 176 Ronald 751 177 Ivan 749 178 Felix 746 179 Wilfred 731 180 Phillip 730 181 Otto 728 182 Julian 724 183 Rufus 721 184 Dan 710 185 Jay 706 186 Bert 698 187 Leland 691 188 Grover 673 189 Dean 668 190 Nelson 664 191 Elbert 663 192 Gene 662 193 Nathaniel 661 194 Isaac 658 195 Lonnie 658 196 Aaron 656 197 Adam 653 198 Billy 645 199 Johnny 644 200 Alton 642 201 Pete 638 202 Adolph 637 203 Dennis 637 204 Johnie 633 205 Mark 627 206 Ellis 624 207 August 618 208 Myron 609 209 Karl 600 210 Dominick 594 211 Emmett 591 212 Owen 591 213 Antonio 589 214 Keith 580 215 Elwood 572 216 Grady 569 217 Ross 569 218 Loyd 567 219 Percy 567 220 Ted 564 221 Roscoe 561 222 Laurence 557 223 Dewey 556 224 Mack 556 225 Lowell 555 226 Perry 553 227 Dominic 552 228 Loren 524 229 Amos 523 230 Eldon 523 231 Carroll 521 232 Wendell 519 233 Erwin 512 234 Seymour 511 235 Rex 509 236 Malcolm 508 237 Byron 505 238 Fredrick 503 239 Sherman 503 240 Harley 491 241 Norbert 484 242 Austin 483 243 Quentin 480 244 Allan 477 245 Bob 477 246 Murray 477 247 Charley 462 248 Troy 454 249 Cornelius 453 250 Reuben 453 251 Burton 450 252 Gerard 447 253 Juan 436 254 Grant 435 255 Boyd 433 256 Millard 433 257 Tommie 433 258 Carlton 432 259 Mitchell 431 260 Aubrey 429 261 Edmond 427 262 Preston 417 263 Kermit 409 264 Dwight 405 265 Garland 402 266 Larry 398 267 Morton 397 268 Louie 396 269 Jasper 391 270 Junior 389 271 Jess 387 272 Emanuel 384 273 Steven 378 274 Jake 377 275 Simon 374 276 Harrison 372 277 Freddie 371 278 Solomon 367 279 Cleo 363 280 Will 363 281 Jesus 362 282 Lynn 362 283 Monroe 362 284 Andy 361 285 Neil 359 286 Thurman 359 287 Dave 358 288 Alphonse 357 289 Maynard 352 290 Moses 352 291 Armand 351 292 Mario 351 293 Earle 350 294 Bruno 348 295 Carlos 348 296 Joel 348 297 Clement 344 298 Wilmer 344 299 Laverne 343 300 Ollie 336 301 Elmo 334 302 Alan 333 303 Ed 333 304 Hyman 333 305 Roosevelt 331 306 Dallas 330 307 Thaddeus 328 308 Clark 327 309 Adrian 325 310 Clair 325 311 Wade 324 312 Conrad 323 313 Cleveland 321 314 Doyle 321 315 Harlan 321 316 Sol 321 317 Claud 319 318 Elton 318 319 Elvin 316 320 Forest 316 321 Anton 314 322 Cyril 312 323 Gus 309 324 Rocco 307 325 Billie 306 326 Russel 305 327 Ned 304 328 Orval 304 329 Duane 303 330 Ellsworth 300 331 Barney 299 332 Tommy 297 333 Merrill 296 334 Pershing 295 335 Irwin 292 336 Alonzo 287 337 Neal 287 338 Eli 286 339 Ruben 286 340 Delmar 285 341 Timothy 285 342 Benny 282 343 Patsy 282 344 Stuart 280 345 Reginald 278 346 Alva 273 347 Carmen 273 348 Emerson 273 349 Marcus 273 350 Vito 273 351 Christopher 272 352 Emery 272 353 Wilford 271 354 Roman 269 355 Merlin 268 356 Lionel 266 357 Wilburn 265 358 Elijah 264 359 Sammie 264 360 Stewart 264 361 Hollis 263 362 Teddy 260 363 Ferdinand 259 364 Ward 258 365 Herschel 257 366 Abe 256 367 Francisco 254 368 Odell 253 369 Rodney 253 370 Buford 252 371 Dick 251 372 Levi 251 373 Darrell 250 374 Pasquale 250 375 Ramon 250 376 Sterling 249 377 Noah 247 378 Randolph 247 379 Buster 246 380 Coy 246 381 Miles 245 382 Travis 244 383 Vern 244 384 Isadore 243 385 Truman 240 386 Wiley 240 387 Basil 239 388 Saul 239 389 Booker 238 390 Alfonso 237 391 Harris 234 392 Omer 234 393 Freeman 229 394 Silas 229 395 Emory 226 396 Norris 226 397 Pedro 226 398 Jean 225 399 Royal 223 400 Sanford 222 401 Winston 222 402 Jackson 216 403 Weldon 216 404 Pat 215 405 Milford 214 406 Foster 212 407 Winfred 211 408 Spencer 210 409 Mathew 206 410 Hiram 205 411 Newton 203 412 Eric 202 413 Frederic 202 414 Cletus 200 415 Jeff 198 416 Jimmy 198 417 Bertram 197 418 Mervin 193 419 Rolland 193 420 Ambrose 192 421 Van 191 422 Carmine 190 423 Gabriel 190 424 Lavern 190 425 Micheal 190 426 Vance 190 427 Dudley 187 428 Sydney 187 429 Ulysses 187 430 Armando 186 431 Noel 186 432 Milo 185 433 Noble 185 434 Randall 185 435 Hugo 184 436 Orlando 184 437 Aloysius 183 438 Bud 183 439 Meyer 183 440 Hershel 182 441 Marlin 182 442 Shirley 182 443 Alden 181 444 Casimir 179 445 Chris 179 446 Evan 178 447 Luke 176 448 Gregory 175 449 Olin 175 450 Riley 174 451 Palmer 173 452 Everette 172 453 Hal 172 454 Isidore 171 455 Gail 170 456 Sheldon 170 457 Mary 169 458 Lorenzo 168 459 Morgan 168 460 Houston 167 461 Augustus 166 462 Benedict 163 463 Waldo 163 464 Fletcher 162 465 Israel 162 466 Hoyt 161 467 Lamar 161 468 Scott 161 469 Delmer 160 470 Dewitt 159 471 Odis 158 472 Darwin 156 473 Lyman 156 474 Christian 155 475 Gale 155 476 Harland 155 477 Phil 155 478 Wilton 155 479 Olen 154 480 Emile 153 481 Hobert 153 482 Major 153 483 Columbus 152 484 Mose 152 485 Elliott 151 486 Sigmund 151 487 Wilber 151 488 Maxwell 150 489 Jefferson 149 490 Granville 148 491 Verne 148 492 Arlie 147 493 Gustave 147 494 Quinton 147 495 Clay 146 496 Jules 146 497 Elroy 145 498 Justin 144 499 Luis 144 500 Ezra 142 501 Valentine 142 502 Elias 141 503 Vaughn 141 504 Burl 140 505 Cyrus 140 506 Harmon 140 507 Nickolas 140 508 Augustine 139 509 Gaylord 139 510 Rupert 138 511 Theron 138 512 Linwood 137 513 Merton 137 514 Taylor 137 515 Casimer 135 516 Lenard 135 517 Lucius 135 518 Anderson 134 519 Al 133 520 Coleman 133 521 Davis 133 522 Hobart 133 523 Isaiah 133 524 Judson 133 525 Royce 133 526 Salvador 133 527 Albin 132 528 Nolan 132 529 Oren 132 530 Elmore 131 531 Ora 131 532 Isiah 130 533 Rubin 130 534 Lincoln 128 535 Matt 128 536 Junius 127 537 Alfredo 126 538 Carlo 124 539 Elden 124 540 Jewel 124 541 Fay 123 542 Reed 123 543 Rene 123 544 Enoch 122 545 Lemuel 122 546 Winfield 122 547 Antone 121 548 Denver 120 549 Garfield 119 550 Jewell 119 551 Otha 119 552 Avery 118 553 Joshua 118 554 Kelly 118 555 Lucien 118 556 Asa 117 557 Blaine 117 558 Dock 117 559 Joesph 117 560 Rosario 117 561 Bernice 116 562 Mason 116 563 Raleigh 116 564 Carlyle 115 565 Edd 115 566 Porter 115 567 Romeo 115 568 Arden 114 569 Elwin 114 570 Sebastian 114 571 Walton 114 572 Carrol 113 573 Domingo 113 574 Shelby 113 575 Dee 112 576 Hilton 112 577 Marcel 112 578 Domenic 111 579 Florian 110 580 Guadalupe 110 581 Lacy 110 582 Emilio 109 583 Napoleon 109 584 Omar 109 585 Connie 108 586 Dana 108 587 Mckinley 108 588 Warner 108 589 Aldo 107 590 Edison 107 591 Walker 107 592 Alois 106 593 Dalton 106 594 Dorsey 106 595 Loyal 106 596 Darrel 105 597 General 105 598 Jeremiah 105 599 Oswald 105 600 Raymon 105 601 Guido 104 602 Ottis 104 603 Rollin 104 604 Bennett 103 605 Carson 103 606 Sylvan 103 607 Talmadge 103 608 Jason 102 609 Lucian 102 610 Miguel 102 611 Alphonso 101 612 Haywood 101 613 Pearl 101 614 Raul 101 615 Raphael 100 616 Seth 100 617 Terry 100 618 Elzie 99 619 Felipe 99 620 Carol 98 621 Constantine 98 622 Eldred 98 623 Lambert 98 624 Pablo 98 625 Buddy 97 626 Frances 97 627 Rudy 97 628 Carter 95 629 Jonas 95 630 Orrin 95 631 Roberto 95 632 Arther 94 633 Clem 94 634 Durward 94 635 Eldridge 94 636 Orin 94 637 Hermon 93 638 Leander 93 639 Meredith 93 640 Merritt 93 641 Alvie 92 642 Buck 92 643 Elvis 92 644 Stanford 92 645 Carleton 91 646 Cloyd 91 647 Gustav 90 648 Hector 90 649 Prince 90 650 Roderick 90 651 Alberto 89 652 Americo 89 653 Craig 89 654 King 89 655 Otho 89 656 Tomas 89 657 Winford 89 658 Alvis 88 659 Elwyn 88 660 Ignatius 88 661 Julio 88 662 Mortimer 88 663 Rogers 88 664 Lawerence 87 665 Theo 87 666 Urban 87 667 Adelbert 86 668 Casper 86 669 Clarance 86 670 Clare 86 671 Giles 86 672 Haskell 86 673 Verl 86 674 Abner 85 675 Dayton 85 676 Graham 85 677 Logan 85 678 Webster 85 679 Burt 84 680 Fernando 84 681 Franklyn 84 682 Norval 84 683 Sherwood 84 684 Beverly 83 685 Evert 83 686 Gaston 83 687 Henderson 83 688 Jonathan 83 689 Newell 83 690 Verlin 83 691 Watson 83 692 Bryant 82 693 Crawford 82 694 Ellwood 82 695 Emmet 82 696 Ignacio 82 697 Parker 82 698 Sammy 82 699 Turner 82 700 Arlo 81 701 Bobby 81 702 Bradley 81 703 Duncan 81 704 Garrett 81 705 Masao 81 706 Helen 80 707 Myles 80 708 Rafael 80 709 Wm 80 710 Adolphus 79 711 Aron 79 712 Chas 79 713 Emmitt 79 714 Gaetano 79 715 Ivory 79 716 Johnson 79 717 Lafayette 79 718 Loy 79 719 Merl 79 720 Milburn 79 721 Ruby 79 722 Santo 79 723 Blair 78 724 Hans 78 725 June 78 726 Lawson 78 727 Shelton 78 728 Bobbie 77 729 Bryan 77 730 Melville 77 731 Milan 77 732 Trinidad 77 733 Abel 76 734 Addison 76 735 Andres 76 736 Benton 76 737 Chauncey 76 738 Dexter 76 739 Dillard 76 740 Early 76 741 Fredric 76 742 Fritz 76 743 Brooks 75 744 Garnett 75 745 Ike 75 746 Mac 75 747 Tracy 75 748 Bernie 74 749 Gary 74 750 Maxie 74 751 Oran 74 752 Rowland 74 753 Bertrand 73 754 Boyce 73 755 Evans 73 756 Furman 73 757 Hilbert 73 758 Theadore 73 759 Thurston 73 760 Vester 73 761 Allie 72 762 Benjiman 72 763 Claudie 72 764 Danny 72 765 Enrique 72 766 Ford 72 767 Frankie 72 768 Galen 72 769 Jennings 72 770 Oral 72 771 Stanton 72 772 Woodroe 72 773 Arvel 71 774 Carmelo 71 775 Estel 71 776 Godfrey 71 777 Mahlon 71 778 Murry 71 779 Vernie 71 780 Bradford 70 781 Leeroy 70 782 Arvid 69 783 Beryl 69 784 Elisha 69 785 Hamilton 69 786 Lauren 69 787 Lon 69 788 Rodger 69 789 Burdette 68 790 Clovis 68 791 Elliot 68 792 Hardy 68 793 Hunter 68 794 Llewellyn 68 795 Lonzo 68 796 Angus 67 797 Felton 67 798 Kyle 67 799 Lucious 67 800 Ludwig 67 801 Norwood 67 802 Tim 67 803 Verner 67 804 Worth 67 805 Clemens 66 806 Howell 66 807 Madison 66 808 Yoshio 66 809 Denzil 65 810 Elza 65 811 Hayden 65 812 Hazel 65 813 Nels 65 814 Reynold 65 815 Silvio 65 816 Vivian 65 817 Wyatt 65 818 Berry 64 819 Domenick 64 820 Doris 64 821 Ivy 64 822 Santos 64 823 Werner 64 824 Barton 63 825 Casey 63 826 Claire 63 827 Ewell 63 828 Hayward 63 829 Issac 63 830 Sandy 63 831 Alford 62 832 Elgin 62 833 Hillard 62 834 Judge 62 835 Lois 62 836 Miller 62 837 Odie 62 838 Regis 62 839 Reinhold 62 840 Tillman 62 841 Bonnie 61 842 Cleve 61 843 Clint 61 844 Dante 61 845 Ernesto 61 846 Ernie 61 847 Loran 61 848 Manley 61 849 Margaret 61 850 Smith 61 851 Armond 60 852 Jonnie 60 853 Olaf 60 854 Rayford 60 855 Abram 59 856 Alec 59 857 Almon 59 858 Arvil 59 859 Brady 59 860 Dorothy 59 861 Emmit 59 862 Garth 59 863 Jerald 59 864 Murphy 59 865 Normand 59 866 Orvil 59 867 Rueben 59 868 Santiago 59 869 Artis 58 870 Benito 58 871 Carey 58 872 Christ 58 873 Dell 58 874 Foch 58 875 Gayle 58 876 Jones 58 877 Kay 58 878 Lorin 58 879 Newman 58 880 Pierce 58 881 Waymon 58 882 Finis 57 883 Gardner 57 884 Gerhard 57 885 Norton 57 886 Toivo 57 887 Virgle 57 888 Wellington 57 889 Adolf 56 890 Chalmer 56 891 Marcellus 56 892 Mitchel 56 893 Wylie 56 894 Angel 55 895 Archibald 55 896 Brown 55 897 Cedric 55 898 Hampton 55 899 Joaquin 55 900 Vergil 55 901 Williams 55 902 Allison 54 903 Arturo 54 904 Ernst 54 905 Ewald 54 906 Lupe 54 907 Obie 54 908 Orland 54 909 Bryce 53 910 Ennis 53 911 Foy 53 912 Glendon 53 913 Kent 53 914 Merlyn 53 915 Murl 53 916 Reid 53 917 Rodolfo 53 918 Alma 52 919 Arch 52 920 Cleon 52 921 Durwood 52 922 Eligah 52 923 Hezekiah 52 924 Hudson 52 925 Huston 52 926 Kirby 52 927 Leamon 52 928 Lindsey 52 929 Lucas 52 930 Mickey 52 931 Price 52 932 Ricardo 52 933 Caesar 51 934 Levy 51 935 Rollie 51 936 Rosevelt 51 937 Rudolf 51 938 Sumner 51 939 Thad 51 940 Thornton 51 941 Wardell 51 942 Zack 51 943 Auther 50 944 Burley 50 945 Burnell 50 946 Cary 50 947 Leopold 50 948 Mathias 50 949 Caleb 49 950 Carmel 49 951 Ezekiel 49 952 Gino 49 953 Gregorio 49 954 Hosea 49 955 Josh 49 956 Layton 49 957 Linus 49 958 Manford 49 959 Marshal 49 960 Melton 49 961 Oneal 49 962 Pierre 49 963 Weston 49 964 Whitney 49 965 Zigmund 49 966 Arne 48 967 Denis 48 968 Hilliard 48 969 Jarvis 48 970 Marco 48 971 Myer 48 972 Nat 48 973 Talmage 48 974 Vincenzo 48 975 Arley 47 976 Enos 47 977 Glenwood 47 978 Hilary 47 979 Kendall 47 980 Ocie 47 981 Richmond 47 982 Ruth 47 983 Toney 47 984 Waldemar 47 985 Winifred 47 986 Art 46 987 Damon 46 988 Donovan 46 989 Eduardo 46 990 Jordan 46 991 Joyce 46 992 Nevin 46 993 Oris 46 994 Rexford 46 995 Washington 46 996 Cliff 45 997 Colin 45 998 Curley 45 999 Dewayne 45 1000 Einar 45
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1918.
How spread out were the names of 1918? In 1918 the ten most given boys’ names went to 31.0% 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, 1918 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1918 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1918 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1918 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1918 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 1918? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1918 against the top 100 of 1917.
The biggest climbs of 1918 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1918.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1919