Home Years 1919 The most popular baby names of 1919 In 1919 the most given names were John (53,522 boys) and Mary (65,836 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,110,239 babies under 10,369 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1919 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1919 Girls: top 25 of 1919 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1918 1 1 Mary 65,836 58.3 #1 2 2 Helen 33,706 29.8 #2 3 3 Dorothy 31,733 28.1 #3 4 4 Margaret 26,238 23.2 #4 5 5 Ruth 24,562 21.7 #5 6 6 Mildred 17,300 15.3 #6 7 7 Virginia 15,636 13.8 #7 8 8 Elizabeth 15,287 13.5 #9 9 9 Frances 15,106 13.4 #8 10 10 Anna 14,498 12.8 #10 11 11 Evelyn 13,321 11.8 #11 12 12 Marie 12,008 10.6 #12 13 13 Alice 11,141 9.9 #13 14 14 Florence 10,482 9.3 #14 15 15 Betty 10,106 8.9 #21 16 16 Irene 9,712 8.6 #16 17 17 Lillian 9,516 8.4 #15 18 18 Doris 9,433 8.3 #19 19 19 Rose 9,195 8.1 #17 20 20 Louise 8,812 7.8 #18 21 21 Gladys 8,717 7.7 #22 22 22 Edna 8,404 7.4 #23 23 23 Catherine 8,335 7.4 #20 24 24 Ruby 8,334 7.4 #27 25 25 Martha 8,322 7.4 #25
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Josephine 8,104 27 Lucille 7,856 28 Ethel 7,809 29 Edith 7,767 30 Eleanor 7,611 31 Thelma 7,558 32 Hazel 7,430 33 Marjorie 7,335 34 Grace 7,195 35 Annie 7,146 36 Pauline 6,973 37 Jean 6,799 38 Esther 6,248 39 Gertrude 6,014 40 Lois 5,976 41 Beatrice 5,856 42 Bernice 5,793 43 Clara 5,404 44 Marion 5,158 45 Emma 5,087 46 Sarah 5,022 47 Elsie 4,995 48 Julia 4,950 49 Ann 4,924 50 Agnes 4,901 51 Katherine 4,846 52 Bertha 4,754 53 Jane 4,527 54 Rita 4,515 55 Eva 4,484 56 Pearl 4,273 57 Ida 4,163 58 Viola 4,129 59 Bessie 4,106 60 Barbara 4,084 61 Willie 4,051 62 Lorraine 3,976 63 Anne 3,975 64 June 3,963 65 Vera 3,848 66 Kathryn 3,825 67 Myrtle 3,816 68 Geraldine 3,727 69 Nellie 3,726 70 Stella 3,700 71 Laura 3,663 72 Vivian 3,640 73 Juanita 3,636 74 Violet 3,597 75 Jessie 3,530 76 Alma 3,438 77 Sylvia 3,412 78 Mabel 3,405 79 Charlotte 3,353 80 Minnie 3,272 81 Lillie 3,262 82 Marian 3,261 83 Norma 3,199 84 Phyllis 3,189 85 Maxine 3,183 86 Wilma 3,170 87 Ella 3,158 88 Genevieve 3,155 89 Shirley 3,149 90 Leona 3,033 91 Lucy 3,007 92 Ellen 2,929 93 Jennie 2,928 94 Lena 2,872 95 Mattie 2,856 96 Marguerite 2,836 97 Blanche 2,668 98 Opal 2,652 99 Mae 2,634 100 Nancy 2,628
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Kathleen 2,587 102 Theresa 2,380 103 Eileen 2,346 104 Velma 2,341 105 Emily 2,307 106 Georgia 2,284 107 Geneva 2,262 108 Beulah 2,212 109 Sophie 2,200 110 Rosa 2,189 111 Carrie 2,180 112 Sara 2,171 113 Harriet 2,168 114 Patricia 2,144 115 Audrey 2,114 116 Christine 2,111 117 Inez 2,083 118 Loretta 2,067 119 Eunice 2,061 120 Alberta 2,017 121 Fannie 1,981 122 Cora 1,940 123 Hilda 1,917 124 Dolores 1,911 125 Hattie 1,896 126 Janet 1,864 127 Dora 1,835 128 Wanda 1,824 129 Ada 1,818 130 Jeanne 1,817 131 Verna 1,816 132 Mamie 1,793 133 Muriel 1,793 134 Lula 1,776 135 Jeanette 1,767 136 Elaine 1,688 137 Olga 1,687 138 Maria 1,678 139 Madeline 1,659 140 Naomi 1,632 141 Estelle 1,618 142 Lola 1,617 143 Mable 1,610 144 Roberta 1,552 145 Miriam 1,541 146 Anita 1,504 147 Erma 1,497 148 Daisy 1,496 149 Olive 1,488 150 Rachel 1,488 151 Susie 1,476 152 Lucile 1,447 153 Flora 1,444 154 Victoria 1,429 155 Maggie 1,428 156 Arlene 1,427 157 Sadie 1,412 158 Rosie 1,398 159 Eula 1,390 160 Irma 1,375 161 Nora 1,372 162 Lottie 1,368 163 Bonnie 1,343 164 Winifred 1,332 165 Carolyn 1,330 166 Rosemary 1,330 167 Henrietta 1,301 168 Lorene 1,300 169 Caroline 1,296 170 Rebecca 1,267 171 Marcella 1,266 172 Adeline 1,261 173 Joyce 1,255 174 Joan 1,247 175 Della 1,190 176 Fern 1,181 177 Margie 1,158 178 Nina 1,124 179 Nettie 1,109 180 Antoinette 1,090 181 Amelia 1,085 182 Constance 1,078 183 Katie 1,073 184 Jeannette 1,068 185 Regina 1,068 186 Lydia 1,059 187 Veronica 1,047 188 Eloise 1,030 189 Essie 1,023 190 Cleo 1,013 191 Dorothea 1,001 192 Sally 991 193 Goldie 989 194 May 981 195 Ollie 976 196 Isabel 957 197 Claire 953 198 Laverne 944 199 Angelina 940 200 Carol 932 201 Effie 929 202 Faye 925 203 Ora 920 204 Rosalie 910 205 Luella 905 206 Freda 900 207 Lela 898 208 Sallie 897 209 Angeline 894 210 Isabelle 887 211 Adele 886 212 Cecelia 867 213 Iva 861 214 Addie 846 215 Johnnie 832 216 Leola 830 217 Susan 824 218 Jewell 817 219 Lizzie 809 220 Annette 801 221 Melba 791 222 Billie 790 223 Elva 782 224 Jewel 778 225 Donna 774 226 Janie 751 227 Lila 749 228 Cecilia 746 229 Frieda 746 230 Etta 742 231 Alta 738 232 Ernestine 738 233 Eleanore 737 234 Ola 735 235 Peggy 735 236 Bette 718 237 Celia 711 238 Ina 710 239 Reba 706 240 Teresa 706 241 Imogene 702 242 Sue 693 243 Beverly 684 244 Selma 682 245 Iris 677 246 Maude 674 247 Francis 673 248 Nell 666 249 Helene 664 250 Fay 660 251 Angela 654 252 Gwendolyn 647 253 Matilda 645 254 Mollie 638 255 Carmen 632 256 Nannie 621 257 Flossie 613 258 Amy 609 259 Bettie 608 260 Eugenia 606 261 Sophia 604 262 Elma 594 263 Elinor 589 264 Janice 589 265 Elnora 576 266 Estella 572 267 Nadine 563 268 Virgie 559 269 Priscilla 557 270 Elvira 553 271 Ila 549 272 Gloria 547 273 Yvonne 546 274 Clarice 542 275 Winnie 541 276 Hannah 534 277 Harriett 527 278 Leah 527 279 Natalie 520 280 Edythe 517 281 Rena 517 282 Sybil 515 283 Arline 513 284 Millie 505 285 Lenora 493 286 Adelaide 489 287 Zelma 488 288 Delores 486 289 Lee 484 290 Josie 481 291 Carmela 480 292 Gracie 479 293 Cecile 478 294 Annabelle 472 295 Olivia 471 296 Frankie 469 297 Myra 461 298 Odessa 457 299 Letha 450 300 Carmella 442 301 Allie 440 302 Helena 440 303 Bernadine 439 304 Cornelia 439 305 Connie 434 306 Madge 428 307 Tillie 424 308 Rhoda 420 309 Rosetta 418 310 Loraine 414 311 Neva 414 312 Alyce 410 313 Dollie 404 314 Marilyn 404 315 Lorena 402 316 Berniece 400 317 Jacqueline 396 318 Margery 393 319 Lenore 390 320 Eliza 388 321 Christina 386 322 Concetta 385 323 Leila 384 324 Dorthy 382 325 Willa 382 326 Amanda 379 327 Lessie 375 328 Gussie 374 329 Rosella 374 330 Aileen 371 331 Merle 370 332 Lily 368 333 Jimmie 367 334 Mavis 364 335 Hester 360 336 Tessie 357 337 Theda 356 338 Beth 355 339 Claudia 355 340 Pearlie 355 341 Katharine 353 342 Iona 352 343 Avis 348 344 Aline 346 345 Corine 346 346 Ramona 344 347 Callie 343 348 Nola 343 349 Dolly 341 350 Corinne 340 351 Hope 333 352 Lora 333 353 Ophelia 331 354 Florine 330 355 Kay 330 356 Yolanda 326 357 Marcia 325 358 Joy 322 359 Lelia 316 360 Ione 314 361 Lou 313 362 Maudie 313 363 Eddie 312 364 Leota 311 365 Stephanie 311 366 Earline 310 367 Wilda 310 368 Kate 309 369 Dixie 307 370 John 307 371 Roxie 305 372 Bernadette 303 373 Judith 303 374 Delia 300 375 Bertie 299 376 Sibyl 299 377 Lilly 298 378 Bobbie 297 379 Johanna 294 380 Reva 291 381 Augusta 290 382 Madelyn 285 383 Maurine 284 384 Verda 283 385 Georgie 282 386 Linda 282 387 Dessie 281 388 Lupe 280 389 Guadalupe 276 390 Glenna 275 391 Isabell 274 392 Isabella 274 393 Elisabeth 273 394 Erna 270 395 Iola 268 396 Cynthia 264 397 Marietta 264 398 Robbie 263 399 Althea 261 400 Molly 258 401 Tommie 258 402 Mayme 257 403 Hallie 256 404 Rubye 256 405 Zella 255 406 Mona 253 407 Antonia 252 408 Belle 252 409 Alvina 249 410 Harriette 249 411 Polly 249 412 Leora 247 413 Enid 246 414 Oma 245 415 Paula 245 416 Philomena 244 417 Vesta 242 418 Louella 241 419 Melva 241 420 Ester 240 421 Pansy 239 422 Jannie 237 423 Elda 236 424 Mozelle 236 425 Birdie 235 426 Nona 235 427 Beryl 234 428 Elise 234 429 Charlene 233 430 Clare 233 431 Lorine 233 432 Marjory 232 433 Queen 232 434 Evangeline 231 435 Darlene 229 436 Hortense 229 437 Jo 227 438 Mercedes 225 439 Zelda 225 440 Deloris 224 441 Aurora 223 442 Lorna 222 443 Garnet 221 444 Valeria 221 445 Dortha 219 446 Syble 218 447 Elvera 217 448 Gertie 217 449 Vada 216 450 Alene 215 451 Allene 214 452 Corrine 214 453 Vernice 214 454 Diana 213 455 Rae 213 456 Retha 213 457 Ferne 212 458 Bella 211 459 Angie 210 460 Lauretta 210 461 Wilhelmina 210 462 Dovie 206 463 Ilene 206 464 Louisa 205 465 Leone 204 466 Consuelo 203 467 Dorris 203 468 Freida 202 469 Catharine 200 470 Cecil 200 471 Rowena 200 472 Agatha 199 473 Charlie 199 474 Suzanne 199 475 Albina 198 476 Floy 196 477 Elouise 195 478 Lura 195 479 Adell 194 480 Phoebe 193 481 Yetta 193 482 James 192 483 Ruthie 191 484 Vida 191 485 Fanny 190 486 Margarita 190 487 Alpha 189 488 Oleta 189 489 Jaunita 188 490 Lucinda 188 491 Winona 188 492 Una 186 493 Minerva 185 494 Gail 184 495 Lona 184 496 Robert 184 497 Leta 183 498 Lulu 183 499 Roslyn 183 500 Edwina 182 501 Julie 182 502 Johnie 181 503 Margarette 181 504 Bennie 179 505 Evalyn 179 506 Verla 179 507 Alfreda 178 508 Magdalene 178 509 Monica 178 510 Margret 177 511 Rhea 177 512 Rosalind 177 513 Florene 176 514 Elena 175 515 William 175 516 Alva 174 517 Claudine 172 518 Maryann 172 519 Zola 172 520 Filomena 171 521 Valerie 171 522 Cassie 170 523 Lettie 170 524 Earnestine 169 525 Elsa 169 526 Jayne 169 527 Judy 169 528 Emilie 168 529 Patsy 168 530 Velda 168 531 Madeleine 166 532 Belva 165 533 Joanna 165 534 Blanch 164 535 George 164 536 Maybelle 164 537 Veda 164 538 Mazie 163 539 Ona 163 540 Freddie 162 541 Maud 162 542 Katheryn 161 543 Gene 160 544 Lue 160 545 Myrtis 160 546 Artie 159 547 Ava 159 548 Aurelia 158 549 Delma 158 550 Manuela 158 551 Juliette 157 552 Lucia 157 553 Marianne 155 554 Dorotha 154 555 Nelda 154 556 Camille 153 557 Eleanora 153 558 Faith 152 559 Hedwig 152 560 Linnie 152 561 Myrna 152 562 Adela 151 563 Odell 151 564 Vergie 151 565 Era 150 566 Evelyne 148 567 Hellen 148 568 Marcelle 148 569 Abbie 147 570 Delphine 147 571 Ivy 147 572 Reta 147 573 Cordelia 146 574 Jenny 146 575 Novella 146 576 Betsy 145 577 Hettie 145 578 Millicent 145 579 Mina 145 580 Petra 145 581 Alda 144 582 Clementine 144 583 Joanne 144 584 Mittie 144 585 Anastasia 143 586 Trinidad 143 587 Celeste 142 588 Idella 142 589 Jerry 142 590 Mathilda 142 591 Treva 142 592 Ursula 142 593 Adella 141 594 Justine 141 595 Orpha 141 596 Rosalee 141 597 Berneice 139 598 Elna 139 599 Estell 139 600 Ima 139 601 Antonette 138 602 Georgiana 137 603 Georgianna 137 604 Ardis 136 605 Magnolia 136 606 Juana 135 607 Winnifred 135 608 Myrtice 133 609 Roma 133 610 Rosalyn 133 611 Theodora 133 612 Almeda 131 613 Hulda 131 614 Aletha 130 615 Joe 130 616 Charles 129 617 Easter 129 618 Eldora 129 619 Albertha 128 620 Gretchen 128 621 Marvel 128 622 Golda 127 623 Rosemarie 127 624 Ray 126 625 Tressie 126 626 Alicia 125 627 Celestine 125 628 Gilda 125 629 Nelle 125 630 Rubie 125 631 Annabel 124 632 Janette 122 633 Camilla 121 634 Laverna 120 635 Tina 120 636 Therese 119 637 Annetta 118 638 Lavonne 118 639 Pearline 118 640 Rachael 118 641 Germaine 117 642 Kathrine 117 643 Lovie 117 644 Zora 117 645 Zula 116 646 Bulah 115 647 Jackie 115 648 Sammie 115 649 Velva 115 650 Yvette 115 651 Grayce 114 652 Leslie 114 653 Libby 114 654 Nan 114 655 Cathryn 113 656 Crystal 113 657 Gayle 113 658 Lavina 113 659 Leonora 113 660 Emilia 112 661 Felicia 112 662 Lavern 112 663 Ouida 112 664 Marianna 111 665 Mozell 110 666 Carolina 109 667 Clyde 109 668 Evie 109 669 Francisca 109 670 Lyda 109 671 Nita 109 672 Theo 109 673 Adrienne 108 674 Idell 108 675 Lida 108 676 Twila 108 677 Emogene 107 678 Leatha 107 679 Dorcas 106 680 Bethel 105 681 Bettye 105 682 Carmel 105 683 Delphia 105 684 Georgina 105 685 Dena 104 686 Doretha 104 687 Eve 104 688 Myrtie 104 689 Claudie 103 690 Earlene 103 691 Larue 103 692 Pearle 103 693 Verona 103 694 Vina 103 695 Dona 102 696 Georgette 102 697 Josefina 102 698 Lina 102 699 Malinda 102 700 Eloisa 100 701 Eulalia 100 702 Mandy 100 703 Vernie 100 704 Bess 99 705 Bonita 99 706 Ethelyn 99 707 Vernell 99 708 Maryjane 98 709 Pattie 98 710 Vincenza 98 711 Martina 97 712 Esperanza 96 713 Henry 96 714 Melvina 96 715 Ossie 96 716 Sonia 96 717 Adelle 95 718 Elmira 95 719 Maureen 95 720 Octavia 95 721 Arleen 94 722 Lennie 94 723 Meta 94 724 Corene 93 725 Gwen 93 726 Joann 93 727 Vivienne 93 728 Andrea 92 729 Eda 92 730 Lavon 92 731 Margarett 92 732 Palma 92 733 Susanna 92 734 Viva 92 735 Hazle 91 736 Lavada 91 737 Madaline 91 738 Violette 91 739 Alvera 90 740 Ardith 90 741 Freeda 90 742 Neoma 90 743 Altha 89 744 Arvilla 89 745 Charline 89 746 Christene 89 747 Ellie 89 748 Esta 89 749 Joseph 89 750 Kitty 89 751 Ocie 89 752 Diane 87 753 Madie 87 754 Madonna 87 755 Nova 87 756 Renee 87 757 Rosanna 87 758 Annabell 86 759 Berta 86 760 Cathrine 86 761 Sandra 86 762 Angelita 85 763 Donnie 85 764 Norene 85 765 Bridget 84 766 Charity 84 767 Elenora 84 768 Frank 84 769 Kattie 84 770 Rosia 84 771 Adelina 83 772 Audra 83 773 Berenice 83 774 Elisa 83 775 Elvie 83 776 Maxie 83 777 Zona 83 778 Alverta 82 779 Carole 82 780 Daphne 82 781 Dominga 82 782 Ethyl 82 783 Jeane 82 784 Lavinia 82 785 Juliet 81 786 Kathryne 81 787 Norine 81 788 Sudie 81 789 Ira 80 790 Roselyn 80 791 Sabina 80 792 Ardell 79 793 Clarissa 79 794 Janis 79 795 Lonnie 79 796 Rosamond 79 797 Amalia 78 798 Glenda 78 799 Hilma 78 800 Dimple 77 801 Elinore 77 802 Lilyan 77 803 Loyce 77 804 Myrle 77 805 Pat 77 806 Clarabelle 76 807 Hildred 76 808 Lea 76 809 Lucretia 76 810 Rosina 76 811 Waneta 76 812 Chloe 75 813 Greta 75 814 Elizebeth 74 815 Macie 74 816 Marilynn 74 817 Nathalie 74 818 Richard 74 819 Ruthe 74 820 Santa 74 821 Savannah 74 822 Vena 74 823 Annamae 73 824 Dale 73 825 Emmie 73 826 Jamie 73 827 Maybell 73 828 Adelia 72 829 Afton 72 830 Pinkie 72 831 Harold 71 832 Romaine 71 833 Alline 70 834 Deborah 70 835 Annis 69 836 Dottie 69 837 Garnett 69 838 Ines 69 839 Nedra 69 840 Santina 69 841 Sheila 69 842 Stephania 69 843 Elease 68 844 Emmer 68 845 Exie 68 846 Jettie 68 847 Naoma 68 848 Queenie 68 849 Willia 68 850 Cruz 67 851 Delpha 67 852 Gay 67 853 Laurine 67 854 Lilian 67 855 Margurite 67 856 Rosaline 67 857 Yoshiko 67 858 Adaline 66 859 Cordie 66 860 Florida 66 861 Josefa 66 862 Katy 66 863 Lilla 66 864 Ludie 66 865 Meredith 66 866 Thomas 66 867 Verdie 66 868 Verlie 66 869 Walter 66 870 Bernita 65 871 Edward 65 872 Jacquelyn 65 873 Kathlyn 65 874 Leonor 65 875 Beaulah 64 876 Benita 64 877 Cleta 64 878 Delilah 64 879 Dorathy 64 880 Lynn 64 881 Marylou 64 882 Albertine 63 883 Augustine 63 884 Dawn 63 885 Lavera 63 886 Marge 63 887 Oneida 63 888 Rossie 63 889 Stasia 63 890 Bernardine 62 891 Concepcion 62 892 Concha 62 893 Enola 62 894 Georgetta 62 895 Golden 62 896 Goldia 62 897 Lera 62 898 Magdalen 62 899 Magdalena 62 900 Mariam 62 901 Vallie 62 902 Carroll 61 903 Imelda 61 904 Lexie 61 905 Luvenia 61 906 Marina 61 907 Nella 61 908 Vernon 61 909 Aldona 60 910 Arlena 60 911 Edyth 60 912 Margarete 60 913 Maryellen 60 914 Oneta 60 915 Sidney 60 916 Tomasa 60 917 Christeen 59 918 Doreen 59 919 Haruko 59 920 Louie 59 921 Mammie 59 922 Paul 59 923 Rosalia 59 924 Rozella 59 925 Ana 58 926 Ardella 58 927 Beverley 58 928 Fae 58 929 Felipa 58 930 Hermina 58 931 Vita 58 932 Zenobia 58 933 Arthur 57 934 Ceola 57 935 Creola 57 936 Fred 57 937 Ivory 57 938 Mallie 57 939 Patty 57 940 Santos 57 941 Tressa 57 942 Vinnie 57 943 Vivien 57 944 Aida 56 945 Euna 56 946 Hildegarde 56 947 Irine 56 948 Leonore 56 949 Maida 56 950 Margueritte 56 951 Maurice 56 952 Socorro 56 953 Stacia 56 954 Alba 55 955 Buelah 55 956 Cleora 55 957 Elois 55 958 Eudora 55 959 Gregoria 55 960 Jack 55 961 Mafalda 55 962 Masako 55 963 Olene 55 964 Prudence 55 965 Terry 55 966 Trula 55 967 Almeta 54 968 Corrie 54 969 Elenor 54 970 Hassie 54 971 Herminia 54 972 Jeraldine 54 973 Jonnie 54 974 Jule 54 975 Letitia 54 976 Lucie 54 977 Lurline 54 978 Neta 54 979 Silvia 54 980 Theola 54 981 Toshiko 54 982 Ula 54 983 Venita 54 984 Alease 53 985 Antionette 53 986 Burnice 53 987 Carlene 53 988 Carmelita 53 989 Elmer 53 990 Fumiko 53 991 Laurel 53 992 Leo 53 993 Louvenia 53 994 Myrl 53 995 Nila 53 996 Ozella 53 997 Susanne 53 998 Wynona 53 999 Zoe 53 1000 Audie 52
Boys: top 25 of 1919 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1918 1 1 John 53,522 54.6 #1 2 2 William 43,969 44.9 #2 3 3 James 42,392 43.3 #3 4 4 Robert 41,025 41.9 #4 5 5 Charles 25,192 25.7 #5 6 6 George 25,170 25.7 #6 7 7 Joseph 24,266 24.8 #7 8 8 Edward 18,536 18.9 #8 9 9 Frank 15,701 16.0 #9 10 10 Thomas 13,434 13.7 #10 11 11 Walter 12,879 13.1 #11 12 12 Richard 12,441 12.7 #12 13 13 Harold 12,021 12.3 #13 14 14 Raymond 11,384 11.6 #15 15 15 Paul 11,305 11.5 #14 16 16 Henry 10,613 10.8 #16 17 17 Donald 9,904 10.1 #18 18 18 Albert 9,607 9.8 #19 19 19 Arthur 9,540 9.7 #17 20 20 Harry 8,990 9.2 #20 21 21 Jack 8,263 8.4 #21 22 22 Ralph 7,709 7.9 #22 23 23 Willie 6,942 7.1 #29 24 24 Howard 6,843 7.0 #26 25 25 Clarence 6,825 7.0 #23
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Kenneth 6,796 27 David 6,716 28 Louis 6,661 29 Carl 6,474 30 Fred 6,091 31 Earl 5,975 32 Roy 5,970 33 Eugene 5,892 34 Francis 5,726 35 Joe 5,709 36 Ernest 5,296 37 Stanley 5,238 38 Lawrence 5,205 39 Leonard 5,010 40 Herbert 4,960 41 Anthony 4,737 42 Alfred 4,615 43 Samuel 4,472 44 Elmer 3,982 45 Bernard 3,915 46 Michael 3,909 47 Andrew 3,851 48 Norman 3,809 49 Leo 3,802 50 Russell 3,645 51 Daniel 3,526 52 Edwin 3,450 53 Chester 3,432 54 Theodore 3,424 55 Leroy 3,422 56 Melvin 3,384 57 Peter 3,375 58 Lloyd 3,238 59 Floyd 3,121 60 Clifford 3,040 61 Herman 3,027 62 Lester 3,020 63 Marvin 2,997 64 Frederick 2,932 65 Vernon 2,929 66 Charlie 2,891 67 Clyde 2,884 68 Victor 2,751 69 Ray 2,722 70 Gerald 2,689 71 Philip 2,531 72 Vincent 2,531 73 Milton 2,448 74 Lewis 2,429 75 Sam 2,384 76 Alvin 2,383 77 Jesse 2,356 78 Cecil 2,300 79 Benjamin 2,279 80 Leon 2,250 81 Martin 2,204 82 Lee 2,189 83 Warren 2,180 84 Glenn 2,153 85 Harvey 2,028 86 Gordon 2,017 87 Willard 2,014 88 Oscar 1,991 89 Edgar 1,986 90 Wayne 1,955 91 Woodrow 1,808 92 Claude 1,772 93 Everett 1,772 94 Arnold 1,767 95 Johnnie 1,716 96 Sidney 1,715 97 Stephen 1,693 98 Wilbur 1,689 99 Eddie 1,660 100 Morris 1,660
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Allen 1,653 102 Gilbert 1,592 103 Virgil 1,570 104 Homer 1,547 105 Leslie 1,539 106 Marion 1,488 107 Wallace 1,481 108 Maurice 1,474 109 Jessie 1,473 110 Max 1,458 111 Irving 1,440 112 Dale 1,428 113 Alexander 1,422 114 Hugh 1,417 115 Hubert 1,416 116 Glen 1,389 117 Luther 1,378 118 Manuel 1,361 119 Roland 1,355 120 Curtis 1,346 121 Douglas 1,328 122 Nicholas 1,321 123 Julius 1,317 124 Roger 1,298 125 Steve 1,294 126 Ben 1,215 127 Horace 1,215 128 Oliver 1,209 129 Franklin 1,206 130 Bill 1,196 131 Willis 1,136 132 Mike 1,122 133 Orville 1,120 134 Jerome 1,109 135 Wesley 1,099 136 Tony 1,097 137 Alex 1,082 138 Jacob 1,082 139 Earnest 1,064 140 Tom 1,059 141 Jose 1,026 142 Archie 1,020 143 Jimmie 1,020 144 Edmund 1,007 145 Don 956 146 Otis 931 147 Jerry 917 148 Guy 908 149 Clayton 901 150 Clifton 884 151 Bruce 880 152 Matthew 879 153 Lyle 877 154 Billy 858 155 Wilson 853 156 Nathan 849 157 Delbert 848 158 Jim 848 159 Emil 847 160 Salvatore 847 161 Angelo 843 162 Bennie 834 163 Calvin 834 164 Ira 817 165 Marshall 817 166 Patrick 816 167 Clinton 812 168 Wilbert 809 169 Ervin 803 170 Rudolph 802 171 Ronald 784 172 Irvin 764 173 Sylvester 749 174 Dan 748 175 Nathaniel 748 176 Abraham 742 177 Phillip 741 178 Isaac 737 179 Elbert 735 180 Felix 725 181 Dean 722 182 Merle 721 183 Ivan 702 184 Wilfred 695 185 Forrest 686 186 Julian 686 187 Nelson 682 188 Nick 682 189 Grover 680 190 Rufus 677 191 Gene 676 192 Leland 668 193 Johnny 660 194 Keith 653 195 Aaron 645 196 Johnie 645 197 Jay 637 198 Ellis 634 199 Alton 630 200 Emmett 629 201 Pete 628 202 Dennis 626 203 August 618 204 Lowell 608 205 Dewey 607 206 Grady 604 207 Loyd 604 208 Otto 596 209 Percy 595 210 Lonnie 592 211 Elwood 589 212 Mark 587 213 Roscoe 586 214 Mack 579 215 Antonio 578 216 Seymour 576 217 Ted 572 218 Bert 570 219 Ross 569 220 Quentin 567 221 Owen 556 222 Bob 548 223 Myron 546 224 Adam 542 225 Adolph 539 226 Dominic 536 227 Laurence 531 228 Carroll 530 229 Perry 528 230 Juan 524 231 Amos 523 232 Rex 523 233 Eldon 517 234 Karl 515 235 Junior 508 236 Malcolm 499 237 Troy 499 238 Dominick 489 239 Byron 487 240 Allan 481 241 Loren 479 242 Wendell 473 243 Charley 470 244 Fredrick 467 245 Murray 464 246 Sherman 463 247 Tommie 458 248 Burton 456 249 Harley 452 250 Norbert 449 251 Erwin 443 252 Louie 442 253 Jesus 439 254 Freddie 437 255 Reuben 432 256 Kermit 431 257 Austin 430 258 Millard 430 259 Preston 430 260 Jasper 423 261 Boyd 415 262 Cornelius 415 263 Gerard 410 264 Grant 406 265 Larry 405 266 Carlton 397 267 Edmond 396 268 Aubrey 391 269 Steven 381 270 Dwight 380 271 Garland 379 272 Morton 377 273 Will 373 274 Ollie 369 275 Neil 366 276 Simon 363 277 Dave 361 278 Mitchell 361 279 Roosevelt 359 280 Joel 358 281 Billie 356 282 Cleo 355 283 Jess 355 284 Maynard 355 285 Thurman 355 286 Cleveland 354 287 Mario 353 288 Solomon 353 289 Moses 347 290 Lynn 345 291 Claud 344 292 Clair 339 293 Monroe 339 294 Laverne 337 295 Jake 334 296 Wade 333 297 Wilmer 333 298 Rocco 332 299 Alan 330 300 Elton 330 301 Clark 327 302 Ed 327 303 Anton 326 304 Alphonse 324 305 Elmo 324 306 Gus 323 307 Emanuel 322 308 Harrison 322 309 Alonzo 321 310 Russel 318 311 Elvin 316 312 Doyle 315 313 Rodney 315 314 Carlos 312 315 Duane 311 316 Irwin 308 317 Harlan 307 318 Odell 305 319 Barney 304 320 Cyril 304 321 Emery 304 322 Delmar 302 323 Dallas 301 324 Patsy 299 325 Tommy 298 326 Forest 296 327 Elijah 295 328 Clement 294 329 Neal 294 330 Hyman 292 331 Ruben 292 332 Darrell 291 333 Marcus 287 334 Andy 285 335 Levi 285 336 Earle 283 337 Ramon 280 338 Francisco 279 339 Merrill 279 340 Benny 275 341 Adrian 274 342 Wilburn 274 343 Ned 270 344 Orval 270 345 Stuart 270 346 Conrad 269 347 Dick 269 348 Thaddeus 267 349 Abe 264 350 Alva 264 351 Emerson 264 352 Basil 262 353 Christopher 262 354 Bruno 261 355 Miles 261 356 Armand 260 357 Buford 258 358 Roman 258 359 Coy 257 360 Carmen 256 361 Sterling 254 362 Lionel 253 363 Noah 253 364 Stewart 252 365 Merlin 251 366 Hollis 249 367 Timothy 249 368 Mathew 247 369 Sanford 246 370 Reginald 244 371 Ward 243 372 Randolph 242 373 Eli 241 374 Jimmy 239 375 Teddy 239 376 Wilford 238 377 Weldon 237 378 Jackson 235 379 Herschel 234 380 Wiley 234 381 Pedro 232 382 Saul 232 383 Travis 232 384 Ellsworth 231 385 Vern 231 386 Orlando 230 387 Sammie 229 388 Sol 228 389 Isadore 225 390 Truman 225 391 Emory 224 392 Jean 224 393 Winfred 222 394 Alfonso 220 395 Casimir 220 396 Buster 219 397 Lavern 219 398 Booker 215 399 Everette 211 400 Hiram 211 401 Vito 211 402 Mervin 210 403 Luis 209 404 Newton 208 405 Winston 208 406 Hershel 206 407 Ferdinand 205 408 Milford 205 409 Carmine 202 410 Royal 202 411 Silas 202 412 Harris 201 413 Norris 200 414 Freeman 199 415 Omer 199 416 Odis 198 417 Sheldon 198 418 Shirley 197 419 Milo 196 420 Pasquale 195 421 Riley 194 422 Denver 193 423 Aloysius 192 424 Dudley 192 425 Gabriel 191 426 Eric 190 427 Noble 190 428 Scott 189 429 Delmer 188 430 Foster 188 431 Ambrose 187 432 Wilton 185 433 Bertram 184 434 Jeff 184 435 Armando 183 436 Isidore 183 437 Major 183 438 Marlin 183 439 Olen 183 440 Lenard 182 441 Pat 180 442 Van 180 443 Salvador 178 444 Augustus 176 445 Gail 176 446 Rolland 176 447 Meyer 172 448 Elliott 171 449 Houston 171 450 Bud 169 451 Cletus 168 452 Elias 168 453 Mose 168 454 Alden 167 455 Hobert 167 456 Randall 167 457 Verne 167 458 Olin 166 459 Lorenzo 165 460 Luke 165 461 Noel 165 462 Lyman 164 463 Ulysses 164 464 Columbus 163 465 Edd 163 466 Gregory 163 467 Lamar 163 468 Wilber 162 469 Guadalupe 161 470 Hal 161 471 Sydney 161 472 Al 160 473 Spencer 160 474 Hugo 159 475 Linwood 159 476 Micheal 159 477 Ora 158 478 Vance 158 479 Albin 157 480 Justin 156 481 Darwin 155 482 Mary 154 483 Hoyt 153 484 Quinton 152 485 Frederic 151 486 Davis 150 487 Dewitt 150 488 Emile 150 489 Theron 150 490 Nolan 149 491 Fay 148 492 Anderson 147 493 Jefferson 146 494 Gale 145 495 Isiah 145 496 Kelly 144 497 Ezra 143 498 Harmon 143 499 Lucius 142 500 Valentine 142 501 Shelby 141 502 Palmer 140 503 Arlie 139 504 Fletcher 139 505 Isaiah 139 506 Joshua 139 507 Morgan 138 508 Haywood 137 509 Lemuel 137 510 Miguel 137 511 Blaine 136 512 Elroy 136 513 Royce 136 514 Maxwell 134 515 Alfredo 132 516 Evan 132 517 Oren 132 518 Domingo 131 519 Gustave 131 520 Nickolas 131 521 Burl 130 522 Coleman 130 523 Phil 130 524 Israel 129 525 Lucien 129 526 Chris 128 527 Clay 128 528 Jules 128 529 Jewel 127 530 Sebastian 126 531 Christian 125 532 Dee 125 533 Mason 125 534 Mckinley 125 535 Antone 124 536 Augustine 124 537 Waldo 124 538 Walton 124 539 Dalton 123 540 Granville 123 541 Carlo 122 542 Rubin 122 543 Jeremiah 121 544 Junius 121 545 Alphonso 120 546 Arther 120 547 King 120 548 Benedict 119 549 Taylor 119 550 Walker 119 551 Carrol 118 552 Dock 118 553 Rene 118 554 Sigmund 118 555 Lincoln 117 556 Domenic 116 557 Omar 116 558 Emmitt 115 559 Alberto 114 560 Otha 114 561 Porter 114 562 Casper 113 563 Rupert 113 564 Avery 112 565 Enoch 112 566 Ottis 112 567 Rosario 112 568 Garfield 111 569 Romeo 111 570 Winfield 111 571 Elden 110 572 Gaylord 110 573 Jewell 110 574 Napoleon 109 575 Raul 109 576 Bennett 108 577 Darrel 108 578 Rafael 108 579 Raymon 108 580 Carter 107 581 Dempsey 107 582 Hector 107 583 Warner 107 584 Elvis 106 585 Harland 106 586 Felton 105 587 Elwin 104 588 Guido 104 589 Haskell 104 590 Joesph 104 591 Merton 104 592 Reed 104 593 Bernice 103 594 Carson 103 595 Pershing 103 596 Rollin 103 597 Buck 102 598 Cyrus 102 599 Elmore 102 600 Carlyle 101 601 Frances 101 602 Matt 101 603 Bernie 100 604 Dorsey 100 605 Florian 100 606 Julio 100 607 Marcel 100 608 Clarance 99 609 Durward 99 610 General 99 611 Vaughn 99 612 Aldo 98 613 Pearl 98 614 Raphael 98 615 Rogers 98 616 Hilton 97 617 Raleigh 97 618 Constantine 96 619 Ernesto 95 620 Felipe 95 621 Ignatius 95 622 Loyal 95 623 Mahlon 95 624 Buddy 94 625 Casimer 94 626 Elzie 94 627 Terry 94 628 Beverly 93 629 Bobby 93 630 Graham 93 631 Pablo 93 632 Tomas 93 633 Clem 92 634 Eldred 92 635 Parker 92 636 Sherwood 92 637 Theo 92 638 Abel 91 639 Connie 91 640 Emilio 91 641 Hermon 91 642 Jonas 91 643 Lacy 91 644 Mortimer 91 645 Alford 90 646 Oswald 90 647 Stanford 90 648 Urban 90 649 Abner 89 650 Eldridge 89 651 Hobart 89 652 Ivory 89 653 Otho 89 654 Roberto 89 655 Rudy 89 656 Winford 89 657 Asa 88 658 Carmelo 88 659 Clare 88 660 Dayton 88 661 Oran 88 662 Trinidad 88 663 Bryan 87 664 Dexter 87 665 Early 87 666 Enrique 87 667 Orin 87 668 Webster 87 669 Arden 86 670 Ike 86 671 Sammy 86 672 Seth 86 673 Cloyd 85 674 Edison 85 675 Frankie 85 676 Lonzo 85 677 Alois 84 678 Franklyn 84 679 Garrett 84 680 Hardy 84 681 Wyatt 84 682 Dana 83 683 Fernando 83 684 Gustav 83 685 Loy 83 686 Gary 82 687 Leander 82 688 Merl 82 689 Santiago 82 690 Alvie 81 691 Alvis 81 692 Americo 81 693 Jason 81 694 Logan 81 695 Carleton 80 696 Elliot 80 697 Garth 80 698 Judson 80 699 Lucian 80 700 Merritt 80 701 Murry 80 702 Prince 80 703 Verl 80 704 Arvid 79 705 Blair 79 706 Crawford 79 707 Elisha 79 708 Ford 79 709 Galen 79 710 Hazel 79 711 Lawson 79 712 Oral 79 713 Orrin 79 714 Rayford 79 715 Talmadge 79 716 Benjiman 78 717 Beryl 78 718 Bobbie 78 719 Hamilton 78 720 Aron 77 721 Carey 77 722 Claudie 77 723 Danny 77 724 Johnson 77 725 Jonathan 77 726 Leeroy 77 727 Mac 77 728 Meredith 77 729 Shelton 77 730 Dillard 76 731 Edsel 76 732 Garnett 76 733 Lois 76 734 Miller 76 735 Norwood 76 736 Obie 76 737 Roderick 76 738 Arturo 75 739 Carol 75 740 Elwyn 75 741 Hayward 75 742 Ignacio 75 743 Milan 75 744 Orvil 75 745 Santos 75 746 Wm 75 747 Benton 74 748 Bryant 74 749 Domenick 74 750 Lupe 74 751 Newell 74 752 Sandy 74 753 Emmet 73 754 Emmit 73 755 Ernie 73 756 Jonnie 73 757 June 73 758 Murphy 73 759 Vivian 73 760 Adolphus 72 761 Angus 72 762 Duncan 72 763 Evert 72 764 Santo 72 765 Tillman 72 766 Bertrand 71 767 Ewell 71 768 Gilberto 71 769 Gregorio 71 770 Lucious 71 771 Milburn 71 772 Reid 71 773 Sylvan 71 774 Andres 70 775 Angel 70 776 Brady 70 777 Archibald 69 778 Bradford 69 779 Estel 69 780 Melton 69 781 Stanton 69 782 Vernie 69 783 Chauncey 68 784 Reynold 68 785 Theadore 68 786 Verlin 68 787 Verner 68 788 Watson 68 789 Waymon 68 790 Bonnie 67 791 Denzil 67 792 Ellwood 67 793 Evans 67 794 Lauren 67 795 Ludwig 67 796 Ocie 67 797 Rodolfo 67 798 Rosevelt 67 799 Arlo 66 800 Boyce 66 801 Burdette 66 802 Dorothy 66 803 Elgin 66 804 Giles 66 805 Golden 66 806 Hayden 66 807 Hilbert 66 808 Vergil 66 809 Werner 66 810 Zack 66 811 Clovis 65 812 Cruz 65 813 Fidel 65 814 Glendon 65 815 Judge 65 816 Murl 65 817 Tracy 65 818 Worth 65 819 Addison 64 820 Lawerence 64 821 Lynwood 64 822 Artis 63 823 Benito 63 824 Doris 63 825 Howell 63 826 Kent 63 827 Masao 63 828 Orland 63 829 Rodger 63 830 Ruth 63 831 Weston 63 832 Bryce 62 833 Jones 62 834 Lindsey 62 835 Loran 62 836 Maxie 62 837 Normand 62 838 Norton 62 839 Brooks 61 840 Chas 61 841 Hans 61 842 Henderson 61 843 Lafayette 61 844 Madison 61 845 Mitchel 61 846 Pierce 61 847 Ricardo 61 848 Rueben 61 849 Wylie 61 850 Alec 60 851 Armond 60 852 Cleon 60 853 Damon 60 854 Helen 60 855 Hillard 60 856 Jennings 60 857 Myles 60 858 Rollie 60 859 Abram 59 860 Ashley 59 861 Berry 59 862 Issac 59 863 Lambert 59 864 Odie 59 865 Turner 59 866 Virgle 59 867 Enos 58 868 Gardner 58 869 Jerald 58 870 Joy 58 871 Leamon 58 872 Margaret 58 873 Norval 58 874 Olan 58 875 Quinten 58 876 Smith 58 877 Burt 57 878 Cary 57 879 Cleve 57 880 Craig 57 881 Dante 57 882 Donnie 57 883 Fredric 57 884 Gaston 57 885 Kendall 57 886 Nunzio 57 887 Tim 57 888 Vester 57 889 Woodroe 57 890 Allie 56 891 Gust 56 892 Hosea 56 893 Melville 56 894 Orvel 56 895 Price 56 896 Ruby 56 897 Winton 56 898 Casey 55 899 Clemens 55 900 Durwood 55 901 Elza 55 902 Fritz 55 903 Garnet 55 904 Hunter 55 905 Rowland 55 906 Thornton 55 907 Thurston 55 908 Audrey 54 909 Cornell 54 910 Donovan 54 911 Furman 54 912 Hurley 54 913 Kirby 54 914 Nicolas 54 915 Quincy 54 916 Regis 54 917 Washington 54 918 Adelbert 53 919 Bradley 53 920 Caesar 53 921 Godfrey 53 922 Ivy 53 923 Kiyoshi 53 924 Mariano 53 925 Welton 53 926 Yoshio 53 927 Allison 52 928 Ardell 52 929 Arvil 52 930 Earlie 52 931 Eduardo 52 932 Kyle 52 933 Llewellyn 52 934 Nat 52 935 Oakley 52 936 Rexford 52 937 Richmond 52 938 Arvel 51 939 Christ 51 940 Ernst 51 941 Gaetano 51 942 Hilliard 51 943 Johny 51 944 Junious 51 945 Levy 51 946 Merlyn 51 947 Pierre 51 948 Wardell 51 949 Alfonse 50 950 Cedric 50 951 Ennis 50 952 Hudson 50 953 Huey 50 954 Malvin 50 955 Marcellus 50 956 Reese 50 957 Reno 50 958 Toney 50 959 Aurelio 49 960 Courtney 49 961 Deward 49 962 Douglass 49 963 Ezell 49 964 Farris 49 965 Hayes 49 966 Huston 49 967 Merwin 49 968 Olaf 49 969 Ransom 49 970 Rudolf 49 971 Therman 49 972 Zigmund 49 973 Arne 48 974 Artie 48 975 Auther 48 976 Clint 48 977 Jordan 48 978 Kazuo 48 979 Lenord 48 980 Leopold 48 981 Lorin 48 982 Manley 48 983 Metro 48 984 Oris 48 985 Roswell 48 986 Stacy 48 987 Wellington 48 988 Williard 48 989 Alma 47 990 Davie 47 991 Ezekiel 47 992 Josiah 47 993 Laddie 47 994 Layton 47 995 Lon 47 996 Mickey 47 997 Sumner 47 998 Thad 47 999 Adolf 46 1000 Ansel 46
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1919.
How spread out were the names of 1919? In 1919 the ten most given boys’ names went to 30.9% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.0% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1919 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1919 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1919 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1919 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1919 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 1919? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1919 against the top 100 of 1918.
The biggest climbs of 1919 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1919.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1920