Home Years 1922 The most popular baby names of 1922 In 1922 the most given names were John (57,280 boys) and Mary (72,177 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,289,157 babies under 10,756 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1922 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1922 Girls: top 25 of 1922 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1921 1 1 Mary 72,177 60.1 #1 2 2 Dorothy 37,716 31.4 #2 3 3 Helen 32,510 27.1 #3 4 4 Margaret 26,862 22.4 #4 5 5 Ruth 23,633 19.7 #5 6 6 Betty 20,895 17.4 #8 7 7 Virginia 19,144 15.9 #6 8 8 Mildred 16,412 13.7 #7 9 9 Elizabeth 15,244 12.7 #10 10 10 Frances 15,054 12.5 #9 11 11 Doris 13,798 11.5 #13 12 12 Anna 13,408 11.2 #11 13 13 Evelyn 13,320 11.1 #12 14 14 Marie 11,912 9.9 #14 15 15 Alice 11,277 9.4 #15 16 16 Marjorie 10,385 8.7 #16 17 17 Irene 10,173 8.5 #18 18 18 Florence 10,036 8.4 #17 19 19 Lillian 9,430 7.8 #19 20 20 Jean 9,109 7.6 #25 21 21 Martha 9,021 7.5 #21 22 22 Louise 8,886 7.4 #22 23 23 Rose 8,791 7.3 #20 24 24 Catherine 8,537 7.1 #23 25 25 Gladys 8,042 6.7 #24
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Ruby 8,003 27 Josephine 7,864 28 Eleanor 7,852 29 Edna 7,622 30 Annie 7,476 31 Thelma 7,254 32 Ethel 7,246 33 Lucille 7,151 34 Edith 7,136 35 Lois 6,946 36 Pauline 6,811 37 Hazel 6,757 38 Grace 6,743 39 Shirley 6,407 40 Barbara 6,272 41 Bernice 5,912 42 Marion 5,667 43 Beatrice 5,476 44 Esther 5,474 45 June 5,382 46 Norma 5,238 47 Clara 5,126 48 Gertrude 5,082 49 Ann 5,054 50 Emma 5,013 51 Sarah 4,982 52 Rita 4,976 53 Phyllis 4,935 54 Katherine 4,827 55 Jane 4,805 56 Lorraine 4,668 57 Juanita 4,643 58 Geraldine 4,641 59 Elsie 4,618 60 Julia 4,616 61 Gloria 4,496 62 Agnes 4,480 63 Bertha 4,419 64 Eva 4,192 65 Ida 3,987 66 Anne 3,974 67 Marian 3,951 68 Laura 3,902 69 Patricia 3,902 70 Willie 3,885 71 Pearl 3,848 72 Viola 3,793 73 Kathryn 3,792 74 Vivian 3,733 75 Myrtle 3,649 76 Charlotte 3,582 77 Wilma 3,535 78 Nancy 3,518 79 Vera 3,510 80 Kathleen 3,466 81 Bessie 3,447 82 Maxine 3,444 83 Nellie 3,274 84 Alma 3,233 85 Lillie 3,200 86 Violet 3,194 87 Jessie 3,182 88 Stella 3,166 89 Audrey 3,164 90 Ella 3,150 91 Minnie 3,115 92 Wanda 2,986 93 Lucy 2,977 94 Sylvia 2,961 95 Ellen 2,953 96 Eileen 2,939 97 Jeanne 2,917 98 Genevieve 2,897 99 Mabel 2,894 100 Margie 2,854
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Leona 2,825 102 Elaine 2,792 103 Mattie 2,748 104 Dolores 2,714 105 Jennie 2,670 106 Marguerite 2,657 107 Lena 2,625 108 Opal 2,562 109 Theresa 2,543 110 Geneva 2,444 111 Mae 2,404 112 Muriel 2,392 113 Velma 2,367 114 Georgia 2,363 115 Blanche 2,323 116 Christine 2,267 117 Harriet 2,237 118 Sara 2,220 119 Eunice 2,179 120 Rosemary 2,170 121 Emily 2,146 122 Carrie 2,120 123 Rosa 2,106 124 Beulah 2,097 125 Loretta 2,095 126 Joyce 2,016 127 Joan 2,010 128 Jeanette 2,005 129 Janet 2,004 130 Inez 1,991 131 Hilda 1,962 132 Maria 1,929 133 Arlene 1,884 134 Naomi 1,869 135 Fannie 1,867 136 Alberta 1,852 137 Bonnie 1,824 138 Dora 1,807 139 Hattie 1,780 140 Cora 1,762 141 Anita 1,761 142 Lula 1,759 143 Madeline 1,732 144 Carolyn 1,706 145 Marilyn 1,698 146 Verna 1,693 147 Mamie 1,689 148 Ada 1,684 149 Constance 1,676 150 Roberta 1,659 151 Miriam 1,639 152 Mable 1,620 153 Sophie 1,582 154 Rachel 1,541 155 Marcella 1,537 156 Olga 1,535 157 Daisy 1,530 158 Carol 1,522 159 Flora 1,522 160 Bette 1,482 161 Lola 1,478 162 Winifred 1,428 163 Beverly 1,411 164 Erma 1,411 165 Rosie 1,385 166 Donna 1,349 167 Claire 1,339 168 Estelle 1,331 169 Olive 1,323 170 Maggie 1,313 171 Peggy 1,304 172 Susie 1,303 173 Rebecca 1,296 174 Eula 1,284 175 Antoinette 1,271 176 Caroline 1,269 177 Sadie 1,263 178 Lorene 1,241 179 Eloise 1,222 180 Nora 1,219 181 Laverne 1,214 182 Fern 1,207 183 Henrietta 1,169 184 Irma 1,167 185 Della 1,155 186 Victoria 1,145 187 Regina 1,136 188 Nina 1,131 189 Lucile 1,130 190 Billie 1,105 191 Rosalie 1,104 192 Lottie 1,090 193 Adeline 1,085 194 Katie 1,051 195 Amelia 1,032 196 Veronica 1,028 197 Jeannette 1,027 198 Angelina 1,026 199 Lydia 1,025 200 Essie 1,022 201 Jacqueline 1,021 202 Cleo 991 203 Nettie 989 204 Sally 972 205 Ernestine 951 206 Angeline 935 207 Dorothea 931 208 Melba 929 209 Goldie 926 210 Faye 924 211 Freda 924 212 Lila 919 213 Imogene 916 214 Ollie 915 215 Delores 911 216 Johnnie 902 217 Adele 900 218 Isabel 888 219 Bettie 868 220 Lela 865 221 Ora 865 222 Luella 861 223 Addie 856 224 May 855 225 Annette 850 226 Jewell 830 227 Effie 810 228 Jewel 810 229 Susan 795 230 Isabelle 794 231 Carmen 783 232 Leola 778 233 Gwendolyn 771 234 Iva 761 235 Priscilla 761 236 Cecelia 760 237 Yvonne 758 238 Sallie 757 239 Janice 745 240 Cecilia 733 241 Reba 728 242 Eleanore 724 243 Etta 720 244 Teresa 701 245 Ola 698 246 Selma 692 247 Alta 691 248 Ina 689 249 Elva 686 250 Janie 684 251 Lizzie 684 252 Sue 684 253 Celia 679 254 Natalie 678 255 Iris 653 256 Lenora 651 257 Nell 647 258 Angela 641 259 Matilda 626 260 Nadine 623 261 Estella 616 262 Helene 613 263 Amy 612 264 Francis 607 265 Arline 589 266 Annabelle 584 267 Elnora 584 268 Elma 579 269 Nannie 579 270 Ila 576 271 Carmela 574 272 Elvira 574 273 Fay 568 274 Frieda 566 275 Virgie 558 276 Carmella 554 277 Elinor 539 278 Mavis 538 279 Connie 536 280 Olivia 536 281 Maude 534 282 Clarice 533 283 Gracie 533 284 Mollie 532 285 Bernadine 527 286 Harriett 519 287 Rena 518 288 Dorthy 513 289 Margery 511 290 Eugenia 507 291 Lee 496 292 Edythe 487 293 Leah 485 294 Flossie 478 295 Myra 468 296 Zelma 467 297 Rhoda 463 298 Sybil 463 299 Winnie 461 300 Millie 458 301 Concetta 454 302 Neva 454 303 Aileen 453 304 Cornelia 453 305 Frankie 452 306 Yolanda 450 307 Odessa 449 308 Josie 448 309 Joy 447 310 Rosetta 445 311 Lenore 439 312 Alyce 430 313 Marcia 428 314 Loraine 424 315 Darlene 423 316 Cecile 422 317 Lily 418 318 Dollie 416 319 Willa 416 320 Adelaide 414 321 Hannah 412 322 Judith 412 323 Rosella 410 324 Claudia 401 325 Allie 400 326 Jimmie 399 327 Berniece 398 328 Letha 398 329 Madge 397 330 Merle 394 331 Sophia 390 332 Avis 386 333 Eddie 379 334 Christina 372 335 Corinne 372 336 Hope 371 337 Wilda 371 338 Lorena 367 339 Linda 365 340 Deloris 364 341 Ophelia 364 342 Leila 363 343 Florine 362 344 Eliza 361 345 Helena 358 346 Guadalupe 352 347 Corine 350 348 Dolly 350 349 Lou 350 350 Earline 347 351 Aline 345 352 Lupe 342 353 Amanda 341 354 Lora 341 355 Hester 340 356 Bernadette 339 357 Callie 339 358 Ramona 339 359 Bobbie 338 360 Pearlie 338 361 Nola 335 362 Suzanne 334 363 Charlene 332 364 Iona 331 365 Glenna 330 366 Tillie 327 367 Polly 324 368 Maudie 323 369 Bertie 320 370 Gussie 312 371 Philomena 308 372 Dixie 306 373 Madelyn 305 374 Paula 305 375 Lilly 304 376 Jo 302 377 Reva 301 378 Iola 297 379 Lessie 296 380 Lelia 295 381 Ione 291 382 Katharine 291 383 Marjory 290 384 Tommie 286 385 John 285 386 Marietta 285 387 Beth 284 388 Marilynn 283 389 Cynthia 282 390 Aurora 281 391 Kay 281 392 Leota 281 393 Robbie 281 394 Antonia 280 395 Roxie 278 396 Lorine 277 397 Molly 277 398 Patsy 277 399 Althea 274 400 Mona 274 401 Johanna 272 402 Dessie 269 403 Diana 267 404 Consuelo 266 405 Harriette 265 406 Evangeline 262 407 Birdie 261 408 Winona 261 409 Georgie 260 410 Alene 256 411 Hallie 256 412 Maryann 256 413 Maurine 256 414 Nona 255 415 Nelda 251 416 Tessie 251 417 Zelda 251 418 Ruthie 250 419 Dorris 249 420 Ester 249 421 Lorna 249 422 Joanne 248 423 Delia 247 424 Margarita 246 425 Leora 245 426 Augusta 243 427 Bettye 241 428 Ilene 241 429 Isabella 241 430 James 239 431 Melva 239 432 Mercedes 239 433 Dortha 238 434 Marianne 238 435 Rosalind 238 436 Jannie 237 437 Jaunita 237 438 Madeleine 237 439 Robert 237 440 Allene 236 441 Roslyn 235 442 Zella 235 443 Edwina 234 444 Kate 234 445 Beryl 233 446 Isabell 233 447 Louella 233 448 Queen 232 449 Alvina 231 450 Earnestine 231 451 Trinidad 231 452 Pansy 230 453 Clare 229 454 Betsy 228 455 Corrine 225 456 Rubye 225 457 Verda 225 458 Oma 224 459 Elouise 223 460 Judy 223 461 Stephanie 223 462 Elisabeth 222 463 Vida 220 464 Faith 219 465 Elda 216 466 Wilhelmina 216 467 Retha 215 468 Freida 214 469 Gene 214 470 Jayne 214 471 Lauretta 214 472 Catharine 213 473 Bennie 212 474 Erna 210 475 Mozelle 210 476 Vernice 209 477 Syble 208 478 Mayme 207 479 Joann 206 480 Monica 206 481 Elena 205 482 Enid 205 483 Theda 204 484 Elise 202 485 Elvera 202 486 Hortense 202 487 Leta 200 488 Alfreda 199 489 Charles 199 490 Verla 199 491 Angie 198 492 Justine 198 493 Margret 198 494 Valeria 198 495 George 197 496 Minerva 197 497 Julie 195 498 Vesta 195 499 Fanny 194 500 William 194 501 Lura 193 502 Phoebe 193 503 Dorotha 191 504 Maryjane 191 505 Claudine 190 506 Lucia 190 507 Petra 189 508 Rosemarie 188 509 Agatha 187 510 Belle 187 511 Dovie 187 512 Oleta 187 513 Colleen 185 514 Joanna 185 515 Johnie 184 516 Lucinda 184 517 Manuela 184 518 Una 183 519 Freddie 182 520 Ardis 181 521 Charlie 181 522 Rowena 181 523 Delphine 180 524 Millicent 180 525 Vada 180 526 Margarette 179 527 Adell 178 528 Bella 178 529 Gertie 178 530 Floy 177 531 Rae 177 532 Rhea 177 533 Lavonne 176 534 Alva 174 535 Cecil 174 536 Delma 174 537 Jenny 174 538 Mazie 174 539 Earlene 172 540 Emogene 172 541 Theodora 172 542 Filomena 171 543 Germaine 171 544 Hellen 171 545 Leone 171 546 Roma 171 547 Zola 171 548 Emilie 169 549 Janette 168 550 Jerry 167 551 Odell 167 552 Alpha 166 553 Reta 166 554 Veda 166 555 Louisa 165 556 Alicia 164 557 Gilda 164 558 Idella 164 559 Garnet 163 560 Jacquelyn 163 561 Camille 162 562 Cassie 162 563 Albina 161 564 Belva 161 565 Dona 161 566 Magdalene 161 567 Ava 160 568 Katheryn 160 569 Carole 159 570 Ferne 159 571 Ursula 159 572 Winnifred 159 573 Celestine 158 574 Evalyn 158 575 Francisca 157 576 Ima 155 577 Florene 154 578 Evelyne 153 579 Arleen 152 580 Georgette 152 581 Georgiana 152 582 Hettie 152 583 Jackie 152 584 Blanch 151 585 Lettie 151 586 Magnolia 150 587 Ona 150 588 Elsa 149 589 Gretchen 149 590 Joe 149 591 Twila 149 592 Lue 148 593 Albertha 147 594 Valerie 147 595 Juana 146 596 Linnie 145 597 Maud 145 598 Myrtis 145 599 Rosalee 145 600 Therese 145 601 Aurelia 144 602 Myrna 144 603 Abbie 143 604 Annamae 143 605 Elna 143 606 Jeane 143 607 Josefina 143 608 Novella 143 609 Aletha 142 610 Gail 142 611 Ivy 142 612 Lavon 142 613 Maybelle 142 614 Pearline 142 615 Clementine 141 616 Juliette 141 617 Orpha 141 618 Rosalyn 141 619 Tina 141 620 Yetta 141 621 Yvette 141 622 Mathilda 140 623 Ouida 140 624 Ardith 139 625 Camilla 139 626 Marianna 139 627 Myrtice 139 628 Artie 137 629 Ethelyn 137 630 Mina 137 631 Eleanora 136 632 Estell 135 633 Antonette 134 634 Felicia 134 635 Anastasia 133 636 Lulu 133 637 Alda 132 638 Maureen 132 639 Berneice 131 640 Era 131 641 Mittie 131 642 Velda 131 643 Vergie 131 644 Marvel 130 645 Rubie 130 646 Tressie 130 647 Bonita 128 648 Cathryn 128 649 Treva 128 650 Zora 128 651 Lona 127 652 Zula 127 653 Lavina 126 654 Charline 125 655 Dorcas 125 656 Easter 124 657 Sammie 122 658 Vincenza 122 659 Leslie 121 660 Marcelle 121 661 Adela 120 662 Larue 120 663 Leonora 120 664 Sheila 120 665 Almeda 119 666 Bethel 119 667 Emilia 119 668 Idell 119 669 Lavern 119 670 Rosina 119 671 Annabel 118 672 Carolina 118 673 Melvina 118 674 Crystal 117 675 Glenda 117 676 Margarett 117 677 Mozell 117 678 Cordelia 115 679 Eldora 115 680 Hedwig 115 681 Rachael 115 682 Renee 115 683 Shirlee 115 684 Sibyl 115 685 Annabell 114 686 Doretha 114 687 Leatrice 114 688 Nan 114 689 Corene 113 690 Kathrine 113 691 Vernell 113 692 Berta 112 693 Esperanza 112 694 Andrea 111 695 Diane 111 696 Georgianna 111 697 Laverna 111 698 Nita 111 699 Roselyn 111 700 Verona 110 701 Adella 109 702 Lina 109 703 Lovie 109 704 Celeste 108 705 Violette 107 706 Daphne 106 707 Janis 106 708 Patty 106 709 Grayce 105 710 Gwen 105 711 Alvera 104 712 Annetta 104 713 Dawn 104 714 Delphia 104 715 Joseph 104 716 Norine 104 717 Doreen 103 718 Elisa 103 719 Emmie 103 720 Gayle 102 721 Theo 102 722 Velva 102 723 Elenora 101 724 Madonna 101 725 Carmel 100 726 Clyde 100 727 Eloisa 100 728 Leatha 100 729 Ruthe 100 730 Ardella 99 731 Eulalia 99 732 Ines 99 733 Rosamond 99 734 Audra 98 735 Beverley 98 736 Claudie 98 737 Marge 98 738 Terry 98 739 Pattie 97 740 Sandra 97 741 Vina 97 742 Ardell 96 743 Donnie 96 744 Elease 96 745 Freeda 96 746 Neoma 96 747 Pat 96 748 Ray 96 749 Vernie 96 750 Dominga 95 751 Hulda 95 752 Kitty 95 753 Madaline 95 754 Elmira 94 755 Golda 94 756 Kathryne 94 757 Meredith 94 758 Nelle 94 759 Octavia 94 760 Adrienne 93 761 Edward 93 762 Ellie 93 763 Angelita 92 764 Lonnie 92 765 Maxie 92 766 Adelle 91 767 Loyce 91 768 Myrtie 91 769 Ocie 91 770 Rosia 91 771 Eda 90 772 Luvenia 90 773 Socorro 90 774 Laurel 89 775 Mandy 89 776 Ira 88 777 Nathalie 88 778 Romaine 88 779 Zona 88 780 Kattie 87 781 Lucretia 87 782 Madalyn 87 783 Malinda 87 784 Altha 86 785 Evie 86 786 Garnett 86 787 Georgina 86 788 Nova 86 789 Bulah 85 790 Cleta 85 791 Elwanda 85 792 Esta 85 793 Hazle 85 794 Sudie 85 795 Adelina 84 796 Blossom 84 797 Wynona 84 798 Dena 83 799 Elinore 83 800 Martina 83 801 Sabina 83 802 Walter 83 803 Alverta 82 804 Jettie 82 805 Lavinia 82 806 Lea 82 807 Ofelia 82 808 Bridget 81 809 Dottie 81 810 Eve 81 811 Josefa 81 812 Leonor 81 813 Lilla 81 814 Maryellen 81 815 Meta 81 816 Paul 81 817 Waneta 81 818 Willia 81 819 Henry 80 820 Hildred 80 821 Magdalena 80 822 Marylou 80 823 Naoma 80 824 Palma 80 825 Yoshiko 80 826 Beaulah 79 827 Concepcion 79 828 Lavada 79 829 Lyda 79 830 Sonia 79 831 Billye 78 832 Juliet 78 833 Lyla 78 834 Noreen 78 835 Cathrine 77 836 Francine 77 837 Frank 77 838 Jonnie 77 839 Lynn 77 840 Viva 77 841 Eveline 76 842 Macie 76 843 Madlyn 76 844 Norene 76 845 Arvilla 75 846 Christene 75 847 Hilma 75 848 Lennie 75 849 Ossie 75 850 Richard 75 851 Rosanna 75 852 Adaline 74 853 Bess 74 854 Catalina 74 855 Chloe 74 856 Edyth 74 857 Lavera 74 858 Nella 74 859 Pearle 74 860 Vivienne 74 861 Amalia 73 862 Augustine 73 863 Fairy 73 864 Florida 72 865 Vivien 72 866 Audie 71 867 Concha 71 868 Deborah 71 869 Enola 71 870 Mickey 71 871 Nedra 71 872 Billy 70 873 Elayne 70 874 Ellamae 70 875 Euna 70 876 Lida 70 877 Rozella 70 878 Santa 70 879 Dorathy 69 880 Drucilla 69 881 Madie 69 882 Pinkie 69 883 Santina 69 884 Savannah 69 885 Susanna 69 886 Versie 69 887 Zita 69 888 Clarissa 68 889 Melissa 68 890 Oneta 68 891 Ana 67 892 Audry 67 893 Kathlyn 67 894 Neta 67 895 Rosalia 67 896 Thomas 67 897 Elvie 66 898 Elvina 66 899 Gearldine 66 900 Irine 66 901 Laurine 66 902 Mafalda 66 903 Myrle 66 904 Olene 66 905 Venita 66 906 Bobby 65 907 Ceola 65 908 Dana 65 909 Darleen 65 910 Erline 65 911 Eudora 65 912 Jack 65 913 Libby 65 914 Margarete 65 915 Verlie 65 916 Willene 65 917 Burnice 64 918 Dimple 64 919 Gerry 64 920 Hortencia 64 921 Laurette 64 922 Lilia 64 923 Lorayne 64 924 Ludie 64 925 Marybelle 64 926 Nila 64 927 Rosaline 64 928 Santos 64 929 Susanne 64 930 Vernon 64 931 Zoe 64 932 Almeta 63 933 Hildegarde 63 934 Jamie 63 935 Louis 63 936 Margaretta 63 937 Maurice 63 938 Vena 63 939 Adelia 62 940 Corrie 62 941 Dale 62 942 Darline 62 943 Delpha 62 944 Elizebeth 62 945 Ethelene 62 946 Eulah 62 947 Harold 62 948 Myrl 62 949 Arlie 61 950 Bernardine 61 951 Birtha 61 952 Cathleen 61 953 Delilah 61 954 Elenor 61 955 Greta 61 956 Ivory 61 957 Leonore 61 958 Letitia 61 959 Penelope 61 960 Queenie 61 961 Roy 61 962 Georgene 60 963 Lilian 60 964 Luz 60 965 Magdalen 60 966 Mammie 60 967 Retta 60 968 Veva 60 969 Bernita 59 970 Christeen 59 971 Delta 59 972 Juliana 59 973 Luisa 59 974 Marlene 59 975 Oneida 59 976 Verdie 59 977 Vita 59 978 Aida 58 979 Amie 58 980 Carlene 58 981 Delfina 58 982 Gaynell 58 983 Lurline 58 984 Margurite 58 985 Marylouise 58 986 Prudence 58 987 Stasia 58 988 Tennie 58 989 Alba 57 990 Antionette 57 991 Charity 57 992 Lucie 57 993 Mallie 57 994 Maybell 57 995 Sofia 57 996 Tomasa 57 997 Carmelita 56 998 Coral 56 999 Donald 56 1000 Goldia 56
Boys: top 25 of 1922 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1921 1 1 John 57,280 52.6 #1 2 2 Robert 53,796 49.4 #2 3 3 William 51,111 47.0 #3 4 4 James 49,802 45.8 #4 5 5 Charles 28,839 26.5 #5 6 6 George 27,350 25.1 #6 7 7 Joseph 25,699 23.6 #7 8 8 Edward 20,419 18.8 #8 9 9 Richard 17,537 16.1 #10 10 10 Frank 16,013 14.7 #9 11 11 Thomas 15,261 14.0 #11 12 12 Donald 14,913 13.7 #13 13 13 Harold 13,593 12.5 #12 14 14 Paul 12,922 11.9 #14 15 15 Walter 12,631 11.6 #15 16 16 Raymond 12,129 11.2 #16 17 17 Henry 11,207 10.3 #17 18 18 Jack 10,847 10.0 #18 19 19 Arthur 10,114 9.3 #19 20 20 Albert 9,896 9.1 #20 21 21 Kenneth 9,258 8.5 #22 22 22 Harry 9,077 8.3 #21 23 23 Ralph 8,484 7.8 #23 24 24 David 7,865 7.2 #25 25 25 Eugene 7,849 7.2 #26
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Howard 7,296 27 Louis 7,095 28 Willie 6,903 29 Clarence 6,861 30 Carl 6,690 31 Earl 6,461 32 Roy 6,458 33 Fred 6,245 34 Francis 6,147 35 Joe 6,089 36 Lawrence 5,786 37 Ernest 5,503 38 Leonard 5,407 39 Anthony 5,091 40 Herbert 5,047 41 Stanley 5,045 42 Alfred 4,833 43 Samuel 4,600 44 Norman 4,527 45 Warren 4,484 46 Bernard 4,409 47 Daniel 4,285 48 Michael 3,990 49 Russell 3,965 50 Melvin 3,908 51 Leo 3,901 52 Edwin 3,827 53 Andrew 3,803 54 Elmer 3,738 55 Leroy 3,671 56 Marvin 3,580 57 Peter 3,545 58 Gerald 3,541 59 Lloyd 3,364 60 Frederick 3,353 61 Floyd 3,221 62 Theodore 3,216 63 Clifford 3,157 64 Chester 3,133 65 Ray 3,051 66 Herman 3,014 67 Clyde 3,007 68 Vernon 3,003 69 Lester 2,951 70 Philip 2,769 71 Vincent 2,710 72 Charlie 2,655 73 Alvin 2,599 74 Milton 2,556 75 Lewis 2,555 76 Gordon 2,527 77 Leon 2,521 78 Wayne 2,476 79 Glenn 2,425 80 Martin 2,402 81 Jesse 2,395 82 Benjamin 2,378 83 Lee 2,371 84 Sam 2,349 85 Cecil 2,336 86 Victor 2,322 87 Wallace 2,210 88 Harvey 2,207 89 Dale 2,041 90 Billy 2,029 91 Willard 2,017 92 Oscar 2,007 93 Edgar 1,923 94 Arnold 1,892 95 Allen 1,887 96 Roger 1,848 97 Claude 1,806 98 Everett 1,798 99 Virgil 1,790 100 Gilbert 1,748
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Stephen 1,722 102 Wilbur 1,716 103 Maurice 1,696 104 Bill 1,675 105 Johnnie 1,647 106 Douglas 1,636 107 Marion 1,631 108 Homer 1,630 109 Morris 1,630 110 Sidney 1,618 111 Jessie 1,591 112 Eddie 1,587 113 Curtis 1,547 114 Leslie 1,544 115 Roland 1,539 116 Hubert 1,527 117 Max 1,518 118 Luther 1,477 119 Manuel 1,461 120 Hugh 1,441 121 Jerome 1,423 122 Nicholas 1,414 123 Glen 1,384 124 Irving 1,365 125 Alexander 1,359 126 Franklin 1,317 127 Wesley 1,287 128 Calvin 1,282 129 Julius 1,277 130 Steve 1,269 131 Jose 1,257 132 Horace 1,251 133 Willis 1,250 134 Oliver 1,214 135 Jerry 1,197 136 Don 1,183 137 Tony 1,146 138 Rudolph 1,145 139 Ben 1,120 140 Jimmie 1,117 141 Guy 1,116 142 Bruce 1,106 143 Earnest 1,089 144 Gene 1,089 145 Tom 1,084 146 Lyle 1,055 147 Ronald 1,042 148 Jacob 1,027 149 Junior 1,024 150 Archie 1,023 151 Orville 1,022 152 Patrick 1,019 153 Edmund 1,014 154 Salvatore 1,005 155 Alex 1,003 156 Otis 988 157 Keith 984 158 Dean 983 159 Matthew 982 160 Clayton 979 161 Angelo 978 162 Delbert 976 163 Mike 931 164 Phillip 920 165 Clinton 916 166 Bennie 915 167 Wilbert 902 168 Clifton 887 169 Jim 881 170 Johnny 862 171 Marshall 854 172 Merle 835 173 Emil 824 174 Dan 806 175 Nathaniel 800 176 Ira 792 177 Ervin 791 178 Nick 790 179 Bob 787 180 Jay 780 181 Julian 773 182 Forrest 772 183 Leland 767 184 Elbert 754 185 Nathan 749 186 Ivan 748 187 Alton 741 188 Rufus 737 189 Seymour 735 190 Isaac 720 191 Wilfred 720 192 Irvin 718 193 Dewey 714 194 Sylvester 707 195 Lonnie 704 196 Aaron 699 197 Lowell 698 198 Dennis 677 199 Mark 667 200 Antonio 665 201 Nelson 659 202 Felix 656 203 Pete 644 204 Grover 633 205 Owen 632 206 Murray 628 207 Norbert 628 208 Otto 628 209 Duane 625 210 Ellis 625 211 Woodrow 622 212 Juan 620 213 Mack 620 214 Billie 615 215 Perry 615 216 Rex 615 217 Bert 609 218 Johnie 608 219 Ted 606 220 Eldon 605 221 Wendell 600 222 Abraham 599 223 Byron 599 224 Percy 599 225 August 596 226 Allan 594 227 Elwood 592 228 Carroll 589 229 Loyd 582 230 Laurence 580 231 Emmett 578 232 Grady 577 233 Ross 576 234 Jesus 561 235 Myron 561 236 Wilson 560 237 Amos 558 238 Loren 557 239 Dominick 548 240 Malcolm 548 241 Adolph 545 242 Gerard 542 243 Sherman 540 244 Fredrick 539 245 Dominic 533 246 Karl 527 247 Harley 525 248 Boyd 508 249 Erwin 508 250 Roscoe 505 251 Troy 502 252 Tommy 498 253 Freddie 496 254 Larry 491 255 Neil 489 256 Alan 479 257 Burton 479 258 Garland 478 259 Millard 478 260 Adam 469 261 Preston 467 262 Aubrey 464 263 Morton 460 264 Louie 458 265 Austin 456 266 Mario 451 267 Carlton 447 268 Dwight 447 269 Doyle 442 270 Carlos 441 271 Reuben 439 272 Cornelius 436 273 Charley 435 274 Tommie 425 275 Jasper 423 276 Grant 417 277 Laverne 414 278 Rodney 400 279 Maynard 398 280 Steven 395 281 Edmond 388 282 Neal 388 283 Rocco 388 284 Harlan 387 285 Moses 387 286 Mitchell 386 287 Lynn 383 288 Jimmy 381 289 Dallas 380 290 Darrell 379 291 Simon 376 292 Harrison 374 293 Bobby 370 294 Joel 368 295 Wilmer 368 296 Odell 367 297 Roosevelt 365 298 Dick 363 299 Irwin 362 300 Ruben 361 301 Thurman 358 302 Will 358 303 Elton 356 304 Monroe 354 305 Ramon 352 306 Wade 347 307 Cleveland 346 308 Elvin 346 309 Stuart 344 310 Emanuel 343 311 Francisco 341 312 Solomon 334 313 Conrad 333 314 Jake 332 315 Pedro 329 316 Merlin 328 317 Clark 326 318 Dave 325 319 Russel 325 320 Ward 323 321 Alonzo 320 322 Clair 320 323 Carmen 317 324 Clement 317 325 Elmo 317 326 Weldon 316 327 Elijah 311 328 Delmar 310 329 Cleo 309 330 Kermit 309 331 Armand 307 332 Christopher 307 333 Patsy 307 334 Alfonso 305 335 Buford 305 336 Andy 303 337 Gus 303 338 Lionel 302 339 Benny 299 340 Cyril 299 341 Forest 299 342 Vito 299 343 Marcus 297 344 Miles 295 345 Ed 293 346 Ned 293 347 Alphonse 289 348 Claud 289 349 Jean 289 350 Timothy 288 351 Randolph 284 352 Reginald 283 353 Stewart 283 354 Wiley 277 355 Emery 276 356 Luis 276 357 Merrill 276 358 Adrian 275 359 Eli 275 360 Hollis 274 361 Sanford 273 362 Orval 272 363 Lavern 271 364 Sterling 270 365 Thaddeus 269 366 Wilford 268 367 Earle 267 368 Vern 267 369 Levi 264 370 Barney 263 371 Emory 263 372 Ollie 263 373 Travis 262 374 Bruno 261 375 Norris 260 376 Winston 257 377 Roman 255 378 Emerson 254 379 Pasquale 252 380 Sammie 252 381 Jess 248 382 Basil 247 383 Wilburn 247 384 Alva 246 385 Anton 245 386 Truman 245 387 Winfred 244 388 Herschel 242 389 Hyman 242 390 Noah 236 391 Cletus 233 392 Harris 233 393 Sheldon 233 394 Teddy 233 395 Salvador 232 396 Carmine 230 397 Sol 230 398 Pat 229 399 Shirley 229 400 Royal 228 401 Milford 227 402 Omer 226 403 Jackson 225 404 Bertram 223 405 Guadalupe 222 406 Mervin 221 407 Gregory 220 408 Marlin 219 409 Ellsworth 218 410 Coy 214 411 Ferdinand 214 412 Rolland 213 413 Silas 213 414 Lorenzo 210 415 Noel 207 416 Van 207 417 Jeff 206 418 Elliott 205 419 Lyman 205 420 Saul 204 421 Mathew 203 422 Raul 203 423 Hershel 202 424 Eric 200 425 Hiram 200 426 Daryl 199 427 Scott 199 428 Vance 199 429 Booker 198 430 Spencer 197 431 Lenard 196 432 Milo 196 433 Gabriel 194 434 Ulysses 194 435 Wilton 194 436 Odis 193 437 Olen 193 438 Elroy 192 439 Linwood 192 440 Burl 190 441 Luke 190 442 Clay 189 443 Foster 189 444 Lamar 189 445 Darwin 188 446 Armando 187 447 Columbus 187 448 Bobbie 186 449 Everette 186 450 Mary 186 451 Royce 186 452 Hobert 185 453 Alden 184 454 Buster 184 455 Freeman 184 456 Olin 184 457 Nolan 183 458 Evan 182 459 Isadore 182 460 Rene 182 461 Delmer 180 462 Dudley 180 463 Gale 180 464 Bud 179 465 Orlando 179 466 Abe 176 467 Gail 175 468 Denver 174 469 Roberto 172 470 Hal 171 471 Hoyt 171 472 Ambrose 170 473 Alfredo 169 474 Chris 169 475 Frederic 169 476 Newton 169 477 Casimir 168 478 Emile 167 479 Randall 166 480 Augustus 164 481 Houston 164 482 Riley 163 483 Elias 162 484 Israel 162 485 Miguel 161 486 Quentin 161 487 Sydney 161 488 Trinidad 161 489 Aloysius 160 490 Christian 160 491 Jefferson 160 492 Palmer 160 493 Dalton 159 494 Dewitt 159 495 Wilber 159 496 Verne 158 497 Harland 156 498 Ora 156 499 Blaine 155 500 Carlo 152 501 Noble 152 502 Augustine 151 503 Darrel 151 504 Major 151 505 Walton 151 506 Arlie 149 507 Ezra 149 508 Waldo 149 509 Isaiah 148 510 Rafael 146 511 Domingo 145 512 Fletcher 145 513 Carrol 144 514 Morgan 144 515 Mose 144 516 Theron 144 517 Anderson 142 518 Lemuel 142 519 Maxwell 142 520 Elden 141 521 Elwin 141 522 Jewel 141 523 Kelly 141 524 Rudy 141 525 Tomas 141 526 Benedict 140 527 Davis 140 528 Justin 140 529 Meyer 140 530 Cyrus 139 531 Hardy 139 532 Hugo 139 533 Pablo 139 534 Isiah 138 535 Lucien 137 536 Roderick 137 537 Mckinley 136 538 Oren 136 539 Phil 136 540 Reed 136 541 Jewell 135 542 Hilton 134 543 Alberto 133 544 Carol 133 545 Junius 133 546 Arther 132 547 Hobart 132 548 Lucius 132 549 Rupert 132 550 Valentine 132 551 Avery 131 552 Mason 131 553 Raleigh 131 554 Raphael 130 555 Sammy 130 556 Terry 130 557 Fay 129 558 Merton 129 559 Dana 128 560 Felipe 128 561 Isidore 128 562 Jeremiah 128 563 Micheal 128 564 Shelby 128 565 Sebastian 127 566 Buddy 126 567 Edd 126 568 Granville 125 569 Nickolas 125 570 Rubin 125 571 Arden 124 572 Joshua 124 573 Ottis 124 574 Albin 123 575 Dee 123 576 Emmitt 123 577 Enrique 123 578 Hector 123 579 Lucian 123 580 Vaughn 123 581 Domenic 122 582 Warner 122 583 Aldo 121 584 Bernice 121 585 Joesph 121 586 Carson 120 587 Julio 120 588 Bryan 119 589 Fernando 119 590 Gaylord 119 591 Guido 119 592 Ignacio 119 593 Stanford 119 594 Antone 118 595 Lacy 118 596 Otha 118 597 Emilio 117 598 Felton 117 599 Jonathan 117 600 Frankie 116 601 Talmadge 116 602 Elmore 115 603 Gustave 115 604 Harmon 115 605 Arturo 114 606 King 114 607 Marcel 114 608 Edsel 113 609 Hermon 113 610 Jerald 113 611 Jules 113 612 Coleman 112 613 Walker 112 614 Dock 111 615 Rosario 111 616 Rogers 110 617 Al 109 618 Alphonso 109 619 Theo 109 620 Danny 108 621 Haywood 108 622 Lincoln 108 623 Merritt 107 624 Americo 106 625 Dante 106 626 Elvis 106 627 Normand 106 628 Winfield 106 629 Alvie 105 630 Ernesto 105 631 Graham 105 632 Romeo 105 633 Andres 104 634 Edison 104 635 Garfield 104 636 Oran 104 637 Boyce 103 638 Dexter 103 639 Florian 103 640 Otho 103 641 Raymon 102 642 Asa 101 643 Clarance 101 644 Matt 101 645 Porter 101 646 Bennett 99 647 Constantine 99 648 Clem 98 649 Eduardo 98 650 Kent 98 651 Haskell 97 652 Prince 97 653 Alvis 96 654 Carmelo 96 655 Elisha 96 656 Napoleon 96 657 Beverly 95 658 Carlyle 95 659 Durward 95 660 Frances 95 661 Franklyn 95 662 Jason 95 663 Meredith 95 664 Seth 95 665 Eldred 94 666 Carter 93 667 Elzie 93 668 Enoch 93 669 Garrett 93 670 Loy 93 671 Rodolfo 93 672 Santos 93 673 Taylor 93 674 Bryce 92 675 Harding 92 676 Ignatius 92 677 Reynold 92 678 Abel 91 679 Bernie 91 680 Carleton 91 681 Clare 91 682 Dorsey 91 683 Mahlon 91 684 Santiago 91 685 Sherwood 91 686 Angel 90 687 Bertrand 90 688 Galen 90 689 Judson 90 690 Milan 90 691 Orland 90 692 Donal 89 693 Elwyn 89 694 June 89 695 Webster 89 696 Winford 89 697 Hayward 88 698 Benito 87 699 Eldridge 87 700 Ford 87 701 Regis 87 702 Alford 86 703 Bradley 86 704 Bryant 86 705 Casper 86 706 Domenick 86 707 Leeroy 86 708 Silvio 86 709 Adolphus 85 710 Carey 85 711 Loyal 85 712 Reid 85 713 Ricardo 85 714 Connie 84 715 Glendon 84 716 Miller 84 717 Chauncey 83 718 Garnett 83 719 Hilbert 83 720 Merl 83 721 Santo 83 722 Burt 82 723 Duncan 82 724 Early 82 725 Gorden 82 726 Jackie 82 727 Leander 82 728 Oral 82 729 Rollin 82 730 Craig 81 731 Dempsey 81 732 Emmet 81 733 Gilberto 81 734 Kyle 81 735 Omar 81 736 Verlin 81 737 Abner 80 738 Giles 80 739 Oswald 80 740 Rayford 80 741 Sigmund 80 742 Benton 79 743 General 79 744 Lawson 79 745 Mortimer 79 746 Myles 79 747 Orin 79 748 Gaston 78 749 Jonas 78 750 Melton 78 751 Murphy 78 752 Pearl 78 753 Shelton 78 754 Buck 77 755 Dayton 77 756 Newell 77 757 Orrin 77 758 Rowland 77 759 Arlo 76 760 Blair 76 761 Brooks 76 762 Claudie 76 763 Ivory 76 764 Parker 76 765 Turner 75 766 Addison 74 767 Arvel 74 768 Benjiman 74 769 Burdette 74 770 Dillard 74 771 Madison 74 772 Murry 74 773 Nicolas 74 774 Norwood 74 775 Quinton 74 776 Theadore 74 777 Verl 74 778 Vester 74 779 Zane 74 780 Artis 73 781 Casimer 73 782 Doris 73 783 Gary 73 784 Gino 73 785 Gregorio 73 786 Logan 73 787 Lucious 73 788 Ruth 73 789 Urban 73 790 Virgle 73 791 Barton 72 792 Lindsey 72 793 Merlyn 72 794 Bradford 71 795 Emmit 71 796 Huey 71 797 Kevin 71 798 Melville 71 799 Thornton 71 800 Tracy 71 801 Damon 70 802 Finis 70 803 Gaetano 70 804 Hayden 70 805 Ike 70 806 Joaquin 70 807 Margarito 70 808 Milburn 70 809 Armond 69 810 Bonnie 69 811 Brady 69 812 Fidel 69 813 Hazel 69 814 Lafayette 69 815 Obie 69 816 Rueben 69 817 Smith 69 818 Angus 68 819 Clovis 68 820 Crawford 68 821 Denzil 68 822 Elza 68 823 Evans 68 824 Leopold 68 825 Masao 68 826 Rodger 68 827 Sandy 68 828 Vernie 68 829 Vivian 68 830 Aron 67 831 Arvid 67 832 Arvil 67 833 Estel 67 834 Evert 67 835 Helen 67 836 Loran 67 837 Maxie 67 838 Watson 67 839 Wm 67 840 Claire 66 841 Delton 66 842 Desmond 66 843 Dorothy 66 844 Garth 66 845 Hamilton 66 846 Hillard 66 847 Joy 66 848 Ludwig 66 849 Sylvan 66 850 Buel 65 851 Furman 65 852 Howell 65 853 Stanton 65 854 Sumner 65 855 Alois 64 856 Elliot 64 857 Ernie 64 858 Fritz 64 859 Gustav 64 860 Jennings 64 861 Lambert 64 862 Lawerence 64 863 Alejandro 63 864 Arley 63 865 Cleve 63 866 Fernand 63 867 Henderson 63 868 Kay 63 869 Lauren 63 870 Wyman 63 871 Cleon 62 872 Cruz 62 873 Elgin 62 874 Ennis 62 875 Foy 62 876 Fredric 62 877 Hans 62 878 Kirby 62 879 Lonzo 62 880 Pierce 62 881 Zack 62 882 Arvin 61 883 Beryl 61 884 Christ 61 885 Dewayne 61 886 Hiroshi 61 887 Lois 61 888 Mac 61 889 Norval 61 890 Rosevelt 61 891 Alec 60 892 Cary 60 893 Earlie 60 894 Ellwood 60 895 Enrico 60 896 Huston 60 897 Judge 60 898 Kendall 60 899 Marcellus 60 900 Marshal 60 901 Mickey 60 902 Mitchel 60 903 Wellington 60 904 Willam 60 905 Adelbert 59 906 Archibald 59 907 Burnell 59 908 Cloyd 59 909 Dwayne 59 910 Hampton 59 911 Malvin 59 912 Reno 59 913 Verner 59 914 Brice 58 915 Dorris 58 916 Ezekiel 58 917 Gardner 58 918 Gayle 58 919 Jon 58 920 Lesley 58 921 Lon 58 922 Lupe 58 923 Vicente 58 924 Guillermo 57 925 Olan 57 926 Tillman 57 927 Wilfrid 57 928 Allie 56 929 Allison 56 930 Berry 56 931 Hunter 56 932 Issac 56 933 Jarvis 56 934 Kiyoshi 56 935 Llewellyn 56 936 Lorin 56 937 Mariano 56 938 Welton 56 939 Winton 56 940 Yoshio 56 941 Cameron 55 942 Clemens 55 943 Murl 55 944 Nunzio 55 945 Orvil 55 946 Ruby 55 947 Thurston 55 948 Worth 55 949 Author 54 950 Denis 54 951 Donnie 54 952 Harvie 54 953 Jonnie 54 954 Jordan 54 955 Laurel 54 956 Levy 54 957 Wayland 54 958 Art 53 959 Ashley 53 960 Burley 53 961 Caesar 53 962 Clint 53 963 Durwood 53 964 Ferris 53 965 Kazuo 53 966 Manley 53 967 Marco 53 968 Merwin 53 969 Oneal 53 970 Richmond 53 971 Terrence 53 972 Thad 53 973 Wardell 53 974 Werner 53 975 Williams 53 976 Wylie 53 977 Adolfo 52 978 Artie 52 979 Caleb 52 980 Donovan 52 981 Ewell 52 982 Ezell 52 983 Henery 52 984 Johnson 52 985 Leamon 52 986 Pierre 52 987 Ramiro 52 988 Reynaldo 52 989 Talmage 52 990 Verle 52 991 Audrey 51 992 Eloy 51 993 Harlen 51 994 Ivy 51 995 Odie 51 996 Reece 51 997 Stacy 51 998 Willian 51 999 Abram 50 1000 Brown 50
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1922.
How spread out were the names of 1922? In 1922 the ten most given boys’ names went to 32.0% 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, 1922 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1922 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1922 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1922 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1922 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 1922? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1922 against the top 100 of 1921.
The biggest climbs of 1922 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1922.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1923