Home Years 1923 The most popular baby names of 1923 In 1923 the most given names were John (57,467 boys) and Mary (71,634 girls); SSA’s file counts 2,302,468 babies under 10,643 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).
The 1923 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data .
The top names of 1923 Girls: top 25 of 1923 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1922 1 1 Mary 71,634 59.4 #1 2 2 Dorothy 39,043 32.4 #2 3 3 Helen 31,486 26.1 #3 4 4 Margaret 26,134 21.7 #4 5 5 Betty 25,989 21.5 #6 6 6 Ruth 23,637 19.6 #5 7 7 Virginia 18,325 15.2 #7 8 8 Mildred 15,989 13.3 #8 9 9 Elizabeth 15,459 12.8 #9 10 10 Frances 14,881 12.3 #10 11 11 Doris 14,610 12.1 #11 12 12 Evelyn 13,173 10.9 #13 13 13 Anna 12,865 10.7 #12 14 14 Marie 11,513 9.5 #14 15 15 Alice 11,331 9.4 #15 16 16 Marjorie 10,220 8.5 #16 17 17 Irene 10,054 8.3 #17 18 18 Florence 9,746 8.1 #18 19 19 Jean 9,511 7.9 #20 20 20 Lillian 9,328 7.7 #19 21 21 Martha 8,961 7.4 #21 22 22 Louise 8,882 7.4 #22 23 23 Rose 8,440 7.0 #23 24 24 Catherine 8,437 7.0 #24 25 25 Ruby 8,232 6.8 #26
Girls #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Shirley 7,918 27 Lois 7,814 28 Eleanor 7,772 29 Gladys 7,695 30 Josephine 7,560 31 Thelma 7,379 32 Edna 7,299 33 Barbara 7,209 34 Annie 7,095 35 Lucille 6,914 36 Edith 6,836 37 Pauline 6,707 38 Ethel 6,541 39 Grace 6,316 40 Hazel 6,246 41 Norma 5,885 42 June 5,810 43 Bernice 5,809 44 Marion 5,711 45 Phyllis 5,476 46 Beatrice 5,464 47 Esther 5,315 48 Gloria 5,310 49 Clara 5,134 50 Rita 5,095 51 Juanita 5,048 52 Ann 5,022 53 Emma 4,977 54 Sarah 4,963 55 Jane 4,917 56 Patricia 4,800 57 Lorraine 4,764 58 Geraldine 4,712 59 Gertrude 4,700 60 Katherine 4,579 61 Elsie 4,550 62 Julia 4,323 63 Agnes 4,222 64 Bertha 4,122 65 Marian 4,029 66 Eva 3,975 67 Willie 3,963 68 Ida 3,888 69 Vivian 3,831 70 Kathleen 3,754 71 Anne 3,727 72 Kathryn 3,714 73 Laura 3,710 74 Wilma 3,706 75 Nancy 3,673 76 Maxine 3,603 77 Charlotte 3,596 78 Pearl 3,543 79 Viola 3,534 80 Wanda 3,405 81 Bessie 3,387 82 Vera 3,375 83 Dolores 3,369 84 Myrtle 3,314 85 Audrey 3,281 86 Violet 3,276 87 Elaine 3,212 88 Nellie 3,184 89 Alma 3,070 90 Jeanne 3,040 91 Lillie 3,036 92 Lucy 3,002 93 Ella 2,995 94 Jessie 2,995 95 Eileen 2,976 96 Stella 2,956 97 Genevieve 2,869 98 Sylvia 2,838 99 Minnie 2,785 100 Leona 2,744
Girls #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Margie 2,724 102 Mabel 2,696 103 Ellen 2,671 104 Joyce 2,670 105 Theresa 2,614 106 Mattie 2,602 107 Jennie 2,542 108 Lena 2,520 109 Mae 2,428 110 Rosemary 2,427 111 Geneva 2,406 112 Georgia 2,372 113 Opal 2,365 114 Muriel 2,360 115 Marguerite 2,357 116 Velma 2,337 117 Joan 2,304 118 Marilyn 2,286 119 Blanche 2,266 120 Christine 2,257 121 Janet 2,221 122 Harriet 2,198 123 Sara 2,185 124 Loretta 2,143 125 Eunice 2,114 126 Bonnie 2,094 127 Arlene 2,090 128 Emily 2,057 129 Beulah 2,050 130 Rosa 2,050 131 Jeanette 2,029 132 Carolyn 2,010 133 Maria 2,000 134 Carrie 1,930 135 Alberta 1,921 136 Dora 1,904 137 Naomi 1,902 138 Anita 1,868 139 Carol 1,864 140 Hilda 1,862 141 Inez 1,852 142 Fannie 1,776 143 Madeline 1,756 144 Beverly 1,737 145 Miriam 1,733 146 Verna 1,713 147 Hattie 1,700 148 Bette 1,693 149 Cora 1,691 150 Constance 1,687 151 Lula 1,673 152 Roberta 1,658 153 Ada 1,638 154 Mamie 1,605 155 Peggy 1,592 156 Donna 1,578 157 Lola 1,513 158 Marcella 1,503 159 Sophie 1,490 160 Rachel 1,483 161 Flora 1,475 162 Mable 1,472 163 Daisy 1,443 164 Winifred 1,420 165 Jacqueline 1,402 166 Rosie 1,395 167 Claire 1,392 168 Erma 1,389 169 Olga 1,366 170 Susie 1,332 171 Eula 1,307 172 Laverne 1,306 173 Caroline 1,304 174 Rebecca 1,274 175 Antoinette 1,251 176 Maggie 1,248 177 Billie 1,245 178 Lorene 1,227 179 Olive 1,222 180 Nora 1,221 181 Eloise 1,193 182 Nina 1,192 183 Estelle 1,191 184 Delores 1,181 185 Sadie 1,180 186 Regina 1,175 187 Fern 1,169 188 Irma 1,160 189 Rosalie 1,160 190 Victoria 1,150 191 Henrietta 1,149 192 Della 1,125 193 Lottie 1,099 194 Jeannette 1,081 195 Adeline 1,077 196 Lila 1,064 197 Bettie 1,058 198 Lucile 1,055 199 Angelina 1,049 200 Imogene 1,001 201 Sally 999 202 Nettie 998 203 Faye 984 204 Lydia 966 205 Amelia 965 206 Katie 951 207 Johnnie 946 208 Veronica 945 209 Carmen 925 210 Dorothea 925 211 Melba 922 212 Essie 917 213 Angeline 906 214 Ernestine 898 215 Annette 887 216 Cleo 883 217 Goldie 879 218 Iris 875 219 Freda 868 220 May 864 221 Isabel 855 222 Gwendolyn 849 223 Yvonne 843 224 Ollie 830 225 Luella 821 226 Lela 816 227 Priscilla 811 228 Susan 811 229 Jewell 802 230 Sallie 791 231 Adele 789 232 Ora 788 233 Janice 787 234 Cecelia 786 235 Effie 779 236 Iva 760 237 Addie 756 238 Cecilia 742 239 Etta 742 240 Eleanore 729 241 Jewel 729 242 Reba 728 243 Teresa 724 244 Isabelle 723 245 Selma 703 246 Janie 699 247 Natalie 694 248 Leola 683 249 Angela 666 250 Celia 662 251 Elva 655 252 Arline 653 253 Nadine 653 254 Ola 630 255 Alta 629 256 Lizzie 625 257 Nell 624 258 Francis 622 259 Ina 621 260 Annabelle 615 261 Yolanda 603 262 Sue 598 263 Amy 596 264 Fay 595 265 Lenora 589 266 Carmela 586 267 Elnora 580 268 Connie 576 269 Eugenia 571 270 Helene 570 271 Matilda 570 272 Estella 564 273 Elinor 556 274 Elvira 553 275 Nannie 548 276 Mavis 546 277 Joy 540 278 Frieda 538 279 Gracie 532 280 Clarice 530 281 Olivia 528 282 Ila 524 283 Harriett 522 284 Virgie 521 285 Dorthy 517 286 Bernadine 516 287 Margery 515 288 Flossie 505 289 Elma 494 290 Lee 494 291 Darlene 493 292 Marcia 492 293 Mollie 491 294 Leah 487 295 Rena 487 296 Cecile 474 297 Myra 473 298 Maude 472 299 Judith 461 300 Winnie 460 301 Willa 457 302 Frankie 456 303 Sybil 455 304 Carmella 450 305 Concetta 449 306 Zelma 447 307 Odessa 445 308 Alyce 436 309 Rhoda 436 310 Hannah 434 311 Rosetta 427 312 Edythe 423 313 Linda 423 314 Aileen 420 315 Bobbie 419 316 Avis 418 317 Lily 418 318 Josie 413 319 Loraine 412 320 Dollie 410 321 Merle 409 322 Neva 408 323 Millie 406 324 Allie 402 325 Letha 401 326 Deloris 400 327 Glenna 391 328 Jimmie 391 329 Charlene 390 330 Ramona 390 331 Bettye 389 332 Lenore 387 333 Cornelia 386 334 Jo 385 335 Hester 382 336 Rosella 382 337 Paula 378 338 Madge 373 339 Corinne 372 340 Earline 372 341 Helena 372 342 Sophia 369 343 Adelaide 368 344 Hope 368 345 Berniece 364 346 Lorna 364 347 Amanda 362 348 Guadalupe 362 349 Bernadette 359 350 Suzanne 359 351 Christina 357 352 Claudia 356 353 Lora 353 354 Wilda 350 355 Dolly 349 356 Iona 343 357 Lorena 343 358 Lou 343 359 Joanne 342 360 Eddie 339 361 Aurora 338 362 John 335 363 Leila 335 364 Patsy 334 365 Eliza 333 366 Florine 331 367 Dixie 330 368 Consuelo 327 369 Corine 326 370 Ophelia 323 371 Ruthie 321 372 Lessie 319 373 Pearlie 317 374 Lilly 316 375 Nola 312 376 Polly 312 377 Colleen 311 378 Cynthia 310 379 Madelyn 310 380 Lupe 309 381 Reva 307 382 Ione 303 383 Callie 300 384 Antonia 299 385 Philomena 299 386 Maudie 295 387 Delia 293 388 Molly 293 389 Mona 292 390 Melva 291 391 Dorris 290 392 Aline 288 393 Beth 287 394 Lelia 287 395 Robbie 286 396 Kay 285 397 Diana 284 398 Jaunita 284 399 Marjory 283 400 Harriette 280 401 James 280 402 Margarita 280 403 Dortha 276 404 Mercedes 276 405 Nona 275 406 Maryann 273 407 Tillie 272 408 Zella 267 409 Katharine 266 410 Leota 266 411 Gussie 265 412 Marietta 264 413 Roslyn 262 414 Georgie 260 415 Johanna 260 416 Maurine 260 417 Joann 257 418 Winona 257 419 Bertie 256 420 Dessie 256 421 Althea 254 422 Tommie 253 423 Augusta 251 424 Marianne 250 425 Robert 250 426 Rosalind 249 427 Elouise 248 428 Queen 248 429 Louella 247 430 Earnestine 246 431 Allene 244 432 Jannie 244 433 Marilynn 243 434 Stephanie 243 435 Ilene 242 436 Clare 240 437 Evangeline 239 438 Lavonne 239 439 Alene 238 440 Nelda 238 441 Lorine 237 442 Corrine 236 443 Oma 236 444 Tessie 235 445 Isabell 234 446 Jacquelyn 233 447 Rosemarie 233 448 Judy 231 449 Leatrice 231 450 Birdie 230 451 Ester 230 452 Iola 229 453 Pansy 229 454 Isabella 228 455 Wilhelmina 227 456 Zelda 227 457 Eris 226 458 Kate 225 459 Vernice 225 460 William 225 461 Enid 224 462 Georgette 223 463 Maryjane 223 464 Faith 222 465 Theda 220 466 Beryl 217 467 Betsy 217 468 Gene 217 469 Erna 216 470 Leora 215 471 Mayme 215 472 Angie 212 473 Julie 212 474 Elena 211 475 Roxie 211 476 Alvina 210 477 Rubye 210 478 Edwina 209 479 Elda 208 480 Filomena 207 481 Retha 205 482 Valeria 205 483 Hallie 204 484 Leta 204 485 Therese 204 486 Laurel 202 487 Madeleine 202 488 Lucinda 201 489 Mozelle 201 490 Elise 200 491 Delphine 199 492 Joanna 199 493 Magdalene 199 494 Monica 199 495 Alfreda 198 496 Jayne 198 497 Verda 195 498 Phoebe 194 499 Syble 194 500 Elvera 193 501 Freida 193 502 Bennie 192 503 Jerry 192 504 Freddie 190 505 Delma 189 506 Dorotha 189 507 Elisabeth 189 508 Jenny 189 509 Catharine 188 510 Rowena 188 511 Garnet 187 512 Lettie 187 513 Novella 186 514 Alicia 185 515 Louisa 185 516 Margarette 185 517 Vada 185 518 Carole 184 519 Adell 183 520 Charlie 183 521 Maureen 183 522 Hortense 182 523 Vida 182 524 Dona 181 525 Dovie 181 526 Earlene 181 527 Ursula 181 528 Velda 180 529 Aurelia 179 530 George 178 531 Hellen 178 532 Lauretta 178 533 Belle 177 534 Doreen 177 535 Fanny 177 536 Jackie 177 537 Lura 177 538 Margret 177 539 Arleen 176 540 Johnie 176 541 Millicent 176 542 Rae 176 543 Camille 175 544 Ferne 175 545 Mazie 175 546 Ava 173 547 Emogene 173 548 Oleta 173 549 Bella 172 550 Belva 172 551 Justine 172 552 Juana 171 553 Lucia 171 554 Shirlee 170 555 Leone 169 556 Manuela 169 557 Vesta 169 558 Petra 168 559 Ardis 167 560 Josefina 167 561 Katheryn 167 562 Rosalee 167 563 Ima 166 564 Bonita 164 565 Twila 164 566 Veda 162 567 Alpha 161 568 Idella 161 569 Claudine 160 570 Charles 159 571 Theodora 158 572 Florene 157 573 Maud 157 574 Agatha 156 575 Cassie 156 576 Eldora 156 577 Esperanza 156 578 Lue 156 579 Minerva 155 580 Valerie 155 581 Emilie 154 582 Gail 154 583 Marvel 153 584 Juliette 152 585 Nita 152 586 Una 152 587 Germaine 151 588 Leslie 151 589 Yvette 151 590 Myrtis 150 591 Odell 150 592 Tina 150 593 Alva 149 594 Gretchen 149 595 Gertie 148 596 Gilda 148 597 Janette 148 598 Verla 148 599 Camilla 147 600 Cecil 146 601 Celeste 146 602 Rosalyn 146 603 Alda 145 604 Aletha 145 605 Winnifred 145 606 Zola 145 607 Albina 144 608 Artie 144 609 Evelyne 144 610 Georgiana 144 611 Ona 144 612 Evalyn 143 613 Jeane 143 614 Joe 143 615 Vernell 143 616 Celestine 142 617 Dorcas 142 618 Lona 142 619 Marcelle 142 620 Ardith 141 621 Floy 141 622 Lavon 141 623 Albertha 140 624 Mathilda 140 625 Patty 139 626 Sheila 139 627 Clementine 138 628 Elsa 138 629 Blanch 137 630 Carmel 137 631 Lulu 137 632 Renee 137 633 Rhea 135 634 Annamae 134 635 Mina 134 636 Francisca 133 637 Hettie 133 638 Pearline 133 639 Antonette 132 640 Cathryn 132 641 Rubie 132 642 Adrienne 131 643 Beverley 131 644 Dawn 131 645 Lavern 131 646 Myrna 131 647 Roma 130 648 Zora 130 649 Abbie 129 650 Cordelia 129 651 Emilia 129 652 Marianna 129 653 Orpha 129 654 Carolina 128 655 Eleanora 128 656 Reta 128 657 Treva 128 658 Magnolia 127 659 Maybelle 127 660 Rosina 127 661 Vergie 127 662 Larue 126 663 Linnie 126 664 Myrtice 126 665 Ouida 126 666 Estell 125 667 Georgianna 125 668 Nan 125 669 Annetta 123 670 Glenda 123 671 Doretha 122 672 Era 122 673 Vincenza 122 674 Adela 121 675 Kathrine 121 676 Melvina 121 677 Sammie 121 678 Annabell 120 679 Leonora 120 680 Mittie 120 681 Ray 120 682 Ethelyn 119 683 Annabel 118 684 Deborah 118 685 Lavina 116 686 Diane 115 687 Charline 114 688 Laverna 114 689 Marlene 114 690 Elna 113 691 Margarett 113 692 Berneice 112 693 Lovie 112 694 Pat 112 695 Ruthe 112 696 Almeda 111 697 Madonna 111 698 Sibyl 111 699 Gwen 110 700 Sandra 110 701 Crystal 109 702 Tressie 109 703 Anastasia 108 704 Bethel 108 705 Daphne 107 706 Janis 107 707 Kitty 107 708 Felicia 106 709 Joseph 106 710 Magdalena 106 711 Martina 106 712 Nelle 106 713 Verona 106 714 Lida 105 715 Pattie 105 716 Nathalie 104 717 Velva 104 718 Donnie 103 719 Maryellen 103 720 Rachael 103 721 Ivy 102 722 Mozell 102 723 Zula 102 724 Audra 101 725 Norene 101 726 Waneta 101 727 Claudie 100 728 Leatha 100 729 Amalia 99 730 Hedwig 99 731 Ira 99 732 Madaline 99 733 Roselyn 99 734 Vina 99 735 Berta 98 736 Esta 98 737 Idell 98 738 Lina 98 739 Meta 98 740 Yetta 98 741 Adella 97 742 Elease 97 743 Elisa 97 744 Grayce 97 745 Palma 97 746 Concepcion 96 747 Delphia 96 748 Easter 96 749 Freeda 96 750 Neoma 96 751 Terry 94 752 Andrea 93 753 Elmira 93 754 Golda 93 755 Sudie 93 756 Trinidad 93 757 Adelle 92 758 Alvera 92 759 Vernie 92 760 Altha 91 761 Angelita 91 762 Ardella 91 763 Dominga 91 764 Hazle 91 765 Madalyn 91 766 Mandy 91 767 Marylou 91 768 Norine 91 769 Christene 90 770 Juliet 90 771 Malinda 90 772 Noreen 90 773 Socorro 90 774 Billye 89 775 Jettie 89 776 Lavinia 89 777 Ofelia 89 778 Santa 89 779 Hildred 88 780 Luvenia 88 781 Rosamond 88 782 Ardell 87 783 Gayle 87 784 Maxie 87 785 Violette 87 786 Dale 86 787 Dena 86 788 Frank 86 789 Rosanna 86 790 Sonia 86 791 Cathrine 85 792 Viva 85 793 Cruz 84 794 Elinore 84 795 Octavia 84 796 Blossom 83 797 Eulalia 83 798 Lavada 83 799 Lyda 83 800 Billy 82 801 Bulah 82 802 Ellie 82 803 Evie 82 804 Garnett 82 805 Hulda 82 806 Kattie 82 807 Lyla 82 808 Rosia 82 809 Rozella 82 810 Wynona 82 811 Beaulah 81 812 Bess 81 813 Clyde 81 814 Henry 81 815 Jonnie 81 816 Mafalda 81 817 Marlys 81 818 Meredith 81 819 Dana 80 820 Eda 80 821 Georgina 80 822 Libby 80 823 Nova 80 824 Vita 80 825 Edward 79 826 Kathryne 79 827 Vivien 79 828 Cathleen 78 829 Corene 78 830 Eloisa 78 831 Leonor 78 832 Pinkie 78 833 Richard 78 834 Rosaline 78 835 Walter 78 836 Cleta 77 837 Elayne 77 838 Bobby 76 839 Eve 76 840 Jeraldine 76 841 Madie 76 842 Ossie 76 843 Paul 76 844 Sabina 76 845 Augustine 75 846 Caryl 75 847 Elizebeth 75 848 Lilla 75 849 Lucretia 75 850 Naoma 75 851 Theo 75 852 Adelina 74 853 Elenora 74 854 Loyce 74 855 Macie 74 856 Marge 74 857 Marybelle 74 858 Zona 74 859 Bernita 73 860 Nedra 73 861 Nila 73 862 Rosalia 73 863 Versie 73 864 Arvilla 72 865 Berenice 72 866 Chloe 72 867 Florida 72 868 Jeanie 72 869 Mickey 72 870 Myrtie 72 871 Eudora 71 872 Greta 71 873 Jamie 71 874 Laurette 71 875 Lynn 71 876 Mariam 71 877 Ozella 71 878 Santos 71 879 Tomasa 71 880 Willia 71 881 Alverta 70 882 Bettyjane 70 883 Eveline 70 884 Lonnie 70 885 Darline 69 886 Gay 69 887 Ines 69 888 Queenie 69 889 Christeen 68 890 Emmie 68 891 Gerry 68 892 Margurite 68 893 Myrle 68 894 Penny 68 895 Romaine 68 896 Clarissa 67 897 Delfina 67 898 Georgine 67 899 Verdie 67 900 Vivienne 67 901 Dorene 66 902 Gearldine 66 903 Josefa 66 904 Lea 66 905 Rutha 66 906 Thomas 66 907 Dimple 65 908 Dottie 65 909 Hortencia 65 910 Katy 65 911 Merry 65 912 Ana 64 913 Benita 64 914 Carlene 64 915 Carroll 64 916 Catalina 64 917 Clarabelle 64 918 Delilah 64 919 Neta 64 920 Toni 64 921 Yoshiko 64 922 Alline 63 923 Clarine 63 924 Inell 63 925 Kathlyn 63 926 Susanna 63 927 Trula 63 928 Alba 62 929 Annis 62 930 Beatriz 62 931 Cleora 62 932 Ethelene 62 933 Francine 62 934 Georgene 62 935 Jeannie 62 936 Lavera 62 937 Lera 62 938 Myrl 62 939 Sidney 62 940 Zenobia 62 941 Ardath 61 942 Clemmie 61 943 Elenor 61 944 Jack 61 945 Juliana 61 946 Letitia 61 947 Louvenia 61 948 Marylouise 61 949 Sofia 61 950 Thora 61 951 Zita 61 952 Zoe 61 953 Aida 60 954 Bernardine 60 955 Bridget 60 956 Fumiko 60 957 Georgetta 60 958 Hildegarde 60 959 Imelda 60 960 Loma 60 961 Lynette 60 962 Mammie 60 963 Vena 60 964 Vonda 60 965 Willene 60 966 Adaline 59 967 Adelia 59 968 Darleen 59 969 Euna 59 970 Hilma 59 971 Izola 59 972 Luisa 59 973 Madlyn 59 974 Ressie 59 975 Santina 59 976 Bebe 58 977 Coletta 58 978 Eugene 58 979 Fairy 58 980 Gladis 58 981 Harold 58 982 Kathaleen 58 983 Lucie 58 984 Nella 58 985 Pearle 58 986 Penelope 58 987 Phylis 58 988 Rosaria 58 989 Toshiko 58 990 Vallie 58 991 Venita 58 992 Amparo 57 993 Arthur 57 994 Concha 57 995 Dean 57 996 Dorathy 57 997 Elvina 57 998 Laurene 57 999 Lennie 57 1000 Margaretta 57
Boys: top 25 of 1923 # Name Births Per 1,000 Rank 1922 1 1 John 57,467 52.4 #1 2 2 Robert 56,111 51.2 #2 3 3 William 52,136 47.6 #3 4 4 James 50,462 46.0 #4 5 5 Charles 28,966 26.4 #5 6 6 George 27,025 24.7 #6 7 7 Joseph 25,561 23.3 #7 8 8 Edward 20,597 18.8 #8 9 9 Richard 18,887 17.2 #9 10 10 Donald 16,433 15.0 #12 11 11 Frank 15,903 14.5 #10 12 12 Thomas 15,886 14.5 #11 13 13 Harold 13,874 12.7 #13 14 14 Paul 13,362 12.2 #14 15 15 Raymond 12,460 11.4 #16 16 16 Walter 12,433 11.3 #15 17 17 Jack 11,190 10.2 #18 18 18 Henry 11,067 10.1 #17 19 19 Arthur 9,924 9.1 #19 20 20 Albert 9,825 9.0 #20 21 21 Kenneth 9,734 8.9 #21 22 22 Harry 9,261 8.4 #22 23 23 Ralph 8,629 7.9 #23 24 24 David 8,230 7.5 #24 25 25 Eugene 7,947 7.3 #25
Boys #26 to #100 # Name Births 26 Howard 7,156 27 Louis 7,074 28 Carl 6,871 29 Clarence 6,801 30 Willie 6,665 31 Earl 6,339 32 Roy 6,316 33 Fred 6,314 34 Francis 6,087 35 Joe 6,003 36 Lawrence 5,913 37 Leonard 5,486 38 Ernest 5,372 39 Anthony 5,121 40 Herbert 5,071 41 Stanley 5,036 42 Alfred 5,005 43 Warren 4,820 44 Norman 4,706 45 Samuel 4,578 46 Bernard 4,376 47 Daniel 4,264 48 Melvin 4,012 49 Leo 3,973 50 Michael 3,915 51 Marvin 3,810 52 Russell 3,805 53 Andrew 3,748 54 Gerald 3,696 55 Leroy 3,686 56 Edwin 3,652 57 Elmer 3,630 58 Peter 3,409 59 Lloyd 3,387 60 Frederick 3,278 61 Ray 3,161 62 Theodore 3,157 63 Chester 3,150 64 Floyd 3,143 65 Clifford 3,106 66 Herman 2,961 67 Vernon 2,956 68 Clyde 2,853 69 Wallace 2,803 70 Philip 2,783 71 Lester 2,765 72 Vincent 2,719 73 Alvin 2,647 74 Lewis 2,618 75 Wayne 2,597 76 Gordon 2,576 77 Leon 2,528 78 Billy 2,488 79 Charlie 2,471 80 Martin 2,460 81 Milton 2,446 82 Calvin 2,408 83 Jesse 2,387 84 Glenn 2,370 85 Lee 2,359 86 Benjamin 2,316 87 Cecil 2,255 88 Victor 2,226 89 Sam 2,204 90 Dale 2,172 91 Harvey 2,115 92 Willard 1,945 93 Arnold 1,927 94 Edgar 1,897 95 Roger 1,888 96 Oscar 1,880 97 Allen 1,875 98 Bill 1,833 99 Everett 1,745 100 Virgil 1,713
Boys #101 to #1,000 # Name Births 101 Maurice 1,711 102 Gilbert 1,704 103 Claude 1,694 104 Roland 1,678 105 Wilbur 1,672 106 Marion 1,670 107 Johnnie 1,653 108 Douglas 1,613 109 Stephen 1,605 110 Eddie 1,597 111 Morris 1,558 112 Leslie 1,553 113 Homer 1,545 114 Manuel 1,545 115 Sidney 1,543 116 Curtis 1,538 117 Hubert 1,533 118 Jerome 1,487 119 Jessie 1,483 120 Nicholas 1,468 121 Glen 1,450 122 Max 1,440 123 Hugh 1,412 124 Irving 1,384 125 Wesley 1,379 126 Luther 1,333 127 Jose 1,325 128 Rudolph 1,303 129 Alexander 1,293 130 Don 1,293 131 Jerry 1,276 132 Franklin 1,264 133 Steve 1,255 134 Horace 1,242 135 Bruce 1,224 136 Oliver 1,221 137 Julius 1,187 138 Willis 1,183 139 Junior 1,172 140 Gene 1,170 141 Jimmie 1,162 142 Ronald 1,148 143 Edmund 1,145 144 Tom 1,131 145 Keith 1,104 146 Earnest 1,063 147 Patrick 1,055 148 Ben 1,049 149 Guy 1,043 150 Tony 1,025 151 Salvatore 1,017 152 Orville 1,012 153 Dean 1,011 154 Lyle 1,011 155 Mike 1,006 156 Delbert 997 157 Angelo 990 158 Clayton 989 159 Johnny 976 160 Jacob 975 161 Alex 940 162 Archie 939 163 Matthew 935 164 Bob 916 165 Otis 904 166 Clifton 900 167 Jim 867 168 Clinton 866 169 Wilbert 847 170 Phillip 844 171 Ira 831 172 Jay 829 173 Irvin 817 174 Leland 807 175 Emil 798 176 Ivan 791 177 Ervin 788 178 Marshall 781 179 Wilfred 779 180 Merle 775 181 Dennis 773 182 Bennie 772 183 Elbert 772 184 Billie 770 185 Dewey 762 186 Forrest 758 187 Nathan 739 188 Dan 730 189 Antonio 729 190 Duane 725 191 Sylvester 725 192 Seymour 723 193 Nathaniel 721 194 Lowell 710 195 Nelson 704 196 Carroll 700 197 Isaac 698 198 Nick 690 199 Rufus 678 200 Alton 676 201 Julian 673 202 Lonnie 670 203 Mark 659 204 Ellis 657 205 Juan 645 206 Felix 638 207 Malcolm 623 208 Pete 623 209 Aaron 618 210 Wendell 617 211 Jesus 606 212 Loyd 606 213 Myron 603 214 Norbert 602 215 Johnie 600 216 Allan 598 217 Grady 595 218 Ted 592 219 Eldon 591 220 Murray 589 221 Alan 588 222 Perry 588 223 Fredrick 587 224 Owen 587 225 Rex 584 226 Dominic 582 227 Dominick 580 228 Loren 579 229 Grover 575 230 Ross 575 231 Bert 573 232 Otto 573 233 Freddie 570 234 Elwood 566 235 Karl 565 236 Emmett 564 237 Abraham 556 238 Gerard 554 239 Mack 550 240 August 544 241 Laurence 543 242 Percy 540 243 Byron 536 244 Wilson 532 245 Larry 519 246 Adolph 515 247 Troy 512 248 Neil 508 249 Sherman 507 250 Amos 506 251 Mario 504 252 Burton 495 253 Woodrow 484 254 Morton 482 255 Tommy 479 256 Harley 478 257 Preston 478 258 Tommie 478 259 Roscoe 476 260 Bobby 470 261 Louie 465 262 Darrell 462 263 Doyle 459 264 Aubrey 452 265 Carlton 450 266 Austin 448 267 Erwin 444 268 Jimmy 439 269 Garland 434 270 Harlan 432 271 Dwight 431 272 Boyd 429 273 Adam 428 274 Carlos 427 275 Reuben 426 276 Roosevelt 425 277 Charley 421 278 Laverne 414 279 Neal 410 280 Irwin 406 281 Millard 405 282 Jasper 403 283 Cornelius 395 284 Francisco 393 285 Lynn 391 286 Rodney 389 287 Grant 381 288 Moses 381 289 Stuart 374 290 Mitchell 372 291 Will 370 292 Ramon 369 293 Ruben 368 294 Harrison 361 295 Clair 356 296 Conrad 354 297 Maynard 354 298 Elton 353 299 Dallas 352 300 Wilmer 351 301 Dick 350 302 Russel 349 303 Joel 348 304 Steven 347 305 Benny 346 306 Alfonso 343 307 Edmond 343 308 Pedro 341 309 Thurman 341 310 Adrian 340 311 Elmo 338 312 Wade 337 313 Cleveland 336 314 Reginald 335 315 Monroe 334 316 Rocco 332 317 Armand 330 318 Jake 330 319 Emanuel 329 320 Lionel 329 321 Clark 328 322 Simon 328 323 Timothy 325 324 Dave 322 325 Luis 321 326 Marcus 320 327 Alonzo 319 328 Cleo 314 329 Solomon 314 330 Delmar 313 331 Clement 311 332 Jean 307 333 Elvin 304 334 Carmen 303 335 Elijah 302 336 Stewart 302 337 Wilburn 302 338 Odell 296 339 Patsy 296 340 Claud 295 341 Randolph 295 342 Christopher 294 343 Kermit 292 344 Ollie 292 345 Andy 291 346 Wiley 290 347 Thaddeus 288 348 Lavern 287 349 Weldon 287 350 Bruno 286 351 Alphonse 282 352 Buford 279 353 Ned 279 354 Merrill 278 355 Earle 277 356 Gus 277 357 Teddy 277 358 Jess 275 359 Alva 274 360 Vito 271 361 Ward 271 362 Forest 270 363 Jackson 269 364 Norris 267 365 Ed 266 366 Merlin 266 367 Barney 260 368 Cyril 260 369 Eli 260 370 Noah 259 371 Sol 259 372 Hollis 258 373 Roman 256 374 Sanford 256 375 Salvador 255 376 Sterling 253 377 Sammie 252 378 Emery 248 379 Basil 245 380 Emory 243 381 Sheldon 243 382 Vern 241 383 Herschel 240 384 Mervin 239 385 Miles 239 386 Travis 237 387 Ellsworth 236 388 Levi 233 389 Roberto 233 390 Gale 232 391 Shirley 231 392 Harris 230 393 Winfred 230 394 Bertram 228 395 Pat 227 396 Royal 226 397 Carmine 225 398 Saul 225 399 Anton 223 400 Milford 223 401 Wilford 223 402 Emerson 222 403 Coy 221 404 Hyman 221 405 Rolland 220 406 Orval 219 407 Lorenzo 218 408 Raul 217 409 Darwin 215 410 Dudley 215 411 Winston 213 412 Truman 212 413 Hiram 210 414 Scott 210 415 Gabriel 209 416 Lamar 209 417 Gail 208 418 Hershel 208 419 Jeff 207 420 Royce 207 421 Bobbie 206 422 Pasquale 206 423 Silas 206 424 Delmer 204 425 Mary 203 426 Ulysses 201 427 Cletus 200 428 Lenard 200 429 Armando 199 430 Freeman 199 431 Spencer 199 432 Ferdinand 198 433 Guadalupe 198 434 Marlin 196 435 Odis 195 436 Buster 194 437 Randall 193 438 Rene 192 439 Van 192 440 Gregory 191 441 Lyman 191 442 Omer 190 443 Bud 189 444 Wilton 189 445 Everette 188 446 Alfredo 187 447 Noel 187 448 Orlando 186 449 Booker 185 450 Elliott 185 451 Luke 185 452 Pablo 185 453 Augustus 183 454 Frederic 180 455 Olen 180 456 Blaine 179 457 Columbus 178 458 Denver 178 459 Mathew 178 460 Nolan 177 461 Alden 176 462 Foster 176 463 Eric 175 464 Miguel 175 465 Linwood 174 466 Milo 174 467 Riley 174 468 Abe 173 469 Olin 168 470 Carlo 167 471 Hoyt 167 472 Quentin 167 473 Ezra 166 474 Hobert 166 475 Rudy 166 476 Vance 166 477 Arlie 162 478 Elias 162 479 Elroy 162 480 Isadore 162 481 Dewitt 160 482 Hal 159 483 Jefferson 159 484 Tomas 159 485 Ambrose 158 486 Emile 158 487 Lucien 158 488 Wilber 158 489 Burl 157 490 Micheal 157 491 Augustine 156 492 Newton 156 493 Phil 156 494 Chris 155 495 Verne 155 496 Morgan 154 497 Casimir 152 498 Hugo 151 499 Aloysius 149 500 Anderson 149 501 Rafael 149 502 Elwin 147 503 Evan 147 504 Houston 147 505 Rubin 147 506 Sammy 147 507 Granville 146 508 Noble 146 509 Darrel 145 510 Marcel 145 511 Merton 141 512 Rupert 141 513 Harland 140 514 Isiah 140 515 Emilio 139 516 Jewell 139 517 Waldo 139 518 Aldo 138 519 Dalton 138 520 Fletcher 138 521 Fernando 136 522 Palmer 136 523 Julio 135 524 Albin 134 525 Clay 134 526 Sydney 134 527 Terry 134 528 Walton 134 529 Lincoln 133 530 Nickolas 132 531 Ernesto 131 532 Frankie 131 533 Normand 131 534 Roderick 131 535 Buddy 130 536 Sebastian 130 537 Talmadge 130 538 Vaughn 130 539 Arturo 129 540 Harmon 129 541 Joshua 129 542 Gaylord 128 543 Mason 128 544 Meyer 128 545 Alberto 127 546 Carrol 127 547 Elden 127 548 Haywood 127 549 Hector 127 550 Ignacio 126 551 Junius 126 552 Raymon 126 553 Shelby 126 554 Davis 125 555 Joesph 125 556 Danny 124 557 Jeremiah 124 558 Major 124 559 Maxwell 124 560 Domenic 123 561 Isaiah 123 562 Mckinley 123 563 Theron 123 564 Arden 122 565 Arther 122 566 Coleman 122 567 Fay 122 568 Justin 122 569 Rogers 122 570 Edsel 120 571 Rosario 120 572 Guido 119 573 Jules 119 574 Reed 119 575 Asa 118 576 Eldred 118 577 Hardy 118 578 Israel 118 579 Rodolfo 118 580 Graham 117 581 Warner 117 582 Alphonso 116 583 Christian 116 584 Dee 116 585 Dock 116 586 Hobart 116 587 Oren 116 588 Ford 115 589 Domingo 114 590 Enrique 114 591 Galen 114 592 Gustave 114 593 Jackie 114 594 Hilton 113 595 Raleigh 113 596 Craig 112 597 Judson 112 598 Napoleon 112 599 Romeo 112 600 Avery 111 601 Edd 111 602 Jewel 111 603 Kelly 111 604 Lemuel 111 605 Walker 111 606 Cyrus 110 607 Dana 110 608 Winford 110 609 Andres 109 610 Beverly 108 611 Carson 108 612 Elmore 108 613 Valentine 108 614 Felipe 107 615 Ottis 107 616 Antone 106 617 Gilberto 106 618 Lucius 106 619 Santos 106 620 Carol 105 621 Enoch 105 622 Frances 105 623 Loyal 105 624 Santiago 105 625 Benedict 104 626 Bernice 104 627 Jennings 104 628 Ora 104 629 Otha 104 630 Winfield 104 631 Al 103 632 Carleton 103 633 Elvis 103 634 Lucian 103 635 Emmitt 102 636 Florian 102 637 Isidore 102 638 Jason 101 639 Urban 101 640 Garth 100 641 Haskell 100 642 King 100 643 Lacy 100 644 Alvie 99 645 Alvis 99 646 Bernie 99 647 Garfield 99 648 Kent 99 649 Milan 99 650 Bryan 98 651 Dorsey 98 652 Jonathan 97 653 Mose 97 654 Elwyn 96 655 Ernie 96 656 Evert 96 657 Carmelo 95 658 Daryl 95 659 Franklyn 95 660 Constantine 94 661 Raphael 94 662 Santo 94 663 Seth 94 664 Taylor 94 665 Alford 93 666 Casper 93 667 Leander 93 668 Dorothy 92 669 Stanford 92 670 Theo 92 671 Americo 91 672 Clare 91 673 Sherwood 91 674 Bennett 90 675 Boyce 90 676 Carlyle 90 677 Durward 90 678 Mahlon 90 679 Oran 90 680 Orrin 90 681 Reynold 90 682 Elisha 89 683 Elliot 89 684 Guillermo 89 685 Matt 89 686 Merritt 89 687 Dante 88 688 Denzil 88 689 Dillard 88 690 Hermon 88 691 Porter 88 692 Benito 87 693 Claudie 87 694 Doris 87 695 Edison 87 696 Jordan 87 697 Rollin 87 698 Arlo 86 699 Dayton 86 700 Orin 86 701 Eldridge 85 702 Elzie 85 703 Gary 85 704 Kay 85 705 Webster 85 706 Casimer 84 707 Dexter 84 708 Donal 84 709 Glendon 84 710 June 84 711 Abner 83 712 Carter 83 713 Eduardo 83 714 Lupe 83 715 Murphy 83 716 Oswald 83 717 Pearl 83 718 Angel 82 719 Buck 82 720 Garnett 82 721 Garrett 82 722 Gregorio 82 723 Hayward 82 724 Miller 82 725 Allie 81 726 Newell 81 727 Omar 81 728 Ricardo 81 729 Bradley 80 730 Emmet 80 731 Howell 80 732 Leeroy 80 733 Bryce 79 734 Clarance 79 735 Lon 79 736 Reid 79 737 Benton 78 738 Clem 78 739 Fidel 78 740 Gino 78 741 Jerald 78 742 Lawson 78 743 Rayford 78 744 Zane 78 745 Bryant 77 746 Evans 77 747 Felton 77 748 Obie 77 749 Silvio 77 750 Connie 76 751 Dempsey 76 752 Gaetano 76 753 Hayden 76 754 Mac 76 755 Arvid 75 756 Burt 75 757 Claire 75 758 Donovan 75 759 Early 75 760 Ivory 75 761 Lois 75 762 Loy 75 763 Madison 75 764 Maxie 75 765 Domenick 74 766 Merlyn 74 767 Norwood 74 768 Vicente 74 769 Abel 73 770 Adolphus 73 771 Bradford 73 772 Fernand 73 773 Lambert 73 774 Leopold 73 775 Lucious 73 776 Margarito 73 777 Angus 72 778 Bonnie 72 779 Duncan 72 780 Estel 72 781 Hosea 72 782 Parker 72 783 Regis 72 784 Rowland 72 785 Sandy 72 786 Blair 71 787 Cruz 71 788 Lawerence 71 789 Meredith 71 790 Mortimer 71 791 Alejandro 70 792 Alois 70 793 Barton 70 794 Bertrand 70 795 Clovis 70 796 General 70 797 Ike 70 798 Lindsey 70 799 Merl 70 800 Murry 70 801 Stanton 70 802 Werner 70 803 Beryl 69 804 Christ 69 805 Cloyd 69 806 Dewayne 69 807 Durwood 69 808 Hilbert 69 809 Hiroshi 69 810 Huey 69 811 Hunter 69 812 Llewellyn 69 813 Nicolas 69 814 Sylvan 69 815 Archibald 68 816 Carey 68 817 Chauncey 68 818 Kyle 68 819 Theadore 68 820 Verlin 68 821 Berry 67 822 Ellwood 67 823 Gayle 67 824 Ignatius 67 825 Lorin 67 826 Melton 67 827 Myles 67 828 Norval 67 829 Nunzio 67 830 Rodger 67 831 Rueben 67 832 Vergil 67 833 Verl 67 834 Vivian 67 835 Dwayne 66 836 Hans 66 837 Hazel 66 838 Kiyoshi 66 839 Prince 66 840 Vester 66 841 Armond 65 842 Arvel 65 843 Emmit 65 844 Tim 65 845 Weston 65 846 Addison 64 847 Ardell 64 848 Crawford 64 849 Giles 64 850 Henderson 64 851 Loran 64 852 Quinton 64 853 Aron 63 854 Fritz 63 855 Johnson 63 856 Jonas 63 857 Mickey 63 858 Norton 63 859 Tracy 63 860 Audrey 62 861 Delton 62 862 Hamilton 62 863 Harding 62 864 Helen 62 865 Lonzo 62 866 Otho 62 867 Paris 62 868 Rollie 62 869 Rudolf 62 870 Ruth 62 871 Shelton 62 872 Welton 62 873 Arvin 61 874 Enrico 61 875 Gustav 61 876 Hillard 61 877 Kirby 61 878 Logan 61 879 Reese 61 880 Terrence 61 881 Val 61 882 Arley 59 883 Arvil 59 884 Cary 59 885 Ewell 59 886 Gaston 59 887 Gust 59 888 Marcellus 59 889 Orland 59 890 Ramiro 59 891 Ruby 59 892 Sigmund 59 893 Tillman 59 894 Winton 59 895 Wyatt 59 896 Auther 58 897 Benjiman 58 898 Brady 58 899 Earlie 58 900 Glynn 58 901 Leighton 58 902 Melville 58 903 Richmond 58 904 Watson 58 905 Burdette 57 906 Joaquin 57 907 Kennith 57 908 Lorenza 57 909 Mariano 57 910 Masao 57 911 Merwin 57 912 Trinidad 57 913 Alec 56 914 Artie 56 915 Betty 56 916 Burnell 56 917 Dorris 56 918 Farris 56 919 Godfrey 56 920 Thurston 56 921 Waymon 56 922 Wylie 56 923 Yoshio 56 924 Aurelio 55 925 Judge 55 926 Laurel 55 927 Orvil 55 928 Price 55 929 Thad 55 930 Adelbert 54 931 Barry 54 932 Brooks 54 933 Cameron 54 934 Deane 54 935 Marcos 54 936 Reynaldo 54 937 Thornton 54 938 Turner 54 939 Verle 54 940 Williams 54 941 Dwain 53 942 Ennis 53 943 Kevin 53 944 Lafayette 53 945 Leamon 53 946 Ludwig 53 947 Milburn 53 948 Olan 53 949 Pierce 53 950 Reno 53 951 Smith 53 952 Virgle 53 953 Wyman 53 954 Cleve 52 955 Curley 52 956 Desmond 52 957 Foy 52 958 Johny 52 959 Margaret 52 960 Oneal 52 961 Allison 51 962 Ansel 51 963 Curtiss 51 964 Dorman 51 965 Ezekiel 51 966 Hezekiah 51 967 Hilary 51 968 Jonnie 51 969 Lauren 51 970 Manley 51 971 Mildred 51 972 Sumner 51 973 Verner 51 974 Willam 51 975 Willian 51 976 Adolfo 50 977 Alonza 50 978 Arch 50 979 Arlin 50 980 Boris 50 981 Cleon 50 982 Cornell 50 983 Damon 50 984 Deward 50 985 Donnie 50 986 Elza 50 987 Furman 50 988 Issac 50 989 Lucas 50 990 Lynwood 50 991 Nevin 50 992 Alfonse 49 993 Armin 49 994 Artis 49 995 Burley 49 996 Cliff 49 997 Courtney 49 998 Delos 49 999 Emmanuel 49 1000 Enos 49
Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1923.
How spread out were the names of 1923? In 1923 the ten most given boys’ names went to 32.3% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.4% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.
Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1923 marked top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1923 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2025 Boys Girls 1923 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1905 1930 1955 1980 2005 2025 Boys Girls 1923 top-10 share by year 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1880 1930 1980 2025 Boys Girls 1923 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 1923? Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1923 against the top 100 of 1922.
The biggest climbs of 1923 Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1923.
Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.
Next year: 1924