The 1910 Baby Name Report

590,711 babies, 4,174 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1910

👑 #1 girls: Mary (31 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (31 years running) 231 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary22,848
  2. Helen10,479
  3. Margaret8,226
  4. Dorothy7,318
  5. Ruth7,212
  6. Anna6,436
  7. Elizabeth5,800
  8. Mildred5,692
  9. Marie4,790
  10. Alice4,671

Top boys

  1. John11,450
  2. James9,194
  3. William8,844
  4. Robert5,609
  5. George5,441
  6. Joseph5,228
  7. Charles4,784
  8. Frank3,768
  9. Edward3,407
  10. Henry2,899

Full top-50 rankings for 1910 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Hallie #318 → #252 (+66)
  2. Francis #288 → #254 (+34)
  3. Nathaniel #172 → #139 (+33)
  4. Patricia #234 → #206 (+28)
  5. Regina #216 → #189 (+27)
  6. Rosalie #255 → #228 (+27)
  7. Sidney #119 → #93 (+26)
  8. June #242 → #218 (+24)
  9. Fay #228 → #205 (+23)
  10. Jewel #224 → #202 (+22)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Allie #210 → #250 (−40)
  2. Belle #251 → #281 (−30)
  3. Nannie #170 → #197 (−27)
  4. Zelma #233 → #259 (−26)
  5. Matilda #204 → #227 (−23)
  6. Ila #253 → #275 (−22)
  7. Virgie #202 → #222 (−20)
  8. Earnest #108 → #128 (−20)
  9. Lonnie #129 → #148 (−19)
  10. Amanda #212 → #229 (−17)

✨ Never recorded before 1910

Ellouise (12) Halley (12) Doratha (11) Almetta (10) Geneveive (10) Lovetta (9) Pankie (9) Arlin (9) Cain (9) Jorge (9)

231 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1910.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1910?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1910, out of 590,711 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1910?
Hallie made the biggest jump in 1910, climbing 66 spots to #252.
How many new baby names appeared in 1910?
231 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1910.