The 1911 Baby Name Report

644,278 babies, 4,394 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1911

👑 #1 girls: Mary (32 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (32 years running) 292 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary24,390
  2. Helen11,801
  3. Margaret9,279
  4. Dorothy8,869
  5. Ruth8,003
  6. Anna6,753
  7. Elizabeth6,298
  8. Mildred6,271
  9. Marie5,017
  10. Frances4,967

Top boys

  1. John13,446
  2. William10,593
  3. James9,952
  4. George6,586
  5. Robert6,526
  6. Joseph6,488
  7. Charles5,725
  8. Frank4,314
  9. Edward4,164
  10. Thomas3,292

Full top-50 rankings for 1911 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Angelina #243 → #199 (+44)
  2. Abraham #162 → #124 (+38)
  3. Eugenia #299 → #262 (+37)
  4. Salvatore #203 → #166 (+37)
  5. Lorene #223 → #188 (+35)
  6. Ernestine #286 → #251 (+35)
  7. Roger #171 → #139 (+32)
  8. Janet #217 → #186 (+31)
  9. Dorothea #212 → #182 (+30)
  10. Eileen #240 → #211 (+29)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Ed #140 → #190 (−50)
  2. Dollie #230 → #277 (−47)
  3. Janie #182 → #224 (−42)
  4. Josie #242 → #280 (−38)
  5. Hallie #252 → #289 (−37)
  6. Will #113 → #149 (−36)
  7. Jim #100 → #134 (−34)
  8. Leola #166 → #197 (−31)
  9. Flossie #178 → #209 (−31)
  10. Johnnie #215 → #246 (−31)

✨ Never recorded before 1911

Colie (16) Thurley (12) Hymen (12) Nello (12) Italia (10) Lourine (10) Stanislaw (10) Florette (9) Hatsuko (9) Nicoletta (9)

292 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1911.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1911?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1911, out of 644,278 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1911?
Angelina made the biggest jump in 1911, climbing 44 spots to #199.
How many new baby names appeared in 1911?
292 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1911.