The 1914 Baby Name Report

1,416,344 babies, 7,161 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1914

👑 #1 girls: Mary (35 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (35 years running) 947 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary45,346
  2. Helen23,221
  3. Dorothy18,782
  4. Margaret17,763
  5. Ruth15,839
  6. Anna11,865
  7. Mildred11,649
  8. Elizabeth11,367
  9. Frances9,677
  10. Marie8,829

Top boys

  1. John37,947
  2. William29,753
  3. James26,262
  4. Robert21,188
  5. Joseph18,829
  6. George17,602
  7. Charles16,937
  8. Edward12,319
  9. Frank12,002
  10. Walter8,962

Full top-50 rankings for 1914 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Delores #473 → #372 (+101)
  2. Kermit #267 → #206 (+61)
  3. Mario #312 → #252 (+60)
  4. Rae #435 → #376 (+59)
  5. Pasquale #356 → #300 (+56)
  6. Ferdinand #372 → #320 (+52)
  7. Florine #424 → #373 (+51)
  8. Ellsworth #353 → #305 (+48)
  9. Stephanie #358 → #315 (+43)
  10. Joyce #290 → #248 (+42)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Linda #307 → #358 (−51)
  2. Ollie #251 → #297 (−46)
  3. Clarice #258 → #301 (−43)
  4. Eliza #260 → #296 (−36)
  5. Avis #268 → #304 (−36)
  6. Birdie #328 → #363 (−35)
  7. Cornelius #226 → #259 (−33)
  8. Dave #235 → #267 (−32)
  9. Wilson #122 → #153 (−31)
  10. Abe #271 → #301 (−30)

✨ Never recorded before 1914

Torao (17) Floriene (14) Dorrance (14) Jeannine (13) Marvis (13) Doy (13) Yoshie (12) Alvar (12) Burel (12) Durant (12)

947 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1914.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1914?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1914, out of 1,416,344 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1914?
Delores made the biggest jump in 1914, climbing 101 spots to #372.
How many new baby names appeared in 1914?
947 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1914.