The 1915 Baby Name Report

1,832,426 babies, 8,412 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1915

👑 #1 girls: Mary (36 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (36 years running) 1,242 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary58,187
  2. Helen30,866
  3. Dorothy25,154
  4. Margaret23,054
  5. Ruth21,878
  6. Mildred15,254
  7. Anna15,119
  8. Elizabeth14,103
  9. Frances12,786
  10. Evelyn11,595

Top boys

  1. John47,576
  2. William38,563
  3. James33,773
  4. Robert28,737
  5. Joseph23,051
  6. George22,307
  7. Charles21,960
  8. Edward15,889
  9. Frank15,006
  10. Thomas11,490

Full top-50 rankings for 1915 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Mavis #513 → #372 (+141)
  2. Beverly #459 → #338 (+121)
  3. Billy #401 → #307 (+94)
  4. Hope #503 → #412 (+91)
  5. Jess #271 → #193 (+78)
  6. Darrell #421 → #352 (+69)
  7. Elaine #221 → #155 (+66)
  8. Dorthy #458 → #398 (+60)
  9. Sanford #416 → #357 (+59)
  10. Alene #484 → #425 (+59)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Kermit #206 → #273 (−67)
  2. Madelyn #349 → #416 (−67)
  3. Armand #316 → #366 (−50)
  4. Lessie #288 → #333 (−45)
  5. Roosevelt #269 → #314 (−45)
  6. Wade #281 → #321 (−40)
  7. Iola #311 → #350 (−39)
  8. Sol #279 → #315 (−36)
  9. Corine #340 → #375 (−35)
  10. Isadore #287 → #322 (−35)

✨ Never recorded before 1915

Wanza (33) Secundino (17) Trevor (17) Ichiro (16) Laberta (14) Augusto (14) Hassell (14) Montague (14) Czeslawa (13) Hanako (13)

1,242 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1915.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1915?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1915, out of 1,832,426 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1915?
Mavis made the biggest jump in 1915, climbing 141 spots to #372.
How many new baby names appeared in 1915?
1,242 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1915.