The 1919 Baby Name Report

2,110,245 babies, 9,305 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1919

👑 #1 girls: Mary (40 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (40 years running) 663 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary65,836
  2. Helen33,706
  3. Dorothy31,733
  4. Margaret26,238
  5. Ruth24,562
  6. Mildred17,300
  7. Virginia15,636
  8. Elizabeth15,287
  9. Frances15,107
  10. Anna14,498

Top boys

  1. John53,523
  2. William43,970
  3. James42,392
  4. Robert41,025
  5. Charles25,192
  6. George25,170
  7. Joseph24,266
  8. Edward18,536
  9. Frank15,701
  10. Thomas13,434

Full top-50 rankings for 1919 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Vernice #568 → #453 (+115)
  2. Marilyn #422 → #314 (+108)
  3. Luis #499 → #403 (+96)
  4. Dorris #549 → #467 (+82)
  5. Corrine #533 → #452 (+81)
  6. Darlene #507 → #435 (+72)
  7. Jacqueline #386 → #317 (+69)
  8. Lupe #457 → #388 (+69)
  9. Rodney #369 → #313 (+56)
  10. Rowena #527 → #471 (+56)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Pershing #334 → #595 (−261)
  2. Maybelle #460 → #536 (−76)
  3. Sol #316 → #388 (−72)
  4. Frederic #413 → #485 (−72)
  5. Armand #291 → #356 (−65)
  6. Monica #444 → #509 (−65)
  7. Spencer #408 → #473 (−65)
  8. Leta #435 → #497 (−62)
  9. Bruno #294 → #354 (−60)
  10. Evalyn #446 → #505 (−59)

✨ Never recorded before 1919

Tokie (12) Lucenda (11) Micheline (11) Juaquin (11) Taro (11) Faythe (10) Julina (10) Marquita (10) Nonia (10) Adrin (10)

663 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1919.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1919?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1919, out of 2,110,245 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1919?
Vernice made the biggest jump in 1919, climbing 115 spots to #453.
How many new baby names appeared in 1919?
663 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1919.