The 1922 Baby Name Report

2,289,156 babies, 9,658 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1922

👑 #1 girls: Mary (43 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (43 years running) 498 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary72,176
  2. Dorothy37,716
  3. Helen32,510
  4. Margaret26,862
  5. Ruth23,633
  6. Betty20,894
  7. Virginia19,144
  8. Mildred16,412
  9. Elizabeth15,243
  10. Frances15,054

Top boys

  1. John57,281
  2. Robert53,796
  3. William51,112
  4. James49,803
  5. Charles28,839
  6. George27,350
  7. Joseph25,699
  8. Edward20,419
  9. Richard17,537
  10. Frank16,013

Full top-50 rankings for 1922 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Marilynn #662 → #388 (+274)
  2. Marilyn #253 → #145 (+108)
  3. Joann #586 → #479 (+107)
  4. Bennie #554 → #473 (+81)
  5. Cletus #466 → #391 (+75)
  6. Bobby #365 → #293 (+72)
  7. Edwina #513 → #443 (+70)
  8. Jeff #481 → #417 (+64)
  9. Earnestine #510 → #450 (+60)
  10. Guadalupe #464 → #405 (+59)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Harding #396 → #675 (−279)
  2. Myrtis #470 → #598 (−128)
  3. Gail #483 → #610 (−127)
  4. Hugo #429 → #532 (−103)
  5. Theda #395 → #483 (−88)
  6. Quentin #401 → #486 (−85)
  7. Stephanie #382 → #461 (−79)
  8. Garnet #485 → #559 (−74)
  9. Jess #317 → #381 (−64)
  10. Enid #418 → #482 (−64)

✨ Never recorded before 1922

Daren (35) Evelean (14) Dorismae (13) Derral (13) Donaldine (12) Arlita (11) Gavina (11) Memory (11) Stoney (10) Bettey (9)

498 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1922.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1922?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1922, out of 2,289,156 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1922?
Marilynn made the biggest jump in 1922, climbing 274 spots to #388.
How many new baby names appeared in 1922?
498 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1922.