Top baby names of 1917

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Mary64,280
  2. Helen34,251
  3. Dorothy28,852
  4. Margaret25,560
  5. Ruth23,568
  6. Mildred16,256
  7. Anna15,160
  8. Elizabeth15,131
  9. Frances14,363
  10. Virginia14,261
  11. Evelyn12,532
  12. Marie11,813
  13. Alice10,990
  14. Florence10,538
  15. Lillian9,843
  16. Rose9,783
  17. Irene9,163
  18. Catherine8,689
  19. Louise8,584
  20. Edna8,422
  21. Josephine8,326
  22. Martha8,261
  23. Gladys8,075
  24. Ethel7,865
  25. Doris7,819
  26. Eleanor7,669
  27. Ruby7,662
  28. Edith7,532
  29. Lucille7,529
  30. Grace7,373
  31. Hazel7,285
  32. Thelma7,245
  33. Pauline6,896
  34. Betty6,639
  35. Annie6,404
  36. Marjorie6,399
  37. Gertrude6,300
  38. Esther6,281
  39. Beatrice5,839
  40. Jean5,692
  41. Clara5,626
  42. Bernice5,546
  43. Lois5,485
  44. Ann5,455
  45. Marion5,371
  46. Emma5,121
  47. Julia5,078
  48. Agnes5,066
  49. Katherine4,956
  50. Elsie4,939

Boys

  1. John51,852
  2. William42,422
  3. James37,338
  4. Robert35,220
  5. Joseph24,761
  6. George24,196
  7. Charles24,143
  8. Edward17,501
  9. Frank15,768
  10. Thomas12,611
  11. Walter12,582
  12. Harold11,194
  13. Paul11,156
  14. Richard10,914
  15. Henry10,696
  16. Raymond9,956
  17. Arthur9,282
  18. Albert9,157
  19. Harry8,856
  20. Donald8,729
  21. Ralph7,391
  22. Jack6,874
  23. Louis6,771
  24. Carl6,699
  25. Clarence6,587
  26. Howard6,410
  27. Kenneth6,141
  28. David6,099
  29. Fred5,986
  30. Francis5,801
  31. Willie5,751
  32. Earl5,632
  33. Roy5,586
  34. Stanley5,186
  35. Joe5,142
  36. Lawrence5,094
  37. Ernest5,055
  38. Anthony5,027
  39. Eugene4,873
  40. Herbert4,745
  41. Leonard4,694
  42. Samuel4,490
  43. Alfred4,424
  44. Michael4,288
  45. Elmer3,812
  46. Norman3,788
  47. Leo3,779
  48. Andrew3,752
  49. Bernard3,711
  50. Peter3,464