Top baby names of 1918

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

Girls

  1. Mary67,365
  2. Helen36,148
  3. Dorothy32,030
  4. Margaret27,139
  5. Ruth25,535
  6. Mildred17,258
  7. Virginia16,421
  8. Frances16,131
  9. Elizabeth15,853
  10. Anna15,666
  11. Evelyn13,493
  12. Marie12,589
  13. Alice11,590
  14. Florence11,318
  15. Lillian9,986
  16. Irene9,774
  17. Rose9,568
  18. Louise9,111
  19. Doris9,061
  20. Catherine8,842
  21. Betty8,803
  22. Gladys8,734
  23. Edna8,698
  24. Josephine8,682
  25. Martha8,342
  26. Eleanor8,176
  27. Ruby8,134
  28. Ethel8,075
  29. Lucille7,902
  30. Edith7,858
  31. Grace7,770
  32. Thelma7,740
  33. Hazel7,615
  34. Marjorie7,517
  35. Pauline7,222
  36. Annie6,743
  37. Jean6,600
  38. Esther6,574
  39. Gertrude6,264
  40. Beatrice5,907
  41. Bernice5,892
  42. Lois5,877
  43. Clara5,778
  44. Ann5,613
  45. Marion5,583
  46. Emma5,324
  47. Agnes5,291
  48. Julia5,268
  49. Elsie5,194
  50. Katherine5,191

Boys

  1. John56,558
  2. William45,291
  3. James42,115
  4. Robert40,619
  5. Charles26,921
  6. George26,318
  7. Joseph26,261
  8. Edward19,489
  9. Frank17,018
  10. Thomas13,910
  11. Walter13,338
  12. Richard12,323
  13. Harold12,185
  14. Paul11,755
  15. Raymond11,604
  16. Henry11,354
  17. Arthur10,105
  18. Donald9,972
  19. Albert9,935
  20. Harry9,896
  21. Jack8,341
  22. Ralph8,162
  23. Clarence7,187
  24. Louis7,082
  25. Carl7,003
  26. Howard6,928
  27. Kenneth6,809
  28. David6,627
  29. Willie6,537
  30. Francis6,347
  31. Earl6,321
  32. Roy6,211
  33. Fred6,182
  34. Joe5,805
  35. Eugene5,631
  36. Stanley5,618
  37. Ernest5,527
  38. Lawrence5,372
  39. Anthony5,168
  40. Herbert5,128
  41. Leonard4,980
  42. Alfred4,873
  43. Samuel4,772
  44. Elmer4,373
  45. Michael4,296
  46. Andrew4,138
  47. Bernard4,098
  48. Leo4,036
  49. Norman3,867
  50. Russell3,833