Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1922
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(57,281) |
John |
57,281 |
| 2(53,796) |
Robert |
53,796 |
| 3(51,112) |
William |
51,112 |
| 4(49,803) |
James |
49,803 |
| 5(28,839) |
Charles |
28,839 |
| 6(27,350) |
George |
27,350 |
| 7(25,699) |
Joseph |
25,699 |
| 8(20,419) |
Edward |
20,419 |
| 9(17,537) |
Richard |
17,537 |
| 10(16,013) |
Frank |
16,013 |
| 11(15,261) |
Thomas |
15,261 |
| 12(14,913) |
Donald |
14,913 |
| 13(13,593) |
Harold |
13,593 |
| 14(12,922) |
Paul |
12,922 |
| 15(12,631) |
Walter |
12,631 |
| 16(12,129) |
Raymond |
12,129 |
| 17(11,207) |
Henry |
11,207 |
| 18(10,847) |
Jack |
10,847 |
| 19(10,114) |
Arthur |
10,114 |
| 20(9,896) |
Albert |
9,896 |
| 21(9,258) |
Kenneth |
9,258 |
| 22(9,077) |
Harry |
9,077 |
| 23(8,484) |
Ralph |
8,484 |
| 24(7,865) |
David |
7,865 |
| 25(7,849) |
Eugene |
7,849 |
| 26(7,296) |
Howard |
7,296 |
| 27(7,095) |
Louis |
7,095 |
| 28(6,904) |
Willie |
6,904 |
| 29(6,861) |
Clarence |
6,861 |
| 30(6,690) |
Carl |
6,690 |
| 31(6,461) |
Earl |
6,461 |
| 32(6,458) |
Roy |
6,458 |
| 33(6,245) |
Fred |
6,245 |
| 34(6,147) |
Francis |
6,147 |
| 35(6,089) |
Joe |
6,089 |
| 36(5,786) |
Lawrence |
5,786 |
| 37(5,503) |
Ernest |
5,503 |
| 38(5,407) |
Leonard |
5,407 |
| 39(5,091) |
Anthony |
5,091 |
| 40(5,047) |
Herbert |
5,047 |
| 41(5,045) |
Stanley |
5,045 |
| 42(4,833) |
Alfred |
4,833 |
| 43(4,600) |
Samuel |
4,600 |
| 44(4,527) |
Norman |
4,527 |
| 45(4,484) |
Warren |
4,484 |
| 46(4,409) |
Bernard |
4,409 |
| 47(4,285) |
Daniel |
4,285 |
| 48(3,990) |
Michael |
3,990 |
| 49(3,965) |
Russell |
3,965 |
| 50(3,908) |
Melvin |
3,908 |
| 51(3,901) |
Leo |
3,901 |
| 52(3,827) |
Edwin |
3,827 |
| 53(3,803) |
Andrew |
3,803 |
| 54(3,738) |
Elmer |
3,738 |
| 55(3,671) |
Leroy |
3,671 |
| 56(3,580) |
Marvin |
3,580 |
| 57(3,545) |
Peter |
3,545 |
| 58(3,541) |
Gerald |
3,541 |
| 59(3,364) |
Lloyd |
3,364 |
| 60(3,353) |
Frederick |
3,353 |
| 61(3,221) |
Floyd |
3,221 |
| 62(3,216) |
Theodore |
3,216 |
| 63(3,157) |
Clifford |
3,157 |
| 64(3,133) |
Chester |
3,133 |
| 65(3,051) |
Ray |
3,051 |
| 66(3,014) |
Herman |
3,014 |
| 67(3,007) |
Clyde |
3,007 |
| 68(3,003) |
Vernon |
3,003 |
| 69(2,951) |
Lester |
2,951 |
| 70(2,769) |
Philip |
2,769 |
| 71(2,710) |
Vincent |
2,710 |
| 72(2,655) |
Charlie |
2,655 |
| 73(2,598) |
Alvin |
2,598 |
| 74(2,556) |
Milton |
2,556 |
| 75(2,555) |
Lewis |
2,555 |
| 76(2,527) |
Gordon |
2,527 |
| 77(2,521) |
Leon |
2,521 |
| 78(2,476) |
Wayne |
2,476 |
| 79(2,425) |
Glenn |
2,425 |
| 80(2,403) |
Martin |
2,403 |
| 81(2,395) |
Jesse |
2,395 |
| 82(2,378) |
Benjamin |
2,378 |
| 83(2,371) |
Lee |
2,371 |
| 84(2,349) |
Sam |
2,349 |
| 85(2,336) |
Cecil |
2,336 |
| 86(2,322) |
Victor |
2,322 |
| 87(2,210) |
Wallace |
2,210 |
| 88(2,207) |
Harvey |
2,207 |
| 89(2,041) |
Dale |
2,041 |
| 90(2,029) |
Billy |
2,029 |
| 91(2,017) |
Willard |
2,017 |
| 92(2,007) |
Oscar |
2,007 |
| 93(1,923) |
Edgar |
1,923 |
| 94(1,892) |
Arnold |
1,892 |
| 95(1,887) |
Allen |
1,887 |
| 96(1,848) |
Roger |
1,848 |
| 97(1,806) |
Claude |
1,806 |
| 98(1,798) |
Everett |
1,798 |
| 99(1,790) |
Virgil |
1,790 |
| 100(1,748) |
Gilbert |
1,748 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(72,176) |
Mary |
72,176 |
| 2(37,716) |
Dorothy |
37,716 |
| 3(32,510) |
Helen |
32,510 |
| 4(26,862) |
Margaret |
26,862 |
| 5(23,633) |
Ruth |
23,633 |
| 6(20,894) |
Betty |
20,894 |
| 7(19,144) |
Virginia |
19,144 |
| 8(16,412) |
Mildred |
16,412 |
| 9(15,243) |
Elizabeth |
15,243 |
| 10(15,054) |
Frances |
15,054 |
| 11(13,798) |
Doris |
13,798 |
| 12(13,408) |
Anna |
13,408 |
| 13(13,319) |
Evelyn |
13,319 |
| 14(11,912) |
Marie |
11,912 |
| 15(11,277) |
Alice |
11,277 |
| 16(10,385) |
Marjorie |
10,385 |
| 17(10,173) |
Irene |
10,173 |
| 18(10,036) |
Florence |
10,036 |
| 19(9,430) |
Lillian |
9,430 |
| 20(9,109) |
Jean |
9,109 |
| 21(9,021) |
Martha |
9,021 |
| 22(8,886) |
Louise |
8,886 |
| 23(8,791) |
Rose |
8,791 |
| 24(8,537) |
Catherine |
8,537 |
| 25(8,042) |
Gladys |
8,042 |
| 26(8,003) |
Ruby |
8,003 |
| 27(7,864) |
Josephine |
7,864 |
| 28(7,852) |
Eleanor |
7,852 |
| 29(7,622) |
Edna |
7,622 |
| 30(7,476) |
Annie |
7,476 |
| 31(7,254) |
Thelma |
7,254 |
| 32(7,246) |
Ethel |
7,246 |
| 33(7,151) |
Lucille |
7,151 |
| 34(7,136) |
Edith |
7,136 |
| 35(6,946) |
Lois |
6,946 |
| 36(6,811) |
Pauline |
6,811 |
| 37(6,757) |
Hazel |
6,757 |
| 38(6,743) |
Grace |
6,743 |
| 39(6,407) |
Shirley |
6,407 |
| 40(6,272) |
Barbara |
6,272 |
| 41(5,912) |
Bernice |
5,912 |
| 42(5,667) |
Marion |
5,667 |
| 43(5,476) |
Beatrice |
5,476 |
| 44(5,474) |
Esther |
5,474 |
| 45(5,382) |
June |
5,382 |
| 46(5,238) |
Norma |
5,238 |
| 47(5,126) |
Clara |
5,126 |
| 48(5,082) |
Gertrude |
5,082 |
| 49(5,054) |
Ann |
5,054 |
| 50(5,013) |
Emma |
5,013 |
| 51(4,982) |
Sarah |
4,982 |
| 52(4,976) |
Rita |
4,976 |
| 53(4,935) |
Phyllis |
4,935 |
| 54(4,827) |
Katherine |
4,827 |
| 55(4,805) |
Jane |
4,805 |
| 56(4,668) |
Lorraine |
4,668 |
| 57(4,643) |
Juanita |
4,643 |
| 58(4,641) |
Geraldine |
4,641 |
| 59(4,618) |
Elsie |
4,618 |
| 60(4,616) |
Julia |
4,616 |
| 61(4,496) |
Gloria |
4,496 |
| 62(4,480) |
Agnes |
4,480 |
| 63(4,419) |
Bertha |
4,419 |
| 64(4,192) |
Eva |
4,192 |
| 65(3,987) |
Ida |
3,987 |
| 66(3,974) |
Anne |
3,974 |
| 67(3,951) |
Marian |
3,951 |
| 68(3,902) |
Laura |
3,902 |
| 68(3,902) |
Patricia |
3,902 |
| 70(3,885) |
Willie |
3,885 |
| 71(3,848) |
Pearl |
3,848 |
| 72(3,793) |
Viola |
3,793 |
| 73(3,792) |
Kathryn |
3,792 |
| 74(3,733) |
Vivian |
3,733 |
| 75(3,649) |
Myrtle |
3,649 |
| 76(3,582) |
Charlotte |
3,582 |
| 77(3,535) |
Wilma |
3,535 |
| 78(3,518) |
Nancy |
3,518 |
| 79(3,510) |
Vera |
3,510 |
| 80(3,466) |
Kathleen |
3,466 |
| 81(3,447) |
Bessie |
3,447 |
| 82(3,444) |
Maxine |
3,444 |
| 83(3,274) |
Nellie |
3,274 |
| 84(3,233) |
Alma |
3,233 |
| 85(3,200) |
Lillie |
3,200 |
| 86(3,194) |
Violet |
3,194 |
| 87(3,182) |
Jessie |
3,182 |
| 88(3,166) |
Stella |
3,166 |
| 89(3,164) |
Audrey |
3,164 |
| 90(3,150) |
Ella |
3,150 |
| 91(3,115) |
Minnie |
3,115 |
| 92(2,986) |
Wanda |
2,986 |
| 93(2,977) |
Lucy |
2,977 |
| 94(2,961) |
Sylvia |
2,961 |
| 95(2,953) |
Ellen |
2,953 |
| 96(2,939) |
Eileen |
2,939 |
| 97(2,917) |
Jeanne |
2,917 |
| 98(2,897) |
Genevieve |
2,897 |
| 99(2,894) |
Mabel |
2,894 |
| 100(2,854) |
Margie |
2,854 |
