Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1912

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1911

Woodrow Boy 188 Clem Boy 174 Winfred Boy 152 Beth Girl 148 Sheldon Boy 142 Omer Boy 140 Duane Boy 132 Cyrus Boy 131 Dortha Girl 129 Evan Boy 126

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	John	24,588
2	William	19,626
3	James	17,644
4	Robert	12,836
5	Joseph	12,062
6	George	11,734
7	Charles	11,070
8	Edward	7,936
9	Frank	7,912
10	Thomas	6,087
11	Walter	5,809
12	Henry	5,643
13	Harold	5,102
14	Paul	4,785
15	Arthur	4,685
16	Harry	4,624
17	Albert	4,587
18	Raymond	4,374
19	Richard	4,188
20	Louis	3,591

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	32,304
2	Helen	16,133
3	Dorothy	12,645
4	Margaret	12,536
5	Ruth	11,280
6	Mildred	8,764
7	Anna	8,586
8	Elizabeth	8,527
9	Frances	6,680
10	Marie	6,642
11	Alice	6,285
12	Florence	5,739
13	Evelyn	5,620
14	Lillian	5,568
15	Rose	5,431
16	Edna	5,136
17	Louise	5,116
18	Ethel	5,073
19	Gladys	4,980
20	Virginia	4,810

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