Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1917

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1916

Patsy Girl 132 Consuelo Girl 107 Bette Girl 96 Jefferson Boy 87 Jayne Girl 84 Rowena Girl 81 Guadalupe Girl 78 Dortha Girl 75 Wiley Boy 73 Delores Girl 71

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	John	51,852
2	William	42,422
3	James	37,338
4	Robert	35,220
5	Joseph	24,761
6	George	24,196
7	Charles	24,143
8	Edward	17,501
9	Frank	15,768
10	Thomas	12,611
11	Walter	12,582
12	Harold	11,194
13	Paul	11,156
14	Richard	10,914
15	Henry	10,696
16	Raymond	9,956
17	Arthur	9,282
18	Albert	9,157
19	Harry	8,856
20	Donald	8,729

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	64,280
2	Helen	34,251
3	Dorothy	28,852
4	Margaret	25,560
5	Ruth	23,568
6	Mildred	16,256
7	Anna	15,160
8	Elizabeth	15,131
9	Frances	14,363
10	Virginia	14,261
11	Evelyn	12,532
12	Marie	11,813
13	Alice	10,990
14	Florence	10,538
15	Lillian	9,843
16	Rose	9,783
17	Irene	9,163
18	Catherine	8,689
19	Louise	8,584
20	Edna	8,422

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