Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1918

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1917

Pershing Boy 545 Quentin Boy 483 Sibyl Girl 249 Marilyn Girl 98 Armando Boy 98 Johnie Girl 90 Diana Girl 89 Jo Girl 84 Kermit Boy 76 Sammie Boy 75

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	John	56,558
2	William	45,291
3	James	42,115
4	Robert	40,619
5	Charles	26,921
6	George	26,318
7	Joseph	26,261
8	Edward	19,489
9	Frank	17,018
10	Thomas	13,910
11	Walter	13,338
12	Richard	12,323
13	Harold	12,185
14	Paul	11,755
15	Raymond	11,604
16	Henry	11,354
17	Arthur	10,105
18	Donald	9,972
19	Albert	9,935
20	Harry	9,896

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	67,365
2	Helen	36,148
3	Dorothy	32,030
4	Margaret	27,139
5	Ruth	25,535
6	Mildred	17,258
7	Virginia	16,421
8	Frances	16,131
9	Elizabeth	15,853
10	Anna	15,666
11	Evelyn	13,493
12	Marie	12,589
13	Alice	11,590
14	Florence	11,318
15	Lillian	9,986
16	Irene	9,774
17	Rose	9,568
18	Louise	9,111
19	Doris	9,061
20	Catherine	8,842

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