Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1922

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1921

Daryl Boy 422 Marilynn Girl 270 Marilyn Girl 108 Joann Girl 107 Bobbie Boy 90 Bennie Girl 83 Carlo Boy 79 Cletus Boy 75 Bobby Boy 72 Edwina Girl 70

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	John	57,281
2	Robert	53,796
3	William	51,112
4	James	49,803
5	Charles	28,839
6	George	27,350
7	Joseph	25,699
8	Edward	20,419
9	Richard	17,537
10	Frank	16,013
11	Thomas	15,261
12	Donald	14,913
13	Harold	13,593
14	Paul	12,922
15	Walter	12,631
16	Raymond	12,129
17	Henry	11,207
18	Jack	10,847
19	Arthur	10,114
20	Albert	9,896

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	72,176
2	Dorothy	37,716
3	Helen	32,510
4	Margaret	26,862
5	Ruth	23,633
6	Betty	20,894
7	Virginia	19,144
8	Mildred	16,412
9	Elizabeth	15,243
10	Frances	15,054
11	Doris	13,798
12	Anna	13,408
13	Evelyn	13,319
14	Marie	11,912
15	Alice	11,277
16	Marjorie	10,385
17	Irene	10,173
18	Florence	10,036
19	Lillian	9,430
20	Jean	9,109

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