EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1912

United States · 988,061 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary32,304—
#2Helen16,133—
#3Dorothy12,645↑1
#4Margaret12,536↓1
#5Ruth11,280—
#6Mildred8,764↑2
#7Anna8,586↓1
#8Elizabeth8,527↓1
#9Frances6,680↑1
#10Marie6,642↓1
#11Alice6,285—
#12Florence5,739—
#13Evelyn5,620↑3
#14Lillian5,568↓1
#15Rose5,431↓1
#16Edna5,136↑1
#17Louise5,116↑2
#18Ethel5,073↓3
#19Gladys4,980↓1
#20Virginia4,810↑6
#21Catherine4,666↓1
#22Irene4,646↓1
#23Ruby4,452↓1
#24Grace4,418↓1
#25Hazel4,197—
#26Thelma4,183↑1
#27Annie4,083↓3
#28Josephine3,980↑1
#29Martha3,911↓1
#30Gertrude3,887—
#31Edith3,842—
#32Lucille3,763—
#33Esther3,569↑1
#34Clara3,480↓1
#35Emma3,357—
#36Bertha3,288—
#37Beatrice3,205—
#38Pauline3,163—
#39Eleanor3,120↑10
#40Agnes2,945↓1
#41Sarah2,919↑1
#42Elsie2,895↓1
#43Bessie2,832↓3
#44Julia2,825—
#45Ida2,740—
#46Mabel2,714↓3
#47Ann2,666↑6
#48Doris2,657↑8
#49Eva2,636↓3
#50Myrtle2,599—
#51Bernice2,593—
#52Viola2,550↓5
#53Katherine2,546↑2
#54Pearl2,528↓6
#55Marion2,522↑3
#56Marjorie2,468↑3
#57Laura2,413—
#58Anne2,369↑6
#59Nellie2,365↓5
#60Minnie2,295↓8
#61Willie2,267—
#62Alma2,183—
#63Lois2,146↑5
#64Jean2,056↑10
#65Jessie2,052↑1
#66Betty2,011↑3
#67Lillie2,003↓7
#68Vera1,974↓1
#69Ella1,921↓6
#70Mattie1,915↓5
#71Kathryn1,905↑2
#72Lena1,903↓2
#73Stella1,834↓1
#74Mae1,775↓4
#75Blanche1,761—
#76Leona1,650—
#77Sylvia1,639↑5
#78Lucy1,636↓1
#79Marguerite1,620↑8
#80Beulah1,607↓1
#81Jennie1,595↑4
#82Carrie1,580↓4
#83Violet1,535—
#84Vivian1,487↓4
#85Opal1,465↓4
#86Ellen1,449↓2
#87Fannie1,425↑1
#88Velma1,403↑2
#89Jane1,390↑9
#90Hattie1,389↓4
#91Charlotte1,375↑4
#92Genevieve1,353↑1
#93Marian1,313
#94Rosa1,305↓3
#95Mamie1,273↓6
#96Ada1,268↑1
#96Theresa1,268↑4
#98Cora1,253↓7
#99Wilma1,241
#100Inez1,228↓1

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1John24,588—
#2William19,626—
#3James17,644—
#4Robert12,836↑1
#5Joseph12,062↑1
#6George11,734↓2
#7Charles11,070—
#8Edward7,936↑1
#9Frank7,912↓1
#10Thomas6,087—
#11Walter5,809↑1
#12Henry5,643↓1
#13Harold5,102↑3
#14Paul4,785↑3
#15Arthur4,685↑3
#16Harry4,624↓3
#17Albert4,587↓2
#18Raymond4,374↑1
#19Richard4,188↑1
#20Louis3,591↑1
#21Clarence3,590↑2
#22Willie3,508↓8
#23Ralph3,435↑1
#24Carl3,224↑2
#25Howard3,212↑3
#26Fred3,103↓4
#27Donald2,872↑9
#28Jack2,870↓3
#29David2,858↓2
#30Samuel2,602—
#31Roy2,591—
#32Ernest2,569—
#33Kenneth2,538↑7
#34Earl2,518—
#35Francis2,516↓2
#36Joe2,515↓7
#37Anthony2,480↓2
#38Lawrence2,467↓1
#39Herbert2,236↑2
#40Alfred2,210↓1
#41Eugene2,114↑2
#42Michael2,104↓4
#43Stanley2,017↑1
#44Andrew1,946↓2
#45Leonard1,928↑1
#46Woodrow1,843
#47Elmer1,840↑1
#48Peter1,679↑2
#49Leo1,654↑2
#50Herman1,646↓1
#51Frederick1,564↑1
#52Theodore1,561↑4
#53Daniel1,524—
#54Edwin1,518↑6
#55Chester1,460↑3
#56Russell1,449↓1
#57Charlie1,446↓12
#58Lester1,443↑7
#59Floyd1,438↓2
#60Bernard1,437↓6
#61Norman1,367↑2
#62Clifford1,345—
#63Sam1,325↓16
#64Milton1,319↑6
#65Clyde1,314↓4
#66Leroy1,306↓7
#67Benjamin1,272↓3
#68Lewis1,247↓2
#69Philip1,237—
#70Lloyd1,227↑4
#71Melvin1,185↑2
#72Vincent1,178↑8
#73Oscar1,157↓5
#74Jesse1,106↓2
#75Martin1,064—
#76Cecil1,058—
#77Ray1,050↓6
#78Lee1,030↓11
#79Leon1,006↓2
#80Sidney1,003↑12
#81Victor989—
#82Morris960↑3
#83Marvin958↓1
#84Glenn948
#85Edgar945↓2
#86Alvin929↑3
#86Gerald929↑2
#88Stephen928↓5
#89Claude890↓2
#90Vernon889↑6
#91Harvey875—
#92Wilbur832
#93Gordon822↑4
#94Irving815↓1
#95Maurice811↑4
#96Everett806
#97Alexander803↓3
#98Homer794↓3
#99Arnold767
#100Julius758