EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1917

United States · 2,006,749 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary64,280—
#2Helen34,251—
#3Dorothy28,852—
#4Margaret25,560—
#5Ruth23,568—
#6Mildred16,256—
#7Anna15,160—
#8Elizabeth15,131—
#9Frances14,363—
#10Virginia14,261—
#11Evelyn12,532—
#12Marie11,813—
#13Alice10,990—
#14Florence10,538—
#15Lillian9,843↑1
#16Rose9,783↓1
#17Irene9,163—
#18Catherine8,689↑2
#19Louise8,584↓1
#20Edna8,422↓1
#21Josephine8,326—
#22Martha8,261↑2
#23Gladys8,075↓1
#24Ethel7,865↑1
#25Doris7,819↑7
#26Eleanor7,669↑1
#27Ruby7,662↓4
#28Edith7,532—
#29Lucille7,529↑1
#30Grace7,373↓4
#31Hazel7,285—
#32Thelma7,245↓3
#33Pauline6,896—
#34Betty6,639↑10
#35Annie6,404↑1
#36Marjorie6,399↑1
#37Gertrude6,300↓2
#38Esther6,281↓4
#39Beatrice5,839↓1
#40Jean5,692↑5
#41Clara5,626↓2
#42Bernice5,546—
#43Lois5,485—
#44Ann5,455↓4
#45Marion5,371↑2
#46Emma5,121↓5
#47Julia5,078↓1
#48Agnes5,066↑2
#49Katherine4,956↑2
#50Elsie4,939↓2
#51Bertha4,881↓2
#52Sarah4,766—
#53Anne4,603—
#54Eva4,286↑1
#55Jane4,258↑7
#56Ida4,247↓2
#57Pearl4,232—
#58Myrtle4,046—
#59Viola4,040—
#60Kathryn3,984—
#61Bessie3,927↓5
#62Stella3,872↑1
#63Rita3,870↑4
#64Nellie3,808↓3
#65Laura3,807↓1
#66Vera3,714—
#67Barbara3,535↑7
#68Mabel3,499↓3
#69Sylvia3,469↓1
#70Jessie3,465↓2
#71Alma3,407↓1
#72Willie3,381↑1
#73June3,370↑13
#74Marian3,267↓2
#75Minnie3,262↓4
#76Charlotte3,229↑4
#77Genevieve3,192↓1
#78Marguerite3,161—
#79Vivian3,119↓2
#80Leona3,115↓5
#81Jennie3,109↓2
#82Wilma3,071—
#83Ella3,054↓2
#84Violet3,026↓1
#85Lena3,004—
#86Lillie2,931↑2
#87Juanita2,929↑3
#87Lucy2,929↓3
#89Geraldine2,897↑5
#90Ellen2,855↓3
#91Blanche2,836↓2
#92Phyllis2,696↑3
#93Maxine2,647↑3
#94Mattie2,572↓1
#95Opal2,541↓4
#96Mae2,507↓4
#97Theresa2,490↑1
#98Nancy2,411
#98Velma2,411↑1
#100Sophie2,382

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1John51,852—
#2William42,422—
#3James37,337—
#4Robert35,220—
#5Joseph24,761—
#6George24,196↑1
#7Charles24,143↓1
#8Edward17,501—
#9Frank15,768—
#10Thomas12,611—
#11Walter12,582—
#12Harold11,194↑1
#13Paul11,156↓1
#14Richard10,914↑1
#15Henry10,696↓1
#16Raymond9,956—
#17Arthur9,282↑1
#18Albert9,157↓1
#19Harry8,856—
#20Donald8,729—
#21Ralph7,391—
#22Jack6,875↑4
#23Louis6,771↓1
#24Carl6,699↓1
#25Clarence6,587↓1
#26Howard6,410↓1
#27Kenneth6,141—
#28David6,099—
#29Fred5,986—
#30Francis5,801↑1
#31Willie5,751↓1
#32Earl5,632—
#33Roy5,586—
#34Stanley5,186—
#35Joe5,142—
#36Lawrence5,094↑2
#37Ernest5,055↓1
#38Anthony5,027↓1
#39Eugene4,873—
#40Herbert4,745—
#41Leonard4,694↑1
#42Samuel4,490↓1
#43Alfred4,424—
#44Michael4,288—
#45Elmer3,812—
#46Norman3,788↑2
#47Leo3,779—
#48Andrew3,752↓2
#49Bernard3,711—
#50Peter3,464—
#51Frederick3,455↑1
#52Russell3,436↓1
#53Lloyd3,417↑5
#54Daniel3,360↑1
#55Edwin3,346↓2
#56Chester3,338↓2
#57Melvin3,155—
#58Herman2,974↓2
#59Clifford2,969↑2
#60Leroy2,951↑3
#61Lester2,854↓2
#62Floyd2,820↓2
#63Theodore2,809↑2
#64Clyde2,719↓2
#65Vincent2,636↑2
#66Philip2,544↑4
#67Charlie2,536↑1
#68Marvin2,517↓2
#69Gerald2,486↑7
#70Lewis2,477↑1
#71Vernon2,463↑4
#72Sam2,454↑2
#73Woodrow2,428↓9
#74Ray2,426↓1
#75Milton2,394↓3
#76Benjamin2,386↑3
#77Martin2,336↑4
#78Victor2,207—
#79Jesse2,200↓2
#80Willard2,188↓11
#81Alvin2,142↑1
#82Leon2,102↑3
#83Cecil2,101↓3
#84Gordon2,019↑6
#85Lee2,004↓2
#86Glenn1,997↓2
#87Oscar1,961↓1
#88Edgar1,920—
#89Stephen1,892↓2
#90Harvey1,808↑2
#91Arnold1,781↓2
#92Wilbur1,749↑2
#93Warren1,743
#94Everett1,734↓3
#95Sidney1,727—
#96Wayne1,715↑2
#97Alexander1,664↑2
#98Claude1,625↓5
#99Morris1,624↓2
#100Allen1,592