EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1918

United States · 2,171,111 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary67,365—
#2Helen36,148—
#3Dorothy32,030—
#4Margaret27,139—
#5Ruth25,535—
#6Mildred17,258—
#7Virginia16,421↑3
#8Frances16,132↑1
#9Elizabeth15,853↓1
#10Anna15,666↓3
#11Evelyn13,493—
#12Marie12,589—
#13Alice11,590—
#14Florence11,318—
#15Lillian9,986—
#16Irene9,774↑1
#17Rose9,568↓1
#18Louise9,111↑1
#19Doris9,061↑6
#20Catherine8,842↓2
#21Betty8,803↑13
#22Gladys8,734↑1
#23Edna8,698↓3
#24Josephine8,682↓3
#25Martha8,341↓3
#26Eleanor8,176—
#27Ruby8,134—
#28Ethel8,075↓4
#29Lucille7,902—
#30Edith7,858↓2
#31Grace7,770↓1
#32Thelma7,740—
#33Hazel7,615↓2
#34Marjorie7,517↑2
#35Pauline7,222↓2
#36Annie6,743↓1
#37Jean6,600↑3
#38Esther6,574—
#39Gertrude6,264↓2
#40Beatrice5,907↓1
#41Bernice5,892↑1
#42Lois5,877↑1
#43Clara5,778↓2
#44Ann5,613—
#45Marion5,583—
#46Emma5,324—
#47Agnes5,291↑1
#48Julia5,268↓1
#49Elsie5,194↑1
#50Katherine5,191↓1
#51Bertha5,051—
#52Sarah4,969—
#53Jane4,730↑2
#54Anne4,567↓1
#55Eva4,563↓1
#56Pearl4,521↑1
#57Ida4,450↓1
#58Rita4,447↑5
#59Viola4,331—
#60Barbara4,224↑7
#61Bessie4,101—
#62Myrtle4,076↓4
#63Kathryn4,068↓3
#64Laura4,062↑1
#65Nellie4,048↓1
#66June4,034↑7
#67Stella3,928↓5
#68Vera3,923↓2
#69Lorraine3,876
#70Willie3,867↑2
#71Sylvia3,675↓2
#72Vivian3,663↑7
#73Alma3,650↓2
#74Mabel3,636↓6
#75Jessie3,591↓5
#76Marian3,503↓2
#77Geraldine3,446↑12
#78Charlotte3,373↓2
#79Leona3,335↑1
#80Phyllis3,326↑12
#81Genevieve3,304↓4
#82Wilma3,298—
#83Violet3,294↑1
#84Ella3,291↓1
#85Juanita3,260↑2
#86Marguerite3,249↓8
#87Maxine3,216↑6
#88Minnie3,181↓13
#89Lillie3,112↓3
#90Lucy3,108↓3
#91Jennie3,033↓10
#92Ellen3,030↓2
#93Lena2,937↓8
#94Opal2,847↑1
#95Mae2,756↑1
#96Blanche2,739↓5
#97Shirley2,654
#98Norma2,653
#99Kathleen2,629
#100Mattie2,610↓6

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1John56,558—
#2William45,291—
#3James42,115—
#4Robert40,619—
#5Charles26,921↑2
#6George26,318—
#7Joseph26,261↓2
#8Edward19,489—
#9Frank17,018—
#10Thomas13,910—
#11Walter13,338—
#12Richard12,323↑2
#13Harold12,185↓1
#14Paul11,755↓1
#15Raymond11,604↑1
#16Henry11,354↓1
#17Arthur10,105—
#18Donald9,972↑2
#19Albert9,935↓1
#20Harry9,896↓1
#21Jack8,341↑1
#22Ralph8,162↓1
#23Clarence7,187↑2
#24Louis7,082↓1
#25Carl7,004↓1
#26Howard6,928—
#27Kenneth6,809—
#28David6,627—
#29Willie6,537↑2
#30Francis6,347—
#31Earl6,321↑1
#32Roy6,211↑1
#33Fred6,182↓4
#34Joe5,805↑1
#35Eugene5,631↑4
#36Stanley5,618↓2
#37Ernest5,527—
#38Lawrence5,372↓2
#39Anthony5,168↓1
#40Herbert5,128—
#41Leonard4,980—
#42Alfred4,873↑1
#43Samuel4,772↓1
#44Elmer4,373↑1
#45Michael4,296↓1
#46Andrew4,138↑2
#47Bernard4,098↑2
#48Leo4,036↓1
#49Norman3,867↓3
#50Russell3,833↑2
#51Lloyd3,742↑2
#52Daniel3,726↑2
#53Peter3,711↓3
#54Chester3,692↑2
#55Edwin3,487—
#56Melvin3,469↑1
#57Leroy3,422↑3
#58Woodrow3,358↑15
#59Frederick3,351↓8
#60Clifford3,299↓1
#61Floyd3,235↑1
#62Lester3,229↓1
#63Victor3,183↑15
#64Theodore3,143↓1
#65Herman3,041↓7
#66Vernon2,971↑5
#67Clyde2,917↓3
#68Marvin2,829—
#69Ray2,763↑5
#70Charlie2,743↓3
#71Philip2,733↓5
#72Gerald2,712↓3
#73Vincent2,621↓8
#74Lewis2,593↓4
#75Sam2,506↓3
#76Milton2,454↓1
#77Leon2,442↑5
#78Jesse2,433↑1
#79Benjamin2,431↓3
#80Alvin2,409↑1
#81Martin2,403↓4
#82Cecil2,328↑1
#83Willard2,311↓3
#84Glenn2,253↑2
#85Gordon2,233↓1
#86Lee2,159↓1
#87Oscar2,113—
#88Harvey2,111↑2
#89Edgar2,085↓1
#90Warren1,990↑3
#91Wayne1,912↑5
#92Arnold1,910↓1
#93Everett1,891↑1
#94Sidney1,879↑1
#95Claude1,878↑3
#96Stephen1,843↓7
#97Wilbur1,800↓5
#98Allen1,779↑2
#99Virgil1,707
#100Homer1,680