Baby names of 1914
In 1914 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (45,346 births) and John for boys (37,947).
Top 100 girls’ names
- Mary45,346
- Helen23,221
- Dorothy18,782
- Margaret17,763
- Ruth15,839
- Anna11,865
- Mildred11,649
- Elizabeth11,367
- Frances9,677
- Marie8,829
- Evelyn8,506
- Alice8,198
- Florence7,886
- Virginia7,601
- Rose7,574
- Lillian7,354
- Louise6,648
- Catherine6,613
- Edna6,289
- Gladys6,227
- Ethel6,204
- Irene6,197
- Josephine5,896
- Ruby5,625
- Grace5,594
- Thelma5,496
- Martha5,432
- Eleanor5,374
- Hazel5,324
- Lucille5,320
- Edith5,209
- Gertrude4,938
- Annie4,800
- Pauline4,698
- Esther4,654
- Doris4,429
- Clara4,240
- Beatrice4,232
- Emma3,972
- Ann3,888
- Bertha3,859
- Julia3,814
- Bernice3,730
- Agnes3,721
- Marjorie3,713
- Elsie3,683
- Sarah3,679
- Katherine3,652
- Ida3,561
- Marion3,550
- Lois3,432
- Eva3,401
- Anne3,365
- Jean3,281
- Bessie3,260
- Pearl3,223
- Viola3,204
- Mabel3,131
- Laura3,059
- Myrtle3,049
- Nellie2,952
- Betty2,933
- Kathryn2,901
- Jessie2,860
- Stella2,771
- Willie2,759
- Minnie2,718
- Vera2,683
- Alma2,648
- Sylvia2,565
- Jane2,340
- Ella2,308
- Lucy2,298
- Lillie2,287
- Lena2,259
- Genevieve2,254
- Jennie2,225
- Mattie2,193
- Leona2,174
- Blanche2,164
- Vivian2,080
- Barbara2,061
- Violet2,061
- Marguerite2,050
- Mae2,049
- Ellen2,039
- Ritanew2,010
- Charlotte2,007
- Opal1,893
- Marian1,862
- Carrie1,798
- Velma1,795
- Theresa1,794
- Juanita1,792
- Wilma1,788
- Beulah1,775
- Hattie1,678
- Emily1,650
- Fannie1,617
- Sophienew1,584
Top 100 boys’ names
- John37,947
- William29,753
- James26,262
- Robert21,188
- Joseph18,829
- George17,602
- Charles16,937
- Edward12,319
- Frank12,002
- Walter8,962
- Thomas8,850
- Henry8,110
- Paul7,733
- Harold7,563
- Albert6,942
- Raymond6,821
- Richard6,669
- Arthur6,641
- Harry6,588
- Louis5,495
- Ralph5,009
- Clarence4,909
- Donald4,835
- Carl4,807
- Willie4,709
- Howard4,490
- Jack4,486
- Fred4,441
- David4,251
- Kenneth4,178
- Francis3,901
- Roy3,852
- Earl3,842
- Joe3,712
- Lawrence3,703
- Samuel3,703
- Anthony3,695
- Ernest3,632
- Stanley3,559
- Michael3,362
- Alfred3,347
- Herbert3,253
- Eugene3,211
- Andrew2,965
- Leonard2,923
- Elmer2,878
- Leo2,655
- Peter2,624
- Russell2,568
- Bernard2,436
- Herman2,430
- Frederick2,415
- Edwin2,386
- Norman2,335
- Daniel2,325
- Chester2,289
- Lester2,164
- Floyd2,090
- Melvin2,064
- Leroy2,004
- Vincent1,962
- Clifford1,960
- Clyde1,954
- Theodore1,929
- Charlie1,906
- Lloyd1,884
- Sam1,880
- Philip1,870
- Milton1,834
- Benjamin1,823
- Woodrow1,785
- Lewis1,767
- Martin1,676
- Ray1,657
- Marvin1,627
- Victor1,559
- Oscar1,553
- Alvin1,532
- Cecil1,530
- Stephen1,486
- Gerald1,468
- Jesse1,457
- Vernon1,455
- Lee1,451
- Leon1,414
- Morris1,365
- Edgar1,361
- Gordon1,355
- Sidney1,337
- Everett1,336
- Glenn1,327
- Willard1,302
- Claude1,284
- Maurice1,256
- Harvey1,250
- Wilbur1,248
- Arnold1,174
- Alexander1,169
- Maxnew1,159
- Irvingnew1,156
1914 in numbers
The Social Security data for 1914 holds 761,582 girls under 4,206 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Rita, Sophie. Leaving it:Inez, Georgia.
The Social Security data for 1914 holds 654,762 boys under 3,759 different names. The ten most common names covered 31% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Max, Irving. Leaving it:Homer, Allen.
Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.