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Baby names of 1922

In 1922 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (72,176 births) and John for boys (57,281).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary72,176
  2. Dorothy37,716
  3. Helen32,510
  4. Margaret26,862
  5. Ruth23,633
  6. Betty20,894
  7. Virginia19,144
  8. Mildred16,412
  9. Elizabeth15,243
  10. Frances15,054
  11. Doris13,798
  12. Anna13,408
  13. Evelyn13,319
  14. Marie11,912
  15. Alice11,277
  16. Marjorie10,385
  17. Irene10,173
  18. Florence10,036
  19. Lillian9,430
  20. Jean9,109
  21. Martha9,021
  22. Louise8,886
  23. Rose8,791
  24. Catherine8,537
  25. Gladys8,042
  26. Ruby8,003
  27. Josephine7,864
  28. Eleanor7,852
  29. Edna7,622
  30. Annie7,476
  31. Thelma7,254
  32. Ethel7,246
  33. Lucille7,151
  34. Edith7,136
  35. Lois6,946
  36. Pauline6,811
  37. Hazel6,757
  38. Grace6,743
  39. Shirley6,407
  40. Barbara6,272
  41. Bernice5,912
  42. Marion5,667
  43. Beatrice5,476
  44. Esther5,474
  45. June5,382
  46. Norma5,238
  47. Clara5,126
  48. Gertrude5,082
  49. Ann5,054
  50. Emma5,013
  51. Sarah4,982
  52. Rita4,976
  53. Phyllis4,935
  54. Katherine4,827
  55. Jane4,805
  56. Lorraine4,668
  57. Juanita4,643
  58. Geraldine4,641
  59. Elsie4,618
  60. Julia4,616
  61. Glorianew4,496
  62. Agnes4,480
  63. Bertha4,419
  64. Eva4,192
  65. Ida3,987
  66. Anne3,974
  67. Marian3,951
  68. Laura3,902
  69. Patricia3,902
  70. Willie3,885
  71. Pearl3,848
  72. Viola3,793
  73. Kathryn3,792
  74. Vivian3,733
  75. Myrtle3,649
  76. Charlotte3,582
  77. Wilma3,535
  78. Nancy3,518
  79. Vera3,510
  80. Kathleen3,466
  81. Bessie3,447
  82. Maxine3,444
  83. Nellie3,274
  84. Alma3,233
  85. Lillie3,200
  86. Violet3,194
  87. Jessie3,182
  88. Stella3,166
  89. Audrey3,164
  90. Ella3,150
  91. Minnie3,115
  92. Wandanew2,986
  93. Lucy2,977
  94. Sylvia2,961
  95. Ellen2,953
  96. Eileen2,939
  97. Jeannenew2,917
  98. Genevieve2,897
  99. Mabel2,894
  100. Margienew2,854

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John57,281
  2. Robert53,796
  3. William51,112
  4. James49,803
  5. Charles28,839
  6. George27,350
  7. Joseph25,699
  8. Edward20,419
  9. Richard17,537
  10. Frank16,013
  11. Thomas15,261
  12. Donald14,913
  13. Harold13,593
  14. Paul12,922
  15. Walter12,631
  16. Raymond12,129
  17. Henry11,207
  18. Jack10,847
  19. Arthur10,114
  20. Albert9,896
  21. Kenneth9,258
  22. Harry9,077
  23. Ralph8,484
  24. David7,865
  25. Eugene7,849
  26. Howard7,296
  27. Louis7,095
  28. Willie6,904
  29. Clarence6,861
  30. Carl6,690
  31. Earl6,461
  32. Roy6,458
  33. Fred6,245
  34. Francis6,147
  35. Joe6,089
  36. Lawrence5,786
  37. Ernest5,503
  38. Leonard5,407
  39. Anthony5,091
  40. Herbert5,047
  41. Stanley5,045
  42. Alfred4,833
  43. Samuel4,600
  44. Norman4,527
  45. Warren4,484
  46. Bernard4,409
  47. Daniel4,285
  48. Michael3,990
  49. Russell3,965
  50. Melvin3,908
  51. Leo3,901
  52. Edwin3,827
  53. Andrew3,803
  54. Elmer3,738
  55. Leroy3,671
  56. Marvin3,580
  57. Peter3,545
  58. Gerald3,541
  59. Lloyd3,364
  60. Frederick3,353
  61. Floyd3,221
  62. Theodore3,216
  63. Clifford3,157
  64. Chester3,133
  65. Ray3,051
  66. Herman3,014
  67. Clyde3,007
  68. Vernon3,003
  69. Lester2,951
  70. Philip2,769
  71. Vincent2,710
  72. Charlie2,655
  73. Alvin2,598
  74. Milton2,556
  75. Lewis2,555
  76. Gordon2,527
  77. Leon2,521
  78. Wayne2,476
  79. Glenn2,425
  80. Martin2,403
  81. Jesse2,395
  82. Benjamin2,378
  83. Lee2,371
  84. Sam2,349
  85. Cecil2,336
  86. Victor2,322
  87. Wallace2,210
  88. Harvey2,207
  89. Dale2,041
  90. Billynew2,029
  91. Willard2,017
  92. Oscar2,007
  93. Edgar1,923
  94. Arnold1,892
  95. Allen1,887
  96. Roger1,848
  97. Claude1,806
  98. Everett1,798
  99. Virgil1,790
  100. Gilbertnew1,748

1922 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1922 holds 1,200,998 girls under 5,789 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:Gloria, Wanda, Jeanne, Margie. Leaving it:Leona, Elaine, Marguerite, Jennie.

The Social Security data for 1922 holds 1,088,158 boys under 4,967 different names. The ten most common names covered 32% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Billy, Gilbert. Leaving it:Stephen, Wilbur.

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.