Most Popular Baby Names of 1918
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1918 in the US: 67,365 girls were named Mary and 56,558 boys were named John, about 1 in 17 girls and 1 in 18 boys born that year. It was Mary's 39th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 39th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 1,157,631 girls and 1,013,480 boys born in 1918, with 5,583 different girl names and 4,812 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1917
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1917; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1917.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Lorraine (#115 to #69), Shirley (#123 to #97) and Betty (#34 to #21).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Woodrow (#73 to #58), Victor (#78 to #63) and Vernon (#71 to #66).
- 4 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Theresa (#97 to #101) and Morris (#99 to #101).
- 780 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1918
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1917, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1918
| # | Name | Babies | In 1917 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,365 | #1 |
| 2 | Helen | 36,148 | #2 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 32,030 | #3 |
| 4 | Margaret | 27,139 | #4 |
| 5 | Ruth | 25,535 | #5 |
| 6 | Mildred | 17,258 | #6 |
| 7 | Virginia | 16,421 | #10 |
| 8 | Frances | 16,132 | #9 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,853 | #8 |
| 10 | Anna | 15,666 | #7 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 13,493 | #11 |
| 12 | Marie | 12,589 | #12 |
| 13 | Alice | 11,590 | #13 |
| 14 | Florence | 11,318 | #14 |
| 15 | Lillian | 9,986 | #15 |
| 16 | Irene | 9,774 | #17 |
| 17 | Rose | 9,568 | #16 |
| 18 | Louise | 9,111 | #19 |
| 19 | Doris | 9,061 | #25 |
| 20 | Catherine | 8,842 | #18 |
| 21 | Betty | 8,803 | #34 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,734 | #23 |
| 23 | Edna | 8,698 | #20 |
| 24 | Josephine | 8,682 | #21 |
| 25 | Martha | 8,341 | #22 |
| 26 | Eleanor | 8,176 | #26 |
| 27 | Ruby | 8,134 | #27 |
| 28 | Ethel | 8,075 | #24 |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,902 | #29 |
| 30 | Edith | 7,858 | #28 |
| 31 | Grace | 7,770 | #30 |
| 32 | Thelma | 7,740 | #32 |
| 33 | Hazel | 7,615 | #31 |
| 34 | Marjorie | 7,517 | #36 |
| 35 | Pauline | 7,222 | #33 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,743 | #35 |
| 37 | Jean | 6,600 | #40 |
| 38 | Esther | 6,574 | #38 |
| 39 | Gertrude | 6,264 | #37 |
| 40 | Beatrice | 5,907 | #39 |
| 41 | Bernice | 5,892 | #42 |
| 42 | Lois | 5,877 | #43 |
| 43 | Clara | 5,778 | #41 |
| 44 | Ann | 5,613 | #44 |
| 45 | Marion | 5,583 | #45 |
| 46 | Emma | 5,324 | #46 |
| 47 | Agnes | 5,291 | #48 |
| 48 | Julia | 5,268 | #47 |
| 49 | Elsie | 5,194 | #50 |
| 50 | Katherine | 5,191 | #49 |
| 51 | Bertha | 5,051 | #51 |
| 52 | Sarah | 4,969 | #52 |
| 53 | Jane | 4,730 | #55 |
| 54 | Anne | 4,567 | #53 |
| 55 | Eva | 4,563 | #54 |
| 56 | Pearl | 4,521 | #57 |
| 57 | Ida | 4,450 | #56 |
| 58 | Rita | 4,447 | #63 |
| 59 | Viola | 4,331 | #59 |
| 60 | Barbara | 4,224 | #67 |
| 61 | Bessie | 4,101 | #61 |
| 62 | Myrtle | 4,076 | #58 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 4,068 | #60 |
| 64 | Laura | 4,062 | #65 |
| 65 | Nellie | 4,048 | #64 |
| 66 | June | 4,034 | #73 |
| 67 | Stella | 3,928 | #62 |
| 68 | Vera | 3,923 | #66 |
| 69 | Lorraine | 3,876 | #115 |
| 70 | Willie | 3,867 | #72 |
| 71 | Sylvia | 3,675 | #69 |
| 72 | Vivian | 3,663 | #79 |
| 73 | Alma | 3,650 | #71 |
| 74 | Mabel | 3,636 | #68 |
| 75 | Jessie | 3,591 | #70 |
| 76 | Marian | 3,503 | #74 |
| 77 | Geraldine | 3,446 | #89 |
| 78 | Charlotte | 3,373 | #76 |
| 79 | Leona | 3,335 | #80 |
| 80 | Phyllis | 3,326 | #92 |
| 81 | Genevieve | 3,304 | #77 |
| 82 | Wilma | 3,298 | #82 |
| 83 | Violet | 3,294 | #84 |
| 84 | Ella | 3,291 | #83 |
| 85 | Juanita | 3,260 | #87 |
| 86 | Marguerite | 3,249 | #78 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,216 | #93 |
| 88 | Minnie | 3,181 | #75 |
| 89 | Lillie | 3,112 | #86 |
| 90 | Lucy | 3,108 | #87 |
| 91 | Jennie | 3,033 | #81 |
| 92 | Ellen | 3,030 | #90 |
| 93 | Lena | 2,937 | #85 |
| 94 | Opal | 2,847 | #95 |
| 95 | Mae | 2,756 | #96 |
| 96 | Blanche | 2,739 | #91 |
| 97 | Shirley | 2,654 | #123 |
| 98 | Norma | 2,653 | #108 |
| 99 | Kathleen | 2,629 | #101 |
| 100 | Mattie | 2,610 | #94 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1918
| # | Name | Babies | In 1917 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 56,558 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 45,291 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 42,115 | #3 |
| 4 | Robert | 40,619 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 26,921 | #7 |
| 6 | George | 26,318 | #6 |
| 7 | Joseph | 26,261 | #5 |
| 8 | Edward | 19,489 | #8 |
| 9 | Frank | 17,018 | #9 |
| 10 | Thomas | 13,910 | #10 |
| 11 | Walter | 13,338 | #11 |
| 12 | Richard | 12,323 | #14 |
| 13 | Harold | 12,185 | #12 |
| 14 | Paul | 11,755 | #13 |
| 15 | Raymond | 11,604 | #16 |
| 16 | Henry | 11,354 | #15 |
| 17 | Arthur | 10,105 | #17 |
| 18 | Donald | 9,972 | #20 |
| 19 | Albert | 9,935 | #18 |
| 20 | Harry | 9,896 | #19 |
| 21 | Jack | 8,341 | #22 |
| 22 | Ralph | 8,162 | #21 |
| 23 | Clarence | 7,187 | #25 |
| 24 | Louis | 7,082 | #23 |
| 25 | Carl | 7,004 | #24 |
| 26 | Howard | 6,928 | #26 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 6,809 | #27 |
| 28 | David | 6,627 | #28 |
| 29 | Willie | 6,537 | #31 |
| 30 | Francis | 6,347 | #30 |
| 31 | Earl | 6,321 | #32 |
| 32 | Roy | 6,211 | #33 |
| 33 | Fred | 6,182 | #29 |
| 34 | Joe | 5,805 | #35 |
| 35 | Eugene | 5,631 | #39 |
| 36 | Stanley | 5,618 | #34 |
| 37 | Ernest | 5,527 | #37 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 5,372 | #36 |
| 39 | Anthony | 5,168 | #38 |
| 40 | Herbert | 5,128 | #40 |
| 41 | Leonard | 4,980 | #41 |
| 42 | Alfred | 4,873 | #43 |
| 43 | Samuel | 4,772 | #42 |
| 44 | Elmer | 4,373 | #45 |
| 45 | Michael | 4,296 | #44 |
| 46 | Andrew | 4,138 | #48 |
| 47 | Bernard | 4,098 | #49 |
| 48 | Leo | 4,036 | #47 |
| 49 | Norman | 3,867 | #46 |
| 50 | Russell | 3,833 | #52 |
| 51 | Lloyd | 3,742 | #53 |
| 52 | Daniel | 3,726 | #54 |
| 53 | Peter | 3,711 | #50 |
| 54 | Chester | 3,692 | #56 |
| 55 | Edwin | 3,487 | #55 |
| 56 | Melvin | 3,469 | #57 |
| 57 | Leroy | 3,422 | #60 |
| 58 | Woodrow | 3,358 | #73 |
| 59 | Frederick | 3,351 | #51 |
| 60 | Clifford | 3,299 | #59 |
| 61 | Floyd | 3,235 | #62 |
| 62 | Lester | 3,229 | #61 |
| 63 | Victor | 3,183 | #78 |
| 64 | Theodore | 3,143 | #63 |
| 65 | Herman | 3,041 | #58 |
| 66 | Vernon | 2,971 | #71 |
| 67 | Clyde | 2,917 | #64 |
| 68 | Marvin | 2,829 | #68 |
| 69 | Ray | 2,763 | #74 |
| 70 | Charlie | 2,743 | #67 |
| 71 | Philip | 2,733 | #66 |
| 72 | Gerald | 2,712 | #69 |
| 73 | Vincent | 2,621 | #65 |
| 74 | Lewis | 2,593 | #70 |
| 75 | Sam | 2,506 | #72 |
| 76 | Milton | 2,454 | #75 |
| 77 | Leon | 2,442 | #82 |
| 78 | Jesse | 2,433 | #79 |
| 79 | Benjamin | 2,431 | #76 |
| 80 | Alvin | 2,409 | #81 |
| 81 | Martin | 2,403 | #77 |
| 82 | Cecil | 2,328 | #83 |
| 83 | Willard | 2,311 | #80 |
| 84 | Glenn | 2,253 | #86 |
| 85 | Gordon | 2,233 | #84 |
| 86 | Lee | 2,159 | #85 |
| 87 | Oscar | 2,113 | #87 |
| 88 | Harvey | 2,111 | #90 |
| 89 | Edgar | 2,085 | #88 |
| 90 | Warren | 1,990 | #93 |
| 91 | Wayne | 1,912 | #96 |
| 92 | Arnold | 1,910 | #91 |
| 93 | Everett | 1,891 | #94 |
| 94 | Sidney | 1,879 | #95 |
| 95 | Claude | 1,878 | #98 |
| 96 | Stephen | 1,843 | #89 |
| 97 | Wilbur | 1,800 | #92 |
| 98 | Allen | 1,779 | #100 |
| 99 | Virgil | 1,707 | #103 |
| 100 | Homer | 1,680 | #102 |
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