Most Popular Baby Names of 1923
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1923 in the US: 71,634 girls were named Mary and 57,467 boys were named John, about 1 in 17 girls and 1 in 19 boys born that year. It was Mary's 44th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 44th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 1,206,366 girls and 1,096,102 boys born in 1923, with 5,737 different girl names and 4,901 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1922
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1922; Donald joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Dolores (#104 to #83), Elaine (#102 to #87) and Shirley (#39 to #26).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Calvin (#128 to #82), Wallace (#87 to #69) and Billy (#90 to #78).
- 3 girl names and 2 boy names left the top 100, among them Margie (#100 to #101) and Gilbert (#100 to #102).
- 406 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1923
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1922, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1923
| # | Name | Babies | In 1922 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 71,634 | #1 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 39,043 | #2 |
| 3 | Helen | 31,486 | #3 |
| 4 | Margaret | 26,134 | #4 |
| 5 | Betty | 25,989 | #6 |
| 6 | Ruth | 23,637 | #5 |
| 7 | Virginia | 18,325 | #7 |
| 8 | Mildred | 15,989 | #8 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,459 | #9 |
| 10 | Frances | 14,881 | #10 |
| 11 | Doris | 14,610 | #11 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 13,173 | #13 |
| 13 | Anna | 12,865 | #12 |
| 14 | Marie | 11,513 | #14 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,331 | #15 |
| 16 | Marjorie | 10,220 | #16 |
| 17 | Irene | 10,054 | #17 |
| 18 | Florence | 9,746 | #18 |
| 19 | Jean | 9,511 | #20 |
| 20 | Lillian | 9,328 | #19 |
| 21 | Martha | 8,961 | #21 |
| 22 | Louise | 8,882 | #22 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,440 | #23 |
| 24 | Catherine | 8,437 | #24 |
| 25 | Ruby | 8,232 | #26 |
| 26 | Shirley | 7,918 | #39 |
| 27 | Lois | 7,814 | #35 |
| 28 | Eleanor | 7,772 | #28 |
| 29 | Gladys | 7,695 | #25 |
| 30 | Josephine | 7,560 | #27 |
| 31 | Thelma | 7,379 | #31 |
| 32 | Edna | 7,299 | #29 |
| 33 | Barbara | 7,209 | #40 |
| 34 | Annie | 7,095 | #30 |
| 35 | Lucille | 6,914 | #33 |
| 36 | Edith | 6,836 | #34 |
| 37 | Pauline | 6,707 | #36 |
| 38 | Ethel | 6,541 | #32 |
| 39 | Grace | 6,316 | #38 |
| 40 | Hazel | 6,246 | #37 |
| 41 | Norma | 5,885 | #46 |
| 42 | June | 5,810 | #45 |
| 43 | Bernice | 5,809 | #41 |
| 44 | Marion | 5,711 | #42 |
| 45 | Phyllis | 5,476 | #53 |
| 46 | Beatrice | 5,464 | #43 |
| 47 | Esther | 5,315 | #44 |
| 48 | Gloria | 5,310 | #61 |
| 49 | Clara | 5,134 | #47 |
| 50 | Rita | 5,095 | #52 |
| 51 | Juanita | 5,048 | #57 |
| 52 | Ann | 5,022 | #49 |
| 53 | Emma | 4,977 | #50 |
| 54 | Sarah | 4,963 | #51 |
| 55 | Jane | 4,917 | #55 |
| 56 | Patricia | 4,800 | #68 |
| 57 | Lorraine | 4,764 | #56 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,712 | #58 |
| 59 | Gertrude | 4,700 | #48 |
| 60 | Katherine | 4,579 | #54 |
| 61 | Elsie | 4,550 | #59 |
| 62 | Julia | 4,323 | #60 |
| 63 | Agnes | 4,222 | #62 |
| 64 | Bertha | 4,122 | #63 |
| 65 | Marian | 4,029 | #67 |
| 66 | Eva | 3,975 | #64 |
| 67 | Willie | 3,963 | #70 |
| 68 | Ida | 3,888 | #65 |
| 69 | Vivian | 3,831 | #74 |
| 70 | Kathleen | 3,754 | #80 |
| 71 | Anne | 3,727 | #66 |
| 72 | Kathryn | 3,714 | #73 |
| 73 | Laura | 3,710 | #68 |
| 74 | Wilma | 3,706 | #77 |
| 75 | Nancy | 3,673 | #78 |
| 76 | Maxine | 3,603 | #82 |
| 77 | Charlotte | 3,596 | #76 |
| 78 | Pearl | 3,543 | #71 |
| 79 | Viola | 3,534 | #72 |
| 80 | Wanda | 3,405 | #92 |
| 81 | Bessie | 3,387 | #81 |
| 82 | Vera | 3,375 | #79 |
| 83 | Dolores | 3,369 | #104 |
| 84 | Myrtle | 3,314 | #75 |
| 85 | Audrey | 3,281 | #89 |
| 86 | Violet | 3,276 | #86 |
| 87 | Elaine | 3,212 | #102 |
| 88 | Nellie | 3,184 | #83 |
| 89 | Alma | 3,070 | #84 |
| 90 | Jeanne | 3,040 | #97 |
| 91 | Lillie | 3,036 | #85 |
| 92 | Lucy | 3,002 | #93 |
| 93 | Ella | 2,995 | #90 |
| 93 | Jessie | 2,995 | #87 |
| 95 | Eileen | 2,976 | #96 |
| 96 | Stella | 2,956 | #88 |
| 97 | Genevieve | 2,869 | #98 |
| 98 | Sylvia | 2,838 | #94 |
| 99 | Minnie | 2,785 | #91 |
| 100 | Leona | 2,744 | #101 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1923
| # | Name | Babies | In 1922 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 57,467 | #1 |
| 2 | Robert | 56,111 | #2 |
| 3 | William | 52,136 | #3 |
| 4 | James | 50,462 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 28,966 | #5 |
| 6 | George | 27,025 | #6 |
| 7 | Joseph | 25,561 | #7 |
| 8 | Edward | 20,597 | #8 |
| 9 | Richard | 18,887 | #9 |
| 10 | Donald | 16,433 | #12 |
| 11 | Frank | 15,903 | #10 |
| 12 | Thomas | 15,886 | #11 |
| 13 | Harold | 13,874 | #13 |
| 14 | Paul | 13,362 | #14 |
| 15 | Raymond | 12,460 | #16 |
| 16 | Walter | 12,433 | #15 |
| 17 | Jack | 11,190 | #18 |
| 18 | Henry | 11,067 | #17 |
| 19 | Arthur | 9,924 | #19 |
| 20 | Albert | 9,825 | #20 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 9,734 | #21 |
| 22 | Harry | 9,261 | #22 |
| 23 | Ralph | 8,629 | #23 |
| 24 | David | 8,230 | #24 |
| 25 | Eugene | 7,947 | #25 |
| 26 | Howard | 7,156 | #26 |
| 27 | Louis | 7,074 | #27 |
| 28 | Carl | 6,871 | #30 |
| 29 | Clarence | 6,801 | #29 |
| 30 | Willie | 6,665 | #28 |
| 31 | Earl | 6,339 | #31 |
| 32 | Roy | 6,316 | #32 |
| 33 | Fred | 6,314 | #33 |
| 34 | Francis | 6,087 | #34 |
| 35 | Joe | 6,003 | #35 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 5,913 | #36 |
| 37 | Leonard | 5,486 | #38 |
| 38 | Ernest | 5,372 | #37 |
| 39 | Anthony | 5,121 | #39 |
| 40 | Herbert | 5,071 | #40 |
| 41 | Stanley | 5,036 | #41 |
| 42 | Alfred | 5,005 | #42 |
| 43 | Warren | 4,820 | #45 |
| 44 | Norman | 4,706 | #44 |
| 45 | Samuel | 4,578 | #43 |
| 46 | Bernard | 4,376 | #46 |
| 47 | Daniel | 4,264 | #47 |
| 48 | Melvin | 4,012 | #50 |
| 49 | Leo | 3,973 | #51 |
| 50 | Michael | 3,915 | #48 |
| 51 | Marvin | 3,810 | #56 |
| 52 | Russell | 3,805 | #49 |
| 53 | Andrew | 3,748 | #53 |
| 54 | Gerald | 3,696 | #58 |
| 55 | Leroy | 3,686 | #55 |
| 56 | Edwin | 3,652 | #52 |
| 57 | Elmer | 3,630 | #54 |
| 58 | Peter | 3,409 | #57 |
| 59 | Lloyd | 3,387 | #59 |
| 60 | Frederick | 3,278 | #60 |
| 61 | Ray | 3,161 | #65 |
| 62 | Theodore | 3,157 | #62 |
| 63 | Chester | 3,150 | #64 |
| 64 | Floyd | 3,143 | #61 |
| 65 | Clifford | 3,106 | #63 |
| 66 | Herman | 2,961 | #66 |
| 67 | Vernon | 2,956 | #68 |
| 68 | Clyde | 2,853 | #67 |
| 69 | Wallace | 2,803 | #87 |
| 70 | Philip | 2,783 | #70 |
| 71 | Lester | 2,765 | #69 |
| 72 | Vincent | 2,719 | #71 |
| 73 | Alvin | 2,647 | #73 |
| 74 | Lewis | 2,618 | #75 |
| 75 | Wayne | 2,597 | #78 |
| 76 | Gordon | 2,576 | #76 |
| 77 | Leon | 2,528 | #77 |
| 78 | Billy | 2,488 | #90 |
| 79 | Charlie | 2,471 | #72 |
| 80 | Martin | 2,460 | #80 |
| 81 | Milton | 2,446 | #74 |
| 82 | Calvin | 2,408 | #128 |
| 83 | Jesse | 2,387 | #81 |
| 84 | Glenn | 2,370 | #79 |
| 85 | Lee | 2,359 | #83 |
| 86 | Benjamin | 2,316 | #82 |
| 87 | Cecil | 2,255 | #85 |
| 88 | Victor | 2,226 | #86 |
| 89 | Sam | 2,204 | #84 |
| 90 | Dale | 2,172 | #89 |
| 91 | Harvey | 2,115 | #88 |
| 92 | Willard | 1,945 | #91 |
| 93 | Arnold | 1,927 | #94 |
| 94 | Edgar | 1,897 | #93 |
| 95 | Roger | 1,888 | #96 |
| 96 | Oscar | 1,880 | #92 |
| 97 | Allen | 1,875 | #95 |
| 98 | Bill | 1,833 | #104 |
| 99 | Everett | 1,745 | #98 |
| 100 | Virgil | 1,713 | #99 |
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