Names by year · United States
The names of 1912
In 1912, the SSA recorded 988,061 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and John the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 17 | 32,304 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 35 | 16,133 | #462 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 44 | 12,645 | #421 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 45 | 12,536 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 49 | 11,280 | #173 |
| 6 | Mildred1 in 64 | 8,764 | #1,973 |
| 7 | Anna1 in 65 | 8,586 | #107 |
| 8 | Elizabeth1 in 65 | 8,527 | #17 |
| 9 | Frances1 in 84 | 6,680 | #318 |
| 10 | Marie1 in 84 | 6,642 | #618 |
| 11 | Alice1 in 89 | 6,285 | #65 |
| 12 | Florence1 in 97 | 5,739 | #391 |
| 13 | Evelyn1 in 99 | 5,620 | #8 |
| 14 | Lillian1 in 100 | 5,568 | #57 |
| 15 | Rose1 in 103 | 5,431 | #114 |
| 16 | Edna1 in 109 | 5,136 | #2,463 |
| 17 | Louise1 in 109 | 5,116 | #516 |
| 18 | Ethel1 in 110 | 5,073 | #4,211 |
| 19 | Gladys1 in 112 | 4,980 | #3,224 |
| 20 | Virginia1 in 116 | 4,810 | #526 |
| 21 | Catherine1 in 120 | 4,666 | #314 |
| 22 | Irene1 in 120 | 4,646 | #651 |
| 23 | Ruby1 in 125 | 4,452 | #64 |
| 24 | Grace1 in 126 | 4,418 | #38 |
| 25 | Hazel1 in 133 | 4,197 | #21 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 17 | 24,588 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 22 | 19,626 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 24 | 17,644 | #6 |
| 4 | Robert1 in 33 | 12,836 | #92 |
| 5 | Joseph1 in 36 | 12,062 | #29 |
| 6 | George1 in 37 | 11,734 | #126 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 11,070 | #48 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 54 | 7,936 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 54 | 7,912 | #514 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 71 | 6,087 | #34 |
| 11 | Walter1 in 74 | 5,809 | #252 |
| 12 | Henry1 in 76 | 5,643 | #5 |
| 13 | Harold1 in 84 | 5,102 | #993 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 90 | 4,785 | #262 |
| 15 | Arthur1 in 92 | 4,685 | #87 |
| 16 | Harry1 in 93 | 4,624 | #775 |
| 17 | Albert1 in 94 | 4,587 | #614 |
| 18 | Raymond1 in 98 | 4,374 | #395 |
| 19 | Richard1 in 103 | 4,188 | #234 |
| 20 | Louis1 in 120 | 3,591 | #249 |
| 21 | Clarence1 in 120 | 3,590 | #1,500 |
| 22 | Willie1 in 123 | 3,508 | #1,322 |
| 23 | Ralph1 in 125 | 3,435 | #1,048 |
| 24 | Carl1 in 133 | 3,224 | #1,134 |
| 25 | Howard1 in 134 | 3,212 | #1,004 |
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