Names by year · United States
The names of 1914
In 1914, the SSA recorded 1,416,343 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 | 45,346 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 33 | 23,221 | #462 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 41 | 18,782 | #421 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 43 | 17,763 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 48 | 15,839 | #173 |
| 6 | Anna1 in 64 | 11,865 | #107 |
| 7 | Mildred1 in 65 | 11,649 | #1,973 |
| 8 | Elizabeth1 in 67 | 11,367 | #17 |
| 9 | Frances1 in 79 | 9,677 | #318 |
| 10 | Marie1 in 86 | 8,829 | #618 |
| 11 | Evelyn1 in 90 | 8,506 | #8 |
| 12 | Alice1 in 93 | 8,198 | #65 |
| 13 | Florence1 in 97 | 7,886 | #391 |
| 14 | Virginia1 in 100 | 7,601 | #526 |
| 15 | Rose1 in 101 | 7,574 | #114 |
| 16 | Lillian1 in 104 | 7,354 | #57 |
| 17 | Louise1 in 115 | 6,648 | #516 |
| 18 | Catherine1 in 115 | 6,613 | #314 |
| 19 | Edna1 in 121 | 6,289 | #2,463 |
| 20 | Gladys1 in 122 | 6,227 | #3,224 |
| 21 | Ethel1 in 123 | 6,204 | #4,211 |
| 22 | Irene1 in 123 | 6,197 | #651 |
| 23 | Josephine1 in 129 | 5,896 | #53 |
| 24 | Ruby1 in 135 | 5,625 | #64 |
| 25 | Grace1 in 136 | 5,594 | #38 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 17 | 37,947 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 22 | 29,753 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 25 | 26,262 | #6 |
| 4 | Robert1 in 31 | 21,188 | #92 |
| 5 | Joseph1 in 35 | 18,829 | #29 |
| 6 | George1 in 37 | 17,602 | #126 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 16,937 | #48 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 12,319 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 55 | 12,002 | #514 |
| 10 | Walter1 in 73 | 8,962 | #252 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 74 | 8,850 | #34 |
| 12 | Henry1 in 81 | 8,110 | #5 |
| 13 | Paul1 in 85 | 7,733 | #262 |
| 14 | Harold1 in 87 | 7,563 | #993 |
| 15 | Albert1 in 94 | 6,942 | #614 |
| 16 | Raymond1 in 96 | 6,821 | #395 |
| 17 | Richard1 in 98 | 6,669 | #234 |
| 18 | Arthur1 in 99 | 6,641 | #87 |
| 19 | Harry1 in 99 | 6,588 | #775 |
| 20 | Louis1 in 119 | 5,495 | #249 |
| 21 | Ralph1 in 131 | 5,009 | #1,048 |
| 22 | Clarence1 in 133 | 4,909 | #1,500 |
| 23 | Donald1 in 135 | 4,835 | #690 |
| 24 | Carl1 in 136 | 4,807 | #1,134 |
| 25 | Willie1 in 139 | 4,709 | #1,322 |
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