Names by year · United States
The names of 1915
In 1915, the SSA recorded 1,832,427 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 | 58,187 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 32 | 30,866 | #462 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 39 | 25,154 | #421 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 43 | 23,054 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 45 | 21,878 | #173 |
| 6 | Mildred1 in 64 | 15,254 | #1,973 |
| 7 | Anna1 in 65 | 15,119 | #107 |
| 8 | Elizabeth1 in 70 | 14,103 | #17 |
| 9 | Frances1 in 77 | 12,786 | #318 |
| 10 | Evelyn1 in 85 | 11,595 | #8 |
| 11 | Marie1 in 87 | 11,363 | #618 |
| 12 | Virginia1 in 90 | 10,952 | #526 |
| 13 | Alice1 in 93 | 10,525 | #65 |
| 14 | Florence1 in 97 | 10,105 | #391 |
| 15 | Lillian1 in 103 | 9,546 | #57 |
| 16 | Rose1 in 105 | 9,375 | #114 |
| 17 | Irene1 in 118 | 8,323 | #651 |
| 18 | Louise1 in 118 | 8,313 | #516 |
| 19 | Catherine1 in 120 | 8,181 | #314 |
| 20 | Edna1 in 121 | 8,144 | #2,463 |
| 21 | Gladys1 in 125 | 7,857 | #3,224 |
| 22 | Josephine1 in 129 | 7,606 | #53 |
| 23 | Ethel1 in 133 | 7,379 | #4,211 |
| 24 | Ruby1 in 136 | 7,237 | #64 |
| 25 | Martha1 in 136 | 7,216 | #713 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 18 | 47,576 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 22 | 38,563 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 25 | 33,773 | #6 |
| 4 | Robert1 in 30 | 28,737 | #92 |
| 5 | Joseph1 in 37 | 23,051 | #29 |
| 6 | George1 in 38 | 22,307 | #126 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 21,960 | #48 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 15,889 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 57 | 15,006 | #514 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 74 | 11,490 | #34 |
| 11 | Walter1 in 75 | 11,255 | #252 |
| 12 | Harold1 in 81 | 10,444 | #993 |
| 13 | Paul1 in 82 | 10,328 | #262 |
| 14 | Henry1 in 84 | 10,138 | #5 |
| 15 | Richard1 in 93 | 9,143 | #234 |
| 16 | Raymond1 in 94 | 8,981 | #395 |
| 17 | Albert1 in 96 | 8,825 | #614 |
| 18 | Arthur1 in 99 | 8,564 | #87 |
| 19 | Harry1 in 100 | 8,470 | #775 |
| 20 | Donald1 in 119 | 7,116 | #690 |
| 21 | Ralph1 in 124 | 6,816 | #1,048 |
| 22 | Carl1 in 128 | 6,613 | #1,134 |
| 23 | Louis1 in 130 | 6,518 | #249 |
| 24 | Clarence1 in 135 | 6,267 | #1,500 |
| 25 | Howard1 in 139 | 6,103 | #1,004 |
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