Names by year · United States
The names of 1918
In 1918, the SSA recorded 2,171,111 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 | 67,365 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 32 | 36,148 | #462 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 36 | 32,030 | #421 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 43 | 27,139 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 45 | 25,535 | #173 |
| 6 | Mildred1 in 67 | 17,258 | #1,973 |
| 7 | Virginia1 in 70 | 16,421 | #526 |
| 8 | Frances1 in 72 | 16,132 | #318 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 73 | 15,853 | #17 |
| 10 | Anna1 in 74 | 15,666 | #107 |
| 11 | Evelyn1 in 86 | 13,493 | #8 |
| 12 | Marie1 in 92 | 12,589 | #618 |
| 13 | Alice1 in 100 | 11,590 | #65 |
| 14 | Florence1 in 102 | 11,318 | #391 |
| 15 | Lillian1 in 116 | 9,986 | #57 |
| 16 | Irene1 in 118 | 9,774 | #651 |
| 17 | Rose1 in 121 | 9,568 | #114 |
| 18 | Louise1 in 127 | 9,111 | #516 |
| 19 | Doris1 in 128 | 9,061 | #2,909 |
| 20 | Catherine1 in 131 | 8,842 | #314 |
| 21 | Betty1 in 132 | 8,803 | #1,113 |
| 22 | Gladys1 in 133 | 8,734 | #3,224 |
| 23 | Edna1 in 133 | 8,698 | #2,463 |
| 24 | Josephine1 in 133 | 8,682 | #53 |
| 25 | Martha1 in 139 | 8,341 | #713 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 18 | 56,558 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 22 | 45,291 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 24 | 42,115 | #6 |
| 4 | Robert1 in 25 | 40,619 | #92 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 38 | 26,921 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 39 | 26,318 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 39 | 26,261 | #29 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 52 | 19,489 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 60 | 17,018 | #514 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 73 | 13,910 | #34 |
| 11 | Walter1 in 76 | 13,338 | #252 |
| 12 | Richard1 in 82 | 12,323 | #234 |
| 13 | Harold1 in 83 | 12,185 | #993 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 86 | 11,755 | #262 |
| 15 | Raymond1 in 87 | 11,604 | #395 |
| 16 | Henry1 in 89 | 11,354 | #5 |
| 17 | Arthur1 in 100 | 10,105 | #87 |
| 18 | Donald1 in 102 | 9,972 | #690 |
| 19 | Albert1 in 102 | 9,935 | #614 |
| 20 | Harry1 in 102 | 9,896 | #775 |
| 21 | Jack1 in 122 | 8,341 | #15 |
| 22 | Ralph1 in 124 | 8,162 | #1,048 |
| 23 | Clarence1 in 141 | 7,187 | #1,500 |
| 24 | Louis1 in 143 | 7,082 | #249 |
| 25 | Carl1 in 145 | 7,004 | #1,134 |
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