Names by year · United States
The names of 1919
In 1919, the SSA recorded 2,110,239 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 | 65,836 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 34 | 33,706 | #462 |
| 3 | Dorothy1 in 36 | 31,733 | #421 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 43 | 26,238 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 46 | 24,562 | #173 |
| 6 | Mildred1 in 65 | 17,300 | #1,973 |
| 7 | Virginia1 in 72 | 15,636 | #526 |
| 8 | Elizabeth1 in 74 | 15,287 | #17 |
| 9 | Frances1 in 75 | 15,106 | #318 |
| 10 | Anna1 in 78 | 14,498 | #107 |
| 11 | Evelyn1 in 85 | 13,321 | #8 |
| 12 | Marie1 in 94 | 12,008 | #618 |
| 13 | Alice1 in 101 | 11,141 | #65 |
| 14 | Florence1 in 108 | 10,482 | #391 |
| 15 | Betty1 in 112 | 10,106 | #1,113 |
| 16 | Irene1 in 116 | 9,712 | #651 |
| 17 | Lillian1 in 119 | 9,516 | #57 |
| 18 | Doris1 in 120 | 9,433 | #2,909 |
| 19 | Rose1 in 123 | 9,195 | #114 |
| 20 | Louise1 in 128 | 8,812 | #516 |
| 21 | Gladys1 in 130 | 8,717 | #3,224 |
| 22 | Edna1 in 134 | 8,404 | #2,463 |
| 23 | Catherine1 in 136 | 8,335 | #314 |
| 24 | Ruby1 in 136 | 8,334 | #64 |
| 25 | Martha1 in 136 | 8,322 | #713 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 18 | 53,522 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 22 | 43,969 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 23 | 42,392 | #6 |
| 4 | Robert1 in 24 | 41,025 | #92 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 39 | 25,192 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 39 | 25,170 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 40 | 24,266 | #29 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 18,536 | #224 |
| 9 | Frank1 in 62 | 15,701 | #514 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 73 | 13,434 | #34 |
| 11 | Walter1 in 76 | 12,879 | #252 |
| 12 | Richard1 in 79 | 12,441 | #234 |
| 13 | Harold1 in 82 | 12,021 | #993 |
| 14 | Raymond1 in 86 | 11,384 | #395 |
| 15 | Paul1 in 87 | 11,305 | #262 |
| 16 | Henry1 in 92 | 10,613 | #5 |
| 17 | Donald1 in 99 | 9,904 | #690 |
| 18 | Albert1 in 102 | 9,607 | #614 |
| 19 | Arthur1 in 103 | 9,540 | #87 |
| 20 | Harry1 in 109 | 8,990 | #775 |
| 21 | Jack1 in 119 | 8,263 | #15 |
| 22 | Ralph1 in 127 | 7,709 | #1,048 |
| 23 | Willie1 in 141 | 6,942 | #1,322 |
| 24 | Howard1 in 143 | 6,843 | #1,004 |
| 25 | Clarence1 in 144 | 6,825 | #1,500 |
Born in 1919?
See your own name’s life, then and now.