Names by year · United States
The names of 1922
In 1922, the SSA recorded 2,289,157 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 | 72,177 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 32 | 37,716 | #421 |
| 3 | Helen1 in 37 | 32,510 | #462 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 45 | 26,862 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 51 | 23,633 | #173 |
| 6 | Betty1 in 57 | 20,895 | #1,113 |
| 7 | Virginia1 in 63 | 19,144 | #526 |
| 8 | Mildred1 in 73 | 16,412 | #1,973 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 79 | 15,244 | #17 |
| 10 | Frances1 in 80 | 15,054 | #318 |
| 11 | Doris1 in 87 | 13,798 | #2,909 |
| 12 | Anna1 in 90 | 13,408 | #107 |
| 13 | Evelyn1 in 90 | 13,320 | #8 |
| 14 | Marie1 in 101 | 11,912 | #618 |
| 15 | Alice1 in 107 | 11,277 | #65 |
| 16 | Marjorie1 in 116 | 10,385 | #1,019 |
| 17 | Irene1 in 118 | 10,173 | #651 |
| 18 | Florence1 in 120 | 10,036 | #391 |
| 19 | Lillian1 in 127 | 9,430 | #57 |
| 20 | Jean1 in 132 | 9,109 | #2,130 |
| 21 | Martha1 in 133 | 9,021 | #713 |
| 22 | Louise1 in 135 | 8,886 | #516 |
| 23 | Rose1 in 137 | 8,791 | #114 |
| 24 | Catherine1 in 141 | 8,537 | #314 |
| 25 | Gladys1 in 149 | 8,042 | #3,224 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 19 | 57,280 | #23 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 20 | 53,796 | #92 |
| 3 | William1 in 21 | 51,111 | #9 |
| 4 | James1 in 22 | 49,802 | #6 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 38 | 28,839 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 40 | 27,350 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 42 | 25,699 | #29 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 20,419 | #224 |
| 9 | Richard1 in 62 | 17,537 | #234 |
| 10 | Frank1 in 68 | 16,013 | #514 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 71 | 15,261 | #34 |
| 12 | Donald1 in 73 | 14,913 | #690 |
| 13 | Harold1 in 80 | 13,593 | #993 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 84 | 12,922 | #262 |
| 15 | Walter1 in 86 | 12,631 | #252 |
| 16 | Raymond1 in 90 | 12,129 | #395 |
| 17 | Henry1 in 97 | 11,207 | #5 |
| 18 | Jack1 in 100 | 10,847 | #15 |
| 19 | Arthur1 in 108 | 10,114 | #87 |
| 20 | Albert1 in 110 | 9,896 | #614 |
| 21 | Kenneth1 in 118 | 9,258 | #294 |
| 22 | Harry1 in 120 | 9,077 | #775 |
| 23 | Ralph1 in 128 | 8,484 | #1,048 |
| 24 | David1 in 138 | 7,865 | #35 |
| 25 | Eugene1 in 139 | 7,849 | #943 |
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