Names by year · United States
The names of 1923
In 1923, the SSA recorded 2,302,468 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 | 71,634 | #125 |
| 2 | Dorothy1 in 31 | 39,043 | #421 |
| 3 | Helen1 in 38 | 31,486 | #462 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 46 | 26,134 | #112 |
| 5 | Betty1 in 46 | 25,989 | #1,113 |
| 6 | Ruth1 in 51 | 23,637 | #173 |
| 7 | Virginia1 in 66 | 18,325 | #526 |
| 8 | Mildred1 in 75 | 15,989 | #1,973 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 78 | 15,459 | #17 |
| 10 | Frances1 in 81 | 14,881 | #318 |
| 11 | Doris1 in 83 | 14,610 | #2,909 |
| 12 | Evelyn1 in 92 | 13,173 | #8 |
| 13 | Anna1 in 94 | 12,865 | #107 |
| 14 | Marie1 in 105 | 11,513 | #618 |
| 15 | Alice1 in 106 | 11,331 | #65 |
| 16 | Marjorie1 in 118 | 10,220 | #1,019 |
| 17 | Irene1 in 120 | 10,054 | #651 |
| 18 | Florence1 in 124 | 9,746 | #391 |
| 19 | Jean1 in 127 | 9,511 | #2,130 |
| 20 | Lillian1 in 129 | 9,328 | #57 |
| 21 | Martha1 in 135 | 8,961 | #713 |
| 22 | Louise1 in 136 | 8,882 | #516 |
| 23 | Rose1 in 143 | 8,440 | #114 |
| 24 | Catherine1 in 143 | 8,437 | #314 |
| 25 | Ruby1 in 147 | 8,232 | #64 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 19 | 57,467 | #23 |
| 2 | Robert1 in 20 | 56,111 | #92 |
| 3 | William1 in 21 | 52,136 | #9 |
| 4 | James1 in 22 | 50,462 | #6 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 38 | 28,966 | #48 |
| 6 | George1 in 41 | 27,025 | #126 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 43 | 25,561 | #29 |
| 8 | Edward1 in 53 | 20,597 | #224 |
| 9 | Richard1 in 58 | 18,887 | #234 |
| 10 | Donald1 in 67 | 16,433 | #690 |
| 11 | Frank1 in 69 | 15,903 | #514 |
| 12 | Thomas1 in 69 | 15,886 | #34 |
| 13 | Harold1 in 79 | 13,874 | #993 |
| 14 | Paul1 in 82 | 13,362 | #262 |
| 15 | Raymond1 in 88 | 12,460 | #395 |
| 16 | Walter1 in 88 | 12,433 | #252 |
| 17 | Jack1 in 98 | 11,190 | #15 |
| 18 | Henry1 in 99 | 11,067 | #5 |
| 19 | Arthur1 in 110 | 9,924 | #87 |
| 20 | Albert1 in 112 | 9,825 | #614 |
| 21 | Kenneth1 in 113 | 9,734 | #294 |
| 22 | Harry1 in 118 | 9,261 | #775 |
| 23 | Ralph1 in 127 | 8,629 | #1,048 |
| 24 | David1 in 133 | 8,230 | #35 |
| 25 | Eugene1 in 138 | 7,947 | #943 |
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