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Most popular baby names in 1917
Below you can find the most popular (top 100) baby names in 1917. The name "John" was the most popular name for a boy in 1917 with 51853 births. For a girl it was Mary with 63132 births. See the full top 100 baby names in 1917 below.
Boy names
# Births
1. John
51853
2. William
42421
3. James
37339
4. Robert
35220
5. Joseph
24763
6. George
24197
7. Charles
24146
8. Edward
17502
9. Frank
15766
10. Thomas
12611
11. Walter
12578
12. Harold
11193
13. Paul
11153
14. Richard
10911
15. Henry
10694
16. Raymond
9957
17. Arthur
9283
18. Albert
9153
19. Harry
8854
20. Donald
8728
21. Ralph
7393
22. Jack
6869
23. Louis
6765
24. Carl
6688
25. Clarence
6582
Girl names
# Births
1. Mary
63132
2. Helen
33636
3. Dorothy
28074
4. Margaret
25011
5. Ruth
23135
6. Mildred
16015
7. Anna
15019
8. Elizabeth
14823
9. Frances
13963
10. Virginia
13798
11. Evelyn
12195
12. Marie
11540
13. Alice
10674
14. Florence
10302
15. Lillian
9668
16. Rose
9534
17. Irene
9011
18. Catherine
8551
19. Louise
8423
20. Edna
8280
21. Martha
8155
22. Josephine
8107
23. Gladys
7942
24. Ethel
7756
25. Doris
7625
26. Howard
6406
27. Kenneth
6134
28. David
6100
29. Fred
5983
30. Francis
5797
31. Willie
5716
32. Earl
5630
33. Roy
5576
34. Stanley
5181
35. Joe
5133
36. Lawrence
5091
37. Ernest
5048
38. Anthony
5006
39. Eugene
4866
40. Herbert
4737
41. Leonard
4683
42. Samuel
4482
43. Alfred
4419
44. Michael
4258
45. Elmer
3808
46. Norman
3774
47. Leo
3771
48. Andrew
3739
49. Bernard
3705
50. Peter
3452
51. Frederick
3442
52. Russell
3426
53. Lloyd
3409
54. Daniel
3356
55. Edwin
3338
56. Chester
3328
57. Melvin
3144
58. Clifford
2959
59. Herman
2956
60. Leroy
2932
61. Lester
2836
62. Floyd
2811
63. Theodore
2799
64. Clyde
2701
65. Vincent
2615
66. Philip
2536
67. Charlie
2500
68. Marvin
2498
69. Lewis
2469
70. Gerald
2465
71. Vernon
2453
72. Sam
2442
73. Woodrow
2421
74. Ray
2410
75. Milton
2387
76. Benjamin
2372
77. Martin
2323
78. Victor
2199
79. Jesse
2186
80. Willard
2172
81. Alvin
2120
82. Leon
2093
83. Cecil
2081
84. Gordon
2010
85. Lee
1984
86. Glenn
1971
87. Oscar
1949
88. Edgar
1909
89. Stephen
1876
90. Harvey
1801
91. Arnold
1774
92. Wilbur
1727
93. Everett
1727
94. Warren
1725
95. Sidney
1705
96. Wayne
1696
97. Alexander
1654
98. Claude
1598
99. Morris
1597
100. Allen
1571
26. Ruby
7588
27. Eleanor
7435
28. Edith
7410
29. Lucille
7371
30. Grace
7201
31. Hazel
7161
32. Thelma
7117
33. Pauline
6771
34. Betty
6367
35. Annie
6344
36. Gertrude
6186
37. Marjorie
6169
38. Esther
6158
39. Beatrice
5744
40. Clara
5544
41. Jean
5482
42. Bernice
5386
43. Ann
5352
44. Lois
5328
45. Marion
5239
46. Emma
5022
47. Julia
4998
48. Agnes
4970
49. Bertha
4832
50. Katherine
4826
51. Elsie
4820
52. Sarah
4716
53. Anne
4538
54. Eva
4186
55. Ida
4170
56. Pearl
4170
57. Jane
4068
58. Myrtle
4001
59. Viola
3964
60. Kathryn
3904
61. Bessie
3879
62. Stella
3822
63. Rita
3803
64. Nellie
3738
65. Laura
3715
66. Vera
3639
67. Mabel
3415
68. Sylvia
3411
69. Jessie
3376
70. Willie
3363
71. Alma
3330
72. Barbara
3229
73. Minnie
3214
74. June
3188
75. Charlotte
3131
76. Marian
3130
77. Genevieve
3115
78. Marguerite
3086
79. Leona
3057
80. Jennie
3033
81. Vivian
3028
82. Ella
3005
83. Wilma
3003
84. Violet
2947
85. Lena
2920
86. Lillie
2902
87. Lucy
2864
88. Juanita
2849
89. Geraldine
2782
90. Blanche
2781
91. Ellen
2775
92. Maxine
2579
93. Phyllis
2545
94. Mattie
2527
95. Opal
2510
96. Mae
2452
97. Theresa
2430
98. Velma
2359
99. Nancy
2344
100. Sophie
2331
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