Popular Baby Names in 1917
The most popular baby names in 1917.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Pearl | Girl | 4,232 |
| 58 | Myrtle | Girl | 4,046 |
| 59 | Viola | Girl | 4,040 |
| 60 | Kathryn | Girl | 3,984 |
| 61 | Bessie | Girl | 3,927 |
| 62 | Stella | Girl | 3,872 |
| 63 | Rita | Girl | 3,870 |
| 45 | Elmer | Boy | 3,812 |
| 64 | Nellie | Girl | 3,808 |
| 65 | Laura | Girl | 3,807 |
| 46 | Norman | Boy | 3,788 |
| 47 | Leo | Boy | 3,779 |
| 48 | Andrew | Boy | 3,752 |
| 66 | Vera | Girl | 3,714 |
| 49 | Bernard | Boy | 3,711 |
| 67 | Barbara | Girl | 3,535 |
| 68 | Mabel | Girl | 3,499 |
| 69 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,469 |
| 70 | Jessie | Girl | 3,465 |
| 50 | Peter | Boy | 3,464 |
| 51 | Frederick | Boy | 3,455 |
| 52 | Russell | Boy | 3,436 |
| 53 | Lloyd | Boy | 3,417 |
| 71 | Alma | Girl | 3,407 |
| 72 | Willie | Girl | 3,381 |
| 73 | June | Girl | 3,370 |
| 54 | Daniel | Boy | 3,360 |
| 55 | Edwin | Boy | 3,346 |
| 56 | Chester | Boy | 3,338 |
| 74 | Marian | Girl | 3,267 |
| 75 | Minnie | Girl | 3,262 |
| 76 | Charlotte | Girl | 3,229 |
| 77 | Genevieve | Girl | 3,192 |
| 78 | Marguerite | Girl | 3,161 |
| 57 | Melvin | Boy | 3,155 |
| 79 | Vivian | Girl | 3,119 |
| 80 | Leona | Girl | 3,115 |
| 81 | Jennie | Girl | 3,109 |
| 82 | Wilma | Girl | 3,071 |
| 83 | Ella | Girl | 3,054 |
| 84 | Violet | Girl | 3,026 |
| 85 | Lena | Girl | 3,004 |
| 58 | Herman | Boy | 2,974 |
| 59 | Clifford | Boy | 2,969 |
| 60 | Leroy | Boy | 2,951 |
| 86 | Lillie | Girl | 2,931 |
| 87 | Juanita | Girl | 2,929 |
| 88 | Lucy | Girl | 2,929 |
| 89 | Geraldine | Girl | 2,897 |
| 90 | Ellen | Girl | 2,855 |
| 61 | Lester | Boy | 2,854 |
| 91 | Blanche | Girl | 2,836 |
| 62 | Floyd | Boy | 2,820 |
| 63 | Theodore | Boy | 2,809 |
| 64 | Clyde | Boy | 2,719 |
| 92 | Phyllis | Girl | 2,696 |
| 93 | Maxine | Girl | 2,647 |
| 65 | Vincent | Boy | 2,636 |
| 94 | Mattie | Girl | 2,572 |
| 66 | Philip | Boy | 2,544 |
| 95 | Opal | Girl | 2,541 |
| 67 | Charlie | Boy | 2,536 |
| 68 | Marvin | Boy | 2,517 |
| 96 | Mae | Girl | 2,507 |
| 97 | Theresa | Girl | 2,490 |
| 69 | Gerald | Boy | 2,486 |
| 70 | Lewis | Boy | 2,477 |
| 71 | Vernon | Boy | 2,463 |
| 72 | Sam | Boy | 2,455 |
| 73 | Woodrow | Boy | 2,428 |
| 74 | Ray | Boy | 2,426 |
| 98 | Nancy | Girl | 2,411 |
| 99 | Velma | Girl | 2,411 |
| 75 | Milton | Boy | 2,394 |
| 76 | Benjamin | Boy | 2,386 |
| 100 | Sophie | Girl | 2,382 |
| 101 | Kathleen | Girl | 2,358 |
| 77 | Martin | Boy | 2,336 |
| 102 | Beulah | Girl | 2,232 |
| 103 | Emily | Girl | 2,220 |
| 78 | Victor | Boy | 2,207 |
| 104 | Harriet | Girl | 2,203 |
| 79 | Jesse | Boy | 2,200 |
| 80 | Willard | Boy | 2,188 |
| 105 | Georgia | Girl | 2,163 |
| 106 | Eileen | Girl | 2,147 |
| 107 | Sara | Girl | 2,147 |
| 81 | Alvin | Boy | 2,142 |
| 108 | Norma | Girl | 2,123 |
| 82 | Leon | Boy | 2,102 |
| 83 | Cecil | Boy | 2,101 |
| 109 | Carrie | Girl | 2,073 |
| 110 | Inez | Girl | 2,050 |
| 111 | Eunice | Girl | 2,035 |
| 84 | Gordon | Boy | 2,019 |
| 112 | Hilda | Girl | 2,006 |
| 85 | Lee | Boy | 2,004 |
| 86 | Glenn | Boy | 1,997 |
| 113 | Geneva | Girl | 1,997 |
| 114 | Loretta | Girl | 1,970 |