Popular Baby Names in 1917
The most popular baby names in 1917.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 64,280 |
| 2 | Helen | Girl | 34,251 |
| 3 | Dorothy | Girl | 28,852 |
| 4 | Margaret | Girl | 25,560 |
| 5 | Ruth | Girl | 23,568 |
| 6 | Mildred | Girl | 16,256 |
| 7 | Anna | Girl | 15,160 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | Girl | 15,131 |
| 9 | Frances | Girl | 14,363 |
| 10 | Virginia | Girl | 14,261 |
| 11 | Evelyn | Girl | 12,532 |
| 12 | Marie | Girl | 11,813 |
| 13 | Alice | Girl | 10,990 |
| 14 | Florence | Girl | 10,538 |
| 15 | Lillian | Girl | 9,843 |
| 16 | Rose | Girl | 9,783 |
| 17 | Irene | Girl | 9,163 |
| 18 | Catherine | Girl | 8,689 |
| 19 | Louise | Girl | 8,584 |
| 20 | Edna | Girl | 8,422 |
| 21 | Josephine | Girl | 8,326 |
| 22 | Martha | Girl | 8,261 |
| 23 | Gladys | Girl | 8,075 |
| 24 | Ethel | Girl | 7,865 |
| 25 | Doris | Girl | 7,819 |
| 26 | Eleanor | Girl | 7,669 |
| 27 | Ruby | Girl | 7,662 |
| 28 | Edith | Girl | 7,532 |
| 29 | Lucille | Girl | 7,529 |
| 30 | Grace | Girl | 7,373 |
| 31 | Hazel | Girl | 7,285 |
| 32 | Thelma | Girl | 7,245 |
| 33 | Pauline | Girl | 6,896 |
| 34 | Betty | Girl | 6,639 |
| 35 | Annie | Girl | 6,404 |
| 36 | Marjorie | Girl | 6,399 |
| 37 | Gertrude | Girl | 6,300 |
| 38 | Esther | Girl | 6,281 |
| 39 | Beatrice | Girl | 5,839 |
| 40 | Jean | Girl | 5,692 |
| 41 | Clara | Girl | 5,626 |
| 42 | Bernice | Girl | 5,546 |
| 43 | Lois | Girl | 5,485 |
| 44 | Ann | Girl | 5,455 |
| 45 | Marion | Girl | 5,371 |
| 46 | Emma | Girl | 5,121 |
| 47 | Julia | Girl | 5,078 |
| 48 | Agnes | Girl | 5,066 |
| 49 | Katherine | Girl | 4,956 |
| 50 | Elsie | Girl | 4,939 |
| 51 | Bertha | Girl | 4,881 |
| 52 | Sarah | Girl | 4,766 |
| 53 | Anne | Girl | 4,603 |
| 54 | Eva | Girl | 4,286 |
| 55 | Jane | Girl | 4,258 |
| 56 | Ida | Girl | 4,247 |
| 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 |
| 64 | Nellie | Girl | 3,808 |
| 65 | Laura | Girl | 3,807 |
| 66 | Vera | Girl | 3,714 |
| 67 | Barbara | Girl | 3,535 |
| 68 | Mabel | Girl | 3,499 |
| 69 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,469 |
| 70 | Jessie | Girl | 3,465 |
| 71 | Alma | Girl | 3,407 |
| 72 | Willie | Girl | 3,381 |
| 73 | June | Girl | 3,370 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 91 | Blanche | Girl | 2,836 |
| 92 | Phyllis | Girl | 2,696 |
| 93 | Maxine | Girl | 2,647 |
| 94 | Mattie | Girl | 2,572 |
| 95 | Opal | Girl | 2,541 |
| 96 | Mae | Girl | 2,507 |
| 97 | Theresa | Girl | 2,490 |
| 98 | Nancy | Girl | 2,411 |
| 99 | Velma | Girl | 2,411 |
| 100 | Sophie | Girl | 2,382 |