Popular Baby Names in 1917

The most popular baby names in 1917.

All Girls Boys
Rank Name Gender Count
1 John Boy 51,852
2 William Boy 42,422
3 James Boy 37,338
4 Robert Boy 35,220
5 Joseph Boy 24,761
6 George Boy 24,196
7 Charles Boy 24,143
8 Edward Boy 17,501
9 Frank Boy 15,768
10 Thomas Boy 12,611
11 Walter Boy 12,582
12 Harold Boy 11,194
13 Paul Boy 11,156
14 Richard Boy 10,914
15 Henry Boy 10,696
16 Raymond Boy 9,956
17 Arthur Boy 9,282
18 Albert Boy 9,157
19 Harry Boy 8,856
20 Donald Boy 8,729
21 Ralph Boy 7,391
22 Jack Boy 6,874
23 Louis Boy 6,771
24 Carl Boy 6,699
25 Clarence Boy 6,587
26 Howard Boy 6,410
27 Kenneth Boy 6,141
28 David Boy 6,099
29 Fred Boy 5,986
30 Francis Boy 5,801
31 Willie Boy 5,751
32 Earl Boy 5,632
33 Roy Boy 5,586
34 Stanley Boy 5,186
35 Joe Boy 5,142
36 Lawrence Boy 5,094
37 Ernest Boy 5,055
38 Anthony Boy 5,027
39 Eugene Boy 4,873
40 Herbert Boy 4,745
41 Leonard Boy 4,694
42 Samuel Boy 4,490
43 Alfred Boy 4,424
44 Michael Boy 4,288
45 Elmer Boy 3,812
46 Norman Boy 3,788
47 Leo Boy 3,779
48 Andrew Boy 3,752
49 Bernard Boy 3,711
50 Peter Boy 3,464
51 Frederick Boy 3,455
52 Russell Boy 3,436
53 Lloyd Boy 3,417
54 Daniel Boy 3,360
55 Edwin Boy 3,346
56 Chester Boy 3,338
57 Melvin Boy 3,155
58 Herman Boy 2,974
59 Clifford Boy 2,969
60 Leroy Boy 2,951
61 Lester Boy 2,854
62 Floyd Boy 2,820
63 Theodore Boy 2,809
64 Clyde Boy 2,719
65 Vincent Boy 2,636
66 Philip Boy 2,544
67 Charlie Boy 2,536
68 Marvin Boy 2,517
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
75 Milton Boy 2,394
76 Benjamin Boy 2,386
77 Martin Boy 2,336
78 Victor Boy 2,207
79 Jesse Boy 2,200
80 Willard Boy 2,188
81 Alvin Boy 2,142
82 Leon Boy 2,102
83 Cecil Boy 2,101
84 Gordon Boy 2,019
85 Lee Boy 2,004
86 Glenn Boy 1,997
87 Oscar Boy 1,961
88 Edgar Boy 1,920
89 Stephen Boy 1,892
90 Harvey Boy 1,808
91 Arnold Boy 1,781
92 Wilbur Boy 1,749
93 Warren Boy 1,743
94 Everett Boy 1,734
95 Sidney Boy 1,727
96 Wayne Boy 1,715
97 Alexander Boy 1,664
98 Claude Boy 1,625
99 Morris Boy 1,624
100 Allen Boy 1,592