Popular names in United States

This page shows the popular names in United States from 1914 to 1918.

During World War I

During World War I, this generation showed resilience amid global conflict. Their sacrifices shaped history. Names from this era are strong, honoring courage and unity.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 296,616
2 John 243,976
3 William 196,447
4 James 175,057
5 Robert 157,505
6 Helen 157,147
7 Dorothy 132,236
8 Margaret 118,469
9 Joseph 116,785
10 George 113,804
11 Charles 113,573
12 Ruth 110,008
13 Edward 82,203
14 Mildred 76,050
15 Frank 75,085
16 Anna 73,038
17 Elizabeth 71,394
18 Frances 66,703
19 Virginia 61,722
20 Thomas 58,859
21 Evelyn 58,015
22 Walter 57,897
23 Marie 56,276
24 Harold 52,084
25 Alice 52,022
26 Paul 51,762
27 Henry 50,954
28 Florence 50,259
29 Richard 49,183
30 Raymond 46,927
31 Lillian 46,321
32 Rose 45,905
33 Albert 43,903
34 Arthur 43,513
35 Irene 42,492
36 Harry 42,286
37 Louise 41,286
38 Catherine 40,794
39 Edna 40,178
40 Gladys 38,912
41 Josephine 38,637
42 Donald 38,388
43 Ethel 37,124
44 Martha 36,861
45 Ruby 36,344
46 Eleanor 35,661
47 Grace 35,242
48 Lucille 34,998
49 Doris 34,762
50 Edith 34,667
51 Thelma 34,533
52 Hazel 34,530
53 Ralph 34,463
54 Louis 32,683
55 Carl 31,908
56 Pauline 31,805
57 Jack 31,611
58 Clarence 31,254
59 Esther 30,251
60 Howard 30,102
61 Annie 29,988
62 Gertrude 29,822
63 Kenneth 28,821
64 Marjorie 28,614
65 David 28,183
66 Fred 28,132
67 Willie 28,091
68 Betty 27,692
69 Francis 27,295
70 Beatrice 26,906
71 Clara 26,473
72 Earl 26,256
73 Roy 26,028
74 Bernice 25,288
75 Jean 25,257
76 Ann 25,194
77 Lois 24,718
78 Emma 24,678
79 Stanley 24,300
80 Joe 24,218
81 Julia 24,057
82 Marion 23,993
83 Ernest 23,824
84 Elsie 23,810
85 Agnes 23,725
86 Lawrence 23,599
87 Bertha 23,476
88 Anthony 23,361
89 Eugene 22,682
90 Herbert 21,930
91 Samuel 21,715
92 Alfred 21,153
93 Leonard 20,918
94 Michael 20,236
95 Elmer 18,801
96 Andrew 18,151
97 Leo 17,618
98 Bernard 17,023
99 Norman 16,861
100 Peter 16,471
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 296,616
2 Helen 157,147
3 Dorothy 132,236
4 Margaret 118,469
5 Ruth 110,008
6 Mildred 76,050
7 Anna 73,038
8 Elizabeth 71,394
9 Frances 66,703
10 Virginia 61,722
11 Evelyn 58,015
12 Marie 56,276
13 Alice 52,022
14 Florence 50,259
15 Lillian 46,321
16 Rose 45,905
17 Irene 42,492
18 Louise 41,286
19 Catherine 40,794
20 Edna 40,178
21 Gladys 38,912
22 Josephine 38,637
23 Ethel 37,124
24 Martha 36,861
25 Ruby 36,344
26 Eleanor 35,661
27 Grace 35,242
28 Lucille 34,998
29 Doris 34,762
30 Edith 34,667
31 Thelma 34,533
32 Hazel 34,530
33 Pauline 31,805
34 Esther 30,251
35 Annie 29,988
36 Gertrude 29,822
37 Marjorie 28,614
38 Betty 27,692
39 Beatrice 26,906
40 Clara 26,473
41 Bernice 25,288
42 Jean 25,257
43 Ann 25,194
44 Lois 24,718
45 Emma 24,678
46 Julia 24,057
47 Marion 23,993
48 Elsie 23,810
49 Agnes 23,725
50 Bertha 23,476
Rank First Name Quantity
1 John 243,976
2 William 196,447
3 James 175,057
4 Robert 157,505
5 Joseph 116,785
6 George 113,804
7 Charles 113,573
8 Edward 82,203
9 Frank 75,085
10 Thomas 58,859
11 Walter 57,897
12 Harold 52,084
13 Paul 51,762
14 Henry 50,954
15 Richard 49,183
16 Raymond 46,927
17 Albert 43,903
18 Arthur 43,513
19 Harry 42,286
20 Donald 38,388
21 Ralph 34,463
22 Louis 32,683
23 Carl 31,908
24 Jack 31,611
25 Clarence 31,254
26 Howard 30,102
27 Kenneth 28,821
28 David 28,183
29 Fred 28,132
30 Willie 28,091
31 Francis 27,295
32 Earl 26,256
33 Roy 26,028
34 Stanley 24,300
35 Joe 24,218
36 Ernest 23,824
37 Lawrence 23,599
38 Anthony 23,361
39 Eugene 22,682
40 Herbert 21,930
41 Samuel 21,715
42 Alfred 21,153
43 Leonard 20,918
44 Michael 20,236
45 Elmer 18,801
46 Andrew 18,151
47 Leo 17,618
48 Bernard 17,023
49 Norman 16,861
50 Peter 16,471