The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1915

4,967 different girls’ names were recorded in 1915, covering 983,852 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	58,187
2	Helen	30,866
3	Dorothy	25,154
4	Margaret	23,054
5	Ruth	21,878
6	Mildred	15,254
7	Anna	15,119
8	Elizabeth	14,103
9	Frances	12,786
10	Evelyn	11,595
11	Marie	11,363
12	Virginia	10,952
13	Alice	10,525
14	Florence	10,105
15	Lillian	9,546
16	Rose	9,375
17	Irene	8,323
18	Louise	8,313
19	Catherine	8,181
20	Edna	8,144
21	Gladys	7,857
22	Josephine	7,606
23	Ethel	7,379
24	Ruby	7,237
25	Martha	7,216
26	Hazel	7,092
27	Grace	7,044
28	Eleanor	7,036
29	Lucille	7,006
30	Thelma	6,762
31	Edith	6,761
32	Pauline	6,334
33	Esther	6,321
34	Doris	6,292
35	Gertrude	6,077
36	Annie	5,936
37	Beatrice	5,342
38	Clara	5,285
39	Marjorie	5,119
40	Emma	5,044
41	Elsie	4,967
42	Bernice	4,937
43	Ann	4,895
44	Julia	4,831
45	Agnes	4,795
46	Bertha	4,785
47	Lois	4,775
48	Jean	4,603
49	Katherine	4,488
50	Marion	4,456
51	Sarah	4,415
52	Anne	4,333
53	Betty	4,181
54	Ida	4,125
55	Eva	4,079
56	Pearl	3,976
57	Bessie	3,888
58	Myrtle	3,865
59	Viola	3,855
60	Kathryn	3,778
61	Laura	3,723
62	Mabel	3,683
63	Nellie	3,679
64	Stella	3,657
65	Vera	3,460
66	Jessie	3,356
67	Sylvia	3,284
68	Minnie	3,270
69	Jane	3,264
70	Alma	3,248
71	Rita	3,063
72	Willie	3,041
73	Jennie	3,015
74	Leona	2,972
75	Ella	2,954
76	Genevieve	2,928
77	Lena	2,927
78	Vivian	2,857
79	Lucy	2,814
80	Wilma	2,773
81	Charlotte	2,757
82	Violet	2,752
83	Barbara	2,704
84	Lillie	2,687
84	Marguerite	2,687
86	Marian	2,612
87	Blanche	2,590
88	Ellen	2,581
89	Mae	2,486
90	Opal	2,482
91	Mattie	2,434
92	Juanita	2,398
93	Theresa	2,309
94	Velma	2,287
95	Beulah	2,268
96	June	2,139
97	Sophie	2,112
98	Maxine	2,110
99	Emily	2,091
100	Phyllis	2,088
101	Inez	2,005
102	Nancy	1,987
103	Carrie	1,968
104	Kathleen	1,940
105	Fannie	1,927
106	Sara	1,913
107	Hilda	1,891
108	Geraldine	1,866
109	Eunice	1,860
110	Geneva	1,856
111	Georgia	1,853
112	Harriet	1,849
113	Hattie	1,825
114	Ada	1,817
115	Loretta	1,810
116	Rosa	1,793
117	Estelle	1,784
118	Norma	1,737
119	Cora	1,683
120	Alberta	1,675
121	Madeline	1,670
122	Dora	1,666
123	Olive	1,654
124	Mamie	1,629
125	Christine	1,625
126	Verna	1,570
127	Audrey	1,565
128	Naomi	1,548
129	Lula	1,537
130	Olga	1,532
131	Daisy	1,518
132	Eileen	1,493
133	Sadie	1,458
134	Muriel	1,445
135	Lucile	1,441
136	Lola	1,420
137	Caroline	1,402
138	Miriam	1,377
139	Erma	1,375
140	Flora	1,368
141	Lorraine	1,323
142	Irma	1,310
143	Winifred	1,299
144	Nora	1,293
145	Mable	1,287
146	Maria	1,286
147	Dolores	1,280
148	Jeanette	1,273
149	Susie	1,270
150	Maggie	1,269
151	Victoria	1,266
152	Henrietta	1,246
153	Lottie	1,237
154	Wanda	1,233
155	Elaine	1,212
156	Rachel	1,205
157	Fern	1,175
158	Janet	1,173
159	Rebecca	1,169
160	Eula	1,162
161	Roberta	1,156
162	Shirley	1,135
163	Sally	1,121
164	Anita	1,116
165	Amelia	1,115
166	Nettie	1,106
167	Adeline	1,097
168	Carolyn	1,096
169	Della	1,086
169	Lydia	1,086
171	Nina	1,085
172	Goldie	1,051
173	Antoinette	1,047
174	Rosie	975
175	May	974
176	Freda	944
177	Isabel	943
178	Isabelle	942
179	Lorene	940
180	Bonnie	939
181	Katie	937
182	Dorothea	925
183	Angeline	922
184	Cleo	914
184	Veronica	914
186	Marcella	905
187	Jeannette	903
188	Adele	897
189	Patricia	895
190	Iva	878
191	Essie	869
191	Regina	869
193	Arlene	864
194	Ollie	855
195	Celia	853
196	Effie	844
197	Rosalie	840
198	Jeanne	828
199	Angelina	826
200	Cecelia	821

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1915 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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