The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1918
5,585 different girls’ names were recorded in 1918, covering 1,157,631 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,365 |
| 2 | Helen | 36,148 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 32,030 |
| 4 | Margaret | 27,139 |
| 5 | Ruth | 25,535 |
| 6 | Mildred | 17,258 |
| 7 | Virginia | 16,421 |
| 8 | Frances | 16,132 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,853 |
| 10 | Anna | 15,666 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 13,493 |
| 12 | Marie | 12,589 |
| 13 | Alice | 11,590 |
| 14 | Florence | 11,318 |
| 15 | Lillian | 9,986 |
| 16 | Irene | 9,774 |
| 17 | Rose | 9,568 |
| 18 | Louise | 9,111 |
| 19 | Doris | 9,061 |
| 20 | Catherine | 8,842 |
| 21 | Betty | 8,803 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,734 |
| 23 | Edna | 8,698 |
| 24 | Josephine | 8,682 |
| 25 | Martha | 8,341 |
| 26 | Eleanor | 8,176 |
| 27 | Ruby | 8,134 |
| 28 | Ethel | 8,075 |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,902 |
| 30 | Edith | 7,858 |
| 31 | Grace | 7,770 |
| 32 | Thelma | 7,740 |
| 33 | Hazel | 7,615 |
| 34 | Marjorie | 7,517 |
| 35 | Pauline | 7,222 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,743 |
| 37 | Jean | 6,600 |
| 38 | Esther | 6,574 |
| 39 | Gertrude | 6,264 |
| 40 | Beatrice | 5,907 |
| 41 | Bernice | 5,892 |
| 42 | Lois | 5,877 |
| 43 | Clara | 5,778 |
| 44 | Ann | 5,613 |
| 45 | Marion | 5,583 |
| 46 | Emma | 5,324 |
| 47 | Agnes | 5,291 |
| 48 | Julia | 5,268 |
| 49 | Elsie | 5,194 |
| 50 | Katherine | 5,191 |
| 51 | Bertha | 5,051 |
| 52 | Sarah | 4,969 |
| 53 | Jane | 4,730 |
| 54 | Anne | 4,567 |
| 55 | Eva | 4,563 |
| 56 | Pearl | 4,521 |
| 57 | Ida | 4,450 |
| 58 | Rita | 4,447 |
| 59 | Viola | 4,331 |
| 60 | Barbara | 4,224 |
| 61 | Bessie | 4,101 |
| 62 | Myrtle | 4,076 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 4,068 |
| 64 | Laura | 4,062 |
| 65 | Nellie | 4,048 |
| 66 | June | 4,034 |
| 67 | Stella | 3,928 |
| 68 | Vera | 3,923 |
| 69 | Lorraine | 3,876 |
| 70 | Willie | 3,867 |
| 71 | Sylvia | 3,675 |
| 72 | Vivian | 3,663 |
| 73 | Alma | 3,650 |
| 74 | Mabel | 3,636 |
| 75 | Jessie | 3,591 |
| 76 | Marian | 3,503 |
| 77 | Geraldine | 3,446 |
| 78 | Charlotte | 3,373 |
| 79 | Leona | 3,335 |
| 80 | Phyllis | 3,326 |
| 81 | Genevieve | 3,304 |
| 82 | Wilma | 3,298 |
| 83 | Violet | 3,294 |
| 84 | Ella | 3,291 |
| 85 | Juanita | 3,260 |
| 86 | Marguerite | 3,249 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,216 |
| 88 | Minnie | 3,181 |
| 89 | Lillie | 3,112 |
| 90 | Lucy | 3,108 |
| 91 | Jennie | 3,033 |
| 92 | Ellen | 3,030 |
| 93 | Lena | 2,937 |
| 94 | Opal | 2,847 |
| 95 | Mae | 2,756 |
| 96 | Blanche | 2,739 |
| 97 | Shirley | 2,654 |
| 98 | Norma | 2,653 |
| 99 | Kathleen | 2,629 |
| 100 | Mattie | 2,610 |
| 101 | Theresa | 2,511 |
| 102 | Nancy | 2,510 |
| 103 | Velma | 2,439 |
| 104 | Beulah | 2,363 |
| 105 | Emily | 2,361 |
| 106 | Harriet | 2,345 |
| 107 | Georgia | 2,344 |
| 108 | Sophie | 2,300 |
| 109 | Sara | 2,295 |
| 110 | Eileen | 2,264 |
| 111 | Eunice | 2,224 |
| 112 | Geneva | 2,191 |
| 113 | Carrie | 2,130 |
| 114 | Hilda | 2,118 |
| 115 | Inez | 2,105 |
| 116 | Loretta | 2,051 |
| 117 | Rosa | 2,034 |
| 118 | Audrey | 2,022 |
| 119 | Fannie | 2,014 |
| 119 | Christine | 2,014 |
| 121 | Hattie | 1,999 |
| 122 | Alberta | 1,988 |
| 123 | Ada | 1,943 |
| 124 | Cora | 1,916 |
| 125 | Verna | 1,873 |
| 126 | Jeanne | 1,846 |
| 127 | Dolores | 1,835 |
| 128 | Wanda | 1,827 |
| 129 | Janet | 1,812 |
| 130 | Muriel | 1,797 |
| 131 | Jeanette | 1,774 |
| 132 | Lula | 1,771 |
| 133 | Patricia | 1,760 |
| 134 | Victoria | 1,758 |
| 135 | Madeline | 1,746 |
| 136 | Dora | 1,738 |
| 137 | Mamie | 1,708 |
| 137 | Miriam | 1,708 |
| 139 | Estelle | 1,702 |
| 140 | Naomi | 1,692 |
| 141 | Olga | 1,691 |
| 142 | Roberta | 1,680 |
| 143 | Olive | 1,618 |
| 144 | Winifred | 1,593 |
| 144 | Mable | 1,593 |
| 146 | Lola | 1,567 |
| 147 | Maria | 1,544 |
| 148 | Rachel | 1,542 |
| 149 | Daisy | 1,525 |
| 150 | Flora | 1,504 |
| 151 | Anita | 1,482 |
| 152 | Elaine | 1,473 |
| 153 | Erma | 1,463 |
| 154 | Caroline | 1,458 |
| 155 | Sadie | 1,453 |
| 156 | Lucile | 1,448 |
| 157 | Henrietta | 1,411 |
| 158 | Maggie | 1,394 |
| 159 | Susie | 1,388 |
| 160 | Joan | 1,384 |
| 161 | Nora | 1,382 |
| 162 | Lottie | 1,378 |
| 163 | Marcella | 1,343 |
| 164 | Fern | 1,341 |
| 165 | Arlene | 1,340 |
| 166 | Irma | 1,333 |
| 167 | Carolyn | 1,329 |
| 168 | Eula | 1,306 |
| 169 | Adeline | 1,301 |
| 170 | Joyce | 1,261 |
| 171 | Rosemary | 1,259 |
| 172 | Rebecca | 1,243 |
| 173 | Lorene | 1,238 |
| 174 | Rosie | 1,190 |
| 175 | Nettie | 1,167 |
| 176 | Nina | 1,165 |
| 177 | Della | 1,162 |
| 178 | Bonnie | 1,151 |
| 179 | Lydia | 1,148 |
| 179 | Antoinette | 1,148 |
| 181 | Regina | 1,132 |
| 182 | Veronica | 1,117 |
| 183 | Amelia | 1,115 |
| 184 | Sally | 1,086 |
| 185 | Jeannette | 1,077 |
| 186 | Claire | 1,072 |
| 187 | Dorothea | 1,065 |
| 188 | Margie | 1,064 |
| 189 | Eloise | 1,063 |
| 190 | Isabel | 1,041 |
| 191 | Adele | 1,030 |
| 192 | Freda | 1,025 |
| 193 | Goldie | 1,021 |
| 194 | Essie | 1,019 |
| 195 | Katie | 1,013 |
| 196 | Carol | 1,011 |
| 197 | Cleo | 1,009 |
| 198 | Constance | 971 |
| 199 | Laverne | 965 |
| 200 | May | 961 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1918 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.