The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1922
5,789 different girls’ names were recorded in 1922, covering 1,201,003 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 72,177 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 37,716 |
| 3 | Helen | 32,510 |
| 4 | Margaret | 26,862 |
| 5 | Ruth | 23,633 |
| 6 | Betty | 20,895 |
| 7 | Virginia | 19,144 |
| 8 | Mildred | 16,412 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,244 |
| 10 | Frances | 15,054 |
| 11 | Doris | 13,798 |
| 12 | Anna | 13,408 |
| 13 | Evelyn | 13,320 |
| 14 | Marie | 11,912 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,277 |
| 16 | Marjorie | 10,385 |
| 17 | Irene | 10,173 |
| 18 | Florence | 10,036 |
| 19 | Lillian | 9,430 |
| 20 | Jean | 9,109 |
| 21 | Martha | 9,021 |
| 22 | Louise | 8,886 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,791 |
| 24 | Catherine | 8,537 |
| 25 | Gladys | 8,042 |
| 26 | Ruby | 8,003 |
| 27 | Josephine | 7,864 |
| 28 | Eleanor | 7,852 |
| 29 | Edna | 7,622 |
| 30 | Annie | 7,476 |
| 31 | Thelma | 7,254 |
| 32 | Ethel | 7,246 |
| 33 | Lucille | 7,151 |
| 34 | Edith | 7,136 |
| 35 | Lois | 6,946 |
| 36 | Pauline | 6,811 |
| 37 | Hazel | 6,757 |
| 38 | Grace | 6,743 |
| 39 | Shirley | 6,407 |
| 40 | Barbara | 6,272 |
| 41 | Bernice | 5,912 |
| 42 | Marion | 5,667 |
| 43 | Beatrice | 5,476 |
| 44 | Esther | 5,474 |
| 45 | June | 5,382 |
| 46 | Norma | 5,238 |
| 47 | Clara | 5,126 |
| 48 | Gertrude | 5,082 |
| 49 | Ann | 5,054 |
| 50 | Emma | 5,013 |
| 51 | Sarah | 4,982 |
| 52 | Rita | 4,976 |
| 53 | Phyllis | 4,935 |
| 54 | Katherine | 4,827 |
| 55 | Jane | 4,805 |
| 56 | Lorraine | 4,668 |
| 57 | Juanita | 4,643 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,641 |
| 59 | Elsie | 4,618 |
| 60 | Julia | 4,616 |
| 61 | Gloria | 4,496 |
| 62 | Agnes | 4,480 |
| 63 | Bertha | 4,419 |
| 64 | Eva | 4,192 |
| 65 | Ida | 3,987 |
| 66 | Anne | 3,974 |
| 67 | Marian | 3,951 |
| 68 | Laura | 3,902 |
| 68 | Patricia | 3,902 |
| 70 | Willie | 3,885 |
| 71 | Pearl | 3,848 |
| 72 | Viola | 3,793 |
| 73 | Kathryn | 3,792 |
| 74 | Vivian | 3,733 |
| 75 | Myrtle | 3,649 |
| 76 | Charlotte | 3,582 |
| 77 | Wilma | 3,535 |
| 78 | Nancy | 3,518 |
| 79 | Vera | 3,510 |
| 80 | Kathleen | 3,466 |
| 81 | Bessie | 3,447 |
| 82 | Maxine | 3,444 |
| 83 | Nellie | 3,274 |
| 84 | Alma | 3,233 |
| 85 | Lillie | 3,200 |
| 86 | Violet | 3,194 |
| 87 | Jessie | 3,182 |
| 88 | Stella | 3,166 |
| 89 | Audrey | 3,164 |
| 90 | Ella | 3,150 |
| 91 | Minnie | 3,115 |
| 92 | Wanda | 2,986 |
| 93 | Lucy | 2,977 |
| 94 | Sylvia | 2,961 |
| 95 | Ellen | 2,953 |
| 96 | Eileen | 2,939 |
| 97 | Jeanne | 2,917 |
| 98 | Genevieve | 2,897 |
| 99 | Mabel | 2,894 |
| 100 | Margie | 2,854 |
| 101 | Leona | 2,825 |
| 102 | Elaine | 2,792 |
| 103 | Mattie | 2,748 |
| 104 | Dolores | 2,714 |
| 105 | Jennie | 2,670 |
| 106 | Marguerite | 2,657 |
| 107 | Lena | 2,625 |
| 108 | Opal | 2,562 |
| 109 | Theresa | 2,543 |
| 110 | Geneva | 2,444 |
| 111 | Mae | 2,404 |
| 112 | Muriel | 2,392 |
| 113 | Velma | 2,367 |
| 114 | Georgia | 2,363 |
| 115 | Blanche | 2,323 |
| 116 | Christine | 2,267 |
| 117 | Harriet | 2,237 |
| 118 | Sara | 2,220 |
| 119 | Eunice | 2,179 |
| 120 | Rosemary | 2,170 |
| 121 | Emily | 2,146 |
| 122 | Carrie | 2,120 |
| 123 | Rosa | 2,106 |
| 124 | Beulah | 2,097 |
| 125 | Loretta | 2,095 |
| 126 | Joyce | 2,016 |
| 127 | Joan | 2,010 |
| 128 | Jeanette | 2,005 |
| 129 | Janet | 2,004 |
| 130 | Inez | 1,991 |
| 131 | Hilda | 1,962 |
| 132 | Maria | 1,929 |
| 133 | Arlene | 1,884 |
| 134 | Naomi | 1,869 |
| 135 | Fannie | 1,867 |
| 136 | Alberta | 1,852 |
| 137 | Bonnie | 1,824 |
| 138 | Dora | 1,807 |
| 139 | Hattie | 1,780 |
| 140 | Cora | 1,762 |
| 141 | Anita | 1,761 |
| 142 | Lula | 1,759 |
| 143 | Madeline | 1,732 |
| 144 | Carolyn | 1,706 |
| 145 | Marilyn | 1,698 |
| 146 | Verna | 1,693 |
| 147 | Mamie | 1,689 |
| 148 | Ada | 1,684 |
| 149 | Constance | 1,676 |
| 150 | Roberta | 1,659 |
| 151 | Miriam | 1,639 |
| 152 | Mable | 1,620 |
| 153 | Sophie | 1,582 |
| 154 | Rachel | 1,541 |
| 155 | Marcella | 1,537 |
| 156 | Olga | 1,535 |
| 157 | Daisy | 1,530 |
| 158 | Flora | 1,522 |
| 158 | Carol | 1,522 |
| 160 | Bette | 1,482 |
| 161 | Lola | 1,478 |
| 162 | Winifred | 1,428 |
| 163 | Erma | 1,411 |
| 163 | Beverly | 1,411 |
| 165 | Rosie | 1,385 |
| 166 | Donna | 1,349 |
| 167 | Claire | 1,339 |
| 168 | Estelle | 1,331 |
| 169 | Olive | 1,323 |
| 170 | Maggie | 1,313 |
| 171 | Peggy | 1,304 |
| 172 | Susie | 1,303 |
| 173 | Rebecca | 1,296 |
| 174 | Eula | 1,284 |
| 175 | Antoinette | 1,271 |
| 176 | Caroline | 1,269 |
| 177 | Sadie | 1,263 |
| 178 | Lorene | 1,241 |
| 179 | Eloise | 1,222 |
| 180 | Nora | 1,219 |
| 181 | Laverne | 1,214 |
| 182 | Fern | 1,207 |
| 183 | Henrietta | 1,169 |
| 184 | Irma | 1,167 |
| 185 | Della | 1,155 |
| 186 | Victoria | 1,145 |
| 187 | Regina | 1,136 |
| 188 | Nina | 1,131 |
| 189 | Lucile | 1,130 |
| 190 | Billie | 1,105 |
| 191 | Rosalie | 1,104 |
| 192 | Lottie | 1,090 |
| 193 | Adeline | 1,085 |
| 194 | Katie | 1,051 |
| 195 | Amelia | 1,032 |
| 196 | Veronica | 1,028 |
| 197 | Jeannette | 1,027 |
| 198 | Angelina | 1,026 |
| 199 | Lydia | 1,025 |
| 200 | Essie | 1,022 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1922 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.