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Top baby names of 1917
In 1917, Mary and John were the most popular names in the United States. 2,006,685 births in the Social Security records that year.
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| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 64,280 | 1 in 30 | = same rank |
| 2 | Helen | 34,251 | 1 in 60 | = same rank |
| 3 | Dorothy | 28,852 | 1 in 70 | = same rank |
| 4 | Margaret | 25,560 | 1 in 80 | = same rank |
| 5 | Ruth | 23,568 | 1 in 90 | = same rank |
| 6 | Mildred | 16,256 | 1 in 123 | = same rank |
| 7 | Anna | 15,160 | 1 in 132 | = same rank |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 15,131 | 1 in 133 | = same rank |
| 9 | Frances | 14,363 | 1 in 140 | = same rank |
| 10 | Virginia | 14,261 | 1 in 141 | = same rank |
| 11 | Evelyn | 12,532 | 1 in 160 | = same rank |
| 12 | Marie | 11,813 | 1 in 170 | = same rank |
| 13 | Alice | 10,990 | 1 in 183 | = same rank |
| 14 | Florence | 10,538 | 1 in 190 | = same rank |
| 15 | Lillian | 9,843 | 1 in 204 | 1 places up |
| 16 | Rose | 9,783 | 1 in 205 | 1 places down |
| 17 | Irene | 9,163 | 1 in 219 | = same rank |
| 18 | Catherine | 8,689 | 1 in 231 | 2 places up |
| 19 | Louise | 8,584 | 1 in 234 | 1 places down |
| 20 | Edna | 8,422 | 1 in 238 | 1 places down |
| 21 | Josephine | 8,326 | 1 in 241 | = same rank |
| 22 | Martha | 8,261 | 1 in 243 | 2 places up |
| 23 | Gladys | 8,075 | 1 in 249 | 1 places down |
| 24 | Ethel | 7,865 | 1 in 255 | 1 places up |
| 25 | Doris | 7,819 | 1 in 257 | 7 places up |
| 26 | Eleanor | 7,669 | 1 in 262 | 1 places up |
| 27 | Ruby | 7,662 | 1 in 262 | 4 places down |
| 28 | Edith | 7,532 | 1 in 266 | = same rank |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,529 | 1 in 267 | 1 places up |
| 30 | Grace | 7,373 | 1 in 272 | 4 places down |
| 31 | Hazel | 7,285 | 1 in 275 | = same rank |
| 32 | Thelma | 7,245 | 1 in 277 | 3 places down |
| 33 | Pauline | 6,896 | 1 in 291 | = same rank |
| 34 | Betty | 6,639 | 1 in 302 | 10 places up |
| 35 | Annie | 6,404 | 1 in 313 | 1 places up |
| 36 | Marjorie | 6,399 | 1 in 314 | 1 places up |
| 37 | Gertrude | 6,300 | 1 in 319 | 2 places down |
| 38 | Esther | 6,281 | 1 in 319 | 4 places down |
| 39 | Beatrice | 5,839 | 1 in 344 | 1 places down |
| 40 | Jean | 5,692 | 1 in 353 | 5 places up |
| 41 | Clara | 5,626 | 1 in 357 | 2 places down |
| 42 | Bernice | 5,546 | 1 in 362 | = same rank |
| 43 | Lois | 5,485 | 1 in 366 | = same rank |
| 44 | Ann | 5,455 | 1 in 368 | 4 places down |
| 45 | Marion | 5,371 | 1 in 374 | 2 places up |
| 46 | Emma | 5,121 | 1 in 392 | 5 places down |
| 47 | Julia | 5,078 | 1 in 395 | 1 places down |
| 48 | Agnes | 5,066 | 1 in 396 | 2 places up |
| 49 | Katherine | 4,956 | 1 in 405 | 2 places up |
| 50 | Elsie | 4,939 | 1 in 406 | 2 places down |
| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 51,852 | 1 in 40 | = same rank |
| 2 | William | 42,422 | 1 in 50 | = same rank |
| 3 | James | 37,337 | 1 in 50 | = same rank |
| 4 | Robert | 35,220 | 1 in 60 | = same rank |
| 5 | Joseph | 24,761 | 1 in 80 | = same rank |
| 6 | George | 24,196 | 1 in 80 | 1 places up |
| 7 | Charles | 24,143 | 1 in 80 | 1 places down |
| 8 | Edward | 17,501 | 1 in 115 | = same rank |
| 9 | Frank | 15,768 | 1 in 127 | = same rank |
| 10 | Thomas | 12,611 | 1 in 159 | = same rank |
| 11 | Walter | 12,582 | 1 in 159 | = same rank |
| 12 | Harold | 11,194 | 1 in 179 | 1 places up |
| 13 | Paul | 11,156 | 1 in 180 | 1 places down |
| 14 | Richard | 10,914 | 1 in 184 | 1 places up |
| 15 | Henry | 10,696 | 1 in 188 | 1 places down |
| 16 | Raymond | 9,956 | 1 in 202 | = same rank |
| 17 | Arthur | 9,282 | 1 in 216 | 1 places up |
| 18 | Albert | 9,157 | 1 in 219 | 1 places down |
| 19 | Harry | 8,856 | 1 in 227 | = same rank |
| 20 | Donald | 8,729 | 1 in 230 | = same rank |
| 21 | Ralph | 7,391 | 1 in 272 | = same rank |
| 22 | Jack | 6,875 | 1 in 292 | 4 places up |
| 23 | Louis | 6,771 | 1 in 296 | 1 places down |
| 24 | Carl | 6,699 | 1 in 300 | 1 places down |
| 25 | Clarence | 6,587 | 1 in 305 | 1 places down |
| 26 | Howard | 6,410 | 1 in 313 | 1 places down |
| 27 | Kenneth | 6,141 | 1 in 327 | = same rank |
| 28 | David | 6,099 | 1 in 329 | = same rank |
| 29 | Fred | 5,986 | 1 in 335 | = same rank |
| 30 | Francis | 5,801 | 1 in 346 | 1 places up |
| 31 | Willie | 5,751 | 1 in 349 | 1 places down |
| 32 | Earl | 5,632 | 1 in 356 | = same rank |
| 33 | Roy | 5,586 | 1 in 359 | = same rank |
| 34 | Stanley | 5,186 | 1 in 387 | = same rank |
| 35 | Joe | 5,142 | 1 in 390 | = same rank |
| 36 | Lawrence | 5,094 | 1 in 394 | 2 places up |
| 37 | Ernest | 5,055 | 1 in 397 | 1 places down |
| 38 | Anthony | 5,027 | 1 in 399 | 1 places down |
| 39 | Eugene | 4,873 | 1 in 412 | = same rank |
| 40 | Herbert | 4,745 | 1 in 423 | = same rank |
| 41 | Leonard | 4,694 | 1 in 428 | 1 places up |
| 42 | Samuel | 4,490 | 1 in 447 | 1 places down |
| 43 | Alfred | 4,424 | 1 in 454 | = same rank |
| 44 | Michael | 4,288 | 1 in 468 | = same rank |
| 45 | Elmer | 3,812 | 1 in 526 | = same rank |
| 46 | Norman | 3,788 | 1 in 530 | 2 places up |
| 47 | Leo | 3,779 | 1 in 531 | = same rank |
| 48 | Andrew | 3,752 | 1 in 535 | 2 places down |
| 49 | Bernard | 3,711 | 1 in 541 | = same rank |
| 50 | Peter | 3,464 | 1 in 579 | = same rank |
Share: number of babies born in 1917, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1916. Tied names share the same rank.