The names of 1912

The ten most popular names given in 1912, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 32,304
  2. Helen 16,133
  3. Dorothy 12,645
  4. Margaret 12,536
  5. Ruth 11,280
  6. Mildred 8,764
  7. Anna 8,586
  8. Elizabeth 8,527
  9. Frances 6,680
  10. Marie 6,642

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US: boys

  1. John 24,588
  2. William 19,626
  3. James 17,644
  4. Robert 12,836
  5. Joseph 12,062
  6. George 11,734
  7. Charles 11,070
  8. Edward 7,936
  9. Frank 7,912
  10. Thomas 6,087

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US states in 1912