The names of 1914

The ten most popular names given in 1914, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 45,346
  2. Helen 23,221
  3. Dorothy 18,782
  4. Margaret 17,763
  5. Ruth 15,839
  6. Anna 11,865
  7. Mildred 11,649
  8. Elizabeth 11,367
  9. Frances 9,677
  10. Marie 8,829

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US: boys

  1. John 37,947
  2. William 29,753
  3. James 26,262
  4. Robert 21,188
  5. Joseph 18,829
  6. George 17,602
  7. Charles 16,937
  8. Edward 12,319
  9. Frank 12,002
  10. Walter 8,962

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Canadian provinces in 1914

US states in 1914