The names of 1916

The ten most popular names given in 1916, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 61,438
  2. Helen 32,661
  3. Dorothy 27,418
  4. Margaret 24,953
  5. Ruth 23,189
  6. Mildred 15,633
  7. Anna 15,228
  8. Elizabeth 14,940
  9. Frances 13,746
  10. Virginia 12,487

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US: boys

  1. John 50,043
  2. William 40,418
  3. James 35,569
  4. Robert 31,741
  5. Joseph 23,883
  6. Charles 23,612
  7. George 23,381
  8. Edward 17,005
  9. Frank 15,291
  10. Thomas 11,998

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Canadian provinces in 1916

US states in 1916