The names of 1918

The ten most popular names given in 1918, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 67,365
  2. Helen 36,148
  3. Dorothy 32,030
  4. Margaret 27,139
  5. Ruth 25,535
  6. Mildred 17,258
  7. Virginia 16,421
  8. Frances 16,132
  9. Elizabeth 15,853
  10. Anna 15,666

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US: boys

  1. John 56,558
  2. William 45,291
  3. James 42,115
  4. Robert 40,619
  5. Charles 26,921
  6. George 26,318
  7. Joseph 26,261
  8. Edward 19,489
  9. Frank 17,018
  10. Thomas 13,910

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Canadian provinces in 1918

US states in 1918