Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1912
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1911.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 32,304 | 0 |
| 2 | Helen | 16,133 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 12,645 | +1 |
| 4 | Margaret | 12,536 | -1 |
| 5 | Ruth | 11,280 | 0 |
| 6 | Mildred | 8,764 | +2 |
| 7 | Anna | 8,586 | -1 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 8,527 | -1 |
| 9 | Frances | 6,680 | +1 |
| 10 | Marie | 6,642 | -1 |
| 11 | Alice | 6,285 | 0 |
| 12 | Florence | 5,739 | 0 |
| 13 | Evelyn | 5,620 | +3 |
| 14 | Lillian | 5,568 | -1 |
| 15 | Rose | 5,431 | -1 |
| 16 | Edna | 5,136 | +1 |
| 17 | Louise | 5,116 | +2 |
| 18 | Ethel | 5,073 | -3 |
| 19 | Gladys | 4,980 | -1 |
| 20 | Virginia | 4,810 | +6 |
| 21 | Catherine | 4,666 | -1 |
| 22 | Irene | 4,646 | -1 |
| 23 | Ruby | 4,452 | -1 |
| 24 | Grace | 4,418 | -1 |
| 25 | Hazel | 4,197 | 0 |
| 26 | Thelma | 4,183 | +1 |
| 27 | Annie | 4,083 | -3 |
| 28 | Josephine | 3,980 | +1 |
| 29 | Martha | 3,911 | -1 |
| 30 | Gertrude | 3,887 | 0 |
| 31 | Edith | 3,842 | 0 |
| 32 | Lucille | 3,763 | 0 |
| 33 | Esther | 3,569 | +1 |
| 34 | Clara | 3,480 | -1 |
| 35 | Emma | 3,357 | 0 |
| 36 | Bertha | 3,288 | 0 |
| 37 | Beatrice | 3,205 | 0 |
| 38 | Pauline | 3,163 | 0 |
| 39 | Eleanor | 3,120 | +10 |
| 40 | Agnes | 2,945 | -1 |
| 41 | Sarah | 2,919 | +1 |
| 42 | Elsie | 2,895 | -1 |
| 43 | Bessie | 2,832 | -3 |
| 44 | Julia | 2,825 | 0 |
| 45 | Ida | 2,740 | 0 |
| 46 | Mabel | 2,714 | -3 |
| 47 | Ann | 2,666 | +6 |
| 48 | Doris | 2,657 | +8 |
| 49 | Eva | 2,636 | -3 |
| 50 | Myrtle | 2,599 | 0 |
| 51 | Bernice | 2,593 | 0 |
| 52 | Viola | 2,550 | -5 |
| 53 | Katherine | 2,546 | +2 |
| 54 | Pearl | 2,528 | -6 |
| 55 | Marion | 2,522 | +3 |
| 56 | Marjorie | 2,468 | +3 |
| 57 | Laura | 2,413 | 0 |
| 58 | Anne | 2,369 | +6 |
| 59 | Nellie | 2,365 | -5 |
| 60 | Minnie | 2,295 | -8 |
| 61 | Willie | 2,267 | 0 |
| 62 | Alma | 2,183 | 0 |
| 63 | Lois | 2,146 | +5 |
| 64 | Jean | 2,056 | +10 |
| 65 | Jessie | 2,052 | +1 |
| 66 | Betty | 2,011 | +3 |
| 67 | Lillie | 2,003 | -7 |
| 68 | Vera | 1,974 | -1 |
| 69 | Ella | 1,921 | -6 |
| 70 | Mattie | 1,915 | -5 |
| 71 | Kathryn | 1,905 | +2 |
| 72 | Lena | 1,903 | -2 |
| 73 | Stella | 1,834 | -1 |
| 74 | Mae | 1,775 | -4 |
| 75 | Blanche | 1,761 | 0 |
| 76 | Leona | 1,650 | 0 |
| 77 | Sylvia | 1,639 | +5 |
| 78 | Lucy | 1,636 | -1 |
| 79 | Marguerite | 1,620 | +8 |
| 80 | Beulah | 1,607 | -1 |
| 81 | Jennie | 1,595 | +4 |
| 82 | Carrie | 1,580 | -4 |
| 83 | Violet | 1,535 | 0 |
| 84 | Vivian | 1,487 | -4 |
| 85 | Opal | 1,465 | -4 |
| 86 | Ellen | 1,449 | -2 |
| 87 | Fannie | 1,425 | +1 |
| 88 | Velma | 1,403 | +2 |
| 89 | Jane | 1,390 | +9 |
| 90 | Hattie | 1,389 | -4 |
| 91 | Charlotte | 1,375 | +4 |
| 92 | Genevieve | 1,353 | +1 |
| 93 | Marian | 1,313 | +12 |
| 94 | Rosa | 1,305 | -3 |
| 95 | Mamie | 1,273 | -6 |
| 96 | Ada | 1,268 | +1 |
| 96 | Theresa | 1,268 | +4 |
| 98 | Cora | 1,253 | -7 |
| 99 | Wilma | 1,241 | +3 |
| 100 | Inez | 1,228 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.