Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1917
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1916.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1916 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 64,280 | 0 |
| 2 | Helen | 34,251 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 28,852 | 0 |
| 4 | Margaret | 25,560 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruth | 23,568 | 0 |
| 6 | Mildred | 16,256 | 0 |
| 7 | Anna | 15,160 | 0 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 15,131 | 0 |
| 9 | Frances | 14,363 | 0 |
| 10 | Virginia | 14,261 | 0 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 12,532 | 0 |
| 12 | Marie | 11,813 | 0 |
| 13 | Alice | 10,990 | 0 |
| 14 | Florence | 10,538 | 0 |
| 15 | Lillian | 9,843 | +1 |
| 16 | Rose | 9,783 | -1 |
| 17 | Irene | 9,163 | 0 |
| 18 | Catherine | 8,689 | +2 |
| 19 | Louise | 8,584 | -1 |
| 20 | Edna | 8,422 | -1 |
| 21 | Josephine | 8,326 | 0 |
| 22 | Martha | 8,261 | +2 |
| 23 | Gladys | 8,075 | -1 |
| 24 | Ethel | 7,865 | +1 |
| 25 | Doris | 7,819 | +7 |
| 26 | Eleanor | 7,669 | +1 |
| 27 | Ruby | 7,662 | -4 |
| 28 | Edith | 7,532 | 0 |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,529 | +1 |
| 30 | Grace | 7,373 | -4 |
| 31 | Hazel | 7,285 | 0 |
| 32 | Thelma | 7,245 | -3 |
| 33 | Pauline | 6,896 | 0 |
| 34 | Betty | 6,639 | +10 |
| 35 | Annie | 6,404 | +1 |
| 36 | Marjorie | 6,399 | +1 |
| 37 | Gertrude | 6,300 | -2 |
| 38 | Esther | 6,281 | -4 |
| 39 | Beatrice | 5,839 | -1 |
| 40 | Jean | 5,692 | +5 |
| 41 | Clara | 5,626 | -2 |
| 42 | Bernice | 5,546 | 0 |
| 43 | Lois | 5,485 | 0 |
| 44 | Ann | 5,455 | -4 |
| 45 | Marion | 5,371 | +2 |
| 46 | Emma | 5,121 | -5 |
| 47 | Julia | 5,078 | -1 |
| 48 | Agnes | 5,066 | +2 |
| 49 | Katherine | 4,956 | +2 |
| 50 | Elsie | 4,939 | -2 |
| 51 | Bertha | 4,881 | -2 |
| 52 | Sarah | 4,766 | 0 |
| 53 | Anne | 4,603 | 0 |
| 54 | Eva | 4,286 | +1 |
| 55 | Jane | 4,258 | +7 |
| 56 | Ida | 4,247 | -2 |
| 57 | Pearl | 4,232 | 0 |
| 58 | Myrtle | 4,046 | 0 |
| 59 | Viola | 4,040 | 0 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 3,984 | 0 |
| 61 | Bessie | 3,927 | -5 |
| 62 | Stella | 3,872 | +1 |
| 63 | Rita | 3,870 | +4 |
| 64 | Nellie | 3,808 | -3 |
| 65 | Laura | 3,807 | -1 |
| 66 | Vera | 3,714 | 0 |
| 67 | Barbara | 3,535 | +7 |
| 68 | Mabel | 3,499 | -3 |
| 69 | Sylvia | 3,469 | -1 |
| 70 | Jessie | 3,465 | -2 |
| 71 | Alma | 3,407 | -1 |
| 72 | Willie | 3,381 | +1 |
| 73 | June | 3,370 | +13 |
| 74 | Marian | 3,267 | -2 |
| 75 | Minnie | 3,262 | -4 |
| 76 | Charlotte | 3,229 | +4 |
| 77 | Genevieve | 3,192 | -1 |
| 78 | Marguerite | 3,161 | 0 |
| 79 | Vivian | 3,119 | -2 |
| 80 | Leona | 3,115 | -5 |
| 81 | Jennie | 3,109 | -2 |
| 82 | Wilma | 3,071 | 0 |
| 83 | Ella | 3,054 | -2 |
| 84 | Violet | 3,026 | -1 |
| 85 | Lena | 3,004 | 0 |
| 86 | Lillie | 2,931 | +2 |
| 87 | Juanita | 2,929 | +3 |
| 87 | Lucy | 2,929 | -3 |
| 89 | Geraldine | 2,897 | +5 |
| 90 | Ellen | 2,855 | -3 |
| 91 | Blanche | 2,836 | -2 |
| 92 | Phyllis | 2,696 | +3 |
| 93 | Maxine | 2,647 | +3 |
| 94 | Mattie | 2,572 | -1 |
| 95 | Opal | 2,541 | -4 |
| 96 | Mae | 2,507 | -4 |
| 97 | Theresa | 2,490 | +1 |
| 98 | Nancy | 2,411 | +4 |
| 98 | Velma | 2,411 | +1 |
| 100 | Sophie | 2,382 | +1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.