Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1918
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1917.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1917 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 67,365 | 0 |
| 2 | Helen | 36,148 | 0 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 32,030 | 0 |
| 4 | Margaret | 27,139 | 0 |
| 5 | Ruth | 25,535 | 0 |
| 6 | Mildred | 17,258 | 0 |
| 7 | Virginia | 16,421 | +3 |
| 8 | Frances | 16,132 | +1 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,853 | -1 |
| 10 | Anna | 15,666 | -3 |
| 11 | Evelyn | 13,493 | 0 |
| 12 | Marie | 12,589 | 0 |
| 13 | Alice | 11,590 | 0 |
| 14 | Florence | 11,318 | 0 |
| 15 | Lillian | 9,986 | 0 |
| 16 | Irene | 9,774 | +1 |
| 17 | Rose | 9,568 | -1 |
| 18 | Louise | 9,111 | +1 |
| 19 | Doris | 9,061 | +6 |
| 20 | Catherine | 8,842 | -2 |
| 21 | Betty | 8,803 | +13 |
| 22 | Gladys | 8,734 | +1 |
| 23 | Edna | 8,698 | -3 |
| 24 | Josephine | 8,682 | -3 |
| 25 | Martha | 8,341 | -3 |
| 26 | Eleanor | 8,176 | 0 |
| 27 | Ruby | 8,134 | 0 |
| 28 | Ethel | 8,075 | -4 |
| 29 | Lucille | 7,902 | 0 |
| 30 | Edith | 7,858 | -2 |
| 31 | Grace | 7,770 | -1 |
| 32 | Thelma | 7,740 | 0 |
| 33 | Hazel | 7,615 | -2 |
| 34 | Marjorie | 7,517 | +2 |
| 35 | Pauline | 7,222 | -2 |
| 36 | Annie | 6,743 | -1 |
| 37 | Jean | 6,600 | +3 |
| 38 | Esther | 6,574 | 0 |
| 39 | Gertrude | 6,264 | -2 |
| 40 | Beatrice | 5,907 | -1 |
| 41 | Bernice | 5,892 | +1 |
| 42 | Lois | 5,877 | +1 |
| 43 | Clara | 5,778 | -2 |
| 44 | Ann | 5,613 | 0 |
| 45 | Marion | 5,583 | 0 |
| 46 | Emma | 5,324 | 0 |
| 47 | Agnes | 5,291 | +1 |
| 48 | Julia | 5,268 | -1 |
| 49 | Elsie | 5,194 | +1 |
| 50 | Katherine | 5,191 | -1 |
| 51 | Bertha | 5,051 | 0 |
| 52 | Sarah | 4,969 | 0 |
| 53 | Jane | 4,730 | +2 |
| 54 | Anne | 4,567 | -1 |
| 55 | Eva | 4,563 | -1 |
| 56 | Pearl | 4,521 | +1 |
| 57 | Ida | 4,450 | -1 |
| 58 | Rita | 4,447 | +5 |
| 59 | Viola | 4,331 | 0 |
| 60 | Barbara | 4,224 | +7 |
| 61 | Bessie | 4,101 | 0 |
| 62 | Myrtle | 4,076 | -4 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 4,068 | -3 |
| 64 | Laura | 4,062 | +1 |
| 65 | Nellie | 4,048 | -1 |
| 66 | June | 4,034 | +7 |
| 67 | Stella | 3,928 | -5 |
| 68 | Vera | 3,923 | -2 |
| 69 | Lorraine | 3,876 | +46 |
| 70 | Willie | 3,867 | +2 |
| 71 | Sylvia | 3,675 | -2 |
| 72 | Vivian | 3,663 | +7 |
| 73 | Alma | 3,650 | -2 |
| 74 | Mabel | 3,636 | -6 |
| 75 | Jessie | 3,591 | -5 |
| 76 | Marian | 3,503 | -2 |
| 77 | Geraldine | 3,446 | +12 |
| 78 | Charlotte | 3,373 | -2 |
| 79 | Leona | 3,335 | +1 |
| 80 | Phyllis | 3,326 | +12 |
| 81 | Genevieve | 3,304 | -4 |
| 82 | Wilma | 3,298 | 0 |
| 83 | Violet | 3,294 | +1 |
| 84 | Ella | 3,291 | -1 |
| 85 | Juanita | 3,260 | +2 |
| 86 | Marguerite | 3,249 | -8 |
| 87 | Maxine | 3,216 | +6 |
| 88 | Minnie | 3,181 | -13 |
| 89 | Lillie | 3,112 | -3 |
| 90 | Lucy | 3,108 | -3 |
| 91 | Jennie | 3,033 | -10 |
| 92 | Ellen | 3,030 | -2 |
| 93 | Lena | 2,937 | -8 |
| 94 | Opal | 2,847 | +1 |
| 95 | Mae | 2,756 | +1 |
| 96 | Blanche | 2,739 | -5 |
| 97 | Shirley | 2,654 | +26 |
| 98 | Norma | 2,653 | +10 |
| 99 | Kathleen | 2,629 | +2 |
| 100 | Mattie | 2,610 | -6 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.