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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1923, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1920s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1923 and what is climbing now.

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The 1923 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary71,634
  2. 2Dorothy39,043
  3. 3Helen31,486
  4. 4Margaret26,134
  5. 5Betty25,989
  6. 6Ruth23,637
  7. 7Virginia18,325
  8. 8Mildred15,989
  9. 9Elizabeth15,459
  10. 10Frances14,881
  11. 11Doris14,610
  12. 12Evelyn13,173
  13. 13Anna12,865
  14. 14Marie11,513
  15. 15Alice11,331
  16. 16Marjorie10,220
  17. 17Irene10,054
  18. 18Florence9,746
  19. 19Jean9,511
  20. 20Lillian9,328
  21. 21Martha8,961
  22. 22Louise8,882
  23. 23Rose8,440
  24. 24Catherine8,437
  25. 25Ruby8,232
  26. 26Shirley7,918
  27. 27Lois7,814
  28. 28Eleanor7,772
  29. 29Gladys7,695
  30. 30Josephine7,560
  31. 31Thelma7,379
  32. 32Edna7,299
  33. 33Barbara7,209
  34. 34Annie7,095
  35. 35Lucille6,914
  36. 36Edith6,836
  37. 37Pauline6,707
  38. 38Ethel6,541
  39. 39Grace6,316
  40. 40Hazel6,246
  41. 41Norma5,885
  42. 42June5,810
  43. 43Bernice5,809
  44. 44Marion5,711
  45. 45Phyllis5,476
  46. 46Beatrice5,464
  47. 47Esther5,315
  48. 48Gloria5,310
  49. 49Clara5,134
  50. 50Rita5,095
  51. 51Juanita5,048
  52. 52Ann5,022
  53. 53Emma4,977
  54. 54Sarah4,963
  55. 55Jane4,917
  56. 56Patricia4,800
  57. 57Lorraine4,764
  58. 58Geraldine4,712
  59. 59Gertrude4,700
  60. 60Katherine4,579
  61. 61Elsie4,550
  62. 62Julia4,323
  63. 63Agnes4,222
  64. 64Bertha4,122
  65. 65Marian4,029
  66. 66Eva3,975
  67. 67Willie3,963
  68. 68Ida3,888
  69. 69Vivian3,831
  70. 70Kathleen3,754
  71. 71Anne3,727
  72. 72Kathryn3,714
  73. 73Laura3,710
  74. 74Wilma3,706
  75. 75Nancy3,673
  76. 76Maxine3,603
  77. 77Charlotte3,596
  78. 78Pearl3,543
  79. 79Viola3,534
  80. 80Wanda3,405
  81. 81Bessie3,387
  82. 82Vera3,375
  83. 83Dolores3,369
  84. 84Myrtle3,314
  85. 85Audrey3,281
  86. 86Violet3,276
  87. 87Elaine3,212
  88. 88Nellie3,184
  89. 89Alma3,070
  90. 90Jeanne3,040
  91. 91Lillie3,036
  92. 92Lucy3,002
  93. 93Ella2,995
  94. 94Jessie2,995
  95. 95Eileen2,976
  96. 96Stella2,956
  97. 97Genevieve2,869
  98. 98Sylvia2,838
  99. 99Minnie2,785
  100. 100Leona2,744

US babies given each name in 1923.

Boys100

  1. 1John57,467
  2. 2Robert56,111
  3. 3William52,136
  4. 4James50,462
  5. 5Charles28,966
  6. 6George27,025
  7. 7Joseph25,561
  8. 8Edward20,597
  9. 9Richard18,887
  10. 10Donald16,433
  11. 11Frank15,903
  12. 12Thomas15,886
  13. 13Harold13,874
  14. 14Paul13,362
  15. 15Raymond12,460
  16. 16Walter12,433
  17. 17Jack11,190
  18. 18Henry11,067
  19. 19Arthur9,924
  20. 20Albert9,825
  21. 21Kenneth9,734
  22. 22Harry9,261
  23. 23Ralph8,629
  24. 24David8,230
  25. 25Eugene7,947
  26. 26Howard7,156
  27. 27Louis7,074
  28. 28Carl6,871
  29. 29Clarence6,801
  30. 30Willie6,665
  31. 31Earl6,339
  32. 32Roy6,316
  33. 33Fred6,314
  34. 34Francis6,087
  35. 35Joe6,003
  36. 36Lawrence5,913
  37. 37Leonard5,486
  38. 38Ernest5,372
  39. 39Anthony5,121
  40. 40Herbert5,071
  41. 41Stanley5,036
  42. 42Alfred5,005
  43. 43Warren4,820
  44. 44Norman4,706
  45. 45Samuel4,578
  46. 46Bernard4,376
  47. 47Daniel4,264
  48. 48Melvin4,012
  49. 49Leo3,973
  50. 50Michael3,915
  51. 51Marvin3,810
  52. 52Russell3,805
  53. 53Andrew3,748
  54. 54Gerald3,696
  55. 55Leroy3,686
  56. 56Edwin3,652
  57. 57Elmer3,630
  58. 58Peter3,409
  59. 59Lloyd3,387
  60. 60Frederick3,278
  61. 61Ray3,161
  62. 62Theodore3,157
  63. 63Chester3,150
  64. 64Floyd3,143
  65. 65Clifford3,106
  66. 66Herman2,961
  67. 67Vernon2,956
  68. 68Clyde2,853
  69. 69Wallace2,803
  70. 70Philip2,783
  71. 71Lester2,765
  72. 72Vincent2,719
  73. 73Alvin2,647
  74. 74Lewis2,618
  75. 75Wayne2,597
  76. 76Gordon2,576
  77. 77Leon2,528
  78. 78Billy2,488
  79. 79Charlie2,471
  80. 80Martin2,460
  81. 81Milton2,446
  82. 82Calvin2,408
  83. 83Jesse2,387
  84. 84Glenn2,370
  85. 85Lee2,359
  86. 86Benjamin2,316
  87. 87Cecil2,255
  88. 88Victor2,226
  89. 89Sam2,204
  90. 90Dale2,172
  91. 91Harvey2,115
  92. 92Willard1,945
  93. 93Arnold1,927
  94. 94Edgar1,897
  95. 95Roger1,888
  96. 96Oscar1,880
  97. 97Allen1,875
  98. 98Bill1,833
  99. 99Everett1,745
  100. 100Virgil1,713

US babies given each name in 1923.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1923?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1923, given to 71,634 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1923?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1923, given to 57,467 babies.

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