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The most popular baby names of 1914

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19131915 ›

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962

Biggest movers since 1913

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 589Rilla#1,358 → #769
  2. ↑ 587Venita#1,465 → #878
  3. ↑ 509Orene#1,465 → #956
  4. ↑ 486Vonnie#1,405 → #919
  5. ↑ 463Kathlyn#1,020 → #557
Fallers
  1. ↓ 837Christena#981 → #1,818
  2. ↓ 642Tiny#961 → #1,603
  3. ↓ 504Dominga#881 → #1,385
  4. ↓ 504Florrie#881 → #1,385
  5. ↓ 419Veola#925 → #1,344

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 817Gilmore#1,803 → #986
  2. ↑ 647Santos#1,580 → #933
  3. ↑ 546Lorenza#1,365 → #819
  4. ↑ 534Bobby#1,441 → #907
  5. ↑ 534Gino#1,441 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 918Bernardo#950 → #1,868
  2. ↓ 692Eston#995 → #1,687
  3. ↓ 692Rolf#995 → #1,687
  4. ↓ 613Orson#995 → #1,608
  5. ↓ 458West#930 → #1,388

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.