Birth year roster

Top names in 1918

Name: Top baby names in 1918
Creator: Social Security Administration

The names most likely to appear on 1918 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.

Mary and John led the 1918 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and John, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1918 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.

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Girls

#1Mary67,365
#2Helen36,148
#3Dorothy32,030
#4Margaret27,139
#5Ruth25,535
#6Mildred17,258
#7Virginia16,421
#8Frances16,132
#9Elizabeth15,853
#10Anna15,666
#11Evelyn13,493
#12Marie12,589
#13Alice11,590
#14Florence11,318
#15Lillian9,986
#16Irene9,774
#17Rose9,568
#18Louise9,111
#19Doris9,061
#20Catherine8,842
#21Betty8,803
#22Gladys8,734
#23Edna8,698
#24Josephine8,682
#25Martha8,341

Boys

#1John56,558
#2William45,291
#3James42,115
#4Robert40,619
#5Charles26,921
#6George26,318
#7Joseph26,261
#8Edward19,489
#9Frank17,018
#10Thomas13,910
#11Walter13,338
#12Richard12,323
#13Harold12,185
#14Paul11,755
#15Raymond11,604
#16Henry11,354
#17Arthur10,105
#18Donald9,972
#19Albert9,935
#20Harry9,896
#21Jack8,341
#22Ralph8,162
#23Clarence7,187
#24Louis7,082
#25Carl7,004