1910s favourites
Names whose best year ever came in the 1910s, and that at least 50 babies were still given last year.
Biggest in their decade first.
- Helen, girl
- Margaret, girl
- Ruth, girl
- Mildred, girl
- Frances, girl
- Evelyn, girl
- Louise, girl
- Catherine, girl
- Irene, girl
- Ruby, girl
- Josephine, girl
- Eleanor, girl
- Lucille, girl
- Pauline, girl
- Beatrice, girl
- Marion, girl
- Anne, girl
- Genevieve, girl
- Estelle, girl
- Olga, girl
- Miriam, girl
- Irma, girl
- Winifred, girl
- Fern, girl
- Antoinette, girl
- Dorothea, girl
- Angeline, girl
- Adele, girl
- Eleanore, girl
- Elinor, girl
- Clarice, girl
- Odessa, girl
- Sybil, girl
- Rosella, girl
- Iona, girl
- Philomena, girl
- Evalyn, girl
- Roma, girl
- Vivien, girl
- Eloisa, girl
The figures
| Name | Births in 2025 | Rank | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen (girl) | 668 | #461 | 1917 |
| Margaret (girl) | 2,436 | #112 | 1916 |
| Ruth (girl) | 1,781 | #173 | 1915 |
| Mildred (girl) | 98 | #1,962 | 1913 |
| Frances (girl) | 960 | #318 | 1918 |
| Evelyn (girl) | 9,123 | #8 | 1919 |
| Louise (girl) | 579 | #514 | 1912 |
| Catherine (girl) | 972 | #313 | 1914 |
| Irene (girl) | 442 | #651 | 1916 |
| Ruby (girl) | 3,554 | #64 | 1911 |
| Josephine (girl) | 4,126 | #53 | 1916 |
| Eleanor (girl) | 7,649 | #12 | 1915 |
| Lucille (girl) | 1,314 | #237 | 1915 |
| Pauline (girl) | 56 | #2,957 | 1915 |
| Beatrice (girl) | 583 | #508 | 1910 |
| Marion (girl) | 93 | #2,036 | 1917 |
| Anne (girl) | 472 | #619 | 1914 |
| Genevieve (girl) | 1,981 | #148 | 1915 |
| Estelle (girl) | 523 | #573 | 1911 |
| Olga (girl) | 50 | #3,167 | 1916 |
| Miriam (girl) | 1,262 | #246 | 1917 |
| Irma (girl) | 50 | #3,167 | 1911 |
| Winifred (girl) | 284 | #922 | 1917 |
| Fern (girl) | 186 | #1,219 | 1916 |
| Antoinette (girl) | 55 | #2,998 | 1914 |
| Dorothea (girl) | 113 | #1,777 | 1913 |
| Angeline (girl) | 134 | #1,570 | 1915 |
| Adele (girl) | 362 | #751 | 1914 |
| Eleanore (girl) | 156 | #1,396 | 1916 |
| Elinor (girl) | 142 | #1,500 | 1916 |
| Clarice (girl) | 52 | #3,100 | 1913 |
| Odessa (girl) | 193 | #1,192 | 1910 |
| Sybil (girl) | 152 | #1,423 | 1919 |
| Rosella (girl) | 78 | #2,326 | 1916 |
| Iona (girl) | 65 | #2,645 | 1918 |
| Philomena (girl) | 101 | #1,911 | 1915 |
| Evalyn (girl) | 151 | #1,427 | 1918 |
| Roma (girl) | 143 | #1,493 | 1911 |
| Vivien (girl) | 108 | #1,844 | 1911 |
| Eloisa (girl) | 139 | #1,525 | 1919 |
Compare the first 4 on one chart
Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.