1910s Baby Names

4,689 names were given to children in the United States between 1910 and 1919, ranked below by how many.

A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.

All Girls Boys Unisex

Rankings for

#2
John John is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is gracious," from Yochanan.
378,105 in the 1910s
#3
William William is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protection," from wil, meaning will or desire, and helm, meaning helmet.
304,150 in the 1910s
#4
James James is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, an English form of Jacob by way of Late Latin Iacomus.
276,392 in the 1910s
#6
Robert Robert is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "bright fame," from hrod, fame, and beraht, bright.
240,237 in the 1910s
#9
Joseph Joseph is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," from Yosef.
179,927 in the 1910s
#10
George George is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "worker of the earth," from ge, earth, and ergon, work.
177,705 in the 1910s
#11
Charles Charles is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," from karl.
174,419 in the 1910s
#13
Edward Edward is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "wealthy guardian."
126,151 in the 1910s
#17
Frank Frank is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man" or "Frank."
116,577 in the 1910s
#21
Thomas Thomas is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," from te'oma.
92,063 in the 1910s
#23
Walter Walter is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning ruler of the army.
89,635 in the 1910s
#26
Henry Henry is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "home ruler," from heim, meaning home or estate, and ric, meaning ruler or power.
80,267 in the 1910s
#27
Harold Harold is a boy's name from Norse and Old English elements meaning army ruler, and it belongs to the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, killed at Hastings in 1066.
80,088 in the 1910s
#28
Paul Paul is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "small" or "humble," borne by the apostle whose letters shaped Christian doctrine.
78,626 in the 1910s
#30
Willie Willie is a pet form of William meaning resolute protector, and one of the more mixed names on record — a quarter of the births we hold are female, which is unusual for a name read today as male.
75,869 in the 1910s
#32
Richard Richard is a boy's name from Germanic roots meaning strong or brave ruler.
74,952 in the 1910s
#33
Raymond Raymond is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning counsel and protection.
72,095 in the 1910s
#35
Albert Albert is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble and bright."
68,491 in the 1910s
#37
Arthur Arthur is a boy's name of disputed origin.
67,812 in the 1910s
#39
Harry Harry is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "home ruler."
66,155 in the 1910s
#49
Donald Donald is a boy's name from the Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall, meaning world ruler.
57,198 in the 1910s
#54
Ralph Ralph is a boy's name of Norse origin meaning "wolf counsel."
52,749 in the 1910s
#56
Louis Louis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior."
50,972 in the 1910s
#58
Jack Jack is a boy's name of English origin that began as a pet form of John, by way of the medieval nickname Jankin.
49,837 in the 1910s
#60
Clarence Clarence is a boy's name taken from an English dukedom, itself named for a Suffolk town.
49,468 in the 1910s
#62
Carl Carl is a boy's name from the Germanic word for a free man, the same root as Charles.
48,767 in the 1910s
#64
Howard Howard is a boy's name whose origin is contested — high guardian, brave heart and even a keeper of pigs have all been proposed.
46,823 in the 1910s
#68
Fred Fred is a boy's name, the short form of Frederick meaning peaceful ruler.
44,663 in the 1910s
#71
David David is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved," from Dawid.
44,080 in the 1910s
#72
Kenneth Kenneth is a boy's name anglicizing two separate Gaelic names, one meaning born of fire and one meaning handsome.
43,451 in the 1910s
#76
Roy Roy is a boy's name with two independent sources — the Gaelic ruadh, meaning red-haired, and the French roi, meaning king.
40,629 in the 1910s
#77
Earl Earl is a boy's name taken from the English noble title, and it is the only rank in the British peerage with a native English name rather than a French one.
40,557 in the 1910s
#83
Joe Joe is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," a short form of Joseph that has become the English word for an ordinary person.
39,097 in the 1910s
#87
Ernest Ernest is a boy's name from a Germanic word meaning serious or resolute, and it is far stronger in Europe than in America — 252nd in England and Wales and 276th in France against 1,042nd in the United States.
37,310 in the 1910s
#89
Lawrence Lawrence is a boy's name meaning from Laurentum, an ancient Italian town linked to the laurel.
36,543 in the 1910s
#90
Stanley Stanley is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "stony clearing."
36,048 in the 1910s
#91
Anthony Anthony is a boy's name from the Roman family name Antonius, whose meaning is unknown — it is probably Etruscan rather than Latin.
35,772 in the 1910s
#92
Eugene Eugene is a boy's name from the Greek for well-born, and it is the source of the word eugenics — a connection worth knowing, since the name long predates and has nothing to do with that movement.
35,435 in the 1910s
#96
Samuel Samuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "God has heard," from Shemu'el.
34,264 in the 1910s
#97
Herbert Herbert is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning bright army.
34,003 in the 1910s
#101
Alfred Alfred is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "elf counsel."
32,783 in the 1910s
#103
Leonard Leonard is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "lion-strong," and its saint is the patron of prisoners and of women in labor.
32,025 in the 1910s
#104
Michael Michael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question expecting the answer that no one is.
31,008 in the 1910s
#109
Elmer Elmer means noble and famous, and its American popularity is traceable to two brothers — the Ebenezer and Jonathan Elmer who signed early revolutionary documents, after whom patriotic families went on to name sons.
28,957 in the 1910s
#112
Andrew Andrew is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave," from andreios, from aner, a man.
28,281 in the 1910s
#116
Leo Leo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "lion."
27,050 in the 1910s
#117
Bernard Bernard is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning brave as a bear.
25,748 in the 1910s
#119
Norman Norman means a Northman — a Viking.
25,184 in the 1910s

What Made a 1910s Name

Children in the United States were registered with it between 1910 and 1919. A name's position here is how many of them were.

Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade

A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.

Where to Go Next

Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.