1910s Baby Names

4,707 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
#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 genuinely contested — high guardian, brave heart and even a keeper of pigs have all been proposed.
46,823 in the 1910s
#65
Francis Francis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "Frenchman" or "free man."
45,446 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 1042nd 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 genuinely 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

Nothing about the sound of it. A name is on this page because children in the United States were registered with it between 1910 and 1919, and its position is simply how many. Every list of "1910s names" you will find elsewhere is somebody's sense of the period; this one is the register.

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.