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Baby Names from 1911

644,278 registered births | 225,969 boys | 418,309 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1911

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
13,446 births
2 William
10,593 births
3 James
9,952 births
4 George
6,586 births
5 Robert
6,526 births
6 Joseph
6,488 births
7 Charles
5,725 births
8 Frank
4,314 births
9 Edward
4,164 births
10 Thomas
3,292 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
24,390 births
2 Helen
11,801 births
3 Margaret
9,279 births
4 Dorothy
8,869 births
5 Ruth
8,003 births
6 Anna
6,753 births
7 Elizabeth
6,298 births
8 Mildred
6,271 births
9 Marie
5,017 births
10 Frances
4,967 births

Top Unisex Names of 1911

Willie
2,492 boys 1,637 girls
Marion
346 boys 1,744 girls
Jessie
500 boys 1,550 girls
Francis
1,311 boys 234 girls
Lee
646 boys 258 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1911

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Wilfred
#243 → #183 (+60)
B Karl
#252 → #195 (+57)

Biggest Fallers

B Kermit
#193 → #278 (-85)
B Booker
#177 → #241 (-64)
B Jake
#184 → #244 (-60)
B Ed
#140 → #190 (-50)
B Dave
#169 → #219 (-50)

New to the Top 200 in 1911

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Salvatore #166 Grady #180 Dorothea #182 Janet #186 Lorene #188 Wanda #189 Lorraine #193 Dolores #196 Angelina #199
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