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Baby Names from 1912

988,062 registered births | 429,943 boys | 558,119 girls

← 1911 1910s Overview 1913 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1912

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
24,588 births
2 William
19,626 births
3 James
17,644 births
4 Robert
12,836 births
5 Joseph
12,062 births
6 George
11,734 births
7 Charles
11,070 births
8 Edward
7,936 births
9 Frank
7,912 births
10 Thomas
6,087 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
32,304 births
2 Helen
16,133 births
3 Dorothy
12,645 births
4 Margaret
12,536 births
5 Ruth
11,280 births
6 Mildred
8,764 births
7 Anna
8,586 births
8 Elizabeth
8,527 births
9 Frances
6,680 births
10 Marie
6,642 births

Top Unisex Names of 1912

Willie
3,508 boys 2,267 girls
Marion
680 boys 2,522 girls
Francis
2,516 boys 273 girls
Jessie
692 boys 2,052 girls
Lee
1,030 boys 312 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1912

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

Biggest Risers

B Woodrow
#234 → #46 (+188)
B Wilson
#222 → #131 (+91)

Biggest Fallers

B Will
#149 → #214 (-65)

New to the Top 200 in 1912

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

Woodrow #46 Dale #159 Ronald #191 Patricia #195 Marcella #197
1911 All Years 1913