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Baby Names from 1915

1,832,426 registered births | 848,574 boys | 983,852 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1915

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
47,576 births
2 William
38,563 births
3 James
33,773 births
4 Robert
28,737 births
5 Joseph
23,051 births
6 George
22,307 births
7 Charles
21,960 births
8 Edward
15,889 births
9 Frank
15,006 births
10 Thomas
11,490 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
58,187 births
2 Helen
30,866 births
3 Dorothy
25,154 births
4 Margaret
23,054 births
5 Ruth
21,878 births
6 Mildred
15,254 births
7 Anna
15,119 births
8 Elizabeth
14,103 births
9 Frances
12,786 births
10 Evelyn
11,595 births
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Top Unisex Names of 1915

Willie
5,434 boys 3,041 girls
Marion
1,295 boys 4,456 girls
Jessie
1,240 boys 3,356 girls
Lee
1,916 boys 445 girls
Johnnie
1,168 boys 545 girls

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

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 1915

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

Biggest Risers

B Jess
#271 → #193 (+78)
G Elaine
#221 → #155 (+66)
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New to the Top 200 in 1915

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

Elaine #155 Angeline #183 Merle #186 Arlene #193 Rosalie #197 Jeanne #198
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