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Baby Names from 1923

2,302,481 registered births | 1,096,109 boys | 1,206,372 girls

← 1922 1920s Overview 1924 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1923

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
57,467 births
2 Robert
56,113 births
3 William
52,136 births
4 James
50,463 births
5 Charles
28,966 births
6 George
27,024 births
7 Joseph
25,561 births
8 Edward
20,597 births
9 Richard
18,887 births
10 Donald
16,433 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
71,635 births
2 Dorothy
39,043 births
3 Helen
31,486 births
4 Margaret
26,135 births
5 Betty
25,990 births
6 Ruth
23,638 births
7 Virginia
18,326 births
8 Mildred
15,989 births
9 Elizabeth
15,460 births
10 Frances
14,881 births

Top Unisex Names of 1923

Willie
6,665 boys 3,963 girls
Marion
1,670 boys 5,711 girls
Francis
6,087 boys 622 girls
Jessie
1,483 boys 2,995 girls
Lee
2,359 boys 494 girls

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

New to the Top 200 in 1923

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

Jacqueline #165 Billie #184 Delores #184 Duane #191 Carroll #196 Imogene #200
1922 All Years 1924