Most popular baby names of 1913

In 1913, the most popular names for US babies were John for boys (29,329 babies, 5.7% of boys) and Mary for girls (36,642 babies, 5.9% of girls). The rest of the top five were William, James, Robert and Joseph for boys and Helen, Dorothy, Margaret and Ruth for girls. SSA recorded 3,261 different boy names and 3,707 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 1913
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	John	29,329	–
2	William	23,538	–
3	James	20,832	–
4	Robert	15,684	–
5	Joseph	14,471	–
6	George	13,874	–
7	Charles	13,190	–
8	Edward	9,474	–
9	Frank	9,237	–
10	Thomas	7,096	–
11	Walter	6,890	–
12	Henry	6,391	–
13	Harold	6,157	–
14	Paul	5,966	–
15	Harry	5,458	▲ 1
16	Albert	5,449	▲ 1
17	Arthur	5,422	▼ 2
18	Raymond	5,310	–
19	Richard	5,107	–
20	Louis	4,258	–
21	Clarence	4,046	–
22	Ralph	3,963	▲ 1
23	Carl	3,935	▲ 1
24	Willie	3,760	▼ 2
25	Donald	3,703	▲ 2
26	Howard	3,663	▼ 1
27	Fred	3,624	▼ 1
28	Jack	3,538	–
29	David	3,282	–
30	Francis	3,205	▲ 5
31	Earl	3,110	▲ 3
32	Roy	3,090	▼ 1
33	Kenneth	3,065	–
34	Ernest	2,940	▼ 2
35	Lawrence	2,853	▲ 3
36	Samuel	2,850	▼ 6
37	Joe	2,806	▼ 1
38	Anthony	2,781	▼ 1
39	Herbert	2,723	–
40	Michael	2,607	▲ 2
41	Stanley	2,595	▲ 2
42	Alfred	2,577	▼ 2
43	Eugene	2,525	▼ 2
44	Woodrow	2,333	▲ 2
45	Elmer	2,323	▲ 2
46	Leonard	2,276	▼ 1
47	Andrew	2,222	▼ 3
48	Leo	2,031	▲ 1
49	Frederick	1,996	▲ 2
50	Russell	1,946	▲ 6
51	Peter	1,934	▼ 3
52	Bernard	1,916	▲ 8
53	Herman	1,905	▼ 3
54	Daniel	1,878	▼ 1
55	Edwin	1,825	▼ 1
56	Chester	1,765	▼ 1
57	Norman	1,748	▲ 4
58	Floyd	1,740	▲ 1
59	Lester	1,736	▼ 1
60	Theodore	1,650	▼ 8
61	Melvin	1,642	▲ 10
62	Charlie	1,618	▼ 5
63	Leroy	1,582	▲ 3
64	Clyde	1,537	▲ 1
65	Sam	1,527	▼ 2
66	Vincent	1,527	▲ 6
67	Lloyd	1,521	▲ 3
68	Clifford	1,520	▼ 6
69	Philip	1,484	–
70	Benjamin	1,466	▼ 3
71	Milton	1,419	▼ 7
72	Lewis	1,384	▼ 4
73	Ray	1,328	▲ 4
74	Cecil	1,276	▲ 2
75	Martin	1,259	–
76	Oscar	1,249	▼ 3
77	Marvin	1,236	▲ 6
78	Lee	1,228	–
79	Jesse	1,214	▼ 5
80	Victor	1,177	▲ 1
81	Leon	1,160	▼ 2
82	Alvin	1,144	▲ 4
83	Vernon	1,143	▲ 7
84	Gerald	1,142	▲ 3
85	Glenn	1,122	▼ 1
86	Stephen	1,097	▲ 2
87	Edgar	1,087	▼ 2
88	Claude	1,076	▲ 1
89	Morris	1,073	▼ 7
90	Sidney	1,073	▼ 10
91	Wilbur	1,044	▲ 1
92	Arnold	1,032	▲ 7
93	Harvey	1,028	▼ 2
94	Gordon	1,017	▼ 1
95	Maurice	994	–
96	Homer	987	▲ 2
97	Everett	948	▼ 1
98	Alexander	937	▼ 1
99	Willard	926	▲ 6
100	Allen	903	▲ 3

Top 100 girl names, 1913
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Mary	36,642	–
2	Helen	18,888	–
3	Dorothy	14,674	–
4	Margaret	14,486	–
5	Ruth	12,609	–
6	Mildred	9,921	–
7	Anna	9,687	–
8	Elizabeth	9,505	–
9	Frances	7,694	–
10	Marie	7,353	–
11	Alice	6,934	–
12	Evelyn	6,683	▲ 1
13	Florence	6,279	▼ 1
14	Rose	6,171	▲ 1
15	Virginia	6,036	▲ 5
16	Lillian	6,015	▼ 2
17	Louise	5,577	–
18	Edna	5,558	▼ 2
19	Gladys	5,428	–
20	Ethel	5,369	▼ 2
21	Irene	5,335	▲ 1
22	Catherine	5,302	▼ 1
23	Ruby	4,913	–
24	Josephine	4,822	▲ 4
25	Grace	4,669	▼ 1
26	Thelma	4,595	–
27	Hazel	4,589	▼ 2
28	Martha	4,538	▲ 1
29	Edith	4,366	▲ 2
30	Annie	4,267	▼ 3
31	Lucille	4,098	▲ 1
32	Esther	4,090	▲ 1
33	Gertrude	4,015	▼ 3
34	Eleanor	3,938	▲ 5
35	Pauline	3,636	▲ 3
36	Clara	3,633	▼ 2
37	Beatrice	3,567	–
38	Emma	3,474	▼ 3
39	Bertha	3,345	▼ 3
40	Elsie	3,209	▲ 2
41	Agnes	3,206	▼ 1
42	Julia	3,195	▲ 2
43	Sarah	3,178	▼ 2
44	Doris	3,049	▲ 4
45	Bernice	3,036	▲ 6
46	Ann	2,998	▲ 1
47	Bessie	2,952	▼ 4
48	Marjorie	2,922	▲ 8
49	Ida	2,916	▼ 4
50	Eva	2,891	▼ 1
51	Marion	2,854	▲ 4
52	Viola	2,847	–
53	Myrtle	2,843	▼ 3
54	Katherine	2,794	▼ 1
55	Pearl	2,756	▼ 1
56	Mabel	2,741	▼ 10
57	Anne	2,684	▲ 1
58	Nellie	2,645	▲ 1
59	Lois	2,560	▲ 4
60	Jean	2,545	▲ 4
61	Jessie	2,475	▲ 4
62	Laura	2,454	▼ 5
63	Minnie	2,332	▼ 3
64	Alma	2,297	▼ 2
65	Willie	2,264	▼ 4
66	Kathryn	2,246	▲ 5
67	Betty	2,240	▼ 1
68	Vera	2,209	–
69	Stella	2,205	▲ 4
70	Ella	2,071	▼ 1
71	Lillie	2,030	▼ 4
72	Sylvia	2,013	▲ 5
73	Lena	1,973	▼ 1
74	Leona	1,911	▲ 2
75	Mattie	1,868	▼ 5
76	Blanche	1,856	▼ 1
77	Lucy	1,856	▲ 1
78	Marguerite	1,822	▲ 1
79	Mae	1,814	▼ 5
80	Jennie	1,809	▲ 1
81	Jane	1,759	▲ 8
82	Violet	1,751	▲ 1
83	Vivian	1,727	▲ 1
84	Genevieve	1,684	▲ 8
85	Beulah	1,641	▼ 5
86	Opal	1,629	▼ 1
87	Charlotte	1,603	▲ 4
88	Ellen	1,579	▼ 2
89	Velma	1,556	▼ 1
90	Carrie	1,517	▼ 8
91	Fannie	1,488	▼ 4
92	Wilma	1,469	▲ 7
93	Marian	1,452	–
94	Barbara	1,451	▲ 8
95	Juanita	1,443	▲ 8
96	Hattie	1,434	▼ 6
97	Theresa	1,403	–
98	Inez	1,395	▲ 2
99	Emily	1,386	▲ 6
100	Georgia	1,382	▲ 1

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1913. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.