Most popular baby names of 1922

In 1922, the most popular names for US babies were John for boys (57,281 babies, 5.3% of boys) and Mary for girls (72,176 babies, 6.0% of girls). The rest of the top five were Robert, William, James and Charles for boys and Dorothy, Helen, Margaret and Ruth for girls. SSA recorded 4,967 different boy names and 5,789 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 1922
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	John	57,281	–
2	Robert	53,796	–
3	William	51,112	–
4	James	49,803	–
5	Charles	28,839	–
6	George	27,350	–
7	Joseph	25,699	–
8	Edward	20,419	–
9	Richard	17,537	▲ 1
10	Frank	16,013	▼ 1
11	Thomas	15,261	–
12	Donald	14,913	▲ 1
13	Harold	13,593	▼ 1
14	Paul	12,922	–
15	Walter	12,631	–
16	Raymond	12,129	–
17	Henry	11,207	–
18	Jack	10,847	–
19	Arthur	10,114	–
20	Albert	9,896	–
21	Kenneth	9,258	▲ 1
22	Harry	9,077	▼ 1
23	Ralph	8,484	–
24	David	7,865	▲ 1
25	Eugene	7,849	▲ 1
26	Howard	7,296	▲ 1
27	Louis	7,095	▲ 2
28	Willie	6,904	▲ 6
29	Clarence	6,861	▼ 1
30	Carl	6,690	–
31	Earl	6,461	–
32	Roy	6,458	–
33	Fred	6,245	–
34	Francis	6,147	▲ 1
35	Joe	6,089	▲ 1
36	Lawrence	5,786	▲ 1
37	Ernest	5,503	▲ 1
38	Leonard	5,407	▲ 1
39	Anthony	5,091	▲ 1
40	Herbert	5,047	▲ 2
41	Stanley	5,045	–
42	Alfred	4,833	▲ 1
43	Samuel	4,600	▲ 1
44	Norman	4,527	▲ 2
45	Warren	4,484	▼ 21
46	Bernard	4,409	▼ 1
47	Daniel	4,285	▲ 2
48	Michael	3,990	▼ 1
49	Russell	3,965	▲ 3
50	Melvin	3,908	▲ 3
51	Leo	3,901	▼ 1
52	Edwin	3,827	▲ 2
53	Andrew	3,803	▼ 2
54	Elmer	3,738	▼ 6
55	Leroy	3,671	–
56	Marvin	3,580	▲ 3
57	Peter	3,545	–
58	Gerald	3,541	▲ 2
59	Lloyd	3,364	▼ 1
60	Frederick	3,353	▲ 1
61	Floyd	3,221	▲ 2
62	Theodore	3,216	▲ 3
63	Clifford	3,157	▼ 1
64	Chester	3,133	▼ 8
65	Ray	3,051	▲ 2
66	Herman	3,014	▼ 2
67	Clyde	3,007	▲ 2
68	Vernon	3,003	–
69	Lester	2,951	▼ 3
70	Philip	2,769	▲ 2
71	Vincent	2,710	▼ 1
72	Charlie	2,655	▲ 4
73	Alvin	2,598	–
74	Milton	2,556	▲ 1
75	Lewis	2,555	▼ 4
76	Gordon	2,527	▲ 8
77	Leon	2,521	▼ 3
78	Wayne	2,476	▲ 3
79	Glenn	2,425	▲ 1
80	Martin	2,403	▼ 2
81	Jesse	2,395	▼ 4
82	Benjamin	2,378	–
83	Lee	2,371	▲ 3
84	Sam	2,349	▲ 1
85	Cecil	2,336	▼ 6
86	Victor	2,322	▼ 3
87	Wallace	2,210	▲ 1
88	Harvey	2,207	▼ 1
89	Dale	2,041	▲ 4
90	Billy	2,029	▲ 19
91	Willard	2,017	▼ 2
92	Oscar	2,007	–
93	Edgar	1,923	▼ 3
94	Arnold	1,892	▼ 3
95	Allen	1,887	▼ 1
96	Roger	1,848	▲ 3
97	Claude	1,806	▼ 1
98	Everett	1,798	▼ 3
99	Virgil	1,790	▼ 1
100	Gilbert	1,748	▲ 3

Top 100 girl names, 1922
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Mary	72,176	–
2	Dorothy	37,716	–
3	Helen	32,510	–
4	Margaret	26,862	–
5	Ruth	23,633	–
6	Betty	20,894	▲ 2
7	Virginia	19,144	▼ 1
8	Mildred	16,412	▼ 1
9	Elizabeth	15,243	▲ 1
10	Frances	15,054	▼ 1
11	Doris	13,798	▲ 2
12	Anna	13,408	▼ 1
13	Evelyn	13,319	▼ 1
14	Marie	11,912	–
15	Alice	11,277	–
16	Marjorie	10,385	–
17	Irene	10,173	▲ 1
18	Florence	10,036	▼ 1
19	Lillian	9,430	–
20	Jean	9,109	▲ 5
21	Martha	9,021	–
22	Louise	8,886	–
23	Rose	8,791	▼ 3
24	Catherine	8,537	▼ 1
25	Gladys	8,042	▼ 1
26	Ruby	8,003	–
27	Josephine	7,864	▲ 1
28	Eleanor	7,852	▲ 1
29	Edna	7,622	▼ 2
30	Annie	7,476	▲ 6
31	Thelma	7,254	▼ 1
32	Ethel	7,246	–
33	Lucille	7,151	▼ 2
34	Edith	7,136	▼ 1
35	Lois	6,946	▲ 3
36	Pauline	6,811	▲ 1
37	Hazel	6,757	▼ 3
38	Grace	6,743	▼ 3
39	Shirley	6,407	▲ 5
40	Barbara	6,272	–
41	Bernice	5,912	▼ 2
42	Marion	5,667	▲ 1
43	Beatrice	5,476	▼ 2
44	Esther	5,474	▼ 2
45	June	5,382	▲ 5
46	Norma	5,238	▲ 5
47	Clara	5,126	▼ 2
48	Gertrude	5,082	▼ 2
49	Ann	5,054	▲ 4
50	Emma	5,013	▲ 2
51	Sarah	4,982	▲ 3
52	Rita	4,976	▼ 4
53	Phyllis	4,935	▲ 7
54	Katherine	4,827	▼ 5
55	Jane	4,805	▼ 8
56	Lorraine	4,668	▲ 5
57	Juanita	4,643	–
58	Geraldine	4,641	▲ 4
59	Elsie	4,618	▼ 4
60	Julia	4,616	▼ 2
61	Gloria	4,496	▲ 41
62	Agnes	4,480	▼ 6
63	Bertha	4,419	▼ 4
64	Eva	4,192	▼ 1
65	Ida	3,987	▲ 2
66	Anne	3,974	▲ 4
67	Marian	3,951	▲ 2
68	Laura	3,902	▲ 3
69	Patricia	3,902	▲ 15
70	Willie	3,885	▲ 4
71	Pearl	3,848	▼ 6
72	Viola	3,793	▼ 6
73	Kathryn	3,792	▼ 9
74	Vivian	3,733	▼ 6
75	Myrtle	3,649	▼ 2
76	Charlotte	3,582	▲ 3
77	Wilma	3,535	▼ 5
78	Nancy	3,518	▲ 9
79	Vera	3,510	▼ 3
80	Kathleen	3,466	▲ 3
81	Bessie	3,447	▼ 6
82	Maxine	3,444	▼ 5
83	Nellie	3,274	▼ 3
84	Alma	3,233	▼ 6
85	Lillie	3,200	▲ 9
86	Violet	3,194	▼ 5
87	Jessie	3,182	▲ 4
88	Stella	3,166	▼ 2
89	Audrey	3,164	▼ 7
90	Ella	3,150	▼ 1
91	Minnie	3,115	▲ 5
92	Wanda	2,986	▲ 9
93	Lucy	2,977	–
94	Sylvia	2,961	▼ 6
95	Ellen	2,953	–
96	Eileen	2,939	▲ 4
97	Jeanne	2,917	▲ 12
98	Genevieve	2,897	▼ 8
99	Mabel	2,894	▼ 14
100	Margie	2,854	▲ 6

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1922. 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.