The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1923
5,739 different girls’ names were recorded in 1923, covering 1,206,366 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 71,634 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 39,043 |
| 3 | Helen | 31,486 |
| 4 | Margaret | 26,134 |
| 5 | Betty | 25,989 |
| 6 | Ruth | 23,637 |
| 7 | Virginia | 18,325 |
| 8 | Mildred | 15,989 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,459 |
| 10 | Frances | 14,881 |
| 11 | Doris | 14,610 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 13,173 |
| 13 | Anna | 12,865 |
| 14 | Marie | 11,513 |
| 15 | Alice | 11,331 |
| 16 | Marjorie | 10,220 |
| 17 | Irene | 10,054 |
| 18 | Florence | 9,746 |
| 19 | Jean | 9,511 |
| 20 | Lillian | 9,328 |
| 21 | Martha | 8,961 |
| 22 | Louise | 8,882 |
| 23 | Rose | 8,440 |
| 24 | Catherine | 8,437 |
| 25 | Ruby | 8,232 |
| 26 | Shirley | 7,918 |
| 27 | Lois | 7,814 |
| 28 | Eleanor | 7,772 |
| 29 | Gladys | 7,695 |
| 30 | Josephine | 7,560 |
| 31 | Thelma | 7,379 |
| 32 | Edna | 7,299 |
| 33 | Barbara | 7,209 |
| 34 | Annie | 7,095 |
| 35 | Lucille | 6,914 |
| 36 | Edith | 6,836 |
| 37 | Pauline | 6,707 |
| 38 | Ethel | 6,541 |
| 39 | Grace | 6,316 |
| 40 | Hazel | 6,246 |
| 41 | Norma | 5,885 |
| 42 | June | 5,810 |
| 43 | Bernice | 5,809 |
| 44 | Marion | 5,711 |
| 45 | Phyllis | 5,476 |
| 46 | Beatrice | 5,464 |
| 47 | Esther | 5,315 |
| 48 | Gloria | 5,310 |
| 49 | Clara | 5,134 |
| 50 | Rita | 5,095 |
| 51 | Juanita | 5,048 |
| 52 | Ann | 5,022 |
| 53 | Emma | 4,977 |
| 54 | Sarah | 4,963 |
| 55 | Jane | 4,917 |
| 56 | Patricia | 4,800 |
| 57 | Lorraine | 4,764 |
| 58 | Geraldine | 4,712 |
| 59 | Gertrude | 4,700 |
| 60 | Katherine | 4,579 |
| 61 | Elsie | 4,550 |
| 62 | Julia | 4,323 |
| 63 | Agnes | 4,222 |
| 64 | Bertha | 4,122 |
| 65 | Marian | 4,029 |
| 66 | Eva | 3,975 |
| 67 | Willie | 3,963 |
| 68 | Ida | 3,888 |
| 69 | Vivian | 3,831 |
| 70 | Kathleen | 3,754 |
| 71 | Anne | 3,727 |
| 72 | Kathryn | 3,714 |
| 73 | Laura | 3,710 |
| 74 | Wilma | 3,706 |
| 75 | Nancy | 3,673 |
| 76 | Maxine | 3,603 |
| 77 | Charlotte | 3,596 |
| 78 | Pearl | 3,543 |
| 79 | Viola | 3,534 |
| 80 | Wanda | 3,405 |
| 81 | Bessie | 3,387 |
| 82 | Vera | 3,375 |
| 83 | Dolores | 3,369 |
| 84 | Myrtle | 3,314 |
| 85 | Audrey | 3,281 |
| 86 | Violet | 3,276 |
| 87 | Elaine | 3,212 |
| 88 | Nellie | 3,184 |
| 89 | Alma | 3,070 |
| 90 | Jeanne | 3,040 |
| 91 | Lillie | 3,036 |
| 92 | Lucy | 3,002 |
| 93 | Ella | 2,995 |
| 93 | Jessie | 2,995 |
| 95 | Eileen | 2,976 |
| 96 | Stella | 2,956 |
| 97 | Genevieve | 2,869 |
| 98 | Sylvia | 2,838 |
| 99 | Minnie | 2,785 |
| 100 | Leona | 2,744 |
| 101 | Margie | 2,724 |
| 102 | Mabel | 2,696 |
| 103 | Ellen | 2,671 |
| 104 | Joyce | 2,670 |
| 105 | Theresa | 2,614 |
| 106 | Mattie | 2,602 |
| 107 | Jennie | 2,542 |
| 108 | Lena | 2,520 |
| 109 | Mae | 2,428 |
| 110 | Rosemary | 2,427 |
| 111 | Geneva | 2,406 |
| 112 | Georgia | 2,372 |
| 113 | Opal | 2,365 |
| 114 | Muriel | 2,360 |
| 115 | Marguerite | 2,357 |
| 116 | Velma | 2,337 |
| 117 | Joan | 2,304 |
| 118 | Marilyn | 2,286 |
| 119 | Blanche | 2,266 |
| 120 | Christine | 2,257 |
| 121 | Janet | 2,221 |
| 122 | Harriet | 2,198 |
| 123 | Sara | 2,185 |
| 124 | Loretta | 2,143 |
| 125 | Eunice | 2,114 |
| 126 | Bonnie | 2,094 |
| 127 | Arlene | 2,090 |
| 128 | Emily | 2,057 |
| 129 | Rosa | 2,050 |
| 129 | Beulah | 2,050 |
| 131 | Jeanette | 2,029 |
| 132 | Carolyn | 2,010 |
| 133 | Maria | 2,000 |
| 134 | Carrie | 1,930 |
| 135 | Alberta | 1,921 |
| 136 | Dora | 1,904 |
| 137 | Naomi | 1,902 |
| 138 | Anita | 1,868 |
| 139 | Carol | 1,864 |
| 140 | Hilda | 1,862 |
| 141 | Inez | 1,852 |
| 142 | Fannie | 1,776 |
| 143 | Madeline | 1,756 |
| 144 | Beverly | 1,737 |
| 145 | Miriam | 1,733 |
| 146 | Verna | 1,713 |
| 147 | Hattie | 1,700 |
| 148 | Bette | 1,693 |
| 149 | Cora | 1,691 |
| 150 | Constance | 1,687 |
| 151 | Lula | 1,673 |
| 152 | Roberta | 1,658 |
| 153 | Ada | 1,638 |
| 154 | Mamie | 1,605 |
| 155 | Peggy | 1,592 |
| 156 | Donna | 1,578 |
| 157 | Lola | 1,513 |
| 158 | Marcella | 1,503 |
| 159 | Sophie | 1,490 |
| 160 | Rachel | 1,483 |
| 161 | Flora | 1,475 |
| 162 | Mable | 1,472 |
| 163 | Daisy | 1,443 |
| 164 | Winifred | 1,420 |
| 165 | Jacqueline | 1,402 |
| 166 | Rosie | 1,395 |
| 167 | Claire | 1,392 |
| 168 | Erma | 1,389 |
| 169 | Olga | 1,366 |
| 170 | Susie | 1,332 |
| 171 | Eula | 1,307 |
| 172 | Laverne | 1,306 |
| 173 | Caroline | 1,304 |
| 174 | Rebecca | 1,274 |
| 175 | Antoinette | 1,251 |
| 176 | Maggie | 1,248 |
| 177 | Billie | 1,245 |
| 178 | Lorene | 1,227 |
| 179 | Olive | 1,222 |
| 180 | Nora | 1,221 |
| 181 | Eloise | 1,193 |
| 182 | Nina | 1,192 |
| 183 | Estelle | 1,191 |
| 184 | Delores | 1,181 |
| 185 | Sadie | 1,180 |
| 186 | Regina | 1,175 |
| 187 | Fern | 1,169 |
| 188 | Rosalie | 1,160 |
| 188 | Irma | 1,160 |
| 190 | Victoria | 1,150 |
| 191 | Henrietta | 1,149 |
| 192 | Della | 1,125 |
| 193 | Lottie | 1,099 |
| 194 | Jeannette | 1,081 |
| 195 | Adeline | 1,077 |
| 196 | Lila | 1,064 |
| 197 | Bettie | 1,058 |
| 198 | Lucile | 1,055 |
| 199 | Angelina | 1,049 |
| 200 | Imogene | 1,001 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1923 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.