Birth year roster
Top names in 1922
The names most likely to appear on 1922 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Mary and John led the 1922 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and John, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1922 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.
Girls
- #1Mary72,177
- #2Dorothy37,716
- #3Helen32,510
- #4Margaret26,862
- #5Ruth23,633
- #6Betty20,895
- #7Virginia19,144
- #8Mildred16,412
- #9Elizabeth15,244
- #10Frances15,054
- #11Doris13,798
- #12Anna13,408
- #13Evelyn13,320
- #14Marie11,912
- #15Alice11,277
- #16Marjorie10,385
- #17Irene10,173
- #18Florence10,036
- #19Lillian9,430
- #20Jean9,109
- #21Martha9,021
- #22Louise8,886
- #23Rose8,791
- #24Catherine8,537
- #25Gladys8,042
Boys
- #1John57,280
- #2Robert53,796
- #3William51,111
- #4James49,802
- #5Charles28,839
- #6George27,350
- #7Joseph25,699
- #8Edward20,419
- #9Richard17,537
- #10Frank16,013
- #11Thomas15,261
- #12Donald14,913
- #13Harold13,593
- #14Paul12,922
- #15Walter12,631
- #16Raymond12,129
- #17Henry11,207
- #18Jack10,847
- #19Arthur10,114
- #20Albert9,896
- #21Kenneth9,258
- #22Harry9,077
- #23Ralph8,484
- #24David7,865
- #25Eugene7,849