Parents, Take Inspo From The Most Popular Baby Names In 1923

The list of the most popular baby names in the US doesn’t undergo many dramatic changes from one year to the next – but you can find interesting trends over longer stretches of time.

Some names decline in popularity and then make a comeback, while others fall off the map. Still others show impressive staying power.

HuffPost took a look at the Social Security Administration’s baby name data from 100 years ago. While names like William, James, Evelyn and Ruby remain popular to this day, others, like Mildred, Doris, Eugene and Ralph, aren’t quite as common a century later.

Below, find the 25 most popular baby names for children born in 1923.

Most Popular Girls’ Names In 1923

1. Mary
2. Dorothy
3. Helen
4. Margaret
5. Betty
6. Ruth
7. Virginia
8. Mildred
9. Elizabeth
10. Frances
11. Doris
12. Evelyn
13. Anna
14. Marie
15. Alice
16. Marjorie
17. Irene
18. Florence
19. Jean
20. Lillian
21. Martha
22. Louise
23. Rose
24. Catherine
25. Ruby

Most Popular Boys’ Names In 1923

1. John
2. Robert
3. William
4. James
5. Charles
6. George
7. Joseph
8. Edward
9. Richard
10. Donald
11. Frank
12. Thomas
13. Harold
14. Paul
15. Raymond
16. Walter
17. Jack
18. Henry
19. Arthur
20. Albert
21. Kenneth
22. Harry
23. Ralph
24. David
25. Eugene