Classic Girl Names

Looking for a classic name for a baby girl? Historical data from the Social Security Administration is the place to look. The agency has collected the most popular baby names for more than a century, and the top names from the 1910s include beautiful baby names as well as traditional baby names, many that don't get much love today. That means the list is filled with familiar ideas that aren't *quite* overused.

To inspire you, here are the top 100 girl names from that decade, in order of popularity.

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Classic Baby Girl Names From the 1910s

1. Mary
2. Helen
3. Dorothy
4. Margaret
5. Ruth
6. Mildred
7. Anna
8. Elizabeth
9. Frances
10. Virginia
11. Marie
12. Evelyn
13. Alice
14. Florence
15. Lillian
16. Rose
17. Irene
18. Louise
19. Edna
20. Catherine
21. Gladys
22. Ethel
23. Josephine
24. Ruby
25. Martha
26. Grace
27. Hazel
28. Thelma
29. Lucille
30. Edith
31. Eleanor
32. Doris
33. Annie
34. Pauline
35. Gertrude
36. Esther
37. Betty
38. Beatrice
39. Marjorie
40. Clara
41. Emma
42. Bernice
43. Bertha
44. Ann
45. Jean
46. Elsie
47. Julia
48. Agnes
49. Lois
50. Sarah
51. Marion
52. Katherine
53. Eva
54. Ida
55. Bessie
56. Pearl
57. Anne
58. Viola
59. Myrtle
60. Nellie
61. Mabel
62. Laura
63. Kathryn
64. Stella
65. Vera
66. Willie
67. Jessie
68. Jane
69. Alma
70. Minnie
71. Sylvia
72. Ella
73. Lillie
74. Rita
75. Leona
76. Barbara
77. Vivian
78. Lena
79. Violet
80. Lucy
81. Jennie
82. Genevieve
83. Marguerite
84. Charlotte
85. Mattie
86. Marian
87. Blanche
88. Mae
89. Ellen
90. Wilma
91. Juanita
92. Opal
93. June
94. Geraldine
95. Beulah
96. Velma
97. Theresa
98. Carrie
99. Phyllis
100. Maxine