Baby name trends come and go, but some choices have stronger staying power than others – like a century’s worth of staying power.
The US Social Security Administration’s baby names database goes back to the 1880s, so we decided to take a look at parents’ top picks from 100 years ago to see which ones have tanked over time and which ones are still beloved classics.
Below, find the 25 most popular baby names for boys and for girls born in 1922. While James, William, Elizabeth and Evelyn remain popular today, others like Gladys, Mildred, Harold and Eugene aren’t quite as common a century later.
Girls
Mary
Dorothy
Helen
Margaret
Ruth
Betty
Virginia
Mildred
Elizabeth
Frances
Doris
Anna
Evelyn
Marie
Alice
Marjorie
Irene
Florence
Lillian
Jean
Martha
Louise
Rose
Catherine
Gladys
Boys
John
Robert
William
James
Charles
George
Joseph
Edward
Richard
Frank
Thomas
Donald
Harold
Paul
Walter
Raymond
Henry
Jack
Arthur
Albert
Kenneth
Harry
Ralph
David
Eugene
