Popular baby names in Nevada, 1914
The most popular baby names in Nevada in 1914 were Ruth for girls (15 babies) and John for boys (31). Ruth ranked #5 nationally for girls. Social Security records list 405 babies born in Nevada in 1914 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.
Names that stood out in Nevada in 1914
Names given at least 15 times in Nevada that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.
Top 27 girls' and boys' names in Nevada, 1914
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 1913 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth | 15 | ↑10 | 5 |
| 2 | Dorothy | 13 | ↑1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mary | 12 | ↓2 | 1 |
| 4 | Alice | 11 | ↑5 | 12 |
| 5 | Helen | 11 | ↓3 | 2 |
| 6 | Louise | 10 | new | 17 |
| 7 | Margaret | 10 | ↓2 | 4 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 8 | new | 8 |
| 9 | Marie | 8 | ↑7 | 10 |
| 10 | Virginia | 8 | new | 14 |
| 11 | Florence | 7 | ↓7 | 13 |
| 12 | Lois | 7 | new | 51 |
| 13 | Clara | 6 | new | 37 |
| 14 | Edith | 6 | new | 31 |
| 15 | Irene | 6 | new | 22 |
| 16 | Josephine | 6 | ↓1 | 23 |
| 17 | Stella | 6 | new | 65 |
| 18 | Adele | 5 | new | >100 |
| 19 | Anne | 5 | new | 53 |
| 20 | Doris | 5 | new | 36 |
| 21 | Eleanor | 5 | new | 28 |
| 22 | Evelyn | 5 | ↓9 | 11 |
| 23 | Frances | 5 | new | 9 |
| 24 | Ida | 5 | ↓10 | 49 |
| 25 | Mildred | 5 | ↓19 | 7 |
| 26 | Rose | 5 | new | 15 |
| 27 | Thelma | 5 | new | 26 |