The 1900s Baby Name Report

4,285,124 babies, 5,665 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of the 1900s

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
👑 #1 girls: Mary 👑 #1 boys: John 1,458 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary161,504
  2. Helen69,428
  3. Margaret57,919
  4. Anna54,918
  5. Ruth51,010
  6. Elizabeth41,708
  7. Dorothy39,112
  8. Marie37,091
  9. Florence36,191
  10. Mildred36,173

Top boys

  1. John84,590
  2. William69,320
  3. James62,170
  4. George43,589
  5. Charles36,184
  6. Robert35,849
  7. Joseph35,173
  8. Frank29,046
  9. Edward24,516
  10. Thomas21,783

Full top-50 rankings for the 1900s →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Roosevelt #914 → #121 (+793)
  2. Maxine #739 → #279 (+460)
  3. Patricia #496 → #288 (+208)
  4. Alton #351 → #177 (+174)
  5. Lorene #419 → #248 (+171)
  6. Dolores #437 → #276 (+161)
  7. Lorraine #416 → #260 (+156)
  8. Geraldine #325 → #189 (+136)
  9. Phyllis #357 → #221 (+136)
  10. Peggy #453 → #318 (+135)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Nelle #260 → #398 (−138)
  2. Grover #114 → #249 (−135)
  3. Lulu #157 → #283 (−126)
  4. Hulda #225 → #351 (−126)
  5. Meta #266 → #386 (−120)
  6. Elsa #245 → #360 (−115)
  7. Abbie #257 → #372 (−115)
  8. Bess #214 → #328 (−114)
  9. Mina #279 → #393 (−114)
  10. Mathilda #235 → #342 (−107)

✨ Never recorded before the 1900s

Kermit (377) Rosevelt (289) Yolanda (174) Taft (130) Edra (110) Artis (106) Luciel (96) Loyce (92) Anona (91) Eino (90)

1,458 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in the 1900s.

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What were the most popular baby names in the 1900s?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in the 1900s, out of 4,285,124 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in the 1900s?
Roosevelt made the biggest jump in the 1900s, climbing 793 spots to #121.
How many new baby names appeared in the 1900s?
1,458 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in the 1900s.