The 1907 Baby Name Report

465,390 babies, 3,592 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1907

👑 #1 girls: Mary (28 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (28 years running) 164 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary17,580
  2. Helen7,579
  3. Margaret6,713
  4. Anna5,575
  5. Ruth5,573
  6. Dorothy4,967
  7. Elizabeth4,624
  8. Mildred4,277
  9. Alice4,107
  10. Marie3,880

Top boys

  1. John8,983
  2. William6,904
  3. James6,707
  4. George4,445
  5. Robert4,020
  6. Charles3,884
  7. Joseph3,844
  8. Frank2,943
  9. Edward2,576
  10. Henry2,203

Full top-50 rankings for 1907 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Tillie #259 → #225 (+34)
  2. Dorothea #242 → #211 (+31)
  3. Cleo #200 → #171 (+29)
  4. Shirley #234 → #208 (+26)
  5. Phyllis #225 → #200 (+25)
  6. Maxine #247 → #222 (+25)
  7. Rita #219 → #196 (+23)
  8. Wilma #147 → #125 (+22)
  9. Leah #255 → #234 (+21)
  10. Maria #154 → #136 (+18)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Lila #196 → #224 (−28)
  2. Manuel #104 → #130 (−26)
  3. Selma #193 → #218 (−25)
  4. Winifred #178 → #199 (−21)
  5. Hannah #191 → #212 (−21)
  6. Sidney #101 → #119 (−18)
  7. Claire #213 → #230 (−17)
  8. Muriel #207 → #223 (−16)
  9. Millie #214 → #229 (−15)
  10. Sallie #122 → #135 (−13)

✨ Never recorded before 1907

Theta (20) Taft (16) Delphin (13) Joye (11) Giovanni (10) Jacquelyn (9) Mirla (9) Naida (9) Sheila (9) Verneda (9)

164 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1907.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1907?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1907, out of 465,390 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1907?
Tillie made the biggest jump in 1907, climbing 34 spots to #225.
How many new baby names appeared in 1907?
164 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1907.