The 1909 Baby Name Report

511,224 babies, 3,837 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1909

👑 #1 girls: Mary (30 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (30 years running) 198 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary19,259
  2. Helen9,250
  3. Margaret7,358
  4. Ruth6,509
  5. Dorothy6,253
  6. Anna5,804
  7. Elizabeth5,176
  8. Mildred5,054
  9. Marie4,301
  10. Alice4,170

Top boys

  1. John9,590
  2. William7,913
  3. James7,595
  4. George4,688
  5. Robert4,563
  6. Joseph4,348
  7. Charles4,029
  8. Frank3,244
  9. Edward2,935
  10. Thomas2,468

Full top-50 rankings for 1909 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Maxine #228 → #179 (+49)
  2. Johnnie #254 → #208 (+46)
  3. Jeanne #285 → #249 (+36)
  4. Adele #250 → #220 (+30)
  5. Millie #267 → #239 (+28)
  6. Orville #154 → #126 (+28)
  7. Elnora #271 → #243 (+28)
  8. Phyllis #194 → #172 (+22)
  9. Margie #222 → #201 (+21)
  10. Rufus #152 → #131 (+21)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Faye #184 → #217 (−33)
  2. Callie #230 → #256 (−26)
  3. Madge #241 → #267 (−26)
  4. Fay #204 → #228 (−24)
  5. Angelina #215 → #236 (−21)
  6. Cecelia #178 → #198 (−20)
  7. Nicholas #113 → #133 (−20)
  8. Irving #114 → #134 (−20)
  9. Ola #165 → #184 (−19)
  10. Sophia #203 → #222 (−19)

✨ Never recorded before 1909

Wilmoth (9) Randal (9) Vidal (9) Belen (8) Cesaria (8) Coretta (8) Devota (8) Inola (8) Kimiko (8) Luise (8)

198 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1909.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1909?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1909, out of 511,224 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1909?
Maxine made the biggest jump in 1909, climbing 49 spots to #179.
How many new baby names appeared in 1909?
198 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1909.