Top baby names of 1898

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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Girls

  1. Mary14,406
  2. Anna5,773
  3. Helen5,230
  4. Margaret4,696
  5. Ruth4,249
  6. Florence3,790
  7. Elizabeth3,659
  8. Ethel3,531
  9. Marie3,435
  10. Lillian3,061
  11. Alice2,846
  12. Edna2,813
  13. Emma2,788
  14. Clara2,731
  15. Grace2,726
  16. Bessie2,647
  17. Bertha2,642
  18. Annie2,470
  19. Hazel2,439
  20. Rose2,436
  21. Minnie2,409
  22. Frances2,379
  23. Mabel2,331
  24. Gertrude2,302
  25. Martha2,184
  26. Pearl2,158
  27. Gladys2,136
  28. Mildred2,101
  29. Ida2,090
  30. Myrtle2,090
  31. Esther2,047
  32. Edith1,981
  33. Elsie1,919
  34. Irene1,902
  35. Eva1,823
  36. Nellie1,810
  37. Sarah1,800
  38. Laura1,768
  39. Ella1,715
  40. Agnes1,708
  41. Catherine1,705
  42. Louise1,693
  43. Dorothy1,671
  44. Lillie1,522
  45. Julia1,462
  46. Josephine1,425
  47. Carrie1,371
  48. Hattie1,328
  49. Lena1,320
  50. Mattie1,314

Boys

  1. John8,159
  2. William7,400
  3. James5,321
  4. George4,853
  5. Charles3,557
  6. Joseph3,171
  7. Robert2,932
  8. Frank2,925
  9. Edward2,337
  10. Thomas2,161
  11. Henry2,145
  12. Harry2,129
  13. Walter2,002
  14. Arthur1,619
  15. Fred1,447
  16. Albert1,417
  17. Clarence1,326
  18. Willie1,134
  19. Dewey1,115
  20. Roy1,049
  21. Paul991
  22. Harold963
  23. Raymond929
  24. Carl919
  25. Earl883
  26. Richard871
  27. Louis861
  28. Ernest839
  29. Joe827
  30. David815
  31. Ralph803
  32. Samuel749
  33. Charlie728
  34. Herbert716
  35. Howard706
  36. Alfred645
  37. Jack633
  38. Andrew611
  39. Leo588
  40. Elmer583
  41. Oscar546
  42. Sam543
  43. Francis541
  44. Lawrence533
  45. Daniel523
  46. Lee498
  47. Jesse476
  48. Will475
  49. Eugene473
  50. Herman467