Top baby names of 1899

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

Girls

  1. Mary13,172
  2. Anna5,115
  3. Helen5,048
  4. Margaret4,249
  5. Ruth3,912
  6. Florence3,314
  7. Elizabeth3,287
  8. Marie3,156
  9. Ethel2,999
  10. Lillian2,703
  11. Edna2,534
  12. Alice2,523
  13. Emma2,445
  14. Clara2,441
  15. Grace2,353
  16. Bertha2,294
  17. Mildred2,291
  18. Annie2,289
  19. Bessie2,280
  20. Gladys2,228
  21. Rose2,197
  22. Mabel2,127
  23. Gertrude2,110
  24. Frances2,058
  25. Minnie2,036
  26. Hazel2,033
  27. Pearl1,999
  28. Martha1,907
  29. Esther1,823
  30. Myrtle1,821
  31. Ida1,804
  32. Edith1,794
  33. Elsie1,706
  34. Irene1,703
  35. Dorothy1,687
  36. Catherine1,628
  37. Agnes1,611
  38. Sarah1,587
  39. Eva1,582
  40. Louise1,536
  41. Nellie1,510
  42. Ella1,502
  43. Laura1,472
  44. Josephine1,388
  45. Lillie1,350
  46. Carrie1,346
  47. Julia1,297
  48. Mattie1,171
  49. Lena1,159
  50. Viola1,156

Boys

  1. John6,990
  2. William6,086
  3. James4,597
  4. George4,018
  5. Charles3,147
  6. Joseph2,679
  7. Robert2,609
  8. Frank2,550
  9. Edward1,901
  10. Henry1,831
  11. Thomas1,811
  12. Walter1,750
  13. Harry1,732
  14. Arthur1,357
  15. Albert1,210
  16. Fred1,182
  17. Clarence1,139
  18. Willie1,088
  19. Harold914
  20. Roy912
  21. Paul885
  22. Raymond869
  23. Earl821
  24. Joe780
  25. Carl774
  26. Louis770
  27. Richard744
  28. Ernest744
  29. Ralph742
  30. Samuel704
  31. Charlie678
  32. David646
  33. Herbert590
  34. Howard589
  35. Jack582
  36. Andrew578
  37. Elmer514
  38. Francis501
  39. Dewey499
  40. Lawrence497
  41. Alfred496
  42. Daniel485
  43. Leo482
  44. Sam469
  45. Eugene449
  46. Oscar447
  47. Jesse423
  48. Will414
  49. Herman413
  50. Lee388