Top baby names of 1900

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

Girls

  1. Mary16,705
  2. Helen6,342
  3. Anna6,114
  4. Margaret5,304
  5. Ruth4,765
  6. Elizabeth4,096
  7. Florence3,920
  8. Ethel3,896
  9. Marie3,856
  10. Lillian3,414
  11. Annie3,324
  12. Edna3,102
  13. Emma3,095
  14. Alice3,059
  15. Bessie3,044
  16. Bertha3,019
  17. Grace2,942
  18. Rose2,844
  19. Clara2,826
  20. Mildred2,800
  21. Gladys2,733
  22. Minnie2,673
  23. Gertrude2,580
  24. Pearl2,512
  25. Mabel2,509
  26. Frances2,495
  27. Dorothy2,491
  28. Martha2,437
  29. Hazel2,425
  30. Ida2,285
  31. Irene2,264
  32. Myrtle2,252
  33. Eva2,089
  34. Catherine2,081
  35. Louise2,070
  36. Edith2,068
  37. Sarah2,054
  38. Elsie2,045
  39. Esther2,017
  40. Lillie2,004
  41. Agnes1,914
  42. Ella1,911
  43. Nellie1,850
  44. Mattie1,834
  45. Laura1,824
  46. Julia1,766
  47. Josephine1,743
  48. Carrie1,711
  49. Viola1,674
  50. Hattie1,553

Boys

  1. John9,828
  2. William8,579
  3. James7,245
  4. George5,403
  5. Charles4,098
  6. Robert3,821
  7. Joseph3,714
  8. Frank3,477
  9. Edward2,720
  10. Henry2,606
  11. Thomas2,556
  12. Walter2,298
  13. Harry2,272
  14. Willie2,113
  15. Arthur1,853
  16. Albert1,741
  17. Fred1,646
  18. Clarence1,483
  19. Paul1,288
  20. Harold1,245
  21. Roy1,215
  22. Joe1,179
  23. Raymond1,150
  24. Richard1,141
  25. Charlie1,124
  26. Louis1,097
  27. Jack1,053
  28. Earl1,037
  29. Carl1,016
  30. Ernest1,012
  31. Ralph896
  32. David883
  33. Samuel877
  34. Sam821
  35. Howard779
  36. Herbert751
  37. Andrew718
  38. Elmer699
  39. Lee675
  40. Lawrence659
  41. Francis652
  42. Alfred640
  43. Will603
  44. Daniel598
  45. Eugene587
  46. Leo570
  47. Oscar563
  48. Floyd555
  49. Herman550
  50. Jesse536