Top baby names of the 1900s

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

Girls

  1. Mary161,504
  2. Helen69,428
  3. Margaret57,919
  4. Anna54,918
  5. Ruth51,010
  6. Elizabeth41,708
  7. Dorothy39,112
  8. Marie37,091
  9. Florence36,191
  10. Mildred36,173
  11. Alice35,232
  12. Ethel34,868
  13. Lillian32,519
  14. Gladys30,285
  15. Edna29,832
  16. Frances28,499
  17. Rose28,106
  18. Annie27,748
  19. Grace26,927
  20. Bertha24,247
  21. Emma24,176
  22. Bessie23,984
  23. Clara23,899
  24. Hazel23,802
  25. Irene23,656
  26. Gertrude23,607
  27. Louise22,862
  28. Catherine22,007
  29. Martha21,750
  30. Mabel21,625
  31. Pearl20,913
  32. Edith20,884
  33. Esther20,026
  34. Minnie19,715
  35. Myrtle19,691
  36. Ida18,866
  37. Josephine18,785
  38. Evelyn18,603
  39. Elsie18,452
  40. Eva18,357
  41. Thelma18,265
  42. Ruby18,175
  43. Agnes17,616
  44. Sarah17,342
  45. Viola16,559
  46. Nellie16,339
  47. Beatrice16,282
  48. Julia16,107
  49. Laura15,532
  50. Lillie15,391

Boys

  1. John84,590
  2. William69,320
  3. James62,170
  4. George43,589
  5. Charles36,184
  6. Robert35,849
  7. Joseph35,173
  8. Frank29,046
  9. Edward24,516
  10. Thomas21,783
  11. Henry21,772
  12. Walter19,997
  13. Harry17,906
  14. Willie17,746
  15. Arthur15,409
  16. Albert15,318
  17. Clarence13,573
  18. Fred13,076
  19. Harold12,795
  20. Paul12,636
  21. Raymond11,650
  22. Richard10,675
  23. Roy10,632
  24. Joe10,466
  25. Louis10,372
  26. Carl9,865
  27. Ralph9,298
  28. Earl9,251
  29. Jack9,222
  30. Ernest8,657
  31. David8,619
  32. Samuel8,149
  33. Howard8,014
  34. Charlie7,928
  35. Francis7,021
  36. Herbert6,957
  37. Lawrence6,846
  38. Theodore6,490
  39. Alfred6,356
  40. Andrew6,277
  41. Sam6,161
  42. Elmer6,161
  43. Eugene5,909
  44. Leo5,629
  45. Michael5,220
  46. Lee5,158
  47. Herman5,064
  48. Anthony5,043
  49. Daniel5,036
  50. Leonard5,022