Most popular baby names of the 1900s
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US across the 1900s, by total recorded births.
Girls
- Mary1. 161,504 births
- Helen2. 69,428 births
- Margaret3. 57,919 births
- Anna4. 54,918 births
- Ruth5. 51,010 births
- Elizabeth6. 41,708 births
- Dorothy7. 39,112 births
- Marie8. 37,091 births
- Florence9. 36,191 births
- Mildred10. 36,173 births
- Alice11. 35,232 births
- Ethel12. 34,868 births
- Lillian13. 32,519 births
- Gladys14. 30,285 births
- Edna15. 29,832 births
- Frances16. 28,499 births
- Rose17. 28,106 births
- Annie18. 27,748 births
- Grace19. 26,927 births
- Bertha20. 24,247 births
- Emma21. 24,176 births
- Bessie22. 23,984 births
- Clara23. 23,899 births
- Hazel24. 23,802 births
- Irene25. 23,656 births
- Gertrude26. 23,607 births
- Louise27. 22,862 births
- Catherine28. 22,006 births
- Martha29. 21,750 births
- Mabel30. 21,625 births
- Pearl31. 20,913 births
- Edith32. 20,884 births
- Esther33. 20,026 births
- Minnie34. 19,715 births
- Myrtle35. 19,691 births
- Ida36. 18,866 births
- Josephine37. 18,785 births
- Evelyn38. 18,603 births
- Elsie39. 18,452 births
- Eva40. 18,357 births
- Thelma41. 18,265 births
- Ruby42. 18,175 births
- Agnes43. 17,616 births
- Sarah44. 17,342 births
- Viola45. 16,559 births
- Nellie46. 16,339 births
- Beatrice47. 16,282 births
- Julia48. 16,107 births
- Laura49. 15,532 births
- Lillie50. 15,391 births
Boys
- John1. 84,590 births
- William2. 69,320 births
- James3. 62,170 births
- George4. 43,589 births
- Charles5. 36,184 births
- Robert6. 35,849 births
- Joseph7. 35,173 births
- Frank8. 29,046 births
- Edward9. 24,516 births
- Thomas10. 21,783 births
- Henry11. 21,772 births
- Walter12. 19,997 births
- Harry13. 17,906 births
- Willie14. 17,746 births
- Arthur15. 15,409 births
- Albert16. 15,318 births
- Clarence17. 13,573 births
- Fred18. 13,076 births
- Harold19. 12,795 births
- Paul20. 12,636 births
- Raymond21. 11,650 births
- Richard22. 10,675 births
- Roy23. 10,632 births
- Joe24. 10,466 births
- Louis25. 10,372 births
- Carl26. 9,865 births
- Ralph27. 9,298 births
- Earl28. 9,251 births
- Jack29. 9,222 births
- Ernest30. 8,657 births
- David31. 8,619 births
- Samuel32. 8,149 births
- Howard33. 8,014 births
- Charlie34. 7,928 births
- Francis35. 7,021 births
- Herbert36. 6,957 births
- Lawrence37. 6,846 births
- Theodore38. 6,490 births
- Alfred39. 6,356 births
- Andrew40. 6,277 births
- Elmer41. 6,161 births
- Sam42. 6,161 births
- Eugene43. 5,909 births
- Leo44. 5,629 births
- Michael45. 5,220 births
- Lee46. 5,158 births
- Herman47. 5,064 births
- Anthony48. 5,043 births
- Daniel49. 5,036 births
- Leonard50. 5,022 births