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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1899

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1899 — 339,215 recorded births in total that year.

18981900 The 1890s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1899

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary13,1725.7%
  2. 2Anna5,1152.2%
  3. 3Helen5,0482.2%
  4. 4Margaret4,2491.8%
  5. 5Ruth3,9121.7%
  6. 6Florence3,3141.4%
  7. 7Elizabeth3,2871.4%
  8. 8Marie3,1561.4%
  9. 9Ethel2,9991.3%
  10. 10Lillian2,7031.2%
  11. 11Edna2,5341.1%
  12. 12Alice2,5231.1%
  13. 13Emma2,4451.0%
  14. 14Clara2,4411.0%
  15. 15Grace2,3531.0%
  16. 16Bertha2,2941.0%
  17. 17Mildred2,2911.0%
  18. 18Annie2,2891.0%
  19. 19Bessie2,2801.0%
  20. 20Gladys2,2281.0%
  21. 21Rose2,1970.9%
  22. 22Mabel2,1270.9%
  23. 23Gertrude2,1100.9%
  24. 24Frances2,0580.9%
  25. 25Minnie2,0360.9%
  26. 26Hazel2,0330.9%
  27. 27Pearl1,9990.9%
  28. 28Martha1,9070.8%
  29. 29Esther1,8230.8%
  30. 30Myrtle1,8210.8%
  31. 31Ida1,8040.8%
  32. 32Edith1,7940.8%
  33. 33Elsie1,7060.7%
  34. 34Irene1,7030.7%
  35. 35Dorothy1,6870.7%
  36. 36Catherine1,6280.7%
  37. 37Agnes1,6110.7%
  38. 38Sarah1,5870.7%
  39. 39Eva1,5820.7%
  40. 40Louise1,5360.7%
  41. 41Nellie1,5100.6%
  42. 42Ella1,5020.6%
  43. 43Laura1,4720.6%
  44. 44Josephine1,3880.6%
  45. 45Lillie1,3500.6%
  46. 46Carrie1,3460.6%
  47. 47Julia1,2970.6%
  48. 48Mattie1,1710.5%
  49. 49Lena1,1590.5%
  50. 50Viola1,1560.5%
  51. 51Alma1,1460.5%
  52. 52Ruby1,1030.5%
  53. 53Hattie1,0870.5%
  54. 54Jessie1,0810.5%
  55. 55Blanche1,0630.5%
  56. 56Beatrice1,0610.5%
  57. 57Jennie1,0610.5%
  58. 58Cora1,0560.5%
  59. 59Mae1,0350.4%
  60. 60Lucy1,0180.4%
  61. 61Ada9840.4%
  62. 62Stella9750.4%
  63. 63Marion9730.4%
  64. 64Mamie9660.4%
  65. 65Katherine9420.4%
  66. 66Maude9080.4%
  67. 67Lula8940.4%
  68. 68Fannie8860.4%
  69. 69Vera8640.4%
  70. 70Maggie8140.3%
  71. 71Lucille8120.3%
  72. 72Pauline8110.3%
  73. 73Willie8060.3%
  74. 74Evelyn8020.3%
  75. 75Virginia7760.3%
  76. 76Beulah7700.3%
  77. 77Rosa7650.3%
  78. 78Thelma7360.3%
  79. 79Dora7180.3%
  80. 80Nora7090.3%
  81. 81Ellen7080.3%
  82. 82Sadie7050.3%
  83. 83Marguerite6930.3%
  84. 84Leona6650.3%
  85. 85Daisy6600.3%
  86. 86Susie6220.3%
  87. 87Hilda6210.3%
  88. 88Kathryn6210.3%
  89. 89Nettie6110.3%
  90. 90Effie5970.3%
  91. 91Della5950.3%
  92. 92Ann5860.3%
  93. 93Lottie5840.3%
  94. 94Eleanor5750.2%
  95. 95May5710.2%
  96. 96Emily5690.2%
  97. 97Lydia5660.2%
  98. 98Olive5650.2%
  99. 99Georgia5530.2%
  100. 100Sallie5440.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John6,9906.6%
  2. 2William6,0865.7%
  3. 3James4,5974.3%
  4. 4George4,0183.8%
  5. 5Charles3,1473.0%
  6. 6Joseph2,6792.5%
  7. 7Robert2,6092.5%
  8. 8Frank2,5502.4%
  9. 9Edward1,9011.8%
  10. 10Henry1,8311.7%
  11. 11Thomas1,8111.7%
  12. 12Walter1,7501.6%
  13. 13Harry1,7321.6%
  14. 14Arthur1,3571.3%
  15. 15Albert1,2101.1%
  16. 16Fred1,1821.1%
  17. 17Clarence1,1391.1%
  18. 18Willie1,0881.0%
  19. 19Harold9140.9%
  20. 20Roy9120.9%
  21. 21Paul8850.8%
  22. 22Raymond8690.8%
  23. 23Earl8210.8%
  24. 24Joe7800.7%
  25. 25Carl7740.7%
  26. 26Louis7700.7%
  27. 27Ernest7440.7%
  28. 28Richard7440.7%
  29. 29Ralph7420.7%
  30. 30Samuel7040.7%
  31. 31Charlie6780.6%
  32. 32David6460.6%
  33. 33Herbert5900.6%
  34. 34Howard5890.6%
  35. 35Jack5820.5%
  36. 36Andrew5780.5%
  37. 37Elmer5140.5%
  38. 38Francis5010.5%
  39. 39Dewey4990.5%
  40. 40Lawrence4970.5%
  41. 41Alfred4960.5%
  42. 42Daniel4850.5%
  43. 43Leo4820.5%
  44. 44Sam4690.4%
  45. 45Eugene4490.4%
  46. 46Oscar4470.4%
  47. 47Jesse4230.4%
  48. 48Will4140.4%
  49. 49Herman4130.4%
  50. 50Lee3880.4%
  51. 51Michael3750.4%
  52. 52Floyd3560.3%
  53. 53Peter3540.3%
  54. 54Lewis3520.3%
  55. 55Frederick3500.3%
  56. 56Russell3380.3%
  57. 57Benjamin3350.3%
  58. 58Clyde3300.3%
  59. 59Edwin3290.3%
  60. 60Leonard3210.3%
  61. 61Ray3150.3%
  62. 62Clifford2970.3%
  63. 63Claude2930.3%
  64. 64Anthony2910.3%
  65. 65Lester2900.3%
  66. 66Chester2880.3%
  67. 67Tom2880.3%
  68. 68Lloyd2870.3%
  69. 69Leroy2690.3%
  70. 70Jessie2610.2%
  71. 71Jim2610.2%
  72. 72Martin2600.2%
  73. 73Ben2590.2%
  74. 74Donald2580.2%
  75. 75Eddie2580.2%
  76. 76Stanley2580.2%
  77. 77Cecil2560.2%
  78. 78Theodore2520.2%
  79. 79Harvey2510.2%
  80. 80Edgar2490.2%
  81. 81Luther2480.2%
  82. 82Homer2390.2%
  83. 83Norman2230.2%
  84. 84Philip2230.2%
  85. 85Bernard2220.2%
  86. 86Patrick2210.2%
  87. 87Kenneth2140.2%
  88. 88Hugh2090.2%
  89. 89Milton2070.2%
  90. 90Guy2000.2%
  91. 91Allen1910.2%
  92. 92Jacob1890.2%
  93. 93Leon1880.2%
  94. 94Otis1850.2%
  95. 95Everett1810.2%
  96. 96Leslie1810.2%
  97. 97Alexander1780.2%
  98. 98Stephen1780.2%
  99. 99Archie1770.2%
  100. 100Victor1750.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1899 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.