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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1900

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1900 — 450,222 recorded births in total that year.

18991901 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1900

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary16,7055.6%
  2. 2Helen6,3422.1%
  3. 3Anna6,1142.0%
  4. 4Margaret5,3041.8%
  5. 5Ruth4,7651.6%
  6. 6Elizabeth4,0961.4%
  7. 7Florence3,9201.3%
  8. 8Ethel3,8961.3%
  9. 9Marie3,8561.3%
  10. 10Lillian3,4141.1%
  11. 11Annie3,3241.1%
  12. 12Edna3,1021.0%
  13. 13Emma3,0951.0%
  14. 14Alice3,0591.0%
  15. 15Bessie3,0441.0%
  16. 16Bertha3,0191.0%
  17. 17Grace2,9421.0%
  18. 18Rose2,8440.9%
  19. 19Clara2,8260.9%
  20. 20Mildred2,8000.9%
  21. 21Gladys2,7330.9%
  22. 22Minnie2,6730.9%
  23. 23Gertrude2,5800.9%
  24. 24Pearl2,5120.8%
  25. 25Mabel2,5090.8%
  26. 26Frances2,4950.8%
  27. 27Dorothy2,4910.8%
  28. 28Martha2,4370.8%
  29. 29Hazel2,4250.8%
  30. 30Ida2,2850.8%
  31. 31Irene2,2640.8%
  32. 32Myrtle2,2520.8%
  33. 33Eva2,0890.7%
  34. 34Catherine2,0810.7%
  35. 35Louise2,0700.7%
  36. 36Edith2,0680.7%
  37. 37Sarah2,0540.7%
  38. 38Elsie2,0450.7%
  39. 39Esther2,0170.7%
  40. 40Lillie2,0040.7%
  41. 41Agnes1,9140.6%
  42. 42Ella1,9110.6%
  43. 43Nellie1,8500.6%
  44. 44Mattie1,8340.6%
  45. 45Laura1,8240.6%
  46. 46Julia1,7660.6%
  47. 47Josephine1,7430.6%
  48. 48Carrie1,7110.6%
  49. 49Viola1,6740.6%
  50. 50Hattie1,5530.5%
  51. 51Ruby1,5400.5%
  52. 52Lena1,5060.5%
  53. 53Jessie1,4220.5%
  54. 54Mae1,4060.5%
  55. 55Cora1,3890.5%
  56. 56Beatrice1,3820.5%
  57. 57Alma1,3720.5%
  58. 58Willie1,3510.5%
  59. 59Mamie1,3370.4%
  60. 60Blanche1,3320.4%
  61. 61Lucy1,2460.4%
  62. 62Fannie1,2370.4%
  63. 63Lula1,2370.4%
  64. 64Jennie1,2040.4%
  65. 65Katherine1,2010.4%
  66. 66Marion1,1970.4%
  67. 67Lucille1,1820.4%
  68. 68Stella1,1770.4%
  69. 69Rosa1,1180.4%
  70. 70Evelyn1,1160.4%
  71. 71Pauline1,1040.4%
  72. 72Ada1,1010.4%
  73. 73Thelma1,0940.4%
  74. 74Virginia1,0680.4%
  75. 75Maggie1,0450.3%
  76. 76Vera1,0240.3%
  77. 77Maude1,0130.3%
  78. 78Beulah9740.3%
  79. 79Dora9580.3%
  80. 80Susie9470.3%
  81. 81Daisy9310.3%
  82. 82Ellen9220.3%
  83. 83Nora9190.3%
  84. 84Sadie8950.3%
  85. 85Leona8250.3%
  86. 86Marguerite7860.3%
  87. 87Georgia7650.3%
  88. 88Eleanor7530.3%
  89. 89Effie7520.3%
  90. 90Della7480.2%
  91. 91May7440.2%
  92. 92Ann7360.2%
  93. 93Kathryn7210.2%
  94. 94Nettie7110.2%
  95. 95Olive7050.2%
  96. 96Bernice7020.2%
  97. 97Lottie6900.2%
  98. 98Sallie6760.2%
  99. 99Nancy6730.2%
  100. 100Betty6650.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John9,8286.5%
  2. 2William8,5795.7%
  3. 3James7,2454.8%
  4. 4George5,4033.6%
  5. 5Charles4,0982.7%
  6. 6Robert3,8212.5%
  7. 7Joseph3,7142.5%
  8. 8Frank3,4772.3%
  9. 9Edward2,7201.8%
  10. 10Henry2,6061.7%
  11. 11Thomas2,5561.7%
  12. 12Walter2,2981.5%
  13. 13Harry2,2721.5%
  14. 14Willie2,1131.4%
  15. 15Arthur1,8531.2%
  16. 16Albert1,7411.2%
  17. 17Fred1,6461.1%
  18. 18Clarence1,4831.0%
  19. 19Paul1,2880.9%
  20. 20Harold1,2450.8%
  21. 21Roy1,2150.8%
  22. 22Joe1,1790.8%
  23. 23Raymond1,1500.8%
  24. 24Richard1,1410.8%
  25. 25Charlie1,1240.7%
  26. 26Louis1,0970.7%
  27. 27Jack1,0530.7%
  28. 28Earl1,0370.7%
  29. 29Carl1,0160.7%
  30. 30Ernest1,0120.7%
  31. 31Ralph8960.6%
  32. 32David8830.6%
  33. 33Samuel8770.6%
  34. 34Sam8210.5%
  35. 35Howard7790.5%
  36. 36Herbert7510.5%
  37. 37Andrew7180.5%
  38. 38Elmer6990.5%
  39. 39Lee6750.4%
  40. 40Lawrence6590.4%
  41. 41Francis6520.4%
  42. 42Alfred6400.4%
  43. 43Will6030.4%
  44. 44Daniel5980.4%
  45. 45Eugene5870.4%
  46. 46Leo5700.4%
  47. 47Oscar5630.4%
  48. 48Floyd5550.4%
  49. 49Herman5500.4%
  50. 50Jesse5360.4%
  51. 51Michael4950.3%
  52. 52Lewis4690.3%
  53. 53Tom4690.3%
  54. 54Leonard4650.3%
  55. 55Ray4570.3%
  56. 56Clyde4510.3%
  57. 57Benjamin4500.3%
  58. 58Peter4430.3%
  59. 59Claude4330.3%
  60. 60Lester4310.3%
  61. 61Theodore4290.3%
  62. 62Russell4270.3%
  63. 63Eddie4250.3%
  64. 64Frederick4200.3%
  65. 65Leroy4190.3%
  66. 66Clifford4090.3%
  67. 67Anthony4060.3%
  68. 68Jim3990.3%
  69. 69Jessie3980.3%
  70. 70Martin3830.3%
  71. 71Edgar3740.2%
  72. 72Chester3640.2%
  73. 73Ben3550.2%
  74. 74Edwin3500.2%
  75. 75Dewey3450.2%
  76. 76Cecil3440.2%
  77. 77Stanley3420.2%
  78. 78Lloyd3370.2%
  79. 79Donald3280.2%
  80. 80Homer3260.2%
  81. 81Harvey3220.2%
  82. 82Luther3160.2%
  83. 83Norman3160.2%
  84. 84Johnnie3130.2%
  85. 85Leon3100.2%
  86. 86Bernard3080.2%
  87. 87Ed2970.2%
  88. 88Hugh2900.2%
  89. 89Patrick2850.2%
  90. 90Kenneth2790.2%
  91. 91Leslie2750.2%
  92. 92Victor2690.2%
  93. 93Alexander2600.2%
  94. 94Philip2590.2%
  95. 95Oliver2560.2%
  96. 96Mack2500.2%
  97. 97Horace2440.2%
  98. 98Milton2420.2%
  99. 99Guy2400.2%
  100. 100Everett2370.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1900 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.