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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1903

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1903 — 381,183 recorded births in total that year.

19021904 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1903

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary14,2755.4%
  2. 2Helen6,1292.3%
  3. 3Anna5,0981.9%
  4. 4Margaret5,0451.9%
  5. 5Ruth4,5171.7%
  6. 6Elizabeth3,7241.4%
  7. 7Marie3,4691.3%
  8. 8Florence3,4681.3%
  9. 9Ethel3,2571.2%
  10. 10Mildred3,0881.2%
  11. 11Dorothy3,0781.2%
  12. 12Alice2,9961.1%
  13. 13Lillian2,9721.1%
  14. 14Gladys2,6741.0%
  15. 15Edna2,6671.0%
  16. 16Grace2,6161.0%
  17. 17Annie2,5511.0%
  18. 18Rose2,4780.9%
  19. 19Frances2,3650.9%
  20. 20Clara2,3420.9%
  21. 21Bessie2,3390.9%
  22. 22Bertha2,3090.9%
  23. 23Emma2,3080.9%
  24. 24Gertrude2,2530.9%
  25. 25Mabel2,1630.8%
  26. 26Hazel2,1390.8%
  27. 27Pearl2,0460.8%
  28. 28Irene2,0010.8%
  29. 29Martha1,9800.8%
  30. 30Myrtle1,9800.8%
  31. 31Louise1,9350.7%
  32. 32Catherine1,9160.7%
  33. 33Edith1,9010.7%
  34. 34Esther1,8830.7%
  35. 35Minnie1,8460.7%
  36. 36Eva1,7830.7%
  37. 37Ida1,7740.7%
  38. 38Elsie1,7200.7%
  39. 39Agnes1,6160.6%
  40. 40Josephine1,5870.6%
  41. 41Sarah1,5530.6%
  42. 42Ruby1,5380.6%
  43. 43Laura1,5030.6%
  44. 44Viola1,4950.6%
  45. 45Nellie1,4910.6%
  46. 46Lillie1,4850.6%
  47. 47Thelma1,4790.6%
  48. 48Julia1,4470.6%
  49. 49Beatrice1,4390.5%
  50. 50Ella1,4190.5%
  51. 51Mattie1,2780.5%
  52. 52Carrie1,2520.5%
  53. 53Alma1,2440.5%
  54. 54Evelyn1,2110.5%
  55. 55Jessie1,2020.5%
  56. 56Lena1,2000.5%
  57. 57Lucille1,1930.5%
  58. 58Mae1,1920.5%
  59. 59Blanche1,1740.4%
  60. 60Hattie1,1060.4%
  61. 61Marion1,0420.4%
  62. 62Pauline1,0420.4%
  63. 63Virginia1,0320.4%
  64. 64Fannie1,0160.4%
  65. 65Stella1,0160.4%
  66. 66Katherine1,0150.4%
  67. 67Willie1,0140.4%
  68. 68Lucy9900.4%
  69. 69Mamie9900.4%
  70. 70Cora9860.4%
  71. 71Jennie9360.4%
  72. 72Beulah9200.4%
  73. 73Lula9130.3%
  74. 74Rosa9110.3%
  75. 75Vera8990.3%
  76. 76Leona8810.3%
  77. 77Bernice8680.3%
  78. 78Ada8430.3%
  79. 79Eleanor8400.3%
  80. 80Maggie7800.3%
  81. 81Dora7780.3%
  82. 82Daisy7760.3%
  83. 83Maude7760.3%
  84. 84Ann7740.3%
  85. 85Ellen7730.3%
  86. 86Kathryn7290.3%
  87. 87Nora7240.3%
  88. 88Hilda6980.3%
  89. 89Sadie6830.3%
  90. 90Susie6800.3%
  91. 91Marguerite6670.3%
  92. 92Lois6640.3%
  93. 93Violet6360.2%
  94. 94Georgia6320.2%
  95. 95Doris6290.2%
  96. 96Della6110.2%
  97. 97Olive5970.2%
  98. 98Betty5960.2%
  99. 99Velma5890.2%
  100. 100Anne5810.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John7,6086.4%
  2. 2William6,3115.3%
  3. 3James5,4794.6%
  4. 4George3,9613.3%
  5. 5Charles3,2132.7%
  6. 6Joseph3,1212.6%
  7. 7Robert3,0442.6%
  8. 8Frank2,6442.2%
  9. 9Edward2,2681.9%
  10. 10Thomas1,9621.6%
  11. 11Henry1,9221.6%
  12. 12Walter1,8401.5%
  13. 13Harry1,6471.4%
  14. 14Willie1,4541.2%
  15. 15Arthur1,4351.2%
  16. 16Albert1,3371.1%
  17. 17Clarence1,2611.1%
  18. 18Fred1,2041.0%
  19. 19Paul1,0810.9%
  20. 20Harold1,0650.9%
  21. 21Raymond1,0510.9%
  22. 22Roy9750.8%
  23. 23Carl9100.8%
  24. 24Joe8950.8%
  25. 25Louis8890.7%
  26. 26Richard8620.7%
  27. 27Earl8370.7%
  28. 28Jack8310.7%
  29. 29Ralph8070.7%
  30. 30Ernest7640.6%
  31. 31Samuel7410.6%
  32. 32Charlie7390.6%
  33. 33David7160.6%
  34. 34Herbert6680.6%
  35. 35Francis6650.6%
  36. 36Theodore6630.6%
  37. 37Howard6360.5%
  38. 38Leo6360.5%
  39. 39Alfred5570.5%
  40. 40Elmer5560.5%
  41. 41Sam5520.5%
  42. 42Andrew5500.5%
  43. 43Lawrence5360.4%
  44. 44Eugene4780.4%
  45. 45Lee4770.4%
  46. 46Floyd4720.4%
  47. 47Michael4660.4%
  48. 48Herman4490.4%
  49. 49Leonard4480.4%
  50. 50Daniel4320.4%
  51. 51Oscar4270.4%
  52. 52Clyde4130.3%
  53. 53Lester4000.3%
  54. 54Anthony3990.3%
  55. 55Ray3970.3%
  56. 56Russell3900.3%
  57. 57Jesse3880.3%
  58. 58Peter3720.3%
  59. 59Stanley3610.3%
  60. 60Donald3590.3%
  61. 61Clifford3480.3%
  62. 62Edwin3470.3%
  63. 63Frederick3410.3%
  64. 64Leroy3400.3%
  65. 65Lewis3350.3%
  66. 66Cecil3320.3%
  67. 67Kenneth3300.3%
  68. 68Chester3270.3%
  69. 69Benjamin3240.3%
  70. 70Eddie3140.3%
  71. 71Claude3010.3%
  72. 72Lloyd2990.3%
  73. 73Tom2950.2%
  74. 74Harvey2930.2%
  75. 75Will2930.2%
  76. 76Leon2870.2%
  77. 77Martin2830.2%
  78. 78Jessie2800.2%
  79. 79Bernard2710.2%
  80. 80Luther2650.2%
  81. 81Ben2590.2%
  82. 82Edgar2590.2%
  83. 83Homer2570.2%
  84. 84Jim2570.2%
  85. 85Philip2500.2%
  86. 86Norman2380.2%
  87. 87Johnnie2370.2%
  88. 88Melvin2300.2%
  89. 89Leslie2270.2%
  90. 90Alvin2220.2%
  91. 91Allen2190.2%
  92. 92Milton2100.2%
  93. 93Oliver2100.2%
  94. 94Patrick2100.2%
  95. 95Everett2040.2%
  96. 96Stephen2000.2%
  97. 97Glenn1980.2%
  98. 98Roosevelt1960.2%
  99. 99Victor1960.2%
  100. 100Alexander1950.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1903 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.