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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1904

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1904 — 403,467 recorded births in total that year.

19031905 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1904

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary14,9615.4%
  2. 2Helen6,4882.4%
  3. 3Anna5,3301.9%
  4. 4Margaret5,3021.9%
  5. 5Ruth4,9001.8%
  6. 6Elizabeth3,8331.4%
  7. 7Marie3,5951.3%
  8. 8Florence3,5721.3%
  9. 9Mildred3,5251.3%
  10. 10Dorothy3,4771.3%
  11. 11Ethel3,2961.2%
  12. 12Lillian3,1391.1%
  13. 13Alice3,1311.1%
  14. 14Gladys2,9761.1%
  15. 15Edna2,7621.0%
  16. 16Frances2,6571.0%
  17. 17Annie2,6311.0%
  18. 18Rose2,6311.0%
  19. 19Grace2,5130.9%
  20. 20Bertha2,3630.9%
  21. 21Bessie2,3400.8%
  22. 22Emma2,3120.8%
  23. 23Hazel2,3010.8%
  24. 24Clara2,2810.8%
  25. 25Gertrude2,2690.8%
  26. 26Irene2,2120.8%
  27. 27Mabel2,1720.8%
  28. 28Louise2,1360.8%
  29. 29Martha2,0190.7%
  30. 30Pearl2,0150.7%
  31. 31Catherine1,9820.7%
  32. 32Esther1,9570.7%
  33. 33Edith1,9440.7%
  34. 34Myrtle1,9050.7%
  35. 35Minnie1,8850.7%
  36. 36Eva1,8580.7%
  37. 37Thelma1,7570.6%
  38. 38Ida1,7510.6%
  39. 39Elsie1,7190.6%
  40. 40Josephine1,7010.6%
  41. 41Ruby1,7010.6%
  42. 42Agnes1,6720.6%
  43. 43Sarah1,5940.6%
  44. 44Nellie1,5600.6%
  45. 45Beatrice1,5490.6%
  46. 46Viola1,5450.6%
  47. 47Laura1,5080.5%
  48. 48Ella1,4320.5%
  49. 49Julia1,4260.5%
  50. 50Evelyn1,3720.5%
  51. 51Lillie1,3640.5%
  52. 52Mattie1,3620.5%
  53. 53Lucille1,3510.5%
  54. 54Carrie1,2800.5%
  55. 55Alma1,2570.5%
  56. 56Pauline1,2430.5%
  57. 57Lena1,2280.4%
  58. 58Mae1,2140.4%
  59. 59Virginia1,2130.4%
  60. 60Jessie1,1970.4%
  61. 61Willie1,1880.4%
  62. 62Blanche1,1420.4%
  63. 63Katherine1,1280.4%
  64. 64Hattie1,1230.4%
  65. 65Marion1,1090.4%
  66. 66Lucy1,0860.4%
  67. 67Mamie1,0410.4%
  68. 68Stella1,0260.4%
  69. 69Leona9980.4%
  70. 70Cora9930.4%
  71. 71Vera9930.4%
  72. 72Beulah9830.4%
  73. 73Fannie9640.4%
  74. 74Jennie9640.4%
  75. 75Bernice9620.3%
  76. 76Rosa9030.3%
  77. 77Lula8940.3%
  78. 78Ann8800.3%
  79. 79Ada8780.3%
  80. 80Eleanor8680.3%
  81. 81Maggie8050.3%
  82. 82Dora7880.3%
  83. 83Kathryn7870.3%
  84. 84Ellen7740.3%
  85. 85Daisy7720.3%
  86. 86Maude7570.3%
  87. 87Violet7550.3%
  88. 88Doris7360.3%
  89. 89Georgia7360.3%
  90. 90Lois7270.3%
  91. 91Betty7070.3%
  92. 92Sadie7030.3%
  93. 93Nora6980.3%
  94. 94Marguerite6840.2%
  95. 95Susie6620.2%
  96. 96Marjorie6390.2%
  97. 97Anne6310.2%
  98. 98Hilda6290.2%
  99. 99Lola6240.2%
  100. 100Opal6210.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,1086.3%
  2. 2William6,4165.0%
  3. 3James5,8554.6%
  4. 4George4,2193.3%
  5. 5Robert3,4142.7%
  6. 6Charles3,4062.7%
  7. 7Joseph3,2912.6%
  8. 8Frank2,7992.2%
  9. 9Edward2,3351.8%
  10. 10Henry2,0851.6%
  11. 11Thomas2,0571.6%
  12. 12Walter1,8731.5%
  13. 13Harry1,7221.3%
  14. 14Willie1,6751.3%
  15. 15Arthur1,4951.2%
  16. 16Albert1,4531.1%
  17. 17Clarence1,3101.0%
  18. 18Fred1,2231.0%
  19. 19Paul1,1940.9%
  20. 20Harold1,1860.9%
  21. 21Roy1,1230.9%
  22. 22Raymond1,0930.9%
  23. 23Joe9590.7%
  24. 24Richard9570.7%
  25. 25Carl9530.7%
  26. 26Louis9360.7%
  27. 27Jack9080.7%
  28. 28Ralph8990.7%
  29. 29Earl8540.7%
  30. 30Theodore8340.7%
  31. 31David8170.6%
  32. 32Ernest7490.6%
  33. 33Charlie7390.6%
  34. 34Samuel7270.6%
  35. 35Howard7260.6%
  36. 36Francis6860.5%
  37. 37Herbert6800.5%
  38. 38Lawrence6620.5%
  39. 39Elmer6200.5%
  40. 40Sam6030.5%
  41. 41Alfred6000.5%
  42. 42Leo5520.4%
  43. 43Andrew5460.4%
  44. 44Eugene5410.4%
  45. 45Lee5320.4%
  46. 46Leonard5080.4%
  47. 47Herman4970.4%
  48. 48Russell4730.4%
  49. 49Daniel4720.4%
  50. 50Michael4620.4%
  51. 51Clyde4570.4%
  52. 52Floyd4460.3%
  53. 53Jesse4430.3%
  54. 54Oscar4420.3%
  55. 55Ray4320.3%
  56. 56Anthony4220.3%
  57. 57Kenneth4140.3%
  58. 58Donald4130.3%
  59. 59Lewis4020.3%
  60. 60Leroy4010.3%
  61. 61Lester3980.3%
  62. 62Peter3950.3%
  63. 63Frederick3900.3%
  64. 64Edwin3880.3%
  65. 65Stanley3710.3%
  66. 66Clifford3610.3%
  67. 67Cecil3590.3%
  68. 68Benjamin3580.3%
  69. 69Chester3550.3%
  70. 70Claude3370.3%
  71. 71Martin3340.3%
  72. 72Bernard3260.3%
  73. 73Lloyd3240.3%
  74. 74Tom3180.2%
  75. 75Eddie3150.2%
  76. 76Jessie3130.2%
  77. 77Norman3050.2%
  78. 78Alton3020.2%
  79. 79Harvey3000.2%
  80. 80Edgar2990.2%
  81. 81Will2870.2%
  82. 82Luther2860.2%
  83. 83Ben2820.2%
  84. 84Johnnie2670.2%
  85. 85Jim2660.2%
  86. 86Philip2660.2%
  87. 87Homer2560.2%
  88. 88Alvin2470.2%
  89. 89Jacob2430.2%
  90. 90Leon2410.2%
  91. 91Leslie2360.2%
  92. 92Melvin2340.2%
  93. 93Milton2300.2%
  94. 94Roosevelt2300.2%
  95. 95Everett2290.2%
  96. 96Allen2280.2%
  97. 97Patrick2260.2%
  98. 98Victor2180.2%
  99. 99Glenn2170.2%
  100. 100Virgil2110.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1904 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.