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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1906

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1906 — 428,442 recorded births in total that year.

19051907 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1906

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary16,3705.5%
  2. 2Helen7,1762.4%
  3. 3Margaret6,0962.1%
  4. 4Anna5,5021.9%
  5. 5Ruth5,1401.7%
  6. 6Dorothy4,3261.5%
  7. 7Elizabeth4,3201.5%
  8. 8Alice4,1921.4%
  9. 9Mildred3,8731.3%
  10. 10Florence3,6911.2%
  11. 11Marie3,6901.2%
  12. 12Ethel3,5111.2%
  13. 13Lillian3,2931.1%
  14. 14Frances3,0261.0%
  15. 15Edna3,0111.0%
  16. 16Gladys3,0001.0%
  17. 17Rose2,9011.0%
  18. 18Annie2,7740.9%
  19. 19Grace2,6260.9%
  20. 20Irene2,4230.8%
  21. 21Bessie2,3960.8%
  22. 22Gertrude2,3750.8%
  23. 23Hazel2,3150.8%
  24. 24Louise2,3070.8%
  25. 25Bertha2,3020.8%
  26. 26Catherine2,2300.8%
  27. 27Clara2,2280.8%
  28. 28Emma2,2240.8%
  29. 29Martha2,1990.7%
  30. 30Edith2,1600.7%
  31. 31Thelma2,1140.7%
  32. 32Evelyn2,0770.7%
  33. 33Esther2,0650.7%
  34. 34Mabel2,0540.7%
  35. 35Pearl2,0350.7%
  36. 36Ruby1,9620.7%
  37. 37Myrtle1,9210.7%
  38. 38Josephine1,9000.6%
  39. 39Minnie1,7770.6%
  40. 40Elsie1,7710.6%
  41. 41Agnes1,7580.6%
  42. 42Eva1,7580.6%
  43. 43Ida1,7530.6%
  44. 44Sarah1,6970.6%
  45. 45Beatrice1,6790.6%
  46. 46Lucille1,6760.6%
  47. 47Viola1,6750.6%
  48. 48Julia1,6030.5%
  49. 49Nellie1,5960.5%
  50. 50Lillie1,5000.5%
  51. 51Virginia1,4910.5%
  52. 52Laura1,4670.5%
  53. 53Pauline1,4280.5%
  54. 54Ella1,3430.5%
  55. 55Mattie1,3250.4%
  56. 56Katherine1,2770.4%
  57. 57Alma1,2660.4%
  58. 58Jessie1,2470.4%
  59. 59Willie1,2330.4%
  60. 60Mae1,2250.4%
  61. 61Lena1,2060.4%
  62. 62Carrie1,1880.4%
  63. 63Marion1,1830.4%
  64. 64Blanche1,1730.4%
  65. 65Stella1,1410.4%
  66. 66Bernice1,1070.4%
  67. 67Eleanor1,0880.4%
  68. 68Vera1,0830.4%
  69. 69Lucy1,0770.4%
  70. 70Ann1,0640.4%
  71. 71Hattie1,0560.4%
  72. 72Leona1,0170.3%
  73. 73Mamie1,0020.3%
  74. 74Jennie9860.3%
  75. 75Beulah9800.3%
  76. 76Fannie9550.3%
  77. 77Cora9520.3%
  78. 78Kathryn9110.3%
  79. 79Lula9110.3%
  80. 80Ellen8980.3%
  81. 81Betty8650.3%
  82. 82Rosa8650.3%
  83. 83Doris8560.3%
  84. 84Maggie8390.3%
  85. 85Anne8350.3%
  86. 86Violet8300.3%
  87. 87Ada8190.3%
  88. 88Lois7990.3%
  89. 89Marguerite7910.3%
  90. 90Daisy7730.3%
  91. 91Dora7610.3%
  92. 92Sadie7480.3%
  93. 93Marjorie7280.2%
  94. 94Velma7210.2%
  95. 95Opal7180.2%
  96. 96Georgia7060.2%
  97. 97Hilda7050.2%
  98. 98Susie6930.2%
  99. 99Theresa6690.2%
  100. 100Jean6660.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,2646.2%
  2. 2William6,5664.9%
  3. 3James5,9084.4%
  4. 4George4,2013.2%
  5. 5Robert3,6352.7%
  6. 6Charles3,6072.7%
  7. 7Joseph3,5272.6%
  8. 8Frank2,7982.1%
  9. 9Edward2,3981.8%
  10. 10Thomas2,1761.6%
  11. 11Henry2,1121.6%
  12. 12Walter1,9341.5%
  13. 13Willie1,7561.3%
  14. 14Harry1,6311.2%
  15. 15Arthur1,4861.1%
  16. 16Albert1,4691.1%
  17. 17Harold1,3301.0%
  18. 18Clarence1,3191.0%
  19. 19Paul1,3081.0%
  20. 20Fred1,1930.9%
  21. 21Raymond1,1330.9%
  22. 22Louis1,1010.8%
  23. 23Richard1,0840.8%
  24. 24Roy1,0240.8%
  25. 25Joe1,0200.8%
  26. 26Ralph9840.7%
  27. 27Carl9510.7%
  28. 28Ernest9430.7%
  29. 29Earl9120.7%
  30. 30Jack8800.7%
  31. 31David8780.7%
  32. 32Howard8030.6%
  33. 33Samuel7830.6%
  34. 34Charlie7440.6%
  35. 35Francis7370.6%
  36. 36Lawrence7170.5%
  37. 37Herbert6890.5%
  38. 38Theodore6880.5%
  39. 39Eugene6370.5%
  40. 40Alfred6320.5%
  41. 41Andrew6110.5%
  42. 42Elmer5980.4%
  43. 43Sam5520.4%
  44. 44Anthony5420.4%
  45. 45Kenneth5340.4%
  46. 46Michael5310.4%
  47. 47Leo5080.4%
  48. 48Daniel5060.4%
  49. 49Herman5020.4%
  50. 50Leonard4920.4%
  51. 51Donald4860.4%
  52. 52Lester4820.4%
  53. 53Russell4590.3%
  54. 54Floyd4580.3%
  55. 55Clyde4570.3%
  56. 56Stanley4550.3%
  57. 57Jesse4360.3%
  58. 58Lee4360.3%
  59. 59Peter4270.3%
  60. 60Ray4210.3%
  61. 61Chester4200.3%
  62. 62Leroy4200.3%
  63. 63Clifford4130.3%
  64. 64Oscar4120.3%
  65. 65Edwin3900.3%
  66. 66Eddie3770.3%
  67. 67Frederick3770.3%
  68. 68Cecil3680.3%
  69. 69Lewis3650.3%
  70. 70Lloyd3570.3%
  71. 71Benjamin3520.3%
  72. 72Harvey3510.3%
  73. 73Claude3460.3%
  74. 74Bernard3430.3%
  75. 75Martin3340.3%
  76. 76Norman3240.2%
  77. 77Jessie3230.2%
  78. 78Milton3030.2%
  79. 79Edgar3010.2%
  80. 80Tom2980.2%
  81. 81Everett2910.2%
  82. 82Ben2850.2%
  83. 83Melvin2850.2%
  84. 84Allen2820.2%
  85. 85Philip2800.2%
  86. 86Homer2670.2%
  87. 87Leon2630.2%
  88. 88Leslie2630.2%
  89. 89Luther2620.2%
  90. 90Jim2610.2%
  91. 91Johnnie2550.2%
  92. 92Will2530.2%
  93. 93Victor2490.2%
  94. 94Marvin2450.2%
  95. 95Alvin2390.2%
  96. 96Morris2260.2%
  97. 97Vernon2230.2%
  98. 98Glenn2170.2%
  99. 99Archie2160.2%
  100. 100Patrick2130.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1906 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.