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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1907

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1907 — 465,370 recorded births in total that year.

19061908 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1907

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary17,5805.5%
  2. 2Helen7,5792.4%
  3. 3Margaret6,7132.1%
  4. 4Anna5,5751.8%
  5. 5Ruth5,5731.7%
  6. 6Dorothy4,9671.6%
  7. 7Elizabeth4,6241.5%
  8. 8Mildred4,2771.3%
  9. 9Alice4,1071.3%
  10. 10Marie3,8801.2%
  11. 11Florence3,7501.2%
  12. 12Ethel3,6981.2%
  13. 13Lillian3,5421.1%
  14. 14Gladys3,3031.0%
  15. 15Edna3,3011.0%
  16. 16Frances3,2991.0%
  17. 17Rose3,1161.0%
  18. 18Evelyn3,0351.0%
  19. 19Annie2,8910.9%
  20. 20Grace2,7470.9%
  21. 21Louise2,6190.8%
  22. 22Irene2,6170.8%
  23. 23Hazel2,5300.8%
  24. 24Gertrude2,4990.8%
  25. 25Catherine2,4570.8%
  26. 26Bertha2,3630.7%
  27. 27Emma2,3560.7%
  28. 28Thelma2,3390.7%
  29. 29Clara2,3190.7%
  30. 30Bessie2,3110.7%
  31. 31Martha2,2740.7%
  32. 32Edith2,1770.7%
  33. 33Josephine2,1560.7%
  34. 34Ruby2,1130.7%
  35. 35Pearl2,1080.7%
  36. 36Mabel2,0690.6%
  37. 37Esther2,0620.6%
  38. 38Ida1,9800.6%
  39. 39Myrtle1,9290.6%
  40. 40Minnie1,9070.6%
  41. 41Virginia1,8930.6%
  42. 42Eva1,8840.6%
  43. 43Elsie1,8720.6%
  44. 44Beatrice1,8580.6%
  45. 45Lucille1,8530.6%
  46. 46Agnes1,8290.6%
  47. 47Viola1,8050.6%
  48. 48Sarah1,7990.6%
  49. 49Julia1,6800.5%
  50. 50Nellie1,6710.5%
  51. 51Laura1,6210.5%
  52. 52Pauline1,5910.5%
  53. 53Lillie1,5360.5%
  54. 54Ella1,4500.5%
  55. 55Katherine1,4130.4%
  56. 56Willie1,3940.4%
  57. 57Mae1,3750.4%
  58. 58Alma1,3470.4%
  59. 59Mattie1,3190.4%
  60. 60Jessie1,3140.4%
  61. 61Carrie1,2830.4%
  62. 62Ann1,2640.4%
  63. 63Marion1,2510.4%
  64. 64Lena1,2380.4%
  65. 65Bernice1,1850.4%
  66. 66Blanche1,1560.4%
  67. 67Eleanor1,1550.4%
  68. 68Lucy1,1520.4%
  69. 69Vera1,1520.4%
  70. 70Stella1,1500.4%
  71. 71Hattie1,1420.4%
  72. 72Leona1,1060.3%
  73. 73Beulah1,0920.3%
  74. 74Fannie1,0890.3%
  75. 75Mamie1,0590.3%
  76. 76Doris1,0230.3%
  77. 77Betty1,0180.3%
  78. 78Jennie9980.3%
  79. 79Anne9800.3%
  80. 80Cora9690.3%
  81. 81Violet9560.3%
  82. 82Rosa9240.3%
  83. 83Ada9060.3%
  84. 84Lula9050.3%
  85. 85Lois8990.3%
  86. 86Opal8890.3%
  87. 87Marguerite8880.3%
  88. 88Kathryn8640.3%
  89. 89Ellen8550.3%
  90. 90Velma8540.3%
  91. 91Maggie8460.3%
  92. 92Georgia7870.2%
  93. 93Marjorie7870.2%
  94. 94Dora7860.2%
  95. 95Sadie7710.2%
  96. 96Jean7700.2%
  97. 97Susie7560.2%
  98. 98Daisy7390.2%
  99. 99Theresa7340.2%
  100. 100Emily7140.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,9836.1%
  2. 2William6,9044.7%
  3. 3James6,7074.6%
  4. 4George4,4453.0%
  5. 5Robert4,0202.7%
  6. 6Charles3,8842.6%
  7. 7Joseph3,8442.6%
  8. 8Frank2,9432.0%
  9. 9Edward2,5761.8%
  10. 10Henry2,2031.5%
  11. 11Thomas2,1741.5%
  12. 12Walter2,0951.4%
  13. 13Willie1,9681.3%
  14. 14Harry1,8131.2%
  15. 15Albert1,6361.1%
  16. 16Arthur1,5531.1%
  17. 17Harold1,4521.0%
  18. 18Clarence1,3890.9%
  19. 19Fred1,3710.9%
  20. 20Paul1,3580.9%
  21. 21Raymond1,2900.9%
  22. 22Richard1,2350.8%
  23. 23Joe1,1770.8%
  24. 24Roy1,1280.8%
  25. 25Louis1,1110.8%
  26. 26Jack1,0190.7%
  27. 27Carl1,0180.7%
  28. 28Earl1,0060.7%
  29. 29Ralph9970.7%
  30. 30Ernest9780.7%
  31. 31David9450.6%
  32. 32Samuel8920.6%
  33. 33Howard8750.6%
  34. 34Lawrence8010.5%
  35. 35Charlie7930.5%
  36. 36Alfred7380.5%
  37. 37Francis7170.5%
  38. 38Theodore7120.5%
  39. 39Herbert7100.5%
  40. 40Andrew7080.5%
  41. 41Eugene6910.5%
  42. 42Leo6510.4%
  43. 43Sam6310.4%
  44. 44Donald6160.4%
  45. 45Elmer6160.4%
  46. 46Anthony5930.4%
  47. 47Kenneth5890.4%
  48. 48Michael5860.4%
  49. 49Herman5610.4%
  50. 50Leroy5500.4%
  51. 51Leonard5470.4%
  52. 52Daniel5280.4%
  53. 53Floyd5210.4%
  54. 54Lee5160.4%
  55. 55Stanley5160.4%
  56. 56Clyde5070.3%
  57. 57Russell5030.3%
  58. 58Lester4910.3%
  59. 59Oscar4830.3%
  60. 60Ray4750.3%
  61. 61Peter4730.3%
  62. 62Edwin4680.3%
  63. 63Jesse4660.3%
  64. 64Benjamin4600.3%
  65. 65Clifford4450.3%
  66. 66Lewis4270.3%
  67. 67Chester4240.3%
  68. 68Frederick4100.3%
  69. 69Cecil3990.3%
  70. 70Eddie3940.3%
  71. 71Jessie3860.3%
  72. 72Lloyd3860.3%
  73. 73Bernard3780.3%
  74. 74Claude3640.2%
  75. 75Norman3620.2%
  76. 76Philip3560.2%
  77. 77Harvey3350.2%
  78. 78Melvin3310.2%
  79. 79Martin3290.2%
  80. 80Leon3240.2%
  81. 81Edgar3210.2%
  82. 82Ben3140.2%
  83. 83Tom3130.2%
  84. 84Homer3120.2%
  85. 85Allen3090.2%
  86. 86Johnnie3070.2%
  87. 87Marvin3040.2%
  88. 88Everett3020.2%
  89. 89Milton2920.2%
  90. 90Jim2810.2%
  91. 91Luther2800.2%
  92. 92Alexander2790.2%
  93. 93Virgil2760.2%
  94. 94Leslie2730.2%
  95. 95Stephen2730.2%
  96. 96Morris2600.2%
  97. 97Will2600.2%
  98. 98Archie2500.2%
  99. 99Alvin2450.2%
  100. 100Victor2450.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1907 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.