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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1908

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1908 — 488,630 recorded births in total that year.

19071909 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1908

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary18,6655.6%
  2. 2Helen8,4392.5%
  3. 3Margaret6,9762.1%
  4. 4Ruth6,1801.8%
  5. 5Anna5,8601.8%
  6. 6Dorothy5,7031.7%
  7. 7Elizabeth4,9041.5%
  8. 8Mildred4,6241.4%
  9. 9Alice4,2701.3%
  10. 10Marie4,0761.2%
  11. 11Florence3,8831.2%
  12. 12Ethel3,7861.1%
  13. 13Lillian3,6341.1%
  14. 14Frances3,5931.1%
  15. 15Gladys3,5801.1%
  16. 16Rose3,3821.0%
  17. 17Edna3,3651.0%
  18. 18Louise2,9370.9%
  19. 19Grace2,9010.9%
  20. 20Evelyn2,8570.9%
  21. 21Annie2,8200.8%
  22. 22Catherine2,7500.8%
  23. 23Irene2,7320.8%
  24. 24Hazel2,6980.8%
  25. 25Gertrude2,5620.8%
  26. 26Thelma2,5260.8%
  27. 27Edith2,4100.7%
  28. 28Josephine2,3890.7%
  29. 29Bertha2,3840.7%
  30. 30Emma2,3570.7%
  31. 31Clara2,3520.7%
  32. 32Martha2,3240.7%
  33. 33Ruby2,2290.7%
  34. 34Bessie2,2010.7%
  35. 35Virginia2,1950.7%
  36. 36Esther2,1870.7%
  37. 37Mabel2,0960.6%
  38. 38Lucille2,0800.6%
  39. 39Pearl2,0750.6%
  40. 40Beatrice1,9970.6%
  41. 41Elsie1,9830.6%
  42. 42Viola1,9640.6%
  43. 43Ida1,9520.6%
  44. 44Myrtle1,9520.6%
  45. 45Agnes1,9340.6%
  46. 46Eva1,9300.6%
  47. 47Minnie1,8170.5%
  48. 48Sarah1,8140.5%
  49. 49Nellie1,7570.5%
  50. 50Julia1,7490.5%
  51. 51Pauline1,7020.5%
  52. 52Laura1,5580.5%
  53. 53Alma1,4740.4%
  54. 54Lillie1,4710.4%
  55. 55Katherine1,4300.4%
  56. 56Ella1,4280.4%
  57. 57Mae1,3840.4%
  58. 58Jessie1,3820.4%
  59. 59Willie1,3710.4%
  60. 60Mattie1,3640.4%
  61. 61Bernice1,3630.4%
  62. 62Ann1,3540.4%
  63. 63Marion1,3490.4%
  64. 64Lena1,3310.4%
  65. 65Eleanor1,3020.4%
  66. 66Carrie1,2390.4%
  67. 67Stella1,2160.4%
  68. 68Vera1,2040.4%
  69. 69Blanche1,1620.3%
  70. 70Doris1,1550.3%
  71. 71Hattie1,1370.3%
  72. 72Betty1,1280.3%
  73. 73Leona1,1180.3%
  74. 74Lucy1,1180.3%
  75. 75Anne1,0880.3%
  76. 76Fannie1,0850.3%
  77. 77Kathryn1,0580.3%
  78. 78Jennie1,0380.3%
  79. 79Mamie1,0280.3%
  80. 80Lois1,0230.3%
  81. 81Violet1,0170.3%
  82. 82Beulah1,0150.3%
  83. 83Cora9620.3%
  84. 84Opal9550.3%
  85. 85Marjorie9420.3%
  86. 86Rosa9410.3%
  87. 87Ada9220.3%
  88. 88Marguerite9130.3%
  89. 89Lula8920.3%
  90. 90Velma8600.3%
  91. 91Jean8520.3%
  92. 92Ellen8480.3%
  93. 93Dora8060.2%
  94. 94Theresa7950.2%
  95. 95Maggie7720.2%
  96. 96Sadie7700.2%
  97. 97Georgia7680.2%
  98. 98Charlotte7660.2%
  99. 99Daisy7650.2%
  100. 100Inez7570.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John9,3436.1%
  2. 2William7,5294.9%
  3. 3James7,0124.5%
  4. 4George4,5843.0%
  5. 5Robert4,2192.7%
  6. 6Joseph4,1622.7%
  7. 7Charles3,9292.5%
  8. 8Frank3,1462.0%
  9. 9Edward2,7071.8%
  10. 10Thomas2,3011.5%
  11. 11Henry2,2831.5%
  12. 12Walter2,1921.4%
  13. 13Willie1,9641.3%
  14. 14Harry1,9341.3%
  15. 15Albert1,6421.1%
  16. 16Arthur1,6011.0%
  17. 17Harold1,5421.0%
  18. 18Paul1,4781.0%
  19. 19Clarence1,4280.9%
  20. 20Fred1,3810.9%
  21. 21Raymond1,3810.9%
  22. 22Louis1,3170.9%
  23. 23Richard1,2440.8%
  24. 24Joe1,2090.8%
  25. 25Ralph1,1380.7%
  26. 26Roy1,0970.7%
  27. 27Jack1,0860.7%
  28. 28Howard1,0780.7%
  29. 29Carl1,0740.7%
  30. 30David1,0150.7%
  31. 31Ernest1,0000.6%
  32. 32Earl9990.6%
  33. 33Samuel9600.6%
  34. 34Francis8530.6%
  35. 35Lawrence8150.5%
  36. 36Herbert7590.5%
  37. 37Charlie7400.5%
  38. 38Alfred7390.5%
  39. 39Andrew7220.5%
  40. 40Kenneth6920.4%
  41. 41Anthony6900.4%
  42. 42Elmer6890.4%
  43. 43Eugene6890.4%
  44. 44Michael6880.4%
  45. 45Donald6640.4%
  46. 46Sam6440.4%
  47. 47Theodore6430.4%
  48. 48Leonard6140.4%
  49. 49Leo5840.4%
  50. 50Herman5620.4%
  51. 51Lee5530.4%
  52. 52Stanley5470.4%
  53. 53Peter5410.4%
  54. 54Daniel5300.3%
  55. 55Floyd5290.3%
  56. 56Leroy5230.3%
  57. 57Russell5230.3%
  58. 58Clifford5150.3%
  59. 59Clyde5110.3%
  60. 60Lester5090.3%
  61. 61Lewis4890.3%
  62. 62Jesse4820.3%
  63. 63Benjamin4800.3%
  64. 64Edwin4770.3%
  65. 65Oscar4760.3%
  66. 66Chester4610.3%
  67. 67Ray4460.3%
  68. 68Frederick4380.3%
  69. 69Claude4280.3%
  70. 70Bernard4140.3%
  71. 71Eddie4130.3%
  72. 72Cecil3970.3%
  73. 73Lloyd3940.3%
  74. 74Norman3740.2%
  75. 75Melvin3660.2%
  76. 76Edgar3600.2%
  77. 77Jessie3550.2%
  78. 78Ben3530.2%
  79. 79Milton3460.2%
  80. 80Homer3400.2%
  81. 81Tom3400.2%
  82. 82Harvey3390.2%
  83. 83Martin3310.2%
  84. 84Leon3270.2%
  85. 85Johnnie3210.2%
  86. 86Philip3190.2%
  87. 87Marvin3110.2%
  88. 88Victor3080.2%
  89. 89Alvin3070.2%
  90. 90Everett2940.2%
  91. 91Luther2920.2%
  92. 92Allen2870.2%
  93. 93Vernon2850.2%
  94. 94Stephen2800.2%
  95. 95Leslie2790.2%
  96. 96Will2740.2%
  97. 97Gerald2700.2%
  98. 98Morris2690.2%
  99. 99Julius2630.2%
  100. 100Virgil2580.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1908 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.