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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1909

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1909 — 511,218 recorded births in total that year.

19081910 The 1900s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1909

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary19,2595.5%
  2. 2Helen9,2502.7%
  3. 3Margaret7,3582.1%
  4. 4Ruth6,5091.9%
  5. 5Dorothy6,2531.8%
  6. 6Anna5,8041.7%
  7. 7Elizabeth5,1761.5%
  8. 8Mildred5,0541.5%
  9. 9Marie4,3011.2%
  10. 10Alice4,1701.2%
  11. 11Florence3,7891.1%
  12. 12Frances3,7801.1%
  13. 13Ethel3,6611.1%
  14. 14Lillian3,5961.0%
  15. 15Gladys3,5381.0%
  16. 16Edna3,4291.0%
  17. 17Rose3,3741.0%
  18. 18Evelyn3,1570.9%
  19. 19Louise3,0190.9%
  20. 20Irene2,9610.9%
  21. 21Grace2,9120.8%
  22. 22Annie2,9040.8%
  23. 23Catherine2,8970.8%
  24. 24Hazel2,7080.8%
  25. 25Gertrude2,6220.8%
  26. 26Thelma2,6120.8%
  27. 27Ruby2,5240.7%
  28. 28Martha2,5100.7%
  29. 29Bertha2,4440.7%
  30. 30Virginia2,4200.7%
  31. 31Josephine2,4160.7%
  32. 32Clara2,4030.7%
  33. 33Edith2,3710.7%
  34. 34Emma2,3380.7%
  35. 35Bessie2,2760.7%
  36. 36Lucille2,1920.6%
  37. 37Esther2,1850.6%
  38. 38Beatrice2,1050.6%
  39. 39Elsie2,0640.6%
  40. 40Pearl2,0480.6%
  41. 41Mabel2,0070.6%
  42. 42Agnes1,9740.6%
  43. 43Myrtle1,9500.6%
  44. 44Ida1,9430.6%
  45. 45Julia1,9310.6%
  46. 46Viola1,9260.6%
  47. 47Eva1,8960.5%
  48. 48Pauline1,8960.5%
  49. 49Sarah1,8450.5%
  50. 50Minnie1,7790.5%
  51. 51Nellie1,7680.5%
  52. 52Lillie1,6350.5%
  53. 53Katherine1,5570.4%
  54. 54Willie1,5490.4%
  55. 55Laura1,5240.4%
  56. 56Ann1,4770.4%
  57. 57Eleanor1,4600.4%
  58. 58Marion1,4450.4%
  59. 59Mattie1,4070.4%
  60. 60Ella1,3820.4%
  61. 61Alma1,3750.4%
  62. 62Bernice1,3370.4%
  63. 63Jessie1,3210.4%
  64. 64Doris1,2980.4%
  65. 65Lena1,2950.4%
  66. 66Carrie1,2760.4%
  67. 67Vera1,2420.4%
  68. 68Mae1,2300.4%
  69. 69Blanche1,2170.4%
  70. 70Stella1,1880.3%
  71. 71Lucy1,1750.3%
  72. 72Leona1,1670.3%
  73. 73Lois1,1570.3%
  74. 74Kathryn1,1380.3%
  75. 75Hattie1,1340.3%
  76. 76Anne1,1100.3%
  77. 77Betty1,0820.3%
  78. 78Marjorie1,0820.3%
  79. 79Fannie1,0710.3%
  80. 80Beulah1,0520.3%
  81. 81Marguerite1,0360.3%
  82. 82Opal1,0280.3%
  83. 83Jennie9980.3%
  84. 84Mamie9740.3%
  85. 85Cora9690.3%
  86. 86Ellen9600.3%
  87. 87Rosa9590.3%
  88. 88Ada9450.3%
  89. 89Violet9450.3%
  90. 90Jean9400.3%
  91. 91Lula9220.3%
  92. 92Velma8570.2%
  93. 93Sylvia8470.2%
  94. 94Charlotte8410.2%
  95. 95Dora8290.2%
  96. 96Inez8260.2%
  97. 97Georgia8130.2%
  98. 98Maggie7940.2%
  99. 99Genevieve7850.2%
  100. 100Hilda7730.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John9,5905.8%
  2. 2William7,9134.8%
  3. 3James7,5954.6%
  4. 4George4,6882.9%
  5. 5Robert4,5632.8%
  6. 6Joseph4,3482.7%
  7. 7Charles4,0292.5%
  8. 8Frank3,2442.0%
  9. 9Edward2,9351.8%
  10. 10Thomas2,4681.5%
  11. 11Henry2,4111.5%
  12. 12Walter2,2871.4%
  13. 13Willie2,1751.3%
  14. 14Harry1,9241.2%
  15. 15Albert1,8161.1%
  16. 16Harold1,7251.1%
  17. 17Paul1,6761.0%
  18. 18Arthur1,6651.0%
  19. 19Clarence1,5180.9%
  20. 20Raymond1,4410.9%
  21. 21Richard1,4270.9%
  22. 22Fred1,3550.8%
  23. 23Joe1,2920.8%
  24. 24Louis1,2310.8%
  25. 25Carl1,2150.7%
  26. 26Howard1,1660.7%
  27. 27Jack1,1500.7%
  28. 28Roy1,1350.7%
  29. 29David1,0940.7%
  30. 30Ralph1,0910.7%
  31. 31Earl1,0070.6%
  32. 32Samuel9830.6%
  33. 33Francis8860.5%
  34. 34Ernest8850.5%
  35. 35Lawrence8540.5%
  36. 36Charlie8330.5%
  37. 37Herbert8310.5%
  38. 38Andrew7660.5%
  39. 39Alfred7630.5%
  40. 40Anthony7580.5%
  41. 41Kenneth7460.5%
  42. 42Donald7250.4%
  43. 43Eugene7240.4%
  44. 44Sam7000.4%
  45. 45Elmer6870.4%
  46. 46Leonard6650.4%
  47. 47Michael6350.4%
  48. 48Herman6180.4%
  49. 49Leo6090.4%
  50. 50Stanley6070.4%
  51. 51Theodore5950.4%
  52. 52Lee5840.4%
  53. 53Floyd5700.3%
  54. 54Daniel5690.3%
  55. 55Leroy5680.3%
  56. 56Peter5390.3%
  57. 57Clifford5360.3%
  58. 58Russell5280.3%
  59. 59Jesse5170.3%
  60. 60Clyde5160.3%
  61. 61Lester5010.3%
  62. 62Edwin4920.3%
  63. 63Benjamin4890.3%
  64. 64Frederick4770.3%
  65. 65Lewis4770.3%
  66. 66Chester4750.3%
  67. 67Ray4750.3%
  68. 68Bernard4630.3%
  69. 69Eddie4620.3%
  70. 70Oscar4590.3%
  71. 71Melvin4480.3%
  72. 72Cecil4320.3%
  73. 73Jessie4320.3%
  74. 74Claude4190.3%
  75. 75Norman4150.3%
  76. 76Lloyd4120.3%
  77. 77Johnnie4010.2%
  78. 78Philip3950.2%
  79. 79Martin3910.2%
  80. 80Leon3770.2%
  81. 81Milton3690.2%
  82. 82Alvin3630.2%
  83. 83Harvey3610.2%
  84. 84Ben3580.2%
  85. 85Marvin3540.2%
  86. 86Edgar3470.2%
  87. 87Luther3470.2%
  88. 88Tom3400.2%
  89. 89Victor3200.2%
  90. 90Everett3140.2%
  91. 91Stephen3140.2%
  92. 92Homer3130.2%
  93. 93Allen3120.2%
  94. 94Morris3050.2%
  95. 95Gerald3010.2%
  96. 96Leslie2920.2%
  97. 97Vernon2840.2%
  98. 98Julius2690.2%
  99. 99Otis2670.2%
  100. 100Will2670.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1909 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.