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Baby names of 1900

In 1900 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (16,705 births) and John for boys (9,828).

← 18991901 →1880189019101920

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary16,705
  2. Helen6,342
  3. Anna6,114
  4. Margaret5,304
  5. Ruth4,765
  6. Elizabeth4,096
  7. Florence3,920
  8. Ethel3,896
  9. Marie3,856
  10. Lillian3,414
  11. Annie3,324
  12. Edna3,102
  13. Emma3,095
  14. Alice3,059
  15. Bessie3,044
  16. Bertha3,019
  17. Grace2,942
  18. Rose2,844
  19. Clara2,826
  20. Mildred2,800
  21. Gladys2,733
  22. Minnie2,673
  23. Gertrude2,580
  24. Pearl2,512
  25. Mabel2,509
  26. Frances2,495
  27. Dorothy2,491
  28. Martha2,437
  29. Hazel2,425
  30. Ida2,285
  31. Irene2,264
  32. Myrtle2,252
  33. Eva2,089
  34. Catherine2,081
  35. Louise2,070
  36. Edith2,068
  37. Sarah2,054
  38. Elsie2,045
  39. Esther2,017
  40. Lillie2,004
  41. Agnes1,914
  42. Ella1,911
  43. Nellie1,850
  44. Mattie1,834
  45. Laura1,824
  46. Julia1,766
  47. Josephine1,743
  48. Carrie1,711
  49. Viola1,674
  50. Hattie1,553
  51. Ruby1,540
  52. Lena1,506
  53. Jessie1,422
  54. Mae1,406
  55. Cora1,389
  56. Beatrice1,382
  57. Alma1,372
  58. Willie1,351
  59. Mamie1,337
  60. Blanche1,332
  61. Lucy1,246
  62. Fannie1,237
  63. Lula1,237
  64. Jennie1,204
  65. Katherine1,201
  66. Marion1,197
  67. Lucille1,182
  68. Stella1,177
  69. Rosa1,118
  70. Evelyn1,116
  71. Pauline1,104
  72. Ada1,101
  73. Thelma1,094
  74. Virginia1,068
  75. Maggie1,045
  76. Vera1,024
  77. Maude1,013
  78. Beulah974
  79. Dora958
  80. Susie947
  81. Daisy931
  82. Ellen922
  83. Nora919
  84. Sadie895
  85. Leona825
  86. Marguerite786
  87. Georgia765
  88. Eleanor753
  89. Effie752
  90. Della748
  91. May744
  92. Ann736
  93. Kathryn721
  94. Nettie711
  95. Olive705
  96. Bernicenew702
  97. Lottie690
  98. Sallie676
  99. Nancynew673
  100. Bettynew665

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John9,828
  2. William8,579
  3. James7,245
  4. George5,403
  5. Charles4,098
  6. Robert3,821
  7. Joseph3,714
  8. Frank3,477
  9. Edward2,720
  10. Henry2,606
  11. Thomas2,556
  12. Walter2,298
  13. Harry2,272
  14. Willie2,113
  15. Arthur1,853
  16. Albert1,741
  17. Fred1,646
  18. Clarence1,483
  19. Paul1,288
  20. Harold1,245
  21. Roy1,215
  22. Joe1,179
  23. Raymond1,150
  24. Richard1,141
  25. Charlie1,124
  26. Louis1,097
  27. Jack1,053
  28. Earl1,037
  29. Carl1,016
  30. Ernest1,012
  31. Ralph896
  32. David883
  33. Samuel877
  34. Sam821
  35. Howard779
  36. Herbert751
  37. Andrew718
  38. Elmer699
  39. Lee675
  40. Lawrence659
  41. Francis652
  42. Alfred640
  43. Will603
  44. Daniel598
  45. Eugene587
  46. Leo570
  47. Oscar563
  48. Floyd555
  49. Herman550
  50. Jesse536
  51. Michael495
  52. Lewis469
  53. Tom469
  54. Leonard465
  55. Ray457
  56. Clyde451
  57. Benjamin450
  58. Peter443
  59. Claude433
  60. Lester431
  61. Theodore429
  62. Russell427
  63. Eddie425
  64. Frederick420
  65. Leroy419
  66. Clifford409
  67. Anthony406
  68. Jim399
  69. Jessie398
  70. Martin383
  71. Edgar374
  72. Chester364
  73. Ben355
  74. Edwin350
  75. Dewey345
  76. Cecil344
  77. Stanley342
  78. Lloyd337
  79. Donald328
  80. Homer326
  81. Harvey322
  82. Luther316
  83. Norman316
  84. Johnnienew313
  85. Leon310
  86. Bernard308
  87. Ednew297
  88. Hugh290
  89. Patrick285
  90. Kenneth279
  91. Leslie275
  92. Victor269
  93. Alexander260
  94. Philip259
  95. Olivernew256
  96. Macknew250
  97. Horacenew244
  98. Milton242
  99. Guy240
  100. Everett237

1900 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1900 holds 299,784 girls under 2,223 different names. The ten most common names covered 19% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Bernice, Nancy, Betty. Leaving it:Hilda, Emily, Lydia.

The Social Security data for 1900 holds 150,474 boys under 1,506 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Johnnie, Ed, Oliver, Mack, Horace. Leaving it:Allen, Jacob, Otis, Stephen, Archie.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.