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Baby names of 1901

In 1901 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (13,136 births) and John for boys (6,900).

← 19001902 →1881189119111921

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary13,136
  2. Helen5,247
  3. Anna4,923
  4. Margaret4,424
  5. Ruth3,974
  6. Elizabeth3,216
  7. Marie3,157
  8. Florence3,131
  9. Ethel3,067
  10. Lillian2,681
  11. Gladys2,676
  12. Alice2,562
  13. Edna2,488
  14. Mildred2,424
  15. Grace2,398
  16. Annie2,396
  17. Emma2,374
  18. Clara2,319
  19. Bertha2,257
  20. Rose2,212
  21. Bessie2,183
  22. Dorothy2,173
  23. Hazel2,097
  24. Mabel2,097
  25. Frances2,071
  26. Minnie2,026
  27. Gertrude1,964
  28. Myrtle1,892
  29. Martha1,886
  30. Irene1,879
  31. Pearl1,866
  32. Edith1,863
  33. Esther1,844
  34. Ida1,835
  35. Elsie1,747
  36. Louise1,640
  37. Eva1,617
  38. Catherine1,599
  39. Agnes1,525
  40. Sarah1,514
  41. Nellie1,454
  42. Ella1,435
  43. Josephine1,434
  44. Laura1,402
  45. Lillie1,382
  46. Julia1,362
  47. Viola1,331
  48. Carrie1,247
  49. Ruby1,225
  50. Mattie1,224
  51. Lena1,216
  52. Alma1,195
  53. Beatrice1,183
  54. Mae1,140
  55. Jessie1,116
  56. Hattie1,106
  57. Thelma1,090
  58. Cora1,027
  59. Blanche1,025
  60. Mamie992
  61. Lucy979
  62. Evelyn966
  63. Marion963
  64. Pauline938
  65. Stella928
  66. Ada913
  67. Lula905
  68. Willie901
  69. Jennie898
  70. Lucille894
  71. Katherine890
  72. Fannie873
  73. Vera860
  74. Beulah859
  75. Rosa845
  76. Virginia825
  77. Maude819
  78. Leona779
  79. Dora768
  80. Maggie746
  81. Nora727
  82. Ellen711
  83. Marguerite699
  84. Eleanor686
  85. Sadie676
  86. Bernice660
  87. Daisy653
  88. Susie650
  89. Ann634
  90. Kathryn620
  91. Violetnew611
  92. Hildanew574
  93. Nettie562
  94. Theresanew554
  95. May550
  96. Georgia549
  97. Effie545
  98. Olive539
  99. Emilynew537
  100. Della534

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John6,900
  2. William5,990
  3. James4,735
  4. George3,609
  5. Charles3,049
  6. Joseph2,766
  7. Robert2,543
  8. Frank2,402
  9. Edward1,917
  10. Henry1,870
  11. Thomas1,820
  12. Walter1,718
  13. Harry1,594
  14. Arthur1,329
  15. Albert1,317
  16. Willie1,294
  17. Clarence1,196
  18. Fred1,133
  19. Paul924
  20. Roy917
  21. Harold915
  22. Raymond888
  23. Earl818
  24. Carl817
  25. Louis797
  26. Richard784
  27. Joe756
  28. Ernest691
  29. Ralph682
  30. David672
  31. Charlie654
  32. Jack645
  33. Samuel628
  34. Howard584
  35. Herbert573
  36. Francis543
  37. Lawrence535
  38. Elmer520
  39. Alfred506
  40. Andrew479
  41. Sam479
  42. Leo456
  43. Theodore450
  44. Eugene445
  45. Lee424
  46. Floyd423
  47. Oscar422
  48. Daniel416
  49. Jesse411
  50. Russell395
  51. Herman393
  52. Michael384
  53. Will364
  54. Leonard362
  55. Clyde356
  56. Benjamin343
  57. Peter343
  58. Claude341
  59. Ray338
  60. Frederick336
  61. Lester332
  62. Anthony323
  63. Lewis309
  64. Martin304
  65. Edwin299
  66. Eddie296
  67. Tom291
  68. Lloyd285
  69. Clifford282
  70. Cecil278
  71. Edgar271
  72. Leroy268
  73. Ben259
  74. Homer257
  75. Chester253
  76. Harvey253
  77. Donald250
  78. Kenneth246
  79. Luther244
  80. Bernard242
  81. Jim239
  82. Stanley239
  83. Norman238
  84. Philip232
  85. Jessie231
  86. Everett218
  87. Leon208
  88. Allennew199
  89. Leslie198
  90. Milton197
  91. Hugh192
  92. Oliver187
  93. Patrick181
  94. Glennnew180
  95. Alvinnew179
  96. Horace178
  97. Melvinnew176
  98. Jacobnew172
  99. Guy170
  100. Victor169

1901 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1901 holds 239,345 girls under 1,943 different names. The ten most common names covered 20% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Violet, Hilda, Theresa, Emily. Leaving it:Lottie, Sallie, Nancy, Betty.

The Social Security data for 1901 holds 106,467 boys under 1,210 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:Allen, Glenn, Alvin, Melvin, Jacob. Leaving it:Dewey, Johnnie, Ed, Alexander, Mack.

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.