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Top baby names of 1897

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1897, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1890s.

Girls

  1. 1. Mary13,413
  2. 2. Anna5,429
  3. 3. Helen4,519
  4. 4. Margaret4,146
  5. 5. Ruth3,878
  6. 6. Elizabeth3,442
  7. 7. Florence3,369
  8. 8. Ethel3,182
  9. 9. Marie3,078
  10. 10. Emma2,698
  11. 11. Lillian2,683
  12. 12. Edna2,567
  13. 13. Bertha2,502
  14. 14. Grace2,458
  15. 15. Clara2,454
  16. 16. Alice2,431
  17. 17. Bessie2,407
  18. 18. Hazel2,339
  19. 19. Rose2,316
  20. 20. Annie2,307
  21. 21. Minnie2,284
  22. 22. Mabel2,222
  23. 23. Gertrude2,135
  24. 24. Ida2,108
  25. 25. Pearl2,076
  26. 26. Martha1,990
  27. 27. Frances1,975
  28. 28. Esther1,911
  29. 29. Myrtle1,833
  30. 30. Edith1,823
  31. 31. Elsie1,763
  32. 32. Gladys1,737
  33. 33. Mildred1,723
  34. 34. Sarah1,713
  35. 35. Eva1,709
  36. 36. Ella1,708
  37. 37. Nellie1,693
  38. 38. Irene1,587
  39. 39. Laura1,585
  40. 40. Agnes1,579
  41. 41. Louise1,563
  42. 42. Catherine1,511
  43. 43. Dorothy1,472
  44. 44. Lillie1,401
  45. 45. Julia1,380
  46. 46. Carrie1,365
  47. 47. Josephine1,267
  48. 48. Hattie1,251
  49. 49. Cora1,246
  50. 50. Lena1,239
  51. 51. Alma1,213
  52. 52. Jessie1,191
  53. 53. Mattie1,181
  54. 54. Mae1,144
  55. 55. Blanche1,092
  56. 56. Jennie1,074
  57. 57. Ruby1,025
  58. 58. Viola1,017
  59. 59. Mamie1,006
  60. 60. Marion994
  61. 61. Lucy984
  62. 62. Maude984
  63. 63. Lula971
  64. 64. Stella966
  65. 65. Katherine962
  66. 66. Ada956
  67. 67. Fannie956
  68. 68. Beatrice942
  69. 69. Dora862
  70. 70. Willie818
  71. 71. Nora812
  72. 72. Pauline777
  73. 73. Vera776
  74. 74. Rosa770
  75. 75. Maggie760
  76. 76. Sadie757
  77. 77. Ellen733
  78. 78. Marguerite728
  79. 79. Effie698
  80. 80. Evelyn690
  81. 81. Beulah688
  82. 82. Lucille648
  83. 83. Lydia642
  84. 84. Virginia638
  85. 85. Susie626
  86. 86. Daisy624
  87. 87. Della624
  88. 88. Emily619
  89. 89. Leona619
  90. 90. Nettie614
  91. 91. May595
  92. 92. Olive583
  93. 93. Kathryn570
  94. 94. Hilda561
  95. 95. Eleanor559
  96. 96. Nancy553
  97. 97. Ann545
  98. 98. Sallie545
  99. 99. Lizzie543
  100. 100. Theresa533

Boys

  1. 1. John7,550
  2. 2. William7,198
  3. 3. James5,113
  4. 4. George4,078
  5. 5. Charles3,341
  6. 6. Joseph2,827
  7. 7. Frank2,726
  8. 8. Robert2,701
  9. 9. Edward2,121
  10. 10. Henry1,994
  11. 11. Thomas1,980
  12. 12. Walter1,895
  13. 13. Harry1,879
  14. 14. Arthur1,647
  15. 15. Albert1,377
  16. 16. Fred1,301
  17. 17. Clarence1,201
  18. 18. Willie1,151
  19. 19. Roy999
  20. 20. Paul923
  21. 21. Harold860
  22. 22. Raymond837
  23. 23. Louis831
  24. 24. Earl829
  25. 25. Carl828
  26. 26. Joe798
  27. 27. Ernest785
  28. 28. Samuel759
  29. 29. David730
  30. 30. Charlie714
  31. 31. Richard702
  32. 32. Ralph697
  33. 33. Howard634
  34. 34. Elmer587
  35. 35. Herbert565
  36. 36. Andrew555
  37. 37. Oscar543
  38. 38. Jesse529
  39. 39. Daniel520
  40. 40. Alfred513
  41. 41. Lawrence505
  42. 42. Jack497
  43. 43. Francis496
  44. 44. Will491
  45. 45. Sam478
  46. 46. Leo462
  47. 47. Lee453
  48. 48. Floyd451
  49. 49. Eugene447
  50. 50. Herman412
  51. 51. Peter397
  52. 52. Ray397
  53. 53. Edwin380
  54. 54. Benjamin378
  55. 55. Lewis378
  56. 56. Frederick369
  57. 57. Michael368
  58. 58. Clyde359
  59. 59. Claude345
  60. 60. Martin312
  61. 61. Leonard310
  62. 62. Lester310
  63. 63. Tom298
  64. 64. Russell295
  65. 65. Ben291
  66. 66. Leroy291
  67. 67. Chester290
  68. 68. Clifford285
  69. 69. Edgar278
  70. 70. Homer278
  71. 71. Luther271
  72. 72. Harvey268
  73. 73. Eddie263
  74. 74. Lloyd258
  75. 75. Jim252
  76. 76. Anthony249
  77. 77. Stanley240
  78. 78. Bernard234
  79. 79. Jessie234
  80. 80. Otto234
  81. 81. Leon229
  82. 82. Allen226
  83. 83. Leslie222
  84. 84. Cecil216
  85. 85. Theodore215
  86. 86. Hugh213
  87. 87. Patrick210
  88. 88. Jacob204
  89. 89. Philip200
  90. 90. Ed198
  91. 91. Norman197
  92. 92. Donald195
  93. 93. Guy195
  94. 94. Stephen194
  95. 95. Archie190
  96. 96. Victor190
  97. 97. Alvin186
  98. 98. Percy183
  99. 99. Ira180
  100. 100. Everett179

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1897?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1897, given to 13,413 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1897?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1897, given to 7,550 babies.

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