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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in the 1900s, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. Then see which names rose and fell since and what is climbing now.

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The 1900s lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary161,504
  2. 2Helen69,428
  3. 3Margaret57,919
  4. 4Anna54,918
  5. 5Ruth51,010
  6. 6Elizabeth41,708
  7. 7Dorothy39,112
  8. 8Marie37,091
  9. 9Florence36,191
  10. 10Mildred36,173
  11. 11Alice35,232
  12. 12Ethel34,868
  13. 13Lillian32,519
  14. 14Gladys30,285
  15. 15Edna29,832
  16. 16Frances28,499
  17. 17Rose28,106
  18. 18Annie27,748
  19. 19Grace26,927
  20. 20Bertha24,247
  21. 21Emma24,176
  22. 22Bessie23,984
  23. 23Clara23,899
  24. 24Hazel23,802
  25. 25Irene23,656
  26. 26Gertrude23,607
  27. 27Louise22,862
  28. 28Catherine22,006
  29. 29Martha21,750
  30. 30Mabel21,625
  31. 31Pearl20,913
  32. 32Edith20,884
  33. 33Esther20,026
  34. 34Minnie19,715
  35. 35Myrtle19,691
  36. 36Ida18,866
  37. 37Josephine18,785
  38. 38Evelyn18,603
  39. 39Elsie18,452
  40. 40Eva18,357
  41. 41Thelma18,265
  42. 42Ruby18,175
  43. 43Agnes17,616
  44. 44Sarah17,342
  45. 45Viola16,559
  46. 46Nellie16,339
  47. 47Beatrice16,282
  48. 48Julia16,107
  49. 49Laura15,532
  50. 50Lillie15,391
  51. 51Lucille15,041
  52. 52Ella14,763
  53. 53Virginia14,539
  54. 54Mattie13,837
  55. 55Pauline13,310
  56. 56Carrie13,140
  57. 57Alma13,092
  58. 58Jessie12,756
  59. 59Mae12,711
  60. 60Lena12,703
  61. 61Willie12,357
  62. 62Katherine12,105
  63. 63Blanche11,730
  64. 64Hattie11,717
  65. 65Marion11,713
  66. 66Lucy11,020
  67. 67Stella11,014
  68. 68Mamie10,618
  69. 69Vera10,457
  70. 70Cora10,372
  71. 71Fannie10,346
  72. 72Eleanor10,030
  73. 73Bernice10,010
  74. 74Jennie9,988
  75. 75Ann9,932
  76. 76Leona9,848
  77. 77Beulah9,716
  78. 78Lula9,518
  79. 79Rosa9,297
  80. 80Ada9,121
  81. 81Ellen8,339
  82. 82Kathryn8,333
  83. 83Maggie8,289
  84. 84Doris8,252
  85. 85Dora8,011
  86. 86Betty7,921
  87. 87Marguerite7,912
  88. 88Violet7,844
  89. 89Lois7,691
  90. 90Daisy7,687
  91. 91Anne7,615
  92. 92Sadie7,461
  93. 93Susie7,312
  94. 94Nora7,172
  95. 95Georgia7,142
  96. 96Maude7,142
  97. 97Marjorie7,025
  98. 98Opal6,791
  99. 99Hilda6,783
  100. 100Velma6,558

US babies given each name in the 1900s.

Boys100

  1. 1John84,590
  2. 2William69,320
  3. 3James62,170
  4. 4George43,589
  5. 5Charles36,184
  6. 6Robert35,849
  7. 7Joseph35,173
  8. 8Frank29,046
  9. 9Edward24,516
  10. 10Thomas21,783
  11. 11Henry21,772
  12. 12Walter19,997
  13. 13Harry17,906
  14. 14Willie17,746
  15. 15Arthur15,409
  16. 16Albert15,318
  17. 17Clarence13,573
  18. 18Fred13,076
  19. 19Harold12,795
  20. 20Paul12,636
  21. 21Raymond11,650
  22. 22Richard10,675
  23. 23Roy10,632
  24. 24Joe10,466
  25. 25Louis10,372
  26. 26Carl9,865
  27. 27Ralph9,298
  28. 28Earl9,251
  29. 29Jack9,222
  30. 30Ernest8,657
  31. 31David8,619
  32. 32Samuel8,149
  33. 33Howard8,014
  34. 34Charlie7,928
  35. 35Francis7,021
  36. 36Herbert6,957
  37. 37Lawrence6,846
  38. 38Theodore6,490
  39. 39Alfred6,356
  40. 40Andrew6,277
  41. 41Elmer6,161
  42. 42Sam6,161
  43. 43Eugene5,909
  44. 44Leo5,629
  45. 45Michael5,220
  46. 46Lee5,158
  47. 47Herman5,064
  48. 48Anthony5,043
  49. 49Daniel5,036
  50. 50Leonard5,022
  51. 51Floyd4,968
  52. 52Donald4,632
  53. 53Kenneth4,579
  54. 54Jesse4,559
  55. 55Russell4,552
  56. 56Clyde4,524
  57. 57Oscar4,517
  58. 58Peter4,375
  59. 59Lester4,361
  60. 60Leroy4,300
  61. 61Ray4,256
  62. 62Stanley4,156
  63. 63Clifford4,055
  64. 64Lewis4,042
  65. 65Benjamin4,009
  66. 66Edwin3,961
  67. 67Frederick3,900
  68. 68Chester3,788
  69. 69Claude3,704
  70. 70Eddie3,695
  71. 71Cecil3,610
  72. 72Lloyd3,507
  73. 73Jessie3,379
  74. 74Martin3,346
  75. 75Bernard3,296
  76. 76Tom3,293
  77. 77Will3,246
  78. 78Norman3,178
  79. 79Edgar3,154
  80. 80Harvey3,104
  81. 81Ben3,028
  82. 82Homer2,915
  83. 83Luther2,866
  84. 84Leon2,859
  85. 85Melvin2,840
  86. 86Philip2,817
  87. 87Johnnie2,781
  88. 88Jim2,718
  89. 89Milton2,695
  90. 90Everett2,597
  91. 91Allen2,558
  92. 92Leslie2,531
  93. 93Alvin2,484
  94. 94Victor2,447
  95. 95Marvin2,324
  96. 96Stephen2,247
  97. 97Alexander2,230
  98. 98Jacob2,191
  99. 99Hugh2,176
  100. 100Patrick2,141

US babies given each name in the 1900s.

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What was the most popular girl name in the 1900s?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in the 1900s, given to 161,504 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in the 1900s?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in the 1900s, given to 84,590 babies.

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