Top names by year
Top baby names of 1902
One birth year · Mary · John lead
The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1902, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1900s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1902 and what is climbing now.
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The 1902 lists
Ranked by babies given each name
Girls100
- 1Mary14,486
- 2Helen5,967
- 3Anna5,288
- 4Margaret5,011
- 5Ruth4,384
- 6Elizabeth3,694
- 7Florence3,509
- 8Marie3,424
- 9Ethel3,295
- 10Alice3,135
- 11Lillian3,063
- 12Gladys2,809
- 13Edna2,754
- 14Mildred2,750
- 15Dorothy2,707
- 16Annie2,664
- 17Grace2,642
- 18Emma2,514
- 19Bessie2,448
- 20Rose2,444
- 21Clara2,432
- 22Bertha2,372
- 23Frances2,326
- 24Mabel2,280
- 25Hazel2,238
- 26Irene2,210
- 27Gertrude2,207
- 28Pearl2,100
- 29Minnie2,055
- 30Martha2,030
- 31Catherine1,896
- 32Myrtle1,884
- 33Edith1,853
- 34Ida1,836
- 35Esther1,833
- 36Louise1,832
- 37Eva1,727
- 38Elsie1,720
- 39Sarah1,710
- 40Agnes1,676
- 41Nellie1,566
- 42Josephine1,565
- 43Laura1,559
- 44Lillie1,533
- 45Ella1,525
- 46Julia1,501
- 47Ruby1,458
- 48Viola1,447
- 49Beatrice1,429
- 50Carrie1,376
- 51Mattie1,353
- 52Thelma1,309
- 53Mae1,261
- 54Jessie1,240
- 55Alma1,229
- 56Lena1,225
- 57Hattie1,163
- 58Blanche1,159
- 59Evelyn1,151
- 60Mamie1,127
- 61Lucille1,087
- 62Cora1,081
- 63Stella1,075
- 64Willie1,071
- 65Lucy1,065
- 66Marion1,033
- 67Virginia1,008
- 68Katherine1,004
- 69Jennie985
- 70Pauline985
- 71Lula976
- 72Fannie971
- 73Vera947
- 74Ada921
- 75Rosa909
- 76Leona875
- 77Beulah873
- 78Maggie853
- 79Eleanor837
- 80Maude834
- 81Bernice794
- 82Dora780
- 83Ann753
- 84Ellen753
- 85Daisy748
- 86Nora724
- 87Kathryn717
- 88Susie717
- 89Sadie716
- 90Marguerite695
- 91Georgia664
- 92Effie658
- 93Doris656
- 94Hilda649
- 95Violet649
- 96Della609
- 97Emily606
- 98Lois594
- 99Olive593
- 100Flora587
US babies given each name in 1902.
Boys100
- 1John7,907
- 2William6,617
- 3James5,592
- 4George4,223
- 5Charles3,361
- 6Robert3,180
- 7Joseph3,098
- 8Frank2,756
- 9Edward2,294
- 10Henry2,154
- 11Thomas2,134
- 12Walter1,858
- 13Harry1,750
- 14Willie1,565
- 15Arthur1,487
- 16Albert1,375
- 17Clarence1,292
- 18Fred1,286
- 19Harold1,077
- 20Paul1,067
- 21Raymond1,064
- 22Roy1,002
- 23Joe955
- 24Carl952
- 25Louis912
- 26Richard908
- 27Earl877
- 28Ralph866
- 29Ernest790
- 30Charlie761
- 31David761
- 32Jack743
- 33Samuel702
- 34Theodore642
- 35Howard632
- 36Herbert615
- 37Lawrence598
- 38Francis597
- 39Alfred590
- 40Elmer574
- 41Sam559
- 42Andrew558
- 43Leo551
- 44Eugene524
- 45Daniel501
- 46Lee475
- 47Floyd471
- 48Michael460
- 49Herman457
- 50Jesse437
- 51Peter433
- 52Leonard426
- 53Russell422
- 54Anthony420
- 55Oscar397
- 56Edwin393
- 57Ray391
- 58Lester385
- 59Lewis385
- 60Clyde382
- 61Benjamin374
- 62Leroy370
- 63Donald366
- 64Will359
- 65Cecil354
- 66Eddie353
- 67Lloyd344
- 68Claude336
- 69Stanley334
- 70Frederick330
- 71Clifford326
- 72Martin325
- 73Jessie323
- 74Chester321
- 75Tom312
- 76Edgar307
- 77Jim300
- 78Kenneth275
- 79Ben273
- 80Homer269
- 81Luther266
- 82Harvey264
- 83Bernard259
- 84Norman256
- 85Leslie251
- 86Leon248
- 87Melvin248
- 88Everett238
- 89Allen227
- 90Philip226
- 91Johnnie221
- 92Hugh217
- 93Alexander216
- 94Stephen210
- 95Jacob207
- 96Milton207
- 97Victor205
- 98Patrick203
- 99Alvin201
- 100Horace199
US babies given each name in 1902.
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Questions people ask
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- What was the most popular girl name in 1902?
- Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1902, given to 14,486 babies.
- What was the most popular boy name in 1902?
- John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1902, given to 7,907 babies.
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