TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names of the 1900s
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names of the 1900s
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | F | 161,504 |
| 2 | John | M | 84,590 |
| 3 | Helen | F | 69,428 |
| 4 | William | M | 69,320 |
| 5 | James | M | 62,170 |
| 6 | Margaret | F | 57,919 |
| 7 | Anna | F | 54,918 |
| 8 | Ruth | F | 51,010 |
| 9 | George | M | 43,589 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | F | 41,708 |
| 11 | Dorothy | F | 39,112 |
| 12 | Marie | F | 37,091 |
| 13 | Florence | F | 36,191 |
| 14 | Charles | M | 36,184 |
| 15 | Mildred | F | 36,173 |
| 16 | Robert | M | 35,849 |
| 17 | Alice | F | 35,232 |
| 18 | Joseph | M | 35,173 |
| 19 | Ethel | F | 34,868 |
| 20 | Lillian | F | 32,519 |
| 21 | Gladys | F | 30,285 |
| 22 | Edna | F | 29,832 |
| 23 | Frank | M | 29,046 |
| 24 | Frances | F | 28,499 |
| 25 | Rose | F | 28,106 |
| 26 | Annie | F | 27,748 |
| 27 | Grace | F | 26,927 |
| 28 | Edward | M | 24,516 |
| 29 | Bertha | F | 24,247 |
| 30 | Emma | F | 24,176 |
| 31 | Bessie | F | 23,984 |
| 32 | Clara | F | 23,899 |
| 33 | Hazel | F | 23,802 |
| 34 | Irene | F | 23,656 |
| 35 | Gertrude | F | 23,607 |
| 36 | Louise | F | 22,862 |
| 37 | Catherine | F | 22,007 |
| 38 | Thomas | M | 21,783 |
| 39 | Henry | M | 21,772 |
| 40 | Martha | F | 21,750 |
| 41 | Mabel | F | 21,625 |
| 42 | Pearl | F | 20,913 |
| 43 | Edith | F | 20,884 |
| 44 | Esther | F | 20,026 |
| 45 | Walter | M | 19,997 |
| 46 | Minnie | F | 19,715 |
| 47 | Myrtle | F | 19,691 |
| 48 | Ida | F | 18,866 |
| 49 | Josephine | F | 18,785 |
| 50 | Evelyn | F | 18,603 |
| 51 | Elsie | F | 18,452 |
| 52 | Eva | F | 18,357 |
| 53 | Thelma | F | 18,265 |
| 54 | Ruby | F | 18,175 |
| 55 | Harry | M | 17,906 |
| 56 | Willie | M | 17,746 |
| 57 | Agnes | F | 17,616 |
| 58 | Sarah | F | 17,342 |
| 59 | Viola | F | 16,559 |
| 60 | Nellie | F | 16,339 |
| 61 | Beatrice | F | 16,282 |
| 62 | Julia | F | 16,107 |
| 63 | Laura | F | 15,532 |
| 64 | Arthur | M | 15,409 |
| 65 | Lillie | F | 15,391 |
| 66 | Albert | M | 15,318 |
| 67 | Lucille | F | 15,041 |
| 68 | Ella | F | 14,763 |
| 69 | Virginia | F | 14,539 |
| 70 | Mattie | F | 13,837 |
| 71 | Clarence | M | 13,573 |
| 72 | Pauline | F | 13,310 |
| 73 | Carrie | F | 13,140 |
| 74 | Alma | F | 13,092 |
| 75 | Fred | M | 13,076 |
| 76 | Harold | M | 12,795 |
| 77 | Jessie | F | 12,756 |
| 78 | Mae | F | 12,711 |
| 79 | Lena | F | 12,703 |
| 80 | Paul | M | 12,636 |
| 81 | Willie | F | 12,357 |
| 82 | Katherine | F | 12,105 |
| 83 | Blanche | F | 11,730 |
| 84 | Hattie | F | 11,717 |
| 85 | Marion | F | 11,713 |
| 86 | Raymond | M | 11,650 |
| 87 | Lucy | F | 11,020 |
| 88 | Stella | F | 11,014 |
| 89 | Richard | M | 10,675 |
| 90 | Roy | M | 10,632 |
| 91 | Mamie | F | 10,618 |
| 92 | Joe | M | 10,466 |
| 93 | Vera | F | 10,457 |
| 94 | Cora | F | 10,372 |
| 95 | Louis | M | 10,372 |
| 96 | Fannie | F | 10,346 |
| 97 | Eleanor | F | 10,030 |
| 98 | Bernice | F | 10,010 |
| 99 | Jennie | F | 9,988 |
| 100 | Ann | F | 9,932 |