Most Popular Names of 1897
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1897
#1 Mary13,413 births#2 Anna5,429 births#3 Helen4,519 births#4 Margaret4,146 births#5 Ruth3,878 births#6 Elizabeth3,442 births#7 Florence3,369 births#8 Ethel3,182 births#9 Marie3,078 births#10 Emma2,698 births#11 Lillian2,683 births#12 Edna2,567 births#13 Bertha2,502 births#14 Grace2,458 births#15 Clara2,454 births#16 Alice2,431 births#17 Bessie2,407 births#18 Hazel2,339 births#19 Rose2,316 births#20 Annie2,307 births#21 Minnie2,284 births#22 Mabel2,222 births#23 Gertrude2,135 births#24 Ida2,108 births#25 Pearl2,076 births#26 Martha1,990 births#27 Frances1,975 births#28 Esther1,911 births#29 Myrtle1,833 births#30 Edith1,823 births#31 Elsie1,763 births#32 Gladys1,737 births#33 Mildred1,723 births#34 Sarah1,713 births#35 Eva1,709 births#36 Ella1,708 births#37 Nellie1,693 births#38 Irene1,587 births#39 Laura1,585 births#40 Agnes1,579 births#41 Louise1,563 births#42 Catherine1,511 births#43 Dorothy1,472 births#44 Lillie1,401 births#45 Julia1,380 births#46 Carrie1,365 births#47 Josephine1,267 births#48 Hattie1,251 births#49 Cora1,246 births#50 Lena1,239 births#51 Alma1,213 births#52 Jessie1,191 births#53 Mattie1,181 births#54 Mae1,144 births#55 Blanche1,092 births#56 Jennie1,074 births#57 Ruby1,025 births#58 Viola1,017 births#59 Mamie1,006 births#60 Marion994 births#61 Lucy984 births#61 Maude984 births#63 Lula971 births#64 Stella966 births#65 Katherine962 births#66 Ada956 births#66 Fannie956 births#68 Beatrice942 births#69 Dora862 births#70 Willie818 births#71 Nora812 births#72 Pauline777 births#73 Vera776 births#74 Rosa770 births#75 Maggie760 births#76 Sadie757 births#77 Ellen733 births#78 Marguerite728 births#79 Effie698 births#80 Evelyn690 births#81 Beulah688 births#82 Lucille648 births#83 Lydia642 births#84 Virginia638 births#85 Susie626 births#86 Daisy624 births#86 Della624 births#88 Emily619 births#88 Leona619 births#90 Nettie614 births#91 May595 births#92 Olive583 births#93 Kathryn570 births#94 Hilda561 births#95 Eleanor559 births#96 Nancy553 births#97 Ann545 births#97 Sallie545 births#99 Lizzie543 births#100 Theresa533 births
Popular Boy Names in 1897
#1 John7,550 births#2 William7,198 births#3 James5,113 births#4 George4,078 births#5 Charles3,341 births#6 Joseph2,827 births#7 Frank2,726 births#8 Robert2,701 births#9 Edward2,121 births#10 Henry1,994 births#11 Thomas1,980 births#12 Walter1,895 births#13 Harry1,879 births#14 Arthur1,647 births#15 Albert1,377 births#16 Fred1,301 births#17 Clarence1,201 births#18 Willie1,151 births#19 Roy999 births#20 Paul923 births#21 Harold860 births#22 Raymond837 births#23 Louis831 births#24 Earl829 births#25 Carl828 births#26 Joe798 births#27 Ernest785 births#28 Samuel759 births#29 David730 births#30 Charlie714 births#31 Richard702 births#32 Ralph697 births#33 Howard634 births#34 Elmer587 births#35 Herbert565 births#36 Andrew555 births#37 Oscar543 births#38 Jesse529 births#39 Daniel520 births#40 Alfred513 births#41 Lawrence505 births#42 Jack497 births#43 Francis496 births#44 Will491 births#45 Sam478 births#46 Leo462 births#47 Lee453 births#48 Floyd451 births#49 Eugene447 births#50 Herman412 births#51 Peter397 births#51 Ray397 births#53 Edwin380 births#54 Benjamin378 births#54 Lewis378 births#56 Frederick369 births#57 Michael368 births#58 Clyde359 births#59 Claude345 births#60 Martin312 births#61 Leonard310 births#61 Lester310 births#63 Tom298 births#64 Russell295 births#65 Ben291 births#65 Leroy291 births#67 Chester290 births#68 Clifford285 births#69 Edgar278 births#69 Homer278 births#71 Luther271 births#72 Harvey268 births#73 Eddie263 births#74 Lloyd258 births#75 Jim252 births#76 Anthony249 births#77 Stanley240 births#78 Bernard234 births#78 Jessie234 births#78 Otto234 births#81 Leon229 births#82 Allen226 births#83 Leslie222 births#84 Cecil216 births#85 Theodore215 births#86 Hugh213 births#87 Patrick210 births#88 Jacob204 births#89 Philip200 births#90 Ed198 births#91 Norman197 births#92 Donald195 births#92 Guy195 births#94 Stephen194 births#95 Archie190 births#95 Victor190 births#97 Alvin186 births#98 Percy183 births#99 Ira180 births#100 Everett179 births