Most Popular Names of 1898
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1898
#1 Mary14,406 births#2 Anna5,773 births#3 Helen5,230 births#4 Margaret4,696 births#5 Ruth4,249 births#6 Florence3,790 births#7 Elizabeth3,659 births#8 Ethel3,531 births#9 Marie3,435 births#10 Lillian3,061 births#11 Alice2,846 births#12 Edna2,813 births#13 Emma2,788 births#14 Clara2,731 births#15 Grace2,726 births#16 Bessie2,647 births#17 Bertha2,642 births#18 Annie2,470 births#19 Hazel2,439 births#20 Rose2,436 births#21 Minnie2,409 births#22 Frances2,379 births#23 Mabel2,331 births#24 Gertrude2,302 births#25 Martha2,184 births#26 Pearl2,158 births#27 Gladys2,136 births#28 Mildred2,101 births#29 Ida2,090 births#29 Myrtle2,090 births#31 Esther2,047 births#32 Edith1,981 births#33 Elsie1,919 births#34 Irene1,902 births#35 Eva1,823 births#36 Nellie1,810 births#37 Sarah1,800 births#38 Laura1,768 births#39 Ella1,715 births#40 Agnes1,708 births#41 Catherine1,705 births#42 Louise1,693 births#43 Dorothy1,671 births#44 Lillie1,522 births#45 Julia1,462 births#46 Josephine1,425 births#47 Carrie1,371 births#48 Hattie1,328 births#49 Lena1,320 births#50 Mattie1,314 births#51 Cora1,304 births#52 Alma1,299 births#53 Viola1,272 births#54 Blanche1,269 births#55 Jessie1,244 births#56 Mae1,239 births#57 Jennie1,194 births#58 Ruby1,191 births#59 Lucy1,144 births#60 Beatrice1,122 births#61 Fannie1,085 births#61 Marion1,085 births#63 Mamie1,084 births#64 Lula1,069 births#65 Stella1,062 births#66 Ada1,022 births#67 Maude1,009 births#68 Dora929 births#69 Katherine914 births#70 Pauline900 births#71 Willie878 births#72 Maggie876 births#72 Vera876 births#74 Nora868 births#75 Rosa841 births#76 Evelyn836 births#77 Sadie808 births#78 Virginia801 births#79 Marguerite800 births#80 Lucille795 births#81 Ellen786 births#82 Beulah783 births#83 Effie714 births#84 Daisy712 births#85 Susie702 births#86 May696 births#87 Nettie678 births#88 Lydia677 births#89 Kathryn671 births#90 Leona665 births#91 Della656 births#92 Georgia654 births#93 Olive644 births#94 Emily628 births#95 Eleanor620 births#96 Bernice619 births#97 Hilda610 births#98 Flora607 births#99 Thelma605 births#100 Sallie598 births
Popular Boy Names in 1898
#1 John8,159 births#2 William7,400 births#3 James5,321 births#4 George4,853 births#5 Charles3,557 births#6 Joseph3,171 births#7 Robert2,932 births#8 Frank2,925 births#9 Edward2,337 births#10 Thomas2,161 births#11 Henry2,145 births#12 Harry2,129 births#13 Walter2,002 births#14 Arthur1,619 births#15 Fred1,447 births#16 Albert1,417 births#17 Clarence1,326 births#18 Willie1,134 births#19 Dewey1,115 births#20 Roy1,049 births#21 Paul991 births#22 Harold963 births#23 Raymond929 births#24 Carl919 births#25 Earl883 births#26 Richard871 births#27 Louis861 births#28 Ernest839 births#29 Joe827 births#30 David815 births#31 Ralph803 births#32 Samuel749 births#33 Charlie728 births#34 Herbert716 births#35 Howard706 births#36 Alfred645 births#37 Jack633 births#38 Andrew611 births#39 Leo588 births#40 Elmer583 births#41 Oscar546 births#42 Sam543 births#43 Francis541 births#44 Lawrence533 births#45 Daniel523 births#46 Lee498 births#47 Jesse476 births#48 Will475 births#49 Eugene473 births#50 Herman467 births#51 Floyd434 births#51 Michael434 births#53 Leonard421 births#54 Peter409 births#55 Benjamin405 births#56 Ray394 births#57 Edwin391 births#58 Clyde383 births#59 Claude371 births#60 Frederick368 births#61 Russell359 births#62 Lewis352 births#63 Martin339 births#64 Tom337 births#65 Anthony325 births#66 Chester321 births#67 Clifford317 births#68 Leroy315 births#69 Ben310 births#70 Lester298 births#71 Stanley295 births#72 Edgar285 births#73 Bernard284 births#73 Harvey284 births#75 Theodore281 births#76 Luther275 births#77 Jim269 births#78 Jessie267 births#79 Lloyd265 births#80 Otto259 births#81 Eddie256 births#81 Jacob256 births#83 Leon251 births#84 Hugh250 births#85 Homer246 births#86 Philip244 births#87 Cecil243 births#88 Donald238 births#89 Ed228 births#89 Leslie228 births#91 Milton225 births#92 Archie222 births#93 Patrick219 births#94 Guy215 births#95 Everett212 births#96 Norman207 births#97 Victor205 births#98 Ira195 births#98 Stephen195 births#100 Kenneth191 births