Most Popular Names of 1899
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1899
#1 Mary13,172 births#2 Anna5,115 births#3 Helen5,048 births#4 Margaret4,249 births#5 Ruth3,912 births#6 Florence3,314 births#7 Elizabeth3,287 births#8 Marie3,156 births#9 Ethel2,999 births#10 Lillian2,703 births#11 Edna2,534 births#12 Alice2,523 births#13 Emma2,445 births#14 Clara2,441 births#15 Grace2,353 births#16 Bertha2,294 births#17 Mildred2,291 births#18 Annie2,289 births#19 Bessie2,280 births#20 Gladys2,228 births#21 Rose2,197 births#22 Mabel2,127 births#23 Gertrude2,110 births#24 Frances2,058 births#25 Minnie2,036 births#26 Hazel2,033 births#27 Pearl1,999 births#28 Martha1,907 births#29 Esther1,823 births#30 Myrtle1,821 births#31 Ida1,804 births#32 Edith1,794 births#33 Elsie1,706 births#34 Irene1,703 births#35 Dorothy1,687 births#36 Catherine1,628 births#37 Agnes1,611 births#38 Sarah1,587 births#39 Eva1,582 births#40 Louise1,536 births#41 Nellie1,510 births#42 Ella1,502 births#43 Laura1,472 births#44 Josephine1,388 births#45 Lillie1,350 births#46 Carrie1,346 births#47 Julia1,297 births#48 Mattie1,171 births#49 Lena1,159 births#50 Viola1,156 births#51 Alma1,146 births#52 Ruby1,103 births#53 Hattie1,087 births#54 Jessie1,081 births#55 Blanche1,063 births#56 Beatrice1,061 births#56 Jennie1,061 births#58 Cora1,056 births#59 Mae1,035 births#60 Lucy1,018 births#61 Ada984 births#62 Stella975 births#63 Marion973 births#64 Mamie966 births#65 Katherine942 births#66 Maude908 births#67 Lula894 births#68 Fannie886 births#69 Vera864 births#70 Maggie814 births#71 Lucille812 births#72 Pauline811 births#73 Willie806 births#74 Evelyn802 births#75 Virginia776 births#76 Beulah770 births#77 Rosa765 births#78 Thelma736 births#79 Dora718 births#80 Nora709 births#81 Ellen708 births#82 Sadie705 births#83 Marguerite693 births#84 Leona665 births#85 Daisy660 births#86 Susie622 births#87 Hilda621 births#87 Kathryn621 births#89 Nettie611 births#90 Effie597 births#91 Della595 births#92 Ann586 births#93 Lottie584 births#94 Eleanor575 births#95 May571 births#96 Emily569 births#97 Lydia566 births#98 Olive565 births#99 Georgia553 births#100 Sallie544 births
Popular Boy Names in 1899
#1 John6,990 births#2 William6,086 births#3 James4,597 births#4 George4,018 births#5 Charles3,147 births#6 Joseph2,679 births#7 Robert2,609 births#8 Frank2,550 births#9 Edward1,901 births#10 Henry1,831 births#11 Thomas1,811 births#12 Walter1,750 births#13 Harry1,732 births#14 Arthur1,357 births#15 Albert1,210 births#16 Fred1,182 births#17 Clarence1,139 births#18 Willie1,088 births#19 Harold914 births#20 Roy912 births#21 Paul885 births#22 Raymond869 births#23 Earl821 births#24 Joe780 births#25 Carl774 births#26 Louis770 births#27 Ernest744 births#27 Richard744 births#29 Ralph742 births#30 Samuel704 births#31 Charlie678 births#32 David646 births#33 Herbert590 births#34 Howard589 births#35 Jack582 births#36 Andrew578 births#37 Elmer514 births#38 Francis501 births#39 Dewey499 births#40 Lawrence497 births#41 Alfred496 births#42 Daniel485 births#43 Leo482 births#44 Sam469 births#45 Eugene449 births#46 Oscar447 births#47 Jesse423 births#48 Will414 births#49 Herman413 births#50 Lee388 births#51 Michael375 births#52 Floyd356 births#53 Peter354 births#54 Lewis352 births#55 Frederick350 births#56 Russell338 births#57 Benjamin335 births#58 Clyde330 births#59 Edwin329 births#60 Leonard321 births#61 Ray315 births#62 Clifford297 births#63 Claude293 births#64 Anthony291 births#65 Lester290 births#66 Chester288 births#66 Tom288 births#68 Lloyd287 births#69 Leroy269 births#70 Jessie261 births#70 Jim261 births#72 Martin260 births#73 Ben259 births#74 Donald258 births#74 Eddie258 births#74 Stanley258 births#77 Cecil256 births#78 Theodore252 births#79 Harvey251 births#80 Edgar249 births#81 Luther248 births#82 Homer239 births#83 Norman223 births#83 Philip223 births#85 Bernard222 births#86 Patrick221 births#87 Kenneth214 births#88 Hugh209 births#89 Milton207 births#90 Guy200 births#91 Allen191 births#92 Jacob189 births#93 Leon188 births#94 Otis185 births#95 Everett181 births#95 Leslie181 births#97 Alexander178 births#97 Stephen178 births#99 Archie177 births#100 Victor175 births