Most Popular Names of 1900
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1900
#1 Mary16,705 births#2 Helen6,342 births#3 Anna6,114 births#4 Margaret5,304 births#5 Ruth4,765 births#6 Elizabeth4,096 births#7 Florence3,920 births#8 Ethel3,896 births#9 Marie3,856 births#10 Lillian3,414 births#11 Annie3,324 births#12 Edna3,102 births#13 Emma3,095 births#14 Alice3,059 births#15 Bessie3,044 births#16 Bertha3,019 births#17 Grace2,942 births#18 Rose2,844 births#19 Clara2,826 births#20 Mildred2,800 births#21 Gladys2,733 births#22 Minnie2,673 births#23 Gertrude2,580 births#24 Pearl2,512 births#25 Mabel2,509 births#26 Frances2,495 births#27 Dorothy2,491 births#28 Martha2,437 births#29 Hazel2,425 births#30 Ida2,285 births#31 Irene2,264 births#32 Myrtle2,252 births#33 Eva2,089 births#34 Catherine2,081 births#35 Louise2,070 births#36 Edith2,068 births#37 Sarah2,054 births#38 Elsie2,045 births#39 Esther2,017 births#40 Lillie2,004 births#41 Agnes1,914 births#42 Ella1,911 births#43 Nellie1,850 births#44 Mattie1,834 births#45 Laura1,824 births#46 Julia1,766 births#47 Josephine1,743 births#48 Carrie1,711 births#49 Viola1,674 births#50 Hattie1,553 births#51 Ruby1,540 births#52 Lena1,506 births#53 Jessie1,422 births#54 Mae1,406 births#55 Cora1,389 births#56 Beatrice1,382 births#57 Alma1,372 births#58 Willie1,351 births#59 Mamie1,337 births#60 Blanche1,332 births#61 Lucy1,246 births#62 Fannie1,237 births#62 Lula1,237 births#64 Jennie1,204 births#65 Katherine1,201 births#66 Marion1,197 births#67 Lucille1,182 births#68 Stella1,177 births#69 Rosa1,118 births#70 Evelyn1,116 births#71 Pauline1,104 births#72 Ada1,101 births#73 Thelma1,094 births#74 Virginia1,068 births#75 Maggie1,045 births#76 Vera1,024 births#77 Maude1,013 births#78 Beulah974 births#79 Dora958 births#80 Susie947 births#81 Daisy931 births#82 Ellen922 births#83 Nora919 births#84 Sadie895 births#85 Leona825 births#86 Marguerite786 births#87 Georgia765 births#88 Eleanor753 births#89 Effie752 births#90 Della748 births#91 May744 births#92 Ann736 births#93 Kathryn721 births#94 Nettie711 births#95 Olive705 births#96 Bernice702 births#97 Lottie690 births#98 Sallie676 births#99 Nancy673 births#100 Betty665 births
Popular Boy Names in 1900
#1 John9,828 births#2 William8,579 births#3 James7,245 births#4 George5,403 births#5 Charles4,098 births#6 Robert3,821 births#7 Joseph3,714 births#8 Frank3,477 births#9 Edward2,720 births#10 Henry2,606 births#11 Thomas2,556 births#12 Walter2,298 births#13 Harry2,272 births#14 Willie2,113 births#15 Arthur1,853 births#16 Albert1,741 births#17 Fred1,646 births#18 Clarence1,483 births#19 Paul1,288 births#20 Harold1,245 births#21 Roy1,215 births#22 Joe1,179 births#23 Raymond1,150 births#24 Richard1,141 births#25 Charlie1,124 births#26 Louis1,097 births#27 Jack1,053 births#28 Earl1,037 births#29 Carl1,016 births#30 Ernest1,012 births#31 Ralph896 births#32 David883 births#33 Samuel877 births#34 Sam821 births#35 Howard779 births#36 Herbert751 births#37 Andrew718 births#38 Elmer699 births#39 Lee675 births#40 Lawrence659 births#41 Francis652 births#42 Alfred640 births#43 Will603 births#44 Daniel598 births#45 Eugene587 births#46 Leo570 births#47 Oscar563 births#48 Floyd555 births#49 Herman550 births#50 Jesse536 births#51 Michael495 births#52 Lewis469 births#52 Tom469 births#54 Leonard465 births#55 Ray457 births#56 Clyde451 births#57 Benjamin450 births#58 Peter443 births#59 Claude433 births#60 Lester431 births#61 Theodore429 births#62 Russell427 births#63 Eddie425 births#64 Frederick420 births#65 Leroy419 births#66 Clifford409 births#67 Anthony406 births#68 Jim399 births#69 Jessie398 births#70 Martin383 births#71 Edgar374 births#72 Chester364 births#73 Ben355 births#74 Edwin350 births#75 Dewey345 births#76 Cecil344 births#77 Stanley342 births#78 Lloyd337 births#79 Donald328 births#80 Homer326 births#81 Harvey322 births#82 Luther316 births#82 Norman316 births#84 Johnnie313 births#85 Leon310 births#86 Bernard308 births#87 Ed297 births#88 Hugh290 births#89 Patrick285 births#90 Kenneth279 births#91 Leslie275 births#92 Victor269 births#93 Alexander260 births#94 Philip259 births#95 Oliver256 births#96 Mack250 births#97 Horace244 births#98 Milton242 births#99 Guy240 births#100 Everett237 births