Most Popular Names of 1908
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1908
#1 Mary18,665 births#2 Helen8,439 births#3 Margaret6,976 births#4 Ruth6,180 births#5 Anna5,860 births#6 Dorothy5,703 births#7 Elizabeth4,904 births#8 Mildred4,624 births#9 Alice4,270 births#10 Marie4,076 births#11 Florence3,883 births#12 Ethel3,786 births#13 Lillian3,634 births#14 Frances3,593 births#15 Gladys3,580 births#16 Rose3,382 births#17 Edna3,365 births#18 Louise2,937 births#19 Grace2,901 births#20 Evelyn2,857 births#21 Annie2,820 births#22 Catherine2,750 births#23 Irene2,732 births#24 Hazel2,698 births#25 Gertrude2,562 births#26 Thelma2,526 births#27 Edith2,410 births#28 Josephine2,389 births#29 Bertha2,384 births#30 Emma2,357 births#31 Clara2,352 births#32 Martha2,324 births#33 Ruby2,229 births#34 Bessie2,201 births#35 Virginia2,195 births#36 Esther2,187 births#37 Mabel2,096 births#38 Lucille2,080 births#39 Pearl2,075 births#40 Beatrice1,997 births#41 Elsie1,983 births#42 Viola1,964 births#43 Ida1,952 births#43 Myrtle1,952 births#45 Agnes1,934 births#46 Eva1,930 births#47 Minnie1,817 births#48 Sarah1,814 births#49 Nellie1,757 births#50 Julia1,749 births#51 Pauline1,702 births#52 Laura1,558 births#53 Alma1,474 births#54 Lillie1,471 births#55 Katherine1,430 births#56 Ella1,428 births#57 Mae1,384 births#58 Jessie1,382 births#59 Willie1,371 births#60 Mattie1,364 births#61 Bernice1,363 births#62 Ann1,354 births#63 Marion1,349 births#64 Lena1,331 births#65 Eleanor1,302 births#66 Carrie1,239 births#67 Stella1,216 births#68 Vera1,204 births#69 Blanche1,162 births#70 Doris1,155 births#71 Hattie1,137 births#72 Betty1,128 births#73 Leona1,118 births#73 Lucy1,118 births#75 Anne1,088 births#76 Fannie1,085 births#77 Kathryn1,058 births#78 Jennie1,038 births#79 Mamie1,028 births#80 Lois1,023 births#81 Violet1,017 births#82 Beulah1,015 births#83 Cora962 births#84 Opal955 births#85 Marjorie942 births#86 Rosa941 births#87 Ada922 births#88 Marguerite913 births#89 Lula892 births#90 Velma860 births#91 Jean852 births#92 Ellen848 births#93 Dora806 births#94 Theresa795 births#95 Maggie772 births#96 Sadie770 births#97 Georgia768 births#98 Charlotte766 births#99 Daisy765 births#100 Inez757 births
Popular Boy Names in 1908
#1 John9,343 births#2 William7,529 births#3 James7,012 births#4 George4,584 births#5 Robert4,219 births#6 Joseph4,162 births#7 Charles3,929 births#8 Frank3,146 births#9 Edward2,707 births#10 Thomas2,301 births#11 Henry2,283 births#12 Walter2,192 births#13 Willie1,964 births#14 Harry1,934 births#15 Albert1,642 births#16 Arthur1,601 births#17 Harold1,542 births#18 Paul1,478 births#19 Clarence1,428 births#20 Fred1,381 births#20 Raymond1,381 births#22 Louis1,317 births#23 Richard1,244 births#24 Joe1,209 births#25 Ralph1,138 births#26 Roy1,097 births#27 Jack1,086 births#28 Howard1,078 births#29 Carl1,074 births#30 David1,015 births#31 Ernest1,000 births#32 Earl999 births#33 Samuel960 births#34 Francis853 births#35 Lawrence815 births#36 Herbert759 births#37 Charlie740 births#38 Alfred739 births#39 Andrew722 births#40 Kenneth692 births#41 Anthony690 births#42 Elmer689 births#42 Eugene689 births#44 Michael688 births#45 Donald664 births#46 Sam644 births#47 Theodore643 births#48 Leonard614 births#49 Leo584 births#50 Herman562 births#51 Lee553 births#52 Stanley547 births#53 Peter541 births#54 Daniel530 births#55 Floyd529 births#56 Leroy523 births#56 Russell523 births#58 Clifford515 births#59 Clyde511 births#60 Lester509 births#61 Lewis489 births#62 Jesse482 births#63 Benjamin480 births#64 Edwin477 births#65 Oscar476 births#66 Chester461 births#67 Ray446 births#68 Frederick438 births#69 Claude428 births#70 Bernard414 births#71 Eddie413 births#72 Cecil397 births#73 Lloyd394 births#74 Norman374 births#75 Melvin366 births#76 Edgar360 births#77 Jessie355 births#78 Ben353 births#79 Milton346 births#80 Homer340 births#80 Tom340 births#82 Harvey339 births#83 Martin331 births#84 Leon327 births#85 Johnnie321 births#86 Philip319 births#87 Marvin311 births#88 Victor308 births#89 Alvin307 births#90 Everett294 births#91 Luther292 births#92 Allen287 births#93 Vernon285 births#94 Stephen280 births#95 Leslie279 births#96 Will274 births#97 Gerald270 births#98 Morris269 births#99 Julius263 births#100 Virgil258 births