Most Popular Names of 1909
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1909
#1 Mary19,259 births#2 Helen9,250 births#3 Margaret7,358 births#4 Ruth6,509 births#5 Dorothy6,253 births#6 Anna5,804 births#7 Elizabeth5,176 births#8 Mildred5,054 births#9 Marie4,301 births#10 Alice4,170 births#11 Florence3,789 births#12 Frances3,780 births#13 Ethel3,661 births#14 Lillian3,596 births#15 Gladys3,538 births#16 Edna3,429 births#17 Rose3,374 births#18 Evelyn3,157 births#19 Louise3,019 births#20 Irene2,961 births#21 Grace2,912 births#22 Annie2,904 births#23 Catherine2,897 births#24 Hazel2,708 births#25 Gertrude2,622 births#26 Thelma2,612 births#27 Ruby2,524 births#28 Martha2,510 births#29 Bertha2,444 births#30 Virginia2,420 births#31 Josephine2,416 births#32 Clara2,403 births#33 Edith2,371 births#34 Emma2,338 births#35 Bessie2,276 births#36 Lucille2,192 births#37 Esther2,185 births#38 Beatrice2,105 births#39 Elsie2,064 births#40 Pearl2,048 births#41 Mabel2,007 births#42 Agnes1,974 births#43 Myrtle1,950 births#44 Ida1,943 births#45 Julia1,931 births#46 Viola1,926 births#47 Eva1,896 births#47 Pauline1,896 births#49 Sarah1,845 births#50 Minnie1,779 births#51 Nellie1,768 births#52 Lillie1,635 births#53 Katherine1,557 births#54 Willie1,549 births#55 Laura1,524 births#56 Ann1,477 births#57 Eleanor1,460 births#58 Marion1,445 births#59 Mattie1,407 births#60 Ella1,382 births#61 Alma1,375 births#62 Bernice1,337 births#63 Jessie1,321 births#64 Doris1,298 births#65 Lena1,295 births#66 Carrie1,276 births#67 Vera1,242 births#68 Mae1,230 births#69 Blanche1,217 births#70 Stella1,188 births#71 Lucy1,175 births#72 Leona1,167 births#73 Lois1,157 births#74 Kathryn1,138 births#75 Hattie1,134 births#76 Anne1,110 births#77 Betty1,082 births#77 Marjorie1,082 births#79 Fannie1,071 births#80 Beulah1,052 births#81 Marguerite1,036 births#82 Opal1,028 births#83 Jennie998 births#84 Mamie974 births#85 Cora969 births#86 Ellen960 births#87 Rosa959 births#88 Ada945 births#88 Violet945 births#90 Jean940 births#91 Lula922 births#92 Velma857 births#93 Sylvia847 births#94 Charlotte841 births#95 Dora829 births#96 Inez826 births#97 Georgia813 births#98 Maggie794 births#99 Genevieve785 births#100 Hilda773 births
Popular Boy Names in 1909
#1 John9,590 births#2 William7,913 births#3 James7,595 births#4 George4,688 births#5 Robert4,563 births#6 Joseph4,348 births#7 Charles4,029 births#8 Frank3,244 births#9 Edward2,935 births#10 Thomas2,468 births#11 Henry2,411 births#12 Walter2,287 births#13 Willie2,175 births#14 Harry1,924 births#15 Albert1,816 births#16 Harold1,725 births#17 Paul1,676 births#18 Arthur1,665 births#19 Clarence1,518 births#20 Raymond1,441 births#21 Richard1,427 births#22 Fred1,355 births#23 Joe1,292 births#24 Louis1,231 births#25 Carl1,215 births#26 Howard1,166 births#27 Jack1,150 births#28 Roy1,135 births#29 David1,094 births#30 Ralph1,091 births#31 Earl1,007 births#32 Samuel983 births#33 Francis886 births#34 Ernest885 births#35 Lawrence854 births#36 Charlie833 births#37 Herbert831 births#38 Andrew766 births#39 Alfred763 births#40 Anthony758 births#41 Kenneth746 births#42 Donald725 births#43 Eugene724 births#44 Sam700 births#45 Elmer687 births#46 Leonard665 births#47 Michael635 births#48 Herman618 births#49 Leo609 births#50 Stanley607 births#51 Theodore595 births#52 Lee584 births#53 Floyd570 births#54 Daniel569 births#55 Leroy568 births#56 Peter539 births#57 Clifford536 births#58 Russell528 births#59 Jesse517 births#60 Clyde516 births#61 Lester501 births#62 Edwin492 births#63 Benjamin489 births#64 Frederick477 births#64 Lewis477 births#66 Chester475 births#66 Ray475 births#68 Bernard463 births#69 Eddie462 births#70 Oscar459 births#71 Melvin448 births#72 Cecil432 births#72 Jessie432 births#74 Claude419 births#75 Norman415 births#76 Lloyd412 births#77 Johnnie401 births#78 Philip395 births#79 Martin391 births#80 Leon377 births#81 Milton369 births#82 Alvin363 births#83 Harvey361 births#84 Ben358 births#85 Marvin354 births#86 Edgar347 births#86 Luther347 births#88 Tom340 births#89 Victor320 births#90 Everett314 births#90 Stephen314 births#92 Homer313 births#93 Allen312 births#94 Morris305 births#95 Gerald301 births#96 Leslie292 births#97 Vernon284 births#98 Julius269 births#99 Otis267 births#99 Will267 births