Top names of the 1900s

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during 1900 - 1909. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 1,467,489 male births and 3,106,368 female births.

**Popular names of the 1900s**
Rank	Name	Number	Name	Number
	Males		Females
1	John	84,593	Mary	161,509
2	William	69,322	Helen	69,427
3	James	62,170	Margaret	57,922
4	George	43,589	Anna	54,917
5	Charles	36,188	Ruth	51,011
6	Robert	35,853	Elizabeth	41,710
7	Joseph	35,173	Dorothy	39,112
8	Frank	29,046	Marie	37,089
9	Edward	24,516	Florence	36,191
10	Thomas	21,785	Mildred	36,173
11	Henry	21,773	Alice	35,233
12	Walter	19,998	Ethel	34,868
13	Harry	17,905	Lillian	32,518
14	Willie	17,746	Gladys	30,285
15	Arthur	15,408	Edna	29,832
16	Albert	15,318	Frances	28,498
17	Clarence	13,573	Rose	28,107
18	Fred	13,075	Annie	27,747
19	Harold	12,795	Grace	26,927
20	Paul	12,636	Bertha	24,247
21	Raymond	11,651	Emma	24,177
22	Richard	10,679	Bessie	23,984
23	Roy	10,633	Clara	23,899
24	Joe	10,467	Hazel	23,801
25	Louis	10,373	Irene	23,656
26	Carl	9,865	Gertrude	23,607
27	Ralph	9,300	Louise	22,861
28	Earl	9,251	Catherine	22,007
29	Jack	9,222	Martha	21,750
30	Ernest	8,657	Mabel	21,624
31	David	8,626	Pearl	20,914
32	Samuel	8,149	Edith	20,883
33	Howard	8,016	Esther	20,026
34	Charlie	7,928	Minnie	19,714
35	Francis	7,021	Myrtle	19,691
36	Herbert	6,957	Ida	18,866
37	Lawrence	6,848	Josephine	18,786
38	Theodore	6,490	Evelyn	18,602
39	Alfred	6,356	Elsie	18,453
40	Andrew	6,281	Eva	18,357
41	Elmer	6,161	Thelma	18,266
42	Sam	6,161	Ruby	18,176
43	Eugene	5,909	Agnes	17,617
44	Leo	5,630	Sarah	17,343
45	Michael	5,226	Viola	16,559
46	Lee	5,158	Nellie	16,339
47	Herman	5,065	Beatrice	16,282
48	Anthony	5,042	Julia	16,107
49	Daniel	5,037	Laura	15,535
50	Leonard	5,022	Lillie	15,390
51	Floyd	4,968	Lucille	15,040
52	Donald	4,633	Ella	14,763
53	Kenneth	4,579	Virginia	14,541
54	Jesse	4,559	Mattie	13,838
55	Russell	4,551	Pauline	13,310
56	Clyde	4,524	Carrie	13,140
57	Oscar	4,517	Alma	13,092
58	Peter	4,376	Jessie	12,755
59	Lester	4,361	Mae	12,711
60	Leroy	4,300	Lena	12,703
61	Ray	4,257	Willie	12,357
62	Stanley	4,156	Katherine	12,105
63	Clifford	4,055	Blanche	11,730
64	Lewis	4,042	Hattie	11,716
65	Benjamin	4,010	Marion	11,713
66	Edwin	3,961	Lucy	11,020
67	Frederick	3,900	Stella	11,013
68	Chester	3,788	Mamie	10,618
69	Claude	3,704	Vera	10,457
70	Eddie	3,695	Cora	10,372
71	Cecil	3,610	Fannie	10,345
72	Lloyd	3,507	Eleanor	10,030
73	Jessie	3,378	Bernice	10,010
74	Martin	3,346	Jennie	9,988
75	Bernard	3,296	Ann	9,932
76	Tom	3,293	Leona	9,849
77	Will	3,246	Beulah	9,716
78	Norman	3,178	Lula	9,518
79	Edgar	3,154	Rosa	9,297
80	Harvey	3,104	Ada	9,121
81	Ben	3,028	Ellen	8,340
82	Homer	2,915	Kathryn	8,335
83	Luther	2,866	Maggie	8,289
84	Leon	2,859	Doris	8,254
85	Melvin	2,840	Dora	8,011
86	Philip	2,817	Betty	7,922
87	Johnnie	2,781	Marguerite	7,912
88	Jim	2,718	Violet	7,844
89	Milton	2,695	Lois	7,691
90	Everett	2,597	Daisy	7,687
91	Allen	2,558	Anne	7,615
92	Leslie	2,531	Sadie	7,460
93	Alvin	2,484	Susie	7,311
94	Victor	2,447	Nora	7,172
95	Marvin	2,324	Georgia	7,143
96	Stephen	2,247	Maude	7,142
97	Alexander	2,231	Marjorie	7,025
98	Jacob	2,191	Opal	6,791
99	Hugh	2,176	Hilda	6,783
100	Patrick	2,142	Velma	6,558
101	Virgil	2,134	Emily	6,423
102	Horace	2,125	Theresa	6,396
103	Glenn	2,123	Charlotte	6,193
104	Oliver	2,088	Inez	6,115
105	Morris	2,059	Olive	6,027
106	Vernon	2,054	Flora	6,014
107	Archie	2,048	Della	5,958
108	Julius	2,038	Lola	5,949
109	Gerald	2,014	Jean	5,933
110	Maurice	1,981	Effie	5,870
111	Sidney	1,981	Nancy	5,733
112	Marion	1,967	Nettie	5,680
113	Otis	1,966	Sylvia	5,559
114	Vincent	1,955	May	5,546
115	Guy	1,913	Lottie	5,482
116	Earnest	1,907	Alberta	5,474
117	Wilbur	1,839	Eunice	5,376
118	Gilbert	1,822	Sallie	5,306
119	Willard	1,821	Katie	5,304
120	Ed	1,814	Genevieve	5,292
121	Roosevelt	1,790	Estelle	5,256
122	Hubert	1,771	Lydia	5,242
123	Manuel	1,750	Loretta	5,151
124	Warren	1,748	Mable	5,148
125	Otto	1,746	Goldie	4,966
126	Alex	1,745	Eula	4,872
127	Ira	1,714	Rosie	4,828
128	Wesley	1,693	Lizzie	4,824
129	Curtis	1,683	Vivian	4,818
130	Wallace	1,654	Verna	4,752
131	Lonnie	1,645	Ollie	4,725
132	Gordon	1,642	Harriet	4,600
133	Isaac	1,637	Lucile	4,566
134	Jerry	1,636	Addie	4,563
135	Charley	1,633	Marian	4,532
136	Jose	1,629	Henrietta	4,514
137	Nathan	1,616	Jane	4,499
138	Max	1,566	Lela	4,473
139	Mack	1,562	Essie	4,467
140	Rufus	1,552	Caroline	4,276
141	Arnold	1,546	Ora	4,262
142	Irving	1,525	Iva	4,211
143	Percy	1,517	Sara	4,210
144	Bill	1,513	Maria	4,175
145	Dan	1,500	Madeline	4,079
146	Willis	1,468	Rebecca	4,051
147	Bennie	1,439	Wilma	4,012
148	Jimmie	1,373	Etta	4,003
149	Orville	1,365	Barbara	4,002
150	Sylvester	1,343	Rachel	3,974
151	Rudolph	1,339	Kathleen	3,923
152	Glen	1,337	Irma	3,909
153	Nicholas	1,334	Christine	3,901
154	Dewey	1,320	Geneva	3,861
155	Emil	1,319	Sophie	3,838
156	Roland	1,316	Juanita	3,837
157	Steve	1,307	Nina	3,743
158	Calvin	1,291	Naomi	3,700
159	Mike	1,281	Victoria	3,692
160	Johnie	1,276	Amelia	3,664
161	Bert	1,253	Erma	3,623
162	August	1,245	Mollie	3,475
163	Clifton	1,198	Susan	3,450
164	Franklin	1,196	Flossie	3,410
165	Matthew	1,190	Ola	3,410
166	Emmett	1,187	Nannie	3,391
167	Phillip	1,161	Norma	3,336
168	Wayne	1,158	Sally	3,295
169	Edmund	1,151	Olga	3,171
170	Abraham	1,145	Alta	3,091
171	Nathaniel	1,143	Estella	3,068
172	Marshall	1,135	Celia	2,971
173	Dave	1,133	Freda	2,932
174	Elbert	1,131	Isabel	2,926
175	Clinton	1,122	Amanda	2,923
176	Felix	1,108	Frieda	2,897
177	Alton	1,103	Luella	2,895
178	Ellis	1,100	Matilda	2,892
179	Nelson	1,064	Janie	2,853
180	Amos	1,062	Fern	2,813
181	Clayton	1,057	Cecelia	2,793
182	Aaron	1,050	Audrey	2,707
183	Perry	1,047	Winifred	2,689
184	Tony	1,020	Elva	2,677
185	Adam	1,019	Ina	2,667
186	Irvin	1,007	Adeline	2,646
187	Jake	989	Leola	2,615
188	Dennis	988	Hannah	2,605
189	Jerome	972	Geraldine	2,589
190	Mark	972	Amy	2,576
191	Cornelius	956	Allie	2,574
192	Ollie	952	Miriam	2,566
193	Douglas	951	Isabelle	2,514
194	Pete	949	Bonnie	2,497
195	Ted	942	Virgie	2,466
196	Adolph	941	Sophia	2,461
197	Roger	928	Cleo	2,441
198	Jay	926	Jeanette	2,438
199	Roscoe	916	Nell	2,436
200	Juan	912	Eliza	2,397
	Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2013. See the limitations of this data source.