1900s
Top Names of the 1900s
The 1900s - Edwardian Era
Ranked by total babies named during 1900-1909
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Mary
Peak: 1909
161,504
Best: #1
2
Helen
Peak: 1909
69,428
Best: #2
3
Margaret
Peak: 1909
57,919
Best: #3
4
Anna
Peak: 1900
54,918
Best: #3
5
Ruth
Peak: 1909
51,010
Best: #4
6
Elizabeth
Peak: 1909
41,708
Best: #6
7
Dorothy
Peak: 1909
39,112
Best: #5
8
Marie
Peak: 1909
37,091
Best: #7
9
Florence
Peak: 1900
36,191
Best: #7
10
Mildred
Peak: 1909
36,173
Best: #8
11
Alice
Peak: 1908
35,232
Best: #8
12
Ethel
Peak: 1900
34,868
Best: #8
13
Lillian
Peak: 1908
32,519
Best: #10
14
Gladys
Peak: 1908
30,285
Best: #11
15
Edna
Peak: 1909
29,832
Best: #12
16
Frances
Peak: 1909
28,499
Best: #12
17
Rose
Peak: 1908
28,106
Best: #16
18
Annie
Peak: 1900
27,748
Best: #11
19
Grace
Peak: 1900
26,927
Best: #15
20
Bertha
Peak: 1900
24,247
Best: #16
21
Emma
Peak: 1900
24,176
Best: #13
22
Bessie
Peak: 1900
23,984
Best: #15
23
Clara
Peak: 1900
23,899
Best: #18
24
Hazel
Peak: 1909
23,802
Best: #23
25
Irene
Peak: 1909
23,656
Best: #20
26
Gertrude
Peak: 1909
23,607
Best: #22
27
Louise
Peak: 1909
22,862
Best: #18
28
Catherine
Peak: 1909
22,007
Best: #22
29
Martha
Peak: 1909
21,750
Best: #28
30
Mabel
Peak: 1900
21,625
Best: #23
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
John
Peak: 1900
84,590
Best: #1
2
William
Peak: 1900
69,320
Best: #2
3
James
Peak: 1909
62,170
Best: #3
4
George
Peak: 1900
43,589
Best: #4
5
Charles
Peak: 1900
36,184
Best: #5
6
Robert
Peak: 1909
35,849
Best: #5
7
Joseph
Peak: 1909
35,173
Best: #6
8
Frank
Peak: 1900
29,046
Best: #8
9
Edward
Peak: 1909
24,516
Best: #9
10
Thomas
Peak: 1900
21,783
Best: #10
11
Henry
Peak: 1900
21,772
Best: #10
12
Walter
Peak: 1900
19,997
Best: #12
13
Harry
Peak: 1900
17,906
Best: #13
14
Willie
Peak: 1909
17,746
Best: #13
15
Arthur
Peak: 1900
15,409
Best: #14
16
Albert
Peak: 1909
15,318
Best: #15
17
Clarence
Peak: 1909
13,573
Best: #17
18
Fred
Peak: 1900
13,076
Best: #17
19
Harold
Peak: 1909
12,795
Best: #16
20
Paul
Peak: 1909
12,636
Best: #17
21
Raymond
Peak: 1909
11,650
Best: #20
22
Richard
Peak: 1909
10,675
Best: #21
23
Roy
Peak: 1900
10,632
Best: #20
24
Joe
Peak: 1909
10,466
Best: #22
25
Louis
Peak: 1908
10,372
Best: #22
26
Carl
Peak: 1909
9,865
Best: #23
27
Ralph
Peak: 1908
9,298
Best: #25
28
Earl
Peak: 1900
9,251
Best: #23
29
Jack
Peak: 1909
9,222
Best: #26
30
Ernest
Peak: 1900
8,657
Best: #28
About 1900s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1900s (1900-1909), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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