Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1900
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
John
|
9,828 |
| 2 |
William
|
8,579 |
| 3 |
James
|
7,245 |
| 4 |
George
|
5,403 |
| 5 |
Charles
|
4,098 |
| 6 |
Robert
|
3,821 |
| 7 |
Joseph
|
3,714 |
| 8 |
Frank
|
3,477 |
| 9 |
Edward
|
2,720 |
| 10 |
Henry
|
2,606 |
| 11 |
Thomas
|
2,556 |
| 12 |
Walter
|
2,298 |
| 13 |
Harry
|
2,272 |
| 14 |
Willie
|
2,113 |
| 15 |
Arthur
|
1,853 |
| 16 |
Albert
|
1,741 |
| 17 |
Fred
|
1,646 |
| 18 |
Clarence
|
1,483 |
| 19 |
Paul
|
1,288 |
| 20 |
Harold
|
1,245 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Mary
|
16,705 |
| 2 |
Helen
|
6,342 |
| 3 |
Anna
|
6,114 |
| 4 |
Margaret
|
5,304 |
| 5 |
Ruth
|
4,765 |
| 6 |
Elizabeth
|
4,096 |
| 7 |
Florence
|
3,920 |
| 8 |
Ethel
|
3,896 |
| 9 |
Marie
|
3,856 |
| 10 |
Lillian
|
3,414 |
| 11 |
Annie
|
3,324 |
| 12 |
Edna
|
3,102 |
| 13 |
Emma
|
3,095 |
| 14 |
Alice
|
3,059 |
| 15 |
Bessie
|
3,044 |
| 16 |
Bertha
|
3,019 |
| 17 |
Grace
|
2,942 |
| 18 |
Rose
|
2,844 |
| 19 |
Clara
|
2,826 |
| 20 |
Mildred
|
2,800 |