Popular Baby Names

Based on US Social Security Administration data

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Top Names in 1905

Rising Stars

Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1904

Armand Boy 449 Harland Boy 379 Hilton Boy 341 Verona Girl 318 Napoleon Boy 294 Lenard Boy 248 Gabriel Boy 241 Bobbie Girl 233 Norbert Boy 225 Turner Boy 220

Top Boy Names

#	Name	Babies
1	John	8,059
2	William	6,495
3	James	6,042
4	George	4,256
5	Charles	3,608
6	Robert	3,410
7	Joseph	3,302
8	Frank	2,837
9	Edward	2,366
10	Thomas	2,135
11	Henry	2,126
12	Walter	1,902
13	Willie	1,782
14	Harry	1,619
15	Albert	1,532
16	Arthur	1,505
17	Clarence	1,377
18	Fred	1,284
19	Paul	1,262
20	Harold	1,258

Top Girl Names

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	16,067
2	Helen	6,811
3	Margaret	5,690
4	Anna	5,424
5	Ruth	5,068
6	Elizabeth	4,121
7	Dorothy	3,937
8	Mildred	3,758
9	Marie	3,643
10	Alice	3,610
11	Florence	3,478
12	Ethel	3,401
13	Lillian	3,185
14	Gladys	2,996
15	Edna	2,953
16	Frances	2,887
17	Annie	2,793
18	Rose	2,724
19	Grace	2,630
20	Bessie	2,446

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