The most popular baby names of 1897

In 1897 the most given names were John (7,550 boys) and Mary (13,413 girls); SSA’s file counts 346,957 babies under 3,028 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1897 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1897

Girls: top 25 of 1897
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1896
1	1 Mary	13,413	57.3	#1
2	2 Anna	5,429	23.2	#2
3	3 Helen	4,519	19.3	#3
4	4 Margaret	4,146	17.7	#4
5	5 Ruth	3,878	16.6	#5
6	6 Elizabeth	3,442	14.7	#7
7	7 Florence	3,369	14.4	#8
8	8 Ethel	3,182	13.6	#6
9	9 Marie	3,078	13.1	#9
10	10 Emma	2,698	11.5	#10
11	11 Lillian	2,683	11.5	#11
12	12 Edna	2,567	11.0	#13
13	13 Bertha	2,502	10.7	#15
14	14 Grace	2,458	10.5	#17
15	15 Clara	2,454	10.5	#14
16	16 Alice	2,431	10.4	#12
17	17 Bessie	2,407	10.3	#18
18	18 Hazel	2,339	10.0	#22
19	19 Rose	2,316	9.9	#20
20	20 Annie	2,307	9.8	#19
21	21 Minnie	2,284	9.8	#16
22	22 Mabel	2,222	9.5	#21
23	23 Gertrude	2,135	9.1	#23
24	24 Ida	2,108	9.0	#24
25	25 Pearl	2,076	8.9	#25

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Martha	1,990
27	Frances	1,975
28	Esther	1,911
29	Myrtle	1,833
30	Edith	1,823
31	Elsie	1,763
32	Gladys	1,737
33	Mildred	1,723
34	Sarah	1,713
35	Eva	1,709
36	Ella	1,708
37	Nellie	1,693
38	Irene	1,587
39	Laura	1,585
40	Agnes	1,579
41	Louise	1,563
42	Catherine	1,511
43	Dorothy	1,472
44	Lillie	1,401
45	Julia	1,380
46	Carrie	1,365
47	Josephine	1,267
48	Hattie	1,251
49	Cora	1,246
50	Lena	1,239
51	Alma	1,213
52	Jessie	1,191
53	Mattie	1,181
54	Mae	1,144
55	Blanche	1,092
56	Jennie	1,074
57	Ruby	1,025
58	Viola	1,017
59	Mamie	1,006
60	Marion	994
61	Lucy	984
62	Maude	984
63	Lula	971
64	Stella	966
65	Katherine	962
66	Ada	956
67	Fannie	956
68	Beatrice	942
69	Dora	862
70	Willie	818
71	Nora	812
72	Pauline	777
73	Vera	776
74	Rosa	770
75	Maggie	760
76	Sadie	757
77	Ellen	733
78	Marguerite	728
79	Effie	698
80	Evelyn	690
81	Beulah	688
82	Lucille	648
83	Lydia	642
84	Virginia	638
85	Susie	626
86	Daisy	624
87	Della	624
88	Emily	619
89	Leona	619
90	Nettie	614
91	May	595
92	Olive	583
93	Kathryn	570
94	Hilda	561
95	Eleanor	559
96	Nancy	553
97	Ann	545
98	Sallie	545
99	Lizzie	543
100	Theresa	533

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Georgia	529
102	Lottie	523
103	Bernice	519
104	Charlotte	492
105	Katie	492
106	Flora	488
107	Lola	487
108	Anne	479
109	Etta	467
110	Addie	461
111	Lois	457
112	Caroline	456
113	Ollie	455
114	Iva	454
115	Estelle	439
116	Lela	438
117	Thelma	419
118	Henrietta	416
119	Violet	411
120	Marjorie	410
121	Amelia	408
122	Ora	408
123	Loretta	406
124	Goldie	400
125	Jane	396
126	Inez	391
127	Eunice	387
128	Harriet	383
129	Rebecca	376
130	Genevieve	371
131	Mable	371
132	Betty	367
133	Olga	364
134	Eula	359
135	Sylvia	357
136	Amanda	354
137	Sara	353
138	Verna	350
139	Doris	349
140	Susan	341
141	Rosie	339
142	Nina	336
143	Mollie	333
144	Nannie	333
145	Essie	329
146	Matilda	326
147	Estella	317
148	Amy	315
149	Marian	309
150	Irma	308
151	Sophie	308
152	Maria	304
153	Barbara	299
154	Rachel	297
155	Alta	295
156	Alberta	294
157	Madeline	290
158	Hannah	288
159	Christine	281
160	Velma	280
161	Freda	279
162	Flossie	278
163	Frieda	278
164	Sophia	278
165	Maud	270
166	Lucile	269
167	Kate	267
168	Ola	266
169	Allie	265
170	Ina	262
171	Celia	260
172	Jean	258
173	Kathleen	250
174	Janie	247
175	Eliza	244
176	Naomi	241
177	Vivian	241
178	Fern	237
179	Augusta	236
180	Victoria	234
181	Callie	231
182	Opal	230
183	Winifred	217
184	Isabelle	215
185	Erma	213
186	Belle	212
187	Cecelia	212
188	Isabel	210
189	Josie	209
190	Nell	209
191	Mayme	207
192	Luella	206
193	Sally	206
194	Millie	204
195	Norma	200
196	Lulu	199
197	Tillie	199
198	Elva	198
199	Virgie	194
200	Rena	193
201	Miriam	188
202	Adele	187
203	Delia	186
204	Geneva	183
205	Selma	183
206	Dollie	176
207	Lila	176
208	Regina	176
209	Bertie	175
210	Juanita	175
211	Adeline	172
212	Lora	169
213	Gussie	166
214	Cecilia	160
215	Teresa	159
216	Jeanette	158
217	Leila	157
218	Elma	156
219	Veronica	155
220	Winnie	155
221	Hallie	152
222	Lelia	152
223	Muriel	152
224	Birdie	151
225	Faye	148
226	Leah	147
227	Carolyn	145
228	Katharine	145
229	Sue	145
230	Anita	144
231	Jeannette	144
232	Roxie	144
233	Adelaide	142
234	Bonnie	142
235	Cornelia	141
236	Fay	141
237	Hester	140
238	Letha	140
239	Bettie	138
240	Cecil	138
241	Maudie	138
242	Myra	138
243	Bess	137
244	Lenora	133
245	Cleo	131
246	Helena	131
247	Olivia	131
248	Wilma	131
249	Hulda	130
250	Roberta	130
251	Elsa	128
252	Zella	128
253	Rhoda	127
254	Madge	125
255	Neva	124
256	Johanna	123
257	Cecile	121
258	Leola	121
259	Christina	120
260	Ila	119
261	Harriett	118
262	Hettie	118
263	Lorena	117
264	Rita	117
265	Gracie	116
266	Francis	115
267	Lou	114
268	Margie	114
269	Lily	113
270	Dessie	112
271	Louisa	109
272	Meta	109
273	Helene	108
274	Mathilda	108
275	Claire	105
276	Pearlie	105
277	Zelma	104
278	Elvira	103
279	Janet	103
280	Ophelia	103
281	Rosalie	102
282	Lessie	101
283	Catharine	100
284	Audrey	99
285	Lettie	99
286	Alvina	98
287	Edythe	98
288	Gertie	98
289	Linnie	98
290	Abbie	97
291	Antoinette	97
292	Erna	97
293	Lee	97
294	Nelle	97
295	Corinne	96
296	Eugenia	96
297	Lucinda	96
298	Angela	95
299	Dovie	95
300	Mina	92
301	Vesta	92
302	Annette	91
303	Dorothea	91
304	Johnnie	91
305	June	91
306	Mittie	91
307	Oma	90
308	Angeline	89
309	Ivy	89
310	Jewel	87
311	Jewell	87
312	Elnora	86
313	Geraldine	86
314	Isabella	86
315	Lilly	86
316	Claudia	85
317	Artie	84
318	Lida	83
319	Wanda	83
320	Angelina	82
321	Constance	82
322	Golda	82
323	Lona	82
324	Lura	82
325	Reba	82
326	Cassie	81
327	Linda	81
328	Cynthia	80
329	Nona	80
330	Wilhelmina	79
331	Zula	79
332	Ernestine	78
333	Fanny	78
334	Leta	78
335	Emilie	77
336	Marcella	77
337	Louella	76
338	Orpha	76
339	Alpha	75
340	Georgie	75
341	Minerva	74
342	Nola	74
343	Priscilla	73
344	Era	72
345	Evie	72
346	Phoebe	72
347	Vida	72
348	Cordelia	71
349	Leota	71
350	Ona	71
351	Merle	70
352	Rosetta	70
353	Vada	70
354	Blanch	68
355	Eloise	68
356	Jannie	67
357	Jeanne	67
358	Lenore	67
359	Phyllis	67
360	Rae	67
361	Zora	67
362	Clarice	66
363	Malinda	66
364	Myrtie	66
365	Polly	66
366	Ione	65
367	Isabell	64
368	Lorene	64
369	Odessa	63
370	Pansy	63
371	Dolly	62
372	Leora	61
373	Shirley	61
374	Frankie	60
375	Tessie	60
376	Eileen	59
377	Mazie	59
378	Mona	59
379	Hortense	58
380	Jimmie	58
381	Willa	58
382	Adah	57
383	Aline	57
384	Elisabeth	57
385	Iona	57
386	Clyde	56
387	Floy	56
388	Iris	56
389	Lauretta	56
390	Lorraine	56
391	Maybelle	56
392	Verda	56
393	Corine	55
394	Rosella	55
395	Angie	54
396	Vina	54
397	Carmen	53
398	Donna	53
399	Evangeline	53
400	Iola	53
401	Lina	53
402	Lyda	53
403	Pearle	53
404	Rhea	53
405	Yvonne	53
406	Berta	52
407	Eddie	52
408	Alva	51
409	Ester	51
410	Glenna	51
411	Leone	51
412	Tina	51
413	Zola	51
414	Agatha	50
415	Chloe	50
416	Elise	50
417	Joanna	50
418	Molly	50
419	Patricia	49
420	Clare	48
421	Connie	48
422	Dolores	48
423	Mabelle	48
424	Vernie	48
425	Adelia	47
426	Bridget	47
427	Hilma	47
428	Lovie	47
429	Octavia	47
430	Peggy	47
431	Queen	47
432	Dona	46
433	John	46
434	Lilla	46
435	Sudie	46
436	Tennie	46
437	Vinnie	46
438	Paula	45
439	Tressie	45
440	Aileen	44
441	Aurelia	44
442	Bell	44
443	Bella	44
444	Ellie	44
445	Mallie	44
446	Ray	44
447	Una	44
448	Veda	44
449	Albina	43
450	Charity	43
451	Julie	43
452	Madeleine	43
453	Ava	42
454	Avis	42
455	Carol	42
456	Minna	42
457	Pinkie	42
458	Bernadette	41
459	Esta	41
460	Idella	41
461	Leatha	41
462	Dena	40
463	Donnie	40
464	Georgiana	40
465	Imogene	40
466	Ettie	39
467	Harriette	39
468	Melvina	38
469	Wilda	38
470	Beryl	37
471	Ethyl	37
472	Ferne	37
473	Judith	37
474	Ludie	37
475	Margery	37
476	Sybil	37
477	Alda	36
478	Almeda	36
479	Celeste	36
480	Clementine	36
481	Inga	36
482	Lucia	36
483	Luna	36
484	Mandy	36
485	Melba	36
486	Philomena	36
487	Reva	36
488	Savannah	36
489	Susanna	36
490	Viva	36
491	Antonia	35
492	Garnet	35
493	Ira	35
494	Lue	35
495	Melissa	35
496	Zoe	35
497	Cordie	34
498	Dixie	34
499	Elda	34
500	Elinor	34
501	Lavina	34
502	Leslie	34
503	Marietta	34
504	Monica	34
505	Rilla	34
506	Robbie	34
507	Rowena	34
508	Vallie	34
509	Arline	33
510	Celestine	33
511	Delphia	33
512	Eda	33
513	Eleanora	33
514	Eleanore	33
515	Icie	33
516	Joan	33
517	Lelah	33
518	Leonora	33
519	Nan	33
520	Yetta	33
521	Anastasia	32
522	Carmela	32
523	Easter	32
524	Gail	32
525	Margarita	32
526	Ocie	32
527	Tommie	32
528	Ursula	32
529	William	32
530	Elenora	31
531	Eulalia	31
532	Lennie	31
533	Lucie	31
534	Myrtis	31
535	Natalie	31
536	Onie	31
537	Alida	30
538	Altha	30
539	Amie	30
540	Clemmie	30
541	Elaine	30
542	Hanna	30
543	James	30
544	Jettie	30
545	Joy	30
546	Kittie	30
547	Kitty	30
548	Lucretia	30
549	Margret	30
550	Pattie	30
551	Reta	30
552	Sadye	30
553	Tena	30
554	Adela	29
555	Althea	29
556	Annetta	29
557	Elmira	29
558	Florida	29
559	Hope	29
560	Kattie	29
561	Loraine	29
562	Magdalena	29
563	Rosemary	29
564	Signe	29
565	Vena	29
566	Zada	29
567	Albertha	28
568	Annabelle	28
569	Arlene	28
570	Belva	28
571	Billie	28
572	Emilia	28
573	Emmie	28
574	Freida	28
575	Hedwig	28
576	Lenna	28
577	Libbie	28
578	Magnolia	28
579	Retta	28
580	Rosalia	28
581	Theo	28
582	Vergie	28
583	Zona	28
584	Beth	27
585	Etha	27
586	Francisca	27
587	Gwendolyn	27
588	Hildur	27
589	Joyce	27
590	Magdalene	27
591	Maurine	27
592	Tressa	27
593	Zelda	27
594	Annis	26
595	Berniece	26
596	Camille	26
597	Corrie	26
598	Ethelyn	26
599	Evalyn	26
600	George	26
601	Gretchen	26
602	Guadalupe	26
603	Lavinia	26
604	Lilian	26
605	Lonnie	26
606	Madie	26
607	Magdalen	26
608	Marcia	26
609	Mariah	26
610	Maxine	26
611	Maye	26
612	Neta	26
613	Oda	26
614	Therese	26
615	Adella	25
616	Aletha	25
617	Audie	25
618	Bennie	25
619	Corrine	25
620	Faith	25
621	Georgianna	25
622	Liza	25
623	Luvenia	25
624	Marvel	25
625	Valeria	25
626	Zetta	25
627	Albertine	24
628	Alfreda	24
629	Amalia	24
630	Arvilla	24
631	Claudie	24
632	Elvie	24
633	Hassie	24
634	Joe	24
635	Laverne	24
636	Lonie	24
637	Lorna	24
638	Myrle	24
639	Norine	24
640	Petra	24
641	Ramona	24
642	Rosalind	24
643	Winnifred	24
644	Almira	23
645	Berenice	23
646	Charlie	23
647	Deborah	23
648	Dottie	23
649	Florine	23
650	Greta	23
651	Jenny	23
652	Kathrine	23
653	Letitia	23
654	Macie	23
655	Mertie	23
656	Pollie	23
657	Retha	23
658	Rosina	23
659	Rubie	23
660	Alyce	22
661	Beaulah	22
662	Camilla	22
663	Clarissa	22
664	Ebba	22
665	Emelia	22
666	Estell	22
667	Fairy	22
668	Hertha	22
669	Ima	22
670	Mathilde	22
671	Meda	22
672	Norah	22
673	Patsy	22
674	Ruthie	22
675	Selina	22
676	Serena	22
677	Sibyl	22
678	Sidney	22
679	Tilda	22
680	Winona	22
681	Adelina	21
682	Enid	21
683	Fae	21
684	Golden	21
685	Hazle	21
686	Helga	21
687	Hildegarde	21
688	Katheryn	21
689	Leda	21
690	Liddie	21
691	Maybell	21
692	Myrtice	21
693	Nevada	21
694	Nita	21
695	Novella	21
696	Rosalee	21
697	Sigrid	21
698	Verdie	21
699	Adell	20
700	Ara	20
701	Bernadine	20
702	Charles	20
703	Elvina	20
704	Flo	20
705	Josefa	20
706	Joseph	20
707	Louvenia	20
708	Madelyn	20
709	Metta	20
710	Odie	20
711	Rubye	20
712	Stephanie	20
713	Theodora	20
714	Veva	20
715	Adaline	19
716	Allene	19
717	Besse	19
718	Consuelo	19
719	Coral	19
720	Dorcas	19
721	Edyth	19
722	Elfrieda	19
723	Eura	19
724	Eve	19
725	Glennie	19
726	Gusta	19
727	Hildred	19
728	Isa	19
729	Johnie	19
730	Juliet	19
731	Margarette	19
732	Millicent	19
733	Ova	19
734	Roma	19
735	Aimee	18
736	Arie	18
737	Arizona	18
738	Aurore	18
739	Bethel	18
740	Bulah	18
741	Cathryn	18
742	Crystal	18
743	Daphne	18
744	Delphine	18
745	Diana	18
746	Elena	18
747	Elizebeth	18
748	Elna	18
749	Erie	18
750	Eugenie	18
751	Izora	18
752	Mellie	18
753	Nonie	18
754	Nova	18
755	Ottilie	18
756	Phebe	18
757	Rachael	18
758	Ressie	18
759	Robert	18
760	Rosanna	18
761	Arrie	17
762	Bobbie	17
763	Carolina	17
764	Christie	17
765	Cleora	17
766	Concetta	17
767	Dulcie	17
768	Eldora	17
769	Elisa	17
770	Exie	17
771	Felicia	17
772	Frank	17
773	Idell	17
774	Loretto	17
775	Louie	17
776	Madaline	17
777	Mahala	17
778	Malissa	17
779	Marjory	17
780	Mercedes	17
781	Mettie	17
782	Montie	17
783	Nella	17
784	Rosia	17
785	Walter	17
786	Adda	16
787	Adrienne	16
788	Aida	16
789	Alene	16
790	Annabel	16
791	Ardella	16
792	Aurora	16
793	Birtha	16
794	Celina	16
795	Claude	16
796	Dagmar	16
797	Delilah	16
798	Delma	16
799	Docia	16
800	Edwina	16
801	Elta	16
802	Elvera	16
803	Emeline	16
804	Fleta	16
805	Freddie	16
806	Gaynell	16
807	Hellen	16
808	Henriette	16
809	Huldah	16
810	India	16
811	Jo	16
812	Lala	16
813	Lelar	16
814	Manuela	16
815	Maxie	16
816	Melva	16
817	Olevia	16
818	Pennie	16
819	Selena	16
820	Sula	16
821	Thomas	16
822	Treva	16
823	Trudie	16
824	Valerie	16
825	Zena	16
826	Abigail	15
827	Adelle	15
828	Alvena	15
829	Amber	15
830	Annabell	15
831	Audra	15
832	Clora	15
833	Corene	15
834	Delpha	15
835	Dicie	15
836	Drucilla	15
837	Eulah	15
838	Forest	15
839	Georgina	15
840	Henry	15
841	Izetta	15
842	Juana	15
843	Juliette	15
844	Kathryne	15
845	Katy	15
846	Kay	15
847	Lassie	15
848	Lavada	15
849	Lea	15
850	Lera	15
851	Lota	15
852	Malvina	15
853	Manda	15
854	Margaretta	15
855	Melinda	15
856	Minta	15
857	Nadine	15
858	Odile	15
859	Omie	15
860	Osie	15
861	Ottie	15
862	Queenie	15
863	Rella	15
864	Sophronia	15
865	Tempie	15
866	Thora	15
867	Alicia	14
868	Angelita	14
869	Arlie	14
870	Beula	14
871	Clarinda	14
872	Dessa	14
873	Dorris	14
874	Doshia	14
875	Evelina	14
876	Fred	14
877	Goldia	14
878	Hazelle	14
879	Hildegard	14
880	Honora	14
881	Icy	14
882	Laurette	14
883	Matie	14
884	Mignon	14
885	Missouri	14
886	Myrl	14
887	Myrna	14
888	Odelia	14
889	Otelia	14
890	Sabina	14
891	Salome	14
892	Sina	14
893	Venus	14
894	Vertie	14
895	Altie	13
896	Antonette	13
897	Aura	13
898	Beda	13
899	Berdie	13
900	Cathrine	13
901	Christena	13
902	Coletta	13
903	Cordia	13
904	Dewey	13
905	Dinah	13
906	Emmer	13
907	Evalena	13
908	Filomena	13
909	Gay	13
910	Hermina	13
911	Hessie	13
912	Ivah	13
913	Ivory	13
914	Janette	13
915	Kizzie	13
916	Littie	13
917	Loma	13
918	Lupe	13
919	Mammie	13
920	Marilla	13
921	Martina	13
922	Nolia	13
923	Ottilia	13
924	Paulina	13
925	Rosena	13
926	Samantha	13
927	Sena	13
928	Theresia	13
929	Vella	13
930	Zettie	13
931	Alverta	12
932	Attie	12
933	Azzie	12
934	Carl	12
935	Carlotta	12
936	Carmella	12
937	Donie	12
938	Dortha	12
939	Doshie	12
940	Dove	12
941	Elia	12
942	Eugene	12
943	Exa	12
944	Freeda	12
945	Garnett	12
946	Genie	12
947	Gertha	12
948	Hermine	12
949	Imo	12
950	Ines	12
951	Jonnie	12
952	Jossie	12
953	Judy	12
954	Justine	12
955	Leo	12
956	Leontine	12
957	Leva	12
958	Lilah	12
959	Luisa	12
960	Lular	12
961	Lutie	12
962	Lyla	12
963	Macy	12
964	Margarett	12
965	Maymie	12
966	Milda	12
967	Missie	12
968	Monnie	12
969	Opha	12
970	Prudence	12
971	Ragna	12
972	Rossie	12
973	Sammie	12
974	Silvia	12
975	Sister	12
976	Suzanne	12
977	Velva	12
978	Vicie	12
979	Vira	12
980	Zela	12
981	Zeta	12
982	Adline	11
983	Andrea	11
984	Ardelia	11
985	Arminta	11
986	Augustine	11
987	Biddie	11
988	Buena	11
989	Byrdie	11
990	Calla	11
991	Cara	11
992	Carmelita	11
993	Delcie	11
994	Delila	11
995	Earl	11
996	Edmonia	11
997	Etna	11
998	Eudora	11
999	Euna	11
1000	Florance	11

Boys: top 25 of 1897
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1896
1	1 John	7,550	67.0	#1
2	2 William	7,198	63.8	#2
3	3 James	5,113	45.4	#3
4	4 George	4,078	36.2	#4
5	5 Charles	3,341	29.6	#5
6	6 Joseph	2,827	25.1	#6
7	7 Frank	2,726	24.2	#7
8	8 Robert	2,701	23.9	#8
9	9 Edward	2,121	18.8	#9
10	10 Henry	1,994	17.7	#10
11	11 Thomas	1,980	17.6	#12
12	12 Walter	1,895	16.8	#13
13	13 Harry	1,879	16.7	#11
14	14 Arthur	1,647	14.6	#14
15	15 Albert	1,377	12.2	#15
16	16 Fred	1,301	11.5	#16
17	17 Clarence	1,201	10.7	#17
18	18 Willie	1,151	10.2	#18
19	19 Roy	999	8.9	#19
20	20 Paul	923	8.2	#20
21	21 Harold	860	7.6	#23
22	22 Raymond	837	7.4	#24
23	23 Louis	831	7.4	#22
24	24 Earl	829	7.3	#21
25	25 Carl	828	7.3	#25

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Joe	798
27	Ernest	785
28	Samuel	759
29	David	730
30	Charlie	714
31	Richard	702
32	Ralph	697
33	Howard	634
34	Elmer	587
35	Herbert	565
36	Andrew	555
37	Oscar	543
38	Jesse	529
39	Daniel	520
40	Alfred	513
41	Lawrence	505
42	Jack	497
43	Francis	496
44	Will	491
45	Sam	478
46	Leo	462
47	Lee	453
48	Floyd	451
49	Eugene	447
50	Herman	412
51	Peter	397
52	Ray	397
53	Edwin	380
54	Benjamin	378
55	Lewis	378
56	Frederick	369
57	Michael	368
58	Clyde	359
59	Claude	345
60	Martin	312
61	Leonard	310
62	Lester	310
63	Tom	298
64	Russell	295
65	Ben	291
66	Leroy	291
67	Chester	290
68	Clifford	285
69	Edgar	278
70	Homer	278
71	Luther	271
72	Harvey	268
73	Eddie	263
74	Lloyd	258
75	Jim	252
76	Anthony	249
77	Stanley	240
78	Bernard	234
79	Jessie	234
80	Otto	234
81	Leon	229
82	Allen	226
83	Leslie	222
84	Cecil	216
85	Theodore	215
86	Hugh	213
87	Patrick	210
88	Jacob	204
89	Philip	200
90	Ed	198
91	Norman	197
92	Donald	195
93	Guy	195
94	Stephen	194
95	Archie	190
96	Victor	190
97	Alvin	186
98	Percy	183
99	Ira	180
100	Everett	179

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Isaac	175
102	Oliver	174
103	Alexander	172
104	Glenn	171
105	Kenneth	164
106	Milton	161
107	Horace	160
108	Julius	159
109	Mack	159
110	Virgil	159
111	Dewey	158
112	Charley	156
113	Marion	153
114	Vernon	152
115	Sidney	149
116	Earnest	148
117	Bert	143
118	Willard	143
119	Nathan	139
120	August	137
121	Warren	137
122	Marvin	134
123	Otis	133
124	Morris	132
125	Willis	132
126	Emil	131
127	Wallace	131
128	Alex	130
129	Melvin	128
130	Johnnie	125
131	Rufus	124
132	Hubert	123
133	Max	122
134	Dave	121
135	Gilbert	121
136	Wesley	121
137	Emmett	118
138	Jerry	118
139	Maurice	117
140	Dan	115
141	Mckinley	115
142	Lonnie	114
143	Vincent	112
144	Sylvester	111
145	Wilbur	111
146	Jess	110
147	Rudolph	109
148	Hobart	105
149	Mark	104
150	Nelson	104
151	Arnold	103
152	Calvin	103
153	Perry	103
154	Curtis	102
155	Jake	102
156	Matthew	100
157	Ellis	98
158	Irving	98
159	Bryan	97
160	Felix	97
161	Bennie	96
162	Dennis	96
163	Edmund	96
164	Elbert	95
165	Amos	94
166	Gerald	93
167	Adolph	92
168	Mike	92
169	Ollie	92
170	Roland	92
171	Cornelius	91
172	Clinton	90
173	Gordon	89
174	Gus	89
175	Adam	88
176	Glen	88
177	Aaron	87
178	Nicholas	87
179	Manuel	86
180	Jose	85
181	Alonzo	84
182	Bill	84
183	Claud	84
184	Jasper	83
185	Orville	83
186	Harley	82
187	Jay	82
188	Marshall	82
189	Phillip	82
190	Reuben	82
191	Forrest	81
192	Simon	79
193	Steve	79
194	Clifton	78
195	Pete	76
196	Clayton	75
197	Irvin	75
198	Roscoe	74
199	Grant	72
200	Johnie	71
201	Ivan	70
202	Moses	70
203	Owen	70
204	Alva	69
205	Harrison	69
206	Laurence	69
207	Dock	68
208	Franklin	68
209	Elijah	65
210	Fredrick	65
211	Mary	63
212	Abraham	62
213	Ross	62
214	Loyd	61
215	Sherman	61
216	Hobert	60
217	Jerome	60
218	Jeff	59
219	Leland	59
220	Levi	59
221	Wiley	59
222	Abe	58
223	Barney	58
224	Bruce	58
225	Carroll	58
226	Clark	58
227	Douglas	58
228	Monroe	58
229	Noah	58
230	Roger	58
231	Timothy	58
232	Christopher	57
233	Karl	57
234	Grover	56
235	Ervin	55
236	Austin	54
237	Tony	54
238	Bob	53
239	Juan	53
240	Julian	53
241	Silas	53
242	Wade	53
243	Wayne	51
244	Andy	50
245	Byron	50
246	Forest	50
247	Jennings	50
248	Mathew	50
249	Don	49
250	Elwood	49
251	Jimmie	49
252	Louie	49
253	Asa	47
254	Augustus	47
255	Edd	47
256	Edmond	47
257	Millard	47
258	Anderson	46
259	Aubrey	46
260	Erwin	46
261	Wilfred	46
262	Emery	45
263	Hiram	44
264	Luke	44
265	Miles	44
266	Ora	44
267	Pearl	44
268	Riley	44
269	Scott	44
270	Solomon	44
271	Wilson	44
272	Anton	43
273	Bud	43
274	Ezra	43
275	Mose	43
276	Nathaniel	43
277	Neal	43
278	Tommie	43
279	Delbert	42
280	Jackson	42
281	Myron	42
282	Ruben	42
283	Clement	41
284	Murray	41
285	Dean	40
286	Ike	40
287	Wilbert	40
288	Christian	39
289	Cleveland	39
290	Dale	39
291	Eli	39
292	Emory	39
293	Lyle	39
294	Major	39
295	Mitchell	39
296	Nick	39
297	Marcus	38
298	Van	38
299	Ambrose	37
300	Boyd	37
301	Earle	37
302	Emanuel	37
303	Foster	37
304	Lucius	37
305	Preston	37
306	Cyril	36
307	Dallas	36
308	Fletcher	36
309	Grady	36
310	Loren	36
311	Chris	35
312	Garrett	35
313	Gustave	35
314	Lyman	35
315	Newton	35
316	Alton	34
317	Columbus	34
318	Merle	34
319	Ronald	34
320	Walker	34
321	Antonio	33
322	Basil	33
323	Early	33
324	Irwin	33
325	Larry	33
326	Lon	33
327	Herschel	32
328	King	32
329	Pat	32
330	Taylor	32
331	Conrad	31
332	Cyrus	31
333	Jeremiah	31
334	Joel	31
335	Johnny	31
336	Lorenzo	31
337	Rex	31
338	Troy	31
339	Allan	30
340	Dewitt	30
341	Eric	30
342	Freddie	30
343	Freeman	30
344	Lemuel	30
345	Malcolm	30
346	Abner	29
347	Frederic	29
348	Joshua	29
349	Morgan	29
350	Ned	29
351	Randolph	29
352	Verne	29
353	Carlos	28
354	Carlton	28
355	Clem	28
356	Ellsworth	28
357	Ferdinand	28
358	Ted	28
359	Ward	28
360	Adrian	27
361	Clair	27
362	Garland	27
363	Isiah	27
364	Lynn	27
365	Porter	27
366	Vern	27
367	Aloysius	26
368	Arch	26
369	Burton	26
370	Francisco	26
371	Harris	26
372	Neil	26
373	Orval	26
374	Sol	26
375	Clay	25
376	Cleve	25
377	Coleman	25
378	Dee	25
379	Dwight	25
380	Lowell	25
381	Sanford	25
382	Sterling	25
383	Ulysses	25
384	Cleo	24
385	Dudley	24
386	Elias	24
387	Emile	24
388	Enoch	24
389	Isaiah	24
390	Maynard	24
391	Wendell	24
392	Bryant	23
393	Dick	23
394	Dominick	23
395	Elliott	23
396	Hugo	23
397	Mason	23
398	Napoleon	23
399	Olin	23
400	Palmer	23
401	Phil	23
402	Spencer	23
403	Stuart	23
404	Alphonse	22
405	Granville	22
406	Omer	22
407	Raleigh	22
408	Stewart	22
409	Waldo	22
410	Wilford	22
411	Angelo	21
412	Arlie	21
413	Avery	21
414	Chas	21
415	Elmo	21
416	Hans	21
417	Harlan	21
418	Josh	21
419	Maxwell	21
420	Merrill	21
421	Pedro	21
422	Al	20
423	Carey	20
424	Chauncey	20
425	Clarance	20
426	Florence	20
427	Hal	20
428	Houston	20
429	Jean	20
430	Matt	20
431	Milo	20
432	Pablo	20
433	Royal	20
434	Russel	20
435	Ruth	20
436	Shirley	20
437	Wm	20
438	Abram	19
439	Alan	19
440	Allie	19
441	Anna	19
442	Benjiman	19
443	Buster	19
444	Fate	19
445	Gene	19
446	Jonas	19
447	Lacy	19
448	Lionel	19
449	Noble	19
450	Norris	19
451	Omar	19
452	Orin	19
453	Pink	19
454	Prince	19
455	Ramon	19
456	Roman	19
457	Seth	19
458	Washington	19
459	Elisha	18
460	Elvin	18
461	Frances	18
462	Garfield	18
463	General	18
464	Haywood	18
465	Hollis	18
466	Junius	18
467	Lafayette	18
468	Oswald	18
469	Otho	18
470	Pierre	18
471	Reginald	18
472	Winfield	18
473	Albin	17
474	Alice	17
475	Arther	17
476	Ashley	17
477	Axel	17
478	Berry	17
479	Burt	17
480	Casper	17
481	Christ	17
482	Coy	17
483	Ethel	17
484	Evan	17
485	Gust	17
486	Jefferson	17
487	Merritt	17
488	Micheal	17
489	Rodney	17
490	Roswell	17
491	Rupert	17
492	Steven	17
493	Tillman	17
494	Urban	17
495	Alford	16
496	Archibald	16
497	Bernice	16
498	Billie	16
499	Bradley	16
500	Buck	16
501	Carter	16
502	Cliff	16
503	Elton	16
504	Gustav	16
505	Helen	16
506	Jules	16
507	Logan	16
508	Ludwig	16
509	Minnie	16
510	Norbert	16
511	Oren	16
512	Rene	16
513	Theron	16
514	Weldon	16
515	Adolphus	15
516	Angus	15
517	Booker	15
518	Buford	15
519	Burl	15
520	Connie	15
521	Delmar	15
522	Doyle	15
523	Eldon	15
524	Elzie	15
525	Emmitt	15
526	Everette	15
527	Hazel	15
528	Helmer	15
529	Hezekiah	15
530	Hyman	15
531	Isadore	15
532	Ivy	15
533	Jesus	15
534	Jonathan	15
535	Judge	15
536	Judson	15
537	Kelly	15
538	Lamar	15
539	Leander	15
540	Manley	15
541	Ole	15
542	Orrin	15
543	Price	15
544	Reese	15
545	Rolland	15
546	Sim	15
547	Son	15
548	Sydney	15
549	Terry	15
550	Tommy	15
551	Turner	15
552	Warner	15
553	Watson	15
554	Wilburn	15
555	Wilmer	15
556	Alfonso	14
557	Brooks	14
558	Corbett	14
559	Dominic	14
560	Elmore	14
561	Essie	14
562	Fritz	14
563	Hallie	14
564	Harmon	14
565	Hector	14
566	Jodie	14
567	Lem	14
568	Lenard	14
569	Levy	14
570	Lincoln	14
571	Merton	14
572	Mervin	14
573	Miguel	14
574	Morton	14
575	Murphy	14
576	Nels	14
577	Odis	14
578	Rubin	14
579	Shelby	14
580	Thaddeus	14
581	Truman	14
582	Wash	14
583	Williams	14
584	Antone	13
585	Bailey	13
586	Bertram	13
587	Dorsey	13
588	Emerson	13
589	Emmet	13
590	Fay	13
591	Gale	13
592	Gary	13
593	Giles	13
594	Hamilton	13
595	Harve	13
596	Jewell	13
597	Justin	13
598	Kirby	13
599	Lillian	13
600	Linwood	13
601	Lou	13
602	Lucian	13
603	Lucien	13
604	Madison	13
605	Noel	13
606	Obie	13
607	Odell	13
608	Odie	13
609	Olaf	13
610	Oran	13
611	Orion	13
612	Pierce	13
613	Randall	13
614	Raphael	13
615	Abel	12
616	Alois	12
617	Alphonso	12
618	Artie	12
619	Augustine	12
620	Benny	12
621	Bishop	12
622	Bruno	12
623	Crawford	12
624	Edison	12
625	Elizabeth	12
626	Green	12
627	Hardy	12
628	Jason	12
629	June	12
630	Lige	12
631	Lucious	12
632	Marie	12
633	Meyer	12
634	Nolan	12
635	Olen	12
636	Orie	12
637	Otha	12
638	Rafael	12
639	Reed	12
640	Rocco	12
641	Rollie	12
642	Rose	12
643	Rush	12
644	Sammie	12
645	Thurman	12
646	Travis	12
647	Valentine	12
648	Vance	12
649	Vernie	12
650	Wilber	12
651	Wylie	12
652	Alpha	11
653	Arnett	11
654	Art	11
655	Carleton	11
656	Cary	11
657	Cicero	11
658	Davis	11
659	Eldridge	11
660	Elwin	11
661	Ennis	11
662	Gussie	11
663	Hosea	11
664	Isom	11
665	Israel	11
666	Johnson	11
667	Jordan	11
668	Loy	11
669	Miller	11
670	Richmond	11
671	Rogers	11
672	Ruby	11
673	Sampson	11
674	Saul	11
675	Terrence	11
676	Theo	11
677	Tomas	11
678	Verner	11
679	Winston	11
680	Zack	11
681	Ada	10
682	Alf	10
683	Alvah	10
684	Alvie	10
685	Arley	10
686	Barton	10
687	Baxter	10
688	Bertrand	10
689	Brady	10
690	Darrell	10
691	Edna	10
692	Ellwood	10
693	Elza	10
694	Evert	10
695	Ezekiel	10
696	Felipe	10
697	Finis	10
698	Ford	10
699	Gabriel	10
700	Gaston	10
701	Gaylord	10
702	Grace	10
703	Henderson	10
704	Irene	10
705	Jimmy	10
706	Lonzo	10
707	Mabel	10
708	Milford	10
709	Minor	10
710	Newt	10
711	Norton	10
712	Orange	10
713	Oris	10
714	Orlando	10
715	Parker	10
716	Rolla	10
717	Rollin	10
718	Rube	10
719	Tobe	10
720	Vivian	10
721	Webb	10
722	Webster	10
723	Wright	10
724	Wyatt	10
725	Adelbert	9
726	Alden	9
727	Alonza	9
728	Arno	9
729	Bennett	9
730	Bertha	9
731	Bonnie	9
732	Buddie	9
733	Cal	9
734	Caleb	9
735	Cletus	9
736	Clint	9
737	Curley	9
738	Dell	9
739	Denton	9
740	Dillard	9
741	Doc	9
742	Doctor	9
743	Duke	9
744	Ellery	9
745	Ephraim	9
746	Finley	9
747	Geo	9
748	Gibson	9
749	Gladys	9
750	Godfrey	9
751	Gustaf	9
752	Hermon	9
753	Hershel	9
754	Howell	9
755	Hoyt	9
756	Hurley	9
757	Isidore	9
758	Ivory	9
759	Jule	9
760	Kelley	9
761	Lawson	9
762	Llewellyn	9
763	Lonie	9
764	Mahlon	9
765	Marcellus	9
766	Margaret	9
767	Mathias	9
768	Newell	9
769	Ocie	9
770	Oral	9
771	Ossie	9
772	Ottis	9
773	Quincy	9
774	Raoul	9
775	Reinhold	9
776	Roderick	9
777	Salvatore	9
778	Sandy	9
779	Sarah	9
780	Selmer	9
781	Seymour	9
782	Talmadge	9
783	Vaughn	9
784	Walton	9
785	Young	9
786	Addison	8
787	Adolf	8
788	Alto	8
789	Andres	8
790	Armstead	8
791	Aron	8
792	Bee	8
793	Benjamine	8
794	Bernie	8
795	Beverly	8
796	Burney	8
797	Cedric	8
798	Chesley	8
799	Claire	8
800	Clive	8
801	Colin	8
802	Dow	8
803	Duncan	8
804	Einar	8
805	Eligah	8
806	Elroy	8
807	Elvis	8
808	Evans	8
809	Ewell	8
810	Felton	8
811	Fern	8
812	Fernando	8
813	Frazier	8
814	French	8
815	Garnett	8
816	Georgia	8
817	Gregory	8
818	Guss	8
819	Hayden	8
820	Hayes	8
821	Hayward	8
822	Hughie	8
823	Hunter	8
824	Josephus	8
825	Julious	8
826	Junior	8
827	Laverne	8
828	Leigh	8
829	Lemon	8
830	Lindsey	8
831	Lorin	8
832	Luis	8
833	May	8
834	Merl	8
835	Nat	8
836	Norval	8
837	Percival	8
838	Reid	8
839	Rexford	8
840	Romeo	8
841	Shelly	8
842	Smith	8
843	Thad	8
844	Titus	8
845	Tracy	8
846	Val	8
847	Wayman	8
848	Wellington	8
849	West	8
850	Wilton	8
851	Alma	7
852	Antoine	7
853	Arvid	7
854	Ashton	7
855	Authur	7
856	Benjaman	7
857	Bryon	7
858	Butler	7
859	Carol	7
860	Clare	7
861	Clovis	7
862	Colonel	7
863	Creed	7
864	Dalton	7
865	Dana	7
866	Darwin	7
867	Delmer	7
868	Delos	7
869	Earlie	7
870	Edith	7
871	Elden	7
872	Elie	7
873	Eliga	7
874	Elsie	7
875	Elvie	7
876	Erich	7
877	Ernie	7
878	Esther	7
879	Eva	7
880	Ferd	7
881	Frankie	7
882	Furman	7
883	Glover	7
884	Golden	7
885	Graham	7
886	Guadalupe	7
887	Haskell	7
888	Ignatius	7
889	Jewel	7
890	Jones	7
891	Josephine	7
892	Keith	7
893	Lambert	7
894	Laura	7
895	Lawerence	7
896	Lawton	7
897	Lindsay	7
898	Linton	7
899	Loring	7
900	Lum	7
901	Mac	7
902	Mario	7
903	Marlin	7
904	Mattie	7
905	Melton	7
906	Melville	7
907	Mitchel	7
908	Moody	7
909	Mortimer	7
910	Nora	7
911	Okey	7
912	Orlo	7
913	Paris	7
914	Pasquale	7
915	Pleas	7
916	Press	7
917	Ransom	7
918	Rhoda	7
919	Robbie	7
920	Roosevelt	7
921	Rosco	7
922	Rossie	7
923	Royce	7
924	Rutherford	7
925	Saint	7
926	Seldon	7
927	Sheldon	7
928	Sherwood	7
929	Sid	7
930	Sigurd	7
931	Starling	7
932	Sylvan	7
933	Teddy	7
934	Tim	7
935	Toney	7
936	Vester	7
937	Whitney	7
938	Wilfrid	7
939	Willam	7
940	Yee	7
941	Agnes	6
942	Alec	6
943	Allison	6
944	Armand	6
945	Barnett	6
946	Bart	6
947	Benedict	6
948	Benton	6
949	Bertie	6
950	Bessie	6
951	Billy	6
952	Birt	6
953	Blake	6
954	Boss	6
955	Boyce	6
956	Brice	6
957	Brown	6
958	Buel	6
959	Callie	6
960	Carrie	6
961	Cass	6
962	Champ	6
963	Clearence	6
964	Cloyd	6
965	Courtney	6
966	Dabney	6
967	Dennie	6
968	Denver	6
969	Dexter	6
970	Diamond	6
971	Donnie	6
972	Dorothy	6
973	Dorris	6
974	Drew	6
975	Egbert	6
976	Elgin	6
977	Elige	6
978	Elihu	6
979	Ellie	6
980	Enos	6
981	Erick	6
982	Esau	6
983	Ester	6
984	Everet	6
985	Ewing	6
986	Ezell	6
987	Fitzhugh	6
988	Foy	6
989	Fredric	6
990	Gail	6
991	Gertrude	6
992	Gregorio	6
993	Griffin	6
994	Harl	6
995	Harper	6
996	Harvie	6
997	Hazen	6
998	Heber	6
999	Henery	6
1000	Heyward	6

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1897.

How spread out were the names of 1897?

In 1897 the ten most given boys’ names went to 35.2% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 20.1% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1897 marked

Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.

Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1897?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1897 against the top 100 of 1896.

The biggest climbs of 1897

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1897.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1896	Rank 1897
Thelma	#168	#117
Ophelia	#329	#280
Zelma	#323	#277
Fay	#281	#236
Wilma	#286	#248
Cecil	#277	#240
Gracie	#302	#265
Sue	#261	#229

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1896	Rank 1897
Dewey	#224	#111
Marvin	#175	#122
Jess	#189	#146
Nelson	#191	#150
Nathan	#152	#119
Jerry	#171	#138
Jake	#185	#155
Stephen	#113	#94

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1897

The most given names of the 1890s1897 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1897Weighted by how often each was given that year.
How old are people with your name?The living by age, from SSA births and life tables.
Look up any nameIts rank, births since 1880 and the people alive with it.

Next year: 1898

The most popular baby names of 1897

The top names of 1897

How spread out were the names of 1897?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1897?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1897

More about the names of 1897