The most popular baby names of 1898

In 1898 the most given names were John (8,159 boys) and Mary (14,406 girls); SSA’s file counts 381,454 babies under 3,264 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1898 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1898

Girls: top 25 of 1898
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1897
1	1 Mary	14,406	55.7	#1
2	2 Anna	5,773	22.3	#2
3	3 Helen	5,230	20.2	#3
4	4 Margaret	4,696	18.1	#4
5	5 Ruth	4,249	16.4	#5
6	6 Florence	3,790	14.7	#7
7	7 Elizabeth	3,659	14.1	#6
8	8 Ethel	3,531	13.7	#8
9	9 Marie	3,435	13.3	#9
10	10 Lillian	3,061	11.8	#11
11	11 Alice	2,846	11.0	#16
12	12 Edna	2,813	10.9	#12
13	13 Emma	2,788	10.8	#10
14	14 Clara	2,731	10.6	#15
15	15 Grace	2,726	10.5	#14
16	16 Bessie	2,647	10.2	#17
17	17 Bertha	2,642	10.2	#13
18	18 Annie	2,470	9.6	#20
19	19 Hazel	2,439	9.4	#18
20	20 Rose	2,436	9.4	#19
21	21 Minnie	2,409	9.3	#21
22	22 Frances	2,379	9.2	#27
23	23 Mabel	2,331	9.0	#22
24	24 Gertrude	2,302	8.9	#23
25	25 Martha	2,184	8.4	#26

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Pearl	2,158
27	Gladys	2,136
28	Mildred	2,101
29	Ida	2,090
30	Myrtle	2,090
31	Esther	2,047
32	Edith	1,981
33	Elsie	1,919
34	Irene	1,902
35	Eva	1,823
36	Nellie	1,810
37	Sarah	1,800
38	Laura	1,768
39	Ella	1,715
40	Agnes	1,708
41	Catherine	1,705
42	Louise	1,693
43	Dorothy	1,671
44	Lillie	1,522
45	Julia	1,462
46	Josephine	1,425
47	Carrie	1,371
48	Hattie	1,328
49	Lena	1,320
50	Mattie	1,314
51	Cora	1,304
52	Alma	1,299
53	Viola	1,272
54	Blanche	1,269
55	Jessie	1,244
56	Mae	1,239
57	Jennie	1,194
58	Ruby	1,191
59	Lucy	1,144
60	Beatrice	1,122
61	Fannie	1,085
62	Marion	1,085
63	Mamie	1,084
64	Lula	1,069
65	Stella	1,062
66	Ada	1,022
67	Maude	1,009
68	Dora	929
69	Katherine	914
70	Pauline	900
71	Willie	878
72	Maggie	876
73	Vera	876
74	Nora	868
75	Rosa	841
76	Evelyn	836
77	Sadie	808
78	Virginia	801
79	Marguerite	800
80	Lucille	795
81	Ellen	786
82	Beulah	783
83	Effie	714
84	Daisy	712
85	Susie	702
86	May	696
87	Nettie	678
88	Lydia	677
89	Kathryn	671
90	Leona	665
91	Della	656
92	Georgia	654
93	Olive	644
94	Emily	628
95	Eleanor	620
96	Bernice	619
97	Hilda	610
98	Flora	607
99	Thelma	605
100	Sallie	598

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Ann	593
102	Lottie	586
103	Lizzie	582
104	Katie	580
105	Charlotte	569
106	Nancy	546
107	Theresa	540
108	Lola	534
109	Anne	496
110	Harriet	491
111	Addie	481
112	Etta	479
113	Inez	479
114	Lois	466
115	Lela	459
116	Ollie	459
117	Marjorie	457
118	Loretta	454
119	Iva	451
120	Ora	447
121	Goldie	446
122	Caroline	441
123	Eunice	437
124	Henrietta	430
125	Doris	429
126	Betty	421
127	Violet	411
128	Estelle	410
129	Verna	410
130	Jane	406
131	Eula	400
132	Genevieve	391
133	Sylvia	391
134	Nina	383
135	Susan	382
136	Rebecca	376
137	Amanda	371
138	Rachel	367
139	Sara	362
140	Amelia	360
141	Nannie	359
142	Mollie	357
143	Mable	356
144	Matilda	349
145	Marian	343
146	Amy	341
147	Jean	341
148	Hannah	338
149	Madeline	337
150	Essie	336
151	Frieda	335
152	Velma	331
153	Lucile	330
154	Rosie	330
155	Maria	329
156	Olga	329
157	Ola	327
158	Flossie	320
159	Estella	319
160	Irma	319
161	Alta	317
162	Vivian	308
163	Kathleen	306
164	Barbara	304
165	Winnie	304
166	Alberta	302
167	Christine	302
168	Ina	297
169	Kate	297
170	Winifred	289
171	Victoria	276
172	Freda	273
173	Allie	271
174	Celia	265
175	Fern	265
176	Naomi	264
177	Maud	262
178	Opal	262
179	Elva	261
180	Luella	261
181	Eliza	259
182	Sophie	259
183	Belle	257
184	Isabel	252
185	Augusta	248
186	Nell	246
187	Norma	241
188	Erma	240
189	Sophia	240
190	Callie	235
191	Janie	235
192	Cecelia	229
193	Selma	229
194	Tillie	225
195	Isabelle	221
196	Geneva	220
197	Josie	219
198	Rena	218
199	Teresa	217
200	Veronica	216
201	Adeline	213
202	Cecilia	213
203	Lulu	209
204	Lila	208
205	Virgie	204
206	Sally	199
207	Anita	198
208	Millie	197
209	Jeanette	191
210	Bonnie	187
211	Leah	185
212	Neva	183
213	Dollie	181
214	Gussie	181
215	Delia	179
216	Birdie	178
217	Madge	178
218	Juanita	176
219	Miriam	176
220	Mayme	174
221	Cecile	172
222	Elma	172
223	Fay	171
224	Roxie	171
225	Carolyn	169
226	Leola	169
227	Bertie	167
228	Regina	167
229	Adele	165
230	Johanna	161
231	Leila	161
232	Wilma	159
233	Hester	158
234	Letha	157
235	Lora	157
236	Lou	156
237	Cornelia	154
238	Faye	153
239	Bess	151
240	Bettie	150
241	Lelia	149
242	Adelaide	148
243	Rhoda	148
244	Rita	146
245	Harriett	144
246	Jeannette	144
247	Roberta	144
248	Hallie	143
249	Myra	143
250	Sue	143
251	Olivia	141
252	Lessie	140
253	Cleo	139
254	Hulda	138
255	Jewell	137
256	Erna	135
257	Lenora	135
258	Cecil	133
259	Claire	133
260	Helena	133
261	Lilly	133
262	Reba	133
263	Christina	131
264	Hettie	130
265	Jewel	130
266	Mathilda	130
267	Lorena	129
268	Muriel	129
269	Antoinette	126
270	Katharine	125
271	Audrey	124
272	Corinne	124
273	Dovie	124
274	Francis	124
275	Alvina	123
276	Margie	123
277	Janet	122
278	Nola	122
279	Abbie	120
280	Lettie	120
281	June	118
282	Lucinda	118
283	Edythe	116
284	Gertie	115
285	Maudie	115
286	Zella	115
287	Dorothea	114
288	Ila	114
289	Elvira	113
290	Oma	113
291	Angeline	111
292	Elsa	111
293	Lee	111
294	Louisa	111
295	Dessie	110
296	Geraldine	110
297	Nelle	109
298	Pearlie	109
299	Phyllis	108
300	Marcella	106
301	Wanda	106
302	Wilhelmina	106
303	Catharine	105
304	Elnora	105
305	Dewey	104
306	Manila	104
307	Mina	104
308	Pansy	104
309	Zelma	104
310	Claudia	103
311	Linda	102
312	Annette	101
313	Rosalie	101
314	Meta	100
315	Leota	99
316	Ophelia	99
317	Angela	98
318	Cassie	98
319	Helene	98
320	Myrtie	98
321	Gracie	96
322	Leta	95
323	Angelina	94
324	Lona	93
325	Ernestine	92
326	Lily	92
327	Nona	92
328	Eloise	91
329	Eugenia	91
330	Vesta	91
331	Golda	90
332	Lura	90
333	Sudie	88
334	Isabell	87
335	Linnie	87
336	Isabella	86
337	Johnnie	86
338	Ivy	85
339	Vada	85
340	Era	84
341	Orpha	84
342	Zula	83
343	Constance	82
344	Mittie	82
345	Eileen	81
346	Artie	80
347	Floy	80
348	Minerva	79
349	Phoebe	79
350	Rosella	79
351	Verda	79
352	Fanny	78
353	Jannie	78
354	Maybelle	78
355	Annabelle	77
356	Georgie	77
357	Merle	77
358	Rosetta	77
359	Lyda	76
360	Ona	76
361	Aline	75
362	Alpha	75
363	Lorene	75
364	Lorraine	75
365	Polly	75
366	Vida	74
367	Blanch	73
368	Cynthia	72
369	Dolly	72
370	Lida	72
371	Priscilla	71
372	Mabelle	70
373	Shirley	70
374	Clarice	69
375	Leone	69
376	Malinda	69
377	Cordelia	68
378	Emilie	68
379	Iola	67
380	Elisabeth	66
381	Evie	66
382	Frankie	66
383	Odessa	66
384	Tessie	66
385	Chloe	65
386	Louella	65
387	Pearle	65
388	Zora	65
389	Ione	64
390	Carmen	63
391	Carol	63
392	Zola	62
393	Mona	61
394	Rae	61
395	Vina	61
396	Elise	60
397	Jimmie	60
398	Lauretta	60
399	Melba	60
400	Willa	60
401	Clare	59
402	Corine	59
403	Dona	59
404	Lenore	59
405	Bell	58
406	Jeanne	58
407	Leora	58
408	Peggy	58
409	Eddie	57
410	Tommie	57
411	Agatha	56
412	Alva	56
413	Aurelia	56
414	Dolores	56
415	Ester	55
416	John	55
417	Mazie	55
418	Paula	55
419	Yvonne	55
420	Angie	54
421	Rhea	54
422	Antonia	53
423	Ava	53
424	Ellie	53
425	Idella	53
426	Octavia	53
427	Donna	52
428	Iona	52
429	Iris	52
430	Lovie	52
431	Susanna	52
432	Connie	51
433	George	51
434	Charity	50
435	Mandy	50
436	Una	50
437	Hortense	49
438	Lucia	49
439	Tina	49
440	Wilda	49
441	Aileen	48
442	Bernadette	48
443	Dena	48
444	Dixie	48
445	Florida	48
446	Madeleine	47
447	Marietta	47
448	Beryl	46
449	Clyde	46
450	Eleanore	46
451	Evangeline	46
452	Inga	46
453	Lavina	46
454	Lennie	46
455	Patricia	46
456	Savannah	46
457	Tena	46
458	Tennie	46
459	Veda	46
460	Yetta	46
461	Glenna	45
462	Leonora	45
463	Melvina	45
464	Ocie	45
465	Albina	44
466	Georgiana	44
467	Hedwig	44
468	Hilma	44
469	Judith	44
470	Lina	44
471	Pinkie	44
472	Billie	43
473	Hildred	43
474	Robbie	43
475	Adelia	42
476	Celeste	42
477	Joanna	42
478	Queen	42
479	Valeria	42
480	Vinnie	42
481	Camille	41
482	Monica	41
483	Sadye	41
484	Tressie	41
485	William	41
486	Avis	40
487	Joan	40
488	Joyce	40
489	Natalie	40
490	Ursula	40
491	Adela	39
492	Adell	39
493	Bella	39
494	Elinor	39
495	Ethelyn	39
496	Gretchen	39
497	Lelah	39
498	Lilla	39
499	Molly	39
500	Sybil	39
501	Vena	39
502	Carmela	38
503	Elda	38
504	Esta	38
505	Ferne	38
506	Ima	38
507	Magdalena	38
508	Margery	38
509	Zelda	38
510	Berenice	37
511	Delphia	37
512	Elmira	37
513	Faith	37
514	Kitty	37
515	Leatha	37
516	Ludie	37
517	Nan	37
518	Vallie	37
519	Viva	37
520	Alda	36
521	Cordie	36
522	Harriette	36
523	Katheryn	36
524	Lavinia	36
525	Loraine	36
526	Reva	36
527	Adah	35
528	Belva	35
529	Berniece	35
530	Ettie	35
531	Evalyn	35
532	Florine	35
533	Garnet	35
534	Julie	35
535	Lucie	35
536	Manilla	35
537	Marvel	35
538	Maurine	35
539	Melissa	35
540	Retha	35
541	Rilla	35
542	Vergie	35
543	Vernie	35
544	Allene	34
545	Celestine	34
546	Eda	34
547	Eleanora	34
548	Grayce	34
549	Hanna	34
550	Lonie	34
551	Lue	34
552	Mallie	34
553	Margret	34
554	Retta	34
555	Althea	33
556	Arline	33
557	Berta	33
558	Clementine	33
559	Corrine	33
560	Emmie	33
561	Greta	33
562	Gwendolyn	33
563	Hope	33
564	Lilian	33
565	Marcia	33
566	Mercedes	33
567	Minna	33
568	Pattie	33
569	Philomena	33
570	Ramona	33
571	Anastasia	32
572	Bridget	32
573	Donnie	32
574	Ethyl	32
575	Gail	32
576	Kittie	32
577	Luna	32
578	Patsy	32
579	Rowena	32
580	Winnifred	32
581	Camilla	31
582	Hildegarde	31
583	Jettie	31
584	Maxine	31
585	Ray	31
586	Adella	30
587	Annabel	30
588	Arlene	30
589	Elenora	30
590	Hassie	30
591	Lea	30
592	Maye	30
593	Neta	30
594	Nova	30
595	Winona	30
596	Zoe	30
597	Cuba	29
598	Elaine	29
599	Eve	29
600	Guadalupe	29
601	James	29
602	Juliette	29
603	Lenna	29
604	Letitia	29
605	Mathilde	29
606	Maybell	29
607	Nadine	29
608	Rosemary	29
609	Theodora	29
610	Annetta	28
611	Bernadine	28
612	Clemmie	28
613	Delilah	28
614	Lorna	28
615	Luvenia	28
616	Myrtice	28
617	Rosina	28
618	Zona	28
619	Albertha	27
620	Annis	27
621	Claudine	27
622	Corrie	27
623	Diana	27
624	Easter	27
625	Helga	27
626	Huldah	27
627	Imogene	27
628	Ira	27
629	Prudence	27
630	Rubie	27
631	Adaline	26
632	Beaulah	26
633	Bennie	26
634	Clarissa	26
635	Claudie	26
636	Crystal	26
637	Ebba	26
638	Emelia	26
639	Eulalia	26
640	Francisca	26
641	Freida	26
642	Kattie	26
643	Lavada	26
644	Laverne	26
645	Lucretia	26
646	Mariah	26
647	Myrtis	26
648	Petra	26
649	Rosalind	26
650	Amalia	25
651	Ara	25
652	Audie	25
653	Cathrine	25
654	Elfrieda	25
655	Jenny	25
656	Lonnie	25
657	Lorine	25
658	Madelyn	25
659	Madie	25
660	Magnolia	25
661	Meda	25
662	Mertie	25
663	Myrle	25
664	Rosia	25
665	Theo	25
666	Carolina	24
667	Dottie	24
668	Elta	24
669	Emilia	24
670	Exie	24
671	Golden	24
672	Icy	24
673	Leslie	24
674	Ouida	24
675	Sibyl	24
676	Signe	24
677	Vennie	24
678	Verdie	24
679	Arvilla	23
680	Cathryn	23
681	Charlie	23
682	Consuelo	23
683	Eura	23
684	Garnett	23
685	Georgianna	23
686	Joseph	23
687	Kathryne	23
688	Malvina	23
689	Margarita	23
690	Missouri	23
691	Nita	23
692	Rosamond	23
693	Rosanna	23
694	Rubye	23
695	Serena	23
696	Tempie	23
697	Alyce	22
698	Arrie	22
699	Beth	22
700	Christena	22
701	Delma	22
702	Elena	22
703	Elna	22
704	Estell	22
705	Fronie	22
706	Liza	22
707	Louie	22
708	Macie	22
709	Magdalene	22
710	Mahala	22
711	Ova	22
712	Ruthie	22
713	Selina	22
714	Sena	22
715	Therese	22
716	Tressa	22
717	Ula	22
718	Velva	22
719	Almeda	21
720	Altha	21
721	Coral	21
722	Cordia	21
723	Dagmar	21
724	Deborah	21
725	Delta	21
726	Docia	21
727	Earline	21
728	Freddie	21
729	Glennie	21
730	Hertha	21
731	Icie	21
732	Izora	21
733	Justine	21
734	Kathrine	21
735	Leontine	21
736	Louvenia	21
737	Manda	21
738	Manuela	21
739	Odile	21
740	Ottie	21
741	Ressie	21
742	Reta	21
743	Samantha	21
744	Selena	21
745	Sofia	21
746	Treva	21
747	Trudie	21
748	Valerie	21
749	Zetta	21
750	Albertine	20
751	America	20
752	Arizona	20
753	Audra	20
754	Bobbie	20
755	Delphine	20
756	Elvera	20
757	Etha	20
758	Fleta	20
759	Flo	20
760	Joe	20
761	Josefa	20
762	Joy	20
763	Leo	20
764	Madaline	20
765	Melinda	20
766	Novella	20
767	Onie	20
768	Aletha	19
769	Amie	19
770	Bulah	19
771	Charles	19
772	Clora	19
773	Drucilla	19
774	Dulcie	19
775	Fairy	19
776	Frank	19
777	Gene	19
778	Georgina	19
779	Hazle	19
780	Hildur	19
781	Lexie	19
782	Libby	19
783	Maymie	19
784	Mellie	19
785	Pollie	19
786	Rachael	19
787	Thora	19
788	Tilda	19
789	Zada	19
790	Alfreda	18
791	Alvena	18
792	Aurore	18
793	Birtha	18
794	Carmella	18
795	Elvina	18
796	Emmer	18
797	Erie	18
798	Euna	18
799	Idell	18
800	Ivah	18
801	Jossie	18
802	Lera	18
803	Libbie	18
804	Loma	18
805	Magdalen	18
806	Marjory	18
807	Martina	18
808	Maxie	18
809	Mettie	18
810	Mozelle	18
811	Myrl	18
812	Oda	18
813	Rossie	18
814	Sidney	18
815	Theresia	18
816	Twila	18
817	Verona	18
818	Violette	18
819	Zena	18
820	Zita	18
821	Alicia	17
822	Almira	17
823	Bethel	17
824	Betsy	17
825	Celina	17
826	Corda	17
827	Enid	17
828	Frederica	17
829	Hellen	17
830	Jo	17
831	Juana	17
832	Maida	17
833	Margarette	17
834	Melva	17
835	Nevada	17
836	Osie	17
837	Sammie	17
838	Sula	17
839	Vernice	17
840	Aimee	16
841	Ana	16
842	Andrea	16
843	Annabell	16
844	Arlie	16
845	Cara	16
846	Claribel	16
847	Concetta	16
848	Corene	16
849	Donie	16
850	Dorcas	16
851	Dorris	16
852	Edwina	16
853	Enola	16
854	Ether	16
855	Eugenie	16
856	Felicia	16
857	Florance	16
858	Florrie	16
859	Gusta	16
860	Helma	16
861	Henry	16
862	Hildegard	16
863	India	16
864	Lacy	16
865	Leonie	16
866	Leonor	16
867	Liddie	16
868	Lissie	16
869	Lupe	16
870	Macy	16
871	Margaretta	16
872	Matie	16
873	Minta	16
874	Mossie	16
875	Naoma	16
876	Nathalie	16
877	Norine	16
878	Olevia	16
879	Ossie	16
880	Ottilia	16
881	Rosalee	16
882	Rosalia	16
883	Sigrid	16
884	Suzanne	16
885	Vlasta	16
886	Adelle	15
887	Albertina	15
888	Amber	15
889	Atha	15
890	Buena	15
891	Christie	15
892	Dola	15
893	Edyth	15
894	Eleonora	15
895	Elizebeth	15
896	Emeline	15
897	Eulah	15
898	Gay	15
899	Hermine	15
900	Jesse	15
901	Juliet	15
902	Larue	15
903	Lelar	15
904	Lilah	15
905	Loretto	15
906	Lurline	15
907	Maryann	15
908	Neoma	15
909	Paralee	15
910	Phebe	15
911	Roma	15
912	Sabina	15
913	Salome	15
914	Sophronia	15
915	Tiny	15
916	Ura	15
917	Virgil	15
918	Zelia	15
919	Zenobia	15
920	Adda	14
921	Adelina	14
922	Aida	14
923	Augustine	14
924	Aurora	14
925	Berdie	14
926	Birtie	14
927	Cleta	14
928	Daphne	14
929	Dell	14
930	Dorthy	14
931	Edmonia	14
932	Electa	14
933	Emmaline	14
934	Eudora	14
935	Evalena	14
936	Filomena	14
937	Gerda	14
938	Hessie	14
939	Ines	14
940	Izetta	14
941	Jacqueline	14
942	Kay	14
943	Laurel	14
944	Leanna	14
945	Lella	14
946	Luisa	14
947	Mammie	14
948	Millicent	14
949	Monnie	14
950	Myrna	14
951	Odelia	14
952	Onnie	14
953	Ozella	14
954	Queenie	14
955	Stephanie	14
956	Tinnie	14
957	Tracy	14
958	Vara	14
959	Verena	14
960	Verla	14
961	Versie	14
962	Veva	14
963	Alena	13
964	Alida	13
965	Alverta	13
966	Ardelia	13
967	Ardella	13
968	Avie	13
969	Besse	13
970	Cherry	13
971	Clella	13
972	Delpha	13
973	Dosha	13
974	Doshie	13
975	Drusilla	13
976	Ela	13
977	Elisa	13
978	Elmer	13
979	Gennie	13
980	Gloria	13
981	Gretta	13
982	Henriette	13
983	Hermina	13
984	Ilo	13
985	Imelda	13
986	Ivie	13
987	Jessica	13
988	Justina	13
989	Lady	13
990	Lannie	13
991	Laurette	13
992	Lavonia	13
993	Leda	13
994	Leva	13
995	Lollie	13
996	Lular	13
997	Lyla	13
998	Manie	13
999	Mavis	13
1000	Nana	13

Boys: top 25 of 1898
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1897
1	1 John	8,159	66.5	#1
2	2 William	7,400	60.3	#2
3	3 James	5,321	43.4	#3
4	4 George	4,853	39.6	#4
5	5 Charles	3,557	29.0	#5
6	6 Joseph	3,171	25.9	#6
7	7 Robert	2,932	23.9	#8
8	8 Frank	2,925	23.8	#7
9	9 Edward	2,337	19.1	#9
10	10 Thomas	2,161	17.6	#11
11	11 Henry	2,145	17.5	#10
12	12 Harry	2,129	17.4	#13
13	13 Walter	2,002	16.3	#12
14	14 Arthur	1,619	13.2	#14
15	15 Fred	1,447	11.8	#16
16	16 Albert	1,417	11.6	#15
17	17 Clarence	1,326	10.8	#17
18	18 Willie	1,134	9.2	#18
19	19 Dewey	1,115	9.1	#111
20	20 Roy	1,049	8.6	#19
21	21 Paul	991	8.1	#20
22	22 Harold	963	7.8	#21
23	23 Raymond	929	7.6	#22
24	24 Carl	919	7.5	#25
25	25 Earl	883	7.2	#24

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Richard	871
27	Louis	861
28	Ernest	839
29	Joe	827
30	David	815
31	Ralph	803
32	Samuel	749
33	Charlie	728
34	Herbert	716
35	Howard	706
36	Alfred	645
37	Jack	633
38	Andrew	611
39	Leo	588
40	Elmer	583
41	Oscar	546
42	Sam	543
43	Francis	541
44	Lawrence	533
45	Daniel	523
46	Lee	498
47	Jesse	476
48	Will	475
49	Eugene	473
50	Herman	467
51	Floyd	434
52	Michael	434
53	Leonard	421
54	Peter	409
55	Benjamin	405
56	Ray	394
57	Edwin	391
58	Clyde	383
59	Claude	371
60	Frederick	368
61	Russell	359
62	Lewis	352
63	Martin	339
64	Tom	337
65	Anthony	325
66	Chester	321
67	Clifford	317
68	Leroy	315
69	Ben	310
70	Lester	298
71	Stanley	295
72	Edgar	285
73	Bernard	284
74	Harvey	284
75	Theodore	281
76	Luther	275
77	Jim	269
78	Jessie	267
79	Lloyd	265
80	Otto	259
81	Eddie	256
82	Jacob	256
83	Leon	251
84	Hugh	250
85	Homer	246
86	Philip	244
87	Cecil	243
88	Donald	238
89	Ed	228
90	Leslie	228
91	Milton	225
92	Archie	222
93	Patrick	219
94	Guy	215
95	Everett	212
96	Norman	207
97	Victor	205
98	Ira	195
99	Stephen	195
100	Kenneth	191

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Horace	189
102	Oliver	186
103	Allen	185
104	Alvin	184
105	Julius	181
106	Alexander	180
107	Otis	179
108	Glenn	178
109	Sidney	171
110	Charley	170
111	Marion	166
112	August	164
113	Morris	164
114	Earnest	161
115	Melvin	159
116	Emil	158
117	Isaac	156
118	Wilbur	156
119	Percy	155
120	Virgil	155
121	Johnnie	153
122	Mack	153
123	Warren	151
124	Wesley	151
125	Alex	149
126	Bert	143
127	Gilbert	143
128	Jerry	143
129	Maurice	143
130	Vernon	143
131	Rufus	141
132	Vincent	140
133	Wallace	138
134	Willard	137
135	Matthew	133
136	Max	132
137	Emmett	131
138	Lonnie	129
139	Curtis	128
140	Dave	127
141	Marvin	127
142	Dan	125
143	Calvin	121
144	Willis	121
145	Jake	117
146	Bennie	116
147	Rudolph	115
148	Sylvester	115
149	Hubert	114
150	Irving	113
151	Arnold	112
152	Franklin	112
153	Nelson	112
154	Glen	111
155	Gordon	110
156	Jose	110
157	Marshall	109
158	Jess	108
159	Mark	108
160	Mike	106
161	Alonzo	104
162	Felix	103
163	Edmund	101
164	Orville	101
165	Gerald	100
166	Dennis	99
167	Nathan	99
168	Roland	97
169	Amos	96
170	Ellis	96
171	Manuel	95
172	Nicholas	94
173	Abraham	92
174	Clinton	92
175	Bill	90
176	Nathaniel	90
177	Aaron	89
178	Ollie	88
179	Adam	87
180	Clayton	87
181	Elbert	87
182	Steve	87
183	Phillip	86
184	Jay	85
185	Adolph	84
186	Clifton	83
187	Harrison	83
188	Perry	83
189	Forrest	80
190	Ivan	80
191	Irvin	79
192	Mckinley	79
193	Cornelius	78
194	Gus	78
195	Reuben	78
196	Johnie	77
197	Elijah	76
198	Wilfred	76
199	Ross	75
200	Timothy	75
201	Laurence	74
202	Roger	74
203	Sherman	74
204	Barney	73
205	Roscoe	73
206	Fredrick	72
207	Douglas	71
208	Harley	71
209	Julian	69
210	Moses	69
211	Ervin	68
212	Noah	68
213	Simon	68
214	Wayne	68
215	Abe	67
216	Alva	67
217	Austin	65
218	Millard	65
219	Bruce	64
220	Jimmie	64
221	Owen	64
222	Wade	63
223	Forest	62
224	Bob	61
225	Claud	61
226	Levi	61
227	Jasper	60
228	Jeff	60
229	Wilson	60
230	Miles	59
231	Monroe	58
232	Bryan	57
233	Lyle	56
234	Byron	55
235	Grady	55
236	Hiram	55
237	Louie	55
238	Loyd	55
239	Dock	53
240	Juan	53
241	Karl	53
242	Pete	53
243	Preston	53
244	Grant	52
245	Anton	51
246	Carroll	51
247	Tony	51
248	Wiley	51
249	Jerome	50
250	Leland	50
251	Mary	50
252	Don	49
253	Earle	49
254	Merle	49
255	Augustus	48
256	Delbert	48
257	Emanuel	48
258	Emery	48
259	Erwin	48
260	Joel	48
261	Silas	48
262	Ike	47
263	Edd	46
264	Eli	46
265	Wilbert	46
266	Aubrey	45
267	Ruben	45
268	Columbus	44
269	Dewitt	44
270	Lynn	44
271	Marcus	44
272	Mose	44
273	Stewart	44
274	Ambrose	43
275	Anderson	43
276	Antonio	43
277	Christopher	43
278	Tommie	43
279	Clark	42
280	Edmond	42
281	Hobart	42
282	Hobert	42
283	Major	42
284	Mathew	42
285	Conrad	41
286	Grover	41
287	Gustave	41
288	Andy	40
289	Clay	40
290	Dale	40
291	Ezra	40
292	Lorenzo	40
293	Malcolm	40
294	Myron	40
295	Neal	40
296	Solomon	40
297	Spencer	40
298	Johnny	39
299	Joshua	39
300	Larry	39
301	Mitchell	39
302	Ora	39
303	Pearl	39
304	Rex	39
305	Riley	39
306	Ted	39
307	Burton	38
308	Freeman	38
309	General	38
310	Herschel	38
311	Hobson	38
312	Irwin	38
313	Jefferson	38
314	Luke	38
315	Van	38
316	Clair	37
317	Emory	37
318	Foster	37
319	Nick	37
320	Allan	36
321	Aloysius	36
322	Bud	36
323	Troy	36
324	Cleveland	35
325	Dwight	35
326	Elwood	35
327	Ned	35
328	Neil	35
329	Boyd	34
330	Garland	34
331	Noble	34
332	Omer	34
333	Porter	34
334	Vern	34
335	Chris	33
336	Fletcher	33
337	Randolph	33
338	Ulysses	33
339	Elias	32
340	Elisha	32
341	Elliott	32
342	Elmo	32
343	Lyman	32
344	Murray	32
345	Alphonse	31
346	Anna	31
347	Asa	31
348	Carlton	31
349	Emile	31
350	Carlos	30
351	Christian	30
352	Clement	30
353	Dee	30
354	Enoch	30
355	Eric	30
356	Ferdinand	30
357	Jeremiah	30
358	Olin	30
359	Scott	30
360	Dick	29
361	Isiah	29
362	Newton	29
363	Russel	29
364	Dallas	28
365	Dean	28
366	Fitzhugh	28
367	Green	28
368	Hal	28
369	Jennings	28
370	Lowell	28
371	Lucius	28
372	Morgan	28
373	Sanford	28
374	Walker	28
375	Ward	28
376	Winfield	28
377	Allie	27
378	Alton	27
379	Basil	27
380	Cyril	27
381	Hans	27
382	King	27
383	Merrill	27
384	Pedro	27
385	Early	26
386	Frederic	26
387	Jackson	26
388	Ronald	26
389	Royal	26
390	Sterling	26
391	Steven	26
392	Taylor	26
393	Wilmer	26
394	Admiral	25
395	Cyrus	25
396	Dudley	25
397	Emerson	25
398	Fay	25
399	Gene	25
400	Harris	25
401	Hugo	25
402	Rollie	25
403	Arch	24
404	Chas	24
405	Clem	24
406	Ethel	24
407	Evan	24
408	Matt	24
409	Garrett	23
410	Gustav	23
411	Hardy	23
412	Isaiah	23
413	Lon	23
414	Noel	23
415	Sampson	23
416	Wendell	23
417	Wm	23
418	Adolphus	22
419	Al	22
420	Berry	22
421	Bryant	22
422	Carey	22
423	Garfield	22
424	Josh	22
425	Lemuel	22
426	Merritt	22
427	Milo	22
428	Norbert	22
429	Ramon	22
430	Reginald	22
431	Roman	22
432	Rupert	22
433	Shelby	22
434	Webster	22
435	Abner	21
436	Angelo	21
437	Archibald	21
438	Chauncey	21
439	Ellsworth	21
440	Frances	21
441	Granville	21
442	Hyman	21
443	Jean	21
444	Judge	21
445	Lem	21
446	Lionel	21
447	Salvatore	21
448	Vernie	21
449	Waldo	21
450	Warner	21
451	Wilber	21
452	Art	20
453	Axel	20
454	Casper	20
455	Dorsey	20
456	Elmore	20
457	Elton	20
458	Enos	20
459	Francisco	20
460	Freddie	20
461	Hollis	20
462	Jesus	20
463	Junius	20
464	Lucian	20
465	Oren	20
466	Orval	20
467	Pat	20
468	Reed	20
469	Rodney	20
470	Stuart	20
471	Verne	20
472	Vivian	20
473	Alfonso	19
474	Coleman	19
475	Elvin	19
476	Florence	19
477	Harmon	19
478	Isom	19
479	Loren	19
480	Napoleon	19
481	Nels	19
482	Phil	19
483	Pink	19
484	Washington	19
485	Addison	18
486	Arther	18
487	Benny	18
488	Buford	18
489	Cliff	18
490	Coy	18
491	Evans	18
492	Everette	18
493	Golden	18
494	Henderson	18
495	Hosea	18
496	Houston	18
497	Jason	18
498	Jonas	18
499	Logan	18
500	Lucious	18
501	Richmond	18
502	Rolland	18
503	Tommy	18
504	Zack	18
505	Abram	17
506	Adrian	17
507	Alden	17
508	Bennett	17
509	Bruno	17
510	Buck	17
511	Dominick	17
512	Gabriel	17
513	Helen	17
514	Israel	17
515	Jimmy	17
516	Judson	17
517	Raleigh	17
518	Rubin	17
519	Sandy	17
520	Sol	17
521	Vance	17
522	Winston	17
523	Benjiman	16
524	Booker	16
525	Carson	16
526	Cicero	16
527	Cleve	16
528	Gust	16
529	Haywood	16
530	Lige	16
531	Linwood	16
532	Margaret	16
533	Maxwell	16
534	Oakley	16
535	Oral	16
536	Palmer	16
537	Theo	16
538	Theron	16
539	Thurman	16
540	Truman	16
541	West	16
542	Wilburn	16
543	Alvie	15
544	Avery	15
545	Bonnie	15
546	Bradley	15
547	Clarance	15
548	Cleo	15
549	Elizabeth	15
550	Emmitt	15
551	Fritz	15
552	Grace	15
553	Jewell	15
554	June	15
555	Justin	15
556	Lafayette	15
557	Lawson	15
558	Lillian	15
559	Lonzo	15
560	Mason	15
561	Nat	15
562	Oran	15
563	Orin	15
564	Otho	15
565	Ruby	15
566	Ruth	15
567	Shirley	15
568	Smith	15
569	Turner	15
570	Walton	15
571	Wilford	15
572	Alan	14
573	Annie	14
574	Augustine	14
575	Bailey	14
576	Bertram	14
577	Billy	14
578	Bishop	14
579	Carter	14
580	Crawford	14
581	Darrell	14
582	Davis	14
583	Dillard	14
584	Doyle	14
585	Ernst	14
586	Gertrude	14
587	Gregory	14
588	Hampton	14
589	Ignatius	14
590	Isadore	14
591	Laura	14
592	Maynard	14
593	Myles	14
594	Norris	14
595	Odis	14
596	Orrin	14
597	Otha	14
598	Parker	14
599	Prince	14
600	Romeo	14
601	Sammie	14
602	Seth	14
603	Shafter	14
604	Terry	14
605	Tomas	14
606	Valentine	14
607	Wheeler	14
608	Worth	14
609	Wylie	14
610	Angus	13
611	Arlie	13
612	Burt	13
613	Christ	13
614	Clint	13
615	Duncan	13
616	Emmet	13
617	Hezekiah	13
618	Hoyt	13
619	Jonathan	13
620	Maceo	13
621	Mervin	13
622	Miguel	13
623	Morton	13
624	Obie	13
625	Odie	13
626	Olaf	13
627	Ole	13
628	Olen	13
629	Pierce	13
630	Raphael	13
631	Sim	13
632	Watson	13
633	Wyatt	13
634	Adelbert	12
635	Albin	12
636	Alford	12
637	Alice	12
638	Aron	12
639	Benjaman	12
640	Burl	12
641	Dell	12
642	Delmar	12
643	Elliot	12
644	Elzie	12
645	Hazel	12
646	Hermon	12
647	Lenard	12
648	Lillie	12
649	Luis	12
650	Mattie	12
651	Milford	12
652	Omar	12
653	Orange	12
654	Randall	12
655	Roderick	12
656	Rolla	12
657	Sid	12
658	Tim	12
659	Urban	12
660	Williams	12
661	Winfred	12
662	Alfredo	11
663	Alger	11
664	Alphonso	11
665	Artie	11
666	Arvid	11
667	Author	11
668	Billie	11
669	Buster	11
670	Denis	11
671	Eldon	11
672	Ella	11
673	Ellwood	11
674	Elwin	11
675	Felton	11
676	Gail	11
677	Geo	11
678	Godfrey	11
679	Hamilton	11
680	Harlan	11
681	Hayden	11
682	Hilton	11
683	Hurley	11
684	Ivy	11
685	Jules	11
686	Lemon	11
687	Lindsey	11
688	Lonie	11
689	Lula	11
690	Merton	11
691	Meyer	11
692	Mortimer	11
693	Newell	11
694	Newt	11
695	Pinkney	11
696	Santiago	11
697	Saul	11
698	Sydney	11
699	Tillman	11
700	Abel	10
701	Alma	10
702	Alonza	10
703	Andres	10
704	Bertha	10
705	Cary	10
706	Cloyd	10
707	Connie	10
708	Elder	10
709	Ernie	10
710	Finley	10
711	Franklyn	10
712	French	10
713	Goldie	10
714	Graham	10
715	Hayes	10
716	Hector	10
717	Hershel	10
718	Hunter	10
719	Jewel	10
720	Johnson	10
721	Kelly	10
722	Lamar	10
723	Laverne	10
724	Levy	10
725	Lou	10
726	Marie	10
727	Melville	10
728	Micheal	10
729	Murry	10
730	Odell	10
731	Oswald	10
732	Plummer	10
733	Quincy	10
734	Rollin	10
735	Rube	10
736	Schley	10
737	Theadore	10
738	Tobe	10
739	Toy	10
740	Waymon	10
741	Weldon	10
742	Willam	10
743	Alois	9
744	Authur	9
745	Bee	9
746	Bernice	9
747	Bertie	9
748	Bethel	9
749	Boyce	9
750	Bradford	9
751	Chesley	9
752	Claire	9
753	Colonel	9
754	Commodore	9
755	Dana	9
756	Dayton	9
757	Dominic	9
758	Dora	9
759	Dow	9
760	Duke	9
761	Elam	9
762	Eldred	9
763	Eldridge	9
764	Ellie	9
765	Elvis	9
766	Elza	9
767	Ennis	9
768	Essie	9
769	Ewart	9
770	Ewing	9
771	Ford	9
772	Garnett	9
773	Gladys	9
774	Hattie	9
775	Henery	9
776	Hillard	9
777	Hillary	9
778	Irene	9
779	Jodie	9
780	Josiah	9
781	Kirby	9
782	Leander	9
783	Leopold	9
784	Llewellyn	9
785	Lucien	9
786	Mat	9
787	Murl	9
788	Norwood	9
789	Orlando	9
790	Patsy	9
791	Reese	9
792	Rowland	9
793	Seymour	9
794	Son	9
795	Stacy	9
796	Thornton	9
797	Thurston	9
798	Tomie	9
799	Toney	9
800	Tracy	9
801	Verner	9
802	Wash	9
803	Alphonsus	8
804	Antone	8
805	Arba	8
806	Arden	8
807	Benedict	8
808	Blaine	8
809	Brady	8
810	Brice	8
811	Brooks	8
812	Buel	8
813	Cal	8
814	Carleton	8
815	Carmen	8
816	Clare	8
817	Claudie	8
818	Claus	8
819	Cletus	8
820	Clovis	8
821	Corbett	8
822	Darwin	8
823	Denver	8
824	Doc	8
825	Earley	8
826	Edith	8
827	Elden	8
828	Ely	8
829	Emma	8
830	Ephraim	8
831	Gaston	8
832	Gaylord	8
833	Georgia	8
834	Gifford	8
835	Guadalupe	8
836	Guss	8
837	Hamp	8
838	Hardie	8
839	Hazen	8
840	Heber	8
841	Helmer	8
842	Hilliard	8
843	Howell	8
844	Hudson	8
845	Ida	8
846	Iva	8
847	Jonah	8
848	Juluis	8
849	Lacy	8
850	Lesley	8
851	Lincoln	8
852	Lois	8
853	Loran	8
854	Louise	8
855	Lucas	8
856	Mamie	8
857	Manley	8
858	Marlin	8
859	Mart	8
860	Mildred	8
861	Minnie	8
862	Montgomery	8
863	Okey	8
864	Orie	8
865	Orvil	8
866	Ossie	8
867	Ottis	8
868	Pasquale	8
869	Pearlie	8
870	Rafael	8
871	Ransom	8
872	Reid	8
873	Roby	8
874	Rollo	8
875	Roosevelt	8
876	Rose	8
877	Rush	8
878	Samual	8
879	Sebastian	8
880	Shelton	8
881	Simeon	8
882	Wright	8
883	Zeke	8
884	Adams	7
885	Addie	7
886	Adolfo	7
887	Allison	7
888	Alvis	7
889	Arnie	7
890	Asbury	7
891	Auther	7
892	Bartholomew	7
893	Baxter	7
894	Blanche	7
895	Boss	7
896	Brown	7
897	Buell	7
898	Burley	7
899	Caleb	7
900	Collier	7
901	Courtney	7
902	Curt	7
903	Dalton	7
904	Damon	7
905	Dixie	7
906	Duane	7
907	Earlie	7
908	Egbert	7
909	Elwyn	7
910	Enrique	7
911	Ephriam	7
912	Esther	7
913	Ethan	7
914	Eva	7
915	Ewald	7
916	Fenton	7
917	Ferd	7
918	Frazier	7
919	Gardner	7
920	Gary	7
921	Gayle	7
922	Gladstone	7
923	Glover	7
924	Gussie	7
925	Gustaf	7
926	Hallie	7
927	Harlow	7
928	Harper	7
929	Harvie	7
930	Hilario	7
931	Hubbard	7
932	Hughie	7
933	Isidore	7
934	Issac	7
935	Iver	7
936	Jacques	7
937	Jarvis	7
938	Jens	7
939	Joesph	7
940	Jordan	7
941	Julia	7
942	Junior	7
943	Kathryn	7
944	Keith	7
945	Kirk	7
946	Lambert	7
947	Landon	7
948	Lawton	7
949	Len	7
950	Leonidas	7
951	Loyal	7
952	Mabel	7
953	Maggie	7
954	Malcom	7
955	Mannie	7
956	Martha	7
957	Merlin	7
958	Mickey	7
959	Miller	7
960	Montie	7
961	Myer	7
962	Myrtle	7
963	Newman	7
964	Odus	7
965	Orion	7
966	Orson	7
967	Pablo	7
968	Page	7
969	Paris	7
970	Pascal	7
971	Peyton	7
972	Pleasant	7
973	Reubin	7
974	Rocco	7
975	Romie	7
976	Roswell	7
977	Royce	7
978	Rudolf	7
979	Ruel	7
980	Rutherford	7
981	Sanders	7
982	Shelly	7
983	Sheridan	7
984	Soloman	7
985	Spurgeon	7
986	Stanford	7
987	Sullivan	7
988	Sumner	7
989	Terrence	7
990	Thaddeus	7
991	Travis	7
992	Vernal	7
993	Vicente	7
994	Von	7
995	Waverly	7
996	Weston	7
997	Wilton	7
998	Winnie	7
999	Young	7
1000	Zeb	7

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1898.

How spread out were the names of 1898?

In 1898 the ten most given boys’ names went to 34.9% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 20.0% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1898 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 1898?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1898 against the top 100 of 1897.

The biggest climbs of 1898

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1898.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1897	Rank 1898
Dewey	#904	#305
Nola	#342	#278
Reba	#325	#262
Pansy	#370	#308
Phyllis	#359	#299
Jewell	#311	#255
Winnie	#220	#165
Lilly	#315	#261

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1897	Rank 1898
Dewey	#111	#19
Franklin	#208	#152
Marshall	#188	#157
Wilbur	#145	#118
Jose	#180	#156
Glen	#176	#154
Matthew	#156	#135
Orville	#185	#164

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1898

The most given names of the 1890s1898 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1898Weighted 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: 1899

The most popular baby names of 1898

The top names of 1898

How spread out were the names of 1898?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1898?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1898

More about the names of 1898