The most popular baby names of 1899

In 1899 the most given names were John (6,990 boys) and Mary (13,172 girls); SSA’s file counts 339,233 babies under 3,042 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1899 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1899

Girls: top 25 of 1899
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1898
1	1 Mary	13,172	56.5	#1
2	2 Anna	5,115	21.9	#2
3	3 Helen	5,048	21.7	#3
4	4 Margaret	4,249	18.2	#4
5	5 Ruth	3,912	16.8	#5
6	6 Florence	3,314	14.2	#6
7	7 Elizabeth	3,287	14.1	#7
8	8 Marie	3,156	13.5	#9
9	9 Ethel	2,999	12.9	#8
10	10 Lillian	2,703	11.6	#10
11	11 Edna	2,534	10.9	#12
12	12 Alice	2,523	10.8	#11
13	13 Emma	2,445	10.5	#13
14	14 Clara	2,441	10.5	#14
15	15 Grace	2,353	10.1	#15
16	16 Bertha	2,294	9.8	#17
17	17 Mildred	2,291	9.8	#28
18	18 Annie	2,289	9.8	#18
19	19 Bessie	2,280	9.8	#16
20	20 Gladys	2,228	9.6	#27
21	21 Rose	2,197	9.4	#20
22	22 Mabel	2,127	9.1	#23
23	23 Gertrude	2,110	9.1	#24
24	24 Frances	2,058	8.8	#22
25	25 Minnie	2,036	8.7	#21

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Hazel	2,033
27	Pearl	1,999
28	Martha	1,907
29	Esther	1,823
30	Myrtle	1,821
31	Ida	1,804
32	Edith	1,794
33	Elsie	1,706
34	Irene	1,703
35	Dorothy	1,687
36	Catherine	1,628
37	Agnes	1,611
38	Sarah	1,587
39	Eva	1,582
40	Louise	1,536
41	Nellie	1,510
42	Ella	1,502
43	Laura	1,472
44	Josephine	1,388
45	Lillie	1,350
46	Carrie	1,346
47	Julia	1,297
48	Mattie	1,171
49	Lena	1,159
50	Viola	1,156
51	Alma	1,146
52	Ruby	1,103
53	Hattie	1,087
54	Jessie	1,081
55	Blanche	1,063
56	Beatrice	1,061
57	Jennie	1,061
58	Cora	1,056
59	Mae	1,035
60	Lucy	1,018
61	Ada	984
62	Stella	975
63	Marion	973
64	Mamie	966
65	Katherine	942
66	Maude	908
67	Lula	894
68	Fannie	886
69	Vera	864
70	Maggie	814
71	Lucille	812
72	Pauline	811
73	Willie	806
74	Evelyn	802
75	Virginia	776
76	Beulah	770
77	Rosa	765
78	Thelma	736
79	Dora	718
80	Nora	709
81	Ellen	708
82	Sadie	705
83	Marguerite	693
84	Leona	665
85	Daisy	660
86	Susie	622
87	Hilda	621
88	Kathryn	621
89	Nettie	611
90	Effie	597
91	Della	595
92	Ann	586
93	Lottie	584
94	Eleanor	575
95	May	571
96	Emily	569
97	Lydia	566
98	Olive	565
99	Georgia	553
100	Sallie	544

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Theresa	532
102	Flora	520
103	Bernice	515
104	Charlotte	496
105	Lizzie	492
106	Anne	476
107	Nancy	475
108	Katie	459
109	Marjorie	448
110	Lola	437
111	Violet	435
112	Iva	432
113	Doris	431
114	Harriet	431
115	Inez	431
116	Lela	417
117	Lois	415
118	Addie	412
119	Betty	410
120	Henrietta	410
121	Loretta	410
122	Goldie	397
123	Etta	394
124	Caroline	393
125	Nina	390
126	Eunice	385
127	Ollie	383
128	Jane	382
129	Estelle	376
130	Sylvia	371
131	Ora	357
132	Genevieve	356
133	Eula	354
134	Susan	350
135	Rebecca	347
136	Essie	342
137	Mable	339
138	Marian	336
139	Velma	334
140	Amelia	332
141	Rosie	332
142	Nannie	331
143	Verna	329
144	Amanda	326
145	Rachel	324
146	Sara	323
147	Jean	318
148	Madeline	316
149	Matilda	312
150	Frieda	307
151	Lucile	305
152	Alberta	304
153	Mollie	301
154	Christine	299
155	Olga	292
156	Victoria	289
157	Estella	288
158	Hannah	288
159	Amy	281
160	Ola	280
161	Alta	278
162	Opal	278
163	Sophie	278
164	Irma	276
165	Barbara	273
166	Naomi	272
167	Freda	266
168	Maria	266
169	Flossie	265
170	Winnie	264
171	Eliza	256
172	Vivian	250
173	Erma	247
174	Luella	246
175	Maud	244
176	Ina	243
177	Isabel	243
178	Josie	243
179	Winifred	241
180	Sophia	238
181	Wilma	235
182	Fern	232
183	Celia	231
184	Kathleen	230
185	Augusta	228
186	Janie	224
187	Allie	219
188	Kate	219
189	Geneva	218
190	Cecelia	214
191	Norma	214
192	Callie	208
193	Selma	206
194	Virgie	206
195	Cecilia	205
196	Adeline	200
197	Elva	194
198	Rena	193
199	Juanita	192
200	Millie	192
201	Nell	192
202	Lila	190
203	Sally	185
204	Veronica	182
205	Isabelle	181
206	Miriam	181
207	Belle	180
208	Delia	180
209	Lulu	179
210	Tillie	175
211	Mayme	170
212	Muriel	167
213	Adele	164
214	Birdie	163
215	Bertie	162
216	Jeanette	162
217	Teresa	162
218	Bonnie	159
219	Lora	154
220	Maudie	153
221	Leola	151
222	Roxie	151
223	Leah	149
224	Dollie	148
225	Hester	148
226	Lelia	148
227	Cecile	147
228	Rita	147
229	Adelaide	144
230	Anita	142
231	Carolyn	141
232	Jewell	141
233	Lorena	140
234	Roberta	140
235	Fay	139
236	Leila	139
237	Gussie	137
238	Elma	136
239	Bettie	135
240	Helena	135
241	Cleo	132
242	Neva	131
243	Regina	131
244	Antoinette	130
245	Geraldine	130
246	Audrey	129
247	Letha	129
248	Johanna	128
249	Mathilda	127
250	Rhoda	127
251	Faye	125
252	Jeannette	125
253	Lou	125
254	Hallie	124
255	Bess	123
256	Marcella	123
257	Cornelia	122
258	Madge	122
259	Sue	122
260	Claire	121
261	Zelma	120
262	Hulda	118
263	Cecil	117
264	Hettie	117
265	Margie	117
266	Harriett	116
267	Lily	115
268	Myra	115
269	Ila	113
270	Christina	112
271	Ophelia	112
272	Phyllis	111
273	Dessie	110
274	Olivia	110
275	Elnora	109
276	Eugenia	109
277	Wilhelmina	109
278	Gracie	108
279	Lilly	107
280	Meta	107
281	Constance	106
282	Erna	106
283	Nola	106
284	Angeline	105
285	Jewel	105
286	Elvira	104
287	Katharine	104
288	Nona	104
289	Alvina	103
290	Corinne	103
291	Rosalie	103
292	Gertie	102
293	Zella	102
294	Francis	101
295	Lessie	101
296	Louisa	101
297	Oma	101
298	Linda	98
299	Pearlie	97
300	Rosetta	97
301	Angelina	96
302	Catharine	95
303	June	95
304	Annette	94
305	Dorothea	94
306	Isabella	94
307	Johnnie	94
308	Lee	94
309	Lucinda	94
310	Reba	93
311	Vesta	93
312	Eloise	92
313	Lenora	92
314	Edythe	91
315	Elsa	90
316	Claudia	89
317	Helene	89
318	Lettie	89
319	Alpha	88
320	Merle	88
321	Abbie	87
322	Dovie	87
323	Nelle	87
324	Orpha	86
325	Mina	85
326	Wanda	85
327	Lona	84
328	Phoebe	84
329	Blanch	83
330	Floy	82
331	Lura	82
332	Minerva	82
333	Pansy	82
334	Golda	81
335	Mittie	81
336	Angela	80
337	Janet	80
338	Clarice	79
339	Cassie	77
340	Eileen	77
341	Leota	77
342	Aline	76
343	Frankie	76
344	Lorraine	75
345	Ona	75
346	Ernestine	74
347	Shirley	74
348	Artie	73
349	Fanny	73
350	Isabell	73
351	Jeanne	72
352	Cynthia	71
353	Vada	71
354	Dolly	70
355	Linnie	69
356	Lenore	68
357	Verda	68
358	Ivy	67
359	Rae	66
360	Tessie	66
361	Carol	65
362	Corine	65
363	Lorene	65
364	Maybelle	65
365	Vida	65
366	Dolores	64
367	Lida	63
368	Cordelia	62
369	Louella	62
370	Yvonne	62
371	Ione	61
372	Rhea	61
373	Willa	61
374	Evie	60
375	Georgie	60
376	Leta	60
377	Zula	60
378	Leora	59
379	Malinda	59
380	Priscilla	59
381	Agatha	58
382	Mazie	58
383	Myrtie	58
384	Emilie	57
385	Mona	57
386	Polly	57
387	Lyda	56
388	Zora	56
389	Patricia	55
390	Aurelia	54
391	Chloe	54
392	Jannie	54
393	Jimmie	54
394	Odessa	54
395	Vina	54
396	Angie	53
397	Antonia	53
398	Bella	53
399	Clyde	53
400	Tommie	53
401	Una	53
402	Bell	52
403	Connie	52
404	Donna	52
405	Elisabeth	52
406	Idella	52
407	Lina	52
408	Bernadette	51
409	Glenna	51
410	Madeleine	51
411	Peggy	51
412	Sybil	51
413	Veva	51
414	Lovie	50
415	Veda	50
416	Aileen	49
417	Berta	49
418	Carmela	49
419	Eddie	49
420	Zola	49
421	Elise	48
422	Ellie	48
423	Era	48
424	Hilma	47
425	Hortense	47
426	Lavina	47
427	Melissa	47
428	Molly	47
429	Philomena	47
430	Iola	46
431	Melba	46
432	Rosella	46
433	Annabelle	45
434	Dixie	45
435	Joyce	45
436	Nan	45
437	Tressie	45
438	Ava	44
439	Esta	44
440	Ester	44
441	Iris	44
442	Robbie	44
443	Avis	43
444	Dona	43
445	Evangeline	43
446	Mabelle	43
447	Mandy	43
448	Maurine	43
449	Estell	42
450	Lauretta	42
451	Leone	42
452	Lilla	42
453	Tina	42
454	Yetta	42
455	Albina	41
456	Althea	41
457	Emmie	41
458	Margery	41
459	Marietta	41
460	Octavia	41
461	Joanna	40
462	John	40
463	Paula	40
464	Pearle	40
465	Queen	40
466	Ramona	40
467	Adah	39
468	Alda	39
469	Alva	39
470	Beryl	39
471	Cordie	39
472	Elda	39
473	Inga	39
474	Iona	39
475	Susanna	39
476	Carmen	38
477	Natalie	38
478	Rowena	38
479	Viva	38
480	Belva	37
481	Camille	37
482	Clare	37
483	Dena	37
484	Freida	37
485	Gretchen	37
486	Ima	37
487	Marvel	37
488	Reva	37
489	Savannah	37
490	Adela	36
491	Adelia	36
492	Camilla	36
493	Lennie	36
494	Leonora	36
495	Ludie	36
496	Sudie	36
497	Tena	36
498	Almeda	35
499	Clementine	35
500	Elenora	35
501	Florine	35
502	Harriette	35
503	Judith	35
504	Mercedes	35
505	Pinkie	35
506	Zelda	35
507	Altha	34
508	Bernadine	34
509	Crystal	34
510	Julie	34
511	Loraine	34
512	Manila	34
513	Maxine	34
514	Arlene	33
515	Celeste	33
516	Charlie	33
517	Easter	33
518	Ettie	33
519	George	33
520	Lue	33
521	Margret	33
522	Odie	33
523	Ray	33
524	Retha	33
525	Wilda	33
526	Beth	32
527	Eve	32
528	Gail	32
529	Garnet	32
530	Hedwig	32
531	Imogene	32
532	Lucia	32
533	Mallie	32
534	Martina	32
535	Ocie	32
536	Retta	32
537	Charity	31
538	Diana	31
539	Donnie	31
540	Ethyl	31
541	Florida	31
542	Ira	31
543	Jettie	31
544	Liza	31
545	Mellie	31
546	Onie	31
547	Sadye	31
548	Vinnie	31
549	Zona	31
550	Claudie	30
551	Clemmie	30
552	Delphia	30
553	Eleanora	30
554	Emilia	30
555	Georgiana	30
556	Georgianna	30
557	Hanna	30
558	Hildred	30
559	Luna	30
560	Margarita	30
561	Monica	30
562	Rilla	30
563	Rosina	30
564	Winnifred	30
565	Arline	29
566	Berniece	29
567	Corrine	29
568	Eda	29
569	Elmira	29
570	Faith	29
571	Filomena	29
572	Helga	29
573	Kittie	29
574	Letitia	29
575	Lucretia	29
576	Ursula	29
577	Verdie	29
578	Edwina	28
579	Eleanore	28
580	Elna	28
581	Emelia	28
582	Ferne	28
583	Icy	28
584	Joan	28
585	Johnie	28
586	Juliette	28
587	Leatha	28
588	Luvenia	28
589	Madelyn	28
590	Magdalena	28
591	Melvina	28
592	Nadine	28
593	Alida	27
594	Alyce	27
595	Billie	27
596	Elaine	27
597	Elinor	27
598	Guadalupe	27
599	Gwendolyn	27
600	James	27
601	Jenny	27
602	Lelah	27
603	Maxie	27
604	Minna	27
605	Zoe	27
606	Bulah	26
607	Corrie	26
608	Ethelyn	26
609	Eulalia	26
610	Gay	26
611	Hertha	26
612	Laverne	26
613	Magdalen	26
614	Magdalene	26
615	Manda	26
616	Audra	25
617	Berenice	25
618	Cordia	25
619	Dottie	25
620	Hildegarde	25
621	Kitty	25
622	Lavinia	25
623	Lonnie	25
624	Manuela	25
625	Maybell	25
626	Myrtice	25
627	Tennie	25
628	Vergie	25
629	America	24
630	Annabel	24
631	Delilah	24
632	Dewey	24
633	Elvie	24
634	Grayce	24
635	Hildur	24
636	Meda	24
637	Myrl	24
638	Pattie	24
639	Queenie	24
640	Rosanna	24
641	Rubie	24
642	Valeria	24
643	Verona	24
644	Anastasia	23
645	Carmella	23
646	Charles	23
647	Clarissa	23
648	Elena	23
649	Elizebeth	23
650	Greta	23
651	Icie	23
652	Joy	23
653	Katheryn	23
654	Kay	23
655	Lenna	23
656	Madie	23
657	Marcia	23
658	Mertie	23
659	Oda	23
660	Rosemary	23
661	Rubye	23
662	Sibyl	23
663	William	23
664	Aletha	22
665	Bennie	22
666	Bridget	22
667	Edyth	22
668	Eulah	22
669	Evalyn	22
670	Kathrine	22
671	Louie	22
672	Myrtis	22
673	Nita	22
674	Norine	22
675	Petra	22
676	Rachael	22
677	Sammie	22
678	Therese	22
679	Vena	22
680	Adaline	21
681	Aimee	21
682	Amalia	21
683	Antonette	21
684	Arrie	21
685	Etha	21
686	Fairy	21
687	Flo	21
688	Frank	21
689	Freddie	21
690	Henry	21
691	Leda	21
692	Lorna	21
693	Magnolia	21
694	Melva	21
695	Monnie	21
696	Nevada	21
697	Patsy	21
698	Ressie	21
699	Reta	21
700	Signe	21
701	Tressa	21
702	Treva	21
703	Vallie	21
704	Allene	20
705	Annetta	20
706	Annis	20
707	Celestine	20
708	Concetta	20
709	Donie	20
710	Enid	20
711	Eugenie	20
712	Florrie	20
713	Francisca	20
714	Henriette	20
715	Hildegard	20
716	Lexie	20
717	Libbie	20
718	Liddie	20
719	Loretto	20
720	Louvenia	20
721	Macie	20
722	Nova	20
723	Ottie	20
724	Ova	20
725	Rosalia	20
726	Vernie	20
727	Winona	20
728	Adella	19
729	Ardis	19
730	Arvilla	19
731	Cathryn	19
732	Christena	19
733	Delma	19
734	Delores	19
735	Elfrieda	19
736	Fae	19
737	Freeda	19
738	India	19
739	Irva	19
740	Joseph	19
741	Kathryne	19
742	Lavada	19
743	Lea	19
744	Lera	19
745	Lilian	19
746	Lorine	19
747	Lucie	19
748	Novella	19
749	Ouida	19
750	Rosalee	19
751	Sabina	19
752	Sigrid	19
753	Sophronia	19
754	Tempie	19
755	Tula	19
756	Adell	18
757	Alfreda	18
758	Arizona	18
759	Bethel	18
760	Bobbie	18
761	Claribel	18
762	Delpha	18
763	Delta	18
764	Doshie	18
765	Earline	18
766	Elta	18
767	Emmer	18
768	Exie	18
769	Felicia	18
770	Glennie	18
771	Hazle	18
772	Hellen	18
773	Hessie	18
774	Hope	18
775	Joe	18
776	Leonie	18
777	Leslie	18
778	Lonie	18
779	Malissa	18
780	Malvina	18
781	Maye	18
782	Missouri	18
783	Myrle	18
784	Robert	18
785	Ruthie	18
786	Sula	18
787	Twila	18
788	Versie	18
789	Violette	18
790	Zelia	18
791	Adelina	17
792	Adline	17
793	Alline	17
794	Aurora	17
795	Celina	17
796	Christie	17
797	Dessa	17
798	Emeline	17
799	Janette	17
800	Jesse	17
801	Jo	17
802	Juliet	17
803	Justine	17
804	Katy	17
805	Libby	17
806	Lilah	17
807	Lissie	17
808	Mabell	17
809	Mariah	17
810	Melinda	17
811	Minta	17
812	Osa	17
813	Serena	17
814	Andrea	16
815	Arlie	16
816	Atha	16
817	Cathrine	16
818	Corene	16
819	Ebba	16
820	Goldia	16
821	Hassie	16
822	Honora	16
823	Izora	16
824	Luetta	16
825	Marjory	16
826	Odelia	16
827	Prudence	16
828	Roma	16
829	Rosamond	16
830	Theo	16
831	Theodora	16
832	Theresia	16
833	Velva	16
834	Zettie	16
835	Adda	15
836	Albertha	15
837	Albertine	15
838	Alicia	15
839	Alvena	15
840	Alverta	15
841	Audie	15
842	Augustine	15
843	Beaulah	15
844	Carolina	15
845	Clair	15
846	Clella	15
847	Clora	15
848	Dana	15
849	Dorris	15
850	Dorthy	15
851	Euna	15
852	Garnett	15
853	Gene	15
854	Georgina	15
855	Gwen	15
856	Ilo	15
857	Ivah	15
858	Izetta	15
859	Josefina	15
860	Juana	15
861	Loma	15
862	Millicent	15
863	Mozelle	15
864	Myrna	15
865	Nanie	15
866	Neta	15
867	Samantha	15
868	Stephanie	15
869	Suzanne	15
870	Tilda	15
871	Tomasa	15
872	Vannie	15
873	Velda	15
874	Vella	15
875	Veta	15
876	Vira	15
877	Zetta	15
878	Anner	14
879	Ardella	14
880	Berneice	14
881	Besse	14
882	Betsy	14
883	Coral	14
884	Cuba	14
885	Dicie	14
886	Doshia	14
887	Dulcie	14
888	Eldora	14
889	Eloisa	14
890	Fleta	14
891	Gerda	14
892	Jamie	14
893	Jessica	14
894	Lempi	14
895	Leonore	14
896	Mammie	14
897	Margarett	14
898	Metta	14
899	Olevia	14
900	Osie	14
901	Rosalind	14
902	Rossie	14
903	Thora	14
904	Villa	14
905	Zada	14
906	Adelle	13
907	Alene	13
908	Amie	13
909	Ana	13
910	Buena	13
911	Dellie	13
912	Delphine	13
913	Eathel	13
914	Eleonora	13
915	Elvera	13
916	Eulalie	13
917	Frona	13
918	Fronie	13
919	Isa	13
920	Janice	13
921	Lilie	13
922	Lupe	13
923	Lutie	13
924	Madaline	13
925	Marybelle	13
926	Maymie	13
927	Mintie	13
928	Nena	13
929	Pollie	13
930	Salome	13
931	Selina	13
932	Sena	13
933	Trudie	13
934	Zilpha	13
935	Annabell	12
936	Ara	12
937	Chrystal	12
938	Claudine	12
939	Cressie	12
940	Daphne	12
941	Elvia	12
942	Eola	12
943	Eudora	12
944	Eura	12
945	Gayle	12
946	Gertha	12
947	Glenn	12
948	Huldah	12
949	Idell	12
950	Ilah	12
951	Ilene	12
952	Ines	12
953	Jodie	12
954	Judy	12
955	Lacy	12
956	Leontine	12
957	Luisa	12
958	Margarete	12
959	Margaretha	12
960	Margaretta	12
961	Margarite	12
962	Marianne	12
963	Mathilde	12
964	Mettie	12
965	Mossie	12
966	Nealie	12
967	Odette	12
968	Ottilia	12
969	Ozella	12
970	Phebe	12
971	Philomene	12
972	Prudie	12
973	Rozella	12
974	Sidney	12
975	Silvia	12
976	Sina	12
977	Susanne	12
978	Valerie	12
979	Verla	12
980	Vernice	12
981	Virgil	12
982	Zita	12
983	Adrienne	11
984	Alverda	11
985	Amber	11
986	Antonina	11
987	Arie	11
988	Arthur	11
989	Berdie	11
990	Bernardine	11
991	Cara	11
992	Cherry	11
993	Concepcion	11
994	Consuelo	11
995	Deborah	11
996	Delsie	11
997	Drucilla	11
998	Gena	11
999	Helma	11
1000	Hermina	11

Boys: top 25 of 1899
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1898
1	1 John	6,990	65.8	#1
2	2 William	6,086	57.3	#2
3	3 James	4,597	43.3	#3
4	4 George	4,018	37.8	#4
5	5 Charles	3,147	29.6	#5
6	6 Joseph	2,679	25.2	#6
7	7 Robert	2,609	24.6	#7
8	8 Frank	2,550	24.0	#8
9	9 Edward	1,901	17.9	#9
10	10 Henry	1,831	17.2	#11
11	11 Thomas	1,811	17.1	#10
12	12 Walter	1,750	16.5	#13
13	13 Harry	1,732	16.3	#12
14	14 Arthur	1,357	12.8	#14
15	15 Albert	1,210	11.4	#16
16	16 Fred	1,182	11.1	#15
17	17 Clarence	1,139	10.7	#17
18	18 Willie	1,088	10.2	#18
19	19 Harold	914	8.6	#22
20	20 Roy	912	8.6	#20
21	21 Paul	885	8.3	#21
22	22 Raymond	869	8.2	#23
23	23 Earl	821	7.7	#25
24	24 Joe	780	7.3	#29
25	25 Carl	774	7.3	#24

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Louis	770
27	Ernest	744
28	Richard	744
29	Ralph	742
30	Samuel	704
31	Charlie	678
32	David	646
33	Herbert	590
34	Howard	589
35	Jack	582
36	Andrew	578
37	Elmer	514
38	Francis	501
39	Dewey	499
40	Lawrence	497
41	Alfred	496
42	Daniel	485
43	Leo	482
44	Sam	469
45	Eugene	449
46	Oscar	447
47	Jesse	423
48	Will	414
49	Herman	413
50	Lee	388
51	Michael	375
52	Floyd	356
53	Peter	354
54	Lewis	352
55	Frederick	350
56	Russell	338
57	Benjamin	335
58	Clyde	330
59	Edwin	329
60	Leonard	321
61	Ray	315
62	Clifford	297
63	Claude	293
64	Anthony	291
65	Lester	290
66	Chester	288
67	Tom	288
68	Lloyd	287
69	Leroy	269
70	Jessie	261
71	Jim	261
72	Martin	260
73	Ben	259
74	Donald	258
75	Eddie	258
76	Stanley	258
77	Cecil	256
78	Theodore	252
79	Harvey	251
80	Edgar	249
81	Luther	248
82	Homer	239
83	Norman	223
84	Philip	223
85	Bernard	222
86	Patrick	221
87	Kenneth	214
88	Hugh	209
89	Milton	207
90	Guy	200
91	Allen	191
92	Jacob	189
93	Leon	188
94	Otis	185
95	Everett	181
96	Leslie	181
97	Alexander	178
98	Stephen	178
99	Archie	177
100	Victor	175

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Ed	174
102	Otto	174
103	Alvin	173
104	Warren	173
105	Horace	169
106	Melvin	166
107	Glenn	161
108	Julius	161
109	Oliver	161
110	Mack	160
111	Virgil	154
112	Marion	152
113	Johnnie	151
114	Earnest	146
115	Sidney	144
116	Willard	144
117	August	142
118	Percy	142
119	Isaac	139
120	Ira	138
121	Marvin	138
122	Alex	133
123	Vernon	130
124	Emil	128
125	Bert	127
126	Max	127
127	Rufus	127
128	Willis	126
129	Hubert	125
130	Vincent	125
131	Wallace	121
132	Charley	120
133	Dave	120
134	Dan	119
135	Lonnie	119
136	Wesley	119
137	Maurice	117
138	Franklin	116
139	Morris	116
140	Wilbur	115
141	Nathan	112
142	Jerry	111
143	Calvin	108
144	Gerald	108
145	Gilbert	107
146	Gordon	107
147	Nelson	107
148	Perry	104
149	Curtis	103
150	Glen	101
151	Matthew	101
152	Roland	101
153	Rudolph	100
154	Arnold	98
155	Ellis	98
156	Emmett	97
157	Manuel	97
158	Irving	95
159	Ross	95
160	Bennie	94
161	Clifton	94
162	Orville	94
163	Sylvester	94
164	Felix	93
165	Jose	90
166	Mark	89
167	Phillip	88
168	Edmund	87
169	Dennis	86
170	Jess	86
171	Abraham	85
172	Johnie	84
173	Roscoe	84
174	Bill	83
175	Forrest	83
176	Mike	83
177	Elbert	81
178	Adolph	80
179	Amos	79
180	Alonzo	78
181	Ollie	78
182	Steve	78
183	Moses	77
184	Jake	76
185	Adam	74
186	Pete	74
187	Douglas	73
188	Irvin	73
189	Mckinley	72
190	Nathaniel	72
191	Aaron	71
192	Gus	71
193	Clinton	70
194	Cornelius	70
195	Marshall	70
196	Nicholas	69
197	Claud	68
198	Simon	68
199	Roger	67
200	Bruce	66
201	Owen	66
202	Don	65
203	Jasper	65
204	Sherman	65
205	Elijah	64
206	Jerome	64
207	Reuben	64
208	Jay	63
209	Laurence	63
210	Levi	63
211	Leland	62
212	Wade	62
213	Alva	61
214	Clayton	61
215	Jimmie	61
216	Carroll	60
217	Juan	60
218	Timothy	60
219	Bob	59
220	Harley	59
221	Ivan	59
222	Mose	59
223	Wilson	59
224	Wayne	57
225	Austin	56
226	Silas	55
227	Harrison	54
228	Boyd	53
229	Ervin	53
230	Millard	53
231	Anton	52
232	Preston	52
233	Wilfred	52
234	Barney	50
235	Louie	50
236	Mary	50
237	Wiley	50
238	Delbert	49
239	Karl	49
240	Grady	48
241	Ike	48
242	Jeff	48
243	Ward	48
244	Byron	47
245	Noah	47
246	Clark	46
247	Erwin	46
248	Loyd	46
249	Marcus	46
250	Julian	45
251	Garland	44
252	Hiram	44
253	Monroe	44
254	Earle	43
255	Fredrick	43
256	Lowell	43
257	Aubrey	42
258	Christian	42
259	Christopher	42
260	Dock	42
261	Emanuel	42
262	Lyle	42
263	Major	42
264	Merle	42
265	Tony	42
266	Andy	41
267	Antonio	41
268	Dale	41
269	Dwight	41
270	Edd	41
271	Edmond	41
272	Emory	41
273	Enoch	41
274	Columbus	40
275	Grant	40
276	Abe	39
277	Cleveland	39
278	Cyril	39
279	Mathew	39
280	Spencer	39
281	Eli	38
282	Emery	38
283	Forest	38
284	Ned	38
285	Tommie	38
286	Joel	37
287	Solomon	37
288	Wilbert	37
289	Bryan	36
290	Carlos	36
291	Chris	36
292	Johnny	36
293	Miles	36
294	Ferdinand	35
295	Foster	35
296	Luke	35
297	Malcolm	35
298	Myron	35
299	Riley	35
300	Elwood	34
301	Fletcher	34
302	Larry	34
303	Newton	34
304	Stewart	34
305	Ted	34
306	Alton	33
307	Grover	33
308	Lyman	33
309	Murray	33
310	Neal	33
311	Burton	32
312	Clement	32
313	Ruben	32
314	Van	32
315	Augustus	31
316	Carlton	31
317	Dominick	31
318	Hobart	31
319	Jackson	31
320	Lynn	31
321	Maynard	31
322	Adrian	30
323	Asa	30
324	Clair	30
325	Dick	30
326	Ellsworth	30
327	Gustave	30
328	Loren	30
329	Morgan	30
330	Vern	30
331	Francisco	29
332	Isaiah	29
333	Ora	29
334	Pearl	29
335	Rex	29
336	Allan	28
337	Ambrose	28
338	Basil	28
339	Dee	28
340	General	28
341	Mitchell	28
342	Nick	28
343	Noble	28
344	Royal	28
345	Troy	28
346	Al	27
347	Anderson	27
348	Herschel	27
349	Lucius	27
350	Merrill	27
351	Pat	27
352	Ronald	27
353	Russel	27
354	Taylor	27
355	Dudley	26
356	Elisha	26
357	Irwin	26
358	Neil	26
359	Orval	26
360	Sanford	26
361	Walker	26
362	Bud	25
363	Conrad	25
364	Dallas	25
365	Dean	25
366	Early	25
367	Ezra	25
368	Freddie	25
369	Haywood	25
370	Junius	25
371	Pedro	25
372	Porter	25
373	Reginald	25
374	Scott	25
375	Warner	25
376	Aloysius	24
377	Cyrus	24
378	Harmon	24
379	Jeremiah	24
380	Joshua	24
381	Omer	24
382	Ramon	24
383	Waldo	24
384	Anna	23
385	Clay	23
386	Dewitt	23
387	Emile	23
388	Fay	23
389	King	23
390	Randolph	23
391	Roosevelt	23
392	Wheeler	23
393	Winfield	23
394	Clem	22
395	Frederic	22
396	Freeman	22
397	Gene	22
398	Hobert	22
399	Johnson	22
400	Merritt	22
401	Wendell	22
402	Buck	21
403	Burt	21
404	Eldon	21
405	Elton	21
406	Elvin	21
407	Harlan	21
408	Isiah	21
409	Matt	21
410	Milo	21
411	Noel	21
412	Roman	21
413	Rupert	21
414	Tommy	21
415	Booker	20
416	Elias	20
417	Elmo	20
418	Florence	20
419	Hal	20
420	Harris	20
421	Jesus	20
422	Lemuel	20
423	Napoleon	20
424	Alford	19
425	Angelo	19
426	Archibald	19
427	Billy	19
428	Emerson	19
429	Garfield	19
430	Green	19
431	Mason	19
432	Odie	19
433	Richmond	19
434	Rollie	19
435	Sammie	19
436	Thaddeus	19
437	Wm	19
438	Abner	18
439	Alphonse	18
440	Buford	18
441	Chauncey	18
442	Elliott	18
443	Fritz	18
444	Granville	18
445	Gustav	18
446	Hugo	18
447	Lionel	18
448	Lorenzo	18
449	Micheal	18
450	Olin	18
451	Rodney	18
452	Sampson	18
453	Sol	18
454	Sterling	18
455	Steven	18
456	Stuart	18
457	Angus	17
458	Avery	17
459	Berry	17
460	Connie	17
461	Eric	17
462	Evan	17
463	Everette	17
464	Giles	17
465	Hans	17
466	Jennings	17
467	Josh	17
468	Obie	17
469	Omar	17
470	Oren	17
471	Otha	17
472	Otho	17
473	Ottis	17
474	Salvatore	17
475	Saul	17
476	Shelby	17
477	Sydney	17
478	Thornton	17
479	Thurman	17
480	Tomas	17
481	Alan	16
482	Arther	16
483	Bryant	16
484	Buster	16
485	Casper	16
486	Clare	16
487	Coy	16
488	Dora	16
489	Garrett	16
490	Gust	16
491	Helen	16
492	Judson	16
493	Lem	16
494	Lucian	16
495	Nat	16
496	Orrin	16
497	Rogers	16
498	Sandy	16
499	Turner	16
500	Washington	16
501	Zack	16
502	Abel	15
503	Allie	15
504	Art	15
505	Bertram	15
506	Cliff	15
507	Dana	15
508	Ethel	15
509	Hamilton	15
510	Hardy	15
511	Hobson	15
512	Hollis	15
513	Isadore	15
514	Lacy	15
515	Norris	15
516	Prince	15
517	Rocco	15
518	Valentine	15
519	Vance	15
520	Wilmer	15
521	Albin	14
522	Axel	14
523	Brady	14
524	Carter	14
525	Cleve	14
526	Edna	14
527	Guss	14
528	Houston	14
529	Isidore	14
530	Ivory	14
531	Jimmy	14
532	Keith	14
533	Lenard	14
534	Lincoln	14
535	Linwood	14
536	Lon	14
537	Lucien	14
538	Luis	14
539	Miguel	14
540	Murry	14
541	Nels	14
542	Phil	14
543	Raleigh	14
544	Shirley	14
545	Smith	14
546	Ulysses	14
547	Wright	14
548	Abram	13
549	Admiral	13
550	Arlie	13
551	Benny	13
552	Billie	13
553	Burl	13
554	Carey	13
555	Chas	13
556	Elder	13
557	Elizabeth	13
558	Elliot	13
559	Elmore	13
560	Elzie	13
561	Emmet	13
562	Emmit	13
563	Hallie	13
564	Howell	13
565	Jean	13
566	Jodie	13
567	Jules	13
568	Lindsey	13
569	Lou	13
570	Lucious	13
571	Madison	13
572	Margaret	13
573	Norbert	13
574	Odis	13
575	Pablo	13
576	Rose	13
577	Tim	13
578	Verne	13
579	Vernie	13
580	Wilburn	13
581	Winfred	13
582	Wyatt	13
583	Addison	12
584	Alois	12
585	Butler	12
586	Cicero	12
587	Davis	12
588	Dorsey	12
589	Doyle	12
590	Emmitt	12
591	Essie	12
592	Frances	12
593	Gabriel	12
594	Hazel	12
595	Hector	12
596	Henderson	12
597	Hezekiah	12
598	Israel	12
599	Judge	12
600	Lamar	12
601	Maxie	12
602	Maxwell	12
603	Milford	12
604	Odell	12
605	Pierre	12
606	Rollin	12
607	Tracy	12
608	Urban	12
609	Walton	12
610	Wash	12
611	Watson	12
612	Webster	12
613	Adolphus	11
614	Alfonso	11
615	Alphonso	11
616	Annie	11
617	Arch	11
618	Arden	11
619	Armand	11
620	Bailey	11
621	Benjiman	11
622	Bonnie	11
623	Burr	11
624	Claire	11
625	Cleo	11
626	Clint	11
627	Cloyd	11
628	Dillard	11
629	Edith	11
630	Elvis	11
631	Evans	11
632	Fannie	11
633	Ford	11
634	Gaston	11
635	Gregory	11
636	Helmer	11
637	Hyman	11
638	Jefferson	11
639	Jewell	11
640	Lambert	11
641	Lawson	11
642	Lawton	11
643	Louise	11
644	Manley	11
645	Melville	11
646	Miller	11
647	Morton	11
648	Ole	11
649	Oswald	11
650	Pink	11
651	Rowland	11
652	Ruby	11
653	Sarah	11
654	Seth	11
655	Sim	11
656	Sylvan	11
657	Tillman	11
658	Travis	11
659	Vester	11
660	Wilford	11
661	Adelbert	10
662	Alvah	10
663	Arvid	10
664	Bennett	10
665	Bernie	10
666	Brooks	10
667	Burrell	10
668	Carmen	10
669	Carson	10
670	Cletus	10
671	Denver	10
672	Duncan	10
673	Elsie	10
674	Emma	10
675	Ezekiel	10
676	Gerhard	10
677	Guadalupe	10
678	Hattie	10
679	Hoyt	10
680	Hunter	10
681	Huston	10
682	Ida	10
683	Jones	10
684	Lillie	10
685	Lindsay	10
686	Logan	10
687	Loy	10
688	Lucas	10
689	Ludwig	10
690	Merl	10
691	Michel	10
692	Minnie	10
693	Mortimer	10
694	Newell	10
695	Nolan	10
696	Olen	10
697	Oral	10
698	Orlando	10
699	Palmer	10
700	Quincy	10
701	Rafael	10
702	Raphael	10
703	Raymon	10
704	Rene	10
705	Rolla	10
706	Rolland	10
707	Selmer	10
708	Tandy	10
709	Theo	10
710	Theron	10
711	Vivian	10
712	Weldon	10
713	Worth	10
714	Addie	9
715	Alden	9
716	Alfredo	9
717	Alma	9
718	Almon	9
719	Alvie	9
720	Alvis	9
721	Aron	9
722	Artie	9
723	Barnett	9
724	Burley	9
725	Christ	9
726	Clarance	9
727	Clell	9
728	Coleman	9
729	Crawford	9
730	Delmer	9
731	Doc	9
732	Dominic	9
733	Elige	9
734	Elza	9
735	Eva	9
736	Ewell	9
737	French	9
738	Furman	9
739	Garnett	9
740	Gaylord	9
741	Geo	9
742	Glover	9
743	Godfrey	9
744	Grace	9
745	Haven	9
746	Hayden	9
747	Heber	9
748	Horatio	9
749	Huey	9
750	Hughie	9
751	Irene	9
752	Jonas	9
753	Junior	9
754	Justin	9
755	Kelly	9
756	Lafayette	9
757	Lige	9
758	Llewellyn	9
759	Luster	9
760	Maceo	9
761	Mahlon	9
762	Marcellus	9
763	Marie	9
764	Milburn	9
765	Olaf	9
766	Parker	9
767	Perley	9
768	Reed	9
769	Roswell	9
770	Rubin	9
771	Ruth	9
772	Shelley	9
773	Shelton	9
774	Sid	9
775	Simmie	9
776	Son	9
777	Steward	9
778	Sullivan	9
779	Truman	9
780	Wayman	9
781	Westley	9
782	Whitney	9
783	Williams	9
784	Williard	9
785	Winston	9
786	Agnes	8
787	Antone	8
788	Asbury	8
789	Augustine	8
790	Barry	8
791	Bernice	8
792	Blanche	8
793	Bradley	8
794	Carrie	8
795	Cary	8
796	Clive	8
797	Courtney	8
798	Darrell	8
799	Dell	8
800	Donnie	8
801	Dorothy	8
802	Duke	8
803	Elden	8
804	Elgin	8
805	Eligah	8
806	Ella	8
807	Emilio	8
808	Enos	8
809	Erich	8
810	Fernando	8
811	Gail	8
812	Gary	8
813	Gladys	8
814	Gussie	8
815	Hampton	8
816	Harland	8
817	Harper	8
818	Henery	8
819	Hershel	8
820	Hilliard	8
821	Hilton	8
822	Issac	8
823	Jewel	8
824	Joesph	8
825	Jonathan	8
826	Jonnie	8
827	Josiah	8
828	June	8
829	Landon	8
830	Lemon	8
831	Lillian	8
832	Lois	8
833	Lucy	8
834	Martha	8
835	Mat	8
836	Mattie	8
837	Merlin	8
838	Mervin	8
839	Oakley	8
840	Orie	8
841	Pierce	8
842	Price	8
843	Reese	8
844	Romeo	8
845	Romie	8
846	Seymour	8
847	Spurgeon	8
848	Stephan	8
849	Stonewall	8
850	Virgle	8
851	Webb	8
852	West	8
853	Wilfrid	8
854	Wilton	8
855	Zeb	8
856	Alice	7
857	Allison	7
858	Alonza	7
859	Angel	7
860	Arley	7
861	Ashley	7
862	Augusta	7
863	Benito	7
864	Benjaman	7
865	Bernhard	7
866	Bertrand	7
867	Bishop	7
868	Brown	7
869	Bruno	7
870	Caleb	7
871	Casimir	7
872	Chesley	7
873	Clara	7
874	Collins	7
875	Collis	7
876	Damon	7
877	Edison	7
878	Effie	7
879	Einar	7
880	Eldridge	7
881	Elwin	7
882	Elwyn	7
883	Ennis	7
884	Erick	7
885	Estel	7
886	Eugenio	7
887	Evert	7
888	Felipe	7
889	Ferd	7
890	Fidel	7
891	Gay	7
892	Gertrude	7
893	Golden	7
894	Gottlieb	7
895	Griffith	7
896	Harvy	7
897	Hayward	7
898	Hurley	7
899	Ignatius	7
900	Irven	7
901	Isom	7
902	Jethro	7
903	Jonah	7
904	Jordan	7
905	Jule	7
906	Kirby	7
907	Kyle	7
908	Larkin	7
909	Leander	7
910	Len	7
911	Leopold	7
912	Levy	7
913	Moe	7
914	Myrtle	7
915	Namon	7
916	Newt	7
917	Ocie	7
918	Oris	7
919	Orvil	7
920	Ossie	7
921	Robt	7
922	Terry	7
923	Toney	7
924	Vaughn	7
925	Vic	7
926	Viola	7
927	Alberto	6
928	Alcide	6
929	Alferd	6
930	Almer	6
931	Alpha	6
932	Alto	6
933	Andres	6
934	Armond	6
935	Armstead	6
936	Arvil	6
937	Audie	6
938	Babe	6
939	Baker	6
940	Ballard	6
941	Bart	6
942	Bartholomew	6
943	Bascom	6
944	Beatrice	6
945	Benedict	6
946	Benton	6
947	Beverly	6
948	Britt	6
949	Bynum	6
950	Callie	6
951	Campbell	6
952	Carleton	6
953	Casimer	6
954	Claudie	6
955	Clemon	6
956	Cody	6
957	Colvin	6
958	Cornelious	6
959	Dayton	6
960	Delmar	6
961	Doris	6
962	Dow	6
963	Elizah	6
964	Ely	6
965	Ephraim	6
966	Ernst	6
967	Ester	6
968	Eunice	6
969	Evertt	6
970	Ezell	6
971	Fate	6
972	Fayette	6
973	Finis	6
974	Fitzhugh	6
975	Florian	6
976	Floy	6
977	Frazier	6
978	Fremont	6
979	Gideon	6
980	Gurney	6
981	Gustaf	6
982	Hamp	6
983	Hermon	6
984	Hillard	6
985	Hosea	6
986	Hosie	6
987	Ignacio	6
988	Isreal	6
989	Ivy	6
990	Jarrett	6
991	Josephine	6
992	Julious	6
993	Lane	6
994	Lavern	6
995	Lawerence	6
996	Leighton	6
997	Lennie	6
998	Linnie	6
999	Lizzie	6
1000	Loran	6

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1899.

How spread out were the names of 1899?

In 1899 the ten most given boys’ names went to 34.3% 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, 1899 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 1899?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1899 against the top 100 of 1898.

The biggest climbs of 1899

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1899.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1898	Rank 1899
Maudie	#285	#220
Constance	#343	#281
Lily	#326	#267
Muriel	#268	#212
Eugenia	#329	#276
Wilma	#232	#181
Geraldine	#296	#245
Zelma	#309	#261

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1898	Rank 1899
Perry	#188	#148
Nathan	#167	#141
Gerald	#165	#144
Marvin	#141	#121
Hubert	#149	#129
Warren	#123	#104
Willard	#134	#116
Willis	#144	#128

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1899

The most given names of the 1890s1899 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1899Weighted 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: 1900

The most popular baby names of 1899

The top names of 1899

How spread out were the names of 1899?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1899?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1899

More about the names of 1899