The most popular baby names of 1900

In 1900 the most given names were John (9,828 boys) and Mary (16,705 girls); SSA’s file counts 450,258 babies under 3,729 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1900 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1900

Girls: top 25 of 1900
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1899
1	1 Mary	16,705	55.7	#1
2	2 Helen	6,342	21.2	#3
3	3 Anna	6,114	20.4	#2
4	4 Margaret	5,304	17.7	#4
5	5 Ruth	4,765	15.9	#5
6	6 Elizabeth	4,096	13.7	#7
7	7 Florence	3,920	13.1	#6
8	8 Ethel	3,896	13.0	#9
9	9 Marie	3,856	12.9	#8
10	10 Lillian	3,414	11.4	#10
11	11 Annie	3,324	11.1	#18
12	12 Edna	3,102	10.3	#11
13	13 Emma	3,095	10.3	#13
14	14 Alice	3,059	10.2	#12
15	15 Bessie	3,044	10.2	#19
16	16 Bertha	3,019	10.1	#16
17	17 Grace	2,942	9.8	#15
18	18 Rose	2,844	9.5	#21
19	19 Clara	2,826	9.4	#14
20	20 Mildred	2,800	9.3	#17
21	21 Gladys	2,733	9.1	#20
22	22 Minnie	2,673	8.9	#25
23	23 Gertrude	2,580	8.6	#23
24	24 Pearl	2,512	8.4	#27
25	25 Mabel	2,509	8.4	#22

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Frances	2,495
27	Dorothy	2,491
28	Martha	2,437
29	Hazel	2,425
30	Ida	2,285
31	Irene	2,264
32	Myrtle	2,252
33	Eva	2,089
34	Catherine	2,081
35	Louise	2,070
36	Edith	2,068
37	Sarah	2,054
38	Elsie	2,045
39	Esther	2,017
40	Lillie	2,004
41	Agnes	1,914
42	Ella	1,911
43	Nellie	1,850
44	Mattie	1,834
45	Laura	1,824
46	Julia	1,766
47	Josephine	1,743
48	Carrie	1,711
49	Viola	1,674
50	Hattie	1,553
51	Ruby	1,540
52	Lena	1,506
53	Jessie	1,422
54	Mae	1,406
55	Cora	1,389
56	Beatrice	1,382
57	Alma	1,372
58	Willie	1,351
59	Mamie	1,337
60	Blanche	1,332
61	Lucy	1,246
62	Fannie	1,237
63	Lula	1,237
64	Jennie	1,204
65	Katherine	1,201
66	Marion	1,197
67	Lucille	1,182
68	Stella	1,177
69	Rosa	1,118
70	Evelyn	1,116
71	Pauline	1,104
72	Ada	1,101
73	Thelma	1,094
74	Virginia	1,068
75	Maggie	1,045
76	Vera	1,024
77	Maude	1,013
78	Beulah	974
79	Dora	958
80	Susie	947
81	Daisy	931
82	Ellen	922
83	Nora	919
84	Sadie	895
85	Leona	825
86	Marguerite	786
87	Georgia	765
88	Eleanor	753
89	Effie	752
90	Della	748
91	May	744
92	Ann	736
93	Kathryn	721
94	Nettie	711
95	Olive	705
96	Bernice	702
97	Lottie	690
98	Sallie	676
99	Nancy	673
100	Betty	665

Girls #101 to #1,000

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

Boys: top 25 of 1900
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1899
1	1 John	9,828	65.3	#1
2	2 William	8,579	57.0	#2
3	3 James	7,245	48.1	#3
4	4 George	5,403	35.9	#4
5	5 Charles	4,098	27.2	#5
6	6 Robert	3,821	25.4	#7
7	7 Joseph	3,714	24.7	#6
8	8 Frank	3,477	23.1	#8
9	9 Edward	2,720	18.1	#9
10	10 Henry	2,606	17.3	#10
11	11 Thomas	2,556	17.0	#11
12	12 Walter	2,298	15.3	#12
13	13 Harry	2,272	15.1	#13
14	14 Willie	2,113	14.0	#18
15	15 Arthur	1,853	12.3	#14
16	16 Albert	1,741	11.6	#15
17	17 Fred	1,646	10.9	#16
18	18 Clarence	1,483	9.9	#17
19	19 Paul	1,288	8.6	#21
20	20 Harold	1,245	8.3	#19
21	21 Roy	1,215	8.1	#20
22	22 Joe	1,179	7.8	#24
23	23 Raymond	1,150	7.6	#22
24	24 Richard	1,141	7.6	#28
25	25 Charlie	1,124	7.5	#31

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Louis	1,097
27	Jack	1,053
28	Earl	1,037
29	Carl	1,016
30	Ernest	1,012
31	Ralph	896
32	David	883
33	Samuel	877
34	Sam	821
35	Howard	779
36	Herbert	751
37	Andrew	718
38	Elmer	699
39	Lee	675
40	Lawrence	659
41	Francis	652
42	Alfred	640
43	Will	603
44	Daniel	598
45	Eugene	587
46	Leo	570
47	Oscar	563
48	Floyd	555
49	Herman	550
50	Jesse	536
51	Michael	495
52	Lewis	469
53	Tom	469
54	Leonard	465
55	Ray	457
56	Clyde	451
57	Benjamin	450
58	Peter	443
59	Claude	433
60	Lester	431
61	Theodore	429
62	Russell	427
63	Eddie	425
64	Frederick	420
65	Leroy	419
66	Clifford	409
67	Anthony	406
68	Jim	399
69	Jessie	398
70	Martin	383
71	Edgar	374
72	Chester	364
73	Ben	355
74	Edwin	350
75	Dewey	345
76	Cecil	344
77	Stanley	342
78	Lloyd	337
79	Donald	328
80	Homer	326
81	Harvey	322
82	Luther	316
83	Norman	316
84	Johnnie	313
85	Leon	310
86	Bernard	308
87	Ed	297
88	Hugh	290
89	Patrick	285
90	Kenneth	279
91	Leslie	275
92	Victor	269
93	Alexander	260
94	Philip	259
95	Oliver	256
96	Mack	250
97	Horace	244
98	Milton	242
99	Guy	240
100	Everett	237

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Jacob	233
102	Melvin	231
103	Charley	224
104	Allen	223
105	Alvin	223
106	Earnest	223
107	Ira	218
108	Sidney	218
109	Archie	216
110	Otis	212
111	Virgil	212
112	Julius	206
113	Jerry	205
114	Percy	201
115	Otto	199
116	Isaac	198
117	Bill	196
118	Glenn	194
119	Maurice	193
120	Alex	192
121	Dan	192
122	Warren	191
123	Hubert	189
124	Marion	189
125	Lonnie	186
126	Nathan	186
127	Stephen	181
128	Wesley	181
129	Vincent	177
130	Marvin	176
131	Manuel	174
132	Willard	172
133	Vernon	170
134	Willis	169
135	Dave	166
136	Morris	162
137	Jose	161
138	Wallace	161
139	Wilbur	161
140	Gerald	157
141	Rufus	157
142	Bennie	153
143	Bert	153
144	August	148
145	Rudolph	147
146	Gilbert	145
147	Curtis	144
148	Perry	142
149	Max	141
150	Steve	139
151	Franklin	137
152	Gordon	137
153	Mark	137
154	Nelson	135
155	Glen	134
156	Mckinley	133
157	Roland	133
158	Dennis	132
159	Mike	132
160	Sylvester	131
161	Johnie	130
162	Matthew	130
163	Calvin	128
164	Jess	128
165	Emil	127
166	Phillip	127
167	Marshall	126
168	Amos	125
169	Elbert	125
170	Felix	123
171	Arnold	122
172	Jake	121
173	Ellis	120
174	Gus	120
175	Emmett	119
176	Clayton	118
177	Irvin	118
178	Jimmie	118
179	Nathaniel	118
180	Adolph	117
181	Moses	117
182	Alonzo	116
183	Cornelius	116
184	Pete	116
185	Irving	115
186	Orville	112
187	Adam	111
188	Ollie	109
189	Claud	107
190	Clifton	107
191	Douglas	107
192	Jay	107
193	Aaron	104
194	Tony	101
195	Abraham	100
196	Bob	98
197	Jasper	97
198	Roscoe	96
199	Levi	95
200	Nicholas	95
201	Sherman	95
202	Edmund	94
203	Owen	93
204	Noah	92
205	Clinton	91
206	Ivan	90
207	Monroe	89
208	Wilson	89
209	Ervin	88
210	Bruce	86
211	Elijah	86
212	Reuben	86
213	Jerome	85
214	Wayne	85
215	Juan	84
216	Barney	83
217	Ross	83
218	Grant	82
219	Don	81
220	Laurence	81
221	Roger	81
222	Tommie	81
223	Wilfred	81
224	Grady	79
225	Harley	79
226	Julian	79
227	Preston	78
228	Leland	76
229	Timothy	76
230	Clark	75
231	Karl	75
232	Mary	75
233	Mose	75
234	Ted	75
235	Antonio	74
236	Simon	74
237	Alva	73
238	Dock	73
239	Cleveland	72
240	Johnny	72
241	Roosevelt	72
242	Solomon	72
243	Luke	70
244	Carroll	69
245	Harrison	69
246	Jeff	69
247	Troy	69
248	Millard	68
249	Silas	68
250	Fredrick	67
251	Austin	66
252	Forrest	66
253	Ike	65
254	Allan	64
255	Loyd	64
256	Freddie	63
257	Myron	63
258	Wilbert	63
259	Aubrey	62
260	Boyd	62
261	Larry	62
262	Byron	61
263	Edd	61
264	Louie	61
265	Wiley	61
266	Jackson	60
267	Dwight	59
268	Rex	59
269	Anton	58
270	Neal	58
271	Hiram	57
272	Mathew	57
273	Van	57
274	Abe	56
275	Anderson	56
276	Wade	56
277	Bryan	55
278	Christopher	55
279	Malcolm	55
280	Miles	55
281	Andy	54
282	Dale	54
283	Merle	54
284	Fletcher	53
285	Forest	53
286	Riley	53
287	Emory	52
288	Grover	52
289	Mitchell	52
290	Elwood	51
291	Major	51
292	Neil	50
293	Newton	50
294	Pat	50
295	Randolph	50
296	Ruben	50
297	Jesus	49
298	Lyle	49
299	Murray	49
300	Nick	49
301	Clement	48
302	Gene	48
303	Marcus	48
304	Taylor	48
305	Ambrose	47
306	Edmond	47
307	Booker	46
308	Dean	46
309	Earle	46
310	Ned	46
311	Russel	46
312	Augustus	45
313	Chris	45
314	Columbus	45
315	Dick	45
316	Eli	45
317	Emanuel	45
318	Ramon	45
319	Delbert	44
320	Freeman	44
321	Isiah	44
322	Loren	44
323	Pedro	44
324	Spencer	44
325	Alton	43
326	Erwin	43
327	Jeremiah	43
328	Ward	43
329	Wilmer	43
330	Emery	42
331	Ezra	42
332	Jimmy	42
333	Lorenzo	42
334	Ora	42
335	Steven	42
336	Tommy	42
337	Clay	41
338	Conrad	41
339	Cyril	41
340	Ferdinand	41
341	Lynn	41
342	Pearl	41
343	Bud	40
344	Dallas	40
345	Elmo	40
346	Francisco	40
347	Lucius	40
348	Ronald	40
349	Stewart	40
350	Clair	39
351	Elton	39
352	Lyman	39
353	Scott	39
354	Burton	38
355	Carlton	38
356	Sterling	38
357	Al	37
358	Aloysius	37
359	Basil	37
360	Carlos	37
361	Dewitt	37
362	Elisha	37
363	Herschel	37
364	Lemuel	37
365	Billy	36
366	Cyrus	36
367	Enoch	36
368	Garland	36
369	Hobert	36
370	Johnson	36
371	Joshua	36
372	Noble	36
373	Orval	36
374	Vern	36
375	Alfonso	35
376	Alphonso	35
377	Christian	35
378	Dee	35
379	Hollis	35
380	Joel	35
381	Lowell	35
382	Emerson	34
383	Lon	34
384	Ulysses	34
385	Dudley	33
386	Elliott	33
387	General	33
388	Harris	33
389	Houston	33
390	Kelly	33
391	King	33
392	Lacy	33
393	Buck	32
394	Garfield	32
395	Irwin	32
396	Isaiah	32
397	Junius	32
398	Mason	32
399	Napoleon	32
400	Sammie	32
401	Shirley	32
402	Benny	31
403	Carter	31
404	Cleo	31
405	Elmore	31
406	Emile	31
407	Jennings	31
408	Jonas	31
409	Matt	31
410	Morgan	31
411	Raleigh	31
412	Wilber	31
413	Arther	30
414	Asa	30
415	Clarance	30
416	Fay	30
417	Gustave	30
418	Wendell	30
419	Early	29
420	Foster	29
421	Garrett	29
422	Odell	29
423	Zack	29
424	Clem	28
425	Green	28
426	Haywood	28
427	Odis	28
428	Sol	28
429	Washington	28
430	Adrian	27
431	Alan	27
432	Allie	27
433	Alphonse	27
434	Angelo	27
435	Coy	27
436	Ellsworth	27
437	Emmet	27
438	Hobart	27
439	Judge	27
440	Reginald	27
441	Rupert	27
442	Seth	27
443	Travis	27
444	Walker	27
445	Winfield	27
446	Bruno	26
447	Carey	26
448	Chas	26
449	Coleman	26
450	Hardy	26
451	Lionel	26
452	Lucious	26
453	Maynard	26
454	Smith	26
455	Anna	25
456	Buster	25
457	Dominick	25
458	Dorsey	25
459	Hal	25
460	Ivory	25
461	Josh	25
462	Judson	25
463	Lige	25
464	Olin	25
465	Porter	25
466	Royal	25
467	Sim	25
468	Truman	25
469	Billie	24
470	Bryant	24
471	Elvin	24
472	Evan	24
473	Ford	24
474	Isadore	24
475	Jefferson	24
476	Wilford	24
477	Benjiman	23
478	Buford	23
479	Crawford	23
480	Elias	23
481	Emmitt	23
482	Fritz	23
483	Harmon	23
484	Hugo	23
485	Merrill	23
486	Rubin	23
487	Saul	23
488	Webster	23
489	Wilburn	23
490	Alford	22
491	Berry	22
492	Bertha	22
493	Chauncey	22
494	Clint	22
495	Florence	22
496	Furman	22
497	Henery	22
498	Hyman	22
499	Jean	22
500	Jewel	22
501	Logan	22
502	Lonzo	22
503	Maxwell	22
504	Milford	22
505	Milo	22
506	Oren	22
507	Pablo	22
508	Phil	22
509	Pink	22
510	Prince	22
511	Ruby	22
512	Salvatore	22
513	Sandy	22
514	Son	22
515	Stuart	22
516	Tim	22
517	Waldo	22
518	Abner	21
519	Emma	21
520	Eric	21
521	Granville	21
522	Lucian	21
523	Luis	21
524	Murphy	21
525	Norbert	21
526	Omer	21
527	Otha	21
528	Otho	21
529	Palmer	21
530	Rodney	21
531	Sanford	21
532	Terry	21
533	Thurman	21
534	Bertram	20
535	Connie	20
536	Davis	20
537	Eldon	20
538	Elzie	20
539	Ethel	20
540	Hallie	20
541	Henderson	20
542	Hezekiah	20
543	Israel	20
544	Lenard	20
545	Lincoln	20
546	Lonie	20
547	Micheal	20
548	Pasquale	20
549	Roman	20
550	Rosevelt	20
551	Sampson	20
552	Shelby	20
553	Warner	20
554	Wm	20
555	Adolphus	19
556	Annie	19
557	Bailey	19
558	Bernie	19
559	Bonnie	19
560	Dana	19
561	Elie	19
562	Ezekiel	19
563	Frances	19
564	Gabriel	19
565	Gustav	19
566	Hamilton	19
567	Harlan	19
568	Hector	19
569	Ivy	19
570	Lambert	19
571	Lindsey	19
572	Mervin	19
573	Meyer	19
574	Toney	19
575	Verne	19
576	Vernie	19
577	Wash	19
578	Abram	18
579	Admiral	18
580	Arch	18
581	Art	18
582	Bishop	18
583	Boyce	18
584	Burl	18
585	Burt	18
586	Cicero	18
587	Doc	18
588	Ennis	18
589	Guss	18
590	Hans	18
591	Helen	18
592	Hosea	18
593	Joesph	18
594	Justin	18
595	Nat	18
596	Noel	18
597	Norris	18
598	Odie	18
599	Rolland	18
600	Tillman	18
601	Turner	18
602	Vivian	18
603	Albin	17
604	Artie	17
605	Cliff	17
606	Dillard	17
607	Duncan	17
608	Eldridge	17
609	Kelley	17
610	Lafayette	17
611	Lawson	17
612	Levy	17
613	Linwood	17
614	Madison	17
615	Mannie	17
616	Marie	17
617	Miguel	17
618	Ole	17
619	Parker	17
620	Randall	17
621	Thaddeus	17
622	Wylie	17
623	Alvie	16
624	Arlie	16
625	Armand	16
626	Aron	16
627	Bennett	16
628	Carson	16
629	Cleve	16
630	Collins	16
631	Dalton	16
632	Elizabeth	16
633	Elza	16
634	Everette	16
635	Gaston	16
636	Gladys	16
637	Gust	16
638	Keith	16
639	Lamar	16
640	Leander	16
641	Margaret	16
642	Nolan	16
643	Quincy	16
644	Rowland	16
645	Ruth	16
646	Teddy	16
647	Tomas	16
648	Abel	15
649	Alec	15
650	Bradley	15
651	Cletus	15
652	Doyle	15
653	Elsie	15
654	Emilio	15
655	Fate	15
656	Giles	15
657	Graham	15
658	Hayes	15
659	Hazel	15
660	Hermon	15
661	Isidore	15
662	Jason	15
663	Jewell	15
664	Jonnie	15
665	Junior	15
666	Lindsay	15
667	Louise	15
668	Loy	15
669	Obie	15
670	Oral	15
671	Orlando	15
672	Ossie	15
673	Pierce	15
674	Richmond	15
675	Rollie	15
676	Valentine	15
677	Vance	15
678	Williams	15
679	Angus	14
680	Antoine	14
681	Archibald	14
682	Burley	14
683	Casper	14
684	Curley	14
685	Dominic	14
686	Felipe	14
687	Howell	14
688	Jule	14
689	Lillie	14
690	Miller	14
691	Monte	14
692	Olen	14
693	Reed	14
694	Thad	14
695	Theo	14
696	Walton	14
697	Wyatt	14
698	Alden	13
699	Alma	13
700	Benton	13
701	Bradford	13
702	Casey	13
703	Denis	13
704	Denver	13
705	Edna	13
706	Effie	13
707	Eunice	13
708	Golden	13
709	Hamp	13
710	Harland	13
711	Hershel	13
712	Hobson	13
713	Ida	13
714	Jules	13
715	Kirby	13
716	Less	13
717	Lou	13
718	Lucien	13
719	Mildred	13
720	Morton	13
721	Myles	13
722	Price	13
723	Roderick	13
724	Rollin	13
725	Rudy	13
726	Sheldon	13
727	Sonny	13
728	Sydney	13
729	Talmadge	13
730	Theadore	13
731	Tracy	13
732	Vester	13
733	Watson	13
734	Waverly	13
735	Wayman	13
736	Weldon	13
737	West	13
738	Westley	13
739	Winfred	13
740	Winston	13
741	Worth	13
742	Alberto	12
743	Ammon	12
744	Antone	12
745	Augustine	12
746	Avery	12
747	Beatrice	12
748	Brooks	12
749	Butler	12
750	Carleton	12
751	Cary	12
752	Clara	12
753	Ella	12
754	Emmit	12
755	Ernie	12
756	Evans	12
757	Fernando	12
758	Gregory	12
759	Hollie	12
760	Hunter	12
761	Junious	12
762	Mac	12
763	Melton	12
764	Minnie	12
765	Murry	12
766	Nellie	12
767	Ocie	12
768	Oran	12
769	Orie	12
770	Orin	12
771	Osie	12
772	Patsy	12
773	Rafael	12
774	Ransom	12
775	Raymon	12
776	Rocco	12
777	Rube	12
778	Santiago	12
779	Sylvan	12
780	Vaughn	12
781	Webb	12
782	Wheeler	12
783	Wilton	12
784	Addison	11
785	Alfredo	11
786	Auther	11
787	Axel	11
788	Benedict	11
789	Bessie	11
790	Brady	11
791	Buddie	11
792	Burnett	11
793	Caleb	11
794	Christ	11
795	Conley	11
796	Damon	11
797	Duke	11
798	Earlie	11
799	Eduardo	11
800	Elder	11
801	Ellie	11
802	Ewell	11
803	Farris	11
804	Geo	11
805	Gerard	11
806	Gideon	11
807	Grace	11
808	Gregorio	11
809	Guadalupe	11
810	Hampton	11
811	Hoyt	11
812	Ignatius	11
813	Isom	11
814	Issac	11
815	Jodie	11
816	Jonah	11
817	Jonathan	11
818	Jordan	11
819	Laurie	11
820	Laverne	11
821	Leeroy	11
822	Lemmie	11
823	Lillian	11
824	Marcellus	11
825	Marlin	11
826	Pierre	11
827	Rose	11
828	Royce	11
829	Stanford	11
830	Thornton	11
831	Thurston	11
832	Tobe	11
833	Tyler	11
834	Verner	11
835	Acie	10
836	Addie	10
837	Alvah	10
838	Barry	10
839	Bartley	10
840	Barton	10
841	Baxter	10
842	Bee	10
843	Benito	10
844	Bernice	10
845	Blair	10
846	Buddy	10
847	Cal	10
848	Carmen	10
849	Carmine	10
850	Clare	10
851	Claudie	10
852	Collis	10
853	Courtney	10
854	Dell	10
855	Delmar	10
856	Eliga	10
857	Eligah	10
858	Elwin	10
859	Estell	10
860	Eston	10
861	Foy	10
862	Frederic	10
863	French	10
864	Gale	10
865	Garnett	10
866	Godfrey	10
867	Goebel	10
868	Gray	10
869	Harlow	10
870	Hayden	10
871	Helmer	10
872	Hilliard	10
873	Joy	10
874	Julious	10
875	Lemon	10
876	Len	10
877	Leopold	10
878	Lesley	10
879	Lois	10
880	Loran	10
881	Ludwig	10
882	Luster	10
883	Mae	10
884	Melville	10
885	Moody	10
886	Norval	10
887	Omar	10
888	Orrin	10
889	Pleas	10
890	Reese	10
891	Rene	10
892	Rolla	10
893	Rossie	10
894	Sanders	10
895	Seward	10
896	Seymour	10
897	Sullivan	10
898	Tallie	10
899	Urban	10
900	Wong	10
901	Alfonzo	9
902	Allison	9
903	Alois	9
904	Alvis	9
905	Arlo	9
906	Artis	9
907	Arvid	9
908	Barnie	9
909	Bart	9
910	Brown	9
911	Callie	9
912	Cameron	9
913	Casimer	9
914	Cloyd	9
915	Collin	9
916	Colonel	9
917	Craig	9
918	Darrell	9
919	Delmer	9
920	Eddy	9
921	Edith	9
922	Elige	9
923	Elliot	9
924	Enos	9
925	Enrique	9
926	Erich	9
927	Ernst	9
928	Evert	9
929	Fabian	9
930	Ferris	9
931	Fitzhugh	9
932	Gail	9
933	Gary	9
934	Gorge	9
935	Harvie	9
936	Hester	9
937	Hosie	9
938	Hudson	9
939	Irene	9
940	Jennie	9
941	June	9
942	Lauren	9
943	Lupe	9
944	Martha	9
945	Mathias	9
946	Mearl	9
947	Milburn	9
948	Newell	9
949	Newt	9
950	Nora	9
951	Oswald	9
952	Ozie	9
953	Paris	9
954	Pinkney	9
955	Pleasant	9
956	Rush	9
957	Salvador	9
958	Santos	9
959	Schuyler	9
960	Shedrick	9
961	Shelley	9
962	Shellie	9
963	Spurgeon	9
964	Wellington	9
965	Wilfrid	9
966	Zollie	9
967	Ace	8
968	Adolf	8
969	Agnes	8
970	Alf	8
971	Alice	8
972	Almon	8
973	Arley	8
974	Arturo	8
975	Arvel	8
976	Beverly	8
977	Brice	8
978	Byrd	8
979	Ceasar	8
980	Cora	8
981	Doctor	8
982	Donovan	8
983	Dorothy	8
984	Drew	8
985	Elden	8
986	Elvis	8
987	Ephraim	8
988	Essie	8
989	Eva	8
990	Felton	8
991	Finley	8
992	Fleming	8
993	Gaylord	8
994	Gerhard	8
995	Gertrude	8
996	Heber	8
997	Hillard	8
998	Holly	8
999	Hughie	8
1000	Huston	8

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1900.

How spread out were the names of 1900?

In 1900 the ten most given boys’ names went to 34.2% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 19.5% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1900 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 1900?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1900 against the top 100 of 1899.

The biggest climbs of 1900

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1900.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1899	Rank 1900
Jannie	#392	#331
Dovie	#322	#263
Priscilla	#380	#323
Johnnie	#307	#253
Lessie	#295	#243
Margie	#265	#217
Lenora	#313	#265
Louella	#369	#321

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1899	Rank 1900
Tony	#265	#194
Bill	#174	#117
Clayton	#214	#176
Jimmie	#215	#178
Mckinley	#189	#156
Steve	#182	#150
Johnnie	#113	#84
Charley	#132	#103

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1900

The most given names of the 1900s1900 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1900Weighted 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: 1901

The most popular baby names of 1900

The top names of 1900

How spread out were the names of 1900?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1900?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1900

More about the names of 1900