The most popular baby names of 1905

In 1905 the most given names were John (8,059 boys) and Mary (16,067 girls); SSA’s file counts 423,923 babies under 3,655 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1905 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1905

Girls: top 25 of 1905
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1904
1	1 Mary	16,067	55.1	#1
2	2 Helen	6,811	23.4	#2
3	3 Margaret	5,690	19.5	#4
4	4 Anna	5,424	18.6	#3
5	5 Ruth	5,068	17.4	#5
6	6 Elizabeth	4,121	14.1	#6
7	7 Dorothy	3,937	13.5	#10
8	8 Mildred	3,758	12.9	#9
9	9 Marie	3,643	12.5	#7
10	10 Alice	3,610	12.4	#13
11	11 Florence	3,478	11.9	#8
12	12 Ethel	3,401	11.7	#11
13	13 Lillian	3,185	10.9	#12
14	14 Gladys	2,996	10.3	#14
15	15 Edna	2,953	10.1	#15
16	16 Frances	2,887	9.9	#16
17	17 Annie	2,793	9.6	#17
18	18 Rose	2,724	9.3	#18
19	19 Grace	2,630	9.0	#19
20	20 Bessie	2,446	8.4	#21
21	21 Bertha	2,434	8.3	#20
22	22 Clara	2,397	8.2	#24
23	23 Louise	2,367	8.1	#28
24	24 Irene	2,357	8.1	#26
25	25 Hazel	2,351	8.1	#23

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Emma	2,298
27	Gertrude	2,276
28	Catherine	2,198
29	Mabel	2,178
30	Edith	2,137
31	Pearl	2,108
32	Martha	2,091
33	Myrtle	2,026
34	Esther	1,993
35	Minnie	1,950
36	Thelma	1,945
37	Josephine	1,894
38	Ruby	1,885
39	Eva	1,815
40	Elsie	1,811
41	Sarah	1,762
42	Ida	1,757
43	Agnes	1,718
44	Viola	1,697
45	Beatrice	1,661
46	Evelyn	1,661
47	Julia	1,642
48	Nellie	1,626
49	Laura	1,566
50	Lucille	1,533
51	Lillie	1,481
52	Ella	1,438
53	Virginia	1,394
54	Pauline	1,381
55	Mattie	1,371
56	Alma	1,333
57	Jessie	1,315
58	Carrie	1,288
59	Willie	1,285
60	Mae	1,284
61	Lena	1,258
62	Hattie	1,197
63	Blanche	1,190
64	Katherine	1,190
65	Marion	1,141
66	Lucy	1,132
67	Stella	1,097
68	Fannie	1,085
69	Leona	1,082
70	Mamie	1,068
71	Vera	1,053
72	Cora	1,044
73	Eleanor	1,041
74	Bernice	1,032
75	Ann	996
76	Jennie	981
77	Beulah	968
78	Lula	963
79	Rosa	922
80	Ada	873
81	Ellen	845
82	Violet	831
83	Doris	812
84	Maggie	809
85	Betty	807
86	Kathryn	788
87	Daisy	776
88	Lois	763
89	Dora	757
90	Marguerite	753
91	Sadie	750
92	Nora	742
93	Susie	739
94	Georgia	722
95	Velma	722
96	Marjorie	712
97	Maude	709
98	Anne	708
99	Opal	702
100	Emily	683

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Hilda	655
102	Flora	628
103	Lola	624
104	Charlotte	614
105	Sallie	607
106	Inez	601
107	Olive	598
108	Theresa	598
109	Della	593
110	Alberta	577
111	Nettie	573
112	Mable	562
113	Katie	553
114	Goldie	548
115	Jean	548
116	Lottie	547
117	Effie	542
118	Nancy	535
119	May	530
120	Sylvia	528
121	Loretta	527
122	Eunice	525
123	Lydia	518
124	Estelle	510
125	Genevieve	508
126	Eula	502
127	Rosie	500
128	Vivian	492
129	Verna	488
130	Ollie	486
131	Lucile	479
132	Essie	476
133	Lizzie	476
134	Addie	465
135	Lela	465
136	Marian	455
137	Sara	437
138	Ora	431
139	Maria	430
140	Henrietta	428
141	Irma	428
142	Iva	422
143	Rachel	421
144	Harriet	413
145	Madeline	412
146	Caroline	407
147	Flossie	406
148	Rebecca	402
149	Geneva	398
150	Etta	397
151	Jane	393
152	Kathleen	386
153	Sophie	374
154	Barbara	366
155	Amelia	365
156	Naomi	361
157	Juanita	360
158	Wilma	357
159	Nina	354
160	Christine	344
161	Mollie	344
162	Ola	344
163	Victoria	343
164	Erma	330
165	Susan	320
166	Leola	319
167	Alta	316
168	Amanda	311
169	Norma	311
170	Freda	310
171	Janie	306
172	Nannie	303
173	Sally	303
174	Allie	298
175	Cecelia	293
176	Isabel	292
177	Olga	288
178	Luella	287
179	Ina	283
180	Winifred	276
181	Estella	275
182	Frieda	275
183	Fern	273
184	Audrey	272
185	Celia	270
186	Amy	269
187	Matilda	268
188	Bonnie	264
189	Elva	261
190	Geraldine	259
191	Isabelle	253
192	Jewell	253
193	Cleo	248
194	Virgie	244
195	Jeanette	243
196	Roberta	243
197	Cecilia	237
198	Sophia	237
199	Adeline	236
200	Miriam	234
201	Nell	229
202	Selma	224
203	Regina	223
204	Eliza	222
205	Hannah	219
206	Callie	217
207	Dorothea	217
208	Josie	217
209	Veronica	217
210	Augusta	216
211	Fay	215
212	Lila	211
213	Carolyn	210
214	Anita	209
215	Winnie	207
216	Belle	205
217	Gussie	205
218	Jeannette	205
219	Rena	204
220	Jewel	201
221	Adele	200
222	Dollie	200
223	Millie	193
224	Maud	192
225	Sue	191
226	Margie	190
227	Elnora	189
228	Faye	189
229	Rita	188
230	Muriel	186
231	Lora	185
232	Claire	184
233	Madge	184
234	Kate	183
235	Phyllis	183
236	Antoinette	181
237	Johnnie	181
238	Teresa	178
239	Marcella	175
240	Letha	174
241	Roxie	174
242	Tillie	172
243	Angelina	171
244	Delia	171
245	Elma	171
246	Lorene	171
247	Gracie	168
248	Leah	168
249	Lessie	168
250	Ila	166
251	Bertie	165
252	Cornelia	165
253	Lee	165
254	Maudie	164
255	Constance	163
256	Reba	162
257	Shirley	162
258	Cecile	161
259	Zelma	161
260	Hester	160
261	Lenora	160
262	Angeline	154
263	Janet	154
264	Leila	154
265	Olivia	153
266	Rosalie	152
267	Eloise	151
268	Francis	149
269	Lorraine	149
270	Angela	148
271	Birdie	148
272	June	148
273	Helene	146
274	Lorena	145
275	Rhoda	145
276	Lou	143
277	Dolores	142
278	Dovie	141
279	Neva	141
280	Corinne	139
281	Lelia	139
282	Elvira	138
283	Mayme	136
284	Pearlie	136
285	Catharine	135
286	Maxine	135
287	Lily	134
288	Oma	133
289	Rosetta	133
290	Dessie	131
291	Adelaide	130
292	Hallie	130
293	Lilly	130
294	Bettie	128
295	Frankie	128
296	Nola	127
297	Lulu	126
298	Myra	126
299	Ophelia	125
300	Wanda	125
301	Eileen	124
302	Annette	123
303	Ernestine	123
304	Claudia	122
305	Jeanne	122
306	Katharine	121
307	Patricia	121
308	Christina	118
309	Cecil	117
310	Edythe	117
311	Erna	117
312	Eugenia	116
313	Harriett	116
314	Gertie	115
315	Clarice	114
316	Linnie	114
317	Lenore	113
318	Odessa	113
319	Billie	112
320	Wilhelmina	112
321	Aline	110
322	Merle	110
323	Zella	110
324	Corine	107
325	Lucinda	107
326	Helena	106
327	Jimmie	106
328	Peggy	106
329	Isabella	105
330	Linda	105
331	Nona	105
332	Joan	104
333	Vesta	103
334	Dolly	102
335	Johanna	102
336	Leone	102
337	Melba	102
338	Cassie	101
339	Iris	100
340	Isabell	100
341	Jannie	100
342	Alvina	98
343	Leta	98
344	Lettie	98
345	Lura	98
346	Hulda	97
347	Leota	96
348	Blanch	94
349	Willa	92
350	Yvonne	92
351	Carol	91
352	Annabelle	90
353	Hettie	90
354	Carmen	89
355	Ione	89
356	Vida	89
357	Carmela	88
358	Elisabeth	88
359	Iona	88
360	Minerva	88
361	Priscilla	88
362	Bess	87
363	Louella	87
364	Pansy	87
365	Phoebe	87
366	Artie	86
367	Eddie	85
368	Ester	85
369	Lona	85
370	Nelle	85
371	Tessie	85
372	Mathilda	84
373	Maybelle	84
374	Louisa	83
375	Rosella	83
376	Golda	81
377	Mittie	81
378	Iola	80
379	Mona	80
380	Elaine	79
381	Georgie	79
382	Joyce	79
383	Avis	78
384	Beryl	78
385	Evie	78
386	Arlene	77
387	Ona	76
388	Zelda	76
389	Elsa	75
390	Ivy	75
391	Connie	74
392	Floy	74
393	Abbie	73
394	Alpha	73
395	Arline	73
396	Philomena	73
397	Cordelia	72
398	Meta	72
399	Mina	72
400	Tommie	72
401	Fanny	71
402	Molly	71
403	Orpha	71
404	Polly	71
405	Verda	71
406	Mazie	70
407	Queen	70
408	Maurine	69
409	Alyce	68
410	Gwendolyn	68
411	Paula	68
412	Vada	68
413	Aileen	67
414	Antonia	67
415	Clare	67
416	Era	67
417	Mandy	67
418	Natalie	67
419	Rubye	67
420	Agatha	66
421	Berniece	66
422	Zola	66
423	Idella	64
424	Rosemary	64
425	Wilda	64
426	Crystal	63
427	Cynthia	63
428	Hortense	63
429	Leora	62
430	Elinor	61
431	Florine	61
432	Zula	61
433	Loraine	60
434	Malinda	60
435	Mercedes	60
436	Robbie	60
437	Sybil	60
438	Verona	60
439	Belva	59
440	Donna	59
441	Rae	59
442	Alva	58
443	Angie	58
444	Myrtie	58
445	Pinkie	58
446	Tina	58
447	Bernadine	57
448	Clyde	57
449	Julie	57
450	Concetta	56
451	Elda	56
452	Eleanore	56
453	Leatha	56
454	Reva	56
455	Savannah	55
456	Tressie	55
457	Zora	55
458	Bobbie	54
459	Elise	54
460	Ellie	54
461	Guadalupe	54
462	Lilla	54
463	Veda	54
464	Ava	53
465	Dixie	53
466	Imogene	53
467	Lauretta	53
468	Laverne	53
469	Lennie	53
470	Monica	53
471	Octavia	53
472	Ramona	53
473	Bella	52
474	Bulah	52
475	Ocie	52
476	Dona	51
477	Emilie	51
478	Garnet	51
479	Harriette	51
480	Margret	51
481	Adell	50
482	Celeste	50
483	Sudie	50
484	Ursula	50
485	Kay	49
486	Myrtis	49
487	Rhea	49
488	Corrine	48
489	Lue	48
490	Aurelia	47
491	Lida	47
492	Lyda	47
493	Magnolia	47
494	Novella	47
495	Una	47
496	Vergie	47
497	Althea	46
498	Bernadette	46
499	Charity	46
500	Filomena	46
501	Glenna	46
502	Lavina	46
503	Lovie	46
504	Melvina	46
505	Vina	46
506	Bell	45
507	Evangeline	45
508	Ima	45
509	Melva	45
510	Albertha	44
511	Donnie	44
512	Easter	44
513	Estell	44
514	Eve	44
515	Ferne	44
516	Lina	44
517	Mozelle	44
518	Valeria	44
519	Aurora	43
520	Ira	43
521	John	43
522	Kattie	43
523	Ludie	43
524	Mabelle	43
525	Nadine	43
526	Petra	43
527	Ray	43
528	Albina	42
529	Carmella	42
530	Chloe	42
531	Eleanora	42
532	Esta	42
533	Gretchen	42
534	Janice	42
535	Lucia	42
536	Adelia	41
537	Francisca	41
538	Gloria	41
539	Joanna	41
540	Luvenia	41
541	Madeleine	41
542	Nan	41
543	Patsy	41
544	Pearle	41
545	Queenie	41
546	Tennie	41
547	Earline	40
548	Elmira	40
549	Florida	40
550	Freida	40
551	Margarita	40
552	Maybell	40
553	Nita	40
554	Theodora	40
555	Yetta	40
556	Allene	39
557	Charlie	39
558	Delma	39
559	Edwina	39
560	Elenora	39
561	Vallie	39
562	Velva	39
563	Viva	39
564	Clementine	38
565	Evalyn	38
566	Greta	38
567	Joy	38
568	Judith	38
569	Roma	38
570	Alda	37
571	Camilla	37
572	Dena	37
573	Georgiana	37
574	Jettie	37
575	Mallie	37
576	Manuela	37
577	Marietta	37
578	Reta	37
579	Adela	36
580	Audie	36
581	Hope	36
582	Johnie	36
583	Lucretia	36
584	Marcia	36
585	Stephanie	36
586	Susanna	36
587	Altha	35
588	Berta	35
589	Idell	35
590	James	35
591	Leslie	35
592	Lonnie	35
593	Lorine	35
594	Lupe	35
595	Magdalene	35
596	Margery	35
597	Rosalind	35
598	Vernie	35
599	Winona	35
600	Adella	34
601	Camille	34
602	Cathrine	34
603	Celestine	34
604	Elena	34
605	Icie	34
606	Jo	34
607	Madelyn	34
608	Theo	34
609	Dottie	33
610	Emilia	33
611	Ethelyn	33
612	Hildegarde	33
613	Hildred	33
614	Kitty	33
615	Lera	33
616	Myrtice	33
617	Rosalee	33
618	Rosia	33
619	Violette	33
620	Anastasia	32
621	Bennie	32
622	Bridget	32
623	Emmer	32
624	Emmie	32
625	Fairy	32
626	George	32
627	Hilma	32
628	Magdalena	32
629	Norine	32
630	Odell	32
631	Vena	32
632	Cordie	31
633	Diana	31
634	Edrie	31
635	Lorna	31
636	Maxie	31
637	Mellie	31
638	Retha	31
639	Ruthie	31
640	Tena	31
641	Vernice	31
642	Alene	30
643	Carolina	30
644	Delphia	30
645	Elvie	30
646	Hellen	30
647	Juliette	30
648	Luna	30
649	Maye	30
650	Melissa	30
651	Minna	30
652	Nova	30
653	Onie	30
654	Ossie	30
655	Verdie	30
656	Aletha	29
657	Eda	29
658	Ethyl	29
659	Jacqueline	29
660	Libbie	29
661	Macie	29
662	Neta	29
663	Tressa	29
664	Adah	28
665	Arvilla	28
666	Claudie	28
667	Claudine	28
668	Dorris	28
669	Dorthy	28
670	Euna	28
671	Flo	28
672	Freddie	28
673	Grayce	28
674	Hedwig	28
675	Joe	28
676	Lilian	28
677	Marvel	28
678	Mertie	28
679	Rosamond	28
680	Rubie	28
681	Therese	28
682	William	28
683	Almeda	27
684	Annabel	27
685	Ardella	27
686	Clemmie	27
687	Delphine	27
688	Goldia	27
689	Juana	27
690	Kathrine	27
691	Letitia	27
692	Madie	27
693	Myrl	27
694	Rosina	27
695	Rowena	27
696	Sadye	27
697	Signe	27
698	Twila	27
699	Adaline	26
700	Ana	26
701	Cathryn	26
702	Eulah	26
703	Exie	26
704	Katheryn	26
705	Mozell	26
706	Ottie	26
707	Ozella	26
708	Ressie	26
709	Retta	26
710	Treva	26
711	Vincenza	26
712	Willia	26
713	Albertine	25
714	Alverta	25
715	Amie	25
716	Annabell	25
717	Arizona	25
718	Bethel	25
719	Inga	25
720	Justine	25
721	Leonora	25
722	Loma	25
723	Louvenia	25
724	Magdalen	25
725	Mariah	25
726	Nelda	25
727	Rilla	25
728	Rosalia	25
729	Sibyl	25
730	Valerie	25
731	Verla	25
732	Winnifred	25
733	Yolanda	25
734	Alfreda	24
735	Alida	24
736	Annis	24
737	Carmel	24
738	Delores	24
739	Dorcas	24
740	Dorotha	24
741	Edyth	24
742	Eldora	24
743	Elouise	24
744	Eulalia	24
745	Felicia	24
746	Florrie	24
747	Freeda	24
748	Garnett	24
749	Gene	24
750	Janette	24
751	Lavinia	24
752	Libby	24
753	Meda	24
754	Millicent	24
755	Missouri	24
756	Velda	24
757	Vertie	24
758	Vinnie	24
759	Zoe	24
760	Zona	24
761	Birtie	23
762	Corene	23
763	Elvina	23
764	Eugenie	23
765	Golden	23
766	Icy	23
767	Irine	23
768	Jamie	23
769	Jesse	23
770	Lea	23
771	Malissa	23
772	Mammie	23
773	Martina	23
774	Rachael	23
775	Tilda	23
776	Verlie	23
777	Adrienne	22
778	Anona	22
779	Audra	22
780	Beth	22
781	Charles	22
782	Cleora	22
783	Coral	22
784	Delilah	22
785	Dortha	22
786	Eura	22
787	Frank	22
788	Hassie	22
789	Josefa	22
790	Joseph	22
791	Kittie	22
792	Lonie	22
793	Mossie	22
794	Myrle	22
795	Nella	22
796	Trudie	22
797	Annetta	21
798	Augustine	21
799	Beaulah	21
800	Berenice	21
801	Berneice	21
802	Cleta	21
803	Edra	21
804	Elmer	21
805	Elta	21
806	Elvera	21
807	Ettie	21
808	Georgianna	21
809	Helga	21
810	Hildegard	21
811	Ines	21
812	Jossie	21
813	Lavada	21
814	Liza	21
815	Lucie	21
816	Margaretta	21
817	Margarette	21
818	Marjory	21
819	Odie	21
820	Robert	21
821	Sammie	21
822	Sydney	21
823	Versie	21
824	Zena	21
825	Angelita	20
826	Concepcion	20
827	Corean	20
828	Corrie	20
829	Dulcie	20
830	Elberta	20
831	Enid	20
832	Gayle	20
833	Germaine	20
834	Ivory	20
835	Lelah	20
836	Lenna	20
837	Liddie	20
838	Louie	20
839	Manda	20
840	Myrna	20
841	Neoma	20
842	Nevada	20
843	Odette	20
844	Orma	20
845	Otelia	20
846	Serena	20
847	Zetta	20
848	Alvena	19
849	Arrie	19
850	Aurore	19
851	Ceil	19
852	Earnestine	19
853	Elizebeth	19
854	Elna	19
855	Enola	19
856	Faith	19
857	Gertha	19
858	Henry	19
859	Ilda	19
860	Leda	19
861	Leva	19
862	Naoma	19
863	Odelia	19
864	Oleta	19
865	Ozie	19
866	Selina	19
867	Thora	19
868	Thyra	19
869	Tomasa	19
870	Vassie	19
871	Zettie	19
872	Amber	18
873	America	18
874	Ardath	18
875	Birtha	18
876	Buelah	18
877	Clora	18
878	Cordia	18
879	Deborah	18
880	Delpha	18
881	Delsie	18
882	Dillie	18
883	Etha	18
884	Georgina	18
885	Huldah	18
886	Jenny	18
887	Lester	18
888	Lolita	18
889	Luisa	18
890	Mavis	18
891	Monnie	18
892	Ova	18
893	Pattie	18
894	Pollie	18
895	Rosanna	18
896	Salome	18
897	Sena	18
898	Thomas	18
899	Vella	18
900	Almira	17
901	Amalia	17
902	Antonette	17
903	Ara	17
904	Betsy	17
905	Eloisa	17
906	Emelia	17
907	Glennie	17
908	Ilene	17
909	India	17
910	Isobel	17
911	Jessica	17
912	Lavon	17
913	Leanna	17
914	Macy	17
915	Madaline	17
916	Odile	17
917	Pearline	17
918	Prudence	17
919	Renee	17
920	Sidney	17
921	Trinidad	17
922	Vennie	17
923	Zada	17
924	Zelpha	17
925	Zita	17
926	Adelle	16
927	Adline	16
928	Aimee	16
929	Alicia	16
930	Alvira	16
931	Astrid	16
932	Beadie	16
933	Beverly	16
934	Ceola	16
935	Doretha	16
936	Earl	16
937	Eathel	16
938	Electa	16
939	Elfrieda	16
940	Ena	16
941	Fae	16
942	Fronie	16
943	Gwen	16
944	Hazle	16
945	Henretta	16
946	Hessie	16
947	Isla	16
948	Josefina	16
949	Jule	16
950	Juliet	16
951	Leonia	16
952	Neola	16
953	Norene	16
954	Olevia	16
955	Palma	16
956	Roslyn	16
957	Sabina	16
958	Santos	16
959	Sigrid	16
960	Sula	16
961	Suzanne	16
962	Syble	16
963	Tiny	16
964	Vela	16
965	Veva	16
966	Vira	16
967	Wava	16
968	Almeta	15
969	Arlena	15
970	Bernardine	15
971	Bonita	15
972	Celina	15
973	Clarissa	15
974	Delta	15
975	Dicie	15
976	Dinah	15
977	Doshie	15
978	Elisa	15
979	Ellar	15
980	Erie	15
981	Florance	15
982	Gay	15
983	Gena	15
984	Gusta	15
985	Hildur	15
986	Ingeborg	15
987	Jeane	15
988	Katy	15
989	Lacy	15
990	Leana	15
991	Leontine	15
992	Letty	15
993	Lollie	15
994	Maida	15
995	Malvina	15
996	Maymie	15
997	Mozella	15
998	Nanie	15
999	Onnie	15
1000	Osie	15

Boys: top 25 of 1905
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1904
1	1 John	8,059	60.9	#1
2	2 William	6,495	49.1	#2
3	3 James	6,042	45.7	#3
4	4 George	4,256	32.2	#4
5	5 Charles	3,608	27.3	#6
6	6 Robert	3,410	25.8	#5
7	7 Joseph	3,302	25.0	#7
8	8 Frank	2,837	21.4	#8
9	9 Edward	2,366	17.9	#9
10	10 Thomas	2,135	16.1	#11
11	11 Henry	2,126	16.1	#10
12	12 Walter	1,902	14.4	#12
13	13 Willie	1,782	13.5	#14
14	14 Harry	1,619	12.2	#13
15	15 Albert	1,532	11.6	#16
16	16 Arthur	1,505	11.4	#15
17	17 Clarence	1,377	10.4	#17
18	18 Fred	1,284	9.7	#18
19	19 Paul	1,262	9.5	#19
20	20 Harold	1,258	9.5	#20
21	21 Raymond	1,159	8.8	#22
22	22 Richard	1,033	7.8	#24
23	23 Joe	1,024	7.7	#23
24	24 Roy	1,016	7.7	#21
25	25 Louis	981	7.4	#26

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Carl	959
27	Ralph	938
28	Jack	907
29	Earl	904
30	Samuel	856
31	Ernest	845
32	David	838
33	Theodore	834
34	Charlie	801
35	Howard	735
36	Francis	685
37	Herbert	681
38	Lawrence	669
39	Sam	620
40	Andrew	619
41	Elmer	602
42	Eugene	593
43	Alfred	591
44	Floyd	523
45	Michael	513
46	Leo	512
47	Leonard	495
48	Anthony	490
49	Lee	486
50	Daniel	484
51	Herman	475
52	Clyde	474
53	Kenneth	474
54	Jesse	443
55	Leroy	441
56	Oscar	436
57	Lester	432
58	Russell	432
59	Donald	425
60	Ray	424
61	Clifford	420
62	Peter	409
63	Claude	399
64	Chester	388
65	Lewis	384
66	Stanley	384
67	Frederick	381
68	Benjamin	379
69	Lloyd	369
70	Edwin	357
71	Norman	350
72	Cecil	347
73	Eddie	346
74	Jessie	338
75	Martin	332
76	Homer	318
77	Tom	317
78	Edgar	315
79	Luther	308
80	Milton	299
81	Johnnie	297
82	Bernard	292
83	Melvin	291
84	Ben	290
85	Harvey	286
86	Will	286
87	Leon	274
88	Allen	272
89	Everett	270
90	Victor	268
91	Roosevelt	264
92	Alvin	258
93	Stephen	246
94	Leslie	237
95	Jim	236
96	Philip	234
97	Virgil	226
98	Jacob	220
99	Otis	216
100	Marvin	215

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Horace	212
102	Oliver	211
103	Alexander	210
104	Vernon	208
105	Guy	203
106	Maurice	202
107	Hugh	200
108	Jose	200
109	Sidney	196
110	Patrick	193
111	Ed	190
112	Julius	190
113	Gerald	189
114	Glenn	189
115	Morris	188
116	Archie	184
117	Gilbert	183
118	Curtis	182
119	Willard	180
120	Lonnie	179
121	Jerry	177
122	Vincent	176
123	Wesley	174
124	Earnest	172
125	Otto	172
126	Warren	172
127	Marion	170
128	Ira	169
129	Percy	169
130	Charley	168
131	Nathan	168
132	Wilbur	167
133	Alex	166
134	Gordon	165
135	Alton	164
136	Hubert	163
137	Wallace	162
138	Manuel	157
139	Rufus	157
140	Dan	152
141	Mack	151
142	Irving	148
143	Johnie	148
144	Bill	147
145	Isaac	147
146	Arnold	144
147	Roland	143
148	Calvin	141
149	Max	140
150	Dave	137
151	Bennie	136
152	Jimmie	136
153	Willis	136
154	Bert	134
155	Elbert	132
156	Rudolph	132
157	Emmett	128
158	Glen	128
159	Phillip	127
160	Nelson	126
161	Steve	126
162	Sylvester	126
163	Orville	125
164	Emil	122
165	Clifton	121
166	Marshall	119
167	Mike	117
168	Nathaniel	117
169	Felix	115
170	Ted	115
171	Abraham	112
172	Ervin	112
173	Nicholas	112
174	Clayton	110
175	August	109
176	Edmund	108
177	Matthew	107
178	Wayne	107
179	Dennis	106
180	Perry	104
181	Ellis	103
182	Amos	102
183	Adam	101
184	Dewey	99
185	Ollie	99
186	Clinton	98
187	Franklin	98
188	Aaron	96
189	Mark	94
190	Alonzo	93
191	Booker	93
192	Juan	93
193	Jake	92
194	Jay	92
195	Claud	90
196	Owen	89
197	Reuben	88
198	Irvin	87
199	Jerome	87
200	Roscoe	87
201	Adolph	86
202	Cornelius	86
203	Pete	86
204	Tony	86
205	Bruce	85
206	Don	85
207	Douglas	85
208	Jess	85
209	Ivan	83
210	Johnny	83
211	Preston	82
212	Elijah	81
213	Jasper	80
214	Simon	80
215	Monroe	79
216	Julian	78
217	Moses	78
218	Laurence	77
219	Austin	76
220	Gus	76
221	Forrest	75
222	Wilfred	75
223	Ross	74
224	Antonio	73
225	Roger	73
226	Timothy	73
227	Wilson	73
228	Carroll	72
229	Delbert	72
230	Larry	72
231	Sherman	72
232	Louie	71
233	Wilbert	71
234	Barney	70
235	Grady	70
236	Aubrey	69
237	Emanuel	69
238	Harley	69
239	Mary	68
240	Leland	66
241	Abe	65
242	Dale	65
243	Karl	65
244	Malcolm	65
245	Wade	64
246	Grant	63
247	Levi	63
248	Jeff	62
249	Lyle	61
250	Tommie	61
251	Garland	60
252	Murray	60
253	Noah	60
254	Byron	59
255	Jesus	59
256	Merle	59
257	Salvatore	59
258	Troy	59
259	Bob	58
260	Carlos	58
261	Erwin	58
262	Mose	58
263	Alva	57
264	Forest	56
265	Harrison	56
266	Anton	55
267	Lowell	55
268	Cleveland	54
269	Hiram	54
270	Loyd	53
271	Luke	53
272	Marcus	53
273	Reginald	53
274	Buster	52
275	Nick	52
276	Wiley	52
277	Millard	51
278	Pedro	51
279	Ronald	51
280	Christopher	50
281	Cleo	49
282	Fredrick	49
283	Grover	49
284	Allan	48
285	Angelo	48
286	Carlton	48
287	Clark	48
288	Edmond	48
289	Joel	48
290	Freeman	47
291	Ike	47
292	Loren	47
293	Rosevelt	47
294	Solomon	47
295	Freddie	46
296	Mitchell	46
297	Ramon	46
298	Rex	46
299	Anderson	45
300	Augustus	45
301	Emery	45
302	Neal	45
303	Gene	44
304	Herschel	44
305	Major	44
306	Clair	43
307	Edd	43
308	Eli	43
309	Emory	43
310	Silas	43
311	Dean	42
312	Myron	42
313	Neil	42
314	Coy	41
315	Ruben	41
316	Boyd	40
317	Dallas	40
318	Randolph	40
319	Al	39
320	Noel	39
321	Ora	39
322	Andy	38
323	Clement	38
324	Conrad	38
325	Cyril	38
326	Dewitt	38
327	Johnson	38
328	Spencer	38
329	Buford	37
330	Columbus	37
331	Elton	37
332	Kermit	37
333	Lorenzo	37
334	Lucius	37
335	Tommy	37
336	Wilmer	37
337	Alfonso	36
338	Dee	36
339	Dick	36
340	Elwood	36
341	Emerson	36
342	Jackson	36
343	Mathew	36
344	Miles	36
345	Orval	36
346	Dock	35
347	Dwight	35
348	Fletcher	35
349	Isiah	35
350	Keith	35
351	Mckinley	35
352	Merrill	35
353	Pat	35
354	Porter	35
355	Clay	34
356	Hyman	34
357	Riley	34
358	Stuart	34
359	Van	34
360	Adrian	33
361	Bud	33
362	Earle	33
363	Sandy	33
364	Vern	33
365	Elliott	32
366	Ezra	32
367	Francisco	32
368	Newton	32
369	Sammie	32
370	Dominick	31
371	Dudley	31
372	Ellsworth	31
373	Emile	31
374	Ferdinand	31
375	Foster	31
376	Maynard	31
377	Micheal	31
378	Raleigh	31
379	Roman	31
380	Sanford	31
381	Stewart	31
382	Ward	31
383	Wendell	31
384	Basil	30
385	Burton	30
386	Irwin	30
387	Morgan	30
388	Odell	30
389	Royal	30
390	Sterling	30
391	Taylor	30
392	Truman	30
393	Armand	29
394	Dominic	29
395	Elias	29
396	Frederic	29
397	Gabriel	29
398	Noble	29
399	Norbert	29
400	Patsy	29
401	Pearl	29
402	Russel	29
403	Sol	29
404	Fay	28
405	Houston	28
406	Lyman	28
407	Lynn	28
408	Scott	28
409	Sydney	28
410	Abner	27
411	Benny	27
412	Bertram	27
413	Billie	27
414	Buck	27
415	Clem	27
416	Elmo	27
417	Elvin	27
418	Jeremiah	27
419	Ned	27
420	Wilburn	27
421	Aloysius	26
422	Christian	26
423	Eldon	26
424	Emmitt	26
425	Harris	26
426	Helen	26
427	Otho	26
428	Rubin	26
429	Vance	26
430	Alphonse	25
431	Arther	25
432	Chris	25
433	Cyrus	25
434	Elmore	25
435	Gerard	25
436	Granville	25
437	Harlan	25
438	Haywood	25
439	Henderson	25
440	Hollis	25
441	Jimmy	25
442	Lenard	25
443	Lionel	25
444	Miguel	25
445	Morton	25
446	Napoleon	25
447	Olin	25
448	Steven	25
449	Turner	25
450	Ulysses	25
451	Wilford	25
452	Ambrose	24
453	Enoch	24
454	General	24
455	Gustave	24
456	King	24
457	Laverne	24
458	Lemuel	24
459	Matt	24
460	Prince	24
461	Thurman	24
462	Waldo	24
463	Alan	23
464	Bonnie	23
465	Bruno	23
466	Cliff	23
467	Eric	23
468	Everette	23
469	Frances	23
470	Garfield	23
471	Hershel	23
472	Jewel	23
473	Maxwell	23
474	Odis	23
475	Theo	23
476	Wilton	23
477	Alfredo	22
478	Alvie	22
479	Arlie	22
480	Asa	22
481	Avery	22
482	Gustav	22
483	Harland	22
484	Isaiah	22
485	Jean	22
486	Jefferson	22
487	Junius	22
488	Mason	22
489	Meyer	22
490	Otha	22
491	Anna	21
492	Berry	21
493	Burl	21
494	Coleman	21
495	Davis	21
496	Doyle	21
497	Harmon	21
498	Hilton	21
499	Isadore	21
500	Ivory	21
501	Lucious	21
502	Milford	21
503	Obie	21
504	Phil	21
505	Teddy	21
506	Travis	21
507	Bernice	20
508	Billy	20
509	Crawford	20
510	Evan	20
511	Guadalupe	20
512	Hal	20
513	Hayes	20
514	Hermon	20
515	Hobert	20
516	Hosea	20
517	Lonzo	20
518	Oran	20
519	Reed	20
520	Rodney	20
521	Rupert	20
522	Ruth	20
523	Walker	20
524	Winston	20
525	Adolphus	19
526	Alden	19
527	Alphonso	19
528	Annie	19
529	Carey	19
530	Carmine	19
531	Claire	19
532	Cletus	19
533	Clint	19
534	Elzie	19
535	Ernie	19
536	Israel	19
537	Jewell	19
538	Jonas	19
539	Lincoln	19
540	Logan	19
541	Luis	19
542	Merritt	19
543	Orin	19
544	Palmer	19
545	Rocco	19
546	Tim	19
547	Valentine	19
548	Weldon	19
549	Bernie	18
550	Damon	18
551	Delmar	18
552	Early	18
553	Emmet	18
554	Evert	18
555	Felton	18
556	Florence	18
557	Joshua	18
558	Junior	18
559	Lacy	18
560	Lucien	18
561	Milo	18
562	Odie	18
563	Olen	18
564	Omer	18
565	Rolland	18
566	Shelby	18
567	Sigmund	18
568	Tomas	18
569	Verne	18
570	Webster	18
571	Wilber	18
572	Winfield	18
573	Winfred	18
574	Alford	17
575	Allie	17
576	Chauncey	17
577	Clarance	17
578	Gladys	17
579	Hans	17
580	Josh	17
581	Jules	17
582	Mildred	17
583	Murphy	17
584	Nolan	17
585	Ottis	17
586	Rafael	17
587	Rollie	17
588	Rose	17
589	Seth	17
590	Theadore	17
591	Warner	17
592	Abram	16
593	Addison	16
594	Beverly	16
595	Carter	16
596	Casper	16
597	Cleve	16
598	Dorsey	16
599	Elisha	16
600	Elza	16
601	Gary	16
602	Hazel	16
603	Hugo	16
604	Judge	16
605	Lawson	16
606	Lucian	16
607	Merton	16
608	Omar	16
609	Oral	16
610	Price	16
611	Shirley	16
612	Vaughn	16
613	Wm	16
614	Wylie	16
615	Alice	15
616	Andres	15
617	Archibald	15
618	Bishop	15
619	Cicero	15
620	Connie	15
621	Dana	15
622	Golden	15
623	Green	15
624	Hampton	15
625	Justin	15
626	Lamar	15
627	Ludwig	15
628	Pasquale	15
629	Pierce	15
630	Quincy	15
631	Raymon	15
632	Ruby	15
633	Sim	15
634	Terry	15
635	Vivian	15
636	Artie	14
637	Bennett	14
638	Carleton	14
639	Clare	14
640	Denver	14
641	Eldred	14
642	Eldridge	14
643	Elroy	14
644	Estel	14
645	Ethel	14
646	Foy	14
647	Guss	14
648	Hobart	14
649	Howell	14
650	Hunter	14
651	Jonathan	14
652	Lillie	14
653	Lindsey	14
654	Louise	14
655	Mario	14
656	Mervin	14
657	Nels	14
658	Parker	14
659	Seymour	14
660	Shelton	14
661	Thad	14
662	Vester	14
663	Walton	14
664	Wash	14
665	Washington	14
666	Anson	13
667	Augustine	13
668	Bart	13
669	Benedict	13
670	Benton	13
671	Cary	13
672	Chas	13
673	Domenick	13
674	Edna	13
675	Elizabeth	13
676	Enrique	13
677	Evans	13
678	Garnett	13
679	Geo	13
680	Godfrey	13
681	Grace	13
682	Gregory	13
683	Harper	13
684	Hilliard	13
685	Hoyt	13
686	Lavern	13
687	Linwood	13
688	Lou	13
689	Madison	13
690	Margaret	13
691	Oren	13
692	Oswald	13
693	Raphael	13
694	Reese	13
695	Smith	13
696	Verner	13
697	West	13
698	Zack	13
699	Albin	12
700	Alec	12
701	Aron	12
702	Arturo	12
703	Blaine	12
704	Carmen	12
705	Carson	12
706	Casimir	12
707	Clemens	12
708	Cloyd	12
709	Conley	12
710	Cruz	12
711	Dexter	12
712	Donovan	12
713	Duncan	12
714	Eino	12
715	Elgin	12
716	Elvis	12
717	Ford	12
718	Fritz	12
719	Garrett	12
720	Gaston	12
721	Graham	12
722	Hayward	12
723	Hector	12
724	Hezekiah	12
725	Jason	12
726	Jodie	12
727	Johny	12
728	Larkin	12
729	Mortimer	12
730	Norris	12
731	Pablo	12
732	Sampson	12
733	Saul	12
734	Sid	12
735	Titus	12
736	Toney	12
737	Vernie	12
738	Virgle	12
739	Watson	12
740	Williams	12
741	Adolfo	11
742	Agnes	11
743	Angus	11
744	Arch	11
745	Arden	11
746	Bobby	11
747	Bradford	11
748	Bryant	11
749	Burt	11
750	Chin	11
751	Dalton	11
752	Darrel	11
753	Darrell	11
754	Dillard	11
755	Domingo	11
756	Dorothy	11
757	Elie	11
758	Emmit	11
759	Ezekiel	11
760	Finley	11
761	Gale	11
762	Gaylord	11
763	Graydon	11
764	Hamilton	11
765	Henery	11
766	Hill	11
767	Ida	11
768	Ignatius	11
769	Isom	11
770	Jennie	11
771	Kelly	11
772	Lawyer	11
773	Leander	11
774	Len	11
775	Lennie	11
776	Lillian	11
777	Nora	11
778	Ocie	11
779	Okey	11
780	Reinhold	11
781	Rube	11
782	Santos	11
783	Thedore	11
784	Theron	11
785	Wyatt	11
786	Alberto	10
787	Alma	10
788	Alonza	10
789	Art	10
790	Artis	10
791	Ashley	10
792	Augusta	10
793	Bailey	10
794	Beatrice	10
795	Bertha	10
796	Brady	10
797	Brown	10
798	Bryan	10
799	Burrell	10
800	Eddy	10
801	Edison	10
802	Ella	10
803	Elliot	10
804	Esther	10
805	Evelyn	10
806	Felipe	10
807	Finis	10
808	Fredie	10
809	Furman	10
810	Gertrude	10
811	Gregorio	10
812	Guillermo	10
813	Hayden	10
814	Hilbert	10
815	Hughie	10
816	Irvine	10
817	Isidore	10
818	Judson	10
819	Kirk	10
820	Lambert	10
821	Lesley	10
822	Loy	10
823	Mae	10
824	Melville	10
825	Merlin	10
826	Murry	10
827	Newman	10
828	Orlando	10
829	Rollin	10
830	Sebastian	10
831	Sing	10
832	Thaddeus	10
833	Thelma	10
834	Vito	10
835	Waverly	10
836	Acie	9
837	Alcide	9
838	Alvis	9
839	Arvel	9
840	Author	9
841	Beecher	9
842	Benjiman	9
843	Beryl	9
844	Bessie	9
845	Boyce	9
846	Bradley	9
847	Caleb	9
848	Chesley	9
849	Claudie	9
850	Clell	9
851	Clovis	9
852	Cullen	9
853	Curt	9
854	Doc	9
855	Donnie	9
856	Durward	9
857	Einar	9
858	Elder	9
859	Eliot	9
860	Enos	9
861	Essie	9
862	Ezell	9
863	Farris	9
864	Gerhard	9
865	Giles	9
866	Griffin	9
867	Gustaf	9
868	Hamp	9
869	Haskell	9
870	Heber	9
871	Hillard	9
872	Hoke	9
873	Huston	9
874	Ivy	9
875	Jamie	9
876	Jarvis	9
877	Jones	9
878	Jordan	9
879	Julio	9
880	Kyle	9
881	Lem	9
882	Levy	9
883	Lindsay	9
884	Lon	9
885	Lorin	9
886	Loyal	9
887	Luster	9
888	Marcel	9
889	Marie	9
890	Marlin	9
891	Melton	9
892	Meredith	9
893	Milburn	9
894	Miller	9
895	Minor	9
896	Murl	9
897	Myles	9
898	Oakley	9
899	Ole	9
900	Orie	9
901	Osborne	9
902	Ossie	9
903	Pauline	9
904	Pink	9
905	Richmond	9
906	Rogers	9
907	Romeo	9
908	Romie	9
909	Rosco	9
910	Rutherford	9
911	Sanders	9
912	Son	9
913	Thurston	9
914	Tomie	9
915	Tyree	9
916	Woodie	9
917	Zeno	9
918	Agustin	8
919	Alf	8
920	Alfonzo	8
921	Algie	8
922	Alois	8
923	Antone	8
924	Arley	8
925	Arne	8
926	Arvil	8
927	Audley	8
928	Augustin	8
929	Axel	8
930	Barton	8
931	Baxter	8
932	Bell	8
933	Bertrand	8
934	Brooks	8
935	Buddy	8
936	Cal	8
937	Carlo	8
938	Casimer	8
939	Clara	8
940	Curley	8
941	Denis	8
942	Earlie	8
943	Ellison	8
944	Elwin	8
945	Emilio	8
946	Ernesto	8
947	Ernst	8
948	Everet	8
949	Ewell	8
950	Federico	8
951	Florian	8
952	Franklyn	8
953	Gabe	8
954	Gail	8
955	Gardner	8
956	Gussie	8
957	Hallie	8
958	Hansel	8
959	Hardy	8
960	Hattie	8
961	Huey	8
962	Hurley	8
963	Issac	8
964	Jiles	8
965	Kelley	8
966	Kirby	8
967	Lafayette	8
968	Laura	8
969	Laurance	8
970	Leamon	8
971	Leeroy	8
972	Leonardo	8
973	Leopold	8
974	Lois	8
975	Mahlon	8
976	Mat	8
977	Mathias	8
978	Mattie	8
979	Nile	8
980	Ola	8
981	Olaf	8
982	Orlo	8
983	Orrin	8
984	Osie	8
985	Prentice	8
986	Quentin	8
987	Ransom	8
988	Raoul	8
989	Sonny	8
990	Toby	8
991	Verlin	8
992	Vicente	8
993	Waymon	8
994	Wellington	8
995	Welton	8
996	Winthrop	8
997	Wong	8
998	Worth	8
999	Zeb	8
1000	Zollie	8

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1905.

How spread out were the names of 1905?

In 1905 the ten most given boys’ names went to 32.1% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 19.9% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1905 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 1905?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1905 against the top 100 of 1904.

The biggest climbs of 1905

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1905.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1904	Rank 1905
Melba	#417	#337
Billie	#397	#319
Maxine	#359	#286
Joan	#387	#332
Isabell	#386	#340
Lenore	#362	#317
Frankie	#339	#295
Aline	#363	#321

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1904	Rank 1905
Nelson	#204	#160
Jose	#141	#108
Ervin	#202	#172
Johnie	#171	#143
Lonnie	#147	#120
Dave	#177	#150
Elbert	#182	#155
Stephen	#117	#93

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1905

The most given names of the 1900s1905 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1905Weighted 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: 1906

The most popular baby names of 1905

The top names of 1905

How spread out were the names of 1905?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1905?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1905

More about the names of 1905