The most popular baby names of 1909

In 1909 the most given names were John (9,590 boys) and Mary (19,259 girls); SSA’s file counts 511,224 babies under 4,227 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1909 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1909

Girls: top 25 of 1909
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1908
1	1 Mary	19,259	55.5	#1
2	2 Helen	9,250	26.6	#2
3	3 Margaret	7,358	21.2	#3
4	4 Ruth	6,509	18.8	#4
5	5 Dorothy	6,253	18.0	#6
6	6 Anna	5,804	16.7	#5
7	7 Elizabeth	5,176	14.9	#7
8	8 Mildred	5,054	14.6	#8
9	9 Marie	4,301	12.4	#10
10	10 Alice	4,170	12.0	#9
11	11 Florence	3,789	10.9	#11
12	12 Frances	3,780	10.9	#14
13	13 Ethel	3,661	10.5	#12
14	14 Lillian	3,596	10.4	#13
15	15 Gladys	3,538	10.2	#15
16	16 Edna	3,429	9.9	#17
17	17 Rose	3,374	9.7	#16
18	18 Evelyn	3,157	9.1	#20
19	19 Louise	3,019	8.7	#18
20	20 Irene	2,961	8.5	#23
21	21 Grace	2,912	8.4	#19
22	22 Annie	2,904	8.4	#21
23	23 Catherine	2,897	8.3	#22
24	24 Hazel	2,708	7.8	#24
25	25 Gertrude	2,622	7.5	#25

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Thelma	2,612
27	Ruby	2,524
28	Martha	2,510
29	Bertha	2,444
30	Virginia	2,420
31	Josephine	2,416
32	Clara	2,403
33	Edith	2,371
34	Emma	2,338
35	Bessie	2,276
36	Lucille	2,192
37	Esther	2,185
38	Beatrice	2,105
39	Elsie	2,064
40	Pearl	2,048
41	Mabel	2,007
42	Agnes	1,974
43	Myrtle	1,950
44	Ida	1,943
45	Julia	1,931
46	Viola	1,926
47	Eva	1,896
48	Pauline	1,896
49	Sarah	1,845
50	Minnie	1,779
51	Nellie	1,768
52	Lillie	1,635
53	Katherine	1,557
54	Willie	1,549
55	Laura	1,524
56	Ann	1,477
57	Eleanor	1,460
58	Marion	1,445
59	Mattie	1,407
60	Ella	1,382
61	Alma	1,375
62	Bernice	1,337
63	Jessie	1,321
64	Doris	1,298
65	Lena	1,295
66	Carrie	1,276
67	Vera	1,242
68	Mae	1,230
69	Blanche	1,217
70	Stella	1,188
71	Lucy	1,175
72	Leona	1,167
73	Lois	1,157
74	Kathryn	1,138
75	Hattie	1,134
76	Anne	1,110
77	Betty	1,082
78	Marjorie	1,082
79	Fannie	1,071
80	Beulah	1,052
81	Marguerite	1,036
82	Opal	1,028
83	Jennie	998
84	Mamie	974
85	Cora	969
86	Ellen	960
87	Rosa	959
88	Ada	945
89	Violet	945
90	Jean	940
91	Lula	922
92	Velma	857
93	Sylvia	847
94	Charlotte	841
95	Dora	829
96	Inez	826
97	Georgia	813
98	Maggie	794
99	Genevieve	785
100	Hilda	773

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Susie	770
102	Daisy	754
103	Emily	749
104	Sadie	749
105	Alberta	738
106	Theresa	724
107	Nora	670
108	Estelle	669
109	Juanita	668
110	Flora	667
111	Vivian	652
112	Olive	645
113	Wilma	645
114	Marian	641
115	Lola	634
116	Jane	626
117	Eunice	625
118	Nancy	610
119	Rosie	604
120	Mable	586
121	Lottie	583
122	Verna	582
123	Loretta	573
124	Lucile	570
125	Della	568
126	Barbara	567
127	Sara	559
128	Nettie	549
129	Eula	548
130	Maria	544
131	Geneva	539
132	Effie	538
133	Katie	534
134	Goldie	530
135	Harriet	527
136	Kathleen	527
137	Christine	524
138	Maude	520
139	Essie	508
140	Lizzie	504
141	Naomi	504
142	Lydia	503
143	Irma	499
144	Sophie	496
145	Erma	487
146	May	483
147	Ollie	481
148	Henrietta	480
149	Ora	473
150	Sallie	472
151	Rebecca	470
152	Sally	470
153	Madeline	466
154	Rachel	462
155	Addie	453
156	Geraldine	444
157	Caroline	443
158	Norma	438
159	Nina	434
160	Victoria	426
161	Lela	414
162	Iva	401
163	Amelia	388
164	Susan	380
165	Audrey	371
166	Etta	367
167	Mollie	361
168	Olga	359
169	Isabel	356
170	Nannie	355
171	Roberta	353
172	Phyllis	352
173	Adeline	345
174	Fern	345
175	Flossie	343
176	Miriam	339
177	Bonnie	337
178	Cleo	333
179	Maxine	332
180	Alta	327
181	Isabelle	326
182	Leola	326
183	Luella	325
184	Ola	325
185	Celia	324
186	Freda	321
187	Estella	318
188	Jeanette	317
189	Frieda	315
190	Jeannette	311
191	Muriel	311
192	Jewell	304
193	Janie	301
194	Carolyn	299
195	Winifred	297
196	Antoinette	296
197	Rita	295
198	Cecelia	294
199	Anita	291
200	Ina	287
201	Margie	286
202	Virgie	285
203	Shirley	281
204	Matilda	280
205	Elva	279
206	Hannah	278
207	Nell	277
208	Johnnie	275
209	Lorene	274
210	Allie	272
211	Wanda	272
212	Amanda	271
213	Veronica	270
214	Lorraine	269
215	Marcella	266
216	Regina	264
217	Faye	261
218	Claire	259
219	Lila	259
220	Adele	257
221	Cecilia	257
222	Sophia	256
223	Dorothea	253
224	Jewel	252
225	Selma	250
226	Eliza	249
227	Elma	248
228	Fay	246
229	Amy	244
230	Eloise	243
231	Sue	243
232	Janet	242
233	Zelma	240
234	Patricia	233
235	Angeline	232
236	Angelina	227
237	Winnie	225
238	Dolores	220
239	Millie	219
240	Eileen	216
241	Teresa	215
242	June	213
243	Elnora	211
244	Gussie	211
245	Tillie	210
246	Reba	208
247	Constance	206
248	Angela	204
249	Jeanne	202
250	Josie	202
251	Belle	201
252	Dollie	200
253	Ila	200
254	Adelaide	198
255	Rosalie	197
256	Callie	196
257	Elvira	196
258	Lee	196
259	Rena	193
260	Letha	191
261	Gracie	189
262	Lenora	189
263	Cecile	186
264	Bertie	184
265	Kate	183
266	Annette	181
267	Madge	180
268	Augusta	179
269	Hester	179
270	Olivia	179
271	Cornelia	176
272	Helene	176
273	Leah	176
274	Lora	174
275	Nola	172
276	Ernestine	169
277	Lorena	169
278	Odessa	168
279	Neva	163
280	Iola	162
281	Peggy	162
282	Arlene	160
283	Maudie	160
284	Ophelia	160
285	Birdie	159
286	Roxie	159
287	Carmen	157
288	Francis	157
289	Lessie	156
290	Claudia	155
291	Corinne	152
292	Edythe	151
293	Helena	151
294	Clarice	149
295	Delia	147
296	Leila	145
297	Billie	144
298	Dessie	144
299	Katharine	144
300	Myra	144
301	Aline	143
302	Carol	142
303	Joan	142
304	Lelia	142
305	Harriett	141
306	Mayme	141
307	Lou	140
308	Pearlie	140
309	Elaine	139
310	Oma	139
311	Iris	138
312	Bettie	137
313	Eugenia	137
314	Rhoda	136
315	Rosetta	133
316	Connie	131
317	Zella	131
318	Hallie	130
319	Jimmie	129
320	Frankie	128
321	Wilhelmina	128
322	Lilly	125
323	Catharine	123
324	Donna	123
325	Gwendolyn	123
326	Lulu	123
327	Melba	123
328	Rosemary	123
329	Willa	123
330	Maud	122
331	Christina	120
332	Merle	120
333	Natalie	120
334	Pansy	120
335	Rosella	117
336	Elinor	116
337	Dovie	114
338	Lenore	114
339	Cecil	113
340	Corine	112
341	Jannie	112
342	Erna	111
343	Ione	109
344	Lily	109
345	Lona	109
346	Molly	109
347	Annabelle	108
348	Dolly	108
349	Alyce	107
350	Imogene	107
351	Carmela	106
352	Georgie	105
353	Isabell	105
354	Linda	105
355	Yvonne	105
356	Eddie	104
357	Aileen	103
358	Louella	103
359	Lucinda	103
360	Johanna	102
361	Gertie	101
362	Golda	101
363	Iona	101
364	Alvina	100
365	Laverne	100
366	Lura	100
367	Tessie	100
368	Bernadine	99
369	Leora	99
370	Leota	99
371	Priscilla	99
372	Leone	98
373	Maurine	98
374	Rubye	98
375	Isabella	97
376	Vesta	97
377	Arline	96
378	Joyce	96
379	Leta	96
380	Louisa	96
381	Bess	95
382	Minerva	95
383	Lettie	94
384	Linnie	94
385	Bernadette	93
386	Elisabeth	93
387	Loraine	90
388	Vada	90
389	Hettie	89
390	Eleanore	88
391	Dixie	87
392	Hortense	87
393	Maybelle	87
394	Mona	87
395	Alpha	86
396	Cassie	86
397	Florine	84
398	Mathilda	84
399	Nona	84
400	Rae	84
401	Gloria	83
402	Kay	83
403	Vida	83
404	Concetta	82
405	Polly	82
406	Robbie	82
407	Sybil	81
408	Garnet	80
409	Mittie	80
410	Blanch	79
411	Era	79
412	Fanny	79
413	Avis	78
414	Evie	78
415	Janice	78
416	Phoebe	78
417	Verda	78
418	Elsa	77
419	Floy	77
420	Magnolia	77
421	Cynthia	76
422	Hulda	76
423	Orpha	76
424	Paula	76
425	Zula	76
426	Althea	75
427	Bella	75
428	Nelle	75
429	Queen	75
430	Lauretta	74
431	Clare	73
432	Corrine	73
433	Dorthy	73
434	Mercedes	73
435	Agatha	72
436	Evangeline	72
437	Idella	72
438	Philomena	72
439	Reva	72
440	Aurelia	71
441	Monica	71
442	Alva	70
443	Beryl	70
444	Retha	70
445	Antonia	69
446	Berniece	69
447	Cordelia	69
448	Ester	69
449	Harriette	69
450	Ivy	69
451	Lucia	69
452	Madelyn	69
453	Artie	68
454	Ocie	68
455	Ona	68
456	Angie	67
457	Camille	67
458	Carmella	67
459	Eve	67
460	Guadalupe	67
461	John	67
462	Mina	67
463	Gretchen	66
464	Madeleine	66
465	Tommie	66
466	Mazie	65
467	Nadine	65
468	Allene	64
469	Bobbie	64
470	Estell	64
471	Marietta	64
472	Rhea	64
473	Elise	63
474	Magdalene	63
475	Myrtie	63
476	Stephanie	63
477	Glenna	62
478	Zelda	62
479	Almeda	61
480	Hope	61
481	Mandy	61
482	Ursula	61
483	Clyde	60
484	Johnie	60
485	Lovie	60
486	Yetta	59
487	Zola	59
488	Georgiana	58
489	Judith	58
490	Lida	58
491	Manuela	58
492	Meta	58
493	Sudie	58
494	Vergie	58
495	Winona	58
496	Abbie	57
497	Lina	57
498	Una	57
499	Zora	57
500	Adell	56
501	Albertha	56
502	Ima	56
503	Julie	56
504	Margarita	56
505	Mozelle	56
506	Suzanne	56
507	Veda	56
508	Vernie	56
509	Beth	54
510	Elda	54
511	Joy	54
512	Marcia	54
513	Margery	54
514	Myrtis	54
515	Octavia	54
516	Aurora	53
517	Lue	53
518	Oleta	53
519	Ramona	53
520	Tressie	53
521	Wilda	53
522	Albina	52
523	Audra	52
524	Delma	52
525	James	52
526	Juana	52
527	Odell	52
528	Rowena	52
529	Rubie	52
530	Tina	52
531	Easter	51
532	Ferne	51
533	Lorna	51
534	Madie	51
535	Elena	50
536	Jacqueline	50
537	Luvenia	50
538	Patsy	50
539	Petra	50
540	Ray	50
541	Adela	49
542	Alene	49
543	Ava	49
544	Belva	49
545	Bennie	49
546	Claudie	49
547	Elna	49
548	Emilia	49
549	Filomena	49
550	Malinda	49
551	Margarette	49
552	Amie	48
553	Edwina	48
554	Emilie	48
555	Esta	48
556	Joanna	48
557	Leatha	48
558	Savannah	48
559	Celeste	47
560	Clementine	47
561	Earline	47
562	Eleanora	47
563	Magdalena	47
564	Pearle	47
565	Valerie	47
566	Altha	46
567	Bridget	46
568	Dorotha	46
569	Elvera	46
570	Ludie	46
571	Melvina	46
572	Nan	46
573	Rosalind	46
574	Delphia	45
575	Ethelyn	45
576	Freida	45
577	Melva	45
578	Roma	45
579	Valeria	45
580	Alda	44
581	Clemmie	44
582	Diana	44
583	Dorris	44
584	Lavina	44
585	Margret	44
586	Theo	44
587	Camilla	43
588	Joe	43
589	Marvel	43
590	Myrtice	43
591	Nita	43
592	Queenie	43
593	Verla	43
594	Bulah	42
595	Delores	42
596	Freddie	42
597	Georgianna	42
598	Grayce	42
599	Gwen	42
600	Juliette	42
601	Lennie	42
602	Lorine	42
603	Millicent	42
604	Minna	42
605	Novella	42
606	Theodora	42
607	Vallie	42
608	Claudine	41
609	Idell	41
610	Jo	41
611	Kitty	41
612	Pearline	41
613	Rosina	41
614	Chloe	40
615	Crystal	40
616	Dona	40
617	Ethyl	40
618	Francisca	40
619	Ossie	40
620	Pinkie	40
621	Reta	40
622	Verlie	40
623	Vina	40
624	Carolina	39
625	Charlie	39
626	Corene	39
627	Donnie	39
628	Faith	39
629	Gene	39
630	Jenny	39
631	Louvenia	39
632	Lyda	39
633	Nova	39
634	Pattie	39
635	Verona	39
636	Winnifred	39
637	Zona	39
638	Berta	38
639	Ellie	38
640	Eulalia	38
641	Ruthie	38
642	Sofia	38
643	Violette	38
644	Adelia	37
645	Aletha	37
646	Alfreda	37
647	Audie	37
648	Delphine	37
649	Emmie	37
650	Evalyn	37
651	Exie	37
652	George	37
653	Ira	37
654	Kattie	37
655	Leonora	37
656	Lucretia	37
657	Maxie	37
658	Renee	37
659	Rosamond	37
660	Rosia	37
661	Verdie	37
662	Alverta	36
663	Bethel	36
664	Enid	36
665	Florida	36
666	Lupe	36
667	Macie	36
668	Norine	36
669	Antonette	35
670	Beverly	35
671	Celestine	35
672	Elizebeth	35
673	Elmira	35
674	Emmer	35
675	Hertha	35
676	Hilma	35
677	Jettie	35
678	Leslie	35
679	Lonnie	35
680	Madaline	35
681	Mellie	35
682	William	35
683	Zenobia	35
684	Arvilla	34
685	Clifford	34
686	Justine	34
687	Katheryn	34
688	Treva	34
689	Velda	34
690	Velva	34
691	Anastasia	33
692	Bonita	33
693	Dortha	33
694	Elisa	33
695	Elouise	33
696	Ena	33
697	Kathrine	33
698	Lavinia	33
699	Marianne	33
700	Martina	33
701	Maybell	33
702	Melissa	33
703	Nelda	33
704	Rosalee	33
705	Yolanda	33
706	Adella	32
707	Alicia	32
708	Charity	32
709	Clarissa	32
710	Cordie	32
711	Felicia	32
712	Florene	32
713	Gail	32
714	Jackie	32
715	Judy	32
716	Susanna	32
717	Tennie	32
718	Therese	32
719	Cathryn	31
720	Dena	31
721	Elenora	31
722	Fairy	31
723	Germaine	31
724	Hildred	31
725	Leonor	31
726	Libby	31
727	Mallie	31
728	Myrle	31
729	Ressie	31
730	Signe	31
731	Augustine	30
732	Berenice	30
733	Consuelo	30
734	Eldora	30
735	Hedwig	30
736	Hildegarde	30
737	Joseph	30
738	Juliet	30
739	Kathryne	30
740	Lera	30
741	Lilian	30
742	Mavis	30
743	Odie	30
744	Prudence	30
745	Tena	30
746	Viva	30
747	Bell	29
748	Charles	29
749	Delilah	29
750	Delta	29
751	Dorcas	29
752	Hellen	29
753	Mammie	29
754	Maryann	29
755	Maye	29
756	Onie	29
757	Ouida	29
758	Rosanna	29
759	Trudie	29
760	Vernice	29
761	Annabel	28
762	Ardella	28
763	Berneice	28
764	Charlene	28
765	Earnestine	28
766	Elmer	28
767	Josefa	28
768	Mertie	28
769	Odelia	28
770	Ozella	28
771	Rosalia	28
772	Rossie	28
773	Amalia	27
774	Andrea	27
775	Beaulah	27
776	Elvie	27
777	Euna	27
778	Goldia	27
779	Henry	27
780	Jamie	27
781	Juliana	27
782	Lea	27
783	Lilla	27
784	Luna	27
785	Marjory	27
786	Mettie	27
787	Ova	27
788	Sammie	27
789	Versie	27
790	Vinnie	27
791	Adaline	26
792	Alvena	26
793	Arrie	26
794	Birtha	26
795	Carmel	26
796	Clora	26
797	Corrie	26
798	Deborah	26
799	Deloris	26
800	Etha	26
801	Gay	26
802	Georgina	26
803	Gladyce	26
804	Janette	26
805	Jaunita	26
806	Lilyan	26
807	Margarett	26
808	Margaretta	26
809	Meda	26
810	Oda	26
811	Thora	26
812	Zadie	26
813	Adelina	25
814	Betsy	25
815	Cathrine	25
816	Ceola	25
817	Cleta	25
818	Daphne	25
819	Edrie	25
820	Golden	25
821	Greta	25
822	Hazle	25
823	Icie	25
824	Lexie	25
825	Mabelle	25
826	Mozell	25
827	Myrl	25
828	Robert	25
829	Vena	25
830	Vincenza	25
831	Adrienne	24
832	Annetta	24
833	Elfrieda	24
834	Elvina	24
835	Hassie	24
836	Ilene	24
837	Lavada	24
838	Missouri	24
839	Myrna	24
840	Rilla	24
841	Sadye	24
842	Serena	24
843	Theola	24
844	Vlasta	24
845	Aggie	23
846	Annabell	23
847	Blossom	23
848	Claribel	23
849	Cleora	23
850	Elease	23
851	Eulah	23
852	Florrie	23
853	Freeda	23
854	Gilda	23
855	Glennie	23
856	Ivory	23
857	Katy	23
858	Lenna	23
859	Leonia	23
860	Loma	23
861	Lossie	23
862	Louie	23
863	Mossie	23
864	Osie	23
865	Rafaela	23
866	Sonia	23
867	Willia	23
868	Aili	22
869	Annis	22
870	Arlie	22
871	Buelah	22
872	Eathel	22
873	Edyth	22
874	Elberta	22
875	Emelia	22
876	Fae	22
877	Gladis	22
878	Hermina	22
879	Hermine	22
880	Jonnie	22
881	Laverna	22
882	Libbie	22
883	Liza	22
884	Neoma	22
885	Nevada	22
886	Retta	22
887	Sibyl	22
888	Tilda	22
889	Zoe	22
890	Alease	21
891	Angelita	21
892	Arie	21
893	Concepcion	21
894	Dottie	21
895	Hildegard	21
896	Jeane	21
897	Lady	21
898	Magdalen	21
899	Marilyn	21
900	Neta	21
901	Ottie	21
902	Rachael	21
903	Rosalyn	21
904	Selena	21
905	Tomasa	21
906	Twila	21
907	Veola	21
908	Zena	21
909	Aida	20
910	Allean	20
911	Almeta	20
912	Diane	20
913	Drusilla	20
914	Earl	20
915	Eda	20
916	Eloisa	20
917	Eugenie	20
918	Fleta	20
919	Garnett	20
920	Gennie	20
921	Hanna	20
922	Jossie	20
923	Kittie	20
924	Lolita	20
925	Madonna	20
926	Marge	20
927	Naoma	20
928	Norene	20
929	Olevia	20
930	Sabina	20
931	Tiny	20
932	Tressa	20
933	Vella	20
934	Veva	20
935	Albertine	19
936	Amber	19
937	America	19
938	Astrid	19
939	Azalee	19
940	Bea	19
941	Bernardine	19
942	Bette	19
943	Dimple	19
944	Enola	19
945	Eveline	19
946	Gertha	19
947	Imelda	19
948	Ines	19
949	Lacy	19
950	Larue	19
951	Leo	19
952	Letitia	19
953	Louis	19
954	Loyce	19
955	Macy	19
956	Marianna	19
957	Maymie	19
958	Rutha	19
959	Sophronia	19
960	Vennie	19
961	Adah	18
962	Adline	18
963	Alida	18
964	Almira	18
965	Ardelia	18
966	Bula	18
967	Colleen	18
968	Creola	18
969	Dagmar	18
970	Darlene	18
971	Elenor	18
972	Eura	18
973	Evelyne	18
974	Flo	18
975	Frank	18
976	Gayle	18
977	Henretta	18
978	Izora	18
979	Jesse	18
980	Jessica	18
981	Laurel	18
982	Lavon	18
983	Leda	18
984	Lynn	18
985	Macel	18
986	Nathalie	18
987	Nella	18
988	Reatha	18
989	Zada	18
990	Adelle	17
991	Aimee	17
992	Anner	17
993	Bettye	17
994	Cleola	17
995	Coral	17
996	Cordia	17
997	Dee	17
998	Elba	17
999	Evia	17
1000	Flonnie	17

Boys: top 25 of 1909
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1908
1	1 John	9,590	58.5	#1
2	2 William	7,913	48.3	#2
3	3 James	7,595	46.3	#3
4	4 George	4,688	28.6	#4
5	5 Robert	4,563	27.8	#5
6	6 Joseph	4,348	26.5	#6
7	7 Charles	4,029	24.6	#7
8	8 Frank	3,244	19.8	#8
9	9 Edward	2,935	17.9	#9
10	10 Thomas	2,468	15.1	#10
11	11 Henry	2,411	14.7	#11
12	12 Walter	2,287	13.9	#12
13	13 Willie	2,175	13.3	#13
14	14 Harry	1,924	11.7	#14
15	15 Albert	1,816	11.1	#15
16	16 Harold	1,725	10.5	#17
17	17 Paul	1,676	10.2	#18
18	18 Arthur	1,665	10.2	#16
19	19 Clarence	1,518	9.3	#19
20	20 Raymond	1,441	8.8	#21
21	21 Richard	1,427	8.7	#23
22	22 Fred	1,355	8.3	#20
23	23 Joe	1,292	7.9	#24
24	24 Louis	1,231	7.5	#22
25	25 Carl	1,215	7.4	#29

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Howard	1,166
27	Jack	1,150
28	Roy	1,135
29	David	1,094
30	Ralph	1,091
31	Earl	1,007
32	Samuel	983
33	Francis	886
34	Ernest	885
35	Lawrence	854
36	Charlie	833
37	Herbert	831
38	Andrew	766
39	Alfred	763
40	Anthony	758
41	Kenneth	746
42	Donald	725
43	Eugene	724
44	Sam	700
45	Elmer	687
46	Leonard	665
47	Michael	635
48	Herman	618
49	Leo	609
50	Stanley	607
51	Theodore	595
52	Lee	584
53	Floyd	570
54	Daniel	569
55	Leroy	568
56	Peter	539
57	Clifford	536
58	Russell	528
59	Jesse	517
60	Clyde	516
61	Lester	501
62	Edwin	492
63	Benjamin	489
64	Frederick	477
65	Lewis	477
66	Chester	475
67	Ray	475
68	Bernard	463
69	Eddie	462
70	Oscar	459
71	Melvin	448
72	Cecil	432
73	Jessie	432
74	Claude	419
75	Norman	415
76	Lloyd	412
77	Johnnie	401
78	Philip	395
79	Martin	391
80	Leon	377
81	Milton	369
82	Alvin	363
83	Harvey	361
84	Ben	358
85	Marvin	354
86	Edgar	347
87	Luther	347
88	Tom	340
89	Victor	320
90	Everett	314
91	Stephen	314
92	Homer	313
93	Allen	312
94	Morris	305
95	Gerald	301
96	Leslie	292
97	Vernon	284
98	Julius	269
99	Otis	267
100	Will	267

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Vincent	264
102	Jacob	262
103	Glenn	261
104	Hugh	260
105	Jim	259
106	Wilbur	259
107	Alexander	255
108	Earnest	255
109	Horace	252
110	Virgil	250
111	Marion	247
112	Oliver	246
113	Maurice	245
114	Curtis	244
115	Manuel	243
116	Gilbert	239
117	Arnold	237
118	Archie	235
119	Sidney	233
120	Warren	231
121	Gordon	230
122	Max	228
123	Alex	227
124	Hubert	222
125	Willard	219
126	Orville	218
127	Jose	213
128	Isaac	209
129	Lonnie	209
130	Nathan	209
131	Rufus	206
132	Bill	205
133	Nicholas	204
134	Irving	202
135	Patrick	199
136	Wesley	197
137	Guy	195
138	Jerry	192
139	Willis	189
140	Bennie	187
141	Steve	187
142	Jimmie	185
143	Wallace	185
144	Otto	180
145	Glen	178
146	Calvin	176
147	Ira	175
148	Rudolph	173
149	Clinton	171
150	Franklin	168
151	Elbert	167
152	Mike	167
153	Abraham	163
154	Dan	163
155	Wayne	163
156	Roosevelt	160
157	Ed	159
158	Percy	159
159	Clifton	157
160	Tony	155
161	Mack	154
162	Emil	153
163	Roland	153
164	Sylvester	151
165	Felix	148
166	Charley	147
167	Edmund	147
168	Emmett	147
169	Johnie	147
170	Matthew	147
171	Phillip	146
172	Nathaniel	143
173	Aaron	142
174	Jerome	141
175	Kermit	139
176	Clayton	137
177	Marshall	134
178	Ellis	131
179	August	129
180	Roger	128
181	Douglas	126
182	Forrest	125
183	Juan	123
184	Ted	122
185	Bruce	121
186	Antonio	120
187	Dennis	120
188	Pete	120
189	Bert	119
190	Johnny	117
191	Amos	116
192	Sherman	115
193	Adam	113
194	Nelson	113
195	Tommie	113
196	Ivan	111
197	Don	110
198	Irvin	109
199	Jake	109
200	Perry	109
201	Moses	108
202	Adolph	107
203	Roscoe	107
204	Wilson	106
205	Gus	104
206	Ervin	103
207	Austin	102
208	Dale	102
209	Dave	102
210	Julian	102
211	Karl	102
212	Alton	101
213	Booker	101
214	Mark	101
215	Grady	99
216	Ollie	99
217	Angelo	98
218	Cornelius	98
219	Jay	98
220	Wilbert	98
221	Grover	97
222	Salvatore	96
223	Alonzo	95
224	Simon	94
225	Ronald	93
226	Delbert	91
227	Dewey	91
228	Dominick	91
229	Reuben	91
230	Wilfred	91
231	Elijah	90
232	Leland	90
233	Owen	90
234	Laurence	89
235	Carroll	87
236	Jess	87
237	Larry	87
238	Buster	85
239	Aubrey	84
240	Cleveland	83
241	Jasper	83
242	Malcolm	83
243	Levi	82
244	Gene	81
245	Hyman	81
246	Ross	81
247	Elmo	80
248	Mary	80
249	Loyd	79
250	Millard	79
251	Nick	79
252	Solomon	79
253	Louie	78
254	Erwin	76
255	Freddie	76
256	Merle	76
257	Preston	76
258	Monroe	75
259	Allan	74
260	Claud	73
261	Harley	73
262	Lyle	72
263	Mitchell	72
264	Ruben	71
265	Byron	69
266	Emanuel	69
267	Wade	69
268	Alva	68
269	Boyd	68
270	Edmond	68
271	Jeff	68
272	Jesus	68
273	Rex	68
274	Wiley	68
275	Abe	67
276	Lynn	67
277	Murray	67
278	Timothy	67
279	Elwood	66
280	Loren	66
281	Clement	64
282	Troy	64
283	Francisco	63
284	Mose	63
285	Barney	62
286	Noah	62
287	Silas	62
288	Thurman	62
289	Anton	61
290	Carlton	61
291	Elton	61
292	Carlos	60
293	Cleo	60
294	Eli	60
295	Randolph	60
296	Grant	59
297	Myron	59
298	Tommy	59
299	Bob	58
300	Dallas	58
301	Lowell	58
302	Alfonso	57
303	Emory	57
304	Garland	57
305	Harrison	57
306	Luke	57
307	Alphonse	56
308	Fredrick	56
309	Pedro	56
310	Reginald	56
311	Delmar	55
312	Dominic	55
313	Elvin	55
314	Steven	55
315	Andy	53
316	Irwin	53
317	Sol	53
318	Burton	52
319	Freeman	52
320	Taft	52
321	Clark	51
322	Earle	51
323	Major	51
324	Ramon	51
325	Anderson	50
326	Christopher	50
327	Columbus	50
328	Joel	50
329	Wendell	50
330	Marcus	49
331	Odell	49
332	Riley	49
333	Spencer	49
334	Chris	48
335	Cyril	48
336	Ike	48
337	Isiah	48
338	Neal	48
339	Al	47
340	Emery	47
341	Forest	47
342	Lorenzo	47
343	Sterling	47
344	Dick	46
345	Elliott	46
346	Isadore	46
347	Odis	46
348	Alan	45
349	Armand	45
350	Dock	45
351	Ned	45
352	Noel	45
353	Van	45
354	Wilmer	45
355	Dean	44
356	Vern	44
357	Augustus	43
358	Coy	43
359	Dwight	43
360	Ellsworth	43
361	Lucius	43
362	Maynard	43
363	Neil	43
364	Rocco	43
365	Conrad	42
366	Keith	42
367	Mathew	42
368	Merrill	42
369	Miles	42
370	Pat	42
371	Aloysius	41
372	Ambrose	41
373	Emerson	41
374	Hollis	41
375	Pearl	41
376	Royal	41
377	Saul	41
378	Buck	40
379	Harris	40
380	Jimmy	40
381	Norris	40
382	Ora	40
383	Sammie	40
384	Stewart	40
385	Vance	40
386	Ward	40
387	Wm	40
388	Clair	39
389	Edd	39
390	Eldon	39
391	Gabriel	39
392	Gerard	39
393	Herschel	39
394	Lyman	39
395	Russel	39
396	Scott	39
397	Adrian	38
398	Arlie	38
399	Coleman	38
400	Ferdinand	38
401	Hiram	38
402	Jackson	38
403	Basil	37
404	Dewitt	37
405	Fletcher	37
406	Pasquale	37
407	Weldon	37
408	Buford	36
409	Emile	36
410	Foster	36
411	Haywood	36
412	Helen	36
413	Isaiah	36
414	Luis	36
415	Mckinley	36
416	Norbert	36
417	Sanford	36
418	Ulysses	36
419	Arther	35
420	Bud	35
421	Clay	35
422	Dee	35
423	Garfield	35
424	Meyer	35
425	Napoleon	35
426	Taylor	35
427	Winston	35
428	Houston	34
429	Hoyt	34
430	Lionel	34
431	Morgan	34
432	Olin	34
433	Orval	34
434	Pablo	34
435	Truman	34
436	Berry	33
437	Bruno	33
438	Early	33
439	Eric	33
440	General	33
441	Harlan	33
442	Judson	33
443	Lincoln	33
444	Milford	33
445	Milo	33
446	Roman	33
447	Shirley	33
448	Stuart	33
449	Junius	32
450	Matt	32
451	Otha	32
452	Travis	32
453	Benny	31
454	Cletus	31
455	Emmitt	31
456	Frederic	31
457	King	31
458	Noble	31
459	Sandy	31
460	Wilber	31
461	Wilford	31
462	Ezra	30
463	Gustave	30
464	Hugo	30
465	Lucien	30
466	Margaret	30
467	Prince	30
468	Raleigh	30
469	Rubin	30
470	Thaddeus	30
471	Theron	30
472	Tim	30
473	Billie	29
474	Burl	29
475	Christian	29
476	Hans	29
477	Hardy	29
478	Harmon	29
479	Ivory	29
480	Judge	29
481	Maxwell	29
482	Micheal	29
483	Oren	29
484	Palmer	29
485	Rosevelt	29
486	Sydney	29
487	Aron	28
488	Clem	28
489	Elias	28
490	Elmore	28
491	Fay	28
492	Isidore	28
493	Joshua	28
494	Nolan	28
495	Vito	28
496	Bertram	27
497	Israel	27
498	Jules	27
499	Lemuel	27
500	Mario	27
501	Terry	27
502	Tomas	27
503	Valentine	27
504	Wilburn	27
505	Carmen	26
506	Carmine	26
507	Dorothy	26
508	Emmet	26
509	Garnett	26
510	Golden	26
511	Gregory	26
512	Kelly	26
513	Lucious	26
514	Otho	26
515	Porter	26
516	Rogers	26
517	Shelby	26
518	Walker	26
519	Doyle	25
520	Dudley	25
521	Ethel	25
522	Evan	25
523	Hazel	25
524	Jeremiah	25
525	Jewel	25
526	Laverne	25
527	Morton	25
528	Oswald	25
529	Rodney	25
530	Abram	24
531	Anna	24
532	Cary	24
533	Clare	24
534	Elisha	24
535	Enoch	24
536	Hal	24
537	Jefferson	24
538	Jewell	24
539	Johnson	24
540	Olen	24
541	Omer	24
542	Rolland	24
543	Turner	24
544	Woodrow	24
545	Abner	23
546	Cyrus	23
547	Domingo	23
548	Emilio	23
549	Everette	23
550	Jean	23
551	Lacy	23
552	Lucian	23
553	Newton	23
554	Phil	23
555	Rose	23
556	Seth	23
557	Verne	23
558	Carson	22
559	Carter	22
560	Eldridge	22
561	Gale	22
562	Haskell	22
563	Henderson	22
564	Hershel	22
565	Lenard	22
566	Lois	22
567	Lonzo	22
568	Loy	22
569	Patsy	22
570	Rudy	22
571	Santiago	22
572	Theo	22
573	Wylie	22
574	Alphonso	21
575	Bernice	21
576	Brady	21
577	Burt	21
578	Cleve	21
579	Duane	21
580	Gaylord	21
581	Granville	21
582	Hayes	21
583	Hobert	21
584	Josh	21
585	Ottis	21
586	Rafael	21
587	Rupert	21
588	Warner	21
589	Wilton	21
590	Angus	20
591	Artie	20
592	Bryan	20
593	Clarance	20
594	Clint	20
595	Connie	20
596	Delmer	20
597	Dorsey	20
598	Elzie	20
599	Frances	20
600	Guadalupe	20
601	Jordan	20
602	Junior	20
603	Lamar	20
604	Merlin	20
605	Merton	20
606	Mervin	20
607	Ocie	20
608	Stanford	20
609	Theadore	20
610	Tillman	20
611	Toney	20
612	Williams	20
613	Winfred	20
614	Wyatt	20
615	Allie	19
616	Andres	19
617	Bradley	19
618	Buddie	19
619	Carol	19
620	Claudie	19
621	Cliff	19
622	Davis	19
623	Edna	19
624	Ernie	19
625	Ezekiel	19
626	Felipe	19
627	Graham	19
628	Jonas	19
629	Mildred	19
630	Odie	19
631	Romeo	19
632	Salvador	19
633	Sigmund	19
634	Smith	19
635	Wellington	19
636	Alvis	18
637	Billy	18
638	Casper	18
639	Denver	18
640	Enrique	18
641	Eva	18
642	Hayward	18
643	Hector	18
644	Ignacio	18
645	Linwood	18
646	Logan	18
647	Miguel	18
648	Oral	18
649	Price	18
650	Rollie	18
651	Santos	18
652	Vester	18
653	Alberto	17
654	Albin	17
655	Alma	17
656	Annie	17
657	Audrey	17
658	Avery	17
659	Bonnie	17
660	Cicero	17
661	Ennis	17
662	Florence	17
663	Fritz	17
664	Gustav	17
665	Julio	17
666	June	17
667	Loyal	17
668	Mearl	17
669	Meredith	17
670	Orin	17
671	Parker	17
672	Quincy	17
673	Ruth	17
674	Seymour	17
675	Sheldon	17
676	Waldo	17
677	Walton	17
678	Winfield	17
679	Abel	16
680	Alfonzo	16
681	Alvie	16
682	Asa	16
683	Boyce	16
684	Brown	16
685	Casey	16
686	Casimir	16
687	Chas	16
688	Chauncey	16
689	Dana	16
690	Dillard	16
691	Edison	16
692	Emmit	16
693	Felton	16
694	Fernando	16
695	Ford	16
696	Gaston	16
697	Lavern	16
698	Leander	16
699	Mac	16
700	Mason	16
701	Melville	16
702	Nat	16
703	Obie	16
704	Orlando	16
705	Ransom	16
706	Reed	16
707	Rowland	16
708	Shelton	16
709	Teddy	16
710	Urban	16
711	Vaughn	16
712	Webster	16
713	Wheeler	16
714	Alec	15
715	Alfredo	15
716	Alice	15
717	Antone	15
718	Art	15
719	Bennett	15
720	Bishop	15
721	Bradford	15
722	Brooks	15
723	Buddy	15
724	Burley	15
725	Dalton	15
726	Darrell	15
727	Dexter	15
728	Durward	15
729	Einar	15
730	Evans	15
731	Furman	15
732	Green	15
733	Hobart	15
734	Howell	15
735	Ivy	15
736	Jason	15
737	Jodie	15
738	Jonathan	15
739	Lawyer	15
740	Lillian	15
741	Manford	15
742	Marlin	15
743	Miller	15
744	Murphy	15
745	Rene	15
746	Ruby	15
747	Sim	15
748	Son	15
749	Thad	15
750	Thornton	15
751	Tomie	15
752	Vivian	15
753	Wardell	15
754	Waymon	15
755	Zack	15
756	Alford	14
757	Augusta	14
758	Augustine	14
759	Benjiman	14
760	Benton	14
761	Bernie	14
762	Beverly	14
763	Caleb	14
764	Carlo	14
765	Casimer	14
766	Curley	14
767	Earlie	14
768	Eino	14
769	Ellie	14
770	Ernesto	14
771	Estel	14
772	Ewell	14
773	Frankie	14
774	Fulton	14
775	Geo	14
776	Guido	14
777	Hadley	14
778	Hamp	14
779	Harland	14
780	Hayden	14
781	Hermon	14
782	Hilton	14
783	Hosie	14
784	Ignatius	14
785	Isom	14
786	Johny	14
787	Justin	14
788	Lawerence	14
789	Lucille	14
790	Mae	14
791	Marie	14
792	Merritt	14
793	Myles	14
794	Nickolas	14
795	Omar	14
796	Paris	14
797	Randall	14
798	Ricardo	14
799	Royce	14
800	Rudolf	14
801	Sebastian	14
802	Vicente	14
803	Wash	14
804	Addison	13
805	Adolphus	13
806	Alonza	13
807	Barry	13
808	Benito	13
809	Carey	13
810	Carleton	13
811	Cedric	13
812	Collie	13
813	Dempsey	13
814	Edith	13
815	Eldred	13
816	Elizabeth	13
817	Guss	13
818	Hunter	13
819	Ida	13
820	Jones	13
821	Kent	13
822	Kirby	13
823	Lige	13
824	Mahlon	13
825	Mariano	13
826	Moe	13
827	Newman	13
828	Norval	13
829	Ole	13
830	Pierce	13
831	Rayford	13
832	Reinhold	13
833	Reynold	13
834	Rosario	13
835	Sampson	13
836	Toivo	13
837	Vernie	13
838	Whitney	13
839	Wright	13
840	Alden	12
841	Antoine	12
842	Armando	12
843	Artis	12
844	Beatrice	12
845	Benedict	12
846	Bessie	12
847	Blaine	12
848	Bryant	12
849	Carlie	12
850	Carrol	12
851	Clara	12
852	Craig	12
853	Crawford	12
854	Doc	12
855	Eduardo	12
856	Egbert	12
857	Elsie	12
858	Elvis	12
859	Elwin	12
860	Enos	12
861	Ezell	12
862	Finis	12
863	Florian	12
864	Gardner	12
865	Gary	12
866	Gerhard	12
867	Gladys	12
868	Hilliard	12
869	Hollie	12
870	Hosea	12
871	Kirk	12
872	Lawson	12
873	Lem	12
874	Leonardo	12
875	Lindsey	12
876	Lorenza	12
877	Marshal	12
878	Maxie	12
879	Melton	12
880	Mickey	12
881	Nicolas	12
882	Olan	12
883	Oran	12
884	Orland	12
885	Pierre	12
886	Raphael	12
887	Reese	12
888	Thelma	12
889	Watson	12
890	West	12
891	Westley	12
892	Zeb	12
893	Acie	11
894	Agnes	11
895	Agustin	11
896	Alejandro	11
897	Alois	11
898	Arch	11
899	Archibald	11
900	Audie	11
901	Aurelio	11
902	Bascom	11
903	Bertrand	11
904	Burrell	11
905	Carlyle	11
906	Curtiss	11
907	Damon	11
908	Darwin	11
909	Delmas	11
910	Duke	11
911	Elden	11
912	Elroy	11
913	Elwyn	11
914	Esther	11
915	Gideon	11
916	Godfrey	11
917	Grace	11
918	Heber	11
919	Henery	11
920	Hezekiah	11
921	Hudson	11
922	Hughie	11
923	Irene	11
924	Jamie	11
925	Josef	11
926	Josephine	11
927	Junious	11
928	Kyle	11
929	Lafayette	11
930	Len	11
931	Lindsay	11
932	Lum	11
933	Mabel	11
934	Maceo	11
935	Marcellus	11
936	Mathias	11
937	Mattie	11
938	Nels	11
939	Othel	11
940	Pink	11
941	Quentin	11
942	Robbie	11
943	Roberto	11
944	Roderick	11
945	Rollin	11
946	Sanders	11
947	Santo	11
948	Sarah	11
949	Sonny	11
950	Waino	11
951	Adelbert	10
952	Angel	10
953	Arvin	10
954	Ashley	10
955	Ashton	10
956	Authur	10
957	Baxter	10
958	Bobbie	10
959	Caesar	10
960	Christ	10
961	Claire	10
962	Coley	10
963	Collins	10
964	Cornell	10
965	Danny	10
966	Dolphus	10
967	Doris	10
968	Ellison	10
969	Erick	10
970	Ernst	10
971	Eston	10
972	Eugenio	10
973	Eunice	10
974	Gail	10
975	Garrett	10
976	Gust	10
977	Hamilton	10
978	Hampton	10
979	Harrell	10
980	Hartley	10
981	Hoke	10
982	Hurley	10
983	Iver	10
984	Joesph	10
985	Landon	10
986	Larkin	10
987	Lenwood	10
988	Leopoldo	10
989	Little	10
990	Llewellyn	10
991	Lonie	10
992	Louise	10
993	Love	10
994	Lucas	10
995	Lucio	10
996	Mansfield	10
997	Martha	10
998	Milburn	10
999	Minor	10
1000	Murl	10

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1909.

How spread out were the names of 1909?

In 1909 the ten most given boys’ names went to 31.3% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 21.1% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1909 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 1909?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1909 against the top 100 of 1908.

The biggest climbs of 1909

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1909.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1908	Rank 1909
Natalie	#389	#333
Lona	#401	#345
Rosemary	#380	#328
Joan	#354	#303
Maxine	#228	#179
Louella	#406	#358
Johnnie	#254	#208
Jannie	#384	#341

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1908	Rank 1909
Kermit	#286	#175
Mark	#259	#214
Wilson	#237	#204
Moses	#231	#201
Orville	#154	#126
Gus	#233	#205
Elbert	#178	#151
Calvin	#169	#146

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1909

The most given names of the 1900s1909 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1909Weighted 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: 1910

The most popular baby names of 1909

The top names of 1909

How spread out were the names of 1909?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1909?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1909

More about the names of 1909