Most Popular Baby Names of 1899
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1899 in the US: 13,172 girls were named Mary and 6,990 boys were named John, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 15 boys born that year. It was Mary's 20th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 20th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 233,022 girls and 106,211 boys born in 1899, with 1,841 different girl names and 1,199 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1898
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1898; Henry joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Thelma (#99 to #78), Mildred (#28 to #17) and Hilda (#97 to #87).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Donald (#88 to #74), Norman (#96 to #83) and Kenneth (#100 to #87).
- 2 girl names and 3 boy names left the top 100, among them Flora (#98 to #102) and Ed (#89 to #101).
- 98 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1899
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1898, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1899
| # | Name | Babies | In 1898 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 13,172 | #1 |
| 2 | Anna | 5,115 | #2 |
| 3 | Helen | 5,048 | #3 |
| 4 | Margaret | 4,249 | #4 |
| 5 | Ruth | 3,912 | #5 |
| 6 | Florence | 3,314 | #6 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 3,287 | #7 |
| 8 | Marie | 3,156 | #9 |
| 9 | Ethel | 2,999 | #8 |
| 10 | Lillian | 2,703 | #10 |
| 11 | Edna | 2,534 | #12 |
| 12 | Alice | 2,523 | #11 |
| 13 | Emma | 2,445 | #13 |
| 14 | Clara | 2,441 | #14 |
| 15 | Grace | 2,353 | #15 |
| 16 | Bertha | 2,294 | #17 |
| 17 | Mildred | 2,291 | #28 |
| 18 | Annie | 2,289 | #18 |
| 19 | Bessie | 2,280 | #16 |
| 20 | Gladys | 2,228 | #27 |
| 21 | Rose | 2,197 | #20 |
| 22 | Mabel | 2,127 | #23 |
| 23 | Gertrude | 2,110 | #24 |
| 24 | Frances | 2,058 | #22 |
| 25 | Minnie | 2,036 | #21 |
| 26 | Hazel | 2,033 | #19 |
| 27 | Pearl | 1,999 | #26 |
| 28 | Martha | 1,907 | #25 |
| 29 | Esther | 1,823 | #31 |
| 30 | Myrtle | 1,821 | #29 |
| 31 | Ida | 1,804 | #29 |
| 32 | Edith | 1,794 | #32 |
| 33 | Elsie | 1,706 | #33 |
| 34 | Irene | 1,703 | #34 |
| 35 | Dorothy | 1,687 | #43 |
| 36 | Catherine | 1,628 | #41 |
| 37 | Agnes | 1,611 | #40 |
| 38 | Sarah | 1,587 | #37 |
| 39 | Eva | 1,582 | #35 |
| 40 | Louise | 1,536 | #42 |
| 41 | Nellie | 1,510 | #36 |
| 42 | Ella | 1,502 | #39 |
| 43 | Laura | 1,472 | #38 |
| 44 | Josephine | 1,388 | #46 |
| 45 | Lillie | 1,350 | #44 |
| 46 | Carrie | 1,346 | #47 |
| 47 | Julia | 1,297 | #45 |
| 48 | Mattie | 1,171 | #50 |
| 49 | Lena | 1,159 | #49 |
| 50 | Viola | 1,156 | #53 |
| 51 | Alma | 1,146 | #52 |
| 52 | Ruby | 1,103 | #58 |
| 53 | Hattie | 1,087 | #48 |
| 54 | Jessie | 1,081 | #55 |
| 55 | Blanche | 1,063 | #54 |
| 56 | Beatrice | 1,061 | #60 |
| 56 | Jennie | 1,061 | #57 |
| 58 | Cora | 1,056 | #51 |
| 59 | Mae | 1,035 | #56 |
| 60 | Lucy | 1,018 | #59 |
| 61 | Ada | 984 | #66 |
| 62 | Stella | 975 | #65 |
| 63 | Marion | 973 | #61 |
| 64 | Mamie | 966 | #63 |
| 65 | Katherine | 942 | #69 |
| 66 | Maude | 908 | #67 |
| 67 | Lula | 894 | #64 |
| 68 | Fannie | 886 | #61 |
| 69 | Vera | 864 | #72 |
| 70 | Maggie | 814 | #72 |
| 71 | Lucille | 812 | #80 |
| 72 | Pauline | 811 | #70 |
| 73 | Willie | 806 | #71 |
| 74 | Evelyn | 802 | #76 |
| 75 | Virginia | 776 | #78 |
| 76 | Beulah | 770 | #82 |
| 77 | Rosa | 765 | #75 |
| 78 | Thelma | 736 | #99 |
| 79 | Dora | 718 | #68 |
| 80 | Nora | 709 | #74 |
| 81 | Ellen | 708 | #81 |
| 82 | Sadie | 705 | #77 |
| 83 | Marguerite | 693 | #79 |
| 84 | Leona | 665 | #90 |
| 85 | Daisy | 660 | #84 |
| 86 | Susie | 622 | #85 |
| 87 | Hilda | 621 | #97 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 621 | #89 |
| 89 | Nettie | 611 | #87 |
| 90 | Effie | 597 | #83 |
| 91 | Della | 595 | #91 |
| 92 | Ann | 586 | #101 |
| 93 | Lottie | 584 | #102 |
| 94 | Eleanor | 575 | #95 |
| 95 | May | 571 | #86 |
| 96 | Emily | 569 | #94 |
| 97 | Lydia | 566 | #88 |
| 98 | Olive | 565 | #93 |
| 99 | Georgia | 553 | #92 |
| 100 | Sallie | 544 | #100 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1899
| # | Name | Babies | In 1898 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 6,990 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 6,086 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 4,597 | #3 |
| 4 | George | 4,018 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 3,147 | #5 |
| 6 | Joseph | 2,679 | #6 |
| 7 | Robert | 2,609 | #7 |
| 8 | Frank | 2,550 | #8 |
| 9 | Edward | 1,901 | #9 |
| 10 | Henry | 1,831 | #11 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,811 | #10 |
| 12 | Walter | 1,750 | #13 |
| 13 | Harry | 1,732 | #12 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,357 | #14 |
| 15 | Albert | 1,210 | #16 |
| 16 | Fred | 1,182 | #15 |
| 17 | Clarence | 1,139 | #17 |
| 18 | Willie | 1,088 | #18 |
| 19 | Harold | 914 | #22 |
| 20 | Roy | 912 | #20 |
| 21 | Paul | 885 | #21 |
| 22 | Raymond | 869 | #23 |
| 23 | Earl | 821 | #25 |
| 24 | Joe | 780 | #29 |
| 25 | Carl | 774 | #24 |
| 26 | Louis | 770 | #27 |
| 27 | Ernest | 744 | #28 |
| 27 | Richard | 744 | #26 |
| 29 | Ralph | 742 | #31 |
| 30 | Samuel | 704 | #32 |
| 31 | Charlie | 678 | #33 |
| 32 | David | 646 | #30 |
| 33 | Herbert | 590 | #34 |
| 34 | Howard | 589 | #35 |
| 35 | Jack | 582 | #37 |
| 36 | Andrew | 578 | #38 |
| 37 | Elmer | 514 | #40 |
| 38 | Francis | 501 | #43 |
| 39 | Dewey | 499 | #19 |
| 40 | Lawrence | 497 | #44 |
| 41 | Alfred | 496 | #36 |
| 42 | Daniel | 485 | #45 |
| 43 | Leo | 482 | #39 |
| 44 | Sam | 469 | #42 |
| 45 | Eugene | 449 | #49 |
| 46 | Oscar | 447 | #41 |
| 47 | Jesse | 423 | #47 |
| 48 | Will | 414 | #48 |
| 49 | Herman | 413 | #50 |
| 50 | Lee | 388 | #46 |
| 51 | Michael | 375 | #51 |
| 52 | Floyd | 356 | #51 |
| 53 | Peter | 354 | #54 |
| 54 | Lewis | 352 | #62 |
| 55 | Frederick | 350 | #60 |
| 56 | Russell | 338 | #61 |
| 57 | Benjamin | 335 | #55 |
| 58 | Clyde | 330 | #58 |
| 59 | Edwin | 329 | #57 |
| 60 | Leonard | 321 | #53 |
| 61 | Ray | 315 | #56 |
| 62 | Clifford | 297 | #67 |
| 63 | Claude | 293 | #59 |
| 64 | Anthony | 291 | #65 |
| 65 | Lester | 290 | #70 |
| 66 | Chester | 288 | #66 |
| 66 | Tom | 288 | #64 |
| 68 | Lloyd | 287 | #79 |
| 69 | Leroy | 269 | #68 |
| 70 | Jessie | 261 | #78 |
| 70 | Jim | 261 | #77 |
| 72 | Martin | 260 | #63 |
| 73 | Ben | 259 | #69 |
| 74 | Donald | 258 | #88 |
| 74 | Eddie | 258 | #81 |
| 74 | Stanley | 258 | #71 |
| 77 | Cecil | 256 | #87 |
| 78 | Theodore | 252 | #75 |
| 79 | Harvey | 251 | #73 |
| 80 | Edgar | 249 | #72 |
| 81 | Luther | 248 | #76 |
| 82 | Homer | 239 | #85 |
| 83 | Norman | 223 | #96 |
| 83 | Philip | 223 | #86 |
| 85 | Bernard | 222 | #73 |
| 86 | Patrick | 221 | #93 |
| 87 | Kenneth | 214 | #100 |
| 88 | Hugh | 209 | #84 |
| 89 | Milton | 207 | #91 |
| 90 | Guy | 200 | #94 |
| 91 | Allen | 191 | #103 |
| 92 | Jacob | 189 | #81 |
| 93 | Leon | 188 | #83 |
| 94 | Otis | 185 | #107 |
| 95 | Everett | 181 | #95 |
| 95 | Leslie | 181 | #89 |
| 97 | Alexander | 178 | #106 |
| 97 | Stephen | 178 | #98 |
| 99 | Archie | 177 | #92 |
| 100 | Victor | 175 | #97 |
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