Most Popular Baby Names of 1900
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1900 in the US: 16,705 girls were named Mary and 9,828 boys were named John, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 15 boys born that year. It was Mary's 21st year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 21st year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 299,784 girls and 150,474 boys born in 1900, with 2,222 different girl names and 1,504 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1899
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1899; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1899.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Betty (#119 to #100), Willie (#73 to #58) and Georgia (#99 to #87).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Johnnie (#113 to #84), Theodore (#78 to #61) and Tom (#66 to #52).
- 3 girl names and 5 boy names left the top 100, among them Hilda (#87 to #101) and Jacob (#92 to #101).
- 230 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1900
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1899, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1900
| # | Name | Babies | In 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 16,705 | #1 |
| 2 | Helen | 6,342 | #3 |
| 3 | Anna | 6,114 | #2 |
| 4 | Margaret | 5,304 | #4 |
| 5 | Ruth | 4,765 | #5 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 4,096 | #7 |
| 7 | Florence | 3,920 | #6 |
| 8 | Ethel | 3,896 | #9 |
| 9 | Marie | 3,856 | #8 |
| 10 | Lillian | 3,414 | #10 |
| 11 | Annie | 3,324 | #18 |
| 12 | Edna | 3,102 | #11 |
| 13 | Emma | 3,095 | #13 |
| 14 | Alice | 3,059 | #12 |
| 15 | Bessie | 3,044 | #19 |
| 16 | Bertha | 3,019 | #16 |
| 17 | Grace | 2,942 | #15 |
| 18 | Rose | 2,844 | #21 |
| 19 | Clara | 2,826 | #14 |
| 20 | Mildred | 2,800 | #17 |
| 21 | Gladys | 2,733 | #20 |
| 22 | Minnie | 2,673 | #25 |
| 23 | Gertrude | 2,580 | #23 |
| 24 | Pearl | 2,512 | #27 |
| 25 | Mabel | 2,509 | #22 |
| 26 | Frances | 2,495 | #24 |
| 27 | Dorothy | 2,491 | #35 |
| 28 | Martha | 2,437 | #28 |
| 29 | Hazel | 2,425 | #26 |
| 30 | Ida | 2,285 | #31 |
| 31 | Irene | 2,264 | #34 |
| 32 | Myrtle | 2,252 | #30 |
| 33 | Eva | 2,089 | #39 |
| 34 | Catherine | 2,081 | #36 |
| 35 | Louise | 2,070 | #40 |
| 36 | Edith | 2,068 | #32 |
| 37 | Sarah | 2,054 | #38 |
| 38 | Elsie | 2,045 | #33 |
| 39 | Esther | 2,017 | #29 |
| 40 | Lillie | 2,004 | #45 |
| 41 | Agnes | 1,914 | #37 |
| 42 | Ella | 1,911 | #42 |
| 43 | Nellie | 1,850 | #41 |
| 44 | Mattie | 1,834 | #48 |
| 45 | Laura | 1,824 | #43 |
| 46 | Julia | 1,766 | #47 |
| 47 | Josephine | 1,743 | #44 |
| 48 | Carrie | 1,711 | #46 |
| 49 | Viola | 1,674 | #50 |
| 50 | Hattie | 1,553 | #53 |
| 51 | Ruby | 1,540 | #52 |
| 52 | Lena | 1,506 | #49 |
| 53 | Jessie | 1,422 | #54 |
| 54 | Mae | 1,406 | #59 |
| 55 | Cora | 1,389 | #58 |
| 56 | Beatrice | 1,382 | #56 |
| 57 | Alma | 1,372 | #51 |
| 58 | Willie | 1,351 | #73 |
| 59 | Mamie | 1,337 | #64 |
| 60 | Blanche | 1,332 | #55 |
| 61 | Lucy | 1,246 | #60 |
| 62 | Fannie | 1,237 | #68 |
| 62 | Lula | 1,237 | #67 |
| 64 | Jennie | 1,204 | #56 |
| 65 | Katherine | 1,201 | #65 |
| 66 | Marion | 1,197 | #63 |
| 67 | Lucille | 1,182 | #71 |
| 68 | Stella | 1,177 | #62 |
| 69 | Rosa | 1,118 | #77 |
| 70 | Evelyn | 1,116 | #74 |
| 71 | Pauline | 1,104 | #72 |
| 72 | Ada | 1,101 | #61 |
| 73 | Thelma | 1,094 | #78 |
| 74 | Virginia | 1,068 | #75 |
| 75 | Maggie | 1,045 | #70 |
| 76 | Vera | 1,024 | #69 |
| 77 | Maude | 1,013 | #66 |
| 78 | Beulah | 974 | #76 |
| 79 | Dora | 958 | #79 |
| 80 | Susie | 947 | #86 |
| 81 | Daisy | 931 | #85 |
| 82 | Ellen | 922 | #81 |
| 83 | Nora | 919 | #80 |
| 84 | Sadie | 895 | #82 |
| 85 | Leona | 825 | #84 |
| 86 | Marguerite | 786 | #83 |
| 87 | Georgia | 765 | #99 |
| 88 | Eleanor | 753 | #94 |
| 89 | Effie | 752 | #90 |
| 90 | Della | 748 | #91 |
| 91 | May | 744 | #95 |
| 92 | Ann | 736 | #92 |
| 93 | Kathryn | 721 | #87 |
| 94 | Nettie | 711 | #89 |
| 95 | Olive | 705 | #98 |
| 96 | Bernice | 702 | #103 |
| 97 | Lottie | 690 | #93 |
| 98 | Sallie | 676 | #100 |
| 99 | Nancy | 673 | #107 |
| 100 | Betty | 665 | #119 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1900
| # | Name | Babies | In 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,828 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 8,579 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 7,245 | #3 |
| 4 | George | 5,403 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 4,098 | #5 |
| 6 | Robert | 3,821 | #7 |
| 7 | Joseph | 3,714 | #6 |
| 8 | Frank | 3,477 | #8 |
| 9 | Edward | 2,720 | #9 |
| 10 | Henry | 2,606 | #10 |
| 11 | Thomas | 2,556 | #11 |
| 12 | Walter | 2,298 | #12 |
| 13 | Harry | 2,272 | #13 |
| 14 | Willie | 2,113 | #18 |
| 15 | Arthur | 1,853 | #14 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,741 | #15 |
| 17 | Fred | 1,646 | #16 |
| 18 | Clarence | 1,483 | #17 |
| 19 | Paul | 1,288 | #21 |
| 20 | Harold | 1,245 | #19 |
| 21 | Roy | 1,215 | #20 |
| 22 | Joe | 1,179 | #24 |
| 23 | Raymond | 1,150 | #22 |
| 24 | Richard | 1,141 | #27 |
| 25 | Charlie | 1,124 | #31 |
| 26 | Louis | 1,097 | #26 |
| 27 | Jack | 1,053 | #35 |
| 28 | Earl | 1,037 | #23 |
| 29 | Carl | 1,016 | #25 |
| 30 | Ernest | 1,012 | #27 |
| 31 | Ralph | 896 | #29 |
| 32 | David | 883 | #32 |
| 33 | Samuel | 877 | #30 |
| 34 | Sam | 821 | #44 |
| 35 | Howard | 779 | #34 |
| 36 | Herbert | 751 | #33 |
| 37 | Andrew | 718 | #36 |
| 38 | Elmer | 699 | #37 |
| 39 | Lee | 675 | #50 |
| 40 | Lawrence | 659 | #40 |
| 41 | Francis | 652 | #38 |
| 42 | Alfred | 640 | #41 |
| 43 | Will | 603 | #48 |
| 44 | Daniel | 598 | #42 |
| 45 | Eugene | 587 | #45 |
| 46 | Leo | 570 | #43 |
| 47 | Oscar | 563 | #46 |
| 48 | Floyd | 555 | #52 |
| 49 | Herman | 550 | #49 |
| 50 | Jesse | 536 | #47 |
| 51 | Michael | 495 | #51 |
| 52 | Lewis | 469 | #54 |
| 52 | Tom | 469 | #66 |
| 54 | Leonard | 465 | #60 |
| 55 | Ray | 457 | #61 |
| 56 | Clyde | 451 | #58 |
| 57 | Benjamin | 450 | #57 |
| 58 | Peter | 443 | #53 |
| 59 | Claude | 433 | #63 |
| 60 | Lester | 431 | #65 |
| 61 | Theodore | 429 | #78 |
| 62 | Russell | 427 | #56 |
| 63 | Eddie | 425 | #74 |
| 64 | Frederick | 420 | #55 |
| 65 | Leroy | 419 | #69 |
| 66 | Clifford | 409 | #62 |
| 67 | Anthony | 406 | #64 |
| 68 | Jim | 399 | #70 |
| 69 | Jessie | 398 | #70 |
| 70 | Martin | 383 | #72 |
| 71 | Edgar | 374 | #80 |
| 72 | Chester | 364 | #66 |
| 73 | Ben | 355 | #73 |
| 74 | Edwin | 350 | #59 |
| 75 | Dewey | 345 | #39 |
| 76 | Cecil | 344 | #77 |
| 77 | Stanley | 342 | #74 |
| 78 | Lloyd | 337 | #68 |
| 79 | Donald | 328 | #74 |
| 80 | Homer | 326 | #82 |
| 81 | Harvey | 322 | #79 |
| 82 | Luther | 316 | #81 |
| 82 | Norman | 316 | #83 |
| 84 | Johnnie | 313 | #113 |
| 85 | Leon | 310 | #93 |
| 86 | Bernard | 308 | #85 |
| 87 | Ed | 297 | #101 |
| 88 | Hugh | 290 | #88 |
| 89 | Patrick | 285 | #86 |
| 90 | Kenneth | 279 | #87 |
| 91 | Leslie | 275 | #95 |
| 92 | Victor | 269 | #100 |
| 93 | Alexander | 260 | #97 |
| 94 | Philip | 259 | #83 |
| 95 | Oliver | 256 | #107 |
| 96 | Mack | 250 | #110 |
| 97 | Horace | 244 | #105 |
| 98 | Milton | 242 | #89 |
| 99 | Guy | 240 | #90 |
| 100 | Everett | 237 | #95 |
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