Most Popular Baby Names of 1901
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1901 in the US: 13,136 girls were named Mary and 6,900 boys were named John, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 15 boys born that year. It was Mary's 22nd year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 22nd year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 239,345 girls and 106,467 boys born in 1901, with 1,942 different girl names and 1,209 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1900
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1900; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1900.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Violet (#108 to #91), Thelma (#73 to #57) and Gladys (#21 to #11).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Glenn (#118 to #94), Theodore (#61 to #43) and Allen (#104 to #88).
- 4 girl names and 5 boy names left the top 100, among them Nancy (#99 to #102) and Alexander (#93 to #102).
- 88 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1901
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1900, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1901
| # | Name | Babies | In 1900 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 13,136 | #1 |
| 2 | Helen | 5,247 | #2 |
| 3 | Anna | 4,923 | #3 |
| 4 | Margaret | 4,424 | #4 |
| 5 | Ruth | 3,974 | #5 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 3,216 | #6 |
| 7 | Marie | 3,157 | #9 |
| 8 | Florence | 3,131 | #7 |
| 9 | Ethel | 3,067 | #8 |
| 10 | Lillian | 2,681 | #10 |
| 11 | Gladys | 2,676 | #21 |
| 12 | Alice | 2,562 | #14 |
| 13 | Edna | 2,488 | #12 |
| 14 | Mildred | 2,424 | #20 |
| 15 | Grace | 2,398 | #17 |
| 16 | Annie | 2,396 | #11 |
| 17 | Emma | 2,374 | #13 |
| 18 | Clara | 2,319 | #19 |
| 19 | Bertha | 2,257 | #16 |
| 20 | Rose | 2,212 | #18 |
| 21 | Bessie | 2,183 | #15 |
| 22 | Dorothy | 2,173 | #27 |
| 23 | Hazel | 2,097 | #29 |
| 23 | Mabel | 2,097 | #25 |
| 25 | Frances | 2,071 | #26 |
| 26 | Minnie | 2,026 | #22 |
| 27 | Gertrude | 1,964 | #23 |
| 28 | Myrtle | 1,892 | #32 |
| 29 | Martha | 1,886 | #28 |
| 30 | Irene | 1,879 | #31 |
| 31 | Pearl | 1,866 | #24 |
| 32 | Edith | 1,863 | #36 |
| 33 | Esther | 1,844 | #39 |
| 34 | Ida | 1,835 | #30 |
| 35 | Elsie | 1,747 | #38 |
| 36 | Louise | 1,640 | #35 |
| 37 | Eva | 1,617 | #33 |
| 38 | Catherine | 1,599 | #34 |
| 39 | Agnes | 1,525 | #41 |
| 40 | Sarah | 1,514 | #37 |
| 41 | Nellie | 1,454 | #43 |
| 42 | Ella | 1,435 | #42 |
| 43 | Josephine | 1,434 | #47 |
| 44 | Laura | 1,402 | #45 |
| 45 | Lillie | 1,382 | #40 |
| 46 | Julia | 1,362 | #46 |
| 47 | Viola | 1,331 | #49 |
| 48 | Carrie | 1,247 | #48 |
| 49 | Ruby | 1,225 | #51 |
| 50 | Mattie | 1,224 | #44 |
| 51 | Lena | 1,216 | #52 |
| 52 | Alma | 1,195 | #57 |
| 53 | Beatrice | 1,183 | #56 |
| 54 | Mae | 1,140 | #54 |
| 55 | Jessie | 1,116 | #53 |
| 56 | Hattie | 1,106 | #50 |
| 57 | Thelma | 1,090 | #73 |
| 58 | Cora | 1,027 | #55 |
| 59 | Blanche | 1,025 | #60 |
| 60 | Mamie | 992 | #59 |
| 61 | Lucy | 979 | #61 |
| 62 | Evelyn | 966 | #70 |
| 63 | Marion | 963 | #66 |
| 64 | Pauline | 938 | #71 |
| 65 | Stella | 928 | #68 |
| 66 | Ada | 913 | #72 |
| 67 | Lula | 905 | #62 |
| 68 | Willie | 901 | #58 |
| 69 | Jennie | 898 | #64 |
| 70 | Lucille | 894 | #67 |
| 71 | Katherine | 890 | #65 |
| 72 | Fannie | 873 | #62 |
| 73 | Vera | 860 | #76 |
| 74 | Beulah | 859 | #78 |
| 75 | Rosa | 845 | #69 |
| 76 | Virginia | 825 | #74 |
| 77 | Maude | 819 | #77 |
| 78 | Leona | 779 | #85 |
| 79 | Dora | 768 | #79 |
| 80 | Maggie | 746 | #75 |
| 81 | Nora | 727 | #83 |
| 82 | Ellen | 711 | #82 |
| 83 | Marguerite | 699 | #86 |
| 84 | Eleanor | 686 | #88 |
| 85 | Sadie | 676 | #84 |
| 86 | Bernice | 660 | #96 |
| 87 | Daisy | 653 | #81 |
| 88 | Susie | 650 | #80 |
| 89 | Ann | 634 | #92 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 620 | #93 |
| 91 | Violet | 611 | #108 |
| 92 | Hilda | 574 | #101 |
| 93 | Nettie | 562 | #94 |
| 94 | Theresa | 554 | #102 |
| 95 | May | 550 | #91 |
| 96 | Georgia | 549 | #87 |
| 97 | Effie | 545 | #89 |
| 98 | Olive | 539 | #95 |
| 99 | Emily | 537 | #105 |
| 100 | Della | 534 | #90 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1901
| # | Name | Babies | In 1900 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 6,900 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 5,990 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 4,735 | #3 |
| 4 | George | 3,609 | #4 |
| 5 | Charles | 3,049 | #5 |
| 6 | Joseph | 2,766 | #7 |
| 7 | Robert | 2,543 | #6 |
| 8 | Frank | 2,402 | #8 |
| 9 | Edward | 1,917 | #9 |
| 10 | Henry | 1,870 | #10 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,820 | #11 |
| 12 | Walter | 1,718 | #12 |
| 13 | Harry | 1,594 | #13 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,329 | #15 |
| 15 | Albert | 1,317 | #16 |
| 16 | Willie | 1,294 | #14 |
| 17 | Clarence | 1,196 | #18 |
| 18 | Fred | 1,133 | #17 |
| 19 | Paul | 924 | #19 |
| 20 | Roy | 917 | #21 |
| 21 | Harold | 915 | #20 |
| 22 | Raymond | 888 | #23 |
| 23 | Earl | 818 | #28 |
| 24 | Carl | 817 | #29 |
| 25 | Louis | 797 | #26 |
| 26 | Richard | 784 | #24 |
| 27 | Joe | 756 | #22 |
| 28 | Ernest | 691 | #30 |
| 29 | Ralph | 682 | #31 |
| 30 | David | 672 | #32 |
| 31 | Charlie | 654 | #25 |
| 32 | Jack | 645 | #27 |
| 33 | Samuel | 628 | #33 |
| 34 | Howard | 584 | #35 |
| 35 | Herbert | 573 | #36 |
| 36 | Francis | 543 | #41 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 535 | #40 |
| 38 | Elmer | 520 | #38 |
| 39 | Alfred | 506 | #42 |
| 40 | Andrew | 479 | #37 |
| 40 | Sam | 479 | #34 |
| 42 | Leo | 456 | #46 |
| 43 | Theodore | 450 | #61 |
| 44 | Eugene | 445 | #45 |
| 45 | Lee | 424 | #39 |
| 46 | Floyd | 423 | #48 |
| 47 | Oscar | 422 | #47 |
| 48 | Daniel | 416 | #44 |
| 49 | Jesse | 411 | #50 |
| 50 | Russell | 395 | #62 |
| 51 | Herman | 393 | #49 |
| 52 | Michael | 384 | #51 |
| 53 | Will | 364 | #43 |
| 54 | Leonard | 362 | #54 |
| 55 | Clyde | 356 | #56 |
| 56 | Benjamin | 343 | #57 |
| 56 | Peter | 343 | #58 |
| 58 | Claude | 341 | #59 |
| 59 | Ray | 338 | #55 |
| 60 | Frederick | 336 | #64 |
| 61 | Lester | 332 | #60 |
| 62 | Anthony | 323 | #67 |
| 63 | Lewis | 309 | #52 |
| 64 | Martin | 304 | #70 |
| 65 | Edwin | 299 | #74 |
| 66 | Eddie | 296 | #63 |
| 67 | Tom | 291 | #52 |
| 68 | Lloyd | 285 | #78 |
| 69 | Clifford | 282 | #66 |
| 70 | Cecil | 278 | #76 |
| 71 | Edgar | 271 | #71 |
| 72 | Leroy | 268 | #65 |
| 73 | Ben | 259 | #73 |
| 74 | Homer | 257 | #80 |
| 75 | Chester | 253 | #72 |
| 75 | Harvey | 253 | #81 |
| 77 | Donald | 250 | #79 |
| 78 | Kenneth | 246 | #90 |
| 79 | Luther | 244 | #82 |
| 80 | Bernard | 242 | #86 |
| 81 | Jim | 239 | #68 |
| 81 | Stanley | 239 | #77 |
| 83 | Norman | 238 | #82 |
| 84 | Philip | 232 | #94 |
| 85 | Jessie | 231 | #69 |
| 86 | Everett | 218 | #100 |
| 87 | Leon | 208 | #85 |
| 88 | Allen | 199 | #104 |
| 89 | Leslie | 198 | #91 |
| 90 | Milton | 197 | #98 |
| 91 | Hugh | 192 | #88 |
| 92 | Oliver | 187 | #95 |
| 93 | Patrick | 181 | #89 |
| 94 | Glenn | 180 | #118 |
| 95 | Alvin | 179 | #104 |
| 96 | Horace | 178 | #97 |
| 97 | Melvin | 176 | #102 |
| 98 | Jacob | 172 | #101 |
| 99 | Guy | 170 | #99 |
| 100 | Victor | 169 | #92 |
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