Most Popular Baby Names of 1904
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1904 in the US: 14,961 girls were named Mary and 8,108 boys were named John, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 16 boys born that year. It was Mary's 25th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 25th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 275,362 girls and 128,122 boys born in 1904, with 2,164 different girl names and 1,394 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1903
- Dorothy joined the girls' top 10; Henry joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Marjorie (#112 to #96), Thelma (#47 to #37) and Leona (#76 to #69).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Alton (#190 to #78), Jacob (#103 to #89) and Virgil (#112 to #100).
- 3 girl names and 3 boy names left the top 100, among them Velma (#99 to #101) and Alexander (#100 to #103).
- 141 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1904
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1903, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1904
| # | Name | Babies | In 1903 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 14,961 | #1 |
| 2 | Helen | 6,488 | #2 |
| 3 | Anna | 5,330 | #3 |
| 4 | Margaret | 5,302 | #4 |
| 5 | Ruth | 4,900 | #5 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 3,833 | #6 |
| 7 | Marie | 3,595 | #7 |
| 8 | Florence | 3,572 | #8 |
| 9 | Mildred | 3,525 | #10 |
| 10 | Dorothy | 3,477 | #11 |
| 11 | Ethel | 3,296 | #9 |
| 12 | Lillian | 3,139 | #13 |
| 13 | Alice | 3,131 | #12 |
| 14 | Gladys | 2,976 | #14 |
| 15 | Edna | 2,762 | #15 |
| 16 | Frances | 2,657 | #19 |
| 17 | Annie | 2,631 | #17 |
| 17 | Rose | 2,631 | #18 |
| 19 | Grace | 2,513 | #16 |
| 20 | Bertha | 2,363 | #22 |
| 21 | Bessie | 2,340 | #21 |
| 22 | Emma | 2,312 | #23 |
| 23 | Hazel | 2,301 | #26 |
| 24 | Clara | 2,281 | #20 |
| 25 | Gertrude | 2,269 | #24 |
| 26 | Irene | 2,212 | #28 |
| 27 | Mabel | 2,172 | #25 |
| 28 | Louise | 2,136 | #31 |
| 29 | Martha | 2,019 | #29 |
| 30 | Pearl | 2,015 | #27 |
| 31 | Catherine | 1,982 | #32 |
| 32 | Esther | 1,957 | #34 |
| 33 | Edith | 1,944 | #33 |
| 34 | Myrtle | 1,905 | #29 |
| 35 | Minnie | 1,885 | #35 |
| 36 | Eva | 1,858 | #36 |
| 37 | Thelma | 1,757 | #47 |
| 38 | Ida | 1,751 | #37 |
| 39 | Elsie | 1,719 | #38 |
| 40 | Josephine | 1,701 | #40 |
| 40 | Ruby | 1,701 | #42 |
| 42 | Agnes | 1,672 | #39 |
| 43 | Sarah | 1,594 | #41 |
| 44 | Nellie | 1,560 | #45 |
| 45 | Beatrice | 1,549 | #49 |
| 46 | Viola | 1,545 | #44 |
| 47 | Laura | 1,508 | #43 |
| 48 | Ella | 1,432 | #50 |
| 49 | Julia | 1,426 | #48 |
| 50 | Evelyn | 1,372 | #54 |
| 51 | Lillie | 1,364 | #46 |
| 52 | Mattie | 1,362 | #51 |
| 53 | Lucille | 1,351 | #57 |
| 54 | Carrie | 1,280 | #52 |
| 55 | Alma | 1,257 | #53 |
| 56 | Pauline | 1,243 | #61 |
| 57 | Lena | 1,228 | #56 |
| 58 | Mae | 1,214 | #58 |
| 59 | Virginia | 1,213 | #63 |
| 60 | Jessie | 1,197 | #55 |
| 61 | Willie | 1,188 | #67 |
| 62 | Blanche | 1,142 | #59 |
| 63 | Katherine | 1,128 | #66 |
| 64 | Hattie | 1,123 | #60 |
| 65 | Marion | 1,109 | #61 |
| 66 | Lucy | 1,086 | #68 |
| 67 | Mamie | 1,041 | #68 |
| 68 | Stella | 1,026 | #64 |
| 69 | Leona | 998 | #76 |
| 70 | Cora | 993 | #70 |
| 70 | Vera | 993 | #75 |
| 72 | Beulah | 983 | #72 |
| 73 | Fannie | 964 | #64 |
| 73 | Jennie | 964 | #71 |
| 75 | Bernice | 962 | #77 |
| 76 | Rosa | 903 | #74 |
| 77 | Lula | 894 | #73 |
| 78 | Ann | 880 | #84 |
| 79 | Ada | 878 | #78 |
| 80 | Eleanor | 868 | #79 |
| 81 | Maggie | 805 | #80 |
| 82 | Dora | 788 | #81 |
| 83 | Kathryn | 787 | #86 |
| 84 | Ellen | 774 | #85 |
| 85 | Daisy | 772 | #82 |
| 86 | Maude | 757 | #82 |
| 87 | Violet | 755 | #93 |
| 88 | Doris | 736 | #95 |
| 88 | Georgia | 736 | #94 |
| 90 | Lois | 727 | #92 |
| 91 | Betty | 707 | #98 |
| 92 | Sadie | 703 | #89 |
| 93 | Nora | 698 | #87 |
| 94 | Marguerite | 684 | #91 |
| 95 | Susie | 662 | #90 |
| 96 | Marjorie | 639 | #112 |
| 97 | Anne | 631 | #100 |
| 98 | Hilda | 629 | #88 |
| 99 | Lola | 624 | #104 |
| 100 | Opal | 621 | #106 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1904
| # | Name | Babies | In 1903 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 8,108 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 6,416 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 5,855 | #3 |
| 4 | George | 4,219 | #4 |
| 5 | Robert | 3,414 | #7 |
| 6 | Charles | 3,406 | #5 |
| 7 | Joseph | 3,291 | #6 |
| 8 | Frank | 2,799 | #8 |
| 9 | Edward | 2,335 | #9 |
| 10 | Henry | 2,085 | #11 |
| 11 | Thomas | 2,057 | #10 |
| 12 | Walter | 1,873 | #12 |
| 13 | Harry | 1,722 | #13 |
| 14 | Willie | 1,675 | #14 |
| 15 | Arthur | 1,495 | #15 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,453 | #16 |
| 17 | Clarence | 1,310 | #17 |
| 18 | Fred | 1,223 | #18 |
| 19 | Paul | 1,194 | #19 |
| 20 | Harold | 1,186 | #20 |
| 21 | Roy | 1,123 | #22 |
| 22 | Raymond | 1,093 | #21 |
| 23 | Joe | 959 | #24 |
| 24 | Richard | 957 | #26 |
| 25 | Carl | 953 | #23 |
| 26 | Louis | 936 | #25 |
| 27 | Jack | 908 | #28 |
| 28 | Ralph | 899 | #29 |
| 29 | Earl | 854 | #27 |
| 30 | Theodore | 834 | #36 |
| 31 | David | 817 | #33 |
| 32 | Ernest | 749 | #30 |
| 33 | Charlie | 739 | #32 |
| 34 | Samuel | 727 | #31 |
| 35 | Howard | 726 | #37 |
| 36 | Francis | 686 | #35 |
| 37 | Herbert | 680 | #34 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 662 | #43 |
| 39 | Elmer | 620 | #40 |
| 40 | Sam | 603 | #41 |
| 41 | Alfred | 600 | #39 |
| 42 | Leo | 552 | #37 |
| 43 | Andrew | 546 | #42 |
| 44 | Eugene | 541 | #44 |
| 45 | Lee | 532 | #45 |
| 46 | Leonard | 508 | #49 |
| 47 | Herman | 497 | #48 |
| 48 | Russell | 473 | #56 |
| 49 | Daniel | 472 | #50 |
| 50 | Michael | 462 | #47 |
| 51 | Clyde | 457 | #52 |
| 52 | Floyd | 446 | #46 |
| 53 | Jesse | 443 | #57 |
| 54 | Oscar | 442 | #51 |
| 55 | Ray | 432 | #55 |
| 56 | Anthony | 422 | #54 |
| 57 | Kenneth | 414 | #67 |
| 58 | Donald | 413 | #60 |
| 59 | Lewis | 402 | #65 |
| 60 | Leroy | 401 | #64 |
| 61 | Lester | 398 | #53 |
| 62 | Peter | 395 | #58 |
| 63 | Frederick | 390 | #63 |
| 64 | Edwin | 388 | #62 |
| 65 | Stanley | 371 | #59 |
| 66 | Clifford | 361 | #61 |
| 67 | Cecil | 359 | #66 |
| 68 | Benjamin | 358 | #69 |
| 69 | Chester | 355 | #68 |
| 70 | Claude | 337 | #71 |
| 71 | Martin | 334 | #77 |
| 72 | Bernard | 326 | #79 |
| 73 | Lloyd | 324 | #72 |
| 74 | Tom | 318 | #73 |
| 75 | Eddie | 315 | #70 |
| 76 | Jessie | 313 | #78 |
| 77 | Norman | 305 | #86 |
| 78 | Alton | 302 | #190 |
| 79 | Harvey | 300 | #74 |
| 80 | Edgar | 299 | #81 |
| 81 | Will | 287 | #74 |
| 82 | Luther | 286 | #80 |
| 83 | Ben | 282 | #81 |
| 84 | Johnnie | 267 | #87 |
| 85 | Jim | 266 | #83 |
| 85 | Philip | 266 | #85 |
| 87 | Homer | 256 | #83 |
| 88 | Alvin | 247 | #90 |
| 89 | Jacob | 243 | #103 |
| 90 | Leon | 241 | #76 |
| 91 | Leslie | 236 | #89 |
| 92 | Melvin | 234 | #88 |
| 93 | Milton | 230 | #92 |
| 93 | Roosevelt | 230 | #98 |
| 95 | Everett | 229 | #95 |
| 96 | Allen | 228 | #91 |
| 97 | Patrick | 226 | #92 |
| 98 | Victor | 218 | #98 |
| 99 | Glenn | 217 | #97 |
| 100 | Virgil | 211 | #112 |
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