Most Popular Baby Names of 1906
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1906 in the US: 16,370 girls were named Mary and 8,264 boys were named John, about 1 in 18 girls and 1 in 16 boys born that year. It was Mary's 27th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 27th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 295,297 girls and 133,154 boys born in 1906, with 2,220 different girl names and 1,412 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1905
- Florence joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1905.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Jean (#114 to #100), Evelyn (#45 to #32) and Anne (#98 to #85).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Morris (#115 to #96), Archie (#116 to #99) and Glenn (#113 to #98).
- 3 girl names and 5 boy names left the top 100, among them Nora (#92 to #101) and Stephen (#93 to #102).
- 133 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1906
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1905, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1906
| # | Name | Babies | In 1905 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 16,370 | #1 |
| 2 | Helen | 7,176 | #2 |
| 3 | Margaret | 6,096 | #3 |
| 4 | Anna | 5,502 | #4 |
| 5 | Ruth | 5,140 | #5 |
| 6 | Dorothy | 4,326 | #7 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 4,320 | #6 |
| 8 | Alice | 4,192 | #10 |
| 9 | Mildred | 3,873 | #8 |
| 10 | Florence | 3,691 | #11 |
| 11 | Marie | 3,690 | #9 |
| 12 | Ethel | 3,511 | #12 |
| 13 | Lillian | 3,293 | #13 |
| 14 | Frances | 3,026 | #16 |
| 15 | Edna | 3,011 | #15 |
| 16 | Gladys | 3,000 | #14 |
| 17 | Rose | 2,901 | #18 |
| 18 | Annie | 2,774 | #17 |
| 19 | Grace | 2,626 | #19 |
| 20 | Irene | 2,423 | #24 |
| 21 | Bessie | 2,396 | #20 |
| 22 | Gertrude | 2,375 | #27 |
| 23 | Hazel | 2,315 | #25 |
| 24 | Louise | 2,307 | #23 |
| 25 | Bertha | 2,302 | #21 |
| 26 | Catherine | 2,230 | #28 |
| 27 | Clara | 2,228 | #22 |
| 28 | Emma | 2,224 | #26 |
| 29 | Martha | 2,199 | #32 |
| 30 | Edith | 2,160 | #30 |
| 31 | Thelma | 2,114 | #36 |
| 32 | Evelyn | 2,077 | #45 |
| 33 | Esther | 2,065 | #34 |
| 34 | Mabel | 2,054 | #29 |
| 35 | Pearl | 2,035 | #31 |
| 36 | Ruby | 1,962 | #38 |
| 37 | Myrtle | 1,921 | #33 |
| 38 | Josephine | 1,900 | #37 |
| 39 | Minnie | 1,777 | #35 |
| 40 | Elsie | 1,771 | #40 |
| 41 | Agnes | 1,758 | #43 |
| 41 | Eva | 1,758 | #39 |
| 43 | Ida | 1,753 | #42 |
| 44 | Sarah | 1,697 | #41 |
| 45 | Beatrice | 1,679 | #45 |
| 46 | Lucille | 1,676 | #50 |
| 47 | Viola | 1,675 | #44 |
| 48 | Julia | 1,603 | #47 |
| 49 | Nellie | 1,596 | #48 |
| 50 | Lillie | 1,500 | #51 |
| 51 | Virginia | 1,491 | #53 |
| 52 | Laura | 1,467 | #49 |
| 53 | Pauline | 1,428 | #54 |
| 54 | Ella | 1,343 | #52 |
| 55 | Mattie | 1,325 | #55 |
| 56 | Katherine | 1,277 | #63 |
| 57 | Alma | 1,266 | #56 |
| 58 | Jessie | 1,247 | #57 |
| 59 | Willie | 1,233 | #59 |
| 60 | Mae | 1,225 | #60 |
| 61 | Lena | 1,206 | #61 |
| 62 | Carrie | 1,188 | #58 |
| 63 | Marion | 1,183 | #65 |
| 64 | Blanche | 1,173 | #63 |
| 65 | Stella | 1,141 | #67 |
| 66 | Bernice | 1,107 | #74 |
| 67 | Eleanor | 1,088 | #73 |
| 68 | Vera | 1,083 | #71 |
| 69 | Lucy | 1,077 | #66 |
| 70 | Ann | 1,064 | #75 |
| 71 | Hattie | 1,056 | #62 |
| 72 | Leona | 1,017 | #69 |
| 73 | Mamie | 1,002 | #70 |
| 74 | Jennie | 986 | #76 |
| 75 | Beulah | 980 | #77 |
| 76 | Fannie | 955 | #68 |
| 77 | Cora | 952 | #72 |
| 78 | Kathryn | 911 | #86 |
| 78 | Lula | 911 | #78 |
| 80 | Ellen | 898 | #81 |
| 81 | Betty | 865 | #85 |
| 81 | Rosa | 865 | #79 |
| 83 | Doris | 856 | #83 |
| 84 | Maggie | 839 | #84 |
| 85 | Anne | 835 | #98 |
| 86 | Violet | 830 | #82 |
| 87 | Ada | 819 | #80 |
| 88 | Lois | 799 | #88 |
| 89 | Marguerite | 791 | #90 |
| 90 | Daisy | 773 | #87 |
| 91 | Dora | 761 | #89 |
| 92 | Sadie | 748 | #91 |
| 93 | Marjorie | 728 | #96 |
| 94 | Velma | 721 | #94 |
| 95 | Opal | 718 | #99 |
| 96 | Georgia | 706 | #94 |
| 97 | Hilda | 705 | #101 |
| 98 | Susie | 693 | #93 |
| 99 | Theresa | 669 | #107 |
| 100 | Jean | 666 | #114 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1906
| # | Name | Babies | In 1905 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 8,264 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 6,566 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 5,908 | #3 |
| 4 | George | 4,201 | #4 |
| 5 | Robert | 3,635 | #6 |
| 6 | Charles | 3,607 | #5 |
| 7 | Joseph | 3,527 | #7 |
| 8 | Frank | 2,798 | #8 |
| 9 | Edward | 2,398 | #9 |
| 10 | Thomas | 2,176 | #10 |
| 11 | Henry | 2,112 | #11 |
| 12 | Walter | 1,934 | #12 |
| 13 | Willie | 1,756 | #13 |
| 14 | Harry | 1,631 | #14 |
| 15 | Arthur | 1,486 | #16 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,469 | #15 |
| 17 | Harold | 1,330 | #20 |
| 18 | Clarence | 1,319 | #17 |
| 19 | Paul | 1,308 | #19 |
| 20 | Fred | 1,193 | #18 |
| 21 | Raymond | 1,133 | #21 |
| 22 | Louis | 1,101 | #25 |
| 23 | Richard | 1,084 | #22 |
| 24 | Roy | 1,024 | #24 |
| 25 | Joe | 1,020 | #23 |
| 26 | Ralph | 984 | #27 |
| 27 | Carl | 951 | #26 |
| 28 | Ernest | 943 | #31 |
| 29 | Earl | 912 | #29 |
| 30 | Jack | 880 | #28 |
| 31 | David | 878 | #32 |
| 32 | Howard | 803 | #35 |
| 33 | Samuel | 783 | #30 |
| 34 | Charlie | 744 | #34 |
| 35 | Francis | 737 | #36 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 717 | #38 |
| 37 | Herbert | 689 | #37 |
| 38 | Theodore | 688 | #33 |
| 39 | Eugene | 637 | #42 |
| 40 | Alfred | 632 | #43 |
| 41 | Andrew | 611 | #40 |
| 42 | Elmer | 598 | #41 |
| 43 | Sam | 552 | #39 |
| 44 | Anthony | 542 | #48 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 534 | #52 |
| 46 | Michael | 531 | #45 |
| 47 | Leo | 508 | #46 |
| 48 | Daniel | 506 | #50 |
| 49 | Herman | 502 | #51 |
| 50 | Leonard | 492 | #47 |
| 51 | Donald | 486 | #59 |
| 52 | Lester | 482 | #57 |
| 53 | Russell | 459 | #57 |
| 54 | Floyd | 458 | #44 |
| 55 | Clyde | 457 | #52 |
| 56 | Stanley | 455 | #65 |
| 57 | Jesse | 436 | #54 |
| 57 | Lee | 436 | #49 |
| 59 | Peter | 427 | #62 |
| 60 | Ray | 421 | #60 |
| 61 | Chester | 420 | #64 |
| 61 | Leroy | 420 | #55 |
| 63 | Clifford | 413 | #61 |
| 64 | Oscar | 412 | #56 |
| 65 | Edwin | 390 | #70 |
| 66 | Eddie | 377 | #73 |
| 66 | Frederick | 377 | #67 |
| 68 | Cecil | 368 | #72 |
| 69 | Lewis | 365 | #65 |
| 70 | Lloyd | 357 | #69 |
| 71 | Benjamin | 352 | #68 |
| 72 | Harvey | 351 | #85 |
| 73 | Claude | 346 | #63 |
| 74 | Bernard | 343 | #82 |
| 75 | Martin | 334 | #75 |
| 76 | Norman | 324 | #71 |
| 77 | Jessie | 323 | #74 |
| 78 | Milton | 303 | #80 |
| 79 | Edgar | 301 | #78 |
| 80 | Tom | 298 | #77 |
| 81 | Everett | 291 | #89 |
| 82 | Ben | 285 | #84 |
| 82 | Melvin | 285 | #83 |
| 84 | Allen | 282 | #88 |
| 85 | Philip | 280 | #96 |
| 86 | Homer | 267 | #76 |
| 87 | Leon | 263 | #87 |
| 87 | Leslie | 263 | #94 |
| 89 | Luther | 262 | #79 |
| 90 | Jim | 261 | #95 |
| 91 | Johnnie | 255 | #81 |
| 92 | Will | 253 | #85 |
| 93 | Victor | 249 | #90 |
| 94 | Marvin | 245 | #100 |
| 95 | Alvin | 239 | #92 |
| 96 | Morris | 226 | #115 |
| 97 | Vernon | 223 | #104 |
| 98 | Glenn | 217 | #113 |
| 99 | Archie | 216 | #116 |
| 100 | Patrick | 213 | #110 |
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