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Top Baby Names 1880's


Most Popular Names of the 1880s
  Male Female
Rank Name Number Percent Name Number Percent
1 John 89,953 7.6405 Mary 91,675 6.5497
2 William 84,884 7.2100 Anna 38,157 2.7261
3 James 54,065 4.5922 Emma 25,403 1.8149
4 George 47,651 4.0474 Elizabeth 25,007 1.7866
5 Charles 46,662 3.9634 Margaret 21,800 1.5575
6 Frank 30,968 2.6304 Minnie 21,725 1.5521
7 Joseph 26,294 2.2334 Ida 18,283 1.3062
8 Henry 24,138 2.0503 Bertha 18,263 1.3048
9 Robert 24,080 2.0453 Clara 17,717 1.2658
10 Thomas 23,751 2.0174 Alice 17,142 1.2247
11 Edward 23,134 1.9650 Annie 17,027 1.2165
12 Harry 22,649 1.9238 Florence 16,699 1.1930
13 Walter 18,185 1.5446 Bessie 15,371 1.0982
14 Arthur 16,180 1.3743 Grace 15,227 1.0879
15 Fred 15,603 1.3253 Ethel 14,866 1.0621
16 Albert 14,374 1.2209 Sarah 14,718 1.0515
17 Samuel 9,129 0.7754 Ella 13,936 0.9956
18 Clarence 8,761 0.7442 Martha 13,911 0.9939
19 Louis 8,277 0.7030 Nellie 13,761 0.9831
20 David 7,576 0.6435 Mabel 13,097 0.9357
21 Joe 7,098 0.6029 Laura 12,807 0.9150
22 Charlie 7,091 0.6023 Carrie 12,514 0.8941
23 Richard 7,015 0.5958 Cora 11,954 0.8540
24 Ernest 6,700 0.5691 Helen 11,497 0.8214
25 Roy 6,565 0.5576 Maude 11,453 0.8183
26 Will 6,195 0.5262 Lillian 11,270 0.8052
27 Andrew 6,054 0.5142 Gertrude 11,101 0.7931
28 Jesse 6,003 0.5099 Rose 11,065 0.7905
29 Oscar 5,982 0.5081 Edna 11,020 0.7873
30 Willie 5,905 0.5016 Pearl 10,902 0.7789
31 Daniel 5,680 0.4825 Edith 10,882 0.7775
32 Benjamin 5,407 0.4593 Jennie 10,220 0.7302
33 Carl 5,228 0.4441 Hattie 10,199 0.7287
34 Sam 5,070 0.4306 Mattie 9,844 0.7033
35 Alfred 4,837 0.4109 Eva 9,800 0.7002
36 Earl 4,831 0.4103 Julia 9,800 0.7002
37 Peter 4,656 0.3955 Myrtle 9,769 0.6979
38 Elmer 4,627 0.3930 Louise 9,594 0.6854
39 Frederick 4,603 0.3910 Lillie 9,467 0.6764
40 Howard 4,348 0.3693 Jessie 9,186 0.6563
41 Lewis 4,341 0.3687 Frances 9,185 0.6562
42 Ralph 4,269 0.3626 Catherine 8,915 0.6369
43 Herbert 4,257 0.3616 Lula 8,882 0.6346
44 Paul 4,200 0.3567 Lena 8,691 0.6209
45 Lee 3,945 0.3351 Marie 8,490 0.6066
46 Tom 3,787 0.3217 Ada 8,422 0.6017
47 Herman 3,688 0.3133 Josephine 7,734 0.5525
48 Martin 3,597 0.3055 Fannie 7,527 0.5378
49 Jacob 3,566 0.3029 Lucy 7,520 0.5373
50 Michael 3,563 0.3026 Dora 7,288 0.5207
51 Jim 3,520 0.2990 Agnes 7,237 0.5170
52 Claude 3,504 0.2976 Maggie 7,072 0.5053
53 Ben 3,448 0.2929 Blanche 6,926 0.4948
54 Eugene 3,430 0.2913 Katherine 6,922 0.4945
55 Francis 3,245 0.2756 Elsie 6,646 0.4748
56 Grover 3,184 0.2704 Nora 6,521 0.4659
57 Raymond 3,135 0.2663 Mamie 6,330 0.4522
58 Harvey 3,123 0.2653 Rosa 6,156 0.4398
59 Clyde 3,034 0.2577 Stella 6,130 0.4380
60 Edwin 3,011 0.2558 Daisy 6,054 0.4325
61 Edgar 3,006 0.2553 May 5,882 0.4202
62 Ed 2,957 0.2512 Effie 5,850 0.4179
63 Lawrence 2,921 0.2481 Mae 5,648 0.4035
64 Bert 2,808 0.2385 Ellen 5,402 0.3859
65 Chester 2,700 0.2293 Nettie 5,313 0.3796
66 Jack 2,685 0.2281 Ruth 5,301 0.3787
67 Otto 2,680 0.2276 Alma 5,190 0.3708
68 Luther 2,619 0.2225 Della 5,048 0.3607
69 Charley 2,550 0.2166 Lizzie 5,035 0.3597
70 Guy 2,489 0.2114 Sadie 4,915 0.3511
71 Floyd 2,477 0.2104 Sallie 4,840 0.3458
72 Ira 2,379 0.2021 Nancy 4,794 0.3425
73 Ray 2,372 0.2015 Susie 4,780 0.3415
74 Hugh 2,356 0.2001 Maud 4,201 0.3001
75 Isaac 2,311 0.1963 Flora 4,195 0.2997
76 Oliver 2,287 0.1943 Irene 4,001 0.2858
77 Patrick 2,284 0.1940 Etta 3,973 0.2838
78 Homer 2,212 0.1879 Katie 3,908 0.2792
79 Theodore 2,176 0.1848 Lydia 3,902 0.2788
80 Leonard 2,145 0.1822 Lottie 3,888 0.2778
81 Leo 2,098 0.1782 Viola 3,806 0.2719
82 Alexander 2,082 0.1768 Caroline 3,743 0.2674
83 August 2,012 0.1709 Addie 3,739 0.2671
84 Harold 2,002 0.1700 Hazel 3,644 0.2603
85 Allen 1,998 0.1697 Georgia 3,540 0.2529
86 Jessie 1,843 0.1565 Esther 3,476 0.2483
87 Archie 1,816 0.1542 Mollie 3,470 0.2479
88 Philip 1,740 0.1478 Olive 3,456 0.2469
89 Stephen 1,684 0.1430 Willie 3,397 0.2427
90 Horace 1,650 0.1401 Harriet 3,369 0.2407
91 Marion 1,625 0.1380 Emily 3,368 0.2406
92 Bernard 1,616 0.1373 Charlotte 3,311 0.2366
93 Anthony 1,611 0.1368 Amanda 3,281 0.2344
94 Julius 1,605 0.1363 Kathryn 3,276 0.2341
95 Warren 1,580 0.1342 Lulu 3,253 0.2324
96 Leroy 1,574 0.1337 Susan 3,233 0.2310
97 Clifford 1,552 0.1318 Kate 3,195 0.2283
98 Eddie 1,526 0.1296 Nannie 3,165 0.2261
99 Sidney 1,505 0.1278 Jane 2,972 0.2123
100 Milton 1,479 0.1256 Amelia 2,957 0.2113

Top Baby Names 1890's


Most Popular Names of the 1890s
  Male Female
Rank Name Number Percent Name Number Percent
1 John 80,680 6.5512 Mary 131,149 5.5726
2 William 72,250 5.8667 Anna 55,261 2.3481
3 James 50,730 4.1193 Margaret 37,942 1.6122
4 George 43,360 3.5208 Helen 37,801 1.6062
5 Charles 36,851 2.9923 Elizabeth 33,880 1.4396
6 Joseph 29,002 2.3549 Ruth 32,868 1.3966
7 Frank 28,720 2.3321 Florence 32,345 1.3744
8 Robert 26,160 2.1242 Ethel 31,452 1.3364
9 Edward 22,034 1.7892 Emma 28,652 1.2174
10 Henry 21,666 1.7593 Marie 25,855 1.0986
11 Harry 21,332 1.7321 Clara 25,473 1.0824
12 Thomas 21,120 1.7149 Bertha 25,126 1.0676
13 Walter 19,497 1.5831 Minnie 24,616 1.0460
14 Arthur 16,352 1.3278 Bessie 24,417 1.0375
15 Fred 14,273 1.1590 Alice 24,413 1.0373
16 Albert 13,756 1.1170 Lillian 24,105 1.0242
17 Clarence 11,902 0.9664 Edna 24,067 1.0226
18 Willie 9,851 0.7999 Grace 23,804 1.0114
19 Roy 9,781 0.7942 Annie 23,121 0.9824
20 Louis 8,444 0.6856 Mabel 21,991 0.9344
21 Earl 8,297 0.6737 Ida 21,212 0.9013
22 Paul 8,185 0.6646 Rose 21,134 0.8980
23 Carl 8,048 0.6535 Hazel 20,154 0.8564
24 Ernest 7,875 0.6394 Gertrude 19,899 0.8455
25 Samuel 7,857 0.6380 Martha 19,416 0.8250
26 Richard 7,578 0.6153 Pearl 19,054 0.8096
27 Raymond 7,576 0.6152 Frances 18,091 0.7687
28 Joe 7,482 0.6075 Myrtle 17,716 0.7528
29 David 7,340 0.5960 Edith 17,649 0.7499
30 Charlie 7,261 0.5896 Nellie 17,285 0.7345
31 Harold 7,017 0.5698 Sarah 17,154 0.7289
32 Ralph 6,952 0.5645 Ella 17,073 0.7254
33 Howard 5,949 0.4831 Eva 16,460 0.6994
34 Andrew 5,721 0.4645 Laura 16,433 0.6982
35 Herbert 5,660 0.4596 Elsie 16,374 0.6957
36 Elmer 5,647 0.4585 Louise 15,175 0.6448
37 Oscar 5,612 0.4557 Esther 14,737 0.6262
38 Jesse 5,396 0.4382 Catherine 14,501 0.6162
39 Alfred 5,373 0.4363 Agnes 14,429 0.6131
40 Will 5,210 0.4230 Carrie 14,276 0.6066
41 Daniel 5,188 0.4213 Lillie 14,093 0.5988
42 Sam 4,941 0.4012 Mildred 13,795 0.5862
43 Leo 4,691 0.3809 Gladys 13,623 0.5789
44 Jack 4,637 0.3765 Irene 13,621 0.5788
45 Lawrence 4,600 0.3735 Julia 13,448 0.5714
46 Francis 4,537 0.3684 Hattie 12,908 0.5485
47 Benjamin 4,459 0.3621 Cora 12,880 0.5473
48 Lee 4,385 0.3561 Lena 12,491 0.5308
49 Eugene 4,304 0.3495 Josephine 12,464 0.5296
50 Herman 4,233 0.3437 Mattie 12,448 0.5289
51 Peter 4,029 0.3272 Jennie 11,874 0.5045
52 Frederick 3,994 0.3243 Jessie 11,870 0.5044
53 Floyd 3,957 0.3213 Maude 11,304 0.4803
54 Michael 3,939 0.3198 Alma 11,184 0.4752
55 Ray 3,762 0.3055 Mae 10,917 0.4639
56 Lewis 3,699 0.3004 Blanche 10,860 0.4614
57 Claude 3,636 0.2952 Dorothy 10,846 0.4609
58 Clyde 3,624 0.2943 Ada 10,379 0.4410
59 Edwin 3,508 0.2848 Lucy 10,322 0.4386
60 Tom 3,335 0.2708 Lula 10,239 0.4351
61 Martin 3,254 0.2642 Mamie 10,085 0.4285
62 Leonard 3,170 0.2574 Fannie 9,897 0.4205
63 Ben 3,156 0.2563 Stella 9,807 0.4167
64 Chester 3,022 0.2454 Katherine 9,409 0.3998
65 Edgar 2,983 0.2422 Viola 9,386 0.3988
66 Jim 2,842 0.2308 Ruby 8,701 0.3697
67 Harvey 2,822 0.2291 Dora 8,683 0.3689
68 Russell 2,781 0.2258 Maggie 8,607 0.3657
69 Lester 2,701 0.2193 Nora 8,294 0.3524
70 Clifford 2,700 0.2192 Rosa 7,881 0.3349
71 Luther 2,668 0.2166 Beatrice 7,500 0.3187
72 Homer 2,636 0.2140 Ellen 7,434 0.3159
73 Jacob 2,552 0.2072 Sadie 7,398 0.3143
74 Leroy 2,544 0.2066 Marion 7,311 0.3106
75 Otto 2,543 0.2065 Willie 7,109 0.3021
76 Guy 2,487 0.2019 Effie 6,961 0.2958
77 Lloyd 2,479 0.2013 May 6,880 0.2923
78 Anthony 2,453 0.1992 Beulah 6,784 0.2883
79 Jessie 2,424 0.1968 Pauline 6,636 0.2820
80 Hugh 2,404 0.1952 Nettie 6,538 0.2778
81 Ed 2,346 0.1905 Susie 6,527 0.2773
82 Bernard 2,316 0.1881 Della 6,410 0.2724
83 Theodore 2,300 0.1868 Marguerite 6,388 0.2714
84 Stanley 2,298 0.1866 Vera 6,376 0.2709
85 Eddie 2,284 0.1855 Daisy 6,249 0.2655
86 Patrick 2,234 0.1814 Lydia 5,942 0.2525
87 Philip 2,147 0.1743 Virginia 5,865 0.2492
88 Leon 2,105 0.1709 Olive 5,713 0.2427
89 Archie 2,068 0.1679 Kathryn 5,653 0.2402
90 Leslie 2,063 0.1675 Evelyn 5,647 0.2399
91 Oliver 2,035 0.1652 Sallie 5,580 0.2371
92 Allen 2,003 0.1626 Lizzie 5,557 0.2361
93 Alexander 1,954 0.1587 Lottie 5,499 0.2337
94 Dewey 1,921 0.1560 Emily 5,476 0.2327
95 Ira 1,916 0.1556 Georgia 5,445 0.2314
96 Everett 1,902 0.1544 Flora 5,442 0.2312
97 Norman 1,892 0.1536 Nancy 5,348 0.2272
98 Horace 1,814 0.1473 Katie 5,177 0.2200
99 Victor 1,811 0.1471 Lucille 5,106 0.2170
100 Cecil 1,808 0.1468 Leona 5,083 0.2160

Top Baby Names 1900's


Most Popular Names of the 1900s
  Male Female
Rank Name Number Percent Name Number Percent
1 John 84,608 5.7648 Mary 161,451 5.1988
2 William 69,341 4.7246 Helen 69,399 2.2347
3 James 62,183 4.2369 Margaret 57,905 1.8646
4 George 43,590 2.9700 Anna 54,896 1.7677
5 Charles 36,196 2.4662 Ruth 50,991 1.6419
6 Robert 35,879 2.4446 Elizabeth 41,697 1.3427
7 Joseph 35,177 2.3968 Dorothy 39,105 1.2592
8 Frank 29,051 1.9794 Marie 37,081 1.1940
9 Edward 24,511 1.6701 Florence 36,171 1.1647
10 Thomas 21,789 1.4846 Mildred 36,154 1.1642
11 Henry 21,769 1.4832 Alice 35,224 1.1342
12 Walter 19,991 1.3621 Ethel 34,857 1.1224
13 Harry 17,903 1.2198 Lillian 32,511 1.0469
14 Willie 17,751 1.2095 Gladys 30,277 0.9749
15 Arthur 15,408 1.0498 Edna 29,827 0.9604
16 Albert 15,321 1.0439 Frances 28,492 0.9175
17 Clarence 13,570 0.9246 Rose 28,085 0.9044
18 Fred 13,072 0.8907 Annie 27,742 0.8933
19 Harold 12,794 0.8717 Grace 26,918 0.8668
20 Paul 12,641 0.8613 Bertha 24,242 0.7806
21 Raymond 11,650 0.7938 Emma 24,165 0.7781
22 Richard 10,697 0.7288 Bessie 23,980 0.7722
23 Roy 10,632 0.7244 Clara 23,889 0.7692
24 Joe 10,466 0.7131 Hazel 23,793 0.7661
25 Louis 10,372 0.7067 Irene 23,650 0.7615
26 Carl 9,864 0.6721 Gertrude 23,600 0.7599
27 Ralph 9,302 0.6338 Louise 22,853 0.7359
28 Earl 9,252 0.6304 Catherine 22,002 0.7085
29 Jack 9,230 0.6289 Martha 21,740 0.7000
30 Ernest 8,655 0.5897 Mabel 21,614 0.6960
31 David 8,641 0.5888 Pearl 20,911 0.6733
32 Samuel 8,151 0.5554 Edith 20,880 0.6723
33 Howard 8,017 0.5462 Esther 20,016 0.6445
34 Charlie 7,928 0.5402 Minnie 19,709 0.6346
35 Francis 7,021 0.4784 Myrtle 19,689 0.6340
36 Herbert 6,958 0.4741 Ida 18,861 0.6073
37 Lawrence 6,850 0.4667 Josephine 18,785 0.6049
38 Theodore 6,490 0.4422 Evelyn 18,598 0.5989
39 Alfred 6,355 0.4330 Elsie 18,452 0.5942
40 Andrew 6,280 0.4279 Eva 18,353 0.5910
41 Sam 6,161 0.4198 Thelma 18,258 0.5879
42 Elmer 6,157 0.4195 Ruby 18,165 0.5849
43 Eugene 5,910 0.4027 Agnes 17,614 0.5672
44 Leo 5,630 0.3836 Sarah 17,343 0.5585
45 Michael 5,230 0.3563 Viola 16,551 0.5330
46 Lee 5,156 0.3513 Nellie 16,335 0.5260
47 Herman 5,064 0.3450 Beatrice 16,277 0.5241
48 Anthony 5,042 0.3435 Julia 16,103 0.5185
49 Daniel 5,040 0.3434 Laura 15,530 0.5001
50 Leonard 5,023 0.3422 Lillie 15,386 0.4954
51 Floyd 4,966 0.3384 Lucille 15,031 0.4840
52 Donald 4,639 0.3161 Ella 14,753 0.4751
53 Kenneth 4,582 0.3122 Virginia 14,535 0.4680
54 Jesse 4,559 0.3106 Mattie 13,835 0.4455
55 Russell 4,555 0.3104 Pauline 13,304 0.4284
56 Clyde 4,527 0.3084 Carrie 13,133 0.4229
57 Oscar 4,516 0.3077 Alma 13,088 0.4214
58 Peter 4,374 0.2980 Jessie 12,752 0.4106
59 Lester 4,360 0.2971 Mae 12,705 0.4091
60 Leroy 4,301 0.2931 Lena 12,700 0.4089
61 Ray 4,260 0.2903 Willie 12,352 0.3977
62 Stanley 4,155 0.2831 Katherine 12,102 0.3897
63 Clifford 4,052 0.2761 Blanche 11,723 0.3775
64 Lewis 4,043 0.2755 Hattie 11,714 0.3772
65 Benjamin 4,010 0.2732 Marion 11,709 0.3770
66 Edwin 3,959 0.2697 Lucy 11,018 0.3548
67 Frederick 3,902 0.2659 Stella 11,009 0.3545
68 Chester 3,790 0.2582 Mamie 10,612 0.3417
69 Claude 3,704 0.2524 Vera 10,452 0.3366
70 Eddie 3,697 0.2519 Cora 10,370 0.3339
71 Cecil 3,610 0.2460 Fannie 10,342 0.3330
72 Lloyd 3,506 0.2389 Eleanor 10,018 0.3226
73 Jessie 3,376 0.2300 Bernice 10,002 0.3221
74 Martin 3,346 0.2280 Jennie 9,985 0.3215
75 Bernard 3,297 0.2246 Ann 9,924 0.3196
76 Tom 3,294 0.2244 Leona 9,843 0.3170
77 Will 3,247 0.2212 Beulah 9,712 0.3127
78 Norman 3,174 0.2163 Lula 9,516 0.3064
79 Edgar 3,153 0.2148 Rosa 9,292 0.2992
80 Harvey 3,105 0.2116 Ada 9,119 0.2936
81 Ben 3,027 0.2062 Ellen 8,337 0.2685
82 Homer 2,915 0.1986 Kathryn 8,331 0.2683
83 Luther 2,867 0.1953 Maggie 8,288 0.2669
84 Leon 2,864 0.1951 Doris 8,251 0.2657
85 Melvin 2,839 0.1934 Dora 8,011 0.2580
86 Philip 2,818 0.1920 Betty 7,926 0.2552
87 Johnnie 2,776 0.1891 Marguerite 7,916 0.2549
88 Jim 2,717 0.1851 Violet 7,839 0.2524
89 Milton 2,692 0.1834 Lois 7,689 0.2476
90 Everett 2,595 0.1768 Daisy 7,686 0.2475
91 Allen 2,559 0.1744 Anne 7,610 0.2450
92 Leslie 2,531 0.1725 Sadie 7,459 0.2402
93 Alvin 2,483 0.1692 Susie 7,310 0.2354
94 Victor 2,445 0.1666 Nora 7,170 0.2309
95 Marvin 2,321 0.1581 Georgia 7,145 0.2301
96 Stephen 2,250 0.1533 Maude 7,141 0.2299
97 Alexander 2,230 0.1519 Marjorie 7,022 0.2261
98 Jacob 2,191 0.1493 Opal 6,790 0.2186
99 Hugh 2,176 0.1483 Hilda 6,780 0.2183
100 Patrick 2,144 0.1461 Velma 6,557 0.2111

Top Baby Names 1910's


Most Popular Names of the 1910s
  Male Female
Rank Name Number Percent Name Number Percent
1 John 376,360 5.4160 Mary 478,283 5.6249
2 William 303,097 4.3617 Helen 247,967 2.9162
3 James 275,163 3.9597 Dorothy 207,349 2.4386
4 Robert 239,252 3.4429 Margaret 189,120 2.2242
5 Joseph 179,312 2.5804 Ruth 173,551 2.0411
6 George 176,627 2.5417 Mildred 123,890 1.4570
7 Charles 173,587 2.4980 Anna 118,902 1.3984
8 Edward 125,723 1.8092 Elizabeth 116,717 1.3727
9 Frank 116,023 1.6696 Frances 105,514 1.2409
10 Thomas 91,650 1.3189 Virginia 94,257 1.1085
11 Walter 89,180 1.2833 Marie 91,992 1.0819
12 Harold 79,716 1.1471 Evelyn 91,424 1.0752
13 Henry 79,668 1.1465 Alice 85,788 1.0089
14 Paul 78,220 1.1256 Florence 81,407 0.9574
15 Richard 74,647 1.0742 Lillian 75,863 0.8922
16 Raymond 71,821 1.0335 Rose 74,604 0.8774
17 Albert 68,208 0.9815 Irene 68,899 0.8103
18 Arthur 67,471 0.9709 Louise 67,907 0.7986
19 Harry 65,864 0.9478 Edna 66,834 0.7860
20 Donald 57,016 0.8205 Catherine 65,797 0.7738
21 Ralph 52,535 0.7560 Gladys 65,766 0.7734
22 Louis 50,599 0.7281 Ethel 63,624 0.7483
23 Jack 49,556 0.7131 Josephine 61,290 0.7208
24 Clarence 49,203 0.7081 Ruby 60,261 0.7087
25 Carl 48,455 0.6973 Martha 59,463 0.6993
26 Willie 47,686 0.6862 Grace 57,924 0.6812
27 Howard 46,608 0.6707 Hazel 57,011 0.6705
28 Fred 44,338 0.6380 Thelma 56,968 0.6700
29 David 43,874 0.6314 Lucille 56,098 0.6597
30 Kenneth 43,261 0.6225 Edith 56,027 0.6589
31 Francis 41,051 0.5907 Eleanor 54,132 0.6366
32 Roy 40,348 0.5806 Doris 53,212 0.6258
33 Earl 40,273 0.5795 Annie 52,231 0.6143
34 Joe 38,261 0.5506 Pauline 50,034 0.5884
35 Ernest 37,139 0.5344 Gertrude 49,508 0.5822
36 Lawrence 36,362 0.5233 Esther 49,172 0.5783
37 Stanley 35,915 0.5168 Betty 44,886 0.5279
38 Anthony 35,635 0.5128 Beatrice 44,477 0.5231
39 Eugene 35,161 0.5060 Marjorie 44,430 0.5225
40 Samuel 34,164 0.4916 Clara 44,298 0.5210
41 Herbert 33,856 0.4872 Emma 41,771 0.4913
42 Alfred 32,649 0.4698 Bernice 40,323 0.4742
43 Leonard 31,883 0.4588 Bertha 40,084 0.4714
44 Michael 30,894 0.4446 Ann 39,469 0.4642
45 Elmer 28,597 0.4115 Jean 39,266 0.4618
46 Andrew 28,158 0.4052 Elsie 39,242 0.4615
47 Leo 26,650 0.3835 Julia 39,219 0.4612
48 Bernard 25,627 0.3688 Agnes 39,218 0.4612
49 Norman 25,038 0.3603 Lois 38,151 0.4487
50 Peter 24,941 0.3589 Sarah 38,085 0.4479
51 Russell 24,834 0.3574 Marion 37,948 0.4463
52 Daniel 23,980 0.3451 Katherine 36,859 0.4335
53 Edwin 23,704 0.3411 Eva 34,879 0.4102
54 Frederick 23,547 0.3389 Ida 34,759 0.4088
55 Chester 23,491 0.3380 Bessie 33,819 0.3977
56 Herman 22,597 0.3252 Pearl 33,803 0.3975
57 Melvin 21,742 0.3129 Anne 33,467 0.3936
58 Lloyd 21,732 0.3127 Viola 33,043 0.3886
59 Lester 21,514 0.3096 Myrtle 32,411 0.3812
60 Floyd 21,474 0.3090 Nellie 30,857 0.3629
61 Leroy 21,285 0.3063 Mabel 30,757 0.3617
62 Theodore 21,113 0.3038 Laura 30,521 0.3589
63 Clifford 20,888 0.3006 Kathryn 29,235 0.3438
64 Clyde 19,858 0.2858 Stella 28,512 0.3353
65 Charlie 19,828 0.2853 Vera 28,264 0.3324
66 Sam 18,549 0.2669 Willie 28,142 0.3310
67 Woodrow 18,352 0.2641 Jessie 27,798 0.3269
68 Vincent 18,283 0.2631 Jane 27,716 0.3260
69 Philip 18,170 0.2615 Alma 27,490 0.3233
70 Marvin 17,828 0.2566 Minnie 27,446 0.3228
71 Ray 17,794 0.2561 Sylvia 25,625 0.3014
72 Lewis 17,786 0.2559 Ella 24,890 0.2927
73 Milton 17,517 0.2521 Lillie 24,618 0.2895
74 Benjamin 17,311 0.2491 Rita 23,833 0.2803
75 Victor 17,150 0.2468 Leona 23,806 0.2800
76 Vernon 16,960 0.2441 Barbara 23,713 0.2789
77 Gerald 16,524 0.2378 Vivian 23,619 0.2778
78 Jesse 16,290 0.2344 Lena 23,610 0.2777
79 Martin 16,094 0.2316 Violet 23,137 0.2721
80 Cecil 15,986 0.2300 Lucy 23,093 0.2716
81 Alvin 15,501 0.2231 Jennie 23,046 0.2710
82 Lee 15,373 0.2212 Genevieve 22,802 0.2682
83 Willard 15,368 0.2212 Marguerite 22,650 0.2664
84 Leon 15,272 0.2198 Charlotte 22,536 0.2650
85 Oscar 14,864 0.2139 Mattie 22,221 0.2613
86 Glenn 14,300 0.2058 Marian 22,141 0.2604
87 Edgar 14,079 0.2026 Blanche 21,961 0.2583
88 Gordon 13,650 0.1964 Mae 21,515 0.2530
89 Stephen 13,507 0.1944 Ellen 21,480 0.2526
90 Harvey 13,305 0.1915 Wilma 21,371 0.2513
91 Claude 12,793 0.1841 Juanita 20,855 0.2453
92 Sidney 12,789 0.1840 Opal 20,368 0.2395
93 Everett 12,750 0.1835 June 19,238 0.2263
94 Arnold 12,588 0.1811 Geraldine 18,973 0.2231
95 Morris 12,490 0.1797 Beulah 18,857 0.2218
96 Wilbur 12,408 0.1786 Velma 18,605 0.2188
97 Warren 12,033 0.1732 Theresa 18,331 0.2156
98 Wayne 11,569 0.1665 Carrie 18,060 0.2124
99 Allen 11,497 0.1654 Phyllis 17,880 0.2103
100 Homer 11,468 0.1650 Maxine 17,793 0.2093

Top Baby Names 1920's


Most Popular Names of the 1920s
  Male Female
Rank Name Number Percent Name Number Percent
1 Robert 576,102 5.0688 Mary 701,474 5.6586
2 John 563,724 4.9599 Dorothy 368,695 2.9742
3 James 515,057 4.5317 Helen 290,240 2.3413
4 William 512,100 4.5057 Betty 283,021 2.2830
5 Charles 297,911 2.6211 Margaret 244,920 1.9757
6 George 261,789 2.3033 Ruth 218,421 1.7619
7 Joseph 243,654 2.1438 Virginia 169,493 1.3673
8 Richard 222,539 1.9580 Doris 151,133 1.2191
9 Edward 197,252 1.7355 Mildred 147,118 1.1868
10 Donald 191,769 1.6873 Frances 140,339 1.1321
11 Thomas 161,038 1.4169 Elizabeth 139,614 1.1262
12 Frank 151,681 1.3346 Evelyn 124,105 1.0011
13 Harold 133,480 1.1744 Anna 123,826 0.9989
14 Paul 132,313 1.1641 Marie 110,511 0.8915
15 Raymond 124,131 1.0922 Alice 110,467 0.8911
16 Walter 119,720 1.0533 Jean 105,964 0.8548
17 Jack 115,910 1.0198 Shirley 98,564 0.7951
18 Henry 104,465 0.9191 Barbara 97,177