Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1900
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1899.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 16,780 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 9,874 | 0 |
| 3 | William | 8,623 | 0 |
| 4 | James | 7,286 | +2 |
| 5 | Helen | 6,360 | 0 |
| 6 | Anna | 6,139 | -2 |
| 7 | George | 5,442 | +1 |
| 8 | Margaret | 5,320 | -1 |
| 9 | Ruth | 4,781 | 0 |
| 10 | Charles | 4,126 | +2 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 4,112 | 0 |
| 12 | Florence | 3,942 | -2 |
| 13 | Ethel | 3,916 | +1 |
| 14 | Marie | 3,873 | -1 |
| 15 | Robert | 3,845 | +2 |
| 16 | Joseph | 3,728 | 0 |
| 17 | Frank | 3,496 | +1 |
| 18 | Willie | 3,464 | +20 |
| 19 | Lillian | 3,425 | -4 |
| 20 | Annie | 3,343 | +4 |
| 21 | Emma | 3,116 | 0 |
| 22 | Edna | 3,115 | -3 |
| 23 | Alice | 3,067 | -3 |
| 24 | Bessie | 3,055 | +3 |
| 25 | Bertha | 3,041 | 0 |
| 26 | Grace | 2,953 | -3 |
| 27 | Rose | 2,855 | +2 |
| 28 | Clara | 2,838 | -6 |
| 29 | Mildred | 2,813 | -3 |
| 30 | Gladys | 2,749 | -2 |
| 31 | Edward | 2,728 | +6 |
| 32 | Minnie | 2,685 | +1 |
| 33 | Henry | 2,631 | +6 |
| 34 | Gertrude | 2,588 | -3 |
| 35 | Thomas | 2,572 | +7 |
| 36 | Pearl | 2,553 | -1 |
| 37 | Mabel | 2,517 | -7 |
| 38 | Frances | 2,514 | -6 |
| 39 | Dorothy | 2,499 | +10 |
| 40 | Martha | 2,446 | -4 |
| 41 | Hazel | 2,440 | -7 |
| 42 | Walter | 2,309 | +3 |
| 43 | Ida | 2,298 | 0 |
| 44 | Harry | 2,279 | +2 |
| 45 | Irene | 2,273 | +3 |
| 46 | Myrtle | 2,252 | -6 |
| 47 | Eva | 2,097 | +6 |
| 48 | Catherine | 2,086 | +2 |
| 49 | Louise | 2,085 | +5 |
| 50 | Edith | 2,077 | -6 |
| 51 | Elsie | 2,060 | -4 |
| 52 | Sarah | 2,059 | 0 |
| 53 | Esther | 2,023 | -12 |
| 54 | Lillie | 2,018 | +6 |
| 55 | Ella | 1,923 | +1 |
| 56 | Agnes | 1,922 | -5 |
| 57 | Arthur | 1,870 | +2 |
| 58 | Nellie | 1,862 | -3 |
| 59 | Mattie | 1,840 | +7 |
| 60 | Laura | 1,831 | -3 |
| 61 | Jessie | 1,820 | +1 |
| 62 | Julia | 1,772 | +1 |
| 63 | Albert | 1,753 | +1 |
| 64 | Josephine | 1,749 | -6 |
| 65 | Carrie | 1,717 | -4 |
| 66 | Viola | 1,679 | +1 |
| 67 | Fred | 1,660 | -2 |
| 68 | Ruby | 1,562 | +4 |
| 69 | Hattie | 1,560 | +4 |
| 70 | Lena | 1,506 | -2 |
| 71 | Clarence | 1,494 | -1 |
| 72 | Mae | 1,416 | +6 |
| 73 | Cora | 1,397 | +4 |
| 74 | Beatrice | 1,394 | +1 |
| 75 | Marion | 1,386 | -4 |
| 76 | Alma | 1,385 | -7 |
| 77 | Mamie | 1,337 | +5 |
| 78 | Blanche | 1,332 | -4 |
| 79 | Paul | 1,297 | +10 |
| 80 | Harold | 1,252 | +4 |
| 81 | Lucy | 1,251 | -2 |
| 82 | Fannie | 1,242 | +5 |
| 83 | Lula | 1,237 | +5 |
| 84 | Roy | 1,221 | 0 |
| 85 | Jennie | 1,213 | -9 |
| 86 | Joe | 1,212 | +11 |
| 87 | Katherine | 1,201 | -4 |
| 88 | Lucille | 1,190 | +7 |
| 89 | Stella | 1,183 | -8 |
| 90 | Charlie | 1,151 | +18 |
| 91 | Raymond | 1,150 | -1 |
| 92 | Richard | 1,141 | +11 |
| 93 | Evelyn | 1,123 | +3 |
| 93 | Rosa | 1,123 | +8 |
| 95 | Louis | 1,111 | +4 |
| 96 | Pauline | 1,104 | -3 |
| 97 | Ada | 1,101 | -17 |
| 98 | Thelma | 1,094 | +8 |
| 99 | Virginia | 1,068 | +1 |
| 100 | Jack | 1,058 | +25 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.