Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1902
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1901.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 14,542 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 7,945 | 0 |
| 3 | William | 6,642 | 0 |
| 4 | Helen | 5,997 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 5,622 | +1 |
| 6 | Anna | 5,304 | -1 |
| 7 | Margaret | 5,033 | 0 |
| 8 | Ruth | 4,401 | 0 |
| 9 | George | 4,255 | 0 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 3,715 | 0 |
| 11 | Florence | 3,532 | +1 |
| 12 | Marie | 3,439 | -1 |
| 13 | Charles | 3,386 | +1 |
| 14 | Ethel | 3,314 | -1 |
| 15 | Robert | 3,201 | +4 |
| 16 | Alice | 3,147 | +2 |
| 17 | Joseph | 3,106 | -2 |
| 18 | Lillian | 3,076 | -2 |
| 19 | Gladys | 2,821 | -2 |
| 20 | Frank | 2,773 | +2 |
| 21 | Edna | 2,765 | -1 |
| 22 | Mildred | 2,764 | -1 |
| 23 | Dorothy | 2,714 | +8 |
| 24 | Annie | 2,675 | -1 |
| 25 | Grace | 2,648 | -1 |
| 26 | Willie | 2,636 | +3 |
| 27 | Emma | 2,525 | -2 |
| 28 | Bessie | 2,455 | +2 |
| 29 | Rose | 2,451 | -1 |
| 30 | Clara | 2,440 | -4 |
| 31 | Bertha | 2,383 | -4 |
| 32 | Frances | 2,345 | +2 |
| 33 | Edward | 2,306 | +4 |
| 34 | Mabel | 2,292 | -1 |
| 35 | Hazel | 2,253 | -3 |
| 36 | Irene | 2,221 | +5 |
| 37 | Gertrude | 2,217 | -1 |
| 38 | Henry | 2,168 | +4 |
| 39 | Thomas | 2,150 | +7 |
| 40 | Pearl | 2,135 | -2 |
| 41 | Minnie | 2,066 | -6 |
| 42 | Martha | 2,038 | -2 |
| 43 | Catherine | 1,896 | +8 |
| 44 | Myrtle | 1,893 | -5 |
| 45 | Walter | 1,870 | +3 |
| 46 | Edith | 1,853 | -3 |
| 47 | Louise | 1,841 | +2 |
| 48 | Ida | 1,836 | -3 |
| 49 | Esther | 1,833 | -5 |
| 50 | Harry | 1,761 | +2 |
| 51 | Eva | 1,735 | -1 |
| 52 | Elsie | 1,734 | -5 |
| 53 | Sarah | 1,715 | +1 |
| 54 | Agnes | 1,681 | -1 |
| 55 | Josephine | 1,572 | +1 |
| 55 | Nellie | 1,572 | 0 |
| 57 | Laura | 1,565 | +1 |
| 58 | Jessie | 1,563 | +3 |
| 59 | Lillie | 1,542 | 0 |
| 60 | Ella | 1,532 | -4 |
| 61 | Julia | 1,509 | -1 |
| 62 | Arthur | 1,493 | 0 |
| 63 | Ruby | 1,472 | +3 |
| 64 | Viola | 1,458 | -2 |
| 65 | Beatrice | 1,437 | +6 |
| 66 | Albert | 1,383 | -2 |
| 67 | Carrie | 1,376 | -2 |
| 68 | Mattie | 1,364 | -1 |
| 69 | Thelma | 1,315 | +7 |
| 70 | Fred | 1,295 | +2 |
| 71 | Clarence | 1,292 | -2 |
| 72 | Mae | 1,270 | +1 |
| 73 | Alma | 1,237 | -4 |
| 74 | Lena | 1,225 | -6 |
| 75 | Marion | 1,209 | -1 |
| 76 | Hattie | 1,169 | -1 |
| 77 | Blanche | 1,166 | +1 |
| 78 | Evelyn | 1,156 | +3 |
| 79 | Mamie | 1,133 | 0 |
| 80 | Lucille | 1,087 | +9 |
| 81 | Harold | 1,083 | +5 |
| 82 | Cora | 1,081 | -5 |
| 83 | Paul | 1,080 | +1 |
| 84 | Stella | 1,075 | -1 |
| 85 | Raymond | 1,074 | +7 |
| 86 | Lucy | 1,071 | -6 |
| 87 | Roy | 1,012 | -2 |
| 88 | Katherine | 1,009 | +3 |
| 89 | Virginia | 1,008 | +9 |
| 90 | Jennie | 990 | 0 |
| 91 | Joe | 985 | +13 |
| 91 | Pauline | 985 | -9 |
| 93 | Fannie | 983 | 0 |
| 93 | Lula | 983 | -5 |
| 95 | Carl | 961 | +4 |
| 96 | Vera | 947 | -2 |
| 97 | Ada | 929 | -10 |
| 98 | Louis | 918 | +3 |
| 99 | Richard | 914 | +3 |
| 100 | Rosa | 909 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.