Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1905
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1904.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 16,135 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 8,102 | 0 |
| 3 | Helen | 6,837 | 0 |
| 4 | William | 6,523 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 6,077 | 0 |
| 6 | Margaret | 5,703 | +1 |
| 7 | Anna | 5,445 | -1 |
| 8 | Ruth | 5,088 | 0 |
| 9 | George | 4,288 | 0 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 4,134 | 0 |
| 11 | Dorothy | 3,948 | +3 |
| 12 | Mildred | 3,775 | +1 |
| 13 | Marie | 3,652 | -2 |
| 14 | Charles | 3,630 | +1 |
| 15 | Alice | 3,625 | +5 |
| 16 | Florence | 3,496 | -4 |
| 17 | Robert | 3,431 | -1 |
| 18 | Ethel | 3,415 | -1 |
| 19 | Joseph | 3,324 | -1 |
| 20 | Lillian | 3,196 | -1 |
| 21 | Willie | 3,067 | +1 |
| 22 | Gladys | 3,013 | -1 |
| 23 | Edna | 2,966 | +1 |
| 24 | Frances | 2,910 | +1 |
| 25 | Frank | 2,859 | -2 |
| 26 | Annie | 2,812 | 0 |
| 27 | Rose | 2,741 | 0 |
| 28 | Grace | 2,643 | 0 |
| 29 | Bessie | 2,455 | +1 |
| 30 | Bertha | 2,444 | -1 |
| 31 | Clara | 2,405 | +3 |
| 32 | Louise | 2,381 | +6 |
| 33 | Edward | 2,377 | -2 |
| 34 | Hazel | 2,367 | -2 |
| 35 | Irene | 2,363 | +1 |
| 36 | Emma | 2,304 | -3 |
| 37 | Gertrude | 2,286 | -2 |
| 38 | Catherine | 2,198 | +5 |
| 39 | Mabel | 2,185 | -2 |
| 40 | Thomas | 2,153 | 0 |
| 41 | Henry | 2,145 | -2 |
| 42 | Edith | 2,143 | +3 |
| 43 | Pearl | 2,137 | -2 |
| 44 | Martha | 2,097 | -2 |
| 45 | Myrtle | 2,026 | +1 |
| 46 | Esther | 2,003 | -2 |
| 47 | Minnie | 1,956 | 0 |
| 48 | Thelma | 1,955 | +2 |
| 49 | Walter | 1,911 | -1 |
| 50 | Josephine | 1,901 | +5 |
| 51 | Ruby | 1,900 | +3 |
| 52 | Eva | 1,820 | -3 |
| 53 | Elsie | 1,811 | -1 |
| 54 | Ida | 1,768 | -3 |
| 55 | Sarah | 1,767 | +2 |
| 56 | Agnes | 1,729 | 0 |
| 57 | Viola | 1,703 | +2 |
| 58 | Beatrice | 1,671 | +2 |
| 58 | Evelyn | 1,671 | +9 |
| 60 | Jessie | 1,653 | +2 |
| 61 | Julia | 1,642 | +5 |
| 62 | Nellie | 1,633 | -4 |
| 63 | Harry | 1,631 | -11 |
| 64 | Laura | 1,574 | -3 |
| 65 | Albert | 1,541 | -1 |
| 66 | Lucille | 1,538 | +4 |
| 67 | Arthur | 1,519 | -4 |
| 68 | Lillie | 1,495 | 0 |
| 69 | Ella | 1,448 | -4 |
| 70 | Virginia | 1,400 | +9 |
| 71 | Pauline | 1,390 | +4 |
| 72 | Clarence | 1,385 | -1 |
| 73 | Mattie | 1,379 | -4 |
| 74 | Alma | 1,343 | 0 |
| 75 | Marion | 1,311 | -3 |
| 76 | Carrie | 1,295 | -3 |
| 77 | Mae | 1,294 | +1 |
| 78 | Fred | 1,289 | -2 |
| 79 | Paul | 1,268 | +1 |
| 80 | Harold | 1,266 | +1 |
| 81 | Lena | 1,258 | -5 |
| 82 | Hattie | 1,205 | +3 |
| 83 | Blanche | 1,190 | -1 |
| 83 | Katherine | 1,190 | 0 |
| 85 | Raymond | 1,165 | +1 |
| 86 | Lucy | 1,132 | +1 |
| 87 | Stella | 1,097 | +2 |
| 88 | Fannie | 1,085 | +10 |
| 89 | Leona | 1,082 | +1 |
| 90 | Mamie | 1,073 | -2 |
| 91 | Vera | 1,053 | 0 |
| 92 | Bernice | 1,052 | +2 |
| 92 | Joe | 1,052 | +3 |
| 94 | Cora | 1,044 | -3 |
| 95 | Eleanor | 1,041 | +12 |
| 96 | Richard | 1,033 | +1 |
| 97 | Roy | 1,025 | -13 |
| 98 | Ann | 1,002 | +7 |
| 99 | Louis | 995 | +1 |
| 100 | Jennie | 992 | -4 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.