Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1909
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1908.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1908 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 19,339 | 0 |
| 2 | John | 9,657 | 0 |
| 3 | Helen | 9,286 | 0 |
| 4 | William | 7,948 | 0 |
| 5 | James | 7,647 | 0 |
| 6 | Margaret | 7,388 | 0 |
| 7 | Ruth | 6,526 | 0 |
| 8 | Dorothy | 6,279 | +1 |
| 9 | Anna | 5,828 | -1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 5,189 | 0 |
| 11 | Mildred | 5,073 | 0 |
| 12 | George | 4,725 | 0 |
| 13 | Robert | 4,588 | +1 |
| 14 | Joseph | 4,378 | +1 |
| 15 | Marie | 4,315 | +1 |
| 16 | Alice | 4,185 | -3 |
| 17 | Charles | 4,058 | 0 |
| 18 | Florence | 3,806 | 0 |
| 19 | Frances | 3,800 | +2 |
| 20 | Willie | 3,724 | +5 |
| 21 | Ethel | 3,686 | -2 |
| 22 | Lillian | 3,611 | -2 |
| 23 | Gladys | 3,550 | -1 |
| 24 | Edna | 3,448 | 0 |
| 25 | Rose | 3,397 | -2 |
| 26 | Frank | 3,262 | 0 |
| 27 | Evelyn | 3,165 | +2 |
| 28 | Louise | 3,029 | -1 |
| 29 | Irene | 2,972 | +3 |
| 30 | Edward | 2,947 | +4 |
| 31 | Grace | 2,923 | -3 |
| 32 | Annie | 2,921 | -2 |
| 33 | Catherine | 2,904 | -2 |
| 34 | Hazel | 2,733 | -1 |
| 35 | Thelma | 2,624 | +1 |
| 36 | Gertrude | 2,622 | -1 |
| 37 | Ruby | 2,539 | +8 |
| 38 | Martha | 2,520 | +4 |
| 39 | Thomas | 2,480 | +4 |
| 40 | Bertha | 2,453 | -1 |
| 41 | Henry | 2,438 | +3 |
| 42 | Josephine | 2,427 | -4 |
| 43 | Virginia | 2,426 | +5 |
| 44 | Clara | 2,415 | -4 |
| 45 | Edith | 2,384 | -8 |
| 46 | Emma | 2,343 | -5 |
| 47 | Walter | 2,302 | 0 |
| 48 | Bessie | 2,288 | -2 |
| 49 | Lucille | 2,206 | +3 |
| 50 | Esther | 2,196 | -2 |
| 51 | Beatrice | 2,117 | +2 |
| 52 | Pearl | 2,089 | -2 |
| 53 | Elsie | 2,076 | +1 |
| 54 | Mabel | 2,018 | -3 |
| 55 | Agnes | 1,985 | +3 |
| 56 | Ida | 1,956 | 0 |
| 57 | Myrtle | 1,955 | -1 |
| 58 | Julia | 1,936 | +6 |
| 58 | Viola | 1,936 | -3 |
| 60 | Harry | 1,933 | -2 |
| 61 | Eva | 1,914 | -3 |
| 62 | Pauline | 1,903 | +4 |
| 63 | Sarah | 1,856 | -1 |
| 64 | Albert | 1,826 | +3 |
| 65 | Minnie | 1,787 | -4 |
| 66 | Nellie | 1,768 | -3 |
| 67 | Jessie | 1,753 | -2 |
| 68 | Harold | 1,735 | +3 |
| 69 | Marion | 1,692 | 0 |
| 70 | Paul | 1,689 | +3 |
| 71 | Arthur | 1,671 | -3 |
| 72 | Lillie | 1,635 | +2 |
| 73 | Katherine | 1,565 | +4 |
| 74 | Laura | 1,524 | -4 |
| 75 | Clarence | 1,518 | 0 |
| 76 | Ann | 1,482 | +7 |
| 77 | Eleanor | 1,460 | +9 |
| 78 | Raymond | 1,447 | +2 |
| 79 | Richard | 1,434 | +8 |
| 80 | Mattie | 1,418 | +2 |
| 81 | Alma | 1,392 | -9 |
| 82 | Ella | 1,391 | -6 |
| 83 | Fred | 1,362 | -4 |
| 84 | Bernice | 1,358 | -3 |
| 85 | Joe | 1,335 | +4 |
| 86 | Doris | 1,308 | +7 |
| 87 | Lena | 1,295 | -3 |
| 88 | Carrie | 1,282 | 0 |
| 89 | Louis | 1,250 | -4 |
| 90 | Mae | 1,244 | -12 |
| 91 | Vera | 1,242 | 0 |
| 92 | Carl | 1,225 | +11 |
| 93 | Blanche | 1,222 | -1 |
| 94 | Stella | 1,195 | -4 |
| 95 | Lois | 1,179 | +11 |
| 96 | Howard | 1,175 | +7 |
| 96 | Lucy | 1,175 | +1 |
| 98 | Leona | 1,167 | -1 |
| 99 | Jack | 1,150 | +2 |
| 100 | Roy | 1,143 | -1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.