Names by year · United States
The names of 1899
In 1899, the SSA recorded 339,233 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and John the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 18 | 13,172 | #125 |
| 2 | Anna1 in 46 | 5,115 | #107 |
| 3 | Helen1 in 46 | 5,048 | #462 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 55 | 4,249 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 60 | 3,912 | #173 |
| 6 | Florence1 in 70 | 3,314 | #391 |
| 7 | Elizabeth1 in 71 | 3,287 | #17 |
| 8 | Marie1 in 74 | 3,156 | #618 |
| 9 | Ethel1 in 78 | 2,999 | #4,211 |
| 10 | Lillian1 in 86 | 2,703 | #57 |
| 11 | Edna1 in 92 | 2,534 | #2,463 |
| 12 | Alice1 in 92 | 2,523 | #65 |
| 13 | Emma1 in 95 | 2,445 | #3 |
| 14 | Clara1 in 95 | 2,441 | #63 |
| 15 | Grace1 in 99 | 2,353 | #38 |
| 16 | Bertha1 in 102 | 2,294 | #4,569 |
| 17 | Mildred1 in 102 | 2,291 | #1,973 |
| 18 | Annie1 in 102 | 2,289 | #182 |
| 19 | Bessie1 in 102 | 2,280 | #6,889 |
| 20 | Gladys1 in 105 | 2,228 | #3,224 |
| 21 | Rose1 in 106 | 2,197 | #114 |
| 22 | Mabel1 in 110 | 2,127 | #201 |
| 23 | Gertrude1 in 110 | 2,110 | #6,632 |
| 24 | Frances1 in 113 | 2,058 | #318 |
| 25 | Minnie1 in 114 | 2,036 | #3,060 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 15 | 6,990 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 17 | 6,086 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 23 | 4,597 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 26 | 4,018 | #126 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 34 | 3,147 | #48 |
| 6 | Joseph1 in 40 | 2,679 | #29 |
| 7 | Robert1 in 41 | 2,609 | #92 |
| 8 | Frank1 in 42 | 2,550 | #514 |
| 9 | Edward1 in 56 | 1,901 | #224 |
| 10 | Henry1 in 58 | 1,831 | #5 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 59 | 1,811 | #34 |
| 12 | Walter1 in 61 | 1,750 | #252 |
| 13 | Harry1 in 61 | 1,732 | #775 |
| 14 | Arthur1 in 78 | 1,357 | #87 |
| 15 | Albert1 in 88 | 1,210 | #614 |
| 16 | Fred1 in 90 | 1,182 | #1,936 |
| 17 | Clarence1 in 93 | 1,139 | #1,500 |
| 18 | Willie1 in 98 | 1,088 | #1,322 |
| 19 | Harold1 in 116 | 914 | #993 |
| 20 | Roy1 in 116 | 912 | #525 |
| 21 | Paul1 in 120 | 885 | #262 |
| 22 | Raymond1 in 122 | 869 | #395 |
| 23 | Earl1 in 129 | 821 | #2,236 |
| 24 | Joe1 in 136 | 780 | #994 |
| 25 | Carl1 in 137 | 774 | #1,134 |
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