Names by year · United States
The names of 1900
In 1900, the SSA recorded 450,258 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 | 16,705 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 47 | 6,342 | #462 |
| 3 | Anna1 in 49 | 6,114 | #107 |
| 4 | Margaret1 in 57 | 5,304 | #112 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 63 | 4,765 | #173 |
| 6 | Elizabeth1 in 73 | 4,096 | #17 |
| 7 | Florence1 in 76 | 3,920 | #391 |
| 8 | Ethel1 in 77 | 3,896 | #4,211 |
| 9 | Marie1 in 78 | 3,856 | #618 |
| 10 | Lillian1 in 88 | 3,414 | #57 |
| 11 | Annie1 in 90 | 3,324 | #182 |
| 12 | Edna1 in 97 | 3,102 | #2,463 |
| 13 | Emma1 in 97 | 3,095 | #3 |
| 14 | Alice1 in 98 | 3,059 | #65 |
| 15 | Bessie1 in 98 | 3,044 | #6,889 |
| 16 | Bertha1 in 99 | 3,019 | #4,569 |
| 17 | Grace1 in 102 | 2,942 | #38 |
| 18 | Rose1 in 105 | 2,844 | #114 |
| 19 | Clara1 in 106 | 2,826 | #63 |
| 20 | Mildred1 in 107 | 2,800 | #1,973 |
| 21 | Gladys1 in 110 | 2,733 | #3,224 |
| 22 | Minnie1 in 112 | 2,673 | #3,060 |
| 23 | Gertrude1 in 116 | 2,580 | #6,632 |
| 24 | Pearl1 in 119 | 2,512 | #777 |
| 25 | Mabel1 in 119 | 2,509 | #201 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 15 | 9,828 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 18 | 8,579 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 21 | 7,245 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 28 | 5,403 | #126 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 37 | 4,098 | #48 |
| 6 | Robert1 in 39 | 3,821 | #92 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 41 | 3,714 | #29 |
| 8 | Frank1 in 43 | 3,477 | #514 |
| 9 | Edward1 in 55 | 2,720 | #224 |
| 10 | Henry1 in 58 | 2,606 | #5 |
| 11 | Thomas1 in 59 | 2,556 | #34 |
| 12 | Walter1 in 65 | 2,298 | #252 |
| 13 | Harry1 in 66 | 2,272 | #775 |
| 14 | Willie1 in 71 | 2,113 | #1,322 |
| 15 | Arthur1 in 81 | 1,853 | #87 |
| 16 | Albert1 in 86 | 1,741 | #614 |
| 17 | Fred1 in 91 | 1,646 | #1,936 |
| 18 | Clarence1 in 101 | 1,483 | #1,500 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 117 | 1,288 | #262 |
| 20 | Harold1 in 121 | 1,245 | #993 |
| 21 | Roy1 in 124 | 1,215 | #525 |
| 22 | Joe1 in 128 | 1,179 | #994 |
| 23 | Raymond1 in 131 | 1,150 | #395 |
| 24 | Richard1 in 132 | 1,141 | #234 |
| 25 | Charlie1 in 134 | 1,124 | #145 |
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