Names by year · United States
The names of 1906
In 1906, the SSA recorded 428,451 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 | 16,370 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 41 | 7,176 | #462 |
| 3 | Margaret1 in 48 | 6,096 | #112 |
| 4 | Anna1 in 54 | 5,502 | #107 |
| 5 | Ruth1 in 57 | 5,140 | #173 |
| 6 | Dorothy1 in 68 | 4,326 | #421 |
| 7 | Elizabeth1 in 68 | 4,320 | #17 |
| 8 | Alice1 in 70 | 4,192 | #65 |
| 9 | Mildred1 in 76 | 3,873 | #1,973 |
| 10 | Florence1 in 80 | 3,691 | #391 |
| 11 | Marie1 in 80 | 3,690 | #618 |
| 12 | Ethel1 in 84 | 3,511 | #4,211 |
| 13 | Lillian1 in 90 | 3,293 | #57 |
| 14 | Frances1 in 98 | 3,026 | #318 |
| 15 | Edna1 in 98 | 3,011 | #2,463 |
| 16 | Gladys1 in 98 | 3,000 | #3,224 |
| 17 | Rose1 in 102 | 2,901 | #114 |
| 18 | Annie1 in 106 | 2,774 | #182 |
| 19 | Grace1 in 112 | 2,626 | #38 |
| 20 | Irene1 in 122 | 2,423 | #651 |
| 21 | Bessie1 in 123 | 2,396 | #6,889 |
| 22 | Gertrude1 in 124 | 2,375 | #6,632 |
| 23 | Hazel1 in 128 | 2,315 | #21 |
| 24 | Louise1 in 128 | 2,307 | #516 |
| 25 | Bertha1 in 128 | 2,302 | #4,569 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 16 | 8,264 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 20 | 6,566 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 23 | 5,908 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 32 | 4,201 | #126 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 37 | 3,635 | #92 |
| 6 | Charles1 in 37 | 3,607 | #48 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 38 | 3,527 | #29 |
| 8 | Frank1 in 48 | 2,798 | #514 |
| 9 | Edward1 in 56 | 2,398 | #224 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 61 | 2,176 | #34 |
| 11 | Henry1 in 63 | 2,112 | #5 |
| 12 | Walter1 in 69 | 1,934 | #252 |
| 13 | Willie1 in 76 | 1,756 | #1,322 |
| 14 | Harry1 in 82 | 1,631 | #775 |
| 15 | Arthur1 in 90 | 1,486 | #87 |
| 16 | Albert1 in 91 | 1,469 | #614 |
| 17 | Harold1 in 100 | 1,330 | #993 |
| 18 | Clarence1 in 101 | 1,319 | #1,500 |
| 19 | Paul1 in 102 | 1,308 | #262 |
| 20 | Fred1 in 112 | 1,193 | #1,936 |
| 21 | Raymond1 in 118 | 1,133 | #395 |
| 22 | Louis1 in 121 | 1,101 | #249 |
| 23 | Richard1 in 123 | 1,084 | #234 |
| 24 | Roy1 in 130 | 1,024 | #525 |
| 25 | Joe1 in 131 | 1,020 | #994 |
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