Names by year · United States
The names of 1908
In 1908, the SSA recorded 488,648 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 | 18,665 | #125 |
| 2 | Helen1 in 40 | 8,439 | #462 |
| 3 | Margaret1 in 48 | 6,976 | #112 |
| 4 | Ruth1 in 54 | 6,180 | #173 |
| 5 | Anna1 in 57 | 5,860 | #107 |
| 6 | Dorothy1 in 59 | 5,703 | #421 |
| 7 | Elizabeth1 in 68 | 4,904 | #17 |
| 8 | Mildred1 in 72 | 4,624 | #1,973 |
| 9 | Alice1 in 78 | 4,270 | #65 |
| 10 | Marie1 in 82 | 4,076 | #618 |
| 11 | Florence1 in 86 | 3,883 | #391 |
| 12 | Ethel1 in 88 | 3,786 | #4,211 |
| 13 | Lillian1 in 92 | 3,634 | #57 |
| 14 | Frances1 in 93 | 3,593 | #318 |
| 15 | Gladys1 in 93 | 3,580 | #3,224 |
| 16 | Rose1 in 99 | 3,382 | #114 |
| 17 | Edna1 in 99 | 3,365 | #2,463 |
| 18 | Louise1 in 114 | 2,937 | #516 |
| 19 | Grace1 in 115 | 2,901 | #38 |
| 20 | Evelyn1 in 117 | 2,857 | #8 |
| 21 | Annie1 in 119 | 2,820 | #182 |
| 22 | Catherine1 in 122 | 2,750 | #314 |
| 23 | Irene1 in 122 | 2,732 | #651 |
| 24 | Hazel1 in 124 | 2,698 | #21 |
| 25 | Gertrude1 in 130 | 2,562 | #6,632 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 17 | 9,343 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 20 | 7,529 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 22 | 7,012 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 34 | 4,584 | #126 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 37 | 4,219 | #92 |
| 6 | Joseph1 in 37 | 4,162 | #29 |
| 7 | Charles1 in 39 | 3,929 | #48 |
| 8 | Frank1 in 49 | 3,146 | #514 |
| 9 | Edward1 in 57 | 2,707 | #224 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 67 | 2,301 | #34 |
| 11 | Henry1 in 68 | 2,283 | #5 |
| 12 | Walter1 in 70 | 2,192 | #252 |
| 13 | Willie1 in 79 | 1,964 | #1,322 |
| 14 | Harry1 in 80 | 1,934 | #775 |
| 15 | Albert1 in 94 | 1,642 | #614 |
| 16 | Arthur1 in 96 | 1,601 | #87 |
| 17 | Harold1 in 100 | 1,542 | #993 |
| 18 | Paul1 in 104 | 1,478 | #262 |
| 19 | Clarence1 in 108 | 1,428 | #1,500 |
| 20 | Fred1 in 112 | 1,381 | #1,936 |
| 21 | Raymond1 in 112 | 1,381 | #395 |
| 22 | Louis1 in 117 | 1,317 | #249 |
| 23 | Richard1 in 124 | 1,244 | #234 |
| 24 | Joe1 in 128 | 1,209 | #994 |
| 25 | Ralph1 in 136 | 1,138 | #1,048 |
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