1900s

The defining baby names of the 1900s, ranked by total U.S. births across the decade.

{decade}s names still on the charts today

15 biggest 1900s names still charting today

Mary #131 Helen #430 Margaret #123 Anna #90 Ruth #180 Elizabeth #16 Dorothy #457 Marie #618 Florence #536 Alice #65 Lillian #53 Frances #382 Rose #117 Annie #202 Grace #37

And these have faded off the top 1000:

Mildred → #1946 Ethel → #4861 Gladys → #2992 Edna → #2130 Bertha → #4633

Top 100 of the decade

Rank	Name	Total recorded births
#1	Mary	161,504
#2	Helen	69,428
#3	Margaret	57,919
#4	Anna	54,918
#5	Ruth	51,010
#6	Elizabeth	41,708
#7	Dorothy	39,112
#8	Marie	37,091
#9	Florence	36,191
#10	Mildred	36,173
#11	Alice	35,232
#12	Ethel	34,868
#13	Lillian	32,519
#14	Gladys	30,285
#15	Edna	29,832
#16	Frances	28,499
#17	Rose	28,106
#18	Annie	27,748
#19	Grace	26,927
#20	Bertha	24,247
#21	Emma	24,176
#22	Bessie	23,984
#23	Clara	23,899
#24	Hazel	23,802
#25	Irene	23,656
#26	Gertrude	23,607
#27	Louise	22,862
#28	Catherine	22,006
#29	Martha	21,750
#30	Mabel	21,625
#31	Pearl	20,913
#32	Edith	20,884
#33	Esther	20,026
#34	Minnie	19,715
#35	Myrtle	19,691
#36	Ida	18,866
#37	Josephine	18,785
#38	Evelyn	18,603
#39	Elsie	18,452
#40	Eva	18,357
#41	Thelma	18,265
#42	Ruby	18,175
#43	Agnes	17,616
#44	Sarah	17,342
#45	Viola	16,559
#46	Nellie	16,339
#47	Beatrice	16,282
#48	Julia	16,107
#49	Laura	15,532
#50	Lillie	15,391
#51	Lucille	15,041
#52	Ella	14,763
#53	Virginia	14,539
#54	Mattie	13,837
#55	Pauline	13,310
#56	Carrie	13,140
#57	Alma	13,092
#58	Jessie	12,756
#59	Mae	12,711
#60	Lena	12,703
#61	Willie	12,357
#62	Katherine	12,105
#63	Blanche	11,730
#64	Hattie	11,717
#65	Marion	11,713
#66	Lucy	11,020
#67	Stella	11,014
#68	Mamie	10,618
#69	Vera	10,457
#70	Cora	10,372
#71	Fannie	10,346
#72	Eleanor	10,030
#73	Bernice	10,010
#74	Jennie	9,988
#75	Ann	9,932
#76	Leona	9,848
#77	Beulah	9,716
#78	Lula	9,518
#79	Rosa	9,297
#80	Ada	9,121
#81	Ellen	8,339
#82	Kathryn	8,333
#83	Maggie	8,289
#84	Doris	8,252
#85	Dora	8,011
#86	Betty	7,921
#87	Marguerite	7,912
#88	Violet	7,844
#89	Lois	7,691
#90	Daisy	7,687
#91	Anne	7,615
#92	Sadie	7,461
#93	Susie	7,312
#94	Nora	7,172
#95	Maude	7,142
#96	Georgia	7,142
#97	Marjorie	7,025
#98	Opal	6,791
#99	Hilda	6,783
#100	Velma	6,558

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.