1900–1909 · United States
Mary was the most common girls’ name of the 1900s with 161,504 births, and John the most common boys’ name with 84,590.
| # | Name | 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 |
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 84,590 |
| 2 | William | 69,320 |
| 3 | James | 62,170 |
| 4 | George | 43,589 |
| 5 | Charles | 36,184 |
| 6 | Robert | 35,849 |
| 7 | Joseph | 35,173 |
| 8 | Frank | 29,046 |
| 9 | Edward | 24,516 |
| 10 | Thomas | 21,783 |
| 11 | Henry | 21,772 |
| 12 | Walter | 19,997 |
| 13 | Harry | 17,906 |
| 14 | Willie | 17,746 |
| 15 | Arthur | 15,409 |
| 16 | Albert | 15,318 |
| 17 | Clarence | 13,573 |
| 18 | Fred | 13,076 |
| 19 | Harold | 12,795 |
| 20 | Paul | 12,636 |
| 21 | Raymond | 11,650 |
| 22 | Richard | 10,675 |
| 23 | Roy | 10,632 |
| 24 | Joe | 10,466 |
| 25 | Louis | 10,372 |
| 26 | Carl | 9,865 |
| 27 | Ralph | 9,298 |
| 28 | Earl | 9,251 |
| 29 | Jack | 9,222 |
| 30 | Ernest | 8,657 |
| 31 | David | 8,619 |
| 32 | Samuel | 8,149 |
| 33 | Howard | 8,014 |
| 34 | Charlie | 7,928 |
| 35 | Francis | 7,021 |
| 36 | Herbert | 6,957 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 6,846 |
| 38 | Theodore | 6,490 |
| 39 | Alfred | 6,356 |
| 40 | Andrew | 6,277 |
| 41 | Sam | 6,161 |
| 42 | Elmer | 6,161 |
| 43 | Eugene | 5,909 |
| 44 | Leo | 5,629 |
| 45 | Michael | 5,220 |
| 46 | Lee | 5,158 |
| 47 | Herman | 5,064 |
| 48 | Anthony | 5,043 |
| 49 | Daniel | 5,036 |
| 50 | Leonard | 5,022 |
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880-2025. Names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org