Popular names in United States

This page shows the popular names in United States from 1900 to 1909.

Born in the 1900s

Born in the 1900s, this group witnessed the dawn of modernity, from early aviation to electricity. Their lives shaped the 20th century’s foundations. Names from this decade are classic, rooted in heritage and simplicity.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 161,504
2 John 84,591
3 Helen 69,428
4 William 69,320
5 James 62,170
6 Margaret 57,920
7 Anna 54,918
8 Ruth 51,010
9 George 43,589
10 Elizabeth 41,708
11 Dorothy 39,112
12 Marie 37,091
13 Florence 36,191
14 Charles 36,184
15 Mildred 36,173
16 Robert 35,849
17 Alice 35,232
18 Joseph 35,173
19 Ethel 34,868
20 Lillian 32,519
21 Gladys 30,285
22 Edna 29,832
23 Frank 29,046
24 Frances 28,499
25 Rose 28,106
26 Annie 27,748
27 Grace 26,927
28 Edward 24,516
29 Bertha 24,247
30 Emma 24,176
31 Bessie 23,984
32 Clara 23,899
33 Hazel 23,802
34 Irene 23,656
35 Gertrude 23,607
36 Louise 22,862
37 Catherine 22,007
38 Thomas 21,783
39 Henry 21,772
40 Martha 21,750
41 Mabel 21,625
42 Pearl 20,913
43 Edith 20,884
44 Esther 20,026
45 Walter 19,997
46 Minnie 19,715
47 Myrtle 19,691
48 Ida 18,866
49 Josephine 18,785
50 Evelyn 18,603
51 Elsie 18,452
52 Eva 18,357
53 Thelma 18,265
54 Ruby 18,175
55 Harry 17,906
56 Willie 17,746
57 Agnes 17,616
58 Sarah 17,342
59 Viola 16,559
60 Nellie 16,339
61 Beatrice 16,282
62 Julia 16,107
63 Laura 15,532
64 Arthur 15,409
65 Lillie 15,391
66 Albert 15,318
67 Clarence 13,573
68 Fred 13,076
69 Harold 12,795
70 Paul 12,636
71 Raymond 11,650
72 Richard 10,676
73 Roy 10,632
74 Joe 10,466
75 Louis 10,372
76 Carl 9,865
77 Ralph 9,298
78 Earl 9,251
79 Jack 9,222
80 Ernest 8,657
81 David 8,620
82 Samuel 8,149
83 Howard 8,014
84 Charlie 7,928
85 Francis 7,021
86 Herbert 6,957
87 Lawrence 6,846
88 Theodore 6,490
89 Alfred 6,356
90 Andrew 6,278
91 Elmer 6,161
92 Sam 6,161
93 Eugene 5,909
94 Leo 5,629
95 Michael 5,220
96 Lee 5,158
97 Herman 5,064
98 Anthony 5,043
99 Daniel 5,036
100 Leonard 5,022
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Mary 161,504
2 Helen 69,428
3 Margaret 57,920
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 22,007
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
Rank First Name Quantity
1 John 84,591
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 10,676
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 8,620
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 6,278
41 Elmer 6,161
42 Sam 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