Popular Male names in United States

This page shows the popular names in United States from 1900 to 1913.

Before World War I

Before World War I, this era laid foundations for modernity with innovation and exploration. Names from this period are elegant, rooted in heritage and ambition.

Popular English Boy Names between 1900 and 1913

Rank First Name Quantity
1 John 163,403
2 William 131,921
3 James 119,792
4 George 81,224
5 Robert 76,504
6 Joseph 73,422
7 Charles 70,953
8 Frank 54,277
9 Edward 49,497
10 Thomas 41,109
11 Henry 39,872
12 Walter 38,366
13 Harry 32,504
14 Willie 30,403
15 Albert 30,015
16 Arthur 29,834
17 Harold 28,411
18 Paul 27,785
19 Raymond 25,159
20 Clarence 24,690
21 Richard 23,655
22 Fred 23,198
23 Louis 21,628
24 Carl 19,937
25 Ralph 19,648
26 Roy 18,974
27 Jack 18,874
28 Joe 18,789
29 Howard 17,665
30 David 17,574
31 Earl 17,293
32 Ernest 16,671
33 Samuel 16,128
34 Francis 15,053
35 Lawrence 14,396
36 Herbert 13,927
37 Donald 13,342
38 Alfred 13,223
39 Charlie 13,077
40 Anthony 12,572
41 Eugene 12,495
42 Andrew 12,428
43 Kenneth 12,210
44 Elmer 11,978
45 Michael 11,934
46 Theodore 11,146
47 Leonard 10,972
48 Leo 10,865
49 Sam 10,829
50 Stanley 10,526
51 Herman 10,164
52 Daniel 9,926
53 Floyd 9,567
54 Peter 9,465
55 Russell 9,332
56 Frederick 8,805
57 Lee 8,803
58 Lester 8,753
59 Clyde 8,689
60 Leroy 8,627
61 Edwin 8,539
62 Chester 8,282
63 Clifford 8,165
64 Jesse 8,065
65 Oscar 8,064
66 Bernard 7,986
67 Benjamin 7,973
68 Lewis 7,882
69 Ray 7,781
70 Norman 7,541
71 Lloyd 7,390
72 Cecil 6,976
73 Melvin 6,743
74 Martin 6,632
75 Claude 6,599
76 Philip 6,568
77 Milton 6,517
78 Eddie 6,409
79 Edgar 6,113
80 Leon 6,000
81 Jessie 5,845
82 Harvey 5,835
83 Vincent 5,498
84 Ben 5,489
85 Victor 5,478
86 Homer 5,462
87 Marvin 5,419
88 Alvin 5,418
89 Tom 5,197
90 Johnnie 5,164
91 Everett 5,117
92 Stephen 5,108
93 Luther 5,054
94 Allen 4,948
95 Morris 4,937
96 Glenn 4,884
97 Vernon 4,854
98 Sidney 4,842
99 Gerald 4,836
100 Alexander 4,720