List of the most popular names in the 1900s in the United States

These are the most popular given names in the United States for all years of the 1900s (decade).

1900

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Charles
  6. Joseph
  7. Frank
  8. Henry
  9. Robert
  10. Harry
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Anna
  4. Margaret
  5. Ruth
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Marie
  8. Rose
  9. Florence
  10. Bertha

1901

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. Joseph
  5. George
  6. Charles
  7. Frank
  8. Henry
  9. Robert
  10. Edward
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Anna
  4. Margaret
  5. Elizabeth
  6. Ruth
  7. Marie
  8. Gladys
  9. Florence
  10. Rose

1902

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Joseph
  6. Charles
  7. Robert
  8. Frank
  9. Edward
  10. Walter
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Anna
  4. Margaret
  5. Ruth
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Marie
  8. Lillian
  9. Florence
  10. Alice; Rose (tie)

1903

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Joseph
  6. Charles
  7. Robert
  8. Frank
  9. Walter
  10. Henry
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Margaret
  3. Helen
  4. Anna
  5. Ruth
  6. Marie
  7. Elizabeth
  8. Florence
  9. Dorothy
  10. Lillian

1904

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. George; James (tie)
  4. Joseph
  5. Charles
  6. Robert
  7. Frank
  8. Edward
  9. Walter
  10. -----
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret
  4. Ruth
  5. Anna
  6. Dorothy; Elizabeth (tie)
  7. Marie
  8. Alice; Florence (tie)
  9. -----
  10. -----

1905

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Charles
  6. Joseph
  7. Frank; Robert (tie)
  8. Edward
  9. Thomas
  10. -----
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret
  4. Anna
  5. Ruth
  6. Dorothy
  7. Elizabeth
  8. Mildred
  9. Lillian
  10. Marie

1906

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. Joseph
  5. George
  6. Charles
  7. Robert
  8. Frank
  9. Henry
  10. Edward
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret
  4. Ruth
  5. Anna
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Dorothy
  8. Marie
  9. Alice
  10. Florence

1907

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Charles
  6. Joseph
  7. Robert
  8. Frank
  9. Thomas; Walter (tie)
  10. -----
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret
  4. Anna
  5. Ruth
  6. Dorothy
  7. Elizabeth
  8. Mildred
  9. Alice
  10. Ethel

1908

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Joseph
  6. Charles
  7. Robert
  8. Frank
  9. Edward
  10. Henry
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret
  4. Anna
  5. Ruth
  6. Dorothy
  7. Elizabeth
  8. Mildred
  9. Frances
  10. Florence

1909

• Males
  1. John
  2. William
  3. James
  4. George
  5. Joseph
  6. Robert
  7. Charles
  8. Frank
  9. Edward
  10. Henry; Walter (tie)
• Females
  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret
  4. Ruth; Dorothy (tie)
  5. Anna
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Mildred
  8. Marie
  9. Alice
  10. -----

References

• http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/index.html
• http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1900s.html