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

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

1900[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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. -----

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