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Baby Names from 1901

345,812 registered births | 106,467 boys | 239,345 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1901

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
6,900 births
2 William
5,990 births
3 James
4,735 births
4 George
3,609 births
5 Charles
3,049 births
6 Joseph
2,766 births
7 Robert
2,543 births
8 Frank
2,402 births
9 Edward
1,917 births
10 Henry
1,870 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
13,136 births
2 Helen
5,247 births
3 Anna
4,923 births
4 Margaret
4,424 births
5 Ruth
3,974 births
6 Elizabeth
3,216 births
7 Marie
3,157 births
8 Florence
3,131 births
9 Ethel
3,067 births
10 Lillian
2,681 births

Top Unisex Names of 1901

Willie
1,294 boys 901 girls
Jessie
231 boys 1,116 girls
Marion
159 boys 963 girls
Francis
543 boys 126 girls
Ollie
81 boys 462 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1901

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Roosevelt
#241 → #166 (+75)
B Forrest
#252 → #196 (+56)

Biggest Fallers

B Levi
#199 → #269 (-70)
B Moses
#181 → #240 (-59)

New to the Top 200 in 1901

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Roosevelt #166 Wayne #173 Regina #188 Miriam #189 Preston #190
1900 All Years 1902