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Baby Names from 1902

386,733 registered births | 122,660 boys | 264,073 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1902

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
7,907 births
2 William
6,617 births
3 James
5,592 births
4 George
4,223 births
5 Charles
3,361 births
6 Robert
3,180 births
7 Joseph
3,098 births
8 Frank
2,756 births
9 Edward
2,294 births
10 Henry
2,154 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
14,486 births
2 Helen
5,967 births
3 Anna
5,288 births
4 Margaret
5,011 births
5 Ruth
4,384 births
6 Elizabeth
3,694 births
7 Florence
3,509 births
8 Marie
3,424 births
9 Ethel
3,295 births
10 Alice
3,135 births

Top Unisex Names of 1902

Willie
1,565 boys 1,071 girls
Jessie
323 boys 1,240 girls
Marion
176 boys 1,033 girls
Francis
597 boys 140 girls
Lee
475 boys 134 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1902

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

Biggest Risers

B Antonio
#237 → #177 (+60)
B Roosevelt
#166 → #116 (+50)
B Don
#250 → #200 (+50)

Biggest Fallers

B Mckinley
#191 → #244 (-53)

New to the Top 200 in 1902

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

Antonio #177 Ted #192
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