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Baby Names from 1903

381,200 registered births | 119,230 boys | 261,970 girls

← 1902 1900s Overview 1904 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1903

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
7,608 births
2 William
6,311 births
3 James
5,479 births
4 George
3,961 births
5 Charles
3,213 births
6 Joseph
3,121 births
7 Robert
3,044 births
8 Frank
2,644 births
9 Edward
2,268 births
10 Thomas
1,962 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
14,275 births
2 Helen
6,129 births
3 Anna
5,098 births
4 Margaret
5,045 births
5 Ruth
4,517 births
6 Elizabeth
3,724 births
7 Marie
3,469 births
8 Florence
3,468 births
9 Ethel
3,257 births
10 Mildred
3,088 births

Top Unisex Names of 1903

Willie
1,454 boys 1,014 girls
Jessie
280 boys 1,202 girls
Marion
188 boys 1,042 girls
Francis
665 boys 109 girls
Lee
477 boys 110 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1903

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

Biggest Risers

B Alton
#317 → #190 (+127)

New to the Top 200 in 1903

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

Audrey #176 Jerome #178 Alton #190 Cleo #190 Muriel #191 Booker #197 Tommie #199
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