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Baby Names from 1904

403,485 registered births | 128,122 boys | 275,363 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1904

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,108 births
2 William
6,416 births
3 James
5,855 births
4 George
4,219 births
5 Robert
3,414 births
6 Charles
3,406 births
7 Joseph
3,291 births
8 Frank
2,799 births
9 Edward
2,335 births
10 Henry
2,085 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
14,961 births
2 Helen
6,488 births
3 Anna
5,330 births
4 Margaret
5,302 births
5 Ruth
4,900 births
6 Elizabeth
3,833 births
7 Marie
3,595 births
8 Florence
3,572 births
9 Mildred
3,525 births
10 Dorothy
3,477 births

Top Unisex Names of 1904

Willie
1,675 boys 1,188 girls
Jessie
313 boys 1,197 girls
Marion
198 boys 1,109 girls
Francis
686 boys 122 girls
Lee
532 boys 139 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1904

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

Biggest Risers

B Alton
#190 → #78 (+112)

Biggest Fallers

B Douglas
#168 → #237 (-69)
B Dewey
#133 → #185 (-52)

New to the Top 200 in 1904

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

Bonnie #181 Leola #192 Jewel #198
1903 All Years 1905