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Baby Names from 1905

423,922 registered births | 132,306 boys | 291,616 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1905

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,059 births
2 William
6,495 births
3 James
6,042 births
4 George
4,256 births
5 Charles
3,608 births
6 Robert
3,410 births
7 Joseph
3,302 births
8 Frank
2,837 births
9 Edward
2,366 births
10 Thomas
2,135 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
16,067 births
2 Helen
6,811 births
3 Margaret
5,690 births
4 Anna
5,424 births
5 Ruth
5,068 births
6 Elizabeth
4,121 births
7 Dorothy
3,937 births
8 Mildred
3,758 births
9 Marie
3,643 births
10 Alice
3,610 births

Top Unisex Names of 1905

Willie
1,782 boys 1,285 girls
Jessie
338 boys 1,315 girls
Marion
170 boys 1,141 girls
Francis
685 boys 149 girls
Lee
486 boys 165 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1905

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

Biggest Fallers

B Alton
#78 → #135 (-57)

New to the Top 200 in 1905

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

Ervin #172 Geraldine #190 Jewell #192 Jeanette #195 Roberta #196
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