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Baby Names from 1909

511,224 registered births | 163,996 boys | 347,228 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1909

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
9,590 births
2 William
7,913 births
3 James
7,595 births
4 George
4,688 births
5 Robert
4,563 births
6 Joseph
4,348 births
7 Charles
4,029 births
8 Frank
3,244 births
9 Edward
2,935 births
10 Thomas
2,468 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
19,259 births
2 Helen
9,250 births
3 Margaret
7,358 births
4 Ruth
6,509 births
5 Dorothy
6,253 births
6 Anna
5,804 births
7 Elizabeth
5,176 births
8 Mildred
5,054 births
9 Marie
4,301 births
10 Alice
4,170 births

Top Unisex Names of 1909

Willie
2,175 boys 1,549 girls
Jessie
432 boys 1,321 girls
Marion
247 boys 1,445 girls
Francis
886 boys 157 girls
Lee
584 boys 196 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1909

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

Biggest Risers

B Kermit
#286 → #175 (+111)

New to the Top 200 in 1909

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

Kermit #175 Maxine #179 Jeannette #190 Antoinette #196 Anita #199
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