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Baby Names of the 1900s

4,285,124 registered births across 10 years

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Names That Defined the 1900s

Top Boy Names

1
John in top 10 for 10/10 years
84,590
2
William in top 10 for 10/10 years
69,320
3
James in top 10 for 10/10 years
62,170
4
George in top 10 for 10/10 years
43,589
5
Charles in top 10 for 10/10 years
36,184
6
Robert in top 10 for 10/10 years
35,849
7
Joseph in top 10 for 10/10 years
35,173
8
Frank in top 10 for 10/10 years
29,046
9
Edward in top 10 for 10/10 years
24,516
10
Thomas in top 10 for 5/10 years
11,042

Top Girl Names

1
Mary in top 10 for 10/10 years
161,504
2
Helen in top 10 for 10/10 years
69,428
3
Margaret in top 10 for 10/10 years
57,919
4
Anna in top 10 for 10/10 years
54,918
5
Ruth in top 10 for 10/10 years
51,010
6
Elizabeth in top 10 for 10/10 years
41,708
7
Marie in top 10 for 9/10 years
33,401
8
Dorothy in top 10 for 6/10 years
28,663
9
Mildred in top 10 for 7/10 years
28,199
10
Alice in top 10 for 6/10 years
23,484
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Browse Each Year in the 1900s

1900

450,258 births

John Mary
1901

345,812 births

John Mary
1902

386,733 births

John Mary
1903

381,200 births

John Mary
1904

403,485 births

John Mary
1905

423,922 births

John Mary
1906

428,451 births

John Mary
1907

465,390 births

John Mary
1908

488,649 births

John Mary
1909

511,224 births

John Mary
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