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Baby names of 1898

In 1898 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (14,406 births) and John for boys (8,159).

← 18971899 →188819081918

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary14,406
  2. Anna5,773
  3. Helen5,230
  4. Margaret4,696
  5. Ruth4,249
  6. Florence3,790
  7. Elizabeth3,659
  8. Ethel3,531
  9. Marie3,435
  10. Lillian3,061
  11. Alice2,846
  12. Edna2,813
  13. Emma2,788
  14. Clara2,731
  15. Grace2,726
  16. Bessie2,647
  17. Bertha2,642
  18. Annie2,470
  19. Hazel2,439
  20. Rose2,436
  21. Minnie2,409
  22. Frances2,379
  23. Mabel2,331
  24. Gertrude2,302
  25. Martha2,184
  26. Pearl2,158
  27. Gladys2,136
  28. Mildred2,101
  29. Ida2,090
  30. Myrtle2,090
  31. Esther2,047
  32. Edith1,981
  33. Elsie1,919
  34. Irene1,902
  35. Eva1,823
  36. Nellie1,810
  37. Sarah1,800
  38. Laura1,768
  39. Ella1,715
  40. Agnes1,708
  41. Catherine1,705
  42. Louise1,693
  43. Dorothy1,671
  44. Lillie1,522
  45. Julia1,462
  46. Josephine1,425
  47. Carrie1,371
  48. Hattie1,328
  49. Lena1,320
  50. Mattie1,314
  51. Cora1,304
  52. Alma1,299
  53. Viola1,272
  54. Blanche1,269
  55. Jessie1,244
  56. Mae1,239
  57. Jennie1,194
  58. Ruby1,191
  59. Lucy1,144
  60. Beatrice1,122
  61. Fannie1,085
  62. Marion1,085
  63. Mamie1,084
  64. Lula1,069
  65. Stella1,062
  66. Ada1,022
  67. Maude1,009
  68. Dora929
  69. Katherine914
  70. Pauline900
  71. Willie878
  72. Maggie876
  73. Vera876
  74. Nora868
  75. Rosa841
  76. Evelyn836
  77. Sadie808
  78. Virginia801
  79. Marguerite800
  80. Lucille795
  81. Ellen786
  82. Beulah783
  83. Effie714
  84. Daisy712
  85. Susie702
  86. May696
  87. Nettie678
  88. Lydia677
  89. Kathryn671
  90. Leona665
  91. Della656
  92. Georgianew654
  93. Olive644
  94. Emily628
  95. Eleanor620
  96. Bernicenew619
  97. Hilda610
  98. Floranew607
  99. Thelmanew605
  100. Sallie598

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John8,159
  2. William7,400
  3. James5,321
  4. George4,853
  5. Charles3,557
  6. Joseph3,171
  7. Robert2,932
  8. Frank2,925
  9. Edward2,337
  10. Thomas2,161
  11. Henry2,145
  12. Harry2,129
  13. Walter2,002
  14. Arthur1,619
  15. Fred1,447
  16. Albert1,417
  17. Clarence1,326
  18. Willie1,134
  19. Deweynew1,115
  20. Roy1,049
  21. Paul991
  22. Harold963
  23. Raymond929
  24. Carl919
  25. Earl883
  26. Richard871
  27. Louis861
  28. Ernest839
  29. Joe827
  30. David815
  31. Ralph803
  32. Samuel749
  33. Charlie728
  34. Herbert716
  35. Howard706
  36. Alfred645
  37. Jack633
  38. Andrew611
  39. Leo588
  40. Elmer583
  41. Oscar546
  42. Sam543
  43. Francis541
  44. Lawrence533
  45. Daniel523
  46. Lee498
  47. Jesse476
  48. Will475
  49. Eugene473
  50. Herman467
  51. Floyd434
  52. Michael434
  53. Leonard421
  54. Peter409
  55. Benjamin405
  56. Ray394
  57. Edwin391
  58. Clyde383
  59. Claude371
  60. Frederick368
  61. Russell359
  62. Lewis352
  63. Martin339
  64. Tom337
  65. Anthony325
  66. Chester321
  67. Clifford317
  68. Leroy315
  69. Ben310
  70. Lester298
  71. Stanley295
  72. Edgar285
  73. Bernard284
  74. Harvey284
  75. Theodore281
  76. Luther275
  77. Jim269
  78. Jessie267
  79. Lloyd265
  80. Otto259
  81. Eddie256
  82. Jacob256
  83. Leon251
  84. Hugh250
  85. Homer246
  86. Philip244
  87. Cecil243
  88. Donald238
  89. Ed228
  90. Leslie228
  91. Miltonnew225
  92. Archie222
  93. Patrick219
  94. Guy215
  95. Everett212
  96. Norman207
  97. Victor205
  98. Ira195
  99. Stephen195
  100. Kennethnew191

1898 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1898 holds 258,770 girls under 1,975 different names. The ten most common names covered 20% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Georgia, Bernice, Flora, Thelma. Leaving it:Nancy, Ann, Lizzie, Theresa.

The Social Security data for 1898 holds 122,685 boys under 1,289 different names. The ten most common names covered 35% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Dewey, Milton, Kenneth. Leaving it:Allen, Alvin, Percy.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.