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Baby names of 1899

In 1899 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (13,172 births) and John for boys (6,990).

← 18981900 →188919091919

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary13,172
  2. Anna5,115
  3. Helen5,048
  4. Margaret4,249
  5. Ruth3,912
  6. Florence3,314
  7. Elizabeth3,287
  8. Marie3,156
  9. Ethel2,999
  10. Lillian2,703
  11. Edna2,534
  12. Alice2,523
  13. Emma2,445
  14. Clara2,441
  15. Grace2,353
  16. Bertha2,294
  17. Mildred2,291
  18. Annie2,289
  19. Bessie2,280
  20. Gladys2,228
  21. Rose2,197
  22. Mabel2,127
  23. Gertrude2,110
  24. Frances2,058
  25. Minnie2,036
  26. Hazel2,033
  27. Pearl1,999
  28. Martha1,907
  29. Esther1,823
  30. Myrtle1,821
  31. Ida1,804
  32. Edith1,794
  33. Elsie1,706
  34. Irene1,703
  35. Dorothy1,687
  36. Catherine1,628
  37. Agnes1,611
  38. Sarah1,587
  39. Eva1,582
  40. Louise1,536
  41. Nellie1,510
  42. Ella1,502
  43. Laura1,472
  44. Josephine1,388
  45. Lillie1,350
  46. Carrie1,346
  47. Julia1,297
  48. Mattie1,171
  49. Lena1,159
  50. Viola1,156
  51. Alma1,146
  52. Ruby1,103
  53. Hattie1,087
  54. Jessie1,081
  55. Blanche1,063
  56. Beatrice1,061
  57. Jennie1,061
  58. Cora1,056
  59. Mae1,035
  60. Lucy1,018
  61. Ada984
  62. Stella975
  63. Marion973
  64. Mamie966
  65. Katherine942
  66. Maude908
  67. Lula894
  68. Fannie886
  69. Vera864
  70. Maggie814
  71. Lucille812
  72. Pauline811
  73. Willie806
  74. Evelyn802
  75. Virginia776
  76. Beulah770
  77. Rosa765
  78. Thelma736
  79. Dora718
  80. Nora709
  81. Ellen708
  82. Sadie705
  83. Marguerite693
  84. Leona665
  85. Daisy660
  86. Susie622
  87. Hilda621
  88. Kathryn621
  89. Nettie611
  90. Effie597
  91. Della595
  92. Annnew586
  93. Lottienew584
  94. Eleanor575
  95. May571
  96. Emily569
  97. Lydia566
  98. Olive565
  99. Georgia553
  100. Sallie544

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John6,990
  2. William6,086
  3. James4,597
  4. George4,018
  5. Charles3,147
  6. Joseph2,679
  7. Robert2,609
  8. Frank2,550
  9. Edward1,901
  10. Henry1,831
  11. Thomas1,811
  12. Walter1,750
  13. Harry1,732
  14. Arthur1,357
  15. Albert1,210
  16. Fred1,182
  17. Clarence1,139
  18. Willie1,088
  19. Harold914
  20. Roy912
  21. Paul885
  22. Raymond869
  23. Earl821
  24. Joe780
  25. Carl774
  26. Louis770
  27. Ernest744
  28. Richard744
  29. Ralph742
  30. Samuel704
  31. Charlie678
  32. David646
  33. Herbert590
  34. Howard589
  35. Jack582
  36. Andrew578
  37. Elmer514
  38. Francis501
  39. Dewey499
  40. Lawrence497
  41. Alfred496
  42. Daniel485
  43. Leo482
  44. Sam469
  45. Eugene449
  46. Oscar447
  47. Jesse423
  48. Will414
  49. Herman413
  50. Lee388
  51. Michael375
  52. Floyd356
  53. Peter354
  54. Lewis352
  55. Frederick350
  56. Russell338
  57. Benjamin335
  58. Clyde330
  59. Edwin329
  60. Leonard321
  61. Ray315
  62. Clifford297
  63. Claude293
  64. Anthony291
  65. Lester290
  66. Chester288
  67. Tom288
  68. Lloyd287
  69. Leroy269
  70. Jessie261
  71. Jim261
  72. Martin260
  73. Ben259
  74. Donald258
  75. Eddie258
  76. Stanley258
  77. Cecil256
  78. Theodore252
  79. Harvey251
  80. Edgar249
  81. Luther248
  82. Homer239
  83. Norman223
  84. Philip223
  85. Bernard222
  86. Patrick221
  87. Kenneth214
  88. Hugh209
  89. Milton207
  90. Guy200
  91. Allennew191
  92. Jacob189
  93. Leon188
  94. Otisnew185
  95. Everett181
  96. Leslie181
  97. Alexandernew178
  98. Stephen178
  99. Archie177
  100. Victor175

1899 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1899 holds 233,023 girls under 1,842 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:Ann, Lottie. Leaving it:Bernice, Flora.

The Social Security data for 1899 holds 106,211 boys under 1,200 different names. The ten most common names covered 34% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Allen, Otis, Alexander. Leaving it:Otto, Ed, Ira.

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.