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Baby names of 1905

In 1905 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (16,067 births) and John for boys (8,059).

← 19041906 →1885189519151925

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary16,067
  2. Helen6,811
  3. Margaret5,690
  4. Anna5,424
  5. Ruth5,068
  6. Elizabeth4,121
  7. Dorothy3,937
  8. Mildred3,758
  9. Marie3,643
  10. Alice3,610
  11. Florence3,478
  12. Ethel3,401
  13. Lillian3,185
  14. Gladys2,996
  15. Edna2,953
  16. Frances2,887
  17. Annie2,793
  18. Rose2,724
  19. Grace2,630
  20. Bessie2,446
  21. Bertha2,434
  22. Clara2,397
  23. Louise2,367
  24. Irene2,357
  25. Hazel2,351
  26. Emma2,298
  27. Gertrude2,276
  28. Catherine2,198
  29. Mabel2,178
  30. Edith2,137
  31. Pearl2,108
  32. Martha2,091
  33. Myrtle2,026
  34. Esther1,993
  35. Minnie1,950
  36. Thelma1,945
  37. Josephine1,894
  38. Ruby1,885
  39. Eva1,815
  40. Elsie1,811
  41. Sarah1,762
  42. Ida1,757
  43. Agnes1,718
  44. Viola1,697
  45. Beatrice1,661
  46. Evelyn1,661
  47. Julia1,642
  48. Nellie1,626
  49. Laura1,566
  50. Lucille1,533
  51. Lillie1,481
  52. Ella1,438
  53. Virginia1,394
  54. Pauline1,381
  55. Mattie1,371
  56. Alma1,333
  57. Jessie1,315
  58. Carrie1,288
  59. Willie1,285
  60. Mae1,284
  61. Lena1,258
  62. Hattie1,197
  63. Blanche1,190
  64. Katherine1,190
  65. Marion1,141
  66. Lucy1,132
  67. Stella1,097
  68. Fannie1,085
  69. Leona1,082
  70. Mamie1,068
  71. Vera1,053
  72. Cora1,044
  73. Eleanor1,041
  74. Bernice1,032
  75. Ann996
  76. Jennie981
  77. Beulah968
  78. Lula963
  79. Rosa922
  80. Ada873
  81. Ellen845
  82. Violet831
  83. Doris812
  84. Maggie809
  85. Betty807
  86. Kathryn788
  87. Daisy776
  88. Lois763
  89. Dora757
  90. Marguerite753
  91. Sadie750
  92. Nora742
  93. Susie739
  94. Georgia722
  95. Velmanew722
  96. Marjorie712
  97. Maude709
  98. Anne708
  99. Opal702
  100. Emilynew683

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John8,059
  2. William6,495
  3. James6,042
  4. George4,256
  5. Charles3,608
  6. Robert3,410
  7. Joseph3,302
  8. Frank2,837
  9. Edward2,366
  10. Thomas2,135
  11. Henry2,126
  12. Walter1,902
  13. Willie1,782
  14. Harry1,619
  15. Albert1,532
  16. Arthur1,505
  17. Clarence1,377
  18. Fred1,284
  19. Paul1,262
  20. Harold1,258
  21. Raymond1,159
  22. Richard1,033
  23. Joe1,024
  24. Roy1,016
  25. Louis981
  26. Carl959
  27. Ralph938
  28. Jack907
  29. Earl904
  30. Samuel856
  31. Ernest845
  32. David838
  33. Theodore834
  34. Charlie801
  35. Howard735
  36. Francis685
  37. Herbert681
  38. Lawrence669
  39. Sam620
  40. Andrew619
  41. Elmer602
  42. Eugene593
  43. Alfred591
  44. Floyd523
  45. Michael513
  46. Leo512
  47. Leonard495
  48. Anthony490
  49. Lee486
  50. Daniel484
  51. Herman475
  52. Clyde474
  53. Kenneth474
  54. Jesse443
  55. Leroy441
  56. Oscar436
  57. Lester432
  58. Russell432
  59. Donald425
  60. Ray424
  61. Clifford420
  62. Peter409
  63. Claude399
  64. Chester388
  65. Lewis384
  66. Stanley384
  67. Frederick381
  68. Benjamin379
  69. Lloyd369
  70. Edwin357
  71. Norman350
  72. Cecil347
  73. Eddie346
  74. Jessie338
  75. Martin332
  76. Homer318
  77. Tom317
  78. Edgar315
  79. Luther308
  80. Milton299
  81. Johnnie297
  82. Bernard292
  83. Melvin291
  84. Ben290
  85. Harvey286
  86. Will286
  87. Leon274
  88. Allen272
  89. Everett270
  90. Victor268
  91. Roosevelt264
  92. Alvin258
  93. Stephennew246
  94. Leslie237
  95. Jim236
  96. Philip234
  97. Virgil226
  98. Jacob220
  99. Otisnew216
  100. Marvinnew215

1905 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1905 holds 291,616 girls under 2,234 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:Velma, Emily. Leaving it:Hilda, Lola.

The Social Security data for 1905 holds 132,306 boys under 1,421 different names. The ten most common names covered 32% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Stephen, Otis, Marvin. Leaving it:Alton, Patrick, Glenn.

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.