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Baby names of 1908

In 1908 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (18,665 births) and John for boys (9,343).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary18,665
  2. Helen8,439
  3. Margaret6,976
  4. Ruth6,180
  5. Anna5,860
  6. Dorothy5,703
  7. Elizabeth4,904
  8. Mildred4,624
  9. Alice4,270
  10. Marie4,076
  11. Florence3,883
  12. Ethel3,786
  13. Lillian3,634
  14. Frances3,593
  15. Gladys3,580
  16. Rose3,382
  17. Edna3,365
  18. Louise2,937
  19. Grace2,901
  20. Evelyn2,857
  21. Annie2,820
  22. Catherine2,750
  23. Irene2,732
  24. Hazel2,698
  25. Gertrude2,562
  26. Thelma2,526
  27. Edith2,410
  28. Josephine2,389
  29. Bertha2,384
  30. Emma2,357
  31. Clara2,352
  32. Martha2,324
  33. Ruby2,229
  34. Bessie2,201
  35. Virginia2,195
  36. Esther2,187
  37. Mabel2,096
  38. Lucille2,080
  39. Pearl2,075
  40. Beatrice1,997
  41. Elsie1,983
  42. Viola1,964
  43. Ida1,952
  44. Myrtle1,952
  45. Agnes1,934
  46. Eva1,930
  47. Minnie1,817
  48. Sarah1,814
  49. Nellie1,757
  50. Julia1,749
  51. Pauline1,702
  52. Laura1,558
  53. Alma1,474
  54. Lillie1,471
  55. Katherine1,430
  56. Ella1,428
  57. Mae1,384
  58. Jessie1,382
  59. Willie1,371
  60. Mattie1,364
  61. Bernice1,363
  62. Ann1,354
  63. Marion1,349
  64. Lena1,331
  65. Eleanor1,302
  66. Carrie1,239
  67. Stella1,216
  68. Vera1,204
  69. Blanche1,162
  70. Doris1,155
  71. Hattie1,137
  72. Betty1,128
  73. Leona1,118
  74. Lucy1,118
  75. Anne1,088
  76. Fannie1,085
  77. Kathryn1,058
  78. Jennie1,038
  79. Mamie1,028
  80. Lois1,023
  81. Violet1,017
  82. Beulah1,015
  83. Cora962
  84. Opal955
  85. Marjorie942
  86. Rosa941
  87. Ada922
  88. Marguerite913
  89. Lula892
  90. Velma860
  91. Jean852
  92. Ellen848
  93. Dora806
  94. Theresa795
  95. Maggie772
  96. Sadie770
  97. Georgia768
  98. Charlottenew766
  99. Daisy765
  100. Ineznew757

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John9,343
  2. William7,529
  3. James7,012
  4. George4,584
  5. Robert4,219
  6. Joseph4,162
  7. Charles3,929
  8. Frank3,146
  9. Edward2,707
  10. Thomas2,301
  11. Henry2,283
  12. Walter2,192
  13. Willie1,964
  14. Harry1,934
  15. Albert1,642
  16. Arthur1,601
  17. Harold1,542
  18. Paul1,478
  19. Clarence1,428
  20. Fred1,381
  21. Raymond1,381
  22. Louis1,317
  23. Richard1,244
  24. Joe1,209
  25. Ralph1,138
  26. Roy1,097
  27. Jack1,086
  28. Howard1,078
  29. Carl1,074
  30. David1,015
  31. Ernest1,000
  32. Earl999
  33. Samuel960
  34. Francis853
  35. Lawrence815
  36. Herbert759
  37. Charlie740
  38. Alfred739
  39. Andrew722
  40. Kenneth692
  41. Anthony690
  42. Elmer689
  43. Eugene689
  44. Michael688
  45. Donald664
  46. Sam644
  47. Theodore643
  48. Leonard614
  49. Leo584
  50. Herman562
  51. Lee553
  52. Stanley547
  53. Peter542
  54. Daniel530
  55. Floyd529
  56. Leroy523
  57. Russell523
  58. Clifford515
  59. Clyde511
  60. Lester509
  61. Lewis489
  62. Jesse482
  63. Benjamin480
  64. Edwin477
  65. Oscar476
  66. Chester461
  67. Ray446
  68. Frederick438
  69. Claude428
  70. Bernard414
  71. Eddie413
  72. Cecil397
  73. Lloyd394
  74. Norman374
  75. Melvin366
  76. Edgar360
  77. Jessie355
  78. Ben353
  79. Milton346
  80. Homer340
  81. Tom340
  82. Harvey339
  83. Martin331
  84. Leon327
  85. Johnnie321
  86. Philip319
  87. Marvin311
  88. Victor308
  89. Alvin307
  90. Everett294
  91. Luther292
  92. Allen287
  93. Vernonnew285
  94. Stephen280
  95. Leslie279
  96. Will274
  97. Geraldnew270
  98. Morris269
  99. Juliusnew263
  100. Virgil258

1908 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1908 holds 334,312 girls under 2,434 different names. The ten most common names covered 21% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Charlotte, Inez. Leaving it:Susie, Emily.

The Social Security data for 1908 holds 154,337 boys under 1,584 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:Vernon, Gerald, Julius. Leaving it:Jim, Alexander, Archie.

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.