Popular Baby Names in 1897
The most popular baby names in 1897.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 13,413 |
| 2 | Anna | Girl | 5,429 |
| 3 | Helen | Girl | 4,519 |
| 4 | Margaret | Girl | 4,146 |
| 5 | Ruth | Girl | 3,878 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | Girl | 3,442 |
| 7 | Florence | Girl | 3,369 |
| 8 | Ethel | Girl | 3,182 |
| 9 | Marie | Girl | 3,078 |
| 10 | Emma | Girl | 2,698 |
| 11 | Lillian | Girl | 2,683 |
| 12 | Edna | Girl | 2,567 |
| 13 | Bertha | Girl | 2,502 |
| 14 | Grace | Girl | 2,458 |
| 15 | Clara | Girl | 2,454 |
| 16 | Alice | Girl | 2,431 |
| 17 | Bessie | Girl | 2,407 |
| 18 | Hazel | Girl | 2,339 |
| 19 | Rose | Girl | 2,316 |
| 20 | Annie | Girl | 2,307 |
| 21 | Minnie | Girl | 2,284 |
| 22 | Mabel | Girl | 2,222 |
| 23 | Gertrude | Girl | 2,135 |
| 24 | Ida | Girl | 2,108 |
| 25 | Pearl | Girl | 2,076 |
| 26 | Martha | Girl | 1,990 |
| 27 | Frances | Girl | 1,975 |
| 28 | Esther | Girl | 1,911 |
| 29 | Myrtle | Girl | 1,833 |
| 30 | Edith | Girl | 1,823 |
| 31 | Elsie | Girl | 1,763 |
| 32 | Gladys | Girl | 1,737 |
| 33 | Mildred | Girl | 1,723 |
| 34 | Sarah | Girl | 1,713 |
| 35 | Eva | Girl | 1,709 |
| 36 | Ella | Girl | 1,708 |
| 37 | Nellie | Girl | 1,693 |
| 38 | Irene | Girl | 1,587 |
| 39 | Laura | Girl | 1,585 |
| 40 | Agnes | Girl | 1,579 |
| 41 | Louise | Girl | 1,563 |
| 42 | Catherine | Girl | 1,511 |
| 43 | Dorothy | Girl | 1,472 |
| 44 | Lillie | Girl | 1,401 |
| 45 | Julia | Girl | 1,380 |
| 46 | Carrie | Girl | 1,365 |
| 47 | Josephine | Girl | 1,267 |
| 48 | Hattie | Girl | 1,251 |
| 49 | Cora | Girl | 1,246 |
| 50 | Lena | Girl | 1,239 |
| 51 | Alma | Girl | 1,213 |
| 52 | Jessie | Girl | 1,191 |
| 53 | Mattie | Girl | 1,181 |
| 54 | Mae | Girl | 1,144 |
| 55 | Blanche | Girl | 1,092 |
| 56 | Jennie | Girl | 1,074 |
| 57 | Ruby | Girl | 1,025 |
| 58 | Viola | Girl | 1,017 |
| 59 | Mamie | Girl | 1,006 |
| 60 | Marion | Girl | 994 |
| 61 | Lucy | Girl | 984 |
| 62 | Maude | Girl | 984 |
| 63 | Lula | Girl | 971 |
| 64 | Stella | Girl | 966 |
| 65 | Katherine | Girl | 962 |
| 66 | Ada | Girl | 956 |
| 67 | Fannie | Girl | 956 |
| 68 | Beatrice | Girl | 942 |
| 69 | Dora | Girl | 862 |
| 70 | Willie | Girl | 818 |
| 71 | Nora | Girl | 812 |
| 72 | Pauline | Girl | 777 |
| 73 | Vera | Girl | 776 |
| 74 | Rosa | Girl | 770 |
| 75 | Maggie | Girl | 760 |
| 76 | Sadie | Girl | 757 |
| 77 | Ellen | Girl | 733 |
| 78 | Marguerite | Girl | 728 |
| 79 | Effie | Girl | 698 |
| 80 | Evelyn | Girl | 690 |
| 81 | Beulah | Girl | 688 |
| 82 | Lucille | Girl | 648 |
| 83 | Lydia | Girl | 642 |
| 84 | Virginia | Girl | 638 |
| 85 | Susie | Girl | 626 |
| 86 | Daisy | Girl | 624 |
| 87 | Della | Girl | 624 |
| 88 | Emily | Girl | 619 |
| 89 | Leona | Girl | 619 |
| 90 | Nettie | Girl | 614 |
| 91 | May | Girl | 595 |
| 92 | Olive | Girl | 583 |
| 93 | Kathryn | Girl | 570 |
| 94 | Hilda | Girl | 561 |
| 95 | Eleanor | Girl | 559 |
| 96 | Nancy | Girl | 553 |
| 97 | Ann | Girl | 545 |
| 98 | Sallie | Girl | 545 |
| 99 | Lizzie | Girl | 543 |
| 100 | Theresa | Girl | 533 |