Popular Baby Names in 1899
The most popular baby names in 1899.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 13,172 |
| 1 | John | Boy | 6,990 |
| 2 | William | Boy | 6,086 |
| 2 | Anna | Girl | 5,115 |
| 3 | Helen | Girl | 5,048 |
| 3 | James | Boy | 4,597 |
| 4 | Margaret | Girl | 4,249 |
| 4 | George | Boy | 4,018 |
| 5 | Ruth | Girl | 3,912 |
| 6 | Florence | Girl | 3,314 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | Girl | 3,287 |
| 8 | Marie | Girl | 3,156 |
| 5 | Charles | Boy | 3,147 |
| 9 | Ethel | Girl | 2,999 |
| 10 | Lillian | Girl | 2,703 |
| 6 | Joseph | Boy | 2,679 |
| 7 | Robert | Boy | 2,609 |
| 8 | Frank | Boy | 2,550 |
| 11 | Edna | Girl | 2,534 |
| 12 | Alice | Girl | 2,523 |
| 13 | Emma | Girl | 2,445 |
| 14 | Clara | Girl | 2,441 |
| 15 | Grace | Girl | 2,353 |
| 16 | Bertha | Girl | 2,294 |
| 17 | Mildred | Girl | 2,291 |
| 18 | Annie | Girl | 2,289 |
| 19 | Bessie | Girl | 2,280 |
| 20 | Gladys | Girl | 2,228 |
| 21 | Rose | Girl | 2,197 |
| 22 | Mabel | Girl | 2,127 |
| 23 | Gertrude | Girl | 2,110 |
| 24 | Frances | Girl | 2,058 |
| 25 | Minnie | Girl | 2,036 |
| 26 | Hazel | Girl | 2,033 |
| 27 | Pearl | Girl | 1,999 |
| 28 | Martha | Girl | 1,907 |
| 9 | Edward | Boy | 1,901 |
| 10 | Henry | Boy | 1,831 |
| 29 | Esther | Girl | 1,823 |
| 30 | Myrtle | Girl | 1,821 |
| 11 | Thomas | Boy | 1,811 |
| 31 | Ida | Girl | 1,804 |
| 32 | Edith | Girl | 1,794 |
| 12 | Walter | Boy | 1,750 |
| 13 | Harry | Boy | 1,732 |
| 33 | Elsie | Girl | 1,706 |
| 34 | Irene | Girl | 1,703 |
| 35 | Dorothy | Girl | 1,687 |
| 36 | Catherine | Girl | 1,628 |
| 37 | Agnes | Girl | 1,611 |
| 38 | Sarah | Girl | 1,587 |
| 39 | Eva | Girl | 1,582 |
| 40 | Louise | Girl | 1,536 |
| 41 | Nellie | Girl | 1,510 |
| 42 | Ella | Girl | 1,502 |
| 43 | Laura | Girl | 1,472 |
| 44 | Josephine | Girl | 1,388 |
| 14 | Arthur | Boy | 1,357 |
| 45 | Lillie | Girl | 1,350 |
| 46 | Carrie | Girl | 1,346 |
| 47 | Julia | Girl | 1,297 |
| 15 | Albert | Boy | 1,210 |
| 16 | Fred | Boy | 1,182 |
| 48 | Mattie | Girl | 1,171 |
| 49 | Lena | Girl | 1,159 |
| 50 | Viola | Girl | 1,156 |
| 51 | Alma | Girl | 1,146 |
| 17 | Clarence | Boy | 1,139 |
| 52 | Ruby | Girl | 1,103 |
| 18 | Willie | Boy | 1,088 |
| 53 | Hattie | Girl | 1,087 |
| 54 | Jessie | Girl | 1,081 |
| 55 | Blanche | Girl | 1,063 |
| 57 | Jennie | Girl | 1,061 |
| 56 | Beatrice | Girl | 1,061 |
| 58 | Cora | Girl | 1,056 |
| 59 | Mae | Girl | 1,035 |
| 60 | Lucy | Girl | 1,018 |
| 61 | Ada | Girl | 984 |
| 62 | Stella | Girl | 975 |
| 63 | Marion | Girl | 973 |
| 64 | Mamie | Girl | 966 |
| 65 | Katherine | Girl | 942 |
| 19 | Harold | Boy | 914 |
| 20 | Roy | Boy | 912 |
| 66 | Maude | Girl | 908 |
| 67 | Lula | Girl | 894 |
| 68 | Fannie | Girl | 886 |
| 21 | Paul | Boy | 885 |
| 22 | Raymond | Boy | 869 |
| 69 | Vera | Girl | 864 |
| 23 | Earl | Boy | 821 |
| 70 | Maggie | Girl | 814 |
| 71 | Lucille | Girl | 812 |
| 72 | Pauline | Girl | 811 |
| 73 | Willie | Girl | 806 |
| 74 | Evelyn | Girl | 802 |
| 24 | Joe | Boy | 780 |
| 75 | Virginia | Girl | 776 |
| 25 | Carl | Boy | 774 |