Top baby names of 1905

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1905, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1John8,059
  2. 2William6,495
  3. 3James6,042
  4. 4George4,256
  5. 5Charles3,608
  6. 6Robert3,410
  7. 7Joseph3,302
  8. 8Frank2,837
  9. 9Edward2,366
  10. 10Thomas2,135
  11. 11Henry2,126
  12. 12Walter1,902
  13. 13Willie1,782
  14. 14Harry1,619
  15. 15Albert1,532
  16. 16Arthur1,505
  17. 17Clarence1,377
  18. 18Fred1,284
  19. 19Paul1,262
  20. 20Harold1,258
  21. 21Raymond1,159
  22. 22Richard1,033
  23. 23Joe1,024
  24. 24Roy1,016
  25. 25Louis981
  26. 26Carl959
  27. 27Ralph938
  28. 28Jack907
  29. 29Earl904
  30. 30Samuel856
  31. 31Ernest845
  32. 32David838
  33. 33Theodore834
  34. 34Charlie801
  35. 35Howard735
  36. 36Francis685
  37. 37Herbert681
  38. 38Lawrence669
  39. 39Sam620
  40. 40Andrew619
  41. 41Elmer602
  42. 42Eugene593
  43. 43Alfred591
  44. 44Floyd523
  45. 45Michael513
  46. 46Leo512
  47. 47Leonard495
  48. 48Anthony490
  49. 49Lee486
  50. 50Daniel484
  51. 51Herman475
  52. 52Clyde474
  53. 53Kenneth474
  54. 54Jesse443
  55. 55Leroy441
  56. 56Oscar436
  57. 57Lester432
  58. 58Russell432
  59. 59Donald425
  60. 60Ray424
  61. 61Clifford420
  62. 62Peter409
  63. 63Claude399
  64. 64Chester388
  65. 65Lewis384
  66. 66Stanley384
  67. 67Frederick381
  68. 68Benjamin379
  69. 69Lloyd369
  70. 70Edwin357
  71. 71Norman350
  72. 72Cecil347
  73. 73Eddie346
  74. 74Jessie338
  75. 75Martin332
  76. 76Homer318
  77. 77Tom317
  78. 78Edgar315
  79. 79Luther308
  80. 80Milton299
  81. 81Johnnie297
  82. 82Bernard292
  83. 83Melvin291
  84. 84Ben290
  85. 85Harvey286
  86. 86Will286
  87. 87Leon274
  88. 88Allen272
  89. 89Everett270
  90. 90Victor268
  91. 91Roosevelt264
  92. 92Alvin258
  93. 93Stephen246
  94. 94Leslie237
  95. 95Jim236
  96. 96Philip234
  97. 97Virgil226
  98. 98Jacob220
  99. 99Otis216
  100. 100Marvin215

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary16,067
  2. 2Helen6,811
  3. 3Margaret5,690
  4. 4Anna5,424
  5. 5Ruth5,068
  6. 6Elizabeth4,121
  7. 7Dorothy3,937
  8. 8Mildred3,758
  9. 9Marie3,643
  10. 10Alice3,610
  11. 11Florence3,478
  12. 12Ethel3,401
  13. 13Lillian3,185
  14. 14Gladys2,996
  15. 15Edna2,953
  16. 16Frances2,887
  17. 17Annie2,793
  18. 18Rose2,724
  19. 19Grace2,630
  20. 20Bessie2,446
  21. 21Bertha2,434
  22. 22Clara2,397
  23. 23Louise2,367
  24. 24Irene2,357
  25. 25Hazel2,351
  26. 26Emma2,298
  27. 27Gertrude2,276
  28. 28Catherine2,198
  29. 29Mabel2,178
  30. 30Edith2,137
  31. 31Pearl2,108
  32. 32Martha2,091
  33. 33Myrtle2,026
  34. 34Esther1,993
  35. 35Minnie1,950
  36. 36Thelma1,945
  37. 37Josephine1,894
  38. 38Ruby1,885
  39. 39Eva1,815
  40. 40Elsie1,811
  41. 41Sarah1,762
  42. 42Ida1,757
  43. 43Agnes1,718
  44. 44Viola1,697
  45. 45Beatrice1,661
  46. 46Evelyn1,661
  47. 47Julia1,642
  48. 48Nellie1,626
  49. 49Laura1,566
  50. 50Lucille1,533
  51. 51Lillie1,481
  52. 52Ella1,438
  53. 53Virginia1,394
  54. 54Pauline1,381
  55. 55Mattie1,371
  56. 56Alma1,333
  57. 57Jessie1,315
  58. 58Carrie1,288
  59. 59Willie1,285
  60. 60Mae1,284
  61. 61Lena1,258
  62. 62Hattie1,197
  63. 63Blanche1,190
  64. 64Katherine1,190
  65. 65Marion1,141
  66. 66Lucy1,132
  67. 67Stella1,097
  68. 68Fannie1,085
  69. 69Leona1,082
  70. 70Mamie1,068
  71. 71Vera1,053
  72. 72Cora1,044
  73. 73Eleanor1,041
  74. 74Bernice1,032
  75. 75Ann996
  76. 76Jennie981
  77. 77Beulah968
  78. 78Lula963
  79. 79Rosa922
  80. 80Ada873
  81. 81Ellen845
  82. 82Violet831
  83. 83Doris812
  84. 84Maggie809
  85. 85Betty807
  86. 86Kathryn788
  87. 87Daisy776
  88. 88Lois763
  89. 89Dora757
  90. 90Marguerite753
  91. 91Sadie750
  92. 92Nora742
  93. 93Susie739
  94. 94Georgia722
  95. 95Velma722
  96. 96Marjorie712
  97. 97Maude709
  98. 98Anne708
  99. 99Opal702
  100. 100Emily683