Top baby names of 1908

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1908, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1John9,343
  2. 2William7,529
  3. 3James7,012
  4. 4George4,584
  5. 5Robert4,219
  6. 6Joseph4,162
  7. 7Charles3,929
  8. 8Frank3,146
  9. 9Edward2,707
  10. 10Thomas2,301
  11. 11Henry2,283
  12. 12Walter2,192
  13. 13Willie1,964
  14. 14Harry1,934
  15. 15Albert1,642
  16. 16Arthur1,601
  17. 17Harold1,542
  18. 18Paul1,478
  19. 19Clarence1,428
  20. 20Fred1,381
  21. 21Raymond1,381
  22. 22Louis1,317
  23. 23Richard1,244
  24. 24Joe1,209
  25. 25Ralph1,138
  26. 26Roy1,097
  27. 27Jack1,086
  28. 28Howard1,078
  29. 29Carl1,074
  30. 30David1,015
  31. 31Ernest1,000
  32. 32Earl999
  33. 33Samuel960
  34. 34Francis853
  35. 35Lawrence815
  36. 36Herbert759
  37. 37Charlie740
  38. 38Alfred739
  39. 39Andrew722
  40. 40Kenneth692
  41. 41Anthony690
  42. 42Elmer689
  43. 43Eugene689
  44. 44Michael688
  45. 45Donald664
  46. 46Sam644
  47. 47Theodore643
  48. 48Leonard614
  49. 49Leo584
  50. 50Herman562
  51. 51Lee553
  52. 52Stanley547
  53. 53Peter542
  54. 54Daniel530
  55. 55Floyd529
  56. 56Leroy523
  57. 57Russell523
  58. 58Clifford515
  59. 59Clyde511
  60. 60Lester509
  61. 61Lewis489
  62. 62Jesse482
  63. 63Benjamin480
  64. 64Edwin477
  65. 65Oscar476
  66. 66Chester461
  67. 67Ray446
  68. 68Frederick438
  69. 69Claude428
  70. 70Bernard414
  71. 71Eddie413
  72. 72Cecil397
  73. 73Lloyd394
  74. 74Norman374
  75. 75Melvin366
  76. 76Edgar360
  77. 77Jessie355
  78. 78Ben353
  79. 79Milton346
  80. 80Homer340
  81. 81Tom340
  82. 82Harvey339
  83. 83Martin331
  84. 84Leon327
  85. 85Johnnie321
  86. 86Philip319
  87. 87Marvin311
  88. 88Victor308
  89. 89Alvin307
  90. 90Everett294
  91. 91Luther292
  92. 92Allen287
  93. 93Vernon285
  94. 94Stephen280
  95. 95Leslie279
  96. 96Will274
  97. 97Gerald270
  98. 98Morris269
  99. 99Julius263
  100. 100Virgil258

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary18,665
  2. 2Helen8,439
  3. 3Margaret6,976
  4. 4Ruth6,180
  5. 5Anna5,860
  6. 6Dorothy5,703
  7. 7Elizabeth4,904
  8. 8Mildred4,624
  9. 9Alice4,270
  10. 10Marie4,076
  11. 11Florence3,883
  12. 12Ethel3,786
  13. 13Lillian3,634
  14. 14Frances3,593
  15. 15Gladys3,580
  16. 16Rose3,382
  17. 17Edna3,365
  18. 18Louise2,937
  19. 19Grace2,901
  20. 20Evelyn2,857
  21. 21Annie2,820
  22. 22Catherine2,750
  23. 23Irene2,732
  24. 24Hazel2,698
  25. 25Gertrude2,562
  26. 26Thelma2,526
  27. 27Edith2,410
  28. 28Josephine2,389
  29. 29Bertha2,384
  30. 30Emma2,357
  31. 31Clara2,352
  32. 32Martha2,324
  33. 33Ruby2,229
  34. 34Bessie2,201
  35. 35Virginia2,195
  36. 36Esther2,187
  37. 37Mabel2,096
  38. 38Lucille2,080
  39. 39Pearl2,075
  40. 40Beatrice1,997
  41. 41Elsie1,983
  42. 42Viola1,964
  43. 43Ida1,952
  44. 44Myrtle1,952
  45. 45Agnes1,934
  46. 46Eva1,930
  47. 47Minnie1,817
  48. 48Sarah1,814
  49. 49Nellie1,757
  50. 50Julia1,749
  51. 51Pauline1,702
  52. 52Laura1,558
  53. 53Alma1,474
  54. 54Lillie1,471
  55. 55Katherine1,430
  56. 56Ella1,428
  57. 57Mae1,384
  58. 58Jessie1,382
  59. 59Willie1,371
  60. 60Mattie1,364
  61. 61Bernice1,363
  62. 62Ann1,354
  63. 63Marion1,349
  64. 64Lena1,331
  65. 65Eleanor1,302
  66. 66Carrie1,239
  67. 67Stella1,216
  68. 68Vera1,204
  69. 69Blanche1,162
  70. 70Doris1,155
  71. 71Hattie1,137
  72. 72Betty1,128
  73. 73Leona1,118
  74. 74Lucy1,118
  75. 75Anne1,088
  76. 76Fannie1,085
  77. 77Kathryn1,058
  78. 78Jennie1,038
  79. 79Mamie1,028
  80. 80Lois1,023
  81. 81Violet1,017
  82. 82Beulah1,015
  83. 83Cora962
  84. 84Opal955
  85. 85Marjorie942
  86. 86Rosa941
  87. 87Ada922
  88. 88Marguerite913
  89. 89Lula892
  90. 90Velma860
  91. 91Jean852
  92. 92Ellen848
  93. 93Dora806
  94. 94Theresa795
  95. 95Maggie772
  96. 96Sadie770
  97. 97Georgia768
  98. 98Charlotte766
  99. 99Daisy765
  100. 100Inez757