Most Common Boy Names in 1898

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1898.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	8,159
2	William	7,400
3	James	5,321
4	George	4,853
5	Charles	3,557
6	Joseph	3,171
7	Robert	2,932
8	Frank	2,925
9	Edward	2,337
10	Thomas	2,161
11	Henry	2,145
12	Harry	2,129
13	Walter	2,002
14	Arthur	1,619
15	Fred	1,447
16	Albert	1,417
17	Clarence	1,326
18	Willie	1,134
19	Dewey	1,115
20	Roy	1,049
21	Paul	991
22	Harold	963
23	Raymond	929
24	Carl	919
25	Earl	883
26	Richard	871
27	Louis	861
28	Ernest	839
29	Joe	827
30	David	815
31	Ralph	803
32	Samuel	749
33	Charlie	728
34	Herbert	716
35	Howard	706
36	Alfred	645
37	Jack	633
38	Andrew	611
39	Leo	588
40	Elmer	583
41	Oscar	546
42	Sam	543
43	Francis	541
44	Lawrence	533
45	Daniel	523
46	Lee	498
47	Jesse	476
48	Will	475
49	Eugene	473
50	Herman	467
51	Floyd	434
51	Michael	434
53	Leonard	421
54	Peter	409
55	Benjamin	405
56	Ray	394
57	Edwin	391
58	Clyde	383
59	Claude	371
60	Frederick	368
61	Russell	359
62	Lewis	352
63	Martin	339
64	Tom	337
65	Anthony	325
66	Chester	321
67	Clifford	317
68	Leroy	315
69	Ben	310
70	Lester	298
71	Stanley	295
72	Edgar	285
73	Bernard	284
73	Harvey	284
75	Theodore	281
76	Luther	275
77	Jim	269
78	Jessie	267
79	Lloyd	265
80	Otto	259
81	Eddie	256
81	Jacob	256
83	Leon	251
84	Hugh	250
85	Homer	246
86	Philip	244
87	Cecil	243
88	Donald	238
89	Ed	228
89	Leslie	228
91	Milton	225
92	Archie	222
93	Patrick	219
94	Guy	215
95	Everett	212
96	Norman	207
97	Victor	205
98	Ira	195
98	Stephen	195
100	Kenneth	191
101	Horace	189
102	Oliver	186
103	Allen	185
104	Alvin	184
105	Julius	181
106	Alexander	180
107	Otis	179
108	Glenn	178
109	Sidney	171
110	Charley	170
111	Marion	166
112	August	164
112	Morris	164
114	Earnest	161
115	Melvin	159
116	Emil	158
117	Isaac	156
117	Wilbur	156
119	Percy	155
119	Virgil	155
121	Johnnie	153
121	Mack	153
123	Warren	151
123	Wesley	151
125	Alex	149
126	Bert	143
126	Gilbert	143
126	Jerry	143
126	Maurice	143
126	Vernon	143
131	Rufus	141
132	Vincent	140
133	Wallace	138
134	Willard	137
135	Matthew	133
136	Max	132
137	Emmett	131
138	Lonnie	129
139	Curtis	128
140	Dave	127
140	Marvin	127
142	Dan	125
143	Calvin	121
143	Willis	121
145	Jake	117
146	Bennie	116
147	Rudolph	115
147	Sylvester	115
149	Hubert	114
150	Irving	113
151	Arnold	112
151	Franklin	112
151	Nelson	112
154	Glen	111
155	Gordon	110
155	Jose	110
157	Marshall	109
158	Jess	108
158	Mark	108
160	Mike	106
161	Alonzo	104
162	Felix	103
163	Edmund	101
163	Orville	101
165	Gerald	100
166	Dennis	99
166	Nathan	99
168	Roland	97
169	Amos	96
169	Ellis	96
171	Manuel	95
172	Nicholas	94
173	Abraham	92
173	Clinton	92
175	Bill	90
175	Nathaniel	90
177	Aaron	89
178	Ollie	88
179	Adam	87
179	Clayton	87
179	Elbert	87
179	Steve	87
183	Phillip	86
184	Jay	85
185	Adolph	84
186	Clifton	83
186	Harrison	83
186	Perry	83
189	Forrest	80
189	Ivan	80
191	Irvin	79
191	Mckinley	79
193	Cornelius	78
193	Gus	78
193	Reuben	78
196	Johnie	77
197	Elijah	76
197	Wilfred	76
199	Ross	75
199	Timothy	75
201	Laurence	74
201	Roger	74
201	Sherman	74
204	Barney	73
204	Roscoe	73
206	Fredrick	72
207	Douglas	71
207	Harley	71
209	Julian	69
209	Moses	69
211	Ervin	68
211	Noah	68
211	Simon	68
211	Wayne	68
215	Abe	67
215	Alva	67
217	Austin	65
217	Millard	65
219	Bruce	64
219	Jimmie	64
219	Owen	64
222	Wade	63
223	Forest	62
224	Bob	61
224	Claud	61
224	Levi	61
227	Jasper	60
227	Jeff	60
227	Wilson	60
230	Miles	59
231	Monroe	58
232	Bryan	57
233	Lyle	56
234	Byron	55
234	Grady	55
234	Hiram	55
234	Louie	55
234	Loyd	55
239	Dock	53
239	Juan	53
239	Karl	53
239	Pete	53
239	Preston	53
244	Grant	52
245	Anton	51
245	Carroll	51
245	Tony	51
245	Wiley	51
249	Jerome	50
249	Leland	50
249	Mary	50
252	Don	49
252	Earle	49
252	Merle	49
255	Augustus	48
255	Delbert	48
255	Emanuel	48
255	Emery	48
255	Erwin	48
255	Joel	48
255	Silas	48
262	Ike	47
263	Edd	46
263	Eli	46
263	Wilbert	46
266	Aubrey	45
266	Ruben	45
268	Columbus	44
268	Dewitt	44
268	Lynn	44
268	Marcus	44
268	Mose	44
268	Stewart	44
274	Ambrose	43
274	Anderson	43
274	Antonio	43
274	Christopher	43
274	Tommie	43
279	Clark	42
279	Edmond	42
279	Hobart	42
279	Hobert	42
279	Major	42
279	Mathew	42
285	Conrad	41
285	Grover	41
285	Gustave	41
288	Andy	40
288	Clay	40
288	Dale	40
288	Ezra	40
288	Lorenzo	40
288	Malcolm	40
288	Myron	40
288	Neal	40
288	Solomon	40
288	Spencer	40
298	Johnny	39
298	Joshua	39
298	Larry	39
298	Mitchell	39
298	Ora	39
298	Pearl	39
298	Rex	39
298	Riley	39
298	Ted	39
307	Burton	38
307	Freeman	38
307	General	38
307	Herschel	38
307	Hobson	38
307	Irwin	38
307	Jefferson	38
307	Luke	38
307	Van	38
316	Clair	37
316	Emory	37
316	Foster	37
316	Nick	37
320	Allan	36
320	Aloysius	36
320	Bud	36
320	Troy	36
324	Cleveland	35
324	Dwight	35
324	Elwood	35
324	Ned	35
324	Neil	35
329	Boyd	34
329	Garland	34
329	Noble	34
329	Omer	34
329	Porter	34
329	Vern	34
335	Chris	33
335	Fletcher	33
335	Randolph	33
335	Ulysses	33
339	Elias	32
339	Elisha	32
339	Elliott	32
339	Elmo	32
339	Lyman	32
339	Murray	32
345	Alphonse	31
345	Anna	31
345	Asa	31
345	Carlton	31
345	Emile	31
350	Carlos	30
350	Christian	30
350	Clement	30
350	Dee	30
350	Enoch	30
350	Eric	30
350	Ferdinand	30
350	Jeremiah	30
350	Olin	30
350	Scott	30
360	Dick	29
360	Isiah	29
360	Newton	29
360	Russel	29
364	Dallas	28
364	Dean	28
364	Fitzhugh	28
364	Green	28
364	Hal	28
364	Jennings	28
364	Lowell	28
364	Lucius	28
364	Morgan	28
364	Sanford	28
364	Walker	28
364	Ward	28
364	Winfield	28
377	Allie	27
377	Alton	27
377	Basil	27
377	Cyril	27
377	Hans	27
377	King	27
377	Merrill	27
377	Pedro	27
385	Early	26
385	Frederic	26
385	Jackson	26
385	Ronald	26
385	Royal	26
385	Sterling	26
385	Steven	26
385	Taylor	26
385	Wilmer	26
394	Admiral	25
394	Cyrus	25
394	Dudley	25
394	Emerson	25
394	Fay	25
394	Gene	25
394	Harris	25
394	Hugo	25
394	Rollie	25
403	Arch	24
403	Chas	24
403	Clem	24
403	Ethel	24
403	Evan	24
403	Matt	24
409	Garrett	23
409	Gustav	23
409	Hardy	23
409	Isaiah	23
409	Lon	23
409	Noel	23
409	Sampson	23
409	Wendell	23
409	Wm	23
418	Adolphus	22
418	Al	22
418	Berry	22
418	Bryant	22
418	Carey	22
418	Garfield	22
418	Josh	22
418	Lemuel	22
418	Merritt	22
418	Milo	22
418	Norbert	22
418	Ramon	22
418	Reginald	22
418	Roman	22
418	Rupert	22
418	Shelby	22
418	Webster	22
435	Abner	21
435	Angelo	21
435	Archibald	21
435	Chauncey	21
435	Ellsworth	21
435	Frances	21
435	Granville	21
435	Hyman	21
435	Jean	21
435	Judge	21
435	Lem	21
435	Lionel	21
435	Salvatore	21
435	Vernie	21
435	Waldo	21
435	Warner	21
435	Wilber	21
452	Art	20
452	Axel	20
452	Casper	20
452	Dorsey	20
452	Elmore	20
452	Elton	20
452	Enos	20
452	Francisco	20
452	Freddie	20
452	Hollis	20
452	Jesus	20
452	Junius	20
452	Lucian	20
452	Oren	20
452	Orval	20
452	Pat	20
452	Reed	20
452	Rodney	20
452	Stuart	20
452	Verne	20
452	Vivian	20
473	Alfonso	19
473	Coleman	19
473	Elvin	19
473	Florence	19
473	Harmon	19
473	Isom	19
473	Loren	19
473	Napoleon	19
473	Nels	19
473	Phil	19
473	Pink	19
473	Washington	19
485	Addison	18
485	Arther	18
485	Benny	18
485	Buford	18
485	Cliff	18
485	Coy	18
485	Evans	18
485	Everette	18
485	Golden	18
485	Henderson	18
485	Hosea	18
485	Houston	18
485	Jason	18
485	Jonas	18
485	Logan	18
485	Lucious	18
485	Richmond	18
485	Rolland	18
485	Tommy	18
485	Zack	18
505	Abram	17
505	Adrian	17
505	Alden	17
505	Bennett	17
505	Bruno	17
505	Buck	17
505	Dominick	17
505	Gabriel	17
505	Helen	17
505	Israel	17
505	Jimmy	17
505	Judson	17
505	Raleigh	17
505	Rubin	17
505	Sandy	17
505	Sol	17
505	Vance	17
505	Winston	17
523	Benjiman	16
523	Booker	16
523	Carson	16
523	Cicero	16
523	Cleve	16
523	Gust	16
523	Haywood	16
523	Lige	16
523	Linwood	16
523	Margaret	16
523	Maxwell	16
523	Oakley	16
523	Oral	16
523	Palmer	16
523	Theo	16
523	Theron	16
523	Thurman	16
523	Truman	16
523	West	16
523	Wilburn	16
543	Alvie	15
543	Avery	15
543	Bonnie	15
543	Bradley	15
543	Clarance	15
543	Cleo	15
543	Elizabeth	15
543	Emmitt	15
543	Fritz	15
543	Grace	15
543	Jewell	15
543	June	15
543	Justin	15
543	Lafayette	15
543	Lawson	15
543	Lillian	15
543	Lonzo	15
543	Mason	15
543	Nat	15
543	Oran	15
543	Orin	15
543	Otho	15
543	Ruby	15
543	Ruth	15
543	Shirley	15
543	Smith	15
543	Turner	15
543	Unknown	15
543	Walton	15
543	Wilford	15
573	Alan	14
573	Annie	14
573	Augustine	14
573	Bailey	14
573	Bertram	14
573	Billy	14
573	Bishop	14
573	Carter	14
573	Crawford	14
573	Darrell	14
573	Davis	14
573	Dillard	14
573	Doyle	14
573	Ernst	14
573	Gertrude	14
573	Gregory	14
573	Hampton	14
573	Ignatius	14
573	Isadore	14
573	Laura	14
573	Maynard	14
573	Myles	14
573	Norris	14
573	Odis	14
573	Orrin	14
573	Otha	14
573	Parker	14
573	Prince	14
573	Romeo	14
573	Sammie	14
573	Seth	14
573	Shafter	14
573	Terry	14
573	Tomas	14
573	Valentine	14
573	Wheeler	14
573	Worth	14
573	Wylie	14
611	Angus	13
611	Arlie	13
611	Burt	13
611	Christ	13
611	Clint	13
611	Duncan	13
611	Emmet	13
611	Hezekiah	13
611	Hoyt	13
611	Jonathan	13
611	Maceo	13
611	Mervin	13
611	Miguel	13
611	Morton	13
611	Obie	13
611	Odie	13
611	Olaf	13
611	Ole	13
611	Olen	13
611	Pierce	13
611	Raphael	13
611	Sim	13
611	Watson	13
611	Wyatt	13
635	Adelbert	12
635	Albin	12
635	Alford	12
635	Alice	12
635	Aron	12
635	Benjaman	12
635	Burl	12
635	Dell	12
635	Delmar	12
635	Elliot	12
635	Elzie	12
635	Hazel	12
635	Hermon	12
635	Lenard	12
635	Lillie	12
635	Luis	12
635	Mattie	12
635	Milford	12
635	Omar	12
635	Orange	12
635	Randall	12
635	Roderick	12
635	Rolla	12
635	Sid	12
635	Tim	12
635	Urban	12
635	Williams	12
635	Winfred	12
663	Alfredo	11
663	Alger	11
663	Alphonso	11
663	Artie	11
663	Arvid	11
663	Author	11
663	Billie	11
663	Buster	11
663	Denis	11
663	Eldon	11
663	Ella	11
663	Ellwood	11
663	Elwin	11
663	Felton	11
663	Gail	11
663	Geo	11
663	Godfrey	11
663	Hamilton	11
663	Harlan	11
663	Hayden	11
663	Hilton	11
663	Hurley	11
663	Ivy	11
663	Jules	11
663	Lemon	11
663	Lindsey	11
663	Lonie	11
663	Lula	11
663	Merton	11
663	Meyer	11
663	Mortimer	11
663	Newell	11
663	Newt	11
663	Pinkney	11
663	Santiago	11
663	Saul	11
663	Sydney	11
663	Tillman	11
701	Abel	10
701	Alma	10
701	Alonza	10
701	Andres	10
701	Bertha	10
701	Cary	10
701	Cloyd	10
701	Connie	10
701	Elder	10
701	Ernie	10
701	Finley	10
701	Franklyn	10
701	French	10
701	Goldie	10
701	Graham	10
701	Hayes	10
701	Hector	10
701	Hershel	10
701	Hunter	10
701	Jewel	10
701	Johnson	10
701	Kelly	10
701	Lamar	10
701	Laverne	10
701	Levy	10
701	Lou	10
701	Marie	10
701	Melville	10
701	Micheal	10
701	Murry	10
701	Odell	10
701	Oswald	10
701	Plummer	10
701	Quincy	10
701	Rollin	10
701	Rube	10
701	Schley	10
701	Theadore	10
701	Tobe	10
701	Toy	10
701	Waymon	10
701	Weldon	10
701	Willam	10
744	Alois	9
744	Authur	9
744	Bee	9
744	Bernice	9
744	Bertie	9
744	Bethel	9
744	Boyce	9
744	Bradford	9
744	Chesley	9
744	Claire	9
744	Colonel	9
744	Commodore	9
744	Dana	9
744	Dayton	9
744	Dominic	9
744	Dora	9
744	Dow	9
744	Duke	9
744	Elam	9
744	Eldred	9
744	Eldridge	9
744	Ellie	9
744	Elvis	9
744	Elza	9
744	Ennis	9
744	Essie	9
744	Ewart	9
744	Ewing	9
744	Ford	9
744	Garnett	9
744	Gladys	9
744	Hattie	9
744	Henery	9
744	Hillard	9
744	Hillary	9
744	Irene	9
744	Jodie	9
744	Josiah	9
744	Kirby	9
744	Leander	9
744	Leopold	9
744	Llewellyn	9
744	Lucien	9
744	Mat	9
744	Murl	9
744	Norwood	9
744	Orlando	9
744	Patsy	9
744	Reese	9
744	Rowland	9
744	Seymour	9
744	Son	9
744	Stacy	9
744	Thornton	9
744	Thurston	9
744	Tomie	9
744	Toney	9
744	Tracy	9
744	Verner	9
744	Wash	9
804	Alphonsus	8
804	Antone	8
804	Arba	8
804	Arden	8
804	Benedict	8
804	Blaine	8
804	Brady	8
804	Brice	8
804	Brooks	8
804	Buel	8
804	Cal	8
804	Carleton	8
804	Carmen	8
804	Clare	8
804	Claudie	8
804	Claus	8
804	Cletus	8
804	Clovis	8
804	Corbett	8
804	Darwin	8
804	Denver	8
804	Doc	8
804	Earley	8
804	Edith	8
804	Elden	8
804	Ely	8
804	Emma	8
804	Ephraim	8
804	Gaston	8
804	Gaylord	8
804	Georgia	8
804	Gifford	8
804	Guadalupe	8
804	Guss	8
804	Hamp	8
804	Hardie	8
804	Hazen	8
804	Heber	8
804	Helmer	8
804	Hilliard	8
804	Howell	8
804	Hudson	8
804	Ida	8
804	Iva	8
804	Jonah	8
804	Juluis	8
804	Lacy	8
804	Lesley	8
804	Lincoln	8
804	Lois	8
804	Loran	8
804	Louise	8
804	Lucas	8
804	Mamie	8
804	Manley	8
804	Marlin	8
804	Mart	8
804	Mildred	8
804	Minnie	8
804	Montgomery	8
804	Okey	8
804	Orie	8
804	Orvil	8
804	Ossie	8
804	Ottis	8
804	Pasquale	8
804	Pearlie	8
804	Rafael	8
804	Ransom	8
804	Reid	8
804	Roby	8
804	Rollo	8
804	Roosevelt	8
804	Rose	8
804	Rush	8
804	Samual	8
804	Sebastian	8
804	Shelton	8
804	Simeon	8
804	Wright	8
804	Zeke	8
885	Adams	7
885	Addie	7
885	Adolfo	7
885	Allison	7
885	Alvis	7
885	Arnie	7
885	Asbury	7
885	Auther	7
885	Bartholomew	7
885	Baxter	7
885	Blanche	7
885	Boss	7
885	Brown	7
885	Buell	7
885	Burley	7
885	Caleb	7
885	Collier	7
885	Courtney	7
885	Curt	7
885	Dalton	7
885	Damon	7
885	Dixie	7
885	Duane	7
885	Earlie	7
885	Egbert	7
885	Elwyn	7
885	Enrique	7
885	Ephriam	7
885	Esther	7
885	Ethan	7
885	Eva	7
885	Ewald	7
885	Fenton	7
885	Ferd	7
885	Frazier	7
885	Gardner	7
885	Gary	7
885	Gayle	7
885	Gladstone	7
885	Glover	7
885	Gussie	7
885	Gustaf	7
885	Hallie	7
885	Harlow	7
885	Harper	7
885	Harvie	7
885	Hilario	7
885	Hubbard	7
885	Hughie	7
885	Isidore	7
885	Issac	7
885	Iver	7
885	Jacques	7
885	Jarvis	7
885	Jens	7
885	Joesph	7
885	Jordan	7
885	Julia	7
885	Junior	7
885	Kathryn	7
885	Keith	7
885	Kirk	7
885	Lambert	7
885	Landon	7
885	Lawton	7
885	Len	7
885	Leonidas	7
885	Loyal	7
885	Mabel	7
885	Maggie	7
885	Malcom	7
885	Mannie	7
885	Martha	7
885	Merlin	7
885	Mickey	7
885	Miller	7
885	Montie	7
885	Myer	7
885	Myrtle	7
885	Newman	7
885	Odus	7
885	Orion	7
885	Orson	7
885	Pablo	7
885	Page	7
885	Paris	7
885	Pascal	7
885	Peyton	7
885	Pleasant	7
885	Reubin	7
885	Rocco	7
885	Romie	7
885	Roswell	7
885	Royce	7
885	Rudolf	7
885	Ruel	7
885	Rutherford	7
885	Sanders	7
885	Shelly	7
885	Sheridan	7
885	Soloman	7
885	Spurgeon	7
885	Stanford	7
885	Sullivan	7
885	Sumner	7
885	Terrence	7
885	Thaddeus	7
885	Travis	7
885	Vernal	7
885	Vicente	7
885	Von	7
885	Waverly	7
885	Weston	7
885	Wilton	7
885	Winnie	7
885	Young	7
885	Zeb	7