Most Common Boy Names in 1900

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1900.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	9,829
2	William	8,579
3	James	7,245
4	George	5,403
5	Charles	4,098
6	Robert	3,821
7	Joseph	3,714
8	Frank	3,477
9	Edward	2,720
10	Henry	2,606
11	Thomas	2,556
12	Walter	2,298
13	Harry	2,272
14	Willie	2,113
15	Arthur	1,853
16	Albert	1,741
17	Fred	1,646
18	Clarence	1,483
19	Paul	1,288
20	Harold	1,245
21	Roy	1,215
22	Joe	1,179
23	Raymond	1,150
24	Richard	1,141
25	Charlie	1,124
26	Louis	1,097
27	Jack	1,053
28	Earl	1,037
29	Carl	1,016
30	Ernest	1,012
31	Ralph	896
32	David	883
33	Samuel	877
34	Sam	821
35	Howard	779
36	Herbert	751
37	Andrew	718
38	Elmer	699
39	Lee	675
40	Lawrence	659
41	Francis	652
42	Alfred	640
43	Will	603
44	Daniel	598
45	Eugene	587
46	Leo	570
47	Oscar	563
48	Floyd	555
49	Herman	550
50	Jesse	536
51	Michael	495
52	Lewis	469
52	Tom	469
54	Leonard	465
55	Ray	457
56	Clyde	451
57	Benjamin	450
58	Peter	443
59	Claude	433
60	Lester	431
61	Theodore	429
62	Russell	427
63	Eddie	425
64	Frederick	420
65	Leroy	419
66	Clifford	409
67	Anthony	406
68	Jim	399
69	Jessie	398
70	Martin	383
71	Edgar	374
72	Chester	364
73	Ben	355
74	Edwin	350
75	Dewey	345
76	Cecil	344
77	Stanley	342
78	Lloyd	337
79	Donald	328
80	Homer	326
81	Harvey	322
82	Luther	316
82	Norman	316
84	Johnnie	313
85	Leon	310
86	Bernard	308
87	Ed	297
88	Hugh	290
89	Patrick	285
90	Kenneth	279
91	Leslie	275
92	Victor	269
93	Alexander	260
94	Philip	259
95	Oliver	256
96	Mack	250
97	Horace	244
98	Milton	242
99	Guy	240
100	Everett	237
101	Jacob	233
102	Melvin	231
103	Charley	224
104	Allen	223
104	Alvin	223
104	Earnest	223
107	Ira	218
107	Sidney	218
109	Archie	216
110	Otis	212
110	Virgil	212
112	Julius	206
113	Jerry	205
114	Percy	201
115	Otto	199
116	Isaac	198
117	Bill	196
118	Glenn	194
119	Maurice	193
120	Alex	192
120	Dan	192
122	Warren	191
123	Hubert	189
123	Marion	189
125	Lonnie	186
125	Nathan	186
127	Stephen	181
127	Wesley	181
129	Vincent	177
130	Marvin	176
131	Manuel	174
132	Willard	172
133	Vernon	170
134	Willis	169
135	Dave	166
136	Morris	162
137	Jose	161
137	Wallace	161
137	Wilbur	161
140	Gerald	157
140	Rufus	157
142	Bennie	153
142	Bert	153
144	August	148
145	Rudolph	147
146	Gilbert	145
147	Curtis	144
148	Perry	142
149	Max	141
150	Steve	139
151	Franklin	137
151	Gordon	137
151	Mark	137
154	Nelson	135
155	Glen	134
156	Mckinley	133
156	Roland	133
158	Dennis	132
158	Mike	132
160	Sylvester	131
161	Johnie	130
161	Matthew	130
163	Calvin	128
163	Jess	128
165	Emil	127
165	Phillip	127
167	Marshall	126
168	Amos	125
168	Elbert	125
170	Felix	123
171	Arnold	122
172	Jake	121
173	Ellis	120
173	Gus	120
175	Emmett	119
176	Clayton	118
176	Irvin	118
176	Jimmie	118
176	Nathaniel	118
180	Adolph	117
180	Moses	117
182	Alonzo	116
182	Cornelius	116
182	Pete	116
185	Irving	115
186	Orville	112
187	Adam	111
188	Ollie	109
189	Claud	107
189	Clifton	107
189	Douglas	107
189	Jay	107
193	Aaron	104
194	Tony	101
195	Abraham	100
196	Bob	98
197	Jasper	97
198	Roscoe	96
199	Levi	95
199	Nicholas	95
199	Sherman	95
202	Edmund	94
203	Owen	93
204	Noah	92
205	Clinton	91
206	Ivan	90
207	Monroe	89
207	Wilson	89
209	Ervin	88
210	Bruce	86
210	Elijah	86
210	Reuben	86
213	Jerome	85
213	Wayne	85
215	Juan	84
216	Barney	83
216	Ross	83
218	Grant	82
219	Don	81
219	Laurence	81
219	Roger	81
219	Tommie	81
219	Wilfred	81
224	Grady	79
224	Harley	79
224	Julian	79
227	Preston	78
228	Leland	76
228	Timothy	76
230	Clark	75
230	Karl	75
230	Mary	75
230	Mose	75
230	Ted	75
235	Antonio	74
235	Simon	74
237	Alva	73
237	Dock	73
239	Cleveland	72
239	Johnny	72
239	Roosevelt	72
239	Solomon	72
243	Luke	70
244	Carroll	69
244	Harrison	69
244	Jeff	69
244	Troy	69
248	Millard	68
248	Silas	68
250	Fredrick	67
251	Austin	66
251	Forrest	66
253	Ike	65
254	Allan	64
254	Loyd	64
256	Freddie	63
256	Myron	63
256	Wilbert	63
259	Aubrey	62
259	Boyd	62
259	Larry	62
262	Byron	61
262	Edd	61
262	Louie	61
262	Wiley	61
266	Jackson	60
267	Dwight	59
267	Rex	59
269	Anton	58
269	Neal	58
271	Hiram	57
271	Mathew	57
271	Van	57
274	Abe	56
274	Anderson	56
274	Wade	56
277	Bryan	55
277	Christopher	55
277	Malcolm	55
277	Miles	55
281	Andy	54
281	Dale	54
281	Merle	54
284	Fletcher	53
284	Forest	53
284	Riley	53
287	Emory	52
287	Grover	52
287	Mitchell	52
290	Elwood	51
290	Major	51
292	Neil	50
292	Newton	50
292	Pat	50
292	Randolph	50
292	Ruben	50
297	Jesus	49
297	Lyle	49
297	Murray	49
297	Nick	49
301	Clement	48
301	Gene	48
301	Marcus	48
301	Taylor	48
305	Ambrose	47
305	Edmond	47
307	Booker	46
307	Dean	46
307	Earle	46
307	Ned	46
307	Russel	46
312	Augustus	45
312	Chris	45
312	Columbus	45
312	Dick	45
312	Eli	45
312	Emanuel	45
312	Ramon	45
319	Delbert	44
319	Freeman	44
319	Isiah	44
319	Loren	44
319	Pedro	44
319	Spencer	44
325	Alton	43
325	Erwin	43
325	Jeremiah	43
325	Ward	43
325	Wilmer	43
330	Emery	42
330	Ezra	42
330	Jimmy	42
330	Lorenzo	42
330	Ora	42
330	Steven	42
330	Tommy	42
337	Clay	41
337	Conrad	41
337	Cyril	41
337	Ferdinand	41
337	Lynn	41
337	Pearl	41
343	Bud	40
343	Dallas	40
343	Elmo	40
343	Francisco	40
343	Lucius	40
343	Ronald	40
343	Stewart	40
350	Clair	39
350	Elton	39
350	Lyman	39
350	Scott	39
354	Burton	38
354	Carlton	38
354	Sterling	38
357	Al	37
357	Aloysius	37
357	Basil	37
357	Carlos	37
357	Dewitt	37
357	Elisha	37
357	Herschel	37
357	Lemuel	37
365	Billy	36
365	Cyrus	36
365	Enoch	36
365	Garland	36
365	Hobert	36
365	Johnson	36
365	Joshua	36
365	Noble	36
365	Orval	36
365	Vern	36
375	Alfonso	35
375	Alphonso	35
375	Christian	35
375	Dee	35
375	Hollis	35
375	Joel	35
375	Lowell	35
382	Emerson	34
382	Lon	34
382	Ulysses	34
385	Dudley	33
385	Elliott	33
385	General	33
385	Harris	33
385	Houston	33
385	Kelly	33
385	King	33
385	Lacy	33
393	Buck	32
393	Garfield	32
393	Irwin	32
393	Isaiah	32
393	Junius	32
393	Mason	32
393	Napoleon	32
393	Sammie	32
393	Shirley	32
402	Benny	31
402	Carter	31
402	Cleo	31
402	Elmore	31
402	Emile	31
402	Jennings	31
402	Jonas	31
402	Matt	31
402	Morgan	31
402	Raleigh	31
402	Wilber	31
413	Arther	30
413	Asa	30
413	Clarance	30
413	Fay	30
413	Gustave	30
413	Wendell	30
419	Early	29
419	Foster	29
419	Garrett	29
419	Odell	29
419	Zack	29
424	Clem	28
424	Green	28
424	Haywood	28
424	Odis	28
424	Sol	28
424	Washington	28
430	Adrian	27
430	Alan	27
430	Allie	27
430	Alphonse	27
430	Angelo	27
430	Coy	27
430	Ellsworth	27
430	Emmet	27
430	Hobart	27
430	Judge	27
430	Reginald	27
430	Rupert	27
430	Seth	27
430	Travis	27
430	Walker	27
430	Winfield	27
446	Bruno	26
446	Carey	26
446	Chas	26
446	Coleman	26
446	Hardy	26
446	Lionel	26
446	Lucious	26
446	Maynard	26
446	Smith	26
455	Anna	25
455	Buster	25
455	Dominick	25
455	Dorsey	25
455	Hal	25
455	Ivory	25
455	Josh	25
455	Judson	25
455	Lige	25
455	Olin	25
455	Porter	25
455	Royal	25
455	Sim	25
455	Truman	25
469	Billie	24
469	Bryant	24
469	Elvin	24
469	Evan	24
469	Ford	24
469	Isadore	24
469	Jefferson	24
469	Wilford	24
477	Benjiman	23
477	Buford	23
477	Crawford	23
477	Elias	23
477	Emmitt	23
477	Fritz	23
477	Harmon	23
477	Hugo	23
477	Merrill	23
477	Rubin	23
477	Saul	23
477	Webster	23
477	Wilburn	23
490	Alford	22
490	Berry	22
490	Bertha	22
490	Chauncey	22
490	Clint	22
490	Florence	22
490	Furman	22
490	Henery	22
490	Hyman	22
490	Jean	22
490	Jewel	22
490	Logan	22
490	Lonzo	22
490	Maxwell	22
490	Milford	22
490	Milo	22
490	Oren	22
490	Pablo	22
490	Phil	22
490	Pink	22
490	Prince	22
490	Ruby	22
490	Salvatore	22
490	Sandy	22
490	Son	22
490	Stuart	22
490	Tim	22
490	Waldo	22
518	Abner	21
518	Emma	21
518	Eric	21
518	Granville	21
518	Lucian	21
518	Luis	21
518	Murphy	21
518	Norbert	21
518	Omer	21
518	Otha	21
518	Otho	21
518	Palmer	21
518	Rodney	21
518	Sanford	21
518	Terry	21
518	Thurman	21
534	Bertram	20
534	Connie	20
534	Davis	20
534	Eldon	20
534	Elzie	20
534	Ethel	20
534	Hallie	20
534	Henderson	20
534	Hezekiah	20
534	Israel	20
534	Lenard	20
534	Lincoln	20
534	Lonie	20
534	Micheal	20
534	Pasquale	20
534	Roman	20
534	Rosevelt	20
534	Sampson	20
534	Shelby	20
534	Warner	20
534	Wm	20
555	Adolphus	19
555	Annie	19
555	Bailey	19
555	Bernie	19
555	Bonnie	19
555	Dana	19
555	Elie	19
555	Ezekiel	19
555	Frances	19
555	Gabriel	19
555	Gustav	19
555	Hamilton	19
555	Harlan	19
555	Hector	19
555	Ivy	19
555	Lambert	19
555	Lindsey	19
555	Mervin	19
555	Meyer	19
555	Toney	19
555	Verne	19
555	Vernie	19
555	Wash	19
578	Abram	18
578	Admiral	18
578	Arch	18
578	Art	18
578	Bishop	18
578	Boyce	18
578	Burl	18
578	Burt	18
578	Cicero	18
578	Doc	18
578	Ennis	18
578	Guss	18
578	Hans	18
578	Helen	18
578	Hosea	18
578	Joesph	18
578	Justin	18
578	Nat	18
578	Noel	18
578	Norris	18
578	Odie	18
578	Rolland	18
578	Tillman	18
578	Turner	18
578	Vivian	18
603	Albin	17
603	Artie	17
603	Cliff	17
603	Dillard	17
603	Duncan	17
603	Eldridge	17
603	Kelley	17
603	Lafayette	17
603	Lawson	17
603	Levy	17
603	Linwood	17
603	Madison	17
603	Mannie	17
603	Marie	17
603	Miguel	17
603	Ole	17
603	Parker	17
603	Randall	17
603	Thaddeus	17
603	Wylie	17
623	Alvie	16
623	Arlie	16
623	Armand	16
623	Aron	16
623	Bennett	16
623	Carson	16
623	Cleve	16
623	Collins	16
623	Dalton	16
623	Elizabeth	16
623	Elza	16
623	Everette	16
623	Gaston	16
623	Gladys	16
623	Gust	16
623	Keith	16
623	Lamar	16
623	Leander	16
623	Margaret	16
623	Nolan	16
623	Quincy	16
623	Rowland	16
623	Ruth	16
623	Teddy	16
623	Tomas	16
623	Unknown	16
649	Abel	15
649	Alec	15
649	Bradley	15
649	Cletus	15
649	Doyle	15
649	Elsie	15
649	Emilio	15
649	Fate	15
649	Giles	15
649	Graham	15
649	Hayes	15
649	Hazel	15
649	Hermon	15
649	Isidore	15
649	Jason	15
649	Jewell	15
649	Jonnie	15
649	Junior	15
649	Lindsay	15
649	Louise	15
649	Loy	15
649	Obie	15
649	Oral	15
649	Orlando	15
649	Ossie	15
649	Pierce	15
649	Richmond	15
649	Rollie	15
649	Valentine	15
649	Vance	15
649	Williams	15
680	Angus	14
680	Antoine	14
680	Archibald	14
680	Burley	14
680	Casper	14
680	Curley	14
680	Dominic	14
680	Felipe	14
680	Howell	14
680	Jule	14
680	Lillie	14
680	Miller	14
680	Monte	14
680	Olen	14
680	Reed	14
680	Thad	14
680	Theo	14
680	Walton	14
680	Wyatt	14
699	Alden	13
699	Alma	13
699	Benton	13
699	Bradford	13
699	Casey	13
699	Denis	13
699	Denver	13
699	Edna	13
699	Effie	13
699	Eunice	13
699	Golden	13
699	Hamp	13
699	Harland	13
699	Hershel	13
699	Hobson	13
699	Ida	13
699	Jules	13
699	Kirby	13
699	Less	13
699	Lou	13
699	Lucien	13
699	Mildred	13
699	Morton	13
699	Myles	13
699	Price	13
699	Roderick	13
699	Rollin	13
699	Rudy	13
699	Sheldon	13
699	Sonny	13
699	Sydney	13
699	Talmadge	13
699	Theadore	13
699	Tracy	13
699	Vester	13
699	Watson	13
699	Waverly	13
699	Wayman	13
699	Weldon	13
699	West	13
699	Westley	13
699	Winfred	13
699	Winston	13
699	Worth	13
743	Alberto	12
743	Ammon	12
743	Antone	12
743	Augustine	12
743	Avery	12
743	Beatrice	12
743	Brooks	12
743	Butler	12
743	Carleton	12
743	Cary	12
743	Clara	12
743	Ella	12
743	Emmit	12
743	Ernie	12
743	Evans	12
743	Fernando	12
743	Gregory	12
743	Hollie	12
743	Hunter	12
743	Junious	12
743	Mac	12
743	Melton	12
743	Minnie	12
743	Murry	12
743	Nellie	12
743	Ocie	12
743	Oran	12
743	Orie	12
743	Orin	12
743	Osie	12
743	Patsy	12
743	Rafael	12
743	Ransom	12
743	Raymon	12
743	Rocco	12
743	Rube	12
743	Santiago	12
743	Sylvan	12
743	Vaughn	12
743	Webb	12
743	Wheeler	12
743	Wilton	12
785	Addison	11
785	Alfredo	11
785	Auther	11
785	Axel	11
785	Benedict	11
785	Bessie	11
785	Brady	11
785	Buddie	11
785	Burnett	11
785	Caleb	11
785	Christ	11
785	Conley	11
785	Damon	11
785	Duke	11
785	Earlie	11
785	Eduardo	11
785	Elder	11
785	Ellie	11
785	Ewell	11
785	Farris	11
785	Geo	11
785	Gerard	11
785	Gideon	11
785	Grace	11
785	Gregorio	11
785	Guadalupe	11
785	Hampton	11
785	Hoyt	11
785	Ignatius	11
785	Isom	11
785	Issac	11
785	Jodie	11
785	Jonah	11
785	Jonathan	11
785	Jordan	11
785	Laurie	11
785	Laverne	11
785	Leeroy	11
785	Lemmie	11
785	Lillian	11
785	Marcellus	11
785	Marlin	11
785	Pierre	11
785	Rose	11
785	Royce	11
785	Stanford	11
785	Thornton	11
785	Thurston	11
785	Tobe	11
785	Tyler	11
785	Verner	11
836	Acie	10
836	Addie	10
836	Alvah	10
836	Barry	10
836	Bartley	10
836	Barton	10
836	Baxter	10
836	Bee	10
836	Benito	10
836	Bernice	10
836	Blair	10
836	Buddy	10
836	Cal	10
836	Carmen	10
836	Carmine	10
836	Clare	10
836	Claudie	10
836	Collis	10
836	Courtney	10
836	Dell	10
836	Delmar	10
836	Eliga	10
836	Eligah	10
836	Elwin	10
836	Estell	10
836	Eston	10
836	Foy	10
836	Frederic	10
836	French	10
836	Gale	10
836	Garnett	10
836	Godfrey	10
836	Goebel	10
836	Gray	10
836	Harlow	10
836	Hayden	10
836	Helmer	10
836	Hilliard	10
836	Joy	10
836	Julious	10
836	Lemon	10
836	Len	10
836	Leopold	10
836	Lesley	10
836	Lois	10
836	Loran	10
836	Ludwig	10
836	Luster	10
836	Mae	10
836	Melville	10
836	Moody	10
836	Norval	10
836	Omar	10
836	Orrin	10
836	Pleas	10
836	Reese	10
836	Rene	10
836	Rolla	10
836	Rossie	10
836	Sanders	10
836	Seward	10
836	Seymour	10
836	Sullivan	10
836	Tallie	10
836	Urban	10
836	Wong	10
902	Alfonzo	9
902	Allison	9
902	Alois	9
902	Alvis	9
902	Arlo	9
902	Artis	9
902	Arvid	9
902	Barnie	9
902	Bart	9
902	Brown	9
902	Callie	9
902	Cameron	9
902	Casimer	9
902	Cloyd	9
902	Collin	9
902	Colonel	9
902	Craig	9
902	Darrell	9
902	Delmer	9
902	Eddy	9
902	Edith	9
902	Elige	9
902	Elliot	9
902	Enos	9
902	Enrique	9
902	Erich	9
902	Ernst	9
902	Evert	9
902	Fabian	9
902	Ferris	9
902	Fitzhugh	9
902	Gail	9
902	Gary	9
902	Gorge	9
902	Harvie	9
902	Hester	9
902	Hosie	9
902	Hudson	9
902	Irene	9
902	Jennie	9
902	June	9
902	Lauren	9
902	Lupe	9
902	Martha	9
902	Mathias	9
902	Mearl	9
902	Milburn	9
902	Newell	9
902	Newt	9
902	Nora	9
902	Oswald	9
902	Ozie	9
902	Paris	9
902	Pinkney	9
902	Pleasant	9
902	Rush	9
902	Salvador	9
902	Santos	9
902	Schuyler	9
902	Shedrick	9
902	Shelley	9
902	Shellie	9
902	Spurgeon	9
902	Wellington	9
902	Wilfrid	9
902	Zollie	9
968	Ace	8
968	Adolf	8
968	Agnes	8
968	Alf	8
968	Alice	8
968	Almon	8
968	Arley	8
968	Arturo	8
968	Arvel	8
968	Beverly	8
968	Brice	8
968	Byrd	8
968	Ceasar	8
968	Cora	8
968	Doctor	8
968	Donovan	8
968	Dorothy	8
968	Drew	8
968	Elden	8
968	Elvis	8
968	Ephraim	8
968	Essie	8
968	Eva	8
968	Felton	8
968	Finley	8
968	Fleming	8
968	Gaylord	8
968	Gerhard	8
968	Gertrude	8
968	Heber	8
968	Hillard	8
968	Holly	8
968	Hughie	8
968	Huston	8
968	Iva	8
968	Ivey	8
968	Jacques	8
968	Jarvis	8
968	Knox	8
968	Lance	8
968	Lawerence	8
968	Lea	8
968	Levie	8
968	Lonzie	8
968	Lucille	8
968	Lum	8
968	Mabel	8
968	Maceo	8
968	Manley	8
968	Marian	8
968	Mariano	8
968	Merlin	8
968	Minor	8
968	Nels	8
968	Norton	8
968	Norwood	8
968	Olaf	8
968	Olie	8
968	Oneal	8
968	Orange	8
968	Ottis	8
968	Owens	8
968	Park	8
968	Raphael	8
968	Rayfield	8
968	Reid	8
968	Rich	8
968	Rogers	8
968	Romeo	8
968	Selmer	8
968	Shafter	8
968	Shelly	8
968	Sinclair	8
968	Solon	8
968	Stonewall	8
968	Terrell	8
968	Theron	8
968	Volney	8
968	Woodrow	8
968	Yancy	8
968	Young	8
968	Zeb	8