Most Common Boy Names in the 1900s

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

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	84,594
2	William	69,321
3	James	62,170
4	George	43,589
5	Charles	36,186
6	Robert	35,849
7	Joseph	35,173
8	Frank	29,046
9	Edward	24,515
10	Thomas	21,785
11	Henry	21,773
12	Walter	19,997
13	Harry	17,906
14	Willie	17,746
15	Arthur	15,408
16	Albert	15,318
17	Clarence	13,573
18	Fred	13,076
19	Harold	12,796
20	Paul	12,637
21	Raymond	11,651
22	Richard	10,676
23	Roy	10,632
24	Joe	10,466
25	Louis	10,373
26	Carl	9,865
27	Ralph	9,300
28	Earl	9,251
29	Jack	9,222
30	Ernest	8,657
31	David	8,622
32	Samuel	8,149
33	Howard	8,014
34	Charlie	7,928
35	Francis	7,021
36	Herbert	6,957
37	Lawrence	6,847
38	Theodore	6,490
39	Alfred	6,356
40	Andrew	6,281
41	Elmer	6,161
41	Sam	6,161
43	Eugene	5,909
44	Leo	5,629
45	Michael	5,222
46	Lee	5,158
47	Herman	5,065
48	Anthony	5,043
49	Daniel	5,036
50	Leonard	5,022
51	Floyd	4,968
52	Donald	4,633
53	Kenneth	4,579
54	Jesse	4,559
55	Russell	4,552
56	Clyde	4,524
57	Oscar	4,517
58	Peter	4,376
59	Lester	4,361
60	Leroy	4,300
61	Ray	4,257
62	Stanley	4,156
63	Clifford	4,055
64	Lewis	4,042
65	Benjamin	4,009
66	Edwin	3,961
67	Frederick	3,900
68	Chester	3,788
69	Claude	3,704
70	Eddie	3,695
71	Cecil	3,610
72	Lloyd	3,507
73	Jessie	3,378
74	Martin	3,346
75	Bernard	3,296
76	Tom	3,293
77	Will	3,246
78	Norman	3,178
79	Edgar	3,154
80	Harvey	3,104
81	Ben	3,028
82	Homer	2,915
83	Luther	2,866
84	Leon	2,859
85	Melvin	2,840
86	Philip	2,817
87	Johnnie	2,781
88	Jim	2,718
89	Milton	2,695
90	Everett	2,597
91	Allen	2,558
92	Leslie	2,531
93	Alvin	2,484
94	Victor	2,447
95	Marvin	2,324
96	Stephen	2,247
97	Alexander	2,231
98	Jacob	2,191
99	Hugh	2,176
100	Patrick	2,141
101	Virgil	2,134
102	Horace	2,125
103	Glenn	2,122
104	Oliver	2,088
105	Morris	2,059
106	Vernon	2,054
107	Archie	2,048
108	Julius	2,038
109	Gerald	2,014
110	Maurice	1,981
110	Sidney	1,981
112	Marion	1,967
113	Otis	1,966
114	Vincent	1,954
115	Guy	1,913
116	Earnest	1,907
117	Wilbur	1,839
118	Gilbert	1,822
119	Willard	1,821
120	Ed	1,814
121	Roosevelt	1,790
122	Hubert	1,771
123	Manuel	1,751
124	Warren	1,748
125	Otto	1,746
126	Alex	1,745
127	Ira	1,714
128	Wesley	1,693
129	Curtis	1,683
130	Wallace	1,654
131	Lonnie	1,645
132	Gordon	1,642
133	Isaac	1,638
134	Jerry	1,636
135	Charley	1,633
136	Jose	1,628
137	Nathan	1,616
138	Max	1,567
139	Mack	1,562
140	Rufus	1,552
141	Arnold	1,546
142	Irving	1,524
143	Percy	1,517
144	Bill	1,513
145	Dan	1,500
146	Willis	1,468
147	Bennie	1,439
148	Jimmie	1,372
149	Orville	1,365
150	Sylvester	1,343
151	Rudolph	1,339
152	Glen	1,337
153	Nicholas	1,334
154	Dewey	1,320
155	Emil	1,319
156	Roland	1,316
157	Steve	1,307
158	Calvin	1,291
159	Mike	1,281
160	Johnie	1,276
161	Bert	1,253
162	August	1,245
163	Clifton	1,198
164	Franklin	1,196
165	Matthew	1,190
166	Emmett	1,187
167	Phillip	1,161
168	Wayne	1,158
169	Edmund	1,151
170	Abraham	1,145
171	Nathaniel	1,143
172	Marshall	1,135
173	Dave	1,133
174	Elbert	1,131
175	Clinton	1,122
176	Felix	1,108
177	Alton	1,102
178	Ellis	1,100
179	Nelson	1,064
180	Amos	1,062
181	Clayton	1,057
182	Aaron	1,049
183	Perry	1,047
184	Adam	1,021
185	Tony	1,020
186	Irvin	1,007
187	Jake	989
188	Dennis	988
189	Jerome	972
189	Mark	972
191	Cornelius	956
192	Ollie	952
193	Douglas	950
194	Pete	949
195	Ted	942
196	Adolph	941
197	Roger	928
198	Jay	926
199	Roscoe	916
200	Juan	912
201	Forrest	900
202	Jess	897
203	Ervin	895
204	Gus	862
205	Antonio	861
206	Owen	860
207	Moses	847
208	Sherman	838
209	Bruce	837
210	Ivan	829
211	Reuben	820
212	Don	817
213	Johnny	814
214	Claud	811
215	Booker	809
216	Alonzo	808
217	Ross	803
218	Tommie	797
219	Julian	793
220	Karl	792
221	Simon	779
222	Laurence	778
223	Wilfred	767
224	Leland	765
225	Wilson	759
226	Grady	753
227	Preston	739
228	Elijah	725
229	Wilbert	722
230	Monroe	720
231	Austin	715
231	Jasper	715
233	Harley	686
234	Mary	683
235	Bob	681
236	Delbert	674
236	Lyle	674
238	Dale	672
239	Carroll	667
240	Levi	664
241	Millard	654
242	Merle	651
243	Timothy	649
244	Loyd	643
245	Grant	640
246	Larry	634
247	Aubrey	633
248	Louie	628
249	Grover	626
250	Noah	622
251	Troy	620
252	Ronald	617
253	Byron	616
254	Jeff	605
255	Mose	601
256	Barney	595
257	Wiley	590
258	Nick	588
259	Alva	575
260	Abe	572
261	Erwin	569
261	Solomon	569
263	Emanuel	564
263	Malcolm	564
265	Edmond	558
266	Wade	557
267	Gene	554
268	Cleveland	553
269	Mckinley	550
270	Forest	541
271	Salvatore	540
272	Anton	537
273	Fredrick	536
274	Allan	533
274	Freddie	533
276	Harrison	530
277	Murray	522
278	Angelo	517
279	Boyd	510
280	Silas	509
281	Elwood	504
281	Ruben	504
283	Clark	502
284	Luke	498
285	Rex	497
286	Myron	496
287	Carlos	489
288	Pedro	487
289	Christopher	484
290	Eli	483
291	Marcus	482
292	Dock	469
293	Andy	468
294	Buster	467
295	Emory	461
295	Mitchell	461
297	Neal	456
298	Dwight	455
299	Jesus	453
300	Carlton	451
301	Loren	447
302	Edd	446
302	Ramon	446
304	Clement	442
304	Garland	442
306	Lowell	439
306	Reginald	439
308	Cleo	437
309	Hiram	433
310	Earle	430
311	Cyril	429
312	Joel	428
313	Francisco	427
314	Dominick	425
315	Ike	418
316	Elmo	416
317	Anderson	414
317	Lynn	414
317	Randolph	414
320	Dallas	413
320	Miles	413
322	Tommy	406
323	Burton	404
323	Jackson	404
325	Emery	398
325	Neil	398
327	Clair	397
327	Columbus	397
327	Freeman	397
330	Spencer	396
331	Major	388
332	Al	385
332	Mathew	385
334	Riley	383
335	Dean	381
336	Augustus	380
336	Ora	380
338	Kermit	377
339	Fletcher	375
340	Ward	372
341	Lorenzo	369
342	Elton	368
343	Ned	367
344	Pat	366
344	Wendell	366
346	Orval	365
346	Wilmer	365
348	Conrad	363
349	Van	362
350	Herschel	359
350	Odell	359
352	Hyman	357
352	Pearl	357
354	Vern	355
355	Russel	352
355	Sterling	352
357	Lucius	351
358	Isadore	350
359	Scott	348
360	Alphonse	347
361	Foster	343
362	Bud	340
362	Isiah	340
364	Chris	339
364	Stewart	339
366	Alfonso	338
366	Sol	338
366	Steven	338
369	Irwin	337
370	Basil	334
371	Ferdinand	330
371	Hollis	330
373	Dick	329
374	Elvin	326
375	Ambrose	324
376	Clay	323
377	Ellsworth	322
378	Christian	321
378	Emerson	321
380	Merrill	317
381	Maynard	316
381	Newton	316
383	Adrian	312
383	Dudley	312
383	Royal	312
386	Dewitt	309
386	Lyman	309
388	Gustave	308
389	Elliott	305
389	Houston	305
391	Ezra	304
392	Coy	302
392	Dee	302
392	Jimmy	302
392	Noel	302
396	Noble	296
397	Dominic	295
397	Eldon	295
397	Thurman	295
400	Sanford	294
400	Ulysses	294
402	Alan	293
403	Sammie	291
404	Rosevelt	289
404	Stuart	289
406	Garfield	287
407	Keith	284
408	Taylor	282
409	Buford	277
409	King	277
409	Porter	277
412	Truman	276
413	Buck	272
414	Jeremiah	271
415	Harris	270
416	Jean	267
417	Olin	266
418	Roman	265
419	Emile	264
420	Benny	263
420	Isaiah	263
422	Eric	262
423	Aloysius	261
423	Lionel	261
423	Milo	261
426	Harlan	258
426	Junius	258
428	Morgan	257
429	Lemuel	255
430	Elias	254
430	Omer	254
432	Cyrus	252
432	Matt	252
432	Meyer	252
435	Hugo	251
436	Fay	249
437	Enoch	248
438	Helen	247
439	Wilford	246
440	Saul	245
441	Asa	244
441	Delmar	244
441	Early	244
441	Jefferson	244
441	Luis	244
446	Joshua	243
446	Lacy	243
448	Walker	242
449	Armand	241
449	Otho	241
451	Prince	240
451	Wm	240
453	Napoleon	239
454	Haywood	238
454	Jonas	238
456	Arlie	237
456	Coleman	237
458	Arther	234
458	Gabriel	234
458	Norbert	234
458	Rubin	234
462	Norris	233
462	Raleigh	233
464	Odis	231
465	Maxwell	230
466	General	229
466	Hal	229
466	Vance	229
469	Waldo	228
470	Palmer	227
471	Granville	226
471	Milford	226
471	Theo	226
474	Sandy	225
475	Wilburn	224
476	Bertram	223
476	Oren	223
478	Frances	222
478	Otha	222
480	Clem	221
480	Johnson	221
482	Verne	220
482	Wilber	220
484	Chas	219
484	Mason	219
486	Evan	218
486	Margaret	218
486	Micheal	218
486	Phil	218
490	Doyle	216
490	Elisha	216
490	Pasquale	216
490	Shirley	216
494	Abner	215
494	Berry	215
494	Davis	215
494	Sydney	215
498	Billie	214
498	Emmitt	214
498	Gerard	214
498	Pablo	214
502	Lenard	213
502	Morton	213
504	Israel	210
505	Billy	209
505	Jewel	209
507	Harmon	208
508	Alphonso	206
508	Elmore	206
508	Kelly	206
511	Elzie	204
511	Frederic	204
511	Jewell	204
514	Bruno	203
514	Rocco	203
516	Allie	202
516	Hershel	202
516	Hobert	202
519	Carter	199
519	Winfield	199
521	Ivory	198
522	Bryan	197
522	Weldon	197
524	Clarance	196
524	Tomas	196
526	Josh	195
526	Linwood	195
526	Winston	195
529	Cliff	194
529	Rodney	194
529	Travis	194
529	Valentine	194
533	Emmet	193
533	Shelby	193
533	Webster	193
536	Miguel	192
537	Jules	191
537	Tim	191
539	Hazel	189
539	Warner	189
541	Hardy	188
542	Lucious	186
542	Terry	186
544	Cletus	185
544	Dorsey	185
544	Judge	185
544	Rolland	185
548	Hoyt	183
549	Clint	182
550	Anna	181
550	Ethel	181
550	Lonzo	181
550	Olen	181
550	Rupert	181
550	Seth	181
556	Burl	180
556	Turner	180
558	Aron	179
559	Chauncey	178
559	Ruby	178
561	Florence	177
562	Avery	176
562	Lincoln	176
564	Henderson	175
564	Reed	175
566	Hans	174
566	Nolan	174
568	Judson	173
568	Wilton	173
570	Garrett	172
570	Rafael	172
572	Alford	171
572	Cleve	171
572	Patsy	171
575	Everette	170
575	Hobart	170
575	Lawson	170
575	Lon	170
579	Connie	168
579	Laverne	168
579	Smith	168
582	Alfredo	167
582	Ruth	167
582	Theron	167
585	Gregory	166
585	Gustav	166
587	Archibald	163
587	Lamar	163
589	Junior	162
589	Lucian	162
589	Obie	162
592	Alden	159
592	Isidore	159
592	Teddy	159
595	Artie	158
595	Green	158
597	Carey	157
597	Odie	157
597	Randall	157
597	Rose	157
601	Alvie	155
601	Lucien	155
601	Thaddeus	155
601	Vivian	155
605	Bernie	154
605	Hosea	154
607	Bennett	153
608	Mildred	152
608	Murphy	152
610	Ottis	151
611	Adolphus	149
611	Bernice	149
611	Guadalupe	149
611	Mervin	149
615	Abram	148
615	Carmine	148
615	Golden	148
618	Crawford	147
618	Orin	147
620	Annie	146
620	Brady	146
622	Albin	145
622	Lindsey	145
622	Merlin	145
622	Merton	145
626	Burt	144
626	Casper	144
626	Hamilton	144
626	Mario	144
626	Rene	144
626	Washington	144
632	Carmen	143
632	Gary	143
632	Parker	143
632	Sim	143
632	Vernie	143
637	Augustine	142
637	Bryant	142
637	Carson	142
637	Haskell	142
637	Vaughn	142
642	Felipe	141
642	Oran	141
642	Oswald	141
645	Clare	140
645	Miller	140
647	Eldridge	139
647	Hermon	139
647	Jonathan	139
647	Justin	139
651	Arch	138
651	Rollin	138
653	Fritz	137
653	Henery	137
653	Romeo	137
653	Theadore	137
653	Winfred	137
658	Bonnie	136
658	Denver	136
658	Dorothy	136
658	Logan	136
658	Marie	136
658	Raphael	136
664	Antone	135
664	Cary	135
664	Elizabeth	135
664	Ford	135
664	Leander	135
669	Dana	134
669	Walton	134
669	Williams	134
672	Benjiman	133
672	Pierce	133
672	Rollie	133
675	Dillard	132
675	Gladys	132
675	Zack	132
678	Felton	131
678	Merritt	131
678	Rogers	131
681	Delmer	130
681	Orlando	130
681	Taft	130
684	Brooks	129
684	Tillman	129
686	Angus	128
686	Bradley	128
686	Ernie	128
686	Garnett	128
686	Lafayette	128
686	Mac	128
686	Oral	128
686	Santos	128
694	Alberto	127
694	Emilio	127
694	Evans	127
694	Lillian	127
694	Salvador	127
694	Wash	127
700	Gaston	126
700	Geo	126
700	Graham	126
700	Lige	126
700	Olaf	126
700	Sheldon	126
700	Thad	126
707	Darrell	125
707	Edna	125
707	Hector	125
707	Hunter	125
707	Ivy	125
707	Madison	125
713	Evert	124
713	Hampton	124
713	Hayes	124
713	Jason	124
713	Marlin	124
718	Alice	123
718	Gail	123
718	Hilton	123
718	Jordan	123
718	Richmond	123
718	Santiago	123
718	Watson	123
725	Addison	122
725	Benedict	122
725	Ole	122
725	Vester	122
729	Abel	121
729	Buddy	121
729	Rudy	121
732	Ocie	120
733	Elza	119
733	Pink	119
733	Son	119
736	Ezekiel	118
736	Guss	118
736	Sampson	118
739	Nat	117
740	Bertha	116
740	Duncan	116
740	Loy	116
740	Melville	116
740	Omar	116
740	Raymon	116
740	Vito	116
740	Wylie	116
748	Gale	115
748	Isom	115
748	Jonnie	115
751	Clara	114
751	Gaylord	114
751	Levy	114
751	Lois	114
751	Loyal	114
751	Wyatt	114
757	Alma	112
757	Enrique	112
757	Hayward	112
757	Hezekiah	112
757	Price	112
757	Seymour	112
757	Toney	112
757	West	112
765	Alois	111
765	Bailey	111
765	Bishop	111
765	Casimir	111
765	Earlie	111
765	Ennis	111
765	Jodie	111
765	Nels	111
773	Andres	110
773	Benton	110
775	Claire	109
775	Dalton	109
775	Issac	109
775	June	109
779	Beverly	108
779	Cicero	108
779	Curley	108
779	Gust	108
779	Louise	108
779	Marcellus	108
785	Elwin	107
785	Jennings	107
785	Quincy	107
788	Art	106
788	Artis	106
788	Caleb	106
788	Ignatius	106
788	Rowland	106
793	Alvis	105
793	Claudie	105
793	Emmit	105
793	Enos	105
793	Harland	105
793	Ignacio	105
793	Ludwig	105
793	Thornton	105
801	Alec	104
801	Duane	104
801	Stanford	104
804	Elsie	103
804	Giles	103
804	Grace	103
804	Mabel	103
804	Reese	103
804	Shelton	103
804	Urban	103
804	Verner	103
812	Carleton	102
812	Cloyd	102
812	Howell	102
812	Roderick	102
816	Alonza	101
816	Domingo	101
816	Furman	101
816	Hallie	101
816	Huston	101
816	Maxie	101
822	Collins	100
822	Mahlon	100
822	Ransom	100
822	Tracy	100
826	Adelbert	99
826	Christ	99
826	Edison	99
826	Ewell	99
826	Sigmund	99
831	Brown	98
831	Unknown	98
833	Antoine	97
833	Augusta	97
833	Estel	97
833	Mortimer	97
833	Talmadge	97
838	Ashley	96
838	Finis	96
838	Irene	96
838	Jones	96
838	Meredith	96
843	Murry	95
843	Newell	95
845	Benito	93
845	Bessie	93
845	Hilliard	93
845	Rosario	93
849	Elie	92
849	Elroy	92
849	Emma	92
849	Milburn	92
849	Pierre	92
854	Eva	91
854	Fernando	91
854	Hayden	91
854	Lambert	91
854	Lonie	91
854	Minnie	91
860	Boyce	90
860	Burley	90
860	Eino	90
863	Buddie	89
863	Casey	89
863	Lindsay	89
863	Sebastian	89
867	Allison	88
867	Bertrand	88
867	Doc	88
867	Kirby	88
867	Melton	88
867	Orrin	88
873	Damon	87
873	Dexter	87
873	Hamp	87
873	Len	87
873	Myles	87
873	Norval	87
873	Sonny	87
880	Axel	86
880	Bradford	86
880	Eligah	86
880	Elvis	86
880	Lem	86
885	Godfrey	85
885	Junious	85
885	Tomie	85
888	Baxter	84
888	Blaine	84
888	Lou	84
888	Okey	84
892	Alf	83
892	Alfonzo	83
892	Carrol	83
892	Donovan	83
892	Leopold	83
892	Virgle	83
898	Audrey	82
898	Bee	82
898	Durward	82
898	Essie	82
898	Fate	82
898	Lemon	82
898	Mattie	82
898	Sid	82
898	Wellington	82
907	Blair	81
907	Einar	81
907	Evelyn	81
907	Kelley	81
907	Lawerence	81
907	Mitchel	81
907	Sanders	81
907	Zeb	81
915	Ellie	80
915	Joesph	80
915	Loran	80
915	Paris	80
919	Dell	79
919	Kyle	79
919	Minor	79
919	Reinhold	79
919	Thelma	79
924	Acie	78
924	Agnes	78
924	Craig	78
924	Ella	78
924	Ellwood	78
924	Eunice	78
924	Sammy	78
931	Josiah	77
931	Royce	77
931	Rube	77
931	Sylvan	77
931	Westley	77
936	Clovis	76
936	Gertrude	76
936	Hurley	76
936	Romie	76
940	Hudson	75
940	Josephine	75
940	Julio	75
940	Orie	75
940	Wheeler	75
945	Elden	74
945	Lavern	74
945	Lesley	74
945	Oakley	74
945	Vicente	74
950	Arvid	73
950	Hosie	73
950	Ida	73
950	Ossie	73
954	Barry	72
954	Carol	72
954	Eldred	72
954	Ernst	72
954	Fenton	72
954	Johny	72
954	Lillie	72
954	Woodrow	72
954	Wright	72
963	Bart	71
963	Duke	71
963	Esther	71
963	Jonah	71
963	Reid	71
968	Arley	70
968	Barton	70
968	Donnie	70
968	Gussie	70
968	Moe	70
968	Monte	70
974	Gardner	69
974	Gregorio	69
974	Hillard	69
974	Lenord	69
974	Lew	69
974	Merl	69
974	Olan	69
974	Simeon	69
974	Werner	69
983	Alpha	68
983	Bertie	68
983	Farris	68
983	Franklyn	68
983	Fulton	68
983	Hoke	68
983	Kirk	68
983	Leamon	68
983	Manley	68
983	Murl	68
983	Wayman	68
994	Almon	67
994	Author	67
994	Beatrice	67
994	Collie	67
994	Dempsey	67
994	Doris	67
994	Eduardo	67
994	Huey	67
994	Lawton	67
994	Worth	67