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1900s favourites

Names whose best year ever came in the 1900s, and that at least 50 babies were still given last year.

Biggest in their decade first.

The figures

84 names. Biggest in their decade first.
NameBirths in 2025RankBest year
Rose (girl)2,386#1141908
Louis (boy)1,391#2491908
Joe (boy)230#9911907
Charlie (boy)2,460#1451900
Viola (girl)247#1,0131908
Sam (boy)428#6471900
Leo (boy)8,173#191903
Lee (boy)366#7251900
Leona (girl)723#4291905
Lester (boy)103#1,6341906
Clyde (boy)350#7421905
Clifford (boy)139#1,3521908
Opal (girl)740#4231909
Cecil (boy)119#1,4861902
Inez (girl)156#1,3961909
Alton (boy)106#1,6021904
Lola (girl)1,132#2751904
Eunice (girl)77#2,3541908
Mable (girl)73#2,4381905
Rosie (girl)1,088#2831900
Virgil (boy)129#1,4091907
Goldie (girl)469#6211905
Mack (boy)668#4631900
Manuel (boy)860#3711906
Lonnie (boy)86#1,8371901
Bennie (boy)53#2,5161904
Sylvester (boy)64#2,2071901
Cecelia (girl)569#5291901
Marshall (boy)977#3401908
Cleo (girl)516#5771907
Pete (boy)58#2,3631908
Ervin (boy)101#1,6541905
Jewel (girl)141#1,5121904
Forrest (boy)850#3741907
Laurence (boy)93#1,7431903
Ila (girl)390#7181903
Erwin (boy)57#2,3901901
Edmond (boy)75#2,0061908
Elvira (girl)119#1,7101909
Louie (boy)481#5961901
Emory (boy)269#8831902
Lenore (girl)98#1,9621906
Isabell (girl)87#2,1391903
Hollis (boy)266#8931908
Vida (girl)187#1,2111903
Vada (girl)302#8841901
Alfonso (boy)223#1,0121909
Maybelle (girl)60#2,8221908
Noble (boy)144#1,3331901
Leora (girl)163#1,3521904
Ester (girl)134#1,5701905
Houston (boy)402#6751901
Queen (girl)83#2,2141907
Olin (boy)86#1,8371903
Palmer (boy)230#9911908
Coleman (boy)148#1,3101903
Magdalene (girl)165#1,3411904
Lucien (boy)265#8971909
Manuela (girl)68#2,5641909
Harland (boy)73#2,0351905
Novella (girl)69#2,5421905
Golden (boy)51#2,5721909
Hampton (boy)124#1,4431907
Levy (boy)96#1,6991907
Ignatius (boy)100#1,6631906
Zeno (boy)53#2,5161902
Odelia (girl)56#2,9571907
Conley (boy)53#2,5161905
Leonor (girl)81#2,2561909
Delta (girl)78#2,3261904
Clive (boy)57#2,3901906
Mace (boy)54#2,4801902
Lars (boy)83#1,8861901
Domenico (boy)56#2,4211906
Ellison (boy)98#1,6771907
Leana (girl)74#2,4101904
Rafaela (girl)58#2,8951903
Bea (girl)83#2,2141908
Iver (boy)66#2,1671909
Augustin (boy)93#1,7431905
Aleen (girl)50#3,1671900
Ilah (girl)54#3,0281907
Theophilus (boy)57#2,3901901
Dutch (boy)55#2,4511903

Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.