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.
- Rose, girl
- Louis, boy
- Joe, boy
- Charlie, boy
- Viola, girl
- Sam, boy
- Leo, boy
- Lee, boy
- Leona, girl
- Lester, boy
- Clyde, boy
- Clifford, boy
- Opal, girl
- Cecil, boy
- Inez, girl
- Alton, boy
- Lola, girl
- Eunice, girl
- Mable, girl
- Rosie, girl
- Virgil, boy
- Goldie, girl
- Mack, boy
- Manuel, boy
- Lonnie, boy
- Bennie, boy
- Sylvester, boy
- Cecelia, girl
- Marshall, boy
- Cleo, girl
- Pete, boy
- Ervin, boy
- Jewel, girl
- Forrest, boy
- Laurence, boy
- Ila, girl
- Erwin, boy
- Edmond, boy
- Elvira, girl
- Louie, boy
- Emory, boy
- Lenore, girl
- Isabell, girl
- Hollis, boy
- Vida, girl
- Vada, girl
- Alfonso, boy
- Maybelle, girl
- Noble, boy
- Leora, girl
- Ester, girl
- Houston, boy
- Queen, girl
- Olin, boy
- Palmer, boy
- Coleman, boy
- Magdalene, girl
- Lucien, boy
- Manuela, girl
- Harland, boy
- Novella, girl
- Golden, boy
- Hampton, boy
- Levy, boy
- Ignatius, boy
- Zeno, boy
- Odelia, girl
- Conley, boy
- Leonor, girl
- Delta, girl
- Clive, boy
- Mace, boy
- Lars, boy
- Domenico, boy
- Ellison, boy
- Leana, girl
- Rafaela, girl
- Bea, girl
- Iver, boy
- Augustin, boy
- Aleen, girl
- Ilah, girl
- Theophilus, boy
- Dutch, boy
The figures
| Name | Births in 2025 | Rank | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose (girl) | 2,386 | #114 | 1908 |
| Louis (boy) | 1,391 | #249 | 1908 |
| Joe (boy) | 230 | #991 | 1907 |
| Charlie (boy) | 2,460 | #145 | 1900 |
| Viola (girl) | 247 | #1,013 | 1908 |
| Sam (boy) | 428 | #647 | 1900 |
| Leo (boy) | 8,173 | #19 | 1903 |
| Lee (boy) | 366 | #725 | 1900 |
| Leona (girl) | 723 | #429 | 1905 |
| Lester (boy) | 103 | #1,634 | 1906 |
| Clyde (boy) | 350 | #742 | 1905 |
| Clifford (boy) | 139 | #1,352 | 1908 |
| Opal (girl) | 740 | #423 | 1909 |
| Cecil (boy) | 119 | #1,486 | 1902 |
| Inez (girl) | 156 | #1,396 | 1909 |
| Alton (boy) | 106 | #1,602 | 1904 |
| Lola (girl) | 1,132 | #275 | 1904 |
| Eunice (girl) | 77 | #2,354 | 1908 |
| Mable (girl) | 73 | #2,438 | 1905 |
| Rosie (girl) | 1,088 | #283 | 1900 |
| Virgil (boy) | 129 | #1,409 | 1907 |
| Goldie (girl) | 469 | #621 | 1905 |
| Mack (boy) | 668 | #463 | 1900 |
| Manuel (boy) | 860 | #371 | 1906 |
| Lonnie (boy) | 86 | #1,837 | 1901 |
| Bennie (boy) | 53 | #2,516 | 1904 |
| Sylvester (boy) | 64 | #2,207 | 1901 |
| Cecelia (girl) | 569 | #529 | 1901 |
| Marshall (boy) | 977 | #340 | 1908 |
| Cleo (girl) | 516 | #577 | 1907 |
| Pete (boy) | 58 | #2,363 | 1908 |
| Ervin (boy) | 101 | #1,654 | 1905 |
| Jewel (girl) | 141 | #1,512 | 1904 |
| Forrest (boy) | 850 | #374 | 1907 |
| Laurence (boy) | 93 | #1,743 | 1903 |
| Ila (girl) | 390 | #718 | 1903 |
| Erwin (boy) | 57 | #2,390 | 1901 |
| Edmond (boy) | 75 | #2,006 | 1908 |
| Elvira (girl) | 119 | #1,710 | 1909 |
| Louie (boy) | 481 | #596 | 1901 |
| Emory (boy) | 269 | #883 | 1902 |
| Lenore (girl) | 98 | #1,962 | 1906 |
| Isabell (girl) | 87 | #2,139 | 1903 |
| Hollis (boy) | 266 | #893 | 1908 |
| Vida (girl) | 187 | #1,211 | 1903 |
| Vada (girl) | 302 | #884 | 1901 |
| Alfonso (boy) | 223 | #1,012 | 1909 |
| Maybelle (girl) | 60 | #2,822 | 1908 |
| Noble (boy) | 144 | #1,333 | 1901 |
| Leora (girl) | 163 | #1,352 | 1904 |
| Ester (girl) | 134 | #1,570 | 1905 |
| Houston (boy) | 402 | #675 | 1901 |
| Queen (girl) | 83 | #2,214 | 1907 |
| Olin (boy) | 86 | #1,837 | 1903 |
| Palmer (boy) | 230 | #991 | 1908 |
| Coleman (boy) | 148 | #1,310 | 1903 |
| Magdalene (girl) | 165 | #1,341 | 1904 |
| Lucien (boy) | 265 | #897 | 1909 |
| Manuela (girl) | 68 | #2,564 | 1909 |
| Harland (boy) | 73 | #2,035 | 1905 |
| Novella (girl) | 69 | #2,542 | 1905 |
| Golden (boy) | 51 | #2,572 | 1909 |
| Hampton (boy) | 124 | #1,443 | 1907 |
| Levy (boy) | 96 | #1,699 | 1907 |
| Ignatius (boy) | 100 | #1,663 | 1906 |
| Zeno (boy) | 53 | #2,516 | 1902 |
| Odelia (girl) | 56 | #2,957 | 1907 |
| Conley (boy) | 53 | #2,516 | 1905 |
| Leonor (girl) | 81 | #2,256 | 1909 |
| Delta (girl) | 78 | #2,326 | 1904 |
| Clive (boy) | 57 | #2,390 | 1906 |
| Mace (boy) | 54 | #2,480 | 1902 |
| Lars (boy) | 83 | #1,886 | 1901 |
| Domenico (boy) | 56 | #2,421 | 1906 |
| Ellison (boy) | 98 | #1,677 | 1907 |
| Leana (girl) | 74 | #2,410 | 1904 |
| Rafaela (girl) | 58 | #2,895 | 1903 |
| Bea (girl) | 83 | #2,214 | 1908 |
| Iver (boy) | 66 | #2,167 | 1909 |
| Augustin (boy) | 93 | #1,743 | 1905 |
| Aleen (girl) | 50 | #3,167 | 1900 |
| Ilah (girl) | 54 | #3,028 | 1907 |
| Theophilus (boy) | 57 | #2,390 | 1901 |
| Dutch (boy) | 55 | #2,451 | 1903 |
Compare the first 4 on one chart
Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.