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Baby names of 1904

In 1904 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (14,961 births) and John for boys (8,108).

← 19031905 →1884189419141924

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary14,961
  2. Helen6,488
  3. Anna5,330
  4. Margaret5,302
  5. Ruth4,900
  6. Elizabeth3,833
  7. Marie3,595
  8. Florence3,572
  9. Mildred3,525
  10. Dorothy3,477
  11. Ethel3,296
  12. Lillian3,139
  13. Alice3,131
  14. Gladys2,976
  15. Edna2,762
  16. Frances2,657
  17. Annie2,631
  18. Rose2,631
  19. Grace2,513
  20. Bertha2,363
  21. Bessie2,340
  22. Emma2,312
  23. Hazel2,301
  24. Clara2,281
  25. Gertrude2,269
  26. Irene2,212
  27. Mabel2,172
  28. Louise2,136
  29. Martha2,019
  30. Pearl2,015
  31. Catherine1,983
  32. Esther1,957
  33. Edith1,944
  34. Myrtle1,905
  35. Minnie1,885
  36. Eva1,858
  37. Thelma1,757
  38. Ida1,751
  39. Elsie1,719
  40. Josephine1,701
  41. Ruby1,701
  42. Agnes1,672
  43. Sarah1,594
  44. Nellie1,560
  45. Beatrice1,549
  46. Viola1,545
  47. Laura1,508
  48. Ella1,432
  49. Julia1,426
  50. Evelyn1,372
  51. Lillie1,364
  52. Mattie1,362
  53. Lucille1,351
  54. Carrie1,280
  55. Alma1,257
  56. Pauline1,243
  57. Lena1,228
  58. Mae1,214
  59. Virginia1,213
  60. Jessie1,197
  61. Willie1,188
  62. Blanche1,142
  63. Katherine1,128
  64. Hattie1,123
  65. Marion1,109
  66. Lucy1,086
  67. Mamie1,041
  68. Stella1,026
  69. Leona998
  70. Cora993
  71. Vera993
  72. Beulah983
  73. Fannie964
  74. Jennie964
  75. Bernice962
  76. Rosa903
  77. Lula894
  78. Ann880
  79. Ada878
  80. Eleanor868
  81. Maggie805
  82. Dora788
  83. Kathryn787
  84. Ellen774
  85. Daisy772
  86. Maude757
  87. Violet755
  88. Doris736
  89. Georgia736
  90. Lois727
  91. Betty707
  92. Sadie703
  93. Nora698
  94. Marguerite684
  95. Susie662
  96. Marjorienew639
  97. Anne631
  98. Hilda629
  99. Lolanew624
  100. Opalnew621

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John8,108
  2. William6,416
  3. James5,855
  4. George4,219
  5. Robert3,414
  6. Charles3,406
  7. Joseph3,291
  8. Frank2,799
  9. Edward2,335
  10. Henry2,085
  11. Thomas2,057
  12. Walter1,873
  13. Harry1,722
  14. Willie1,675
  15. Arthur1,495
  16. Albert1,453
  17. Clarence1,310
  18. Fred1,223
  19. Paul1,194
  20. Harold1,186
  21. Roy1,123
  22. Raymond1,093
  23. Joe959
  24. Richard957
  25. Carl953
  26. Louis936
  27. Jack908
  28. Ralph899
  29. Earl854
  30. Theodore834
  31. David817
  32. Ernest749
  33. Charlie739
  34. Samuel727
  35. Howard726
  36. Francis686
  37. Herbert680
  38. Lawrence662
  39. Elmer620
  40. Sam603
  41. Alfred600
  42. Leo552
  43. Andrew546
  44. Eugene541
  45. Lee532
  46. Leonard508
  47. Herman497
  48. Russell473
  49. Daniel472
  50. Michael462
  51. Clyde457
  52. Floyd446
  53. Jesse443
  54. Oscar442
  55. Ray432
  56. Anthony422
  57. Kenneth414
  58. Donald413
  59. Lewis402
  60. Leroy401
  61. Lester398
  62. Peter395
  63. Frederick390
  64. Edwin388
  65. Stanley371
  66. Clifford361
  67. Cecil359
  68. Benjamin358
  69. Chester355
  70. Claude337
  71. Martin334
  72. Bernard326
  73. Lloyd324
  74. Tom318
  75. Eddie315
  76. Jessie313
  77. Norman305
  78. Altonnew302
  79. Harvey300
  80. Edgar299
  81. Will287
  82. Luther286
  83. Ben282
  84. Johnnie267
  85. Jim266
  86. Philip266
  87. Homer256
  88. Alvin247
  89. Jacobnew243
  90. Leon241
  91. Leslie236
  92. Melvin234
  93. Milton230
  94. Roosevelt230
  95. Everett229
  96. Allen228
  97. Patrick226
  98. Victor218
  99. Glenn217
  100. Virgilnew211

1904 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1904 holds 275,363 girls under 2,165 different names. The ten most common names covered 20% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Marjorie, Lola, Opal. Leaving it:Della, Olive, Velma.

The Social Security data for 1904 holds 128,122 boys under 1,395 different names. The ten most common names covered 33% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Alton, Jacob, Virgil. Leaving it:Oliver, Stephen, Alexander.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.