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Baby names of 1909

In 1909 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (19,259 births) and John for boys (9,590).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary19,259
  2. Helen9,250
  3. Margaret7,358
  4. Ruth6,509
  5. Dorothy6,253
  6. Anna5,804
  7. Elizabeth5,176
  8. Mildred5,054
  9. Marie4,301
  10. Alice4,170
  11. Florence3,789
  12. Frances3,780
  13. Ethel3,661
  14. Lillian3,596
  15. Gladys3,538
  16. Edna3,429
  17. Rose3,374
  18. Evelyn3,157
  19. Louise3,019
  20. Irene2,961
  21. Grace2,912
  22. Annie2,904
  23. Catherine2,897
  24. Hazel2,708
  25. Gertrude2,622
  26. Thelma2,612
  27. Ruby2,524
  28. Martha2,510
  29. Bertha2,444
  30. Virginia2,420
  31. Josephine2,416
  32. Clara2,403
  33. Edith2,371
  34. Emma2,338
  35. Bessie2,276
  36. Lucille2,192
  37. Esther2,185
  38. Beatrice2,105
  39. Elsie2,064
  40. Pearl2,048
  41. Mabel2,007
  42. Agnes1,974
  43. Myrtle1,950
  44. Ida1,943
  45. Julia1,931
  46. Viola1,926
  47. Eva1,896
  48. Pauline1,896
  49. Sarah1,845
  50. Minnie1,779
  51. Nellie1,768
  52. Lillie1,635
  53. Katherine1,557
  54. Willie1,549
  55. Laura1,524
  56. Ann1,477
  57. Eleanor1,460
  58. Marion1,445
  59. Mattie1,407
  60. Ella1,382
  61. Alma1,375
  62. Bernice1,337
  63. Jessie1,321
  64. Doris1,298
  65. Lena1,295
  66. Carrie1,276
  67. Vera1,242
  68. Mae1,230
  69. Blanche1,217
  70. Stella1,188
  71. Lucy1,175
  72. Leona1,167
  73. Lois1,157
  74. Kathryn1,138
  75. Hattie1,134
  76. Anne1,110
  77. Betty1,082
  78. Marjorie1,082
  79. Fannie1,071
  80. Beulah1,052
  81. Marguerite1,036
  82. Opal1,028
  83. Jennie998
  84. Mamie974
  85. Cora969
  86. Ellen960
  87. Rosa959
  88. Ada945
  89. Violet945
  90. Jean940
  91. Lula922
  92. Velma857
  93. Sylvianew847
  94. Charlotte841
  95. Dora829
  96. Inez826
  97. Georgia813
  98. Maggie794
  99. Genevievenew785
  100. Hildanew773

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John9,590
  2. William7,913
  3. James7,595
  4. George4,688
  5. Robert4,563
  6. Joseph4,348
  7. Charles4,029
  8. Frank3,244
  9. Edward2,935
  10. Thomas2,468
  11. Henry2,411
  12. Walter2,287
  13. Willie2,175
  14. Harry1,924
  15. Albert1,816
  16. Harold1,725
  17. Paul1,676
  18. Arthur1,665
  19. Clarence1,518
  20. Raymond1,441
  21. Richard1,427
  22. Fred1,355
  23. Joe1,292
  24. Louis1,231
  25. Carl1,215
  26. Howard1,166
  27. Jack1,150
  28. Roy1,135
  29. David1,094
  30. Ralph1,091
  31. Earl1,007
  32. Samuel983
  33. Francis886
  34. Ernest885
  35. Lawrence854
  36. Charlie833
  37. Herbert831
  38. Andrew766
  39. Alfred763
  40. Anthony758
  41. Kenneth746
  42. Donald725
  43. Eugene724
  44. Sam700
  45. Elmer687
  46. Leonard665
  47. Michael635
  48. Herman618
  49. Leo609
  50. Stanley607
  51. Theodore595
  52. Lee584
  53. Floyd570
  54. Daniel569
  55. Leroy568
  56. Peter539
  57. Clifford536
  58. Russell528
  59. Jesse517
  60. Clyde516
  61. Lester501
  62. Edwin492
  63. Benjamin489
  64. Frederick477
  65. Lewis477
  66. Chester475
  67. Ray475
  68. Bernard463
  69. Eddie462
  70. Oscar459
  71. Melvin448
  72. Cecil432
  73. Jessie432
  74. Claude419
  75. Norman415
  76. Lloyd412
  77. Johnnie401
  78. Philip395
  79. Martin391
  80. Leon377
  81. Milton369
  82. Alvin363
  83. Harvey361
  84. Ben358
  85. Marvin354
  86. Edgar347
  87. Luther347
  88. Tom340
  89. Victor320
  90. Everett314
  91. Stephen314
  92. Homer313
  93. Allen312
  94. Morris305
  95. Gerald301
  96. Leslie292
  97. Vernon284
  98. Julius269
  99. Otisnew267
  100. Will267

1909 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1909 holds 347,228 girls under 2,548 different names. The ten most common names covered 21% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Sylvia, Genevieve, Hilda. Leaving it:Theresa, Sadie, Daisy.

The Social Security data for 1909 holds 163,996 boys under 1,679 different names. The ten most common names covered 31% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Otis. Leaving it:Virgil.

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.