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Top Baby Names of 1899

The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1899, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.

Top 100 Boy Names (1899)
RankNameCount
1John6,990
2William6,086
3James4,597
4George4,018
5Charles3,147
6Joseph2,679
7Robert2,609
8Frank2,550
9Edward1,901
10Henry1,831
11Thomas1,811
12Walter1,750
13Harry1,732
14Arthur1,357
15Albert1,210
16Fred1,182
17Clarence1,139
18Willie1,088
19Harold914
20Roy912
21Paul885
22Raymond869
23Earl821
24Joe780
25Carl774
26Louis770
27Ernest744
28Richard744
29Ralph742
30Samuel704
31Charlie678
32David646
33Herbert590
34Howard589
35Jack582
36Andrew578
37Elmer514
38Francis501
39Dewey499
40Lawrence497
41Alfred496
42Daniel485
43Leo482
44Sam469
45Eugene449
46Oscar447
47Jesse423
48Will414
49Herman413
50Lee388
51Michael375
52Floyd356
53Peter354
54Lewis352
55Frederick350
56Russell338
57Benjamin335
58Clyde330
59Edwin329
60Leonard321
61Ray315
62Clifford297
63Claude293
64Anthony291
65Lester290
66Chester288
67Tom288
68Lloyd287
69Leroy269
70Jessie261
71Jim261
72Martin260
73Ben259
74Donald258
75Eddie258
76Stanley258
77Cecil256
78Theodore252
79Harvey251
80Edgar249
81Luther248
82Homer239
83Norman223
84Philip223
85Bernard222
86Patrick221
87Kenneth214
88Hugh209
89Milton207
90Guy200
91Allen191
92Jacob189
93Leon188
94Otis185
95Everett181
96Leslie181
97Alexander178
98Stephen178
99Archie177
100Victor175