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Top Baby Names of 1908

The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1908, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.

Top 100 Boy Names (1908)
RankNameCount
1John9,343
2William7,529
3James7,012
4George4,584
5Robert4,219
6Joseph4,162
7Charles3,929
8Frank3,146
9Edward2,707
10Thomas2,301
11Henry2,283
12Walter2,192
13Willie1,964
14Harry1,934
15Albert1,642
16Arthur1,601
17Harold1,542
18Paul1,478
19Clarence1,428
20Fred1,381
21Raymond1,381
22Louis1,317
23Richard1,244
24Joe1,209
25Ralph1,138
26Roy1,097
27Jack1,086
28Howard1,078
29Carl1,074
30David1,015
31Ernest1,000
32Earl999
33Samuel960
34Francis853
35Lawrence815
36Herbert759
37Charlie740
38Alfred739
39Andrew722
40Kenneth692
41Anthony690
42Elmer689
43Eugene689
44Michael688
45Donald664
46Sam644
47Theodore643
48Leonard614
49Leo584
50Herman562
51Lee553
52Stanley547
53Peter542
54Daniel530
55Floyd529
56Leroy523
57Russell523
58Clifford515
59Clyde511
60Lester509
61Lewis489
62Jesse482
63Benjamin480
64Edwin477
65Oscar476
66Chester461
67Ray446
68Frederick438
69Claude428
70Bernard414
71Eddie413
72Cecil397
73Lloyd394
74Norman374
75Melvin366
76Edgar360
77Jessie355
78Ben353
79Milton346
80Homer340
81Tom340
82Harvey339
83Martin331
84Leon327
85Johnnie321
86Philip319
87Marvin311
88Victor308
89Alvin307
90Everett294
91Luther292
92Allen287
93Vernon285
94Stephen280
95Leslie279
96Will274
97Gerald270
98Morris269
99Julius263
100Virgil258