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The most popular baby names of 1901

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 19001902 ›

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary13,136
  2. #2Helen5,247
  3. #3Anna4,923
  4. #4Margaret4,424
  5. #5Ruth3,974
  6. #6Elizabeth3,216
  7. #7Marie3,157
  8. #8Florence3,131
  9. #9Ethel3,067
  10. #10Lillian2,681

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John6,900
  2. #2William5,990
  3. #3James4,735
  4. #4George3,609
  5. #5Charles3,049
  6. #6Joseph2,766
  7. #7Robert2,543
  8. #8Frank2,402
  9. #9Edward1,917
  10. #10Henry1,870

Biggest movers since 1900

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,051Dellie#1,932 → #881
  2. ↑ 971Oneta#1,932 → #961
  3. ↑ 805Trula#1,723 → #918
  4. ↑ 762Dannie#1,723 → #961
  5. ↑ 704Thea#1,561 → #857
Fallers
  1. ↓ 846Leonore#833 → #1,679
  2. ↓ 709Syble#970 → #1,679
  3. ↓ 663Dellar#803 → #1,466
  4. ↓ 634Portia#705 → #1,339
  5. ↓ 633Dana#833 → #1,466

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 751Andres#1,310 → #559
  2. ↑ 714Ellwood#1,310 → #596
  3. ↑ 696Kermit#1,162 → #466
  4. ↑ 675Julia#1,162 → #487
  5. ↑ 673Kirk#1,310 → #637
Fallers
  1. ↓ 628Judge#430 → #1,058
  2. ↓ 568Lonzo#490 → #1,058
  3. ↓ 513Travis#430 → #943
  4. ↓ 503Hector#555 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 480Admiral#578 → #1,058

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.