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The most popular baby names of 1903

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

‹ 19021904 ›

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary14,275
  2. #2Helen6,129
  3. #3Anna5,098
  4. #4Margaret5,045
  5. #5Ruth4,517
  6. #6Elizabeth3,724
  7. #7Marie3,469
  8. #8Florence3,468
  9. #9Ethel3,257
  10. #10Mildred3,088

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John7,608
  2. #2William6,311
  3. #3James5,479
  4. #4George3,961
  5. #5Charles3,213
  6. #6Joseph3,121
  7. #7Robert3,044
  8. #8Frank2,644
  9. #9Edward2,268
  10. #10Thomas1,962

Biggest movers since 1902

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,004Rafaela#1,793 → #789
  2. ↑ 957Evia#1,793 → #836
  3. ↑ 862Euphemia#1,793 → #931
  4. ↑ 758Janette#1,594 → #836
  5. ↑ 758Louis#1,594 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 889Littie#903 → #1,792
  2. ↓ 889Samantha#903 → #1,792
  3. ↓ 820Marianna#972 → #1,792
  4. ↓ 689Classie#903 → #1,592
  5. ↓ 667Venus#773 → #1,440

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 610Garnett#1,137 → #527
  2. ↑ 562Jordan#1,013 → #451
  3. ↑ 561Reynold#1,137 → #576
  4. ↑ 542Artis#1,137 → #595
  5. ↑ 518Josiah#1,137 → #619
Fallers
  1. ↓ 574Hunter#556 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 547Audrey#583 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 479Hayes#651 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 479Hezekiah#651 → #1,130
  5. ↓ 479Oakley#651 → #1,130

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