1900s Baby Names
1,819 names were given to children in the United States between 1900 and 1909, ranked below by how many.
A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.
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#3,546Esteban Esteban is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "crown," the Spanish form of Stephen, whose bearer was the first Christian martyr.21 in the 1900s 4 of 10 years
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#3,571Octave Octave is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "eighth," the French form of the family name Octavius that Augustus was born with.20 in the 1900s 3 of 10 years
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#3,585Cooper Cooper is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barrel maker."20 in the 1900s 3 of 10 years
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#3,588Knox Knox is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "round hill."20 in the 1900s 3 of 10 years
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#3,625Andre Andre is a boy's name, the French form of Andrew, from the Greek for manly.19 in the 1900s 2 of 10 years
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#3,629Marc Marc is a boy's name from a Roman name probably meaning dedicated to Mars, the god of war, and it is the source of the month of March.19 in the 1900s 3 of 10 years
What Made a 1900s Name
Children in the United States were registered with it between 1900 and 1909. A name's position here is how many of them were.
Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade
A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.
Where to Go Next
Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.