1900s Baby Names
5,549 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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#1,795Hollie Hollie is a girl's name from the holly tree, whose name comes from a word meaning "prickly" rather than anything festive.112 in the 1900s 9 of 10 years
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#1,796Hezekiah Hezekiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens."112 in the 1900s 9 of 10 years
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#1,801Bailey Bailey is a name of Old French origin meaning "bailiff" or "steward."111 in the 1900s
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#1,809Andres Andres is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave."110 in the 1900s 8 of 10 years
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#1,821Ottilie Ottilie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "prosperous in battle" or simply "wealth."109 in the 1900s 9 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.