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Most popular baby names of 1903

The top 100 girl and boy names given to U.S. babies in 1903, with the number of babies for each.

Top girl names of 1903

  1. Mary14,275
  2. Helen6,129
  3. Anna5,098
  4. Margaret5,045
  5. Ruth4,517
  6. Elizabeth3,724
  7. Marie3,469
  8. Florence3,468
  9. Ethel3,257
  10. Mildred3,088
  11. Dorothy3,078
  12. Alice2,996
  13. Lillian2,972
  14. Gladys2,674
  15. Edna2,667
  16. Grace2,616
  17. Annie2,551
  18. Rose2,478
  19. Frances2,365
  20. Clara2,342
  21. Bessie2,339
  22. Bertha2,309
  23. Emma2,308
  24. Gertrude2,253
  25. Mabel2,163
  26. Hazel2,139
  27. Pearl2,046
  28. Irene2,001
  29. Martha1,980
  30. Myrtle1,980
  31. Louise1,935
  32. Catherine1,916
  33. Edith1,901
  34. Esther1,883
  35. Minnie1,846
  36. Eva1,783
  37. Ida1,774
  38. Elsie1,720
  39. Agnes1,616
  40. Josephine1,587
  41. Sarah1,553
  42. Ruby1,538
  43. Laura1,503
  44. Viola1,495
  45. Nellie1,491
  46. Lillie1,485
  47. Thelma1,479
  48. Julia1,447
  49. Beatrice1,439
  50. Ella1,419
  51. Mattie1,278
  52. Carrie1,252
  53. Alma1,244
  54. Evelyn1,211
  55. Jessie1,202
  56. Lena1,200
  57. Lucille1,193
  58. Mae1,192
  59. Blanche1,174
  60. Hattie1,106
  61. Marion1,042
  62. Pauline1,042
  63. Virginia1,032
  64. Fannie1,016
  65. Stella1,016
  66. Katherine1,015
  67. Willie1,014
  68. Lucy990
  69. Mamie990
  70. Cora986
  71. Jennie936
  72. Beulah920
  73. Lula913
  74. Rosa911
  75. Vera899
  76. Leona881
  77. Bernice868
  78. Ada843
  79. Eleanor840
  80. Maggie780
  81. Dora778
  82. Daisy776
  83. Maude776
  84. Ann774
  85. Ellen773
  86. Kathryn729
  87. Nora724
  88. Hilda698
  89. Sadie683
  90. Susie680
  91. Marguerite667
  92. Lois664
  93. Violet636
  94. Georgia632
  95. Doris629
  96. Della611
  97. Olive597
  98. Betty596
  99. Velma589
  100. Anne581

Top boy names of 1903

  1. John7,608
  2. William6,311
  3. James5,479
  4. George3,961
  5. Charles3,213
  6. Joseph3,121
  7. Robert3,044
  8. Frank2,644
  9. Edward2,268
  10. Thomas1,962
  11. Henry1,922
  12. Walter1,840
  13. Harry1,647
  14. Willie1,454
  15. Arthur1,435
  16. Albert1,337
  17. Clarence1,261
  18. Fred1,204
  19. Paul1,081
  20. Harold1,065
  21. Raymond1,051
  22. Roy975
  23. Carl910
  24. Joe895
  25. Louis889
  26. Richard862
  27. Earl837
  28. Jack831
  29. Ralph807
  30. Ernest764
  31. Samuel741
  32. Charlie739
  33. David716
  34. Herbert668
  35. Francis665
  36. Theodore663
  37. Howard636
  38. Leo636
  39. Alfred557
  40. Elmer556
  41. Sam552
  42. Andrew550
  43. Lawrence536
  44. Eugene478
  45. Lee477
  46. Floyd472
  47. Michael466
  48. Herman449
  49. Leonard448
  50. Daniel432
  51. Oscar427
  52. Clyde413
  53. Lester400
  54. Anthony399
  55. Ray397
  56. Russell390
  57. Jesse388
  58. Peter372
  59. Stanley361
  60. Donald359
  61. Clifford348
  62. Edwin347
  63. Frederick341
  64. Leroy340
  65. Lewis335
  66. Cecil332
  67. Kenneth330
  68. Chester327
  69. Benjamin324
  70. Eddie314
  71. Claude301
  72. Lloyd299
  73. Tom295
  74. Harvey293
  75. Will293
  76. Leon287
  77. Martin283
  78. Jessie280
  79. Bernard271
  80. Luther265
  81. Ben259
  82. Edgar259
  83. Homer257
  84. Jim257
  85. Philip250
  86. Norman238
  87. Johnnie237
  88. Melvin230
  89. Leslie227
  90. Alvin222
  91. Allen219
  92. Milton210
  93. Oliver210
  94. Patrick210
  95. Everett204
  96. Stephen200
  97. Glenn198
  98. Roosevelt196
  99. Victor196
  100. Alexander195
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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).