Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1900
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,828 |
| 2 | William | 8,579 |
| 3 | James | 7,245 |
| 4 | George | 5,403 |
| 5 | Charles | 4,098 |
| 6 | Robert | 3,821 |
| 7 | Joseph | 3,714 |
| 8 | Frank | 3,477 |
| 9 | Edward | 2,720 |
| 10 | Henry | 2,606 |
| 11 | Thomas | 2,556 |
| 12 | Walter | 2,298 |
| 13 | Harry | 2,272 |
| 14 | Willie | 2,113 |
| 15 | Arthur | 1,853 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,741 |
| 17 | Fred | 1,646 |
| 18 | Clarence | 1,483 |
| 19 | Paul | 1,288 |
| 20 | Harold | 1,245 |
| 21 | Roy | 1,215 |
| 22 | Joe | 1,179 |
| 23 | Raymond | 1,150 |
| 24 | Richard | 1,141 |
| 25 | Charlie | 1,124 |