The names of 1898

The ten most popular names given in 1898, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 14,406
Anna 5,773
Helen 5,230
Margaret 4,696
Ruth 4,249
Florence 3,790
Elizabeth 3,659
Ethel 3,531
Marie 3,435
Lillian 3,061

US: boys

John 8,159
William 7,400
James 5,321
George 4,853
Charles 3,557
Joseph 3,171
Robert 2,932
Frank 2,925
Edward 2,337
Thomas 2,161