The names of 1899

The ten most popular names given in 1899, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 13,172
Anna 5,115
Helen 5,048
Margaret 4,249
Ruth 3,912
Florence 3,314
Elizabeth 3,287
Marie 3,156
Ethel 2,999
Lillian 2,703

US: boys

John 6,990
William 6,086
James 4,597
George 4,018
Charles 3,147
Joseph 2,679
Robert 2,609
Frank 2,550
Edward 1,901
Henry 1,831