The names of 1900

The ten most popular names given in 1900, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 16,705
Helen 6,342
Anna 6,114
Margaret 5,304
Ruth 4,765
Elizabeth 4,096
Florence 3,920
Ethel 3,896
Marie 3,856
Lillian 3,414

US: boys

John 9,828
William 8,579
James 7,245
George 5,403
Charles 4,098
Robert 3,821
Joseph 3,714
Frank 3,477
Edward 2,720
Henry 2,606