The names of 1905

The ten most popular names given in 1905, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 16,067
  2. Helen 6,811
  3. Margaret 5,690
  4. Anna 5,424
  5. Ruth 5,068
  6. Elizabeth 4,121
  7. Dorothy 3,937
  8. Mildred 3,758
  9. Marie 3,643
  10. Alice 3,610

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US: boys

  1. John 8,059
  2. William 6,495
  3. James 6,042
  4. George 4,256
  5. Charles 3,608
  6. Robert 3,410
  7. Joseph 3,302
  8. Frank 2,837
  9. Edward 2,366
  10. Thomas 2,135

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