The names of 1908

The ten most popular names given in 1908, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 18,665
  2. Helen 8,439
  3. Margaret 6,976
  4. Ruth 6,180
  5. Anna 5,860
  6. Dorothy 5,703
  7. Elizabeth 4,904
  8. Mildred 4,624
  9. Alice 4,270
  10. Marie 4,076

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US: boys

  1. John 9,343
  2. William 7,529
  3. James 7,012
  4. George 4,584
  5. Robert 4,219
  6. Joseph 4,162
  7. Charles 3,929
  8. Frank 3,146
  9. Edward 2,707
  10. Thomas 2,301

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