The names of 1909

The ten most popular names given in 1909, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 19,259
Helen 9,250
Margaret 7,358
Ruth 6,509
Dorothy 6,253
Anna 5,804
Elizabeth 5,176
Mildred 5,054
Marie 4,301
Alice 4,170

US: boys

John 9,590
William 7,913
James 7,595
George 4,688
Robert 4,563
Joseph 4,348
Charles 4,029
Frank 3,244
Edward 2,935
Thomas 2,468