Top Baby Names of 1908

The most popular baby names in the United States

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Girl Names

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
11
Florence 3,883
12
Ethel 3,786
13
Lillian 3,634
14
Frances 3,593
15
Gladys 3,580
16
Rose 3,382
17
Edna 3,365
18
Louise 2,937
19
Grace 2,901
20
Evelyn 2,857
21
Annie 2,820
22
Catherine 2,750
23
Irene 2,732
24
Hazel 2,698
25
Gertrude 2,562
26
Thelma 2,526
27
Edith 2,410
28
Josephine 2,389
29
Bertha 2,384
30
Emma 2,357
31
Clara 2,352
32
Martha 2,324
33
Ruby 2,229
34
Bessie 2,201
35
Virginia 2,195
36
Esther 2,187
37
Mabel 2,096
38
Lucille 2,080
39
Pearl 2,075
40
Beatrice 1,997
41
Elsie 1,983
42
Viola 1,964
43
Ida 1,952
43
Myrtle 1,952
45
Agnes 1,934
46
Eva 1,930
47
Minnie 1,817
48
Sarah 1,814
49
Nellie 1,757
50
Julia 1,749
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Boy Names

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
11
Henry 2,283
12
Walter 2,192
13
Willie 1,964
14
Harry 1,934
15
Albert 1,642
16
Arthur 1,601
17
Harold 1,542
18
Paul 1,478
19
Clarence 1,428
20
Fred 1,381
20
Raymond 1,381
22
Louis 1,317
23
Richard 1,244
24
Joe 1,209
25
Ralph 1,138
26
Roy 1,097
27
Jack 1,086
28
Howard 1,078
29
Carl 1,074
30
David 1,015
31
Ernest 1,000
32
Earl 999
33
Samuel 960
34
Francis 853
35
Lawrence 815
36
Herbert 759
37
Charlie 740
38
Alfred 739
39
Andrew 722
40
Kenneth 692
41
Anthony 690
42
Elmer 689
42
Eugene 689
44
Michael 688
45
Donald 664
46
Sam 644
47
Theodore 643
48
Leonard 614
49
Leo 584
50
Herman 562
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About 1908 Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1908, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA.

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 145 years and regional data across all 50 states.