Top Baby Names of 1909

The most popular baby names in the United States

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Girl Names

1
Mary 19,259
2
Helen 9,250
3
Margaret 7,358
4
Ruth 6,509
5
Dorothy 6,253
6
Anna 5,804
7
Elizabeth 5,176
8
Mildred 5,054
9
Marie 4,301
10
Alice 4,170
11
Florence 3,789
12
Frances 3,780
13
Ethel 3,661
14
Lillian 3,596
15
Gladys 3,538
16
Edna 3,429
17
Rose 3,374
18
Evelyn 3,157
19
Louise 3,019
20
Irene 2,961
21
Grace 2,912
22
Annie 2,904
23
Catherine 2,897
24
Hazel 2,708
25
Gertrude 2,622
26
Thelma 2,612
27
Ruby 2,524
28
Martha 2,510
29
Bertha 2,444
30
Virginia 2,420
31
Josephine 2,416
32
Clara 2,403
33
Edith 2,371
34
Emma 2,338
35
Bessie 2,276
36
Lucille 2,192
37
Esther 2,185
38
Beatrice 2,105
39
Elsie 2,064
40
Pearl 2,048
41
Mabel 2,007
42
Agnes 1,974
43
Myrtle 1,950
44
Ida 1,943
45
Julia 1,931
46
Viola 1,926
47
Eva 1,896
47
Pauline 1,896
49
Sarah 1,845
50
Minnie 1,779
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Boy Names

1
John 9,590
2
William 7,913
3
James 7,595
4
George 4,688
5
Robert 4,563
6
Joseph 4,348
7
Charles 4,029
8
Frank 3,244
9
Edward 2,935
10
Thomas 2,468
11
Henry 2,411
12
Walter 2,287
13
Willie 2,175
14
Harry 1,924
15
Albert 1,816
16
Harold 1,725
17
Paul 1,676
18
Arthur 1,665
19
Clarence 1,518
20
Raymond 1,441
21
Richard 1,427
22
Fred 1,355
23
Joe 1,292
24
Louis 1,231
25
Carl 1,215
26
Howard 1,166
27
Jack 1,150
28
Roy 1,135
29
David 1,094
30
Ralph 1,091
31
Earl 1,007
32
Samuel 983
33
Francis 886
34
Ernest 885
35
Lawrence 854
36
Charlie 833
37
Herbert 831
38
Andrew 766
39
Alfred 763
40
Anthony 758
41
Kenneth 746
42
Donald 725
43
Eugene 724
44
Sam 700
45
Elmer 687
46
Leonard 665
47
Michael 635
48
Herman 618
49
Leo 609
50
Stanley 607
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About 1909 Baby Name Rankings

These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 1909, 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.