Most Popular Baby Names of 1898

In 1898, Mary (14,406 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (8,159 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1898
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	8,159
2	William	7,400
3	James	5,321
4	George	4,853
5	Charles	3,557
6	Joseph	3,171
7	Robert	2,932
8	Frank	2,925
9	Edward	2,337
10	Thomas	2,161
11	Henry	2,145
12	Harry	2,129
13	Walter	2,002
14	Arthur	1,619
15	Fred	1,447
16	Albert	1,417
17	Clarence	1,326
18	Willie	1,134
19	Dewey	1,115
20	Roy	1,049
21	Paul	991
22	Harold	963
23	Raymond	929
24	Carl	919
25	Earl	883
26	Richard	871
27	Louis	861
28	Ernest	839
29	Joe	827
30	David	815
31	Ralph	803
32	Samuel	749
33	Charlie	728
34	Herbert	716
35	Howard	706
36	Alfred	645
37	Jack	633
38	Andrew	611
39	Leo	588
40	Elmer	583
41	Oscar	546
42	Sam	543
43	Francis	541
44	Lawrence	533
45	Daniel	523
46	Lee	498
47	Jesse	476
48	Will	475
49	Eugene	473
50	Herman	467
51	Floyd	434
51	Michael	434
53	Leonard	421
54	Peter	409
55	Benjamin	405
56	Ray	394
57	Edwin	391
58	Clyde	383
59	Claude	371
60	Frederick	368
61	Russell	359
62	Lewis	352
63	Martin	339
64	Tom	337
65	Anthony	325
66	Chester	321
67	Clifford	317
68	Leroy	315
69	Ben	310
70	Lester	298
71	Stanley	295
72	Edgar	285
73	Bernard	284
73	Harvey	284
75	Theodore	281
76	Luther	275
77	Jim	269
78	Jessie	267
79	Lloyd	265
80	Otto	259
81	Eddie	256
81	Jacob	256
83	Leon	251
84	Hugh	250
85	Homer	246
86	Philip	244
87	Cecil	243
88	Donald	238
89	Ed	228
89	Leslie	228
91	Milton	225
92	Archie	222
93	Patrick	219
94	Guy	215
95	Everett	212
96	Norman	207
97	Victor	205
98	Ira	195
98	Stephen	195
100	Kenneth	191

Full Boy list for 1898

Top 100 girl names, 1898
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	14,406
2	Anna	5,773
3	Helen	5,230
4	Margaret	4,696
5	Ruth	4,249
6	Florence	3,790
7	Elizabeth	3,659
8	Ethel	3,531
9	Marie	3,435
10	Lillian	3,061
11	Alice	2,846
12	Edna	2,813
13	Emma	2,788
14	Clara	2,731
15	Grace	2,726
16	Bessie	2,647
17	Bertha	2,642
18	Annie	2,470
19	Hazel	2,439
20	Rose	2,436
21	Minnie	2,409
22	Frances	2,379
23	Mabel	2,331
24	Gertrude	2,302
25	Martha	2,184
26	Pearl	2,158
27	Gladys	2,136
28	Mildred	2,101
29	Ida	2,090
29	Myrtle	2,090
31	Esther	2,047
32	Edith	1,981
33	Elsie	1,919
34	Irene	1,902
35	Eva	1,823
36	Nellie	1,810
37	Sarah	1,800
38	Laura	1,768
39	Ella	1,715
40	Agnes	1,708
41	Catherine	1,705
42	Louise	1,693
43	Dorothy	1,671
44	Lillie	1,522
45	Julia	1,462
46	Josephine	1,425
47	Carrie	1,371
48	Hattie	1,328
49	Lena	1,320
50	Mattie	1,314
51	Cora	1,304
52	Alma	1,299
53	Viola	1,272
54	Blanche	1,269
55	Jessie	1,244
56	Mae	1,239
57	Jennie	1,194
58	Ruby	1,191
59	Lucy	1,144
60	Beatrice	1,122
61	Fannie	1,085
61	Marion	1,085
63	Mamie	1,084
64	Lula	1,069
65	Stella	1,062
66	Ada	1,022
67	Maude	1,009
68	Dora	929
69	Katherine	914
70	Pauline	900
71	Willie	878
72	Maggie	876
72	Vera	876
74	Nora	868
75	Rosa	841
76	Evelyn	836
77	Sadie	808
78	Virginia	801
79	Marguerite	800
80	Lucille	795
81	Ellen	786
82	Beulah	783
83	Effie	714
84	Daisy	712
85	Susie	702
86	May	696
87	Nettie	678
88	Lydia	677
89	Kathryn	671
90	Leona	665
91	Della	656
92	Georgia	654
93	Olive	644
94	Emily	628
95	Eleanor	620
96	Bernice	619
97	Hilda	610
98	Flora	607
99	Thelma	605
100	Sallie	598

Full Girl list for 1898

Biggest movers since 1897

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Herbert	565	716	+27%	35 → 34
Alfred	513	645	+26%	40 → 36
Richard	702	871	+24%	31 → 26
George	4,078	4,853	+19%	4 → 4
Ralph	697	803	+15%	32 → 31
Harry	1,879	2,129	+13%	13 → 12
Joseph	2,827	3,171	+12%	6 → 6
Harold	860	963	+12%	21 → 22
David	730	815	+12%	29 → 30
Howard	634	706	+11%	33 → 35

Falling boy names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Arthur	1,647	1,619	-2%	14 → 14
Willie	1,151	1,134	-1%	18 → 18
Samuel	759	749	-1%	28 → 32
Elmer	587	583	-1%	34 → 40

Rising girl names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Virginia	638	801	+26%	84 → 78
Viola	1,017	1,272	+25%	58 → 53
Georgia	529	654	+24%	101 → 92
Gladys	1,737	2,136	+23%	32 → 27
Lucille	648	795	+23%	82 → 80
Mildred	1,723	2,101	+22%	33 → 28
Evelyn	690	836	+21%	80 → 76
Frances	1,975	2,379	+20%	27 → 22
Irene	1,587	1,902	+20%	38 → 34
Bernice	519	619	+19%	103 → 96

Falling girl names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Katherine	962	914	-5%	65 → 69
Nancy	553	546	-1%	96 → 106
Ida	2,108	2,090	-1%	24 → 29

Top 100 boy names, 1898

Rank

Name

Births

John

8,159

William

7,400

James

5,321

4,853

3,557

3,171

2,932

2,925

2,337

2,161

Henry

2,145

Harry

2,129

Walter

2,002

Arthur

1,619

Fred

1,447

Albert

1,417

Clarence

1,326

Willie

1,134

Dewey

1,115

Roy

1,049

Paul

991

Harold

963

Raymond

929

Carl

919

Earl

883

Richard

871

Louis

861

Ernest

839

Joe

827

David

815

Ralph

803

Samuel

749

Charlie

728

Herbert

716

Howard

706

Alfred

645

Jack

633

Andrew

611

Leo

588

Elmer

583

Oscar

546

Sam

543

Francis

541

Lawrence

533

Daniel

523

Lee

498

Jesse

476

Will

475

Eugene

473

Herman

467

Floyd

434

434

421

409

405

Ray

394

Edwin

391

Clyde

383

Claude

371

Frederick

368

Russell

359

Lewis

352

Martin

339

Tom

337

Anthony

325

Chester

321

Clifford

317

Leroy

315

Ben

310

Lester

298

Stanley

295

Edgar

285

Bernard

284

Harvey

284

Theodore

281

Luther

275

Jim

269

Jessie

267

Lloyd

265

Otto

259

Eddie

256

Jacob

256

Leon

251

Hugh

250

Homer

246

Philip

244

Cecil

243

Donald

238

228

Leslie

228

Milton

225

Archie

222

Patrick

219

Guy

215

Everett

212

Norman

207

Victor

205

Ira

195

Stephen

195

100

Kenneth

191

Top 100 girl names, 1898

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

14,406

Anna

5,773

Helen

5,230

4,696

4,249

3,790

3,659

Ethel

3,531

Marie

3,435

Lillian

3,061

Alice

2,846

2,813

2,788

2,731

2,726

Bessie

2,647

Bertha

2,642

Annie

2,470

Hazel

2,439

Rose

2,436

Minnie

2,409

Frances

2,379

Mabel

2,331

Gertrude

2,302

Martha

2,184

Pearl

2,158

Gladys

2,136

Mildred

2,101

Ida

2,090

Myrtle

2,090

Esther

2,047

Edith

1,981

Elsie

1,919

Irene

1,902

Eva

1,823

Nellie

1,810

Sarah

1,800

Laura

1,768

Ella

1,715

Agnes

1,708

Catherine

1,705

Louise

1,693

Dorothy

1,671

Lillie

1,522

Julia

1,462

Josephine

1,425

Carrie

1,371

Hattie

1,328

Lena

1,320

Mattie

1,314

Cora

1,304

Alma

1,299

Viola

1,272

Blanche

1,269

Jessie

1,244

Mae

1,239

Jennie

1,194

Ruby

1,191

Lucy

1,144

Beatrice

1,122

Fannie

1,085

Marion

1,085

Mamie

1,084

Lula

1,069

Stella

1,062

Ada

1,022

Maude

1,009

Dora

929

Katherine

914

Pauline

900

Willie

878

Maggie

876

Vera

876

Nora

868

Rosa

841

Evelyn

836

Sadie

808

Virginia

801

Marguerite

800

Lucille

795

Ellen

786

Beulah

783

Effie

714

Daisy

712

Susie

702

May

696

Nettie

678

Lydia

677

Kathryn

671

Leona

665

Della

656

Georgia

654

Olive

644

Emily

628

Eleanor

620

Bernice

619

Hilda

610

Flora

607

Thelma

605

100

Sallie

598

Biggest movers since 1897

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Herbert	565	716	+27%	35 → 34
Alfred	513	645	+26%	40 → 36
Richard	702	871	+24%	31 → 26
George	4,078	4,853	+19%	4 → 4
Ralph	697	803	+15%	32 → 31
Harry	1,879	2,129	+13%	13 → 12
Joseph	2,827	3,171	+12%	6 → 6
Harold	860	963	+12%	21 → 22
David	730	815	+12%	29 → 30
Howard	634	706	+11%	33 → 35

Falling boy names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Arthur	1,647	1,619	-2%	14 → 14
Willie	1,151	1,134	-1%	18 → 18
Samuel	759	749	-1%	28 → 32
Elmer	587	583	-1%	34 → 40

Rising girl names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Virginia	638	801	+26%	84 → 78
Viola	1,017	1,272	+25%	58 → 53
Georgia	529	654	+24%	101 → 92
Gladys	1,737	2,136	+23%	32 → 27
Lucille	648	795	+23%	82 → 80
Mildred	1,723	2,101	+22%	33 → 28
Evelyn	690	836	+21%	80 → 76
Frances	1,975	2,379	+20%	27 → 22
Irene	1,587	1,902	+20%	38 → 34
Bernice	519	619	+19%	103 → 96

Falling girl names, 1897 to 1898
Name	Births 1897	Births 1898	Change	Rank 1897 → 1898
Katherine	962	914	-5%	65 → 69
Nancy	553	546	-1%	96 → 106
Ida	2,108	2,090	-1%	24 → 29

Top 100 boy names of 1898

Top 100 girl names of 1898

Biggest movers since 1897

Top 100 boy names of 1898

Top 100 girl names of 1898

Biggest movers since 1897