Most Popular Baby Names of 1902

In 1902, Mary (14,486 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (7,907 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1902
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	7,907
2	William	6,617
3	James	5,592
4	George	4,223
5	Charles	3,361
6	Robert	3,180
7	Joseph	3,098
8	Frank	2,756
9	Edward	2,294
10	Henry	2,154
11	Thomas	2,134
12	Walter	1,858
13	Harry	1,750
14	Willie	1,565
15	Arthur	1,487
16	Albert	1,375
17	Clarence	1,292
18	Fred	1,286
19	Harold	1,077
20	Paul	1,067
21	Raymond	1,064
22	Roy	1,002
23	Joe	955
24	Carl	952
25	Louis	912
26	Richard	908
27	Earl	877
28	Ralph	866
29	Ernest	790
30	Charlie	761
30	David	761
32	Jack	743
33	Samuel	702
34	Theodore	642
35	Howard	632
36	Herbert	615
37	Lawrence	598
38	Francis	597
39	Alfred	590
40	Elmer	574
41	Sam	559
42	Andrew	558
43	Leo	551
44	Eugene	524
45	Daniel	501
46	Lee	475
47	Floyd	471
48	Michael	460
49	Herman	457
50	Jesse	437
51	Peter	433
52	Leonard	426
53	Russell	422
54	Anthony	420
55	Oscar	397
56	Edwin	393
57	Ray	391
58	Lester	385
58	Lewis	385
60	Clyde	382
61	Benjamin	374
62	Leroy	370
63	Donald	366
64	Will	359
65	Cecil	354
66	Eddie	353
67	Lloyd	344
68	Claude	336
69	Stanley	334
70	Frederick	330
71	Clifford	326
72	Martin	325
73	Jessie	323
74	Chester	321
75	Tom	312
76	Edgar	307
77	Jim	300
78	Kenneth	275
79	Ben	273
80	Homer	269
81	Luther	266
82	Harvey	264
83	Bernard	259
84	Norman	256
85	Leslie	251
86	Leon	248
86	Melvin	248
88	Everett	238
89	Allen	227
90	Philip	226
91	Johnnie	221
92	Hugh	217
93	Alexander	216
94	Stephen	210
95	Jacob	207
95	Milton	207
97	Victor	205
98	Patrick	203
99	Alvin	201
100	Horace	199

Full Boy list for 1902

Top 100 girl names, 1902
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	14,486
2	Helen	5,967
3	Anna	5,288
4	Margaret	5,011
5	Ruth	4,384
6	Elizabeth	3,694
7	Florence	3,509
8	Marie	3,424
9	Ethel	3,295
10	Alice	3,135
11	Lillian	3,063
12	Gladys	2,809
13	Edna	2,754
14	Mildred	2,750
15	Dorothy	2,707
16	Annie	2,664
17	Grace	2,642
18	Emma	2,514
19	Bessie	2,448
20	Rose	2,444
21	Clara	2,432
22	Bertha	2,372
23	Frances	2,326
24	Mabel	2,280
25	Hazel	2,238
26	Irene	2,210
27	Gertrude	2,207
28	Pearl	2,100
29	Minnie	2,055
30	Martha	2,030
31	Catherine	1,896
32	Myrtle	1,884
33	Edith	1,853
34	Ida	1,836
35	Esther	1,833
36	Louise	1,832
37	Eva	1,727
38	Elsie	1,720
39	Sarah	1,710
40	Agnes	1,676
41	Nellie	1,566
42	Josephine	1,565
43	Laura	1,559
44	Lillie	1,533
45	Ella	1,525
46	Julia	1,501
47	Ruby	1,458
48	Viola	1,447
49	Beatrice	1,429
50	Carrie	1,376
51	Mattie	1,353
52	Thelma	1,309
53	Mae	1,261
54	Jessie	1,240
55	Alma	1,229
56	Lena	1,225
57	Hattie	1,163
58	Blanche	1,159
59	Evelyn	1,151
60	Mamie	1,127
61	Lucille	1,087
62	Cora	1,081
63	Stella	1,075
64	Willie	1,071
65	Lucy	1,065
66	Marion	1,033
67	Virginia	1,008
68	Katherine	1,004
69	Jennie	985
69	Pauline	985
71	Lula	976
72	Fannie	971
73	Vera	947
74	Ada	921
75	Rosa	909
76	Leona	875
77	Beulah	873
78	Maggie	853
79	Eleanor	837
80	Maude	834
81	Bernice	794
82	Dora	780
83	Ann	753
83	Ellen	753
85	Daisy	748
86	Nora	724
87	Kathryn	717
87	Susie	717
89	Sadie	716
90	Marguerite	695
91	Georgia	664
92	Effie	658
93	Doris	656
94	Hilda	649
94	Violet	649
96	Della	609
97	Emily	606
98	Lois	594
99	Olive	593
100	Flora	587

Full Girl list for 1902

Biggest movers since 1901

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

Rising boy names, 1901 to 1902
Name	Births 1901	Births 1902	Change	Rank 1901 → 1902
Ralph	682	866	+27%	29 → 28
Joe	756	955	+26%	27 → 23
Robert	2,543	3,180	+25%	7 → 6
Willie	1,294	1,565	+21%	16 → 14
Raymond	888	1,064	+20%	22 → 21
Edward	1,917	2,294	+20%	9 → 9
James	4,735	5,592	+18%	3 → 3
Harold	915	1,077	+18%	21 → 19
Thomas	1,820	2,134	+17%	11 → 11
George	3,609	4,223	+17%	4 → 4

Rising girl names, 1901 to 1902
Name	Births 1901	Births 1902	Change	Rank 1901 → 1902
Dorothy	2,173	2,707	+25%	22 → 15
Doris	530	656	+24%	101 → 93
Alice	2,562	3,135	+22%	12 → 10
Virginia	825	1,008	+22%	76 → 67
Eleanor	686	837	+22%	84 → 79
Lucille	894	1,087	+22%	70 → 61
Georgia	549	664	+21%	96 → 91
Beatrice	1,183	1,429	+21%	53 → 49
Effie	545	658	+21%	97 → 92
Bernice	660	794	+20%	86 → 81

Falling girl names, 1901 to 1902
Name	Births 1901	Births 1902	Change	Rank 1901 → 1902
Elsie	1,747	1,720	-2%	35 → 38
Theresa	554	549	-1%	94 → 109
Esther	1,844	1,833	-1%	33 → 35
Marguerite	699	695	-1%	83 → 90
Edith	1,863	1,853	-1%	32 → 33
Myrtle	1,892	1,884	-0%	28 → 32
Nora	727	724	-0%	81 → 86

Top 100 boy names, 1902

Rank

Name

Births

John

7,907

William

6,617

James

5,592

4,223

3,361

3,180

3,098

2,756

2,294

Henry

2,154

Thomas

2,134

Walter

1,858

Harry

1,750

1,565

1,487

1,375

1,292

Fred

1,286

Harold

1,077

Paul

1,067

Raymond

1,064

Roy

1,002

Joe

955

Carl

952

Louis

912

Richard

908

Earl

877

Ralph

866

Ernest

790

Charlie

761

David

761

Jack

743

Samuel

702

Theodore

642

Howard

632

Herbert

615

Lawrence

598

Francis

597

Alfred

590

Elmer

574

559

558

551

524

501

Lee

475

Floyd

471

Michael

460

Herman

457

Jesse

437

Peter

433

Leonard

426

Russell

422

Anthony

420

Oscar

397

Edwin

393

Ray

391

Lester

385

Lewis

385

Clyde

382

Benjamin

374

Leroy

370

Donald

366

Will

359

Cecil

354

Eddie

353

Lloyd

344

Claude

336

Stanley

334

Frederick

330

Clifford

326

Martin

325

Jessie

323

Chester

321

Tom

312

Edgar

307

Jim

300

Kenneth

275

Ben

273

Homer

269

Luther

266

Harvey

264

Bernard

259

Norman

256

Leslie

251

Leon

248

Melvin

248

Everett

238

Allen

227

Philip

226

Johnnie

221

Hugh

217

Alexander

216

Stephen

210

Jacob

207

207

205

203

201

100

Horace

199

Top 100 girl names, 1902

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

14,486

Helen

5,967

5,288

5,011

4,384

3,694

3,509

Marie

3,424

Ethel

3,295

Alice

3,135

Lillian

3,063

Gladys

2,809

Edna

2,754

Mildred

2,750

Dorothy

2,707

Annie

2,664

Grace

2,642

Emma

2,514

Bessie

2,448

Rose

2,444

Clara

2,432

Bertha

2,372

Frances

2,326

Mabel

2,280

Hazel

2,238

Irene

2,210

Gertrude

2,207

Pearl

2,100

Minnie

2,055

Martha

2,030

Catherine

1,896

Myrtle

1,884

Edith

1,853

Ida

1,836

Esther

1,833

Louise

1,832

Eva

1,727

Elsie

1,720

Sarah

1,710

Agnes

1,676

Nellie

1,566

Josephine

1,565

Laura

1,559

Lillie

1,533

Ella

1,525

Julia

1,501

Ruby

1,458

Viola

1,447

Beatrice

1,429

Carrie

1,376

Mattie

1,353

Thelma

1,309

Mae

1,261

Jessie

1,240

Alma

1,229

Lena

1,225

Hattie

1,163

Blanche

1,159

Evelyn

1,151

Mamie

1,127

Lucille

1,087

Cora

1,081

Stella

1,075

Willie

1,071

Lucy

1,065

Marion

1,033

Virginia

1,008

Katherine

1,004

Jennie

985

Pauline

985

Lula

976

Fannie

971

Vera

947

Ada

921

Rosa

909

Leona

875

Beulah

873

Maggie

853

Eleanor

837

Maude

834

Bernice

794

Dora

780

Ann

753

Ellen

753

Daisy

748

Nora

724

Kathryn

717

Susie

717

Sadie

716

Marguerite

695

Georgia

664

Effie

658

Doris

656

Hilda

649

Violet

649

Della

609

Emily

606

Lois

594

Olive

593

100

Flora

587

Biggest movers since 1901

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

Rising boy names, 1901 to 1902
Name	Births 1901	Births 1902	Change	Rank 1901 → 1902
Ralph	682	866	+27%	29 → 28
Joe	756	955	+26%	27 → 23
Robert	2,543	3,180	+25%	7 → 6
Willie	1,294	1,565	+21%	16 → 14
Raymond	888	1,064	+20%	22 → 21
Edward	1,917	2,294	+20%	9 → 9
James	4,735	5,592	+18%	3 → 3
Harold	915	1,077	+18%	21 → 19
Thomas	1,820	2,134	+17%	11 → 11
George	3,609	4,223	+17%	4 → 4

Rising girl names, 1901 to 1902
Name	Births 1901	Births 1902	Change	Rank 1901 → 1902
Dorothy	2,173	2,707	+25%	22 → 15
Doris	530	656	+24%	101 → 93
Alice	2,562	3,135	+22%	12 → 10
Virginia	825	1,008	+22%	76 → 67
Eleanor	686	837	+22%	84 → 79
Lucille	894	1,087	+22%	70 → 61
Georgia	549	664	+21%	96 → 91
Beatrice	1,183	1,429	+21%	53 → 49
Effie	545	658	+21%	97 → 92
Bernice	660	794	+20%	86 → 81

Falling girl names, 1901 to 1902
Name	Births 1901	Births 1902	Change	Rank 1901 → 1902
Elsie	1,747	1,720	-2%	35 → 38
Theresa	554	549	-1%	94 → 109
Esther	1,844	1,833	-1%	33 → 35
Marguerite	699	695	-1%	83 → 90
Edith	1,863	1,853	-1%	32 → 33
Myrtle	1,892	1,884	-0%	28 → 32
Nora	727	724	-0%	81 → 86

Top 100 boy names of 1902

Top 100 girl names of 1902

Biggest movers since 1901

Top 100 boy names of 1902

Top 100 girl names of 1902

Biggest movers since 1901