Baby Names That Peaked in the 1900s

These names were never more popular than in the 1900s. Rose peaked in 1908, when 3,382 babies recorded as girls got the name.

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Rose	1908	3,382
2	Gladys	1901	2,676
3	Viola	1908	1,964
4	Leona	1905	1,082
5	Opal	1909	1,028
6	Beulah	1901	859
7	Velma	1907	854
8	Inez	1909	826
9	Alberta	1909	738
10	Eunice	1908	676
11	Lola	1904	624
12	Lucile	1908	592
13	Rosie	1900	576
14	Mable	1905	562
15	Goldie	1905	548
16	Verna	1906	533
17	Eula	1902	465
18	Essie	1904	457
19	Erma	1906	444
20	Ola	1902	362
21	Cleo	1907	325
22	Leola	1905	319
23	Elva	1901	283
24	Virgie	1904	261
25	Cecelia	1901	249
26	Gussie	1900	236
27	Jewel	1904	229
28	Zelma	1904	198
29	Elvira	1909	196
30	Elma	1901	189
31	Elnora	1905	189
32	Cecile	1902	181
33	Lessie	1904	175
34	Iola	1907	169
35	Letha	1903	165
36	Ila	1903	160
37	Aline	1909	143
38	Pearlie	1902	129
39	Lenore	1906	117
40	Oma	1901	117
41	Ione	1908	116
42	Maybelle	1908	105
43	Tessie	1904	101
44	Isabell	1903	99
45	Leone	1904	97
46	Vida	1903	95
47	Queen	1907	91
48	Ena	1906	89
49	Lauretta	1904	86
50	Ester	1905	85
51	Leora	1904	85
52	Vada	1901	84
53	Beryl	1905	78
54	Lovie	1907	75
55	Verda	1901	74
56	Hortense	1903	72
57	Filomena	1907	70
58	Leatha	1900	67
59	Verona	1906	65
60	Delma	1907	64
61	Ocie	1904	63
62	Manuela	1909	58
63	Magdalene	1904	56
64	Tressie	1901	55
65	Claudie	1900	54
66	Bulah	1905	52
67	Rubie	1909	52
68	Albertha	1904	48
69	Novella	1905	47
70	Alda	1901	44
71	Madie	1902	44
72	Exie	1908	43
73	Edrie	1908	42
74	Celestine	1902	41
75	Leda	1904	41
76	Queenie	1905	41
77	Delphia	1901	40
78	Maye	1903	40
79	Lavada	1907	39
80	Annis	1900	36
81	Beaulah	1900	36
82	Mammie	1902	35
83	Zenobia	1909	35
84	Eulah	1906	34
85	Hildegard	1906	34
86	Madaline	1906	34
87	Ressie	1903	34
88	Birtha	1900	33
89	Eura	1900	33
90	Glennie	1907	33
91	Hertha	1902	33
92	Lera	1905	33
93	Neoma	1907	33
94	Verlie	1904	33
95	Fairy	1905	32
96	Adelle	1906	31
97	Alverta	1903	31
98	Leonor	1909	31
99	Osie	1900	31
100	Elvie	1902	30

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Louis	1908	1,317
2	Joe	1907	1,177
3	Charlie	1900	1,124
4	Sam	1900	821
5	Lee	1900	675
6	Leo	1903	636
7	Clifford	1908	515
8	Lester	1906	482
9	Clyde	1905	474
10	Cecil	1902	354
11	Alton	1904	302
12	Virgil	1907	276
13	Roosevelt	1905	264
14	Earnest	1909	255
15	Mack	1900	250
16	Orville	1909	218
17	Manuel	1906	205
18	Elbert	1909	167
19	Marshall	1908	160
20	Bennie	1904	158
21	Johnie	1905	148
22	Lonnie	1901	148
23	Kermit	1909	139
24	Pete	1908	131
25	Sylvester	1901	120
26	Forrest	1907	115
27	Tommie	1909	113
28	Ervin	1905	112
29	Edmond	1908	88
30	Buster	1909	85
31	Elmo	1909	80
32	Laurence	1903	77
33	Erwin	1901	63
34	Taft	1908	62
35	Garland	1905	60
36	Emory	1902	58
37	Louie	1901	58
38	Alfonso	1909	57
39	Hollis	1908	56
40	Orval	1907	51
41	Cyril	1902	50
42	Odell	1906	48
43	Freeman	1905	47
44	Rosevelt	1905	47
45	Dudley	1907	46
46	Wm	1909	40
47	Herschel	1901	38
48	Johnson	1905	38
49	Otho	1902	36
50	Waldo	1908	36
51	Alphonso	1900	35
52	Arther	1909	35
53	Rubin	1907	35
54	Hoyt	1909	34
55	Olin	1903	34
56	Noble	1901	33
57	Otha	1909	32
58	Elmore	1900	31
59	Haskell	1908	31
60	Houston	1901	31
61	Arlie	1904	30
62	Clarance	1900	30
63	Lenard	1907	30
64	Lucien	1909	30
65	Alford	1908	29
66	Coleman	1903	28
67	Garnett	1909	26
68	Golden	1909	26
69	Obie	1907	24
70	Rollin	1903	23
71	Furman	1900	22
72	Harland	1905	22
73	Artis	1908	21
74	Bernie	1907	21
75	Evert	1901	21
76	Hampton	1907	21
77	Hilton	1905	21
78	Ottis	1903	21
79	Hermon	1905	20
80	Junious	1902	20
81	Levy	1907	20
82	Loy	1903	20
83	Milburn	1908	20
84	Rogers	1902	20
85	Vester	1908	20
86	Buddie	1909	19
87	Curley	1902	19
88	Delmas	1907	19
89	Dillard	1908	19
90	Lambert	1900	19
91	Lonzo	1903	19
92	Lucious	1901	19
93	Rowland	1903	19
94	Boyce	1900	18
95	Felton	1904	18
96	Hayward	1909	18
97	Huston	1908	18
98	Ignatius	1906	18
99	Merl	1907	18
100	Earlie	1907	17