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Common boy names of the 1900s. Explore the most popular baby names of 1900. Walter which is new to the list and Harold both mean army leader. Of course traditional names like George William Edward and Elizabeth have consistently featured in the top 100 since the early 20th century.

The most popular name for boys during the 1900s was the classic-sounding John reports the Social Security Administration. 11 rows Among the Top 1900-1909 baby boy names in the US Kermit 1663 Rosevelt 1597 Taft 1318 Artis. Johnnie made an appearance at number 87 while Ira disappeared from the most popular 1900s baby names.

Roy which means king and Earl are literal expressions of royalty. Start with the top 100 or view all 1000 rankings. Amos Grunebaum MD FACOG is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and among the worlds.

Boys Names Alphonsus 616 Arwood 3 Adels 1 Adolphine 1 Anselm 5 Aeneas 42 Arpad 1 Bede 2 Batt 480 Bredin 6 Blasius 2 Bera 1 Callaghan 40 Cain 25 Carmichael 1 Cash 1 Candy 10 Cuthbert 40 Camille 5 Coleman 476 Carley 1 Chess 1 Carthage 14 Coman 1 Canice 30 Cleman 1 Columba 196 Cinnamon 2 Coll 3 Dudley 238 Daw 2 Dean 3. This biblical name also has a religious significance coming from a Hebrew word that means god is gracious. For girls these included America Indiana Missouri and Tennessee.

In the century after the birth of the United States names that honored American places and heroes were popular. As in the past boy names often expressed virtues such as strength courage or nobility. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year.

Cross-referenced with meanings and statistics. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency. The top eight names are the same.