Top Names of 1902

The most popular names recorded in 1902 were Mary for girls and John for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary14,486
2Helen5,967
3Anna5,288
4Margaret5,011
5Ruth4,384
6Elizabeth3,694
7Florence3,509
8Marie3,424
9Ethel3,295
10Alice3,135
11Lillian3,063
12Gladys2,809
13Edna2,754
14Mildred2,750
15Dorothy2,707
16Annie2,664
17Grace2,642
18Emma2,514
19Bessie2,448
20Rose2,444
21Clara2,432
22Bertha2,372
23Frances2,326
24Mabel2,280
25Hazel2,238
26Irene2,210
27Gertrude2,207
28Pearl2,100
29Minnie2,055
30Martha2,030
31Catherine1,896
32Myrtle1,884
33Edith1,853
34Ida1,836
35Esther1,833
36Louise1,832
37Eva1,727
38Elsie1,720
39Sarah1,710
40Agnes1,676
41Nellie1,566
42Josephine1,565
43Laura1,559
44Lillie1,533
45Ella1,525
46Julia1,501
47Ruby1,458
48Viola1,447
49Beatrice1,429
50Carrie1,376

Boys

#NameBabies
1John7,907
2William6,617
3James5,592
4George4,223
5Charles3,361
6Robert3,180
7Joseph3,098
8Frank2,756
9Edward2,294
10Henry2,154
11Thomas2,134
12Walter1,858
13Harry1,750
14Willie1,565
15Arthur1,487
16Albert1,375
17Clarence1,292
18Fred1,286
19Harold1,077
20Paul1,067
21Raymond1,064
22Roy1,002
23Joe955
24Carl952
25Louis912
26Richard908
27Earl877
28Ralph866
29Ernest790
30Charlie761
31David761
32Jack743
33Samuel702
34Theodore642
35Howard632
36Herbert615
37Lawrence598
38Francis597
39Alfred590
40Elmer574
41Sam559
42Andrew558
43Leo551
44Eugene524
45Daniel501
46Lee475
47Floyd471
48Michael460
49Herman457
50Jesse437