The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1901
1,943 different girls’ names were recorded in 1901, covering 239,345 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 13,136 |
| 2 | Helen | 5,247 |
| 3 | Anna | 4,923 |
| 4 | Margaret | 4,424 |
| 5 | Ruth | 3,974 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 3,216 |
| 7 | Marie | 3,157 |
| 8 | Florence | 3,131 |
| 9 | Ethel | 3,067 |
| 10 | Lillian | 2,681 |
| 11 | Gladys | 2,676 |
| 12 | Alice | 2,562 |
| 13 | Edna | 2,488 |
| 14 | Mildred | 2,424 |
| 15 | Grace | 2,398 |
| 16 | Annie | 2,396 |
| 17 | Emma | 2,374 |
| 18 | Clara | 2,319 |
| 19 | Bertha | 2,257 |
| 20 | Rose | 2,212 |
| 21 | Bessie | 2,183 |
| 22 | Dorothy | 2,173 |
| 23 | Mabel | 2,097 |
| 23 | Hazel | 2,097 |
| 25 | Frances | 2,071 |
| 26 | Minnie | 2,026 |
| 27 | Gertrude | 1,964 |
| 28 | Myrtle | 1,892 |
| 29 | Martha | 1,886 |
| 30 | Irene | 1,879 |
| 31 | Pearl | 1,866 |
| 32 | Edith | 1,863 |
| 33 | Esther | 1,844 |
| 34 | Ida | 1,835 |
| 35 | Elsie | 1,747 |
| 36 | Louise | 1,640 |
| 37 | Eva | 1,617 |
| 38 | Catherine | 1,599 |
| 39 | Agnes | 1,525 |
| 40 | Sarah | 1,514 |
| 41 | Nellie | 1,454 |
| 42 | Ella | 1,435 |
| 43 | Josephine | 1,434 |
| 44 | Laura | 1,402 |
| 45 | Lillie | 1,382 |
| 46 | Julia | 1,362 |
| 47 | Viola | 1,331 |
| 48 | Carrie | 1,247 |
| 49 | Ruby | 1,225 |
| 50 | Mattie | 1,224 |
| 51 | Lena | 1,216 |
| 52 | Alma | 1,195 |
| 53 | Beatrice | 1,183 |
| 54 | Mae | 1,140 |
| 55 | Jessie | 1,116 |
| 56 | Hattie | 1,106 |
| 57 | Thelma | 1,090 |
| 58 | Cora | 1,027 |
| 59 | Blanche | 1,025 |
| 60 | Mamie | 992 |
| 61 | Lucy | 979 |
| 62 | Evelyn | 966 |
| 63 | Marion | 963 |
| 64 | Pauline | 938 |
| 65 | Stella | 928 |
| 66 | Ada | 913 |
| 67 | Lula | 905 |
| 68 | Willie | 901 |
| 69 | Jennie | 898 |
| 70 | Lucille | 894 |
| 71 | Katherine | 890 |
| 72 | Fannie | 873 |
| 73 | Vera | 860 |
| 74 | Beulah | 859 |
| 75 | Rosa | 845 |
| 76 | Virginia | 825 |
| 77 | Maude | 819 |
| 78 | Leona | 779 |
| 79 | Dora | 768 |
| 80 | Maggie | 746 |
| 81 | Nora | 727 |
| 82 | Ellen | 711 |
| 83 | Marguerite | 699 |
| 84 | Eleanor | 686 |
| 85 | Sadie | 676 |
| 86 | Bernice | 660 |
| 87 | Daisy | 653 |
| 88 | Susie | 650 |
| 89 | Ann | 634 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 620 |
| 91 | Violet | 611 |
| 92 | Hilda | 574 |
| 93 | Nettie | 562 |
| 94 | Theresa | 554 |
| 95 | May | 550 |
| 96 | Georgia | 549 |
| 97 | Effie | 545 |
| 98 | Olive | 539 |
| 99 | Emily | 537 |
| 100 | Della | 534 |
| 101 | Doris | 530 |
| 102 | Nancy | 519 |
| 103 | Lydia | 507 |
| 104 | Anne | 504 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 503 |
| 106 | Lottie | 498 |
| 107 | Flora | 493 |
| 107 | Lola | 493 |
| 109 | Sallie | 488 |
| 109 | Lois | 488 |
| 111 | Marjorie | 480 |
| 112 | Betty | 473 |
| 113 | Ollie | 462 |
| 114 | Inez | 459 |
| 115 | Lizzie | 458 |
| 116 | Katie | 453 |
| 117 | Lela | 443 |
| 118 | Loretta | 438 |
| 119 | Goldie | 430 |
| 120 | Iva | 427 |
| 121 | Mable | 425 |
| 122 | Eunice | 424 |
| 123 | Harriet | 414 |
| 124 | Eula | 408 |
| 125 | Caroline | 406 |
| 125 | Opal | 406 |
| 127 | Ora | 400 |
| 128 | Addie | 399 |
| 129 | Sylvia | 390 |
| 130 | Velma | 388 |
| 131 | Alberta | 386 |
| 132 | Henrietta | 383 |
| 133 | Estelle | 382 |
| 134 | Etta | 381 |
| 135 | Rachel | 369 |
| 136 | Essie | 368 |
| 136 | Genevieve | 368 |
| 138 | Verna | 361 |
| 139 | Nannie | 358 |
| 140 | Amelia | 350 |
| 140 | Maria | 350 |
| 142 | Victoria | 346 |
| 142 | Lucile | 346 |
| 144 | Susan | 342 |
| 144 | Rebecca | 342 |
| 144 | Vivian | 342 |
| 147 | Madeline | 341 |
| 148 | Rosie | 330 |
| 149 | Jean | 329 |
| 150 | Jane | 325 |
| 151 | Mollie | 324 |
| 151 | Sophie | 324 |
| 151 | Ola | 324 |
| 154 | Frieda | 323 |
| 155 | Amanda | 317 |
| 156 | Sara | 315 |
| 157 | Irma | 304 |
| 158 | Flossie | 301 |
| 159 | Marian | 296 |
| 160 | Nina | 295 |
| 161 | Elva | 283 |
| 162 | Estella | 281 |
| 163 | Janie | 278 |
| 164 | Barbara | 277 |
| 165 | Matilda | 275 |
| 165 | Alta | 275 |
| 165 | Christine | 275 |
| 168 | Olga | 273 |
| 169 | Kathleen | 272 |
| 170 | Hannah | 266 |
| 171 | Norma | 264 |
| 172 | Naomi | 256 |
| 173 | Freda | 255 |
| 174 | Celia | 251 |
| 174 | Juanita | 251 |
| 176 | Ina | 249 |
| 176 | Cecelia | 249 |
| 178 | Wilma | 245 |
| 179 | Amy | 244 |
| 179 | Geneva | 244 |
| 181 | Selma | 242 |
| 182 | Luella | 239 |
| 183 | Erma | 236 |
| 184 | Winifred | 232 |
| 185 | Augusta | 225 |
| 186 | Maud | 221 |
| 186 | Sophia | 221 |
| 188 | Regina | 219 |
| 189 | Winnie | 218 |
| 189 | Miriam | 218 |
| 191 | Fern | 217 |
| 192 | Rena | 215 |
| 192 | Virgie | 215 |
| 194 | Allie | 214 |
| 194 | Isabel | 214 |
| 194 | Sally | 214 |
| 197 | Belle | 208 |
| 198 | Eliza | 207 |
| 199 | Josie | 205 |
| 199 | Nell | 205 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1901 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.