Top 200 Boy Names of 1897

John was the most common U.S. boy name in 1897 with 7,550 births. The list ends at 71 births; names with fewer births are not in the list.

Boy names ranked by births, 1897
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	7,550
2	William	7,198
3	James	5,113
4	George	4,078
5	Charles	3,341
6	Joseph	2,827
7	Frank	2,726
8	Robert	2,701
9	Edward	2,121
10	Henry	1,994
11	Thomas	1,980
12	Walter	1,895
13	Harry	1,879
14	Arthur	1,647
15	Albert	1,377
16	Fred	1,301
17	Clarence	1,201
18	Willie	1,151
19	Roy	999
20	Paul	923
21	Harold	860
22	Raymond	837
23	Louis	831
24	Earl	829
25	Carl	828
26	Joe	798
27	Ernest	785
28	Samuel	759
29	David	730
30	Charlie	714
31	Richard	702
32	Ralph	697
33	Howard	634
34	Elmer	587
35	Herbert	565
36	Andrew	555
37	Oscar	543
38	Jesse	529
39	Daniel	520
40	Alfred	513
41	Lawrence	505
42	Jack	497
43	Francis	496
44	Will	491
45	Sam	478
46	Leo	462
47	Lee	453
48	Floyd	451
49	Eugene	447
50	Herman	412
51	Peter	397
51	Ray	397
53	Edwin	380
54	Benjamin	378
54	Lewis	378
56	Frederick	369
57	Michael	368
58	Clyde	359
59	Claude	345
60	Martin	312
61	Leonard	310
61	Lester	310
63	Tom	298
64	Russell	295
65	Ben	291
65	Leroy	291
67	Chester	290
68	Clifford	285
69	Edgar	278
69	Homer	278
71	Luther	271
72	Harvey	268
73	Eddie	263
74	Lloyd	258
75	Jim	252
76	Anthony	249
77	Stanley	240
78	Bernard	234
78	Jessie	234
78	Otto	234
81	Leon	229
82	Allen	226
83	Leslie	222
84	Cecil	216
85	Theodore	215
86	Hugh	213
87	Patrick	210
88	Jacob	204
89	Philip	200
90	Ed	198
91	Norman	197
92	Donald	195
92	Guy	195
94	Stephen	194
95	Archie	190
95	Victor	190
97	Alvin	186
98	Percy	183
99	Ira	180
100	Everett	179
101	Isaac	175
102	Oliver	174
103	Alexander	172
104	Glenn	171
105	Kenneth	164
106	Milton	161
107	Horace	160
108	Julius	159
108	Mack	159
108	Virgil	159
111	Dewey	158
112	Charley	156
113	Marion	153
114	Vernon	152
115	Sidney	149
116	Earnest	148
117	Bert	143
117	Willard	143
119	Nathan	139
120	August	137
120	Warren	137
122	Marvin	134
123	Otis	133
124	Morris	132
124	Willis	132
126	Emil	131
126	Wallace	131
128	Alex	130
129	Melvin	128
130	Johnnie	125
131	Rufus	124
132	Hubert	123
133	Max	122
134	Dave	121
134	Gilbert	121
134	Wesley	121
137	Emmett	118
137	Jerry	118
139	Maurice	117
140	Dan	115
140	Mckinley	115
142	Lonnie	114
143	Vincent	112
144	Sylvester	111
144	Wilbur	111
146	Jess	110
147	Rudolph	109
148	Hobart	105
149	Mark	104
149	Nelson	104
151	Arnold	103
151	Calvin	103
151	Perry	103
154	Curtis	102
154	Jake	102
156	Matthew	100
157	Ellis	98
157	Irving	98
159	Bryan	97
159	Felix	97
161	Bennie	96
161	Dennis	96
161	Edmund	96
164	Elbert	95
165	Amos	94
166	Gerald	93
167	Adolph	92
167	Mike	92
167	Ollie	92
167	Roland	92
171	Cornelius	91
172	Clinton	90
173	Gordon	89
173	Gus	89
175	Adam	88
175	Glen	88
177	Aaron	87
177	Nicholas	87
179	Manuel	86
180	Jose	85
181	Alonzo	84
181	Bill	84
181	Claud	84
184	Jasper	83
184	Orville	83
186	Harley	82
186	Jay	82
186	Marshall	82
186	Phillip	82
186	Reuben	82
191	Forrest	81
192	Simon	79
192	Steve	79
194	Clifton	78
195	Pete	76
196	Clayton	75
196	Irvin	75
198	Roscoe	74
199	Grant	72
200	Johnie	71

Top 200 Boy Names of 1897

John was the most common U.S. boy name in 1897 with 7,550 births. The list ends at 71 births; names with fewer births are not in the list.

Boy names ranked by births, 1897
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	7,550
2	William	7,198
3	James	5,113
4	George	4,078
5	Charles	3,341
6	Joseph	2,827
7	Frank	2,726
8	Robert	2,701
9	Edward	2,121
10	Henry	1,994
11	Thomas	1,980
12	Walter	1,895
13	Harry	1,879
14	Arthur	1,647
15	Albert	1,377
16	Fred	1,301
17	Clarence	1,201
18	Willie	1,151
19	Roy	999
20	Paul	923
21	Harold	860
22	Raymond	837
23	Louis	831
24	Earl	829
25	Carl	828
26	Joe	798
27	Ernest	785
28	Samuel	759
29	David	730
30	Charlie	714
31	Richard	702
32	Ralph	697
33	Howard	634
34	Elmer	587
35	Herbert	565
36	Andrew	555
37	Oscar	543
38	Jesse	529
39	Daniel	520
40	Alfred	513
41	Lawrence	505
42	Jack	497
43	Francis	496
44	Will	491
45	Sam	478
46	Leo	462
47	Lee	453
48	Floyd	451
49	Eugene	447
50	Herman	412
51	Peter	397
51	Ray	397
53	Edwin	380
54	Benjamin	378
54	Lewis	378
56	Frederick	369
57	Michael	368
58	Clyde	359
59	Claude	345
60	Martin	312
61	Leonard	310
61	Lester	310
63	Tom	298
64	Russell	295
65	Ben	291
65	Leroy	291
67	Chester	290
68	Clifford	285
69	Edgar	278
69	Homer	278
71	Luther	271
72	Harvey	268
73	Eddie	263
74	Lloyd	258
75	Jim	252
76	Anthony	249
77	Stanley	240
78	Bernard	234
78	Jessie	234
78	Otto	234
81	Leon	229
82	Allen	226
83	Leslie	222
84	Cecil	216
85	Theodore	215
86	Hugh	213
87	Patrick	210
88	Jacob	204
89	Philip	200
90	Ed	198
91	Norman	197
92	Donald	195
92	Guy	195
94	Stephen	194
95	Archie	190
95	Victor	190
97	Alvin	186
98	Percy	183
99	Ira	180
100	Everett	179
101	Isaac	175
102	Oliver	174
103	Alexander	172
104	Glenn	171
105	Kenneth	164
106	Milton	161
107	Horace	160
108	Julius	159
108	Mack	159
108	Virgil	159
111	Dewey	158
112	Charley	156
113	Marion	153
114	Vernon	152
115	Sidney	149
116	Earnest	148
117	Bert	143
117	Willard	143
119	Nathan	139
120	August	137
120	Warren	137
122	Marvin	134
123	Otis	133
124	Morris	132
124	Willis	132
126	Emil	131
126	Wallace	131
128	Alex	130
129	Melvin	128
130	Johnnie	125
131	Rufus	124
132	Hubert	123
133	Max	122
134	Dave	121
134	Gilbert	121
134	Wesley	121
137	Emmett	118
137	Jerry	118
139	Maurice	117
140	Dan	115
140	Mckinley	115
142	Lonnie	114
143	Vincent	112
144	Sylvester	111
144	Wilbur	111
146	Jess	110
147	Rudolph	109
148	Hobart	105
149	Mark	104
149	Nelson	104
151	Arnold	103
151	Calvin	103
151	Perry	103
154	Curtis	102
154	Jake	102
156	Matthew	100
157	Ellis	98
157	Irving	98
159	Bryan	97
159	Felix	97
161	Bennie	96
161	Dennis	96
161	Edmund	96
164	Elbert	95
165	Amos	94
166	Gerald	93
167	Adolph	92
167	Mike	92
167	Ollie	92
167	Roland	92
171	Cornelius	91
172	Clinton	90
173	Gordon	89
173	Gus	89
175	Adam	88
175	Glen	88
177	Aaron	87
177	Nicholas	87
179	Manuel	86
180	Jose	85
181	Alonzo	84
181	Bill	84
181	Claud	84
184	Jasper	83
184	Orville	83
186	Harley	82
186	Jay	82
186	Marshall	82
186	Phillip	82
186	Reuben	82
191	Forrest	81
192	Simon	79
192	Steve	79
194	Clifton	78
195	Pete	76
196	Clayton	75
196	Irvin	75
198	Roscoe	74
199	Grant	72
200	Johnie	71