Top 200 Boy Names of 1899

John was the most common U.S. boy name in 1899 with 6,990 births. The list ends at 66 births and includes the 1 names tied at the last rank; names with fewer births are not in the list.

Boy names ranked by births, 1899
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	6,990
2	William	6,086
3	James	4,597
4	George	4,018
5	Charles	3,147
6	Joseph	2,679
7	Robert	2,609
8	Frank	2,550
9	Edward	1,901
10	Henry	1,831
11	Thomas	1,811
12	Walter	1,750
13	Harry	1,732
14	Arthur	1,357
15	Albert	1,210
16	Fred	1,182
17	Clarence	1,139
18	Willie	1,088
19	Harold	914
20	Roy	912
21	Paul	885
22	Raymond	869
23	Earl	821
24	Joe	780
25	Carl	774
26	Louis	770
27	Ernest	744
27	Richard	744
29	Ralph	742
30	Samuel	704
31	Charlie	678
32	David	646
33	Herbert	590
34	Howard	589
35	Jack	582
36	Andrew	578
37	Elmer	514
38	Francis	501
39	Dewey	499
40	Lawrence	497
41	Alfred	496
42	Daniel	485
43	Leo	482
44	Sam	469
45	Eugene	449
46	Oscar	447
47	Jesse	423
48	Will	414
49	Herman	413
50	Lee	388
51	Michael	375
52	Floyd	356
53	Peter	354
54	Lewis	352
55	Frederick	350
56	Russell	338
57	Benjamin	335
58	Clyde	330
59	Edwin	329
60	Leonard	321
61	Ray	315
62	Clifford	297
63	Claude	293
64	Anthony	291
65	Lester	290
66	Chester	288
66	Tom	288
68	Lloyd	287
69	Leroy	269
70	Jessie	261
70	Jim	261
72	Martin	260
73	Ben	259
74	Donald	258
74	Eddie	258
74	Stanley	258
77	Cecil	256
78	Theodore	252
79	Harvey	251
80	Edgar	249
81	Luther	248
82	Homer	239
83	Norman	223
83	Philip	223
85	Bernard	222
86	Patrick	221
87	Kenneth	214
88	Hugh	209
89	Milton	207
90	Guy	200
91	Allen	191
92	Jacob	189
93	Leon	188
94	Otis	185
95	Everett	181
95	Leslie	181
97	Alexander	178
97	Stephen	178
99	Archie	177
100	Victor	175
101	Ed	174
101	Otto	174
103	Alvin	173
103	Warren	173
105	Horace	169
106	Melvin	166
107	Glenn	161
107	Julius	161
107	Oliver	161
110	Mack	160
111	Virgil	154
112	Marion	152
113	Johnnie	151
114	Earnest	146
115	Sidney	144
115	Willard	144
117	August	142
117	Percy	142
119	Isaac	139
120	Ira	138
120	Marvin	138
122	Alex	133
123	Vernon	130
124	Emil	128
125	Bert	127
125	Max	127
125	Rufus	127
128	Willis	126
129	Hubert	125
129	Vincent	125
131	Wallace	121
132	Charley	120
132	Dave	120
134	Dan	119
134	Lonnie	119
134	Wesley	119
137	Maurice	117
138	Franklin	116
138	Morris	116
140	Wilbur	115
141	Nathan	112
142	Jerry	111
143	Calvin	108
143	Gerald	108
145	Gilbert	107
145	Gordon	107
145	Nelson	107
148	Perry	104
149	Curtis	103
150	Glen	101
150	Matthew	101
150	Roland	101
153	Rudolph	100
154	Arnold	98
154	Ellis	98
156	Emmett	97
156	Manuel	97
158	Irving	95
158	Ross	95
160	Bennie	94
160	Clifton	94
160	Orville	94
160	Sylvester	94
164	Felix	93
165	Jose	90
166	Mark	89
167	Phillip	88
168	Edmund	87
169	Dennis	86
169	Jess	86
171	Abraham	85
172	Johnie	84
172	Roscoe	84
174	Bill	83
174	Forrest	83
174	Mike	83
177	Elbert	81
178	Adolph	80
179	Amos	79
180	Alonzo	78
180	Ollie	78
180	Steve	78
183	Moses	77
184	Jake	76
185	Adam	74
185	Pete	74
187	Douglas	73
187	Irvin	73
189	Mckinley	72
189	Nathaniel	72
191	Aaron	71
191	Gus	71
193	Clinton	70
193	Cornelius	70
193	Marshall	70
196	Nicholas	69
197	Claud	68
197	Simon	68
199	Roger	67
200	Bruce	66
200	Owen	66

Top 200 Boy Names of 1899

John was the most common U.S. boy name in 1899 with 6,990 births. The list ends at 66 births and includes the 1 names tied at the last rank; names with fewer births are not in the list.

Boy names ranked by births, 1899
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	6,990
2	William	6,086
3	James	4,597
4	George	4,018
5	Charles	3,147
6	Joseph	2,679
7	Robert	2,609
8	Frank	2,550
9	Edward	1,901
10	Henry	1,831
11	Thomas	1,811
12	Walter	1,750
13	Harry	1,732
14	Arthur	1,357
15	Albert	1,210
16	Fred	1,182
17	Clarence	1,139
18	Willie	1,088
19	Harold	914
20	Roy	912
21	Paul	885
22	Raymond	869
23	Earl	821
24	Joe	780
25	Carl	774
26	Louis	770
27	Ernest	744
27	Richard	744
29	Ralph	742
30	Samuel	704
31	Charlie	678
32	David	646
33	Herbert	590
34	Howard	589
35	Jack	582
36	Andrew	578
37	Elmer	514
38	Francis	501
39	Dewey	499
40	Lawrence	497
41	Alfred	496
42	Daniel	485
43	Leo	482
44	Sam	469
45	Eugene	449
46	Oscar	447
47	Jesse	423
48	Will	414
49	Herman	413
50	Lee	388
51	Michael	375
52	Floyd	356
53	Peter	354
54	Lewis	352
55	Frederick	350
56	Russell	338
57	Benjamin	335
58	Clyde	330
59	Edwin	329
60	Leonard	321
61	Ray	315
62	Clifford	297
63	Claude	293
64	Anthony	291
65	Lester	290
66	Chester	288
66	Tom	288
68	Lloyd	287
69	Leroy	269
70	Jessie	261
70	Jim	261
72	Martin	260
73	Ben	259
74	Donald	258
74	Eddie	258
74	Stanley	258
77	Cecil	256
78	Theodore	252
79	Harvey	251
80	Edgar	249
81	Luther	248
82	Homer	239
83	Norman	223
83	Philip	223
85	Bernard	222
86	Patrick	221
87	Kenneth	214
88	Hugh	209
89	Milton	207
90	Guy	200
91	Allen	191
92	Jacob	189
93	Leon	188
94	Otis	185
95	Everett	181
95	Leslie	181
97	Alexander	178
97	Stephen	178
99	Archie	177
100	Victor	175
101	Ed	174
101	Otto	174
103	Alvin	173
103	Warren	173
105	Horace	169
106	Melvin	166
107	Glenn	161
107	Julius	161
107	Oliver	161
110	Mack	160
111	Virgil	154
112	Marion	152
113	Johnnie	151
114	Earnest	146
115	Sidney	144
115	Willard	144
117	August	142
117	Percy	142
119	Isaac	139
120	Ira	138
120	Marvin	138
122	Alex	133
123	Vernon	130
124	Emil	128
125	Bert	127
125	Max	127
125	Rufus	127
128	Willis	126
129	Hubert	125
129	Vincent	125
131	Wallace	121
132	Charley	120
132	Dave	120
134	Dan	119
134	Lonnie	119
134	Wesley	119
137	Maurice	117
138	Franklin	116
138	Morris	116
140	Wilbur	115
141	Nathan	112
142	Jerry	111
143	Calvin	108
143	Gerald	108
145	Gilbert	107
145	Gordon	107
145	Nelson	107
148	Perry	104
149	Curtis	103
150	Glen	101
150	Matthew	101
150	Roland	101
153	Rudolph	100
154	Arnold	98
154	Ellis	98
156	Emmett	97
156	Manuel	97
158	Irving	95
158	Ross	95
160	Bennie	94
160	Clifton	94
160	Orville	94
160	Sylvester	94
164	Felix	93
165	Jose	90
166	Mark	89
167	Phillip	88
168	Edmund	87
169	Dennis	86
169	Jess	86
171	Abraham	85
172	Johnie	84
172	Roscoe	84
174	Bill	83
174	Forrest	83
174	Mike	83
177	Elbert	81
178	Adolph	80
179	Amos	79
180	Alonzo	78
180	Ollie	78
180	Steve	78
183	Moses	77
184	Jake	76
185	Adam	74
185	Pete	74
187	Douglas	73
187	Irvin	73
189	Mckinley	72
189	Nathaniel	72
191	Aaron	71
191	Gus	71
193	Clinton	70
193	Cornelius	70
193	Marshall	70
196	Nicholas	69
197	Claud	68
197	Simon	68
199	Roger	67
200	Bruce	66
200	Owen	66