100 Most popular girl names of 1908, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1908 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1908.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
18665
5.26
-
2
Helen
8439
2.38
-
3
Margaret
6976
1.97
-
4
Ruth
6180
1.74
+1
5
Anna
5860
1.65
-1
6
Dorothy
5703
1.61
-
7
Elizabeth
4904
1.38
-
8
Mildred
4624
1.3
-
9
Alice
4270
1.2
-
10
Marie
4076
1.15
-
11
Florence
3883
1.1
-
12
Ethel
3786
1.07
-
13
Lillian
3634
1.03
-
14
Frances
3593
1.01
+2
15
Gladys
3580
1.01
-1
16
Rose
3382
0.95
+1
17
Edna
3365
0.95
-2
18
Louise
2937
0.83
+3
19
Grace
2901
0.82
+1
20
Evelyn
2857
0.81
-2
21
Annie
2820
0.8
-2
22
Catherine
2750
0.78
+3
23
Irene
2732
0.77
-1
24
Hazel
2698
0.76
-1
25
Gertrude
2562
0.72
-1
26
Thelma
2526
0.71
+2
27
Edith
2410
0.68
+5
28
Josephine
2389
0.67
+5
29
Bertha
2384
0.67
-3
30
Emma
2357
0.66
-3
31
Clara
2352
0.66
-2
32
Martha
2324
0.66
-1
33
Ruby
2229
0.63
+1
34
Bessie
2201
0.62
-4
35
Virginia
2195
0.62
+6
36
Esther
2187
0.62
+1
37
Mabel
2096
0.59
-1
38
Lucille
2080
0.59
+7
39
Pearl
2075
0.59
-4
40
Beatrice
1997
0.56
+4
41
Elsie
1983
0.56
+2
42
Viola
1964
0.55
+5
43
Ida
1952
0.55
-5
43
Myrtle
1952
0.55
-4
45
Agnes
1934
0.55
+1
46
Eva
1930
0.54
-4
47
Minnie
1817
0.51
-7
48
Sarah
1814
0.51
-
49
Nellie
1757
0.5
+1
50
Julia
1749
0.49
-1
51
Pauline
1702
0.48
+1
52
Laura
1558
0.44
-1
53
Alma
1474
0.42
+5
54
Lillie
1471
0.41
-1
55
Katherine
1430
0.4
-
56
Ella
1428
0.4
-2
57
Mae
1384
0.39
-
58
Jessie
1382
0.39
+2
59
Willie
1371
0.39
-3
60
Mattie
1364
0.38
-1
61
Bernice
1363
0.38
+4
62
Ann
1354
0.38
-
63
Marion
1349
0.38
-
64
Lena
1331
0.38
-
65
Eleanor
1302
0.37
+2
66
Carrie
1239
0.35
-5
67
Stella
1216
0.34
+3
68
Vera
1204
0.34
-
69
Blanche
1162
0.33
-3
70
Doris
1155
0.33
+6
71
Hattie
1137
0.32
-
72
Betty
1128
0.32
+5
73
Leona
1118
0.32
-1
73
Lucy
1118
0.32
-5
75
Anne
1088
0.31
+4
76
Fannie
1085
0.31
-2
77
Kathryn
1058
0.3
+11
78
Jennie
1038
0.29
-
79
Mamie
1028
0.29
-4
80
Lois
1023
0.29
+5
81
Violet
1017
0.29
-
82
Beulah
1015
0.29
-9
83
Cora
962
0.27
-3
84
Opal
955
0.27
+2
85
Marjorie
942
0.27
+7
86
Rosa
941
0.27
-4
87
Ada
922
0.26
-4
88
Marguerite
913
0.26
-1
89
Lula
892
0.25
-5
90
Velma
860
0.24
-
91
Jean
852
0.24
+5
92
Ellen
848
0.24
-3
93
Dora
806
0.23
+1
94
Theresa
795
0.22
+5
95
Maggie
772
0.22
-4
96
Sadie
770
0.22
-1
97
Georgia
768
0.22
-5
98
Charlotte
766
0.22
+7
99
Daisy
765
0.22
-1
100
Inez
757
0.21
+2
101
Sylvia
748
0.21
+8
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1908)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html