Baby Names from 1902 (The Top 10)

If the hundred year rule is any accurate, interest in these names should be rising or already in place. Browse the internet and you'll find many mammas-to-be seeking advice on these names, though I'm not sure about Frank and Robert.

Girls:

Mary,F,14485
Helen,F,5967
Anna,F,5288
Margaret,F,5011
Ruth,F,4384
Elizabeth,F,3694
Florence,F,3509
Marie,F,3423
Ethel,F,3295
Alice,F,3135

The next two are Lillian and Gladys. Gladys still has a long way to go.

Boys:

John,M,7908
William,M,6616
James,M,5592
George,M,4223
Charles,M,3361
Robert,M,3180
Joseph,M,3098
Frank,M,2756
Edward,M,2294
Henry,M,2153

The next two are Thomas and Walter.

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