Birth year roster

Top names in 1906

Name: Top baby names in 1906
Creator: Social Security Administration

The names most likely to appear on 1906 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.

Mary and John led the 1906 baby-name charts, a pair that captures the naming culture of mid-century America — a timeless classic that had dominated since the 1880s and John, a perennial powerhouse that would anchor the decade. The full top 25 below reveals which names defined the 1906 classroom and how many have since faded or endured.

Girls

#1Mary16,370
#2Helen7,176
#3Margaret6,096
#4Anna5,502
#5Ruth5,140
#6Dorothy4,326
#7Elizabeth4,320
#8Alice4,192
#9Mildred3,873
#10Florence3,691
#11Marie3,690
#12Ethel3,511
#13Lillian3,293
#14Frances3,026
#15Edna3,011
#16Gladys3,000
#17Rose2,901
#18Annie2,774
#19Grace2,626
#20Irene2,423
#21Bessie2,396
#22Gertrude2,375
#23Hazel2,315
#24Louise2,307
#25Bertha2,302

Boys

#1John8,264
#2William6,566
#3James5,908
#4George4,201
#5Robert3,635
#6Charles3,607
#7Joseph3,527
#8Frank2,798
#9Edward2,398
#10Thomas2,176
#11Henry2,112
#12Walter1,934
#13Willie1,756
#14Harry1,631
#15Arthur1,486
#16Albert1,469
#17Harold1,330
#18Clarence1,319
#19Paul1,308
#20Fred1,193
#21Raymond1,133
#22Louis1,101
#23Richard1,084
#24Roy1,024
#25Joe1,020