The 1883 Baby Name Report

216,946 babies, 1,962 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1883

👑 #1 girls: Mary (4 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (4 years running) 171 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary8,012
  2. Anna3,306
  3. Emma2,367
  4. Elizabeth2,255
  5. Minnie2,035
  6. Margaret1,881
  7. Bertha1,682
  8. Ida1,634
  9. Annie1,589
  10. Clara1,548

Top boys

  1. John8,894
  2. William8,387
  3. James5,223
  4. Charles4,826
  5. George4,736
  6. Frank2,986
  7. Joseph2,515
  8. Henry2,383
  9. Robert2,334
  10. Thomas2,316

Full top-50 rankings for 1883 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Theresa #121 → #104 (+17)
  2. Emily #95 → #81 (+14)
  3. Clyde #62 → #50 (+12)
  4. Raymond #78 → #68 (+10)
  5. Eva #41 → #32 (+9)
  6. Homer #85 → #76 (+9)
  7. Harriet #90 → #82 (+8)
  8. Harvey #61 → #53 (+8)
  9. Charlotte #100 → #92 (+8)
  10. Earl #49 → #42 (+7)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Matilda #103 → #125 (−22)
  2. Stephen #81 → #98 (−17)
  3. Rachel #109 → #121 (−12)
  4. Virginia #94 → #105 (−11)
  5. Bert #52 → #62 (−10)
  6. Ed #54 → #64 (−10)
  7. Sallie #63 → #72 (−9)
  8. Jim #45 → #52 (−7)
  9. Willie #89 → #96 (−7)
  10. Susan #79 → #85 (−6)

✨ Never recorded before 1883

Laurel (12) Lelar (10) Matilde (10) Simona (9) Thora (9) Angelita (8) Berenice (8) Cleora (8) Dagmar (8) Dina (8)

171 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1883.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1883?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1883, out of 216,946 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1883?
Theresa made the biggest jump in 1883, climbing 17 spots to #104.
How many new baby names appeared in 1883?
171 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1883.