The 1884 Baby Name Report

243,461 babies, 2,158 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1884

👑 #1 girls: Mary (5 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (5 years running) 209 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary9,217
  2. Anna3,860
  3. Emma2,587
  4. Elizabeth2,549
  5. Minnie2,243
  6. Margaret2,142
  7. Ida1,882
  8. Clara1,852
  9. Bertha1,789
  10. Annie1,739

Top boys

  1. John9,388
  2. William8,897
  3. James5,693
  4. George4,961
  5. Charles4,802
  6. Frank3,218
  7. Joseph2,707
  8. Thomas2,572
  9. Henry2,474
  10. Robert2,468

Full top-50 rankings for 1884 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Grover #104 → #20 (+84)
  2. Hazel #149 → #122 (+27)
  3. Ruby #127 → #109 (+18)
  4. Matilda #125 → #108 (+17)
  5. Mollie #89 → #79 (+10)
  6. Mildred #117 → #107 (+10)
  7. Alma #79 → #70 (+9)
  8. Caroline #86 → #78 (+8)
  9. Hannah #111 → #103 (+8)
  10. Olive #91 → #84 (+7)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Amy #110 → #123 (−13)
  2. Nannie #87 → #97 (−10)
  3. Lawrence #61 → #71 (−10)
  4. Estella #106 → #116 (−10)
  5. Harriet #82 → #91 (−9)
  6. Susan #85 → #94 (−9)
  7. Augusta #108 → #117 (−9)
  8. Addie #77 → #85 (−8)
  9. Eugene #51 → #59 (−8)
  10. Theresa #104 → #112 (−8)

✨ Never recorded before 1884

Crystal (11) Rubie (11) Milly (10) Pluma (10) Ruie (10) Cleva (9) Gennie (9) Maxie (9) Vennie (9) Zettie (9)

209 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1884.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1884?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1884, out of 243,461 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1884?
Grover made the biggest jump in 1884, climbing 84 spots to #20.
How many new baby names appeared in 1884?
209 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1884.