The 1892 Baby Name Report

334,374 babies, 2,686 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1892

👑 #1 girls: Mary (13 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (13 years running) 134 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary13,172
  2. Anna5,542
  3. Elizabeth3,461
  4. Margaret3,435
  5. Ruth3,290
  6. Florence3,154
  7. Emma3,128
  8. Ethel3,035
  9. Helen2,936
  10. Clara2,661

Top boys

  1. John9,039
  2. William7,782
  3. James5,398
  4. George4,760
  5. Charles4,319
  6. Frank3,150
  7. Joseph3,064
  8. Robert2,710
  9. Harry2,460
  10. Henry2,452

Full top-50 rankings for 1892 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Grover #99 → #47 (+52)
  2. Isabelle #206 → #173 (+33)
  3. Lucille #141 → #120 (+21)
  4. Freda #186 → #165 (+21)
  5. Anthony #96 → #78 (+18)
  6. Christine #185 → #168 (+17)
  7. Essie #157 → #141 (+16)
  8. Allie #173 → #158 (+15)
  9. Ruth #19 → #5 (+14)
  10. Olga #149 → #136 (+13)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Winifred #150 → #174 (−24)
  2. Rosie #136 → #156 (−20)
  3. Tillie #161 → #180 (−19)
  4. Mayme #151 → #169 (−18)
  5. Susan #106 → #123 (−17)
  6. Eliza #130 → #144 (−14)
  7. Mable #132 → #146 (−14)
  8. Eleanor #103 → #116 (−13)
  9. Goldie #126 → #139 (−13)
  10. Ina #158 → #171 (−13)

✨ Never recorded before 1892

Corbett (23) Astrid (9) Jennett (9) Marcelina (8) Fidel (8) Samson (8) Dura (7) Margart (7) Seraphine (7) Siller (7)

134 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1892.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1892?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1892, out of 334,374 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1892?
Grover made the biggest jump in 1892, climbing 52 spots to #47.
How many new baby names appeared in 1892?
134 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1892.