The 1893 Baby Name Report

325,223 babies, 2,622 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1893

👑 #1 girls: Mary (14 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (14 years running) 147 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary12,784
  2. Anna5,695
  3. Ruth3,658
  4. Margaret3,565
  5. Elizabeth3,360
  6. Helen3,249
  7. Florence3,231
  8. Ethel3,119
  9. Emma2,968
  10. Bertha2,623

Top boys

  1. John8,049
  2. William7,223
  3. James5,030
  4. George4,320
  5. Charles3,723
  6. Joseph2,997
  7. Frank2,917
  8. Robert2,563
  9. Edward2,309
  10. Harry2,245

Full top-50 rankings for 1893 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Esther #67 → #39 (+28)
  2. Loretta #153 → #133 (+20)
  3. Betty #155 → #139 (+16)
  4. Stanley #103 → #87 (+16)
  5. Verna #157 → #142 (+15)
  6. Sophie #178 → #163 (+15)
  7. Hilda #121 → #107 (+14)
  8. Estelle #140 → #126 (+14)
  9. Ina #171 → #158 (+13)
  10. Leon #101 → #88 (+13)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Maria #135 → #156 (−21)
  2. Grover #47 → #67 (−20)
  3. Janie #159 → #175 (−16)
  4. Nell #172 → #188 (−16)
  5. Amy #131 → #146 (−15)
  6. Allie #158 → #173 (−15)
  7. Ora #110 → #124 (−14)
  8. Ed #66 → #80 (−14)
  9. Olga #136 → #150 (−14)
  10. Lloyd #76 → #89 (−13)

✨ Never recorded before 1893

Elmyra (12) Omega (10) Elin (9) Lempi (9) Catalina (8) Corena (8) Loie (8) Vanda (8) Estel (8) Mayo (8)

147 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1893.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1893?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1893, out of 325,223 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1893?
Esther made the biggest jump in 1893, climbing 28 spots to #39.
How many new baby names appeared in 1893?
147 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1893.