The 1894 Baby Name Report

338,690 babies, 2,705 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1894

👑 #1 girls: Mary (15 years running) 👑 #1 boys: John (15 years running) 113 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary13,151
  2. Anna5,565
  3. Margaret3,700
  4. Helen3,676
  5. Elizabeth3,425
  6. Ruth3,372
  7. Ethel3,287
  8. Florence3,233
  9. Emma2,937
  10. Marie2,649

Top boys

  1. John8,237
  2. William7,274
  3. James5,110
  4. George4,365
  5. Charles3,788
  6. Joseph2,977
  7. Frank2,863
  8. Robert2,497
  9. Henry2,278
  10. Harry2,189

Full top-50 rankings for 1894 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Everett #109 → #86 (+23)
  2. Isabel #186 → #168 (+18)
  3. Alberta #194 → #176 (+18)
  4. Erma #203 → #185 (+18)
  5. Maria #156 → #139 (+17)
  6. Essie #153 → #137 (+16)
  7. Amy #146 → #132 (+14)
  8. Floyd #59 → #46 (+13)
  9. Goldie #138 → #126 (+12)
  10. Lois #152 → #140 (+12)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Grover #67 → #137 (−70)
  2. Matilda #130 → #149 (−19)
  3. Belle #145 → #164 (−19)
  4. Lulu #137 → #155 (−18)
  5. Isabelle #177 → #193 (−16)
  6. Hannah #136 → #150 (−14)
  7. Winifred #166 → #180 (−14)
  8. Eunice #135 → #148 (−13)
  9. Ola #149 → #161 (−12)
  10. Eddie #82 → #94 (−12)

✨ Never recorded before 1894

Beatriz (9) Carola (9) Marrie (9) Leeta (8) Loa (8) Arvel (8) Erby (8) Calista (7) Cinderella (7) Ilda (7)

113 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1894.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1894?
Mary was the #1 girl name and John the #1 boy name in 1894, out of 338,690 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1894?
Everett made the biggest jump in 1894, climbing 23 spots to #86.
How many new baby names appeared in 1894?
113 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1894.