Top baby names of the 1880s

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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Girls

  1. Mary91,668
  2. Anna38,159
  3. Emma25,404
  4. Elizabeth25,006
  5. Margaret21,799
  6. Minnie21,724
  7. Ida18,283
  8. Bertha18,264
  9. Clara17,717
  10. Alice17,142
  11. Annie17,027
  12. Florence16,699
  13. Bessie15,373
  14. Grace15,227
  15. Ethel14,866
  16. Sarah14,715
  17. Ella13,936
  18. Martha13,911
  19. Nellie13,761
  20. Mabel13,096
  21. Laura12,806
  22. Carrie12,514
  23. Cora11,954
  24. Helen11,496
  25. Maude11,454
  26. Lillian11,270
  27. Gertrude11,100
  28. Rose11,064
  29. Edna11,020
  30. Pearl10,903
  31. Edith10,881
  32. Jennie10,220
  33. Hattie10,199
  34. Mattie9,844
  35. Eva9,800
  36. Julia9,800
  37. Myrtle9,769
  38. Louise9,596
  39. Lillie9,467
  40. Jessie9,187
  41. Frances9,182
  42. Catherine8,915
  43. Lula8,882
  44. Lena8,691
  45. Marie8,490
  46. Ada8,423
  47. Josephine7,732
  48. Fannie7,527
  49. Lucy7,520
  50. Dora7,288

Boys

  1. John89,949
  2. William84,881
  3. James54,056
  4. George47,651
  5. Charles46,656
  6. Frank30,967
  7. Joseph26,292
  8. Henry24,139
  9. Robert24,074
  10. Thomas23,750
  11. Edward23,133
  12. Harry22,649
  13. Walter18,185
  14. Arthur16,180
  15. Fred15,602
  16. Albert14,375
  17. Samuel9,129
  18. Clarence8,760
  19. Louis8,275
  20. David7,569
  21. Joe7,098
  22. Charlie7,091
  23. Richard7,010
  24. Ernest6,700
  25. Roy6,565
  26. Will6,196
  27. Andrew6,053
  28. Jesse6,003
  29. Oscar5,982
  30. Willie5,906
  31. Daniel5,679
  32. Benjamin5,407
  33. Carl5,227
  34. Sam5,069
  35. Alfred4,837
  36. Earl4,830
  37. Peter4,656
  38. Elmer4,627
  39. Frederick4,603
  40. Howard4,349
  41. Lewis4,341
  42. Ralph4,269
  43. Herbert4,257
  44. Paul4,196
  45. Lee3,945
  46. Tom3,786
  47. Herman3,689
  48. Martin3,595
  49. Jacob3,566
  50. Michael3,558