Top baby names of 1885

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

Girls

  1. Mary9,128
  2. Anna3,994
  3. Emma2,728
  4. Elizabeth2,582
  5. Margaret2,204
  6. Minnie2,178
  7. Clara1,910
  8. Bertha1,860
  9. Ida1,854
  10. Annie1,703
  11. Alice1,681
  12. Florence1,667
  13. Bessie1,588
  14. Grace1,575
  15. Ethel1,495
  16. Nellie1,432
  17. Martha1,425
  18. Sarah1,424
  19. Ella1,395
  20. Mabel1,349
  21. Laura1,325
  22. Carrie1,283
  23. Cora1,253
  24. Maude1,222
  25. Rose1,164
  26. Pearl1,146
  27. Lillian1,143
  28. Helen1,134
  29. Gertrude1,086
  30. Edna1,077
  31. Edith1,071
  32. Julia1,062
  33. Jennie1,045
  34. Myrtle1,026
  35. Mattie1,014
  36. Hattie1,008
  37. Lillie979
  38. Eva971
  39. Louise956
  40. Jessie952
  41. Lula949
  42. Marie885
  43. Lena876
  44. Ada876
  45. Catherine846
  46. Frances844
  47. Josephine783
  48. Fannie783
  49. Dora776
  50. Katherine751

Boys

  1. John8,756
  2. William8,044
  3. James5,175
  4. George4,674
  5. Charles4,599
  6. Frank3,067
  7. Joseph2,540
  8. Henry2,406
  9. Robert2,322
  10. Thomas2,266
  11. Edward2,220
  12. Harry2,198
  13. Walter1,808
  14. Fred1,562
  15. Arthur1,516
  16. Albert1,429
  17. Clarence906
  18. Samuel888
  19. Louis809
  20. Grover768
  21. Ernest718
  22. David712
  23. Charlie705
  24. Roy691
  25. Joe681
  26. Richard672
  27. Will625
  28. Oscar623
  29. Willie614
  30. Andrew599
  31. Jesse556
  32. Daniel535
  33. Peter516
  34. Carl494
  35. Sam492
  36. Earl481
  37. Frederick466
  38. Benjamin464
  39. Alfred446
  40. Elmer443
  41. Howard438
  42. Lewis437
  43. Paul428
  44. Ralph422
  45. Herbert388
  46. Michael370
  47. Jim370
  48. Tom361
  49. Martin357
  50. Lee348