Top baby names of the 1890s

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

Girls

  1. Mary131,138
  2. Anna55,261
  3. Margaret37,937
  4. Helen37,802
  5. Elizabeth33,879
  6. Ruth32,867
  7. Florence32,345
  8. Ethel31,453
  9. Emma28,652
  10. Marie25,853
  11. Clara25,473
  12. Bertha25,125
  13. Minnie24,615
  14. Bessie24,417
  15. Alice24,415
  16. Lillian24,106
  17. Edna24,068
  18. Grace23,804
  19. Annie23,122
  20. Mabel21,991
  21. Ida21,212
  22. Rose21,134
  23. Hazel20,154
  24. Gertrude19,898
  25. Martha19,415
  26. Pearl19,054
  27. Frances18,090
  28. Myrtle17,717
  29. Edith17,650
  30. Nellie17,285
  31. Sarah17,154
  32. Ella17,072
  33. Eva16,460
  34. Laura16,433
  35. Elsie16,375
  36. Louise15,174
  37. Esther14,737
  38. Catherine14,502
  39. Agnes14,429
  40. Carrie14,276
  41. Lillie14,093
  42. Mildred13,792
  43. Gladys13,622
  44. Irene13,621
  45. Julia13,448
  46. Hattie12,909
  47. Cora12,880
  48. Lena12,491
  49. Josephine12,463
  50. Mattie12,449

Boys

  1. John80,664
  2. William72,244
  3. James50,723
  4. George43,358
  5. Charles36,848
  6. Joseph29,000
  7. Frank28,718
  8. Robert26,147
  9. Edward22,033
  10. Henry21,664
  11. Harry21,330
  12. Thomas21,115
  13. Walter19,495
  14. Arthur16,349
  15. Fred14,270
  16. Albert13,753
  17. Clarence11,901
  18. Willie9,849
  19. Roy9,779
  20. Louis8,442
  21. Earl8,297
  22. Paul8,181
  23. Carl8,047
  24. Ernest7,877
  25. Samuel7,857
  26. Richard7,572
  27. Raymond7,572
  28. Joe7,482
  29. David7,333
  30. Charlie7,261
  31. Harold7,018
  32. Ralph6,951
  33. Howard5,949
  34. Andrew5,719
  35. Herbert5,660
  36. Elmer5,647
  37. Oscar5,612
  38. Jesse5,396
  39. Alfred5,373
  40. Will5,210
  41. Daniel5,185
  42. Sam4,941
  43. Leo4,691
  44. Jack4,635
  45. Lawrence4,597
  46. Francis4,535
  47. Benjamin4,460
  48. Lee4,384
  49. Eugene4,303
  50. Herman4,232