Top baby names of 1896

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

Girls

  1. Mary13,811
  2. Anna5,860
  3. Helen4,392
  4. Margaret4,050
  5. Ruth3,905
  6. Ethel3,502
  7. Elizabeth3,471
  8. Florence3,323
  9. Marie3,087
  10. Emma2,872
  11. Lillian2,702
  12. Alice2,651
  13. Edna2,604
  14. Clara2,582
  15. Bertha2,565
  16. Minnie2,530
  17. Grace2,485
  18. Bessie2,435
  19. Annie2,358
  20. Rose2,341
  21. Mabel2,283
  22. Hazel2,226
  23. Gertrude2,221
  24. Ida2,159
  25. Pearl2,101
  26. Martha2,022
  27. Frances1,964
  28. Esther1,964
  29. Edith1,932
  30. Myrtle1,928
  31. Elsie1,878
  32. Eva1,779
  33. Gladys1,757
  34. Nellie1,696
  35. Sarah1,691
  36. Ella1,683
  37. Laura1,665
  38. Agnes1,654
  39. Mildred1,620
  40. Catherine1,594
  41. Irene1,593
  42. Louise1,531
  43. Lillie1,483
  44. Julia1,407
  45. Carrie1,388
  46. Dorothy1,366
  47. Hattie1,320
  48. Lena1,318
  49. Mattie1,288
  50. Josephine1,256

Boys

  1. John8,138
  2. William7,747
  3. James5,206
  4. George4,286
  5. Charles3,639
  6. Joseph3,051
  7. Frank2,845
  8. Robert2,719
  9. Edward2,296
  10. Henry2,183
  11. Harry2,091
  12. Thomas2,088
  13. Walter2,017
  14. Arthur1,821
  15. Albert1,434
  16. Fred1,393
  17. Clarence1,254
  18. Willie1,092
  19. Roy1,027
  20. Paul964
  21. Earl892
  22. Louis871
  23. Harold862
  24. Raymond859
  25. Carl852
  26. Richard834
  27. Joe767
  28. David765
  29. Ernest764
  30. Ralph746
  31. Samuel734
  32. Charlie714
  33. Howard677
  34. Herbert635
  35. Jesse586
  36. Elmer576
  37. Andrew566
  38. Daniel561
  39. Francis551
  40. Oscar539
  41. Jack539
  42. Alfred527
  43. Sam518
  44. Will508
  45. Eugene507
  46. Lawrence499
  47. Leo497
  48. Lee455
  49. Herman427
  50. Ray426