Top names of the 1880s

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during 1880 - 1889. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 1,177,194 male births and 1,399,597 female births.

**Popular names of the 1880s**
Rank	Name	Number	Name	Number
	Males		Females
1	John	89,950	Mary	91,669
2	William	84,881	Anna	38,159
3	James	54,058	Emma	25,404
4	George	47,651	Elizabeth	25,007
5	Charles	46,657	Margaret	21,800
6	Frank	30,967	Minnie	21,724
7	Joseph	26,294	Ida	18,283
8	Henry	24,139	Bertha	18,263
9	Robert	24,078	Clara	17,717
10	Thomas	23,750	Alice	17,142
11	Edward	23,133	Annie	17,027
12	Harry	22,649	Florence	16,699
13	Walter	18,186	Bessie	15,373
14	Arthur	16,180	Grace	15,227
15	Fred	15,602	Ethel	14,866
16	Albert	14,374	Sarah	14,715
17	Samuel	9,129	Ella	13,936
18	Clarence	8,761	Martha	13,911
19	Louis	8,275	Nellie	13,761
20	David	7,570	Mabel	13,096
21	Joe	7,098	Laura	12,806
22	Charlie	7,091	Carrie	12,514
23	Richard	7,011	Cora	11,954
24	Ernest	6,700	Helen	11,496
25	Roy	6,565	Maude	11,453
26	Will	6,196	Lillian	11,270
27	Andrew	6,053	Gertrude	11,101
28	Jesse	6,003	Rose	11,064
29	Oscar	5,982	Edna	11,020
30	Willie	5,906	Pearl	10,903
31	Daniel	5,680	Edith	10,881
32	Benjamin	5,406	Jennie	10,220
33	Carl	5,227	Hattie	10,199
34	Sam	5,069	Mattie	9,844
35	Alfred	4,837	Eva	9,800
36	Earl	4,830	Julia	9,800
37	Peter	4,656	Myrtle	9,769
38	Elmer	4,627	Louise	9,596
39	Frederick	4,603	Lillie	9,467
40	Howard	4,349	Jessie	9,186
41	Lewis	4,342	Frances	9,183
42	Ralph	4,269	Catherine	8,915
43	Herbert	4,257	Lula	8,882
44	Paul	4,197	Lena	8,691
45	Lee	3,945	Marie	8,490
46	Tom	3,786	Ada	8,423
47	Herman	3,689	Josephine	7,734
48	Martin	3,595	Fannie	7,527
49	Jacob	3,566	Lucy	7,520
50	Michael	3,559	Dora	7,288
51	Jim	3,520	Agnes	7,237
52	Claude	3,504	Maggie	7,072
53	Ben	3,449	Blanche	6,925
54	Eugene	3,430	Katherine	6,922
55	Francis	3,244	Elsie	6,647
56	Grover	3,184	Nora	6,521
57	Raymond	3,134	Mamie	6,330
58	Harvey	3,123	Rosa	6,157
59	Clyde	3,034	Stella	6,130
60	Edwin	3,011	Daisy	6,054
61	Edgar	3,006	May	5,882
62	Ed	2,957	Effie	5,850
63	Lawrence	2,920	Mae	5,647
64	Bert	2,808	Ellen	5,402
65	Chester	2,700	Nettie	5,313
66	Jack	2,685	Ruth	5,299
67	Otto	2,679	Alma	5,190
68	Luther	2,619	Della	5,048
69	Charley	2,550	Lizzie	5,035
70	Guy	2,489	Sadie	4,915
71	Floyd	2,477	Sallie	4,840
72	Ira	2,379	Nancy	4,793
73	Ray	2,371	Susie	4,780
74	Hugh	2,356	Maud	4,201
75	Isaac	2,311	Flora	4,195
76	Oliver	2,287	Irene	4,002
77	Patrick	2,285	Etta	3,973
78	Homer	2,213	Katie	3,907
79	Theodore	2,176	Lydia	3,902
80	Leonard	2,145	Lottie	3,888
81	Leo	2,098	Viola	3,806
82	Alexander	2,081	Caroline	3,743
83	August	2,012	Addie	3,739
84	Harold	2,001	Hazel	3,644
85	Allen	1,998	Georgia	3,540
86	Jessie	1,843	Esther	3,476
87	Archie	1,816	Mollie	3,470
88	Philip	1,740	Olive	3,456
89	Stephen	1,684	Willie	3,397
90	Horace	1,650	Harriet	3,369
91	Marion	1,624	Emily	3,368
92	Bernard	1,616	Charlotte	3,311
93	Anthony	1,611	Amanda	3,280
94	Julius	1,605	Kathryn	3,276
95	Warren	1,580	Lulu	3,253
96	Leroy	1,574	Susan	3,232
97	Clifford	1,552	Kate	3,194
98	Eddie	1,526	Nannie	3,165
99	Sidney	1,505	Jane	2,971
100	Milton	1,479	Amelia	2,957
101	Leon	1,475	Virginia	2,948
102	Alex	1,451	Mildred	2,919
103	Lester	1,440	Beulah	2,866
104	Emil	1,434	Eliza	2,851
105	Dan	1,402	Rebecca	2,849
106	Willis	1,388	Ollie	2,832
107	Everett	1,373	Belle	2,648
108	Dave	1,339	Ruby	2,604
109	Leslie	1,292	Pauline	2,593
110	Rufus	1,283	Matilda	2,533
111	Alvin	1,256	Theresa	2,505
112	Perry	1,255	Hannah	2,480
113	Lloyd	1,254	Henrietta	2,480
114	Victor	1,242	Ora	2,391
115	Calvin	1,237	Estella	2,321
116	Harrison	1,235	Leona	2,151
117	Norman	1,235	Augusta	2,145
118	Wesley	1,186	Eleanor	2,136
119	Jess	1,182	Rachel	2,128
120	Percy	1,166	Amy	2,127
121	Amos	1,161	Sara	2,127
122	Dennis	1,107	Anne	2,126
123	Jerry	1,106	Marion	2,109
124	Nathan	1,106	Iva	2,108
125	Franklin	1,098	Ann	2,104
126	Alonzo	1,088	Nina	2,093
127	Matthew	1,068	Dorothy	2,088
128	Mack	1,062	Lola	2,054
129	Earnest	1,043	Lela	1,915
130	Gus	1,029	Beatrice	1,900
131	Russell	1,023	Josie	1,884
132	Adam	1,020	Sophia	1,865
133	Jay	1,016	Estelle	1,841
134	Wallace	1,009	Mayme	1,841
135	Otis	1,006	Barbara	1,820
136	Stanley	997	Evelyn	1,817
137	Adolph	994	Maria	1,731
138	Jake	972	Inez	1,633
139	Roscoe	969	Allie	1,606
140	Maurice	961	Essie	1,554
141	Melvin	960	Delia	1,546
142	Gilbert	957	Mable	1,544
143	Ross	951	Millie	1,527
144	Willard	939	Alta	1,523
145	Mark	928	Betty	1,519
146	Levi	927	Callie	1,515
147	Wilbur	914	Janie	1,491
148	Cornelius	911	Rosie	1,485
149	Jose	911	Victoria	1,440
150	Aaron	910	Ola	1,421
151	Elbert	905	Gladys	1,420
152	Emmett	901	Louisa	1,420
153	Phillip	898	Ina	1,406
154	Morris	895	Eula	1,396
155	Noah	895	Luella	1,384
156	Claud	881	Vera	1,365
157	Clinton	867	Lou	1,364
158	Felix	863	Celia	1,363
159	Moses	859	Nell	1,345
160	Elijah	856	Goldie	1,327
161	Nelson	849	Winifred	1,309
162	Simon	841	Bettie	1,298
163	Lonnie	832	Hilda	1,280
164	Virgil	827	Sophie	1,267
165	Hiram	825	Christine	1,266
166	Jasper	820	Marguerite	1,256
167	Marshall	804	Tillie	1,254
168	Manuel	802	Birdie	1,237
169	Sylvester	796	Rena	1,219
170	Fredrick	783	Eunice	1,216
171	Mike	779	Bertie	1,153
172	Abraham	776	Olga	1,116
173	Silas	775	Sylvia	1,109
174	Irvin	770	Lucille	1,108
175	Max	765	Bess	1,099
176	Owen	758	Isabelle	1,092
177	Christopher	752	Genevieve	1,088
178	Reuben	742	Leila	1,079
179	Glenn	731	Mathilda	1,065
180	Nicholas	730	Dollie	1,063
181	Ellis	728	Isabel	1,053
182	Marvin	726	Verna	1,052
183	Wiley	726	Bernice	1,037
184	Eli	721	Loretta	1,036
185	Edmund	708	Rhoda	1,024
186	Ollie	706	Cornelia	1,020
187	Cecil	705	Sally	1,010
188	Cleveland	702	Jean	1,000
189	Curtis	695	Alberta	992
190	Timothy	693	Winnie	989
191	Harley	685	Lelia	987
192	Jeff	685	Lois	954
193	Anton	674	Myra	953
194	Alva	663	Harriett	938
195	Wilson	660	Roxie	933
196	Irving	654	Adeline	932
197	Clayton	653	Abbie	929
198	Rudolph	652	Flossie	924
199	Vernon	636	Sue	918
200	Hubert	634	Christina	916
	Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2013. See the limitations of this data source.