Top names of the 1890s

The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during 1890 - 1899. 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 1,231,347 male births and 2,353,385 female births.

**Popular names of the 1890s**
Rank	Name	Number	Name	Number
	Males		Females
1	John	80,669	Mary	131,137
2	William	72,246	Anna	55,261
3	James	50,723	Margaret	37,939
4	George	43,359	Helen	37,802
5	Charles	36,849	Elizabeth	33,880
6	Joseph	29,000	Ruth	32,868
7	Frank	28,718	Florence	32,345
8	Robert	26,149	Ethel	31,453
9	Edward	22,033	Emma	28,652
10	Henry	21,664	Marie	25,853
11	Harry	21,331	Clara	25,473
12	Thomas	21,115	Bertha	25,125
13	Walter	19,495	Minnie	24,615
14	Arthur	16,349	Bessie	24,417
15	Fred	14,271	Alice	24,416
16	Albert	13,753	Lillian	24,106
17	Clarence	11,901	Edna	24,068
18	Willie	9,850	Grace	23,804
19	Roy	9,780	Annie	23,122
20	Louis	8,443	Mabel	21,991
21	Earl	8,298	Ida	21,212
22	Paul	8,181	Rose	21,134
23	Carl	8,048	Hazel	20,154
24	Ernest	7,877	Gertrude	19,899
25	Samuel	7,857	Martha	19,416
26	Richard	7,574	Pearl	19,054
27	Raymond	7,572	Frances	18,091
28	Joe	7,482	Myrtle	17,717
29	David	7,334	Edith	17,649
30	Charlie	7,261	Nellie	17,285
31	Harold	7,018	Sarah	17,155
32	Ralph	6,951	Ella	17,073
33	Howard	5,949	Eva	16,460
34	Andrew	5,719	Laura	16,433
35	Herbert	5,660	Elsie	16,375
36	Elmer	5,647	Louise	15,175
37	Oscar	5,612	Esther	14,737
38	Jesse	5,396	Catherine	14,502
39	Alfred	5,373	Agnes	14,428
40	Will	5,210	Carrie	14,276
41	Daniel	5,186	Lillie	14,093
42	Sam	4,941	Mildred	13,794
43	Leo	4,691	Gladys	13,622
44	Jack	4,637	Irene	13,621
45	Lawrence	4,598	Julia	13,448
46	Francis	4,536	Hattie	12,909
47	Benjamin	4,459	Cora	12,880
48	Lee	4,384	Lena	12,491
49	Eugene	4,304	Josephine	12,464
50	Herman	4,232	Mattie	12,449
51	Peter	4,028	Jennie	11,876
52	Frederick	3,994	Jessie	11,871
53	Floyd	3,957	Maude	11,304
54	Michael	3,927	Alma	11,184
55	Ray	3,762	Mae	10,918
56	Lewis	3,699	Blanche	10,860
57	Claude	3,636	Dorothy	10,846
58	Clyde	3,625	Ada	10,379
59	Edwin	3,506	Lucy	10,323
60	Tom	3,335	Lula	10,238
61	Martin	3,254	Mamie	10,085
62	Leonard	3,167	Fannie	9,898
63	Ben	3,156	Stella	9,807
64	Chester	3,022	Katherine	9,408
65	Edgar	2,982	Viola	9,386
66	Jim	2,842	Ruby	8,699
67	Harvey	2,822	Dora	8,683
68	Russell	2,780	Maggie	8,607
69	Clifford	2,701	Nora	8,293
70	Lester	2,701	Rosa	7,881
71	Luther	2,668	Beatrice	7,500
72	Homer	2,637	Ellen	7,435
73	Jacob	2,551	Sadie	7,398
74	Leroy	2,544	Marion	7,311
75	Otto	2,543	Willie	7,109
76	Guy	2,487	Effie	6,961
77	Lloyd	2,480	May	6,880
78	Anthony	2,453	Beulah	6,785
79	Jessie	2,424	Pauline	6,636
80	Hugh	2,405	Nettie	6,538
81	Ed	2,346	Susie	6,529
82	Bernard	2,315	Della	6,410
83	Theodore	2,300	Marguerite	6,376
84	Stanley	2,297	Vera	6,376
85	Eddie	2,284	Daisy	6,249
86	Patrick	2,233	Lydia	5,942
87	Philip	2,147	Virginia	5,864
88	Leon	2,104	Olive	5,713
89	Archie	2,068	Kathryn	5,653
90	Leslie	2,063	Evelyn	5,649
91	Oliver	2,035	Sallie	5,580
92	Allen	2,002	Lizzie	5,556
93	Alexander	1,954	Lottie	5,499
94	Dewey	1,921	Emily	5,476
95	Ira	1,916	Georgia	5,444
96	Everett	1,902	Flora	5,442
97	Norman	1,891	Nancy	5,346
98	Horace	1,814	Katie	5,178
99	Victor	1,811	Lucille	5,105
100	Cecil	1,808	Leona	5,083
101	Donald	1,787	Charlotte	4,771
102	Charley	1,755	Eleanor	4,755
103	Milton	1,745	Hilda	4,732
104	Isaac	1,735	Theresa	4,730
105	Stephen	1,733	Ann	4,688
106	Julius	1,717	Etta	4,670
107	August	1,703	Addie	4,635
108	Alvin	1,667	Caroline	4,500
109	Bert	1,667	Ollie	4,272
110	Sidney	1,612	Anne	4,231
111	Percy	1,571	Lola	4,217
112	Marion	1,508	Harriet	4,172
113	Glenn	1,501	Iva	4,103
114	Grover	1,498	Bernice	4,094
115	Warren	1,480	Henrietta	4,035
116	Alex	1,448	Lela	3,892
117	Emil	1,438	Jane	3,882
118	Earnest	1,390	Ora	3,876
119	Mack	1,370	Amanda	3,872
120	Wesley	1,365	Amelia	3,725
121	Otis	1,349	Inez	3,682
122	Virgil	1,349	Rebecca	3,660
123	Willis	1,331	Susan	3,612
124	Melvin	1,326	Mollie	3,609
125	Kenneth	1,299	Nannie	3,599
126	Rufus	1,298	Goldie	3,491
127	Dave	1,281	Estelle	3,485
128	Dan	1,274	Loretta	3,382
129	Maurice	1,270	Nina	3,381
130	Willard	1,240	Maud	3,285
131	Lonnie	1,237	Rachel	3,279
132	Morris	1,234	Eula	3,270
133	Gilbert	1,215	Matilda	3,249
134	Vernon	1,215	Eunice	3,244
135	Wallace	1,199	Lois	3,228
136	Nathan	1,180	Betty	3,196
137	Johnnie	1,160	Mable	3,184
138	Wilbur	1,142	Estella	3,174
139	Jerry	1,140	Marjorie	3,171
140	Emmett	1,136	Sara	3,119
141	Matthew	1,132	Violet	3,076
142	Max	1,112	Essie	3,059
143	Calvin	1,102	Amy	3,042
144	Marvin	1,073	Verna	3,036
145	Hubert	1,062	Sylvia	3,025
146	Vincent	1,027	Hannah	3,021
147	Amos	1,023	Kate	3,001
148	Jess	1,013	Olga	2,997
149	Rudolph	998	Rosie	2,918
150	Harrison	991	Genevieve	2,904
151	Perry	989	Flossie	2,890
152	Franklin	986	Maria	2,866
153	Sylvester	971	Alta	2,796
154	Glen	959	Barbara	2,783
155	Mark	954	Frieda	2,780
156	Manuel	952	Eliza	2,723
157	Jose	947	Lulu	2,659
158	Adolph	945	Ola	2,652
159	Gordon	939	Augusta	2,642
160	Curtis	928	Christine	2,566
161	Nelson	920	Sophia	2,522
162	Dennis	919	Belle	2,512
163	Jay	918	Victoria	2,479
164	Ollie	918	Sophie	2,424
165	Marshall	916	Lucile	2,412
166	Elbert	910	Irma	2,407
167	Felix	903	Ina	2,397
168	Irving	903	Jean	2,396
169	Bennie	902	Thelma	2,385
170	Jake	892	Celia	2,373
171	Ellis	886	Doris	2,343
172	Gus	885	Allie	2,339
173	Phillip	884	Josie	2,329
174	Alonzo	879	Alberta	2,327
175	Roland	875	Winifred	2,293
176	Orville	870	Freda	2,289
177	Edmund	868	Janie	2,272
178	Adam	863	Madeline	2,242
179	Arnold	859	Marian	2,168
180	Clinton	857	Luella	2,151
181	Nicholas	857	Nell	2,138
182	Cornelius	853	Callie	2,131
183	Ross	851	Winnie	2,126
184	Roscoe	850	Velma	2,099
185	Abraham	849	Mayme	2,098
186	Aaron	830	Naomi	2,074
187	Mike	828	Selma	2,067
188	Reuben	828	Isabel	2,047
189	Claud	827	Tillie	2,009
190	Clifton	815	Vivian	2,000
191	Bill	789	Millie	1,959
192	Irvin	789	Rena	1,945
193	Sherman	766	Kathleen	1,942
194	Owen	761	Fern	1,937
195	Gerald	754	Elva	1,900
196	Clayton	752	Erma	1,895
197	Steve	752	Isabelle	1,890
198	Moses	751	Norma	1,885
199	Simon	731	Delia	1,871
200	Jasper	725	Virgie	1,811
	Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2013. See the limitations of this data source.