Most popular baby names of the 1880s
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US across the 1880s, by total recorded births.
Girls
- Mary1. 91,668 births
- Anna2. 38,159 births
- Emma3. 25,404 births
- Elizabeth4. 25,006 births
- Margaret5. 21,799 births
- Minnie6. 21,724 births
- Ida7. 18,283 births
- Bertha8. 18,263 births
- Clara9. 17,717 births
- Alice10. 17,142 births
- Annie11. 17,027 births
- Florence12. 16,699 births
- Bessie13. 15,373 births
- Grace14. 15,227 births
- Ethel15. 14,866 births
- Sarah16. 14,715 births
- Ella17. 13,936 births
- Martha18. 13,911 births
- Nellie19. 13,761 births
- Mabel20. 13,096 births
- Laura21. 12,806 births
- Carrie22. 12,514 births
- Cora23. 11,954 births
- Helen24. 11,496 births
- Maude25. 11,454 births
- Lillian26. 11,270 births
- Gertrude27. 11,100 births
- Rose28. 11,064 births
- Edna29. 11,020 births
- Pearl30. 10,903 births
- Edith31. 10,881 births
- Jennie32. 10,220 births
- Hattie33. 10,199 births
- Mattie34. 9,844 births
- Eva35. 9,800 births
- Julia36. 9,800 births
- Myrtle37. 9,769 births
- Louise38. 9,596 births
- Lillie39. 9,467 births
- Jessie40. 9,187 births
- Frances41. 9,182 births
- Catherine42. 8,915 births
- Lula43. 8,882 births
- Lena44. 8,691 births
- Marie45. 8,490 births
- Ada46. 8,423 births
- Josephine47. 7,732 births
- Fannie48. 7,527 births
- Lucy49. 7,520 births
- Dora50. 7,288 births
Boys
- John1. 89,949 births
- William2. 84,881 births
- James3. 54,055 births
- George4. 47,651 births
- Charles5. 46,656 births
- Frank6. 30,967 births
- Joseph7. 26,292 births
- Henry8. 24,139 births
- Robert9. 24,074 births
- Thomas10. 23,750 births
- Edward11. 23,133 births
- Harry12. 22,649 births
- Walter13. 18,185 births
- Arthur14. 16,180 births
- Fred15. 15,602 births
- Albert16. 14,375 births
- Samuel17. 9,129 births
- Clarence18. 8,760 births
- Louis19. 8,275 births
- David20. 7,569 births
- Joe21. 7,098 births
- Charlie22. 7,091 births
- Richard23. 7,010 births
- Ernest24. 6,700 births
- Roy25. 6,565 births
- Will26. 6,196 births
- Andrew27. 6,053 births
- Jesse28. 6,003 births
- Oscar29. 5,982 births
- Willie30. 5,906 births
- Daniel31. 5,679 births
- Benjamin32. 5,407 births
- Carl33. 5,227 births
- Sam34. 5,069 births
- Alfred35. 4,837 births
- Earl36. 4,830 births
- Peter37. 4,656 births
- Elmer38. 4,627 births
- Frederick39. 4,603 births
- Howard40. 4,349 births
- Lewis41. 4,341 births
- Ralph42. 4,269 births
- Herbert43. 4,257 births
- Paul44. 4,196 births
- Lee45. 3,945 births
- Tom46. 3,786 births
- Herman47. 3,689 births
- Martin48. 3,595 births
- Jacob49. 3,566 births
- Michael50. 3,558 births