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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1889

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1889 — 288,932 recorded births in total that year.

18881890 The 1880s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1889

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary11,6486.5%
  2. 2Anna5,0622.8%
  3. 3Elizabeth3,0581.7%
  4. 4Margaret2,9171.6%
  5. 5Emma2,8841.6%
  6. 6Minnie2,6241.5%
  7. 7Florence2,4651.4%
  8. 8Ethel2,4631.4%
  9. 9Bessie2,3431.3%
  10. 10Clara2,3191.3%
  11. 11Bertha2,2931.3%
  12. 12Alice2,1451.2%
  13. 13Annie2,1231.2%
  14. 14Ida2,1221.2%
  15. 15Grace2,0491.1%
  16. 16Mabel1,9471.1%
  17. 17Helen1,9091.1%
  18. 18Edna1,8151.0%
  19. 19Nellie1,7521.0%
  20. 20Sarah1,7301.0%
  21. 21Martha1,7111.0%
  22. 22Ella1,6470.9%
  23. 23Lillian1,6400.9%
  24. 24Pearl1,5880.9%
  25. 25Laura1,5670.9%
  26. 26Rose1,5500.9%
  27. 27Carrie1,5470.9%
  28. 28Gertrude1,5430.9%
  29. 29Edith1,5230.9%
  30. 30Marie1,4360.8%
  31. 31Eva1,3720.8%
  32. 32Cora1,3650.8%
  33. 33Myrtle1,3610.8%
  34. 34Frances1,3510.8%
  35. 35Hattie1,3280.7%
  36. 36Maude1,2930.7%
  37. 37Lillie1,2890.7%
  38. 38Louise1,2830.7%
  39. 39Jennie1,2520.7%
  40. 40Julia1,2010.7%
  41. 41Elsie1,1990.7%
  42. 42Catherine1,1980.7%
  43. 43Jessie1,1960.7%
  44. 44Mattie1,1730.7%
  45. 45Lena1,0960.6%
  46. 46Ruth1,0730.6%
  47. 47Lula1,0670.6%
  48. 48Hazel1,0560.6%
  49. 49Josephine1,0470.6%
  50. 50Agnes1,0330.6%
  51. 51Ada1,0050.6%
  52. 52Blanche9720.5%
  53. 53Fannie9090.5%
  54. 54Lucy8930.5%
  55. 55Stella8910.5%
  56. 56Katherine8890.5%
  57. 57Mae8830.5%
  58. 58Mamie8830.5%
  59. 59Dora8820.5%
  60. 60Nora8310.5%
  61. 61Maggie8250.5%
  62. 62Alma8190.5%
  63. 63Irene7370.4%
  64. 64May7230.4%
  65. 65Effie7110.4%
  66. 66Rosa7070.4%
  67. 67Sadie6640.4%
  68. 68Ellen6530.4%
  69. 69Mildred6250.4%
  70. 70Nettie6220.3%
  71. 71Susie6070.3%
  72. 72Della6060.3%
  73. 73Daisy5830.3%
  74. 74Lizzie5700.3%
  75. 75Esther5530.3%
  76. 76Viola5360.3%
  77. 77Sallie5250.3%
  78. 78Ruby5220.3%
  79. 79Flora5160.3%
  80. 80Katie5020.3%
  81. 81Beulah4980.3%
  82. 82Lottie4980.3%
  83. 83Lydia4960.3%
  84. 84Caroline4910.3%
  85. 85Willie4880.3%
  86. 86Nancy4700.3%
  87. 87Etta4650.3%
  88. 88Olive4640.3%
  89. 89Charlotte4550.3%
  90. 90Addie4480.3%
  91. 91Georgia4450.2%
  92. 92Maud4320.2%
  93. 93Emily4290.2%
  94. 94Kathryn4150.2%
  95. 95Pauline4150.2%
  96. 96Gladys4140.2%
  97. 97Amanda4130.2%
  98. 98Mollie4020.2%
  99. 99Harriet3970.2%
  100. 100Nannie3960.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,5487.7%
  2. 2William7,7727.0%
  3. 3James5,0204.5%
  4. 4George4,4304.0%
  5. 5Charles4,1993.8%
  6. 6Frank2,9752.7%
  7. 7Joseph2,7292.5%
  8. 8Harry2,5592.3%
  9. 9Robert2,5132.3%
  10. 10Edward2,2992.1%
  11. 11Henry2,2862.1%
  12. 12Thomas2,2332.0%
  13. 13Walter1,9161.7%
  14. 14Arthur1,6681.5%
  15. 15Fred1,5541.4%
  16. 16Albert1,3531.2%
  17. 17Clarence9840.9%
  18. 18Roy8880.8%
  19. 19Louis8370.8%
  20. 20Samuel8100.7%
  21. 21Benjamin7600.7%
  22. 22David7570.7%
  23. 23Ernest7360.7%
  24. 24Richard7110.6%
  25. 25Joe7090.6%
  26. 26Willie7080.6%
  27. 27Carl7040.6%
  28. 28Earl6880.6%
  29. 29Charlie6850.6%
  30. 30Will6310.6%
  31. 31Jesse5760.5%
  32. 32Oscar5720.5%
  33. 33Andrew5610.5%
  34. 34Elmer5570.5%
  35. 35Paul5550.5%
  36. 36Daniel5150.5%
  37. 37Raymond5110.5%
  38. 38Howard5030.5%
  39. 39Ralph4950.4%
  40. 40Sam4860.4%
  41. 41Alfred4720.4%
  42. 42Herbert4720.4%
  43. 43Ben4530.4%
  44. 44Frederick4510.4%
  45. 45Peter4250.4%
  46. 46Lee4150.4%
  47. 47Lewis4140.4%
  48. 48Herman4050.4%
  49. 49Claude3860.3%
  50. 50Tom3790.3%
  51. 51Michael3770.3%
  52. 52Eugene3690.3%
  53. 53Martin3670.3%
  54. 54Ray3550.3%
  55. 55Francis3460.3%
  56. 56Lawrence3420.3%
  57. 57Harold3400.3%
  58. 58Jim3280.3%
  59. 59Leo3250.3%
  60. 60Edgar3220.3%
  61. 61Jack3220.3%
  62. 62Clyde3180.3%
  63. 63Floyd3130.3%
  64. 64Harvey3110.3%
  65. 65Otto3090.3%
  66. 66Edwin3060.3%
  67. 67Jacob2950.3%
  68. 68Harrison2880.3%
  69. 69Chester2740.2%
  70. 70Guy2710.2%
  71. 71Ed2700.2%
  72. 72Luther2700.2%
  73. 73Homer2550.2%
  74. 74Patrick2360.2%
  75. 75Bert2310.2%
  76. 76Theodore2310.2%
  77. 77Leonard2290.2%
  78. 78Hugh2250.2%
  79. 79Allen2220.2%
  80. 80Anthony2190.2%
  81. 81Bernard2150.2%
  82. 82Lester2130.2%
  83. 83Grover2100.2%
  84. 84Oliver2100.2%
  85. 85Ira2070.2%
  86. 86Jessie2070.2%
  87. 87Clifford2020.2%
  88. 88Charley1990.2%
  89. 89Russell1980.2%
  90. 90Archie1950.2%
  91. 91Isaac1880.2%
  92. 92Leroy1860.2%
  93. 93Alexander1850.2%
  94. 94Leon1840.2%
  95. 95Philip1830.2%
  96. 96August1710.2%
  97. 97Milton1710.2%
  98. 98Lloyd1670.2%
  99. 99Warren1670.2%
  100. 100Horace1660.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1889 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.