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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1890

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1890 — 301,389 recorded births in total that year.

18891891 The 1890s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1890

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary12,0786.3%
  2. 2Anna5,2332.7%
  3. 3Elizabeth3,1121.6%
  4. 4Margaret3,1001.6%
  5. 5Emma2,9801.6%
  6. 6Florence2,7441.4%
  7. 7Ethel2,7181.4%
  8. 8Minnie2,6501.4%
  9. 9Clara2,4961.3%
  10. 10Bertha2,3881.3%
  11. 11Bessie2,3701.2%
  12. 12Helen2,3121.2%
  13. 13Grace2,2781.2%
  14. 14Alice2,2711.2%
  15. 15Annie2,2201.2%
  16. 16Ida2,1781.1%
  17. 17Mabel2,0581.1%
  18. 18Edna1,9731.0%
  19. 19Lillian1,8621.0%
  20. 20Nellie1,8211.0%
  21. 21Sarah1,7860.9%
  22. 22Martha1,7840.9%
  23. 23Ella1,7580.9%
  24. 24Pearl1,7410.9%
  25. 25Rose1,7250.9%
  26. 26Gertrude1,7130.9%
  27. 27Laura1,6340.9%
  28. 28Marie1,5630.8%
  29. 29Carrie1,5100.8%
  30. 30Edith1,4930.8%
  31. 31Louise1,4720.8%
  32. 32Eva1,4360.8%
  33. 33Frances1,4160.7%
  34. 34Myrtle1,4060.7%
  35. 35Lillie1,3900.7%
  36. 36Cora1,3860.7%
  37. 37Hazel1,3660.7%
  38. 38Hattie1,3630.7%
  39. 39Maude1,3590.7%
  40. 40Julia1,2750.7%
  41. 41Jennie1,2590.7%
  42. 42Mattie1,2560.7%
  43. 43Jessie1,2500.7%
  44. 44Catherine1,2320.6%
  45. 45Elsie1,2200.6%
  46. 46Ruth1,1950.6%
  47. 47Lena1,1370.6%
  48. 48Lula1,1210.6%
  49. 49Josephine1,1180.6%
  50. 50Agnes1,0950.6%
  51. 51Ada1,0740.6%
  52. 52Fannie1,0050.5%
  53. 53Lucy9730.5%
  54. 54Mamie9670.5%
  55. 55Blanche9530.5%
  56. 56Stella9240.5%
  57. 57Alma9220.5%
  58. 58Mae9200.5%
  59. 59Katherine9000.5%
  60. 60Irene8930.5%
  61. 61Maggie8910.5%
  62. 62Dora8830.5%
  63. 63Nora8350.4%
  64. 64Rosa7700.4%
  65. 65May7510.4%
  66. 66Effie7170.4%
  67. 67Nettie7070.4%
  68. 68Viola6970.4%
  69. 69Sadie6800.4%
  70. 70Ellen6590.3%
  71. 71Mildred6350.3%
  72. 72Della6310.3%
  73. 73Susie6300.3%
  74. 74Lizzie6200.3%
  75. 75Esther6190.3%
  76. 76Daisy5880.3%
  77. 77Willie5780.3%
  78. 78Lydia5760.3%
  79. 79Beulah5730.3%
  80. 80Sallie5710.3%
  81. 81Ruby5400.3%
  82. 82Gladys5250.3%
  83. 83Georgia5130.3%
  84. 84Nancy5120.3%
  85. 85Flora5100.3%
  86. 86Emily5090.3%
  87. 87Katie5090.3%
  88. 88Lottie5020.3%
  89. 89Olive4910.3%
  90. 90Pauline4750.2%
  91. 91Kathryn4740.2%
  92. 92Addie4680.2%
  93. 93Dorothy4580.2%
  94. 94Caroline4550.2%
  95. 95Etta4520.2%
  96. 96Marguerite4420.2%
  97. 97Maud4390.2%
  98. 98Beatrice4170.2%
  99. 99Charlotte4170.2%
  100. 100Virginia4050.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,5027.7%
  2. 2William7,4946.8%
  3. 3James5,0974.6%
  4. 4George4,4584.0%
  5. 5Charles4,0613.7%
  6. 6Frank3,0782.8%
  7. 7Joseph2,6702.4%
  8. 8Robert2,5412.3%
  9. 9Henry2,3492.1%
  10. 10Harry2,3452.1%
  11. 11Edward2,2822.1%
  12. 12Thomas2,2002.0%
  13. 13Walter1,9051.7%
  14. 14Arthur1,6101.5%
  15. 15Fred1,5061.4%
  16. 16Albert1,4171.3%
  17. 17Clarence1,0180.9%
  18. 18Roy9410.8%
  19. 19Louis8600.8%
  20. 20Samuel8150.7%
  21. 21Charlie7970.7%
  22. 22Ernest7740.7%
  23. 23Willie7580.7%
  24. 24Earl7440.7%
  25. 25Richard7430.7%
  26. 26David7310.7%
  27. 27Carl6930.6%
  28. 28Joe6820.6%
  29. 29Oscar6280.6%
  30. 30Will6130.6%
  31. 31Paul6070.5%
  32. 32Ralph5870.5%
  33. 33Jesse5760.5%
  34. 34Andrew5750.5%
  35. 35Alfred5490.5%
  36. 36Raymond5460.5%
  37. 37Benjamin5370.5%
  38. 38Elmer5280.5%
  39. 39Daniel5050.5%
  40. 40Howard5010.5%
  41. 41Sam4890.4%
  42. 42Herbert4670.4%
  43. 43Frederick4100.4%
  44. 44Lee4100.4%
  45. 45Peter4100.4%
  46. 46Eugene4080.4%
  47. 47Harold4080.4%
  48. 48Michael3940.4%
  49. 49Leo3930.4%
  50. 50Herman3820.3%
  51. 51Lewis3750.3%
  52. 52Lawrence3720.3%
  53. 53Jack3680.3%
  54. 54Ben3630.3%
  55. 55Francis3630.3%
  56. 56Ray3490.3%
  57. 57Claude3470.3%
  58. 58Martin3470.3%
  59. 59Tom3470.3%
  60. 60Floyd3410.3%
  61. 61Edgar3380.3%
  62. 62Jim3360.3%
  63. 63Edwin3230.3%
  64. 64Clyde3170.3%
  65. 65Harvey2960.3%
  66. 66Jacob2900.3%
  67. 67Leonard2750.2%
  68. 68Otto2670.2%
  69. 69Chester2630.2%
  70. 70Ed2620.2%
  71. 71Luther2530.2%
  72. 72Guy2490.2%
  73. 73Jessie2410.2%
  74. 74Leroy2360.2%
  75. 75Patrick2270.2%
  76. 76Lester2260.2%
  77. 77Homer2230.2%
  78. 78Stanley2230.2%
  79. 79Archie2210.2%
  80. 80Hugh2190.2%
  81. 81Oliver2180.2%
  82. 82Ira2090.2%
  83. 83Clifford2070.2%
  84. 84August2060.2%
  85. 85Alexander2020.2%
  86. 86Eddie1970.2%
  87. 87Leon1970.2%
  88. 88Philip1920.2%
  89. 89Theodore1900.2%
  90. 90Allen1890.2%
  91. 91Anthony1890.2%
  92. 92Isaac1870.2%
  93. 93Charley1830.2%
  94. 94Lloyd1820.2%
  95. 95Russell1820.2%
  96. 96Leslie1810.2%
  97. 97Bert1800.2%
  98. 98Bernard1780.2%
  99. 99Grover1770.2%
  100. 100Sidney1760.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1890 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.