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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1893

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1893 — 325,216 recorded births in total that year.

18921894 The 1890s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1893

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary12,7846.0%
  2. 2Anna5,6952.7%
  3. 3Ruth3,6581.7%
  4. 4Margaret3,5651.7%
  5. 5Elizabeth3,3601.6%
  6. 6Helen3,2491.5%
  7. 7Florence3,2311.5%
  8. 8Ethel3,1191.5%
  9. 9Emma2,9681.4%
  10. 10Bertha2,6231.2%
  11. 11Clara2,5321.2%
  12. 12Minnie2,5101.2%
  13. 13Alice2,4341.1%
  14. 14Edna2,3781.1%
  15. 15Bessie2,3521.1%
  16. 16Grace2,3081.1%
  17. 17Annie2,2511.1%
  18. 18Ida2,2471.1%
  19. 19Marie2,2121.0%
  20. 20Lillian2,1931.0%
  21. 21Mabel2,1911.0%
  22. 22Hazel2,0521.0%
  23. 23Rose2,0120.9%
  24. 24Gertrude1,8110.9%
  25. 25Martha1,8050.8%
  26. 26Pearl1,7960.8%
  27. 27Nellie1,7700.8%
  28. 28Ella1,7600.8%
  29. 29Myrtle1,7590.8%
  30. 30Edith1,7330.8%
  31. 31Laura1,6830.8%
  32. 32Eva1,6680.8%
  33. 33Sarah1,6320.8%
  34. 34Frances1,6220.8%
  35. 35Elsie1,5860.7%
  36. 36Carrie1,4510.7%
  37. 37Louise1,4470.7%
  38. 38Agnes1,3930.7%
  39. 39Esther1,3820.6%
  40. 40Julia1,3670.6%
  41. 41Lillie1,3510.6%
  42. 42Catherine1,3360.6%
  43. 43Hattie1,3150.6%
  44. 44Cora1,3080.6%
  45. 45Jennie1,2730.6%
  46. 46Lena1,2610.6%
  47. 47Mattie1,2570.6%
  48. 48Jessie1,2160.6%
  49. 49Maude1,2020.6%
  50. 50Josephine1,1780.6%
  51. 51Irene1,1110.5%
  52. 52Blanche1,0750.5%
  53. 53Mae1,0710.5%
  54. 54Alma1,0550.5%
  55. 55Ada1,0510.5%
  56. 56Lucy1,0360.5%
  57. 57Lula1,0340.5%
  58. 58Gladys1,0170.5%
  59. 59Mamie1,0110.5%
  60. 60Mildred1,0080.5%
  61. 61Fannie1,0030.5%
  62. 62Katherine9630.5%
  63. 63Stella9260.4%
  64. 64Maggie8860.4%
  65. 65Dora8770.4%
  66. 66Viola8390.4%
  67. 67Nora8250.4%
  68. 68Dorothy8210.4%
  69. 69Ellen7980.4%
  70. 70Rosa7900.4%
  71. 71Ruby7690.4%
  72. 72Sadie7060.3%
  73. 73May6930.3%
  74. 74Effie6740.3%
  75. 75Nettie6680.3%
  76. 76Della6600.3%
  77. 77Willie6480.3%
  78. 78Susie6440.3%
  79. 79Marguerite6380.3%
  80. 80Beulah6220.3%
  81. 81Lydia5980.3%
  82. 82Olive5890.3%
  83. 83Lizzie5840.3%
  84. 84Daisy5730.3%
  85. 85Beatrice5640.3%
  86. 86Pauline5450.3%
  87. 87Georgia5410.3%
  88. 88Nancy5380.3%
  89. 89Flora5370.3%
  90. 90Kathryn5340.3%
  91. 91Vera5340.3%
  92. 92Lottie5320.2%
  93. 93Marion5320.2%
  94. 94Sallie5160.2%
  95. 95Emily5060.2%
  96. 96Katie5040.2%
  97. 97Virginia4980.2%
  98. 98Etta4860.2%
  99. 99Caroline4830.2%
  100. 100Charlotte4760.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,0497.2%
  2. 2William7,2236.4%
  3. 3James5,0304.5%
  4. 4George4,3203.8%
  5. 5Charles3,7233.3%
  6. 6Joseph2,9972.7%
  7. 7Frank2,9172.6%
  8. 8Robert2,5632.3%
  9. 9Edward2,3092.1%
  10. 10Harry2,2452.0%
  11. 11Henry2,1621.9%
  12. 12Thomas2,1571.9%
  13. 13Walter2,0041.8%
  14. 14Arthur1,6351.5%
  15. 15Fred1,4931.3%
  16. 16Albert1,3531.2%
  17. 17Clarence1,1691.0%
  18. 18Roy9190.8%
  19. 19Willie8820.8%
  20. 20Samuel8510.8%
  21. 21Earl8190.7%
  22. 22Louis8160.7%
  23. 23Ernest7960.7%
  24. 24Carl7860.7%
  25. 25Paul7430.7%
  26. 26Richard7320.7%
  27. 27David7240.6%
  28. 28Joe7210.6%
  29. 29Raymond7030.6%
  30. 30Charlie6910.6%
  31. 31Ralph6360.6%
  32. 32Elmer5740.5%
  33. 33Oscar5740.5%
  34. 34Harold5660.5%
  35. 35Howard5560.5%
  36. 36Jesse5410.5%
  37. 37Will5380.5%
  38. 38Alfred5300.5%
  39. 39Daniel5220.5%
  40. 40Andrew5200.5%
  41. 41Herbert5190.5%
  42. 42Benjamin4820.4%
  43. 43Sam4810.4%
  44. 44Herman4550.4%
  45. 45Leo4480.4%
  46. 46Lee4450.4%
  47. 47Frederick4320.4%
  48. 48Francis4180.4%
  49. 49Michael4070.4%
  50. 50Jack4050.4%
  51. 51Lawrence3950.4%
  52. 52Claude3940.4%
  53. 53Eugene3920.3%
  54. 54Peter3920.3%
  55. 55Clyde3910.3%
  56. 56Ray3780.3%
  57. 57Lewis3640.3%
  58. 58Edwin3540.3%
  59. 59Floyd3510.3%
  60. 60Tom3490.3%
  61. 61Martin3470.3%
  62. 62Ben3210.3%
  63. 63Edgar3100.3%
  64. 64Homer2930.3%
  65. 65Jacob2920.3%
  66. 66Chester2910.3%
  67. 67Grover2890.3%
  68. 68Harvey2840.3%
  69. 69Leonard2750.2%
  70. 70Luther2710.2%
  71. 71Clifford2690.2%
  72. 72Guy2670.2%
  73. 73Otto2570.2%
  74. 74Jim2550.2%
  75. 75Russell2460.2%
  76. 76Leroy2440.2%
  77. 77Lester2430.2%
  78. 78Hugh2410.2%
  79. 79Patrick2340.2%
  80. 80Ed2250.2%
  81. 81Anthony2200.2%
  82. 82Eddie2200.2%
  83. 83Alexander2180.2%
  84. 84Bernard2170.2%
  85. 85Jessie2140.2%
  86. 86Oliver2140.2%
  87. 87Stanley2120.2%
  88. 88Leon2110.2%
  89. 89Lloyd2110.2%
  90. 90Theodore2090.2%
  91. 91Philip2080.2%
  92. 92Julius1950.2%
  93. 93Archie1940.2%
  94. 94Charley1910.2%
  95. 95Leslie1850.2%
  96. 96Bert1840.2%
  97. 97Isaac1820.2%
  98. 98Ira1810.2%
  99. 99Allen1800.2%
  100. 100Percy1770.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1893 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.