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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1895

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1895 — 351,011 recorded births in total that year.

18941896 The 1890s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1895

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary13,4475.8%
  2. 2Anna5,9502.5%
  3. 3Helen4,0231.7%
  4. 4Margaret3,9311.7%
  5. 5Elizabeth3,6031.5%
  6. 6Ruth3,5511.5%
  7. 7Florence3,4711.5%
  8. 8Ethel3,3911.5%
  9. 9Marie3,0111.3%
  10. 10Emma2,9521.3%
  11. 11Bertha2,6261.1%
  12. 12Clara2,6131.1%
  13. 13Minnie2,5671.1%
  14. 14Edna2,5601.1%
  15. 15Bessie2,5421.1%
  16. 16Lillian2,4951.1%
  17. 17Alice2,4571.1%
  18. 18Grace2,4481.0%
  19. 19Annie2,3901.0%
  20. 20Mabel2,3591.0%
  21. 21Rose2,2621.0%
  22. 22Hazel2,2521.0%
  23. 23Ida2,1700.9%
  24. 24Gertrude2,1290.9%
  25. 25Martha2,0960.9%
  26. 26Pearl1,9580.8%
  27. 27Edith1,9400.8%
  28. 28Myrtle1,9380.8%
  29. 29Frances1,8330.8%
  30. 30Nellie1,8330.8%
  31. 31Esther1,8030.8%
  32. 32Elsie1,7950.8%
  33. 33Sarah1,7770.8%
  34. 34Eva1,7670.8%
  35. 35Ella1,6920.7%
  36. 36Laura1,6430.7%
  37. 37Louise1,5820.7%
  38. 38Catherine1,5140.6%
  39. 39Mildred1,4740.6%
  40. 40Agnes1,4660.6%
  41. 41Gladys1,4640.6%
  42. 42Carrie1,4630.6%
  43. 43Irene1,4280.6%
  44. 44Lillie1,4140.6%
  45. 45Julia1,3800.6%
  46. 46Hattie1,3380.6%
  47. 47Josephine1,3340.6%
  48. 48Jessie1,3000.6%
  49. 49Cora1,2950.6%
  50. 50Lena1,2890.6%
  51. 51Mattie1,2760.5%
  52. 52Mae1,1930.5%
  53. 53Jennie1,1770.5%
  54. 54Blanche1,1560.5%
  55. 55Alma1,1440.5%
  56. 56Maude1,1360.5%
  57. 57Dorothy1,1270.5%
  58. 58Ada1,1240.5%
  59. 59Mamie1,1190.5%
  60. 60Stella1,0260.4%
  61. 61Lucy1,0160.4%
  62. 62Fannie1,0120.4%
  63. 63Viola1,0100.4%
  64. 64Lula9870.4%
  65. 65Katherine9680.4%
  66. 66Ruby9540.4%
  67. 67Maggie8900.4%
  68. 68Dora8840.4%
  69. 69Marion8560.4%
  70. 70Nora8460.4%
  71. 71Rosa8320.4%
  72. 72Sadie8290.4%
  73. 73Beatrice8140.3%
  74. 74Beulah7600.3%
  75. 75Ellen7460.3%
  76. 76Pauline7340.3%
  77. 77Vera7290.3%
  78. 78Willie7240.3%
  79. 79Effie7080.3%
  80. 80May6910.3%
  81. 81Marguerite6800.3%
  82. 82Nettie6770.3%
  83. 83Susie6740.3%
  84. 84Daisy6650.3%
  85. 85Lydia6560.3%
  86. 86Della6480.3%
  87. 87Evelyn6300.3%
  88. 88Virginia6280.3%
  89. 89Emily6050.3%
  90. 90Kathryn5850.3%
  91. 91Olive5770.2%
  92. 92Sallie5730.2%
  93. 93Nancy5660.2%
  94. 94Georgia5620.2%
  95. 95Lottie5530.2%
  96. 96Flora5520.2%
  97. 97Ann5510.2%
  98. 98Eleanor5440.2%
  99. 99Lizzie5430.2%
  100. 100Katie5360.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John8,3207.1%
  2. 2William7,2776.2%
  3. 3James5,3354.5%
  4. 4George4,2893.7%
  5. 5Charles3,6333.1%
  6. 6Frank3,0122.6%
  7. 7Joseph2,9922.5%
  8. 8Robert2,6352.2%
  9. 9Henry2,2211.9%
  10. 10Edward2,2031.9%
  11. 11Thomas2,1531.8%
  12. 12Harry2,1281.8%
  13. 13Walter2,0151.7%
  14. 14Arthur1,6661.4%
  15. 15Fred1,4831.3%
  16. 16Albert1,3911.2%
  17. 17Clarence1,3261.1%
  18. 18Willie1,0710.9%
  19. 19Roy1,0280.9%
  20. 20Paul9330.8%
  21. 21Louis9130.8%
  22. 22Carl8510.7%
  23. 23Earl8510.7%
  24. 24Ernest8340.7%
  25. 25Samuel8140.7%
  26. 26Raymond8060.7%
  27. 27Charlie7670.7%
  28. 28Joe7630.7%
  29. 29Harold7530.6%
  30. 30Ralph7360.6%
  31. 31Richard7270.6%
  32. 32David7070.6%
  33. 33Howard6410.5%
  34. 34Elmer6100.5%
  35. 35Jesse5770.5%
  36. 36Herbert5690.5%
  37. 37Andrew5620.5%
  38. 38Alfred5510.5%
  39. 39Oscar5490.5%
  40. 40Daniel5160.4%
  41. 41Lawrence5090.4%
  42. 42Leo5090.4%
  43. 43Sam4870.4%
  44. 44Will4850.4%
  45. 45Francis4800.4%
  46. 46Jack4790.4%
  47. 47Lee4780.4%
  48. 48Benjamin4520.4%
  49. 49Herman4390.4%
  50. 50Eugene4300.4%
  51. 51Floyd4270.4%
  52. 52Michael4130.4%
  53. 53Peter4120.4%
  54. 54Frederick4060.3%
  55. 55Claude3890.3%
  56. 56Ray3800.3%
  57. 57Chester3770.3%
  58. 58Lewis3770.3%
  59. 59Clyde3700.3%
  60. 60Edwin3460.3%
  61. 61Leonard3420.3%
  62. 62Tom3350.3%
  63. 63Ben3240.3%
  64. 64Edgar3230.3%
  65. 65Martin3170.3%
  66. 66Russell3000.3%
  67. 67Homer2960.3%
  68. 68Lester2950.3%
  69. 69Otto2830.2%
  70. 70Harvey2820.2%
  71. 71Jim2780.2%
  72. 72Clifford2720.2%
  73. 73Luther2690.2%
  74. 74Jacob2660.2%
  75. 75Lloyd2630.2%
  76. 76Guy2610.2%
  77. 77Bernard2590.2%
  78. 78Leroy2490.2%
  79. 79Jessie2450.2%
  80. 80Hugh2430.2%
  81. 81Leslie2350.2%
  82. 82Patrick2330.2%
  83. 83Stanley2330.2%
  84. 84Ed2290.2%
  85. 85Eddie2280.2%
  86. 86Anthony2210.2%
  87. 87Leon2190.2%
  88. 88Oliver2160.2%
  89. 89Archie2120.2%
  90. 90Horace2110.2%
  91. 91Norman2110.2%
  92. 92Philip2110.2%
  93. 93Theodore2080.2%
  94. 94Everett2070.2%
  95. 95Ira2070.2%
  96. 96Donald2030.2%
  97. 97Alexander1990.2%
  98. 98Allen1960.2%
  99. 99Victor1960.2%
  100. 100Cecil1920.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1895 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.