Most Popular Names of 1885
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1885
#1 Mary9,128 births#2 Anna3,994 births#3 Emma2,728 births#4 Elizabeth2,582 births#5 Margaret2,204 births#6 Minnie2,178 births#7 Clara1,910 births#8 Bertha1,860 births#9 Ida1,854 births#10 Annie1,703 births#11 Alice1,681 births#12 Florence1,667 births#13 Bessie1,588 births#14 Grace1,575 births#15 Ethel1,495 births#16 Nellie1,432 births#17 Martha1,425 births#18 Sarah1,424 births#19 Ella1,395 births#20 Mabel1,349 births#21 Laura1,325 births#22 Carrie1,283 births#23 Cora1,253 births#24 Maude1,222 births#25 Rose1,164 births#26 Pearl1,146 births#27 Lillian1,143 births#28 Helen1,134 births#29 Gertrude1,086 births#30 Edna1,077 births#31 Edith1,071 births#32 Julia1,062 births#33 Jennie1,045 births#34 Myrtle1,026 births#35 Mattie1,014 births#36 Hattie1,008 births#37 Lillie979 births#38 Eva971 births#39 Louise956 births#40 Jessie952 births#41 Lula949 births#42 Marie885 births#43 Ada876 births#43 Lena876 births#45 Catherine846 births#46 Frances844 births#47 Fannie783 births#47 Josephine783 births#49 Dora776 births#50 Katherine751 births#51 Maggie716 births#52 Lucy711 births#53 Blanche710 births#54 Agnes695 births#55 Elsie685 births#56 Nora670 births#57 Stella649 births#58 Rosa623 births#59 Effie613 births#60 Daisy607 births#60 May607 births#62 Mamie606 births#63 Mae578 births#64 Ellen555 births#65 Lizzie537 births#66 Nettie536 births#67 Nancy527 births#68 Alma515 births#69 Sadie514 births#70 Ruth506 births#71 Della500 births#72 Susie477 births#73 Sallie457 births#74 Flora445 births#75 Maud429 births#76 Addie406 births#77 Lydia404 births#78 Caroline399 births#79 Mollie396 births#80 Lottie393 births#81 Katie388 births#82 Irene376 births#83 Etta372 births#84 Georgia371 births#85 Lulu360 births#86 Olive349 births#87 Emily346 births#88 Viola345 births#89 Harriet342 births#90 Amanda339 births#91 Jane330 births#92 Esther320 births#92 Kathryn320 births#94 Charlotte317 births#95 Willie312 births#96 Beulah309 births#96 Kate309 births#98 Ollie305 births#99 Rebecca302 births#99 Susan302 births
Popular Boy Names in 1885
#1 John8,756 births#2 William8,044 births#3 James5,175 births#4 George4,674 births#5 Charles4,599 births#6 Frank3,067 births#7 Joseph2,540 births#8 Henry2,406 births#9 Robert2,322 births#10 Thomas2,266 births#11 Edward2,220 births#12 Harry2,198 births#13 Walter1,808 births#14 Fred1,562 births#15 Arthur1,516 births#16 Albert1,429 births#17 Clarence906 births#18 Samuel888 births#19 Louis809 births#20 Grover768 births#21 Ernest718 births#22 David712 births#23 Charlie705 births#24 Roy691 births#25 Joe681 births#26 Richard672 births#27 Will625 births#28 Oscar623 births#29 Willie614 births#30 Andrew599 births#31 Jesse556 births#32 Daniel535 births#33 Peter516 births#34 Carl494 births#35 Sam492 births#36 Earl481 births#37 Frederick466 births#38 Benjamin464 births#39 Alfred446 births#40 Elmer443 births#41 Howard438 births#42 Lewis437 births#43 Paul428 births#44 Ralph422 births#45 Herbert388 births#46 Jim370 births#46 Michael370 births#48 Tom361 births#49 Martin357 births#50 Lee348 births#51 Eugene345 births#52 Claude343 births#52 Jacob343 births#54 Ed328 births#55 Herman326 births#56 Francis319 births#57 Clyde318 births#58 Raymond308 births#59 Harvey304 births#60 Edgar303 births#61 Jack295 births#62 Ben292 births#63 Edwin289 births#64 Lawrence288 births#65 Charley285 births#66 Bert276 births#67 Chester273 births#68 Guy266 births#69 Otto263 births#70 Floyd259 births#70 Luther259 births#72 Oliver258 births#73 Hugh257 births#74 Ray237 births#75 Ira235 births#76 Homer228 births#77 Patrick217 births#78 Alexander205 births#79 Isaac204 births#79 Leonard204 births#81 Jessie202 births#82 Harold201 births#83 Leo199 births#83 Theodore199 births#85 Archie196 births#86 August193 births#87 Allen184 births#88 Sidney170 births#89 Philip163 births#90 Leroy162 births#91 Bernard160 births#92 Alex159 births#93 Stephen158 births#94 Horace155 births#95 Anthony153 births#96 Warren151 births#97 Julius150 births#98 Cleveland147 births#99 Leon146 births#100 Victor143 births