Most Popular Names of 1889
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1889
#1 Mary11,648 births#2 Anna5,062 births#3 Elizabeth3,058 births#4 Margaret2,917 births#5 Emma2,884 births#6 Minnie2,624 births#7 Florence2,465 births#8 Ethel2,463 births#9 Bessie2,343 births#10 Clara2,319 births#11 Bertha2,293 births#12 Alice2,145 births#13 Annie2,123 births#14 Ida2,122 births#15 Grace2,049 births#16 Mabel1,947 births#17 Helen1,909 births#18 Edna1,815 births#19 Nellie1,752 births#20 Sarah1,730 births#21 Martha1,711 births#22 Ella1,647 births#23 Lillian1,640 births#24 Pearl1,588 births#25 Laura1,567 births#26 Rose1,550 births#27 Carrie1,547 births#28 Gertrude1,543 births#29 Edith1,523 births#30 Marie1,436 births#31 Eva1,372 births#32 Cora1,365 births#33 Myrtle1,361 births#34 Frances1,351 births#35 Hattie1,328 births#36 Maude1,293 births#37 Lillie1,289 births#38 Louise1,283 births#39 Jennie1,252 births#40 Julia1,201 births#41 Elsie1,199 births#42 Catherine1,198 births#43 Jessie1,196 births#44 Mattie1,173 births#45 Lena1,096 births#46 Ruth1,073 births#47 Lula1,067 births#48 Hazel1,056 births#49 Josephine1,047 births#50 Agnes1,033 births#51 Ada1,005 births#52 Blanche972 births#53 Fannie909 births#54 Lucy893 births#55 Stella891 births#56 Katherine889 births#57 Mae883 births#57 Mamie883 births#59 Dora882 births#60 Nora831 births#61 Maggie825 births#62 Alma819 births#63 Irene737 births#64 May723 births#65 Effie711 births#66 Rosa707 births#67 Sadie664 births#68 Ellen653 births#69 Mildred625 births#70 Nettie622 births#71 Susie607 births#72 Della606 births#73 Daisy583 births#74 Lizzie570 births#75 Esther553 births#76 Viola536 births#77 Sallie525 births#78 Ruby522 births#79 Flora516 births#80 Katie502 births#81 Beulah498 births#81 Lottie498 births#83 Lydia496 births#84 Caroline491 births#85 Willie488 births#86 Nancy470 births#87 Etta465 births#88 Olive464 births#89 Charlotte455 births#90 Addie448 births#91 Georgia445 births#92 Maud432 births#93 Emily429 births#94 Kathryn415 births#94 Pauline415 births#96 Gladys414 births#97 Amanda413 births#98 Mollie402 births#99 Harriet397 births#100 Nannie396 births
Popular Boy Names in 1889
#1 John8,548 births#2 William7,772 births#3 James5,020 births#4 George4,430 births#5 Charles4,199 births#6 Frank2,975 births#7 Joseph2,729 births#8 Harry2,559 births#9 Robert2,513 births#10 Edward2,299 births#11 Henry2,286 births#12 Thomas2,233 births#13 Walter1,916 births#14 Arthur1,668 births#15 Fred1,554 births#16 Albert1,353 births#17 Clarence984 births#18 Roy888 births#19 Louis837 births#20 Samuel810 births#21 Benjamin760 births#22 David757 births#23 Ernest736 births#24 Richard711 births#25 Joe709 births#26 Willie708 births#27 Carl704 births#28 Earl688 births#29 Charlie685 births#30 Will631 births#31 Jesse576 births#32 Oscar572 births#33 Andrew561 births#34 Elmer557 births#35 Paul555 births#36 Daniel515 births#37 Raymond511 births#38 Howard503 births#39 Ralph495 births#40 Sam486 births#41 Alfred472 births#41 Herbert472 births#43 Ben453 births#44 Frederick451 births#45 Peter425 births#46 Lee415 births#47 Lewis414 births#48 Herman405 births#49 Claude386 births#50 Tom379 births#51 Michael377 births#52 Eugene369 births#53 Martin367 births#54 Ray355 births#55 Francis346 births#56 Lawrence342 births#57 Harold340 births#58 Jim328 births#59 Leo325 births#60 Edgar322 births#60 Jack322 births#62 Clyde318 births#63 Floyd313 births#64 Harvey311 births#65 Otto309 births#66 Edwin306 births#67 Jacob295 births#68 Harrison288 births#69 Chester274 births#70 Guy271 births#71 Ed270 births#71 Luther270 births#73 Homer255 births#74 Patrick236 births#75 Bert231 births#75 Theodore231 births#77 Leonard229 births#78 Hugh225 births#79 Allen222 births#80 Anthony219 births#81 Bernard215 births#82 Lester213 births#83 Grover210 births#83 Oliver210 births#85 Ira207 births#85 Jessie207 births#87 Clifford202 births#88 Charley199 births#89 Russell198 births#90 Archie195 births#91 Isaac188 births#92 Leroy186 births#93 Alexander185 births#94 Leon184 births#95 Philip183 births#96 August171 births#96 Milton171 births#98 Lloyd167 births#98 Warren167 births#100 Horace166 births