Most Popular Names of 1890
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1890
#1 Mary12,078 births#2 Anna5,233 births#3 Elizabeth3,112 births#4 Margaret3,100 births#5 Emma2,980 births#6 Florence2,744 births#7 Ethel2,718 births#8 Minnie2,650 births#9 Clara2,496 births#10 Bertha2,388 births#11 Bessie2,370 births#12 Helen2,312 births#13 Grace2,278 births#14 Alice2,271 births#15 Annie2,220 births#16 Ida2,178 births#17 Mabel2,058 births#18 Edna1,973 births#19 Lillian1,862 births#20 Nellie1,821 births#21 Sarah1,786 births#22 Martha1,784 births#23 Ella1,758 births#24 Pearl1,741 births#25 Rose1,725 births#26 Gertrude1,713 births#27 Laura1,634 births#28 Marie1,563 births#29 Carrie1,510 births#30 Edith1,493 births#31 Louise1,472 births#32 Eva1,436 births#33 Frances1,416 births#34 Myrtle1,406 births#35 Lillie1,390 births#36 Cora1,386 births#37 Hazel1,366 births#38 Hattie1,363 births#39 Maude1,359 births#40 Julia1,275 births#41 Jennie1,259 births#42 Mattie1,256 births#43 Jessie1,250 births#44 Catherine1,232 births#45 Elsie1,220 births#46 Ruth1,195 births#47 Lena1,137 births#48 Lula1,121 births#49 Josephine1,118 births#50 Agnes1,095 births#51 Ada1,074 births#52 Fannie1,005 births#53 Lucy973 births#54 Mamie967 births#55 Blanche953 births#56 Stella924 births#57 Alma922 births#58 Mae920 births#59 Katherine900 births#60 Irene893 births#61 Maggie891 births#62 Dora883 births#63 Nora835 births#64 Rosa770 births#65 May751 births#66 Effie717 births#67 Nettie707 births#68 Viola697 births#69 Sadie680 births#70 Ellen659 births#71 Mildred635 births#72 Della631 births#73 Susie630 births#74 Lizzie620 births#75 Esther619 births#76 Daisy588 births#77 Willie578 births#78 Lydia576 births#79 Beulah573 births#80 Sallie571 births#81 Ruby540 births#82 Gladys525 births#83 Georgia513 births#84 Nancy512 births#85 Flora510 births#86 Emily509 births#86 Katie509 births#88 Lottie502 births#89 Olive491 births#90 Pauline475 births#91 Kathryn474 births#92 Addie468 births#93 Dorothy458 births#94 Caroline455 births#95 Etta452 births#96 Marguerite442 births#97 Maud439 births#98 Beatrice417 births#98 Charlotte417 births#100 Virginia405 births
Popular Boy Names in 1890
#1 John8,502 births#2 William7,494 births#3 James5,097 births#4 George4,458 births#5 Charles4,061 births#6 Frank3,078 births#7 Joseph2,670 births#8 Robert2,541 births#9 Henry2,349 births#10 Harry2,345 births#11 Edward2,282 births#12 Thomas2,200 births#13 Walter1,905 births#14 Arthur1,610 births#15 Fred1,506 births#16 Albert1,417 births#17 Clarence1,018 births#18 Roy941 births#19 Louis860 births#20 Samuel815 births#21 Charlie797 births#22 Ernest774 births#23 Willie758 births#24 Earl744 births#25 Richard743 births#26 David731 births#27 Carl693 births#28 Joe682 births#29 Oscar628 births#30 Will613 births#31 Paul607 births#32 Ralph587 births#33 Jesse576 births#34 Andrew575 births#35 Alfred549 births#36 Raymond546 births#37 Benjamin537 births#38 Elmer528 births#39 Daniel505 births#40 Howard501 births#41 Sam489 births#42 Herbert467 births#43 Frederick410 births#43 Lee410 births#43 Peter410 births#46 Eugene408 births#46 Harold408 births#48 Michael394 births#49 Leo393 births#50 Herman382 births#51 Lewis375 births#52 Lawrence372 births#53 Jack368 births#54 Ben363 births#54 Francis363 births#56 Ray349 births#57 Claude347 births#57 Martin347 births#57 Tom347 births#60 Floyd341 births#61 Edgar338 births#62 Jim336 births#63 Edwin323 births#64 Clyde317 births#65 Harvey296 births#66 Jacob290 births#67 Leonard275 births#68 Otto267 births#69 Chester263 births#70 Ed262 births#71 Luther253 births#72 Guy249 births#73 Jessie241 births#74 Leroy236 births#75 Patrick227 births#76 Lester226 births#77 Homer223 births#77 Stanley223 births#79 Archie221 births#80 Hugh219 births#81 Oliver218 births#82 Ira209 births#83 Clifford207 births#84 August206 births#85 Alexander202 births#86 Eddie197 births#86 Leon197 births#88 Philip192 births#89 Theodore190 births#90 Allen189 births#90 Anthony189 births#92 Isaac187 births#93 Charley183 births#94 Lloyd182 births#94 Russell182 births#96 Leslie181 births#97 Bert180 births#98 Bernard178 births#99 Grover177 births#100 Sidney176 births