Most Popular Names of 1891
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1891
#1 Mary11,704 births#2 Anna5,099 births#3 Margaret3,065 births#4 Elizabeth3,059 births#5 Emma2,884 births#6 Florence2,716 births#7 Ethel2,689 births#8 Minnie2,428 births#9 Helen2,417 births#10 Bertha2,372 births#11 Clara2,360 births#12 Bessie2,323 births#13 Annie2,096 births#14 Grace2,088 births#15 Mabel2,029 births#16 Alice2,015 births#17 Ida2,002 births#18 Edna1,963 births#19 Ruth1,857 births#20 Lillian1,812 births#21 Martha1,744 births#22 Rose1,696 births#23 Ella1,685 births#24 Sarah1,669 births#25 Nellie1,647 births#26 Gertrude1,645 births#27 Pearl1,605 births#28 Marie1,596 births#29 Edith1,509 births#29 Laura1,509 births#31 Myrtle1,458 births#32 Hazel1,447 births#33 Eva1,412 births#34 Frances1,397 births#35 Cora1,343 births#36 Carrie1,342 births#37 Louise1,333 births#38 Elsie1,303 births#39 Lillie1,247 births#40 Jennie1,238 births#41 Catherine1,219 births#41 Hattie1,219 births#43 Julia1,200 births#44 Maude1,188 births#45 Lena1,174 births#46 Mattie1,165 births#47 Agnes1,125 births#48 Jessie1,119 births#49 Josephine1,031 births#50 Lula1,010 births#51 Ada975 births#52 Irene950 births#53 Lucy944 births#54 Mae933 births#55 Alma929 births#56 Blanche917 births#57 Fannie916 births#58 Dora870 births#59 Stella867 births#60 Maggie841 births#61 Mamie830 births#62 Katherine803 births#63 Nora801 births#64 Mildred761 births#65 Rosa729 births#66 Esther710 births#67 Effie704 births#68 May696 births#69 Ellen675 births#70 Gladys633 births#71 Nettie620 births#72 Sadie617 births#73 Viola609 births#74 Della607 births#75 Sallie569 births#76 Dorothy566 births#76 Susie566 births#78 Willie562 births#79 Daisy557 births#80 Ruby554 births#81 Beulah526 births#82 Lizzie525 births#83 Nancy523 births#84 Marguerite511 births#85 Olive509 births#86 Lydia507 births#87 Kathryn504 births#88 Lottie501 births#89 Flora497 births#90 Katie494 births#91 Beatrice485 births#92 Addie467 births#93 Pauline455 births#94 Etta452 births#95 Emily444 births#95 Georgia444 births#97 Virginia439 births#98 Vera426 births#99 Marion413 births#100 Caroline402 births
Popular Boy Names in 1891
#1 John7,680 births#2 William6,763 births#3 James4,516 births#4 George3,931 births#5 Charles3,640 births#6 Frank2,652 births#7 Joseph2,572 births#8 Robert2,240 births#9 Harry2,132 births#10 Henry2,049 births#11 Edward1,989 births#12 Thomas1,982 births#13 Walter1,668 births#14 Arthur1,514 births#15 Fred1,362 births#16 Albert1,207 births#17 Clarence1,007 births#18 Roy838 births#19 Louis786 births#20 Samuel753 births#21 Willie739 births#22 Ernest715 births#23 Charlie707 births#24 Carl675 births#25 Earl674 births#26 David673 births#27 Richard609 births#28 Ralph587 births#29 Joe584 births#30 Raymond575 births#31 Paul564 births#32 Oscar551 births#33 Andrew521 births#34 Will520 births#35 Jesse519 births#36 Elmer508 births#37 Daniel505 births#38 Herbert501 births#39 Alfred499 births#40 Howard485 births#41 Benjamin461 births#42 Harold419 births#43 Sam418 births#44 Frederick412 births#45 Peter396 births#46 Lawrence389 births#47 Herman383 births#48 Eugene362 births#49 Ray360 births#50 Lewis357 births#51 Leo353 births#52 Lee342 births#53 Floyd336 births#54 Francis333 births#54 Michael333 births#56 Martin331 births#57 Claude327 births#57 Clyde327 births#57 Edwin327 births#60 Tom318 births#61 Ben302 births#62 Jack290 births#63 Jim288 births#64 Edgar277 births#65 Harvey274 births#65 Otto274 births#67 Guy262 births#68 Chester252 births#69 Jacob238 births#70 Ed237 births#71 Luther236 births#72 Leonard235 births#73 Hugh233 births#74 Homer230 births#75 Jessie227 births#76 Theodore224 births#77 Oliver212 births#77 Patrick212 births#79 Archie201 births#80 Philip198 births#81 Clifford196 births#82 Charley193 births#83 Lester191 births#84 Leroy190 births#85 Bernard187 births#86 August186 births#86 Russell186 births#88 Lloyd185 births#89 Bert181 births#90 Eddie179 births#90 Ira179 births#92 Stanley178 births#93 Everett174 births#94 Allen173 births#95 Alexander172 births#96 Anthony170 births#97 Horace165 births#98 Leslie164 births#99 Grover163 births#99 Norman163 births