Most Popular Names of 1896
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1896
#1 Mary13,811 births#2 Anna5,860 births#3 Helen4,392 births#4 Margaret4,050 births#5 Ruth3,905 births#6 Ethel3,502 births#7 Elizabeth3,471 births#8 Florence3,323 births#9 Marie3,087 births#10 Emma2,872 births#11 Lillian2,702 births#12 Alice2,651 births#13 Edna2,604 births#14 Clara2,582 births#15 Bertha2,565 births#16 Minnie2,530 births#17 Grace2,485 births#18 Bessie2,435 births#19 Annie2,358 births#20 Rose2,341 births#21 Mabel2,283 births#22 Hazel2,226 births#23 Gertrude2,221 births#24 Ida2,159 births#25 Pearl2,101 births#26 Martha2,022 births#27 Esther1,964 births#27 Frances1,964 births#29 Edith1,932 births#30 Myrtle1,928 births#31 Elsie1,878 births#32 Eva1,779 births#33 Gladys1,757 births#34 Nellie1,696 births#35 Sarah1,691 births#36 Ella1,683 births#37 Laura1,665 births#38 Agnes1,654 births#39 Mildred1,620 births#40 Catherine1,594 births#41 Irene1,593 births#42 Louise1,531 births#43 Lillie1,483 births#44 Julia1,407 births#45 Carrie1,388 births#46 Dorothy1,366 births#47 Hattie1,320 births#48 Lena1,318 births#49 Mattie1,288 births#50 Josephine1,256 births#51 Alma1,243 births#52 Cora1,204 births#53 Jennie1,178 births#54 Blanche1,150 births#55 Mae1,148 births#56 Maude1,104 births#57 Jessie1,103 births#58 Mamie1,081 births#59 Lucy1,074 births#60 Stella1,054 births#61 Katherine1,047 births#61 Viola1,047 births#63 Ada1,041 births#64 Lula1,012 births#65 Fannie1,001 births#66 Ruby994 births#67 Marion987 births#68 Dora874 births#69 Maggie871 births#70 Beatrice870 births#71 Nora844 births#72 Sadie827 births#73 Ellen811 births#74 Rosa808 births#75 Pauline756 births#76 Willie755 births#77 Beulah750 births#78 Marguerite725 births#79 Susie718 births#80 Effie716 births#81 Vera675 births#82 May671 births#83 Daisy661 births#84 Evelyn646 births#85 Della642 births#86 Lucille637 births#87 Nettie628 births#88 Kathryn625 births#89 Virginia621 births#90 Olive583 births#91 Lydia580 births#92 Lottie574 births#93 Georgia562 births#94 Leona556 births#95 Hilda549 births#96 Emily527 births#96 Flora527 births#96 Nancy527 births#99 Katie516 births#100 Lizzie508 births
Popular Boy Names in 1896
#1 John8,138 births#2 William7,747 births#3 James5,206 births#4 George4,286 births#5 Charles3,639 births#6 Joseph3,051 births#7 Frank2,845 births#8 Robert2,719 births#9 Edward2,296 births#10 Henry2,183 births#11 Harry2,091 births#12 Thomas2,088 births#13 Walter2,017 births#14 Arthur1,821 births#15 Albert1,434 births#16 Fred1,393 births#17 Clarence1,254 births#18 Willie1,092 births#19 Roy1,027 births#20 Paul964 births#21 Earl892 births#22 Louis871 births#23 Harold862 births#24 Raymond859 births#25 Carl852 births#26 Richard834 births#27 Joe767 births#28 David765 births#29 Ernest764 births#30 Ralph746 births#31 Samuel734 births#32 Charlie714 births#33 Howard677 births#34 Herbert635 births#35 Jesse586 births#36 Elmer576 births#37 Andrew566 births#38 Daniel561 births#39 Francis551 births#40 Jack539 births#40 Oscar539 births#42 Alfred527 births#43 Sam518 births#44 Will508 births#45 Eugene507 births#46 Lawrence499 births#47 Leo497 births#48 Lee455 births#49 Herman427 births#50 Ray426 births#51 Benjamin416 births#52 Peter402 births#53 Michael399 births#54 Claude398 births#55 Floyd396 births#56 Lewis386 births#57 Frederick381 births#58 Clyde372 births#59 Edwin351 births#60 Leonard350 births#61 Martin343 births#62 Tom339 births#63 Chester329 births#64 Russell327 births#65 Lester318 births#66 Clifford311 births#67 Lloyd308 births#68 Edgar306 births#69 Ben299 births#70 Harvey292 births#71 Jim281 births#72 Leroy278 births#73 Anthony276 births#74 Luther265 births#75 Hugh263 births#76 Eddie262 births#76 Guy262 births#78 Stanley259 births#79 Homer258 births#80 Otto250 births#81 Ed246 births#82 Bernard241 births#82 Jacob241 births#82 Theodore241 births#85 Leslie237 births#86 Leon235 births#87 Alexander232 births#88 Archie230 births#89 Jessie229 births#90 Everett224 births#91 Allen219 births#92 Philip218 births#93 Patrick214 births#94 Donald211 births#95 Horace204 births#96 Victor201 births#97 Cecil200 births#98 Milton194 births#98 Oliver194 births#100 Isaac191 births