1880s
Top Names of the 1880s
The 1880s - Victorian Era
Ranked by total babies named during 1880-1889
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Mary
Peak: 1888
91,668
Best: #1
2
Anna
Peak: 1889
38,159
Best: #2
3
Emma
Peak: 1888
25,404
Best: #3
4
Elizabeth
Peak: 1888
25,006
Best: #3
5
Margaret
Peak: 1889
21,799
Best: #4
6
Minnie
Peak: 1888
21,724
Best: #5
7
Ida
Peak: 1888
18,283
Best: #7
8
Bertha
Peak: 1888
18,264
Best: #7
9
Clara
Peak: 1889
17,717
Best: #7
10
Alice
Peak: 1888
17,142
Best: #8
11
Annie
Peak: 1888
17,027
Best: #8
12
Florence
Peak: 1889
16,699
Best: #7
13
Bessie
Peak: 1889
15,373
Best: #9
14
Grace
Peak: 1888
15,227
Best: #13
15
Ethel
Peak: 1889
14,866
Best: #8
16
Sarah
Peak: 1888
14,715
Best: #10
17
Ella
Peak: 1888
13,936
Best: #13
18
Martha
Peak: 1888
13,911
Best: #14
19
Nellie
Peak: 1889
13,761
Best: #14
20
Mabel
Peak: 1889
13,096
Best: #16
21
Laura
Peak: 1888
12,806
Best: #17
22
Carrie
Peak: 1888
12,514
Best: #20
23
Cora
Peak: 1888
11,954
Best: #15
24
Helen
Peak: 1889
11,496
Best: #16
25
Maude
Peak: 1888
11,454
Best: #20
26
Lillian
Peak: 1888
11,270
Best: #23
27
Gertrude
Peak: 1889
11,100
Best: #24
28
Rose
Peak: 1888
11,064
Best: #25
29
Edna
Peak: 1889
11,020
Best: #18
30
Pearl
Peak: 1888
10,903
Best: #24
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
John
Peak: 1880
89,949
Best: #1
2
William
Peak: 1880
84,881
Best: #2
3
James
Peak: 1880
54,056
Best: #3
4
George
Peak: 1882
47,651
Best: #4
5
Charles
Peak: 1880
46,656
Best: #4
6
Frank
Peak: 1888
30,967
Best: #6
7
Joseph
Peak: 1888
26,292
Best: #7
8
Henry
Peak: 1888
24,139
Best: #8
9
Robert
Peak: 1888
24,074
Best: #8
10
Thomas
Peak: 1882
23,750
Best: #8
11
Edward
Peak: 1882
23,133
Best: #10
12
Harry
Peak: 1888
22,649
Best: #8
13
Walter
Peak: 1888
18,185
Best: #13
14
Arthur
Peak: 1888
16,180
Best: #14
15
Fred
Peak: 1888
15,602
Best: #14
16
Albert
Peak: 1888
14,375
Best: #16
17
Samuel
Peak: 1880
9,129
Best: #17
18
Clarence
Peak: 1888
8,760
Best: #17
19
Louis
Peak: 1884
8,275
Best: #18
20
David
Peak: 1880
7,569
Best: #18
21
Joe
Peak: 1888
7,098
Best: #20
22
Charlie
Peak: 1888
7,091
Best: #20
23
Richard
Peak: 1888
7,010
Best: #21
24
Ernest
Peak: 1888
6,700
Best: #21
25
Roy
Peak: 1889
6,565
Best: #18
26
Will
Peak: 1888
6,196
Best: #25
27
Andrew
Peak: 1882
6,053
Best: #24
28
Jesse
Peak: 1884
6,003
Best: #26
29
Oscar
Peak: 1888
5,982
Best: #26
30
Willie
Peak: 1888
5,906
Best: #24
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About 1880s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 1880s (1880-1889), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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