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The most popular baby names of 1884

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 18831885 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  1. #1Mary9,217
  2. #2Anna3,860
  3. #3Emma2,587
  4. #4Elizabeth2,549
  5. #5Minnie2,243
  6. #6Margaret2,142
  7. #7Ida1,882
  8. #8Clara1,852
  9. #9Bertha1,789
  10. #10Annie1,739
  11. #11Alice1,732
  12. #12Florence1,570
  13. #13Grace1,525
  14. #14Sarah1,518
  15. #15Bessie1,451
  16. #16Martha1,443
  17. #17Nellie1,417
  18. #18Ethel1,386
  19. #19Ella1,374
  20. #20Mabel1,270
  21. #21Laura1,246
  22. #22Carrie1,245
  23. #23Cora1,244
  24. #24Maude1,225
  25. #25Pearl1,138
  26. #26Lillian1,109
  27. #27Edith1,104
  28. #28Gertrude1,063
  29. #28Jennie1,063
  30. #30Rose1,060
  31. #31Mattie1,007
  32. #32Hattie993
  33. #33Helen986
  34. #34Myrtle979
  35. #35Louise962
  36. #36Edna957
  37. #37Julia935
  38. #38Eva929
  39. #39Lula916
  40. #40Lillie911
  41. #41Lena906
  42. #42Jessie888
  43. #43Catherine874
  44. #44Ada854
  45. #45Josephine800
  46. #46Frances789
  47. #47Lucy787
  48. #48Maggie749
  49. #49Marie746
  50. #50Fannie738
  51. #51Dora720
  52. #52Blanche711
  53. #53Agnes703
  54. #54Daisy685
  55. #55Katherine671
  56. #56Nora648
  57. #57Mamie609
  58. #58Rosa607
  59. #59Ellen597
  60. #60Stella584
  61. #61May564
  62. #62Effie558
  63. #63Elsie549
  64. #64Mae542
  65. #65Della541
  66. #66Lizzie523
  67. #67Nettie522
  68. #68Nancy520
  69. #69Sallie494
  70. #70Alma480
  71. #71Sadie466
  72. #72Maud461
  73. #73Susie455
  74. #74Ruth442
  75. #75Etta423
  76. #76Lottie397
  77. #77Flora393
  78. #78Caroline380
  79. #79Mollie374
  80. #80Lydia369
  81. #81Emily364
  82. #82Viola362
  83. #83Katie360
  84. #83Olive360
  85. #85Addie356
  86. #86Charlotte344
  87. #86Kate344
  88. #86Kathryn344
  89. #86Lulu344
  90. #90Georgia341
  91. #91Harriet339
  92. #92Amanda337
  93. #93Willie332
  94. #94Susan326
  95. #95Irene324
  96. #96Amelia315
  97. #97Nannie314
  98. #98Jane295
  99. #99Esther291
  100. #100Belle286

Top 100 boys' names

  1. #1John9,388
  2. #2William8,897
  3. #3James5,693
  4. #4George4,961
  5. #5Charles4,802
  6. #6Frank3,218
  7. #7Joseph2,707
  8. #8Thomas2,572
  9. #9Henry2,474
  10. #10Robert2,468
  11. #11Edward2,439
  12. #12Harry2,323
  13. #13Walter1,902
  14. #14Arthur1,690
  15. #15Fred1,638
  16. #16Albert1,435
  17. #17Samuel945
  18. #18Clarence889
  19. #19Louis886
  20. #20Grover802
  21. #21David761
  22. #22Joe759
  23. #23Richard749
  24. #24Charlie746
  25. #25Ernest690
  26. #26Roy680
  27. #27Jesse670
  28. #28Will650
  29. #29Andrew616
  30. #30Oscar615
  31. #31Willie578
  32. #32Daniel573
  33. #33Sam533
  34. #34Peter524
  35. #35Elmer523
  36. #36Carl521
  37. #37Alfred520
  38. #38Benjamin509
  39. #39Lewis476
  40. #40Earl464
  41. #40Ralph464
  42. #42Frederick454
  43. #43Lee435
  44. #44Howard432
  45. #45Paul422
  46. #46Herbert421
  47. #47Tom394
  48. #48Herman385
  49. #48Martin385
  50. #50Jacob381
  51. #51Michael373
  52. #52Ben367
  53. #53Harvey358
  54. #54Claude353
  55. #55Jim346
  56. #56Clyde345
  57. #57Francis340
  58. #58Chester338
  59. #59Eugene321
  60. #60Ed314
  61. #61Edwin308
  62. #62Raymond299
  63. #63Charley290
  64. #63Edgar290
  65. #65Otto288
  66. #66Ira284
  67. #67Bert280
  68. #68Jack274
  69. #69Luther273
  70. #70Floyd263
  71. #71Lawrence262
  72. #72Guy260
  73. #73Hugh246
  74. #74Oliver245
  75. #75Isaac243
  76. #76Alexander236
  77. #77Ray232
  78. #78Patrick222
  79. #79Homer216
  80. #80August213
  81. #81Theodore211
  82. #82Archie206
  83. #82Leonard206
  84. #84Leo192
  85. #85Harold191
  86. #86Marion184
  87. #87Allen182
  88. #88Anthony179
  89. #88Eddie179
  90. #90Jessie177
  91. #91Emil175
  92. #92Cleveland174
  93. #93Stephen165
  94. #94Warren164
  95. #95Julius162
  96. #96Philip161
  97. #97Dave159
  98. #98Horace154
  99. #98Leroy154
  100. #100Dan151
  101. #100Willis151

Biggest movers since 1883

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 686Belva#920 → #234
  2. ↑ 364Anner#920 → #556
  3. ↑ 354Nella#817 → #463
  4. ↑ 337Guadalupe#920 → #583
  5. ↑ 337Nelia#920 → #583
Fallers
  1. ↓ 488Roxy#536 → #1,024
  2. ↓ 463Fredericka#561 → #1,024
  3. ↓ 445Albert#579 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 409Roseanna#615 → #1,024
  5. ↓ 373Delpha#651 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 404Pierce#892 → #488
  2. ↑ 388Harlan#892 → #504
  3. ↑ 372Buck#892 → #520
  4. ↑ 345Noel#892 → #547
  5. ↑ 323Cleve#527 → #204
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Ernie#527 → #971
  2. ↓ 415Chin#556 → #971
  3. ↓ 388Newt#460 → #848
  4. ↓ 369Cal#479 → #848
  5. ↓ 351Omar#497 → #848

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.