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The most popular baby names of 1882

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

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Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary8,148
  2. #2Anna3,143
  3. #3Emma2,303
  4. #4Elizabeth2,186
  5. #5Minnie2,004
  6. #6Margaret1,821
  7. #7Ida1,673
  8. #8Alice1,542
  9. #9Bertha1,508
  10. #10Annie1,492

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John9,557
  2. #2William9,298
  3. #3James5,892
  4. #4George5,193
  5. #5Charles5,091
  6. #6Frank3,176
  7. #7Joseph2,670
  8. #8Thomas2,610
  9. #9Henry2,579
  10. #10Robert2,500

Biggest movers since 1881

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 380Clementine#740 → #360
  2. ↑ 337Lissie#830 → #493
  3. ↑ 323Lonnie#830 → #507
  4. ↑ 300Erna#830 → #530
  5. ↑ 300Hedwig#830 → #530
Fallers
  1. ↓ 405Leatha#503 → #908
  2. ↓ 369Grayce#539 → #908
  3. ↓ 369Maye#539 → #908
  4. ↓ 369Rella#539 → #908
  5. ↓ 326Honora#582 → #908

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 467Clarance#866 → #399
  2. ↑ 429Webster#866 → #437
  3. ↑ 365Neil#781 → #416
  4. ↑ 352Cliff#866 → #514
  5. ↑ 352Elmore#866 → #514
Fallers
  1. ↓ 501Verne#442 → #943
  2. ↓ 483Newell#460 → #943
  3. ↓ 456Merritt#487 → #943
  4. ↓ 440Solon#503 → #943
  5. ↓ 395Almon#442 → #837

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