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The most popular baby names of 1883

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. #1Mary8,012
  2. #2Anna3,306
  3. #3Emma2,367
  4. #4Elizabeth2,255
  5. #5Minnie2,035
  6. #6Margaret1,881
  7. #7Bertha1,681
  8. #8Ida1,634
  9. #9Annie1,589
  10. #10Clara1,548

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John8,894
  2. #2William8,387
  3. #3James5,223
  4. #4Charles4,826
  5. #5George4,736
  6. #6Frank2,986
  7. #7Joseph2,515
  8. #8Henry2,383
  9. #9Robert2,334
  10. #10Thomas2,316

Biggest movers since 1882

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 391Cathryn#908 → #517
  2. ↑ 378Paula#813 → #435
  3. ↑ 372Annis#908 → #536
  4. ↑ 365Malissa#740 → #375
  5. ↑ 348Hope#813 → #465
Fallers
  1. ↓ 390Gena#530 → #920
  2. ↓ 365Minna#389 → #754
  3. ↓ 360Arie#560 → #920
  4. ↓ 360Leone#560 → #920
  5. ↓ 360Sybil#560 → #920

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 416Sumner#943 → #527
  2. ↑ 377Alf#837 → #460
  3. ↑ 358Arlie#837 → #479
  4. ↑ 358Everette#837 → #479
  5. ↑ 346Ocie#943 → #597
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Morton#370 → #799
  2. ↓ 423Saul#469 → #892
  3. ↓ 403Pierce#489 → #892
  4. ↓ 378Bryant#514 → #892
  5. ↓ 352Buck#540 → #892

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