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The most popular baby names of 1885

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

‹ 18841886 ›

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary9,128
  2. #2Anna3,994
  3. #3Emma2,728
  4. #4Elizabeth2,582
  5. #5Margaret2,204
  6. #6Minnie2,178
  7. #7Clara1,910
  8. #8Bertha1,860
  9. #9Ida1,854
  10. #10Annie1,703

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John8,756
  2. #2William8,044
  3. #3James5,175
  4. #4George4,674
  5. #5Charles4,599
  6. #6Frank3,067
  7. #7Joseph2,540
  8. #8Henry2,406
  9. #9Robert2,322
  10. #10Thomas2,266

Biggest movers since 1884

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 467Lonnie#1,024 → #557
  2. ↑ 430Theodora#930 → #500
  3. ↑ 395Malissie#1,024 → #629
  4. ↑ 366Arabella#1,024 → #658
  5. ↑ 366Bina#1,024 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Sina#463 → #921
  2. ↓ 433Carlotta#614 → #1,047
  3. ↓ 433Felicia#614 → #1,047
  4. ↓ 433Fronie#614 → #1,047
  5. ↓ 433Paulina#614 → #1,047

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 426Bryant#848 → #422
  2. ↑ 424Butler#971 → #547
  3. ↑ 424Cyril#971 → #547
  4. ↑ 409Gerhard#848 → #439
  5. ↑ 394Rowland#971 → #577
Fallers
  1. ↓ 520Clarance#416 → #936
  2. ↓ 416Oswald#520 → #936
  3. ↓ 389Doctor#547 → #936
  4. ↓ 366Dexter#570 → #936
  5. ↓ 366Gustaf#570 → #936

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