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The most popular baby names of 1890

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

‹ 18891891 ›Every year's #1

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary12,078
  2. #2Anna5,233
  3. #3Elizabeth3,112
  4. #4Margaret3,100
  5. #5Emma2,980
  6. #6Florence2,744
  7. #7Ethel2,718
  8. #8Minnie2,650
  9. #9Clara2,496
  10. #10Bertha2,388

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John8,502
  2. #2William7,494
  3. #3James5,097
  4. #4George4,458
  5. #5Charles4,061
  6. #6Frank3,078
  7. #7Joseph2,670
  8. #8Robert2,541
  9. #9Henry2,349
  10. #10Harry2,345

Biggest movers since 1889

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 612Electa#1,279 → #667
  2. ↑ 586Lular#1,279 → #693
  3. ↑ 548Alvena#1,147 → #599
  4. ↑ 521Prudie#1,279 → #758
  5. ↑ 505Tempie#1,147 → #642
Fallers
  1. ↓ 581Lella#757 → #1,338
  2. ↓ 581Vira#757 → #1,338
  3. ↓ 553Buena#657 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 536Roxana#802 → #1,338
  5. ↓ 499Fleda#839 → #1,338

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Hoyt#974 → #511
  2. ↑ 441Ebb#974 → #533
  3. ↑ 371Eva#974 → #603
  4. ↑ 371Perley#974 → #603
  5. ↑ 371Jimmy#974 → #603
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Alvie#464 → #994
  2. ↓ 438Thornton#446 → #884
  3. ↓ 420Hezekiah#464 → #884
  4. ↓ 413Essie#581 → #994
  5. ↓ 413Clare#581 → #994

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