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The most popular baby names of 1893

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

‹ 18921894 ›

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary12,784
  2. #2Anna5,695
  3. #3Ruth3,658
  4. #4Margaret3,565
  5. #5Elizabeth3,360
  6. #6Helen3,249
  7. #7Florence3,231
  8. #8Ethel3,119
  9. #9Emma2,968
  10. #10Bertha2,623

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John8,049
  2. #2William7,223
  3. #3James5,030
  4. #4George4,320
  5. #5Charles3,723
  6. #6Joseph2,997
  7. #7Frank2,917
  8. #8Robert2,563
  9. #9Edward2,309
  10. #10Harry2,245

Biggest movers since 1892

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 737Annabell#1,450 → #713
  2. ↑ 656Helma#1,450 → #794
  3. ↑ 634Claribel#1,278 → #644
  4. ↑ 624Jemima#1,450 → #826
  5. ↑ 616Buena#1,278 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 641Ernest#796 → #1,437
  2. ↓ 576Orah#861 → #1,437
  3. ↓ 576Willia#861 → #1,437
  4. ↓ 551Jennette#726 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 515Velva#762 → #1,277

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 675Lindsay#1,066 → #391
  2. ↑ 528Carrie#1,066 → #538
  3. ↑ 528Ansel#1,066 → #538
  4. ↑ 528Jule#1,066 → #538
  5. ↑ 528Sanders#1,066 → #538
Fallers
  1. ↓ 488Levy#547 → #1,035
  2. ↓ 438Bonnie#597 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 438Carson#597 → #1,035
  4. ↓ 394Coy#641 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 394Helmer#641 → #1,035

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