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The most popular baby names of 1896

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

‹ 18951897 ›

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary13,811
  2. #2Anna5,860
  3. #3Helen4,392
  4. #4Margaret4,050
  5. #5Ruth3,905
  6. #6Ethel3,502
  7. #7Elizabeth3,471
  8. #8Florence3,323
  9. #9Marie3,087
  10. #10Emma2,872

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John8,138
  2. #2William7,747
  3. #3James5,206
  4. #4George4,286
  5. #5Charles3,639
  6. #6Joseph3,051
  7. #7Frank2,845
  8. #8Robert2,719
  9. #9Edward2,296
  10. #10Henry2,183

Biggest movers since 1895

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 749Jeanie#1,592 → #843
  2. ↑ 698Vernice#1,426 → #728
  3. ↑ 689Buena#1,592 → #903
  4. ↑ 689Odell#1,592 → #903
  5. ↑ 642Albertina#1,592 → #950
Fallers
  1. ↓ 858Theodosia#725 → #1,583
  2. ↓ 794Dagmar#622 → #1,416
  3. ↓ 725Carl#858 → #1,583
  4. ↓ 691Palma#725 → #1,416
  5. ↓ 690Adline#893 → #1,583

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 533Hobert#795 → #262
  2. ↑ 528Cicero#1,079 → #551
  3. ↑ 528Earley#1,079 → #551
  4. ↑ 516Tomas#978 → #462
  5. ↑ 492Bryant#872 → #380
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Talmage#529 → #1,101
  2. ↓ 545Bernie#556 → #1,101
  3. ↓ 545Mathias#556 → #1,101
  4. ↓ 522Orlando#579 → #1,101
  5. ↓ 522Rogers#579 → #1,101

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