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The most popular baby names of 1898

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

‹ 18971899 ›Every year's #1

Top 10 girls' names

  1. #1Mary14,406
  2. #2Anna5,773
  3. #3Helen5,230
  4. #4Margaret4,696
  5. #5Ruth4,249
  6. #6Florence3,790
  7. #7Elizabeth3,659
  8. #8Ethel3,531
  9. #9Marie3,435
  10. #10Lillian3,061

Top 10 boys' names

  1. #1John8,159
  2. #2William7,400
  3. #3James5,321
  4. #4George4,853
  5. #5Charles3,557
  6. #6Joseph3,171
  7. #7Robert2,932
  8. #8Frank2,925
  9. #9Edward2,337
  10. #10Thomas2,161

Biggest movers since 1897

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Manila#1,263 → #305
  2. ↑ 889Ouida#1,555 → #666
  3. ↑ 858Ula#1,555 → #697
  4. ↑ 836Sofia#1,555 → #719
  5. ↑ 715Leonor#1,555 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 833Vertie#867 → #1,700
  2. ↓ 821Fae#681 → #1,502
  3. ↓ 805Beda#895 → #1,700
  4. ↓ 805Nolia#895 → #1,700
  5. ↓ 769Azzie#931 → #1,700

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

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 578Fitzhugh#942 → #364
  2. ↑ 534Carson#1,057 → #523
  3. ↑ 490Enos#942 → #452
  4. ↑ 484Annie#1,057 → #573
  5. ↑ 484Ernst#1,057 → #573
Fallers
  1. ↓ 683Fate#438 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 648Ashley#473 → #1,121
  3. ↓ 626Ludwig#495 → #1,121
  4. ↓ 543Pierre#459 → #1,002
  5. ↓ 537Harve#584 → #1,121

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