The most popular baby names of 1881

In 1881 the most given names were John (8,768 boys) and Mary (6,919 girls); SSA’s file counts 192,688 babies under 1,934 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1881 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1881

Girls: top 25 of 1881
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1880
1	1 Mary	6,919	75.2	#1
2	2 Anna	2,698	29.3	#2
3	3 Emma	2,034	22.1	#3
4	4 Elizabeth	1,852	20.1	#4
5	5 Margaret	1,658	18.0	#6
6	6 Minnie	1,653	18.0	#5
7	7 Ida	1,439	15.7	#7
8	8 Annie	1,326	14.4	#11
9	9 Bertha	1,324	14.4	#9
10	10 Alice	1,308	14.2	#8
11	11 Clara	1,242	13.5	#12
12	12 Sarah	1,226	13.3	#10
13	13 Ella	1,148	12.5	#13
14	14 Nellie	1,096	11.9	#18
15	15 Grace	1,089	11.8	#19
16	16 Florence	1,046	11.4	#14
17	17 Martha	1,044	11.3	#16
18	18 Cora	969	10.5	#15
19	19 Laura	962	10.5	#17
20	20 Carrie	958	10.4	#20
21	21 Maude	923	10.0	#21
22	22 Bessie	903	9.8	#23
23	23 Mabel	893	9.7	#22
24	24 Gertrude	791	8.6	#25
25	25 Ethel	788	8.6	#38

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Jennie	784
27	Edith	778
28	Hattie	775
29	Mattie	754
30	Julia	737
31	Rose	734
32	Lillian	723
33	Lillie	678
34	Eva	661
35	Jessie	661
36	Lula	655
37	Myrtle	643
38	Pearl	641
39	Edna	637
40	Catherine	635
41	Ada	628
42	Louise	617
43	Helen	612
44	Lucy	611
45	Frances	586
46	Dora	585
47	Fannie	565
48	Josephine	563
49	Daisy	562
50	Lena	555
51	Maggie	532
52	Katherine	504
53	Rosa	500
54	Marie	499
55	Nora	498
56	Effie	463
57	Blanche	456
58	May	451
59	Nancy	429
60	Della	428
61	Agnes	424
62	Nettie	419
63	Sallie	416
64	Stella	416
65	Ellen	413
66	Mamie	412
67	Lizzie	396
68	Susie	367
69	Sadie	366
70	Elsie	344
71	Maud	328
72	Flora	317
73	Caroline	316
74	Etta	316
75	Mae	314
76	Lulu	313
77	Lydia	299
78	Alma	293
79	Susan	292
80	Lottie	289
81	Addie	287
82	Mollie	281
83	Katie	279
84	Ruth	275
85	Harriet	270
86	Kate	267
87	Amanda	263
88	Nannie	258
89	Georgia	256
90	Emily	244
91	Eliza	238
92	Viola	237
93	Amelia	235
94	Willie	229
95	Charlotte	227
96	Rebecca	226
97	Belle	219
98	Kathryn	218
99	Jane	216
100	Olive	211

Girls #101 to #938

#	Name	Births
101	Virginia	210
102	Irene	206
103	Hannah	196
104	Ora	191
105	Esther	189
106	Matilda	187
107	Henrietta	181
108	Theresa	173
109	Ollie	169
110	Pauline	166
111	Estella	163
112	Beulah	162
113	Augusta	157
114	Rachel	157
115	Mildred	154
116	Josie	149
117	Sara	147
118	Amy	145
119	Louisa	142
120	Luella	141
121	Leona	138
122	Anne	131
123	Ann	130
124	Barbara	130
125	Lola	129
126	Estelle	127
127	Lela	125
128	Millie	124
129	Nina	123
130	Iva	122
131	Sophia	122
132	Maria	120
133	Ruby	119
134	Victoria	117
135	Evelyn	116
136	Mayme	115
137	Alta	114
138	Lou	114
139	Janie	113
140	Betty	112
141	Delia	111
142	Eleanor	110
143	Marion	110
144	Dorothy	109
145	Ina	108
146	Celia	107
147	Callie	104
148	Bettie	103
149	Allie	98
150	Inez	95
151	Dollie	90
152	Ola	90
153	Lucinda	88
154	Mable	88
155	Rena	88
156	Beatrice	87
157	Harriett	86
158	Rosie	85
159	Birdie	84
160	Eula	84
161	Rhoda	84
162	Winnie	84
163	Christina	82
164	Isabelle	82
165	Tillie	82
166	Abbie	81
167	Winifred	81
168	Essie	80
169	Lora	80
170	Sally	79
171	Sophie	78
172	Eunice	77
173	Leila	77
174	Isabel	76
175	Nell	75
176	Lelia	74
177	Myra	72
178	Nelle	72
179	Roxie	72
180	Mathilda	69
181	Bertie	68
182	Katharine	68
183	Lenora	68
184	Lettie	68
185	Christine	67
186	Sue	67
187	Sylvia	67
188	Cornelia	66
189	Linnie	65
190	Alberta	64
191	Hettie	64
192	Adelaide	62
193	Mina	62
194	Helena	61
195	Carolyn	60
196	Adeline	58
197	Genevieve	58
198	Johanna	58
199	Loretta	58
200	Lida	57
201	Fanny	55
202	Hester	55
203	Lilly	55
204	Naomi	55
205	Lois	53
206	Minerva	53
207	Mittie	53
208	Bess	52
209	Claudia	52
210	Leah	52
211	Lucretia	52
212	Marguerite	52
213	Cecelia	51
214	Elva	51
215	Olivia	51
216	Gussie	50
217	Hazel	50
218	Isabella	50
219	Cordelia	49
220	Rosetta	49
221	Wilhelmina	49
222	Bernice	48
223	Hilda	48
224	Lucille	48
225	Polly	48
226	Vera	48
227	Cynthia	47
228	Elnora	47
229	Francis	47
230	Selma	47
231	Lily	46
232	Lura	46
233	Phoebe	46
234	Teresa	46
235	Angie	44
236	Hulda	44
237	Jean	44
238	Louella	44
239	Myrtie	44
240	Adele	43
241	Jeannette	43
242	Lyda	43
243	Virgie	43
244	Dessie	42
245	Lila	42
246	Violet	42
247	Elma	41
248	Madge	41
249	Regina	41
250	Roberta	41
251	Catharine	40
252	Eugenia	40
253	Gladys	40
254	Malinda	40
255	Mandy	40
256	Melissa	40
257	Cecilia	39
258	Goldie	39
259	Lee	39
260	Lina	39
261	Marian	39
262	Elvira	38
263	Emilie	38
264	Ivy	38
265	Linda	38
266	Nona	38
267	Zella	38
268	Hallie	36
269	Irma	36
270	Jeanette	36
271	Leola	36
272	Lucile	36
273	Geneva	35
274	Gertie	35
275	Bridget	34
276	Freda	34
277	Dolly	33
278	Molly	33
279	Georgie	32
280	Lilla	32
281	Margie	32
282	Nola	32
283	Dovie	31
284	Letha	31
285	Olga	31
286	George	30
287	Meta	30
288	Verna	30
289	William	30
290	Adah	29
291	Alvina	29
292	Antoinette	29
293	Bell	29
294	Janet	29
295	Mabelle	29
296	Mertie	29
297	Cassie	28
298	Erma	28
299	Flossie	28
300	Louie	28
301	Alpha	27
302	Blanch	27
303	Ellie	27
304	Johnnie	27
305	Lona	27
306	Lorena	27
307	Miriam	27
308	Ophelia	27
309	Priscilla	27
310	Sudie	27
311	Zula	27
312	Annette	26
313	John	26
314	Norma	26
315	Rosalie	26
316	Vina	26
317	Bonnie	25
318	Corinne	25
319	Elisabeth	25
320	Elsa	25
321	Frieda	25
322	Juanita	25
323	Melvina	25
324	Tennie	25
325	Bella	24
326	Cecile	24
327	Dona	24
328	Frankie	24
329	Gracie	24
330	James	24
331	Kittie	24
332	Leota	24
333	Maudie	24
334	Orpha	24
335	Savannah	24
336	Vinnie	24
337	Vivian	24
338	Anita	23
339	Claire	23
340	Cleo	23
341	Dena	23
342	Eda	23
343	Leonora	23
344	Leora	23
345	Liza	23
346	Almeda	22
347	Artie	22
348	Charity	22
349	Elise	22
350	Georgianna	22
351	Harriette	22
352	Isabell	22
353	Jimmie	22
354	Julie	22
355	Kitty	22
356	Margret	22
357	Nan	22
358	Pearlie	22
359	Zoe	22
360	Adelia	21
361	Angeline	21
362	Dorothea	21
363	Ernestine	21
364	Joanna	21
365	Lennie	21
366	Leta	21
367	Lue	21
368	Marietta	21
369	Ona	21
370	Pearle	21
371	Rilla	21
372	Susanna	21
373	Zora	21
374	Adda	20
375	Clare	20
376	Georgiana	20
377	Helene	20
378	Ila	20
379	Libbie	20
380	Magdalena	20
381	Phebe	20
382	Rita	20
383	Vesta	20
384	Edythe	19
385	Kathrine	19
386	Letitia	19
387	Nella	19
388	Octavia	19
389	Oma	19
390	Tena	19
391	Tina	19
392	Velma	19
393	Adaline	18
394	Ava	18
395	Cathrine	18
396	Emmie	18
397	Ettie	18
398	Evie	18
399	Fay	18
400	Iona	18
401	Lavina	18
402	Lessie	18
403	Luna	18
404	Matie	18
405	Charles	17
406	Clyde	17
407	Elmira	17
408	Floy	17
409	Hanna	17
410	Hilma	17
411	Isa	17
412	Mellie	17
413	Missouri	17
414	Pinkie	17
415	Reba	17
416	Retta	17
417	Zelma	17
418	Adella	16
419	Alida	16
420	Cecil	16
421	Eugenie	16
422	India	16
423	June	16
424	Katheryn	16
425	Lilian	16
426	Lotta	16
427	Lucia	16
428	Lutie	16
429	Malissa	16
430	Maybelle	16
431	Sidney	16
432	Sophronia	16
433	Tilda	16
434	Albina	15
435	Arvilla	15
436	Aurelia	15
437	Donna	15
438	Inga	15
439	Jenny	15
440	Lauretta	15
441	Marjorie	15
442	Neva	15
443	Odessa	15
444	Pattie	15
445	Queen	15
446	Veronica	15
447	Adell	14
448	Berta	14
449	Celeste	14
450	Chloe	14
451	Constance	14
452	Deborah	14
453	Docia	14
454	Donnie	14
455	Eloise	14
456	Hortense	14
457	Imogene	14
458	Iola	14
459	Lavinia	14
460	Loula	14
461	Madeline	14
462	Magdalene	14
463	Mame	14
464	Manda	14
465	Mazie	14
466	Mona	14
467	Opal	14
468	Una	14
469	Vida	14
470	Alva	13
471	Annabelle	13
472	Antonia	13
473	Betsy	13
474	Florida	13
475	Henry	13
476	Idella	13
477	Kathleen	13
478	Lenna	13
479	Ludie	13
480	Mahala	13
481	Malvina	13
482	Marcia	13
483	Mariah	13
484	Myrta	13
485	Norah	13
486	Paralee	13
487	Serena	13
488	Sina	13
489	Tressie	13
490	Vernie	13
491	Camille	12
492	Connie	12
493	Dell	12
494	Faye	12
495	Magnolia	12
496	Minta	12
497	Natalie	12
498	Patsy	12
499	Permelia	12
500	Rosella	12
501	Samantha	12
502	Tessie	12
503	Aimee	11
504	Alda	11
505	Aline	11
506	Altha	11
507	Amalia	11
508	America	11
509	Anastasia	11
510	Annetta	11
511	Audrey	11
512	Camilla	11
513	Celina	11
514	Christena	11
515	Cordie	11
516	Easter	11
517	Eddie	11
518	Ethelyn	11
519	Geraldine	11
520	Jeanne	11
521	Kattie	11
522	Leatha	11
523	Leslie	11
524	Lonie	11
525	Lovina	11
526	Mathilde	11
527	Melinda	11
528	Mettie	11
529	Muriel	11
530	Ocie	11
531	Ottilie	11
532	Philomena	11
533	Ray	11
534	Sena	11
535	Thomas	11
536	Walter	11
537	Winona	11
538	Zadie	11
539	Agatha	10
540	Almira	10
541	Arrie	10
542	Aura	10
543	Carol	10
544	Carolina	10
545	Daisie	10
546	Delilah	10
547	Dixie	10
548	Dolores	10
549	Doris	10
550	Elta	10
551	Emelia	10
552	Eve	10
553	Eveline	10
554	Fern	10
555	Glenna	10
556	Grayce	10
557	Huldah	10
558	Ione	10
559	Joe	10
560	Joseph	10
561	Judith	10
562	Lelah	10
563	Lenore	10
564	Leone	10
565	Lucie	10
566	Mammie	10
567	Marcella	10
568	Maye	10
569	Metta	10
570	Minna	10
571	Mintie	10
572	Monica	10
573	Nanie	10
574	Petra	10
575	Rella	10
576	Rosalia	10
577	Vada	10
578	Vallie	10
579	Willa	10
580	Wilma	10
581	Zola	10
582	Amie	9
583	Ana	9
584	Angela	9
585	Becky	9
586	Bennie	9
587	Claude	9
588	Corrie	9
589	Corrine	9
590	Delphine	9
591	Doshia	9
592	Elvie	9
593	Elvina	9
594	Era	9
595	Evelina	9
596	Frank	9
597	Fred	9
598	Frona	9
599	Genie	9
600	Glennie	9
601	Honora	9
602	Janette	9
603	Jannie	9
604	Juliet	9
605	Juliette	9
606	Kizzie	9
607	Lovie	9
608	Mallie	9
609	Mannie	9
610	Margaretta	9
611	Mercy	9
612	Miranda	9
613	Nana	9
614	Oda	9
615	Osa	9
616	Paula	9
617	Prudence	9
618	Robert	9
619	Selina	9
620	Sibyl	9
621	Zilpah	9
622	Zona	9
623	Abigail	8
624	Almedia	8
625	Althea	8
626	Angelina	8
627	Anner	8
628	Ara	8
629	Berdie	8
630	Beryl	8
631	Besse	8
632	Byrdie	8
633	Calla	8
634	Carlotta	8
635	Claribel	8
636	Clarice	8
637	Clemmie	8
638	Clifford	8
639	Coral	8
640	Dillie	8
641	Edwina	8
642	Elinor	8
643	Elizebeth	8
644	Emmer	8
645	Esta	8
646	Exie	8
647	Felicia	8
648	Ira	8
649	Iris	8
650	Jettie	8
651	Juana	8
652	Justine	8
653	Leanna	8
654	Leonie	8
655	Louvenia	8
656	Malissie	8
657	Manie	8
658	Margery	8
659	Maymie	8
660	Meda	8
661	Myrtice	8
662	Narcissus	8
663	Nonie	8
664	Onie	8
665	Pansy	8
666	Paulina	8
667	Rachael	8
668	Rosamond	8
669	Rosanna	8
670	Theo	8
671	Theresia	8
672	Tommie	8
673	Valeria	8
674	Vessie	8
675	Victorine	8
676	Wilhelmine	8
677	Winnifred	8
678	Zada	8
679	Abby	7
680	Adela	7
681	Alfreda	7
682	Alicia	7
683	Alla	7
684	Arabella	7
685	Ardella	7
686	Arminda	7
687	Arminta	7
688	Audie	7
689	Cammie	7
690	Carmen	7
691	Claudie	7
692	Cordia	7
693	Delila	7
694	Dessa	7
695	Diana	7
696	Dicie	7
697	Dottie	7
698	Dove	7
699	Drucilla	7
700	Edyth	7
701	Effa	7
702	Eleanora	7
703	Emilia	7
704	Etha	7
705	Ethyl	7
706	Etna	7
707	Eulalia	7
708	Flo	7
709	Fredericka	7
710	Gloria	7
711	Gusta	7
712	Hessie	7
713	Hope	7
714	Icie	7
715	Jessica	7
716	Lea	7
717	Letta	7
718	Liddie	7
719	Lillia	7
720	Lota	7
721	Lulie	7
722	Madie	7
723	Manuela	7
724	Margarita	7
725	Nathalie	7
726	Nevada	7
727	Nita	7
728	Ota	7
729	Parthenia	7
730	Queenie	7
731	Rae	7
732	Ramona	7
733	Rosina	7
734	Selena	7
735	Tempie	7
736	Texie	7
737	Will	7
738	Zetta	7
739	Zillah	7
740	Aida	6
741	Albertine	6
742	Allene	6
743	Annabel	6
744	Arizona	6
745	Arra	6
746	Aurora	6
747	Belva	6
748	Biddie	6
749	Bird	6
750	Bula	6
751	Carry	6
752	Clementine	6
753	Corine	6
754	Courtney	6
755	Crete	6
756	Daisey	6
757	Dee	6
758	Dicy	6
759	Donie	6
760	Dorcas	6
761	Dossie	6
762	Elda	6
763	Eldora	6
764	Elenora	6
765	Ellar	6
766	Emelie	6
767	Emeline	6
768	Emmaline	6
769	Ester	6
770	Euphemia	6
771	Evaline	6
772	Evangeline	6
773	Flavia	6
774	Fleta	6
775	Florance	6
776	Fronia	6
777	Gillie	6
778	Guadalupe	6
779	Hassie	6
780	Icy	6
781	Ivah	6
782	Jewel	6
783	Jinnie	6
784	Joan	6
785	Jonnie	6
786	Karen	6
787	Katharina	6
788	Kathryne	6
789	Lella	6
790	Leo	6
791	Luvenia	6
792	Mai	6
793	Margarett	6
794	Mell	6
795	Merle	6
796	Mirtie	6
797	Mora	6
798	Nelia	6
799	Nena	6
800	Ninnie	6
801	Odie	6
802	Osie	6
803	Patience	6
804	Pink	6
805	Rettie	6
806	Rosia	6
807	Rowena	6
808	Rozella	6
809	Ruthie	6
810	Salome	6
811	Sammie	6
812	Sofia	6
813	Sula	6
814	Suzanne	6
815	Sybil	6
816	Sylvania	6
817	Theodosia	6
818	Therese	6
819	Tilla	6
820	Tressa	6
821	Ursula	6
822	Veda	6
823	Vena	6
824	Verdie	6
825	Wanda	6
826	Zaida	6
827	Zena	6
828	Zenobia	6
829	Zilpha	6
830	Aggie	5
831	Alba	5
832	Aletha	5
833	Alvena	5
834	Alverta	5
835	Amber	5
836	Andrea	5
837	Andrew	5
838	Annis	5
839	Ason	5
840	Avis	5
841	Bama	5
842	Bernadette	5
843	Bina	5
844	Birtie	5
845	Byrd	5
846	Celesta	5
847	Charlie	5
848	Cherry	5
849	Chloie	5
850	Christie	5
851	Claudine	5
852	Corda	5
853	Corean	5
854	Corinna	5
855	Donia	5
856	Doshie	5
857	Earl	5
858	Eleanore	5
859	Elena	5
860	Elodie	5
861	Ena	5
862	Epsie	5
863	Erna	5
864	Eugene	5
865	Eulah	5
866	Evalena	5
867	Exa	5
868	Faith	5
869	Gail	5
870	Georgine	5
871	Glenn	5
872	Gretta	5
873	Gwendolyn	5
874	Hedwig	5
875	Henriette	5
876	Indiana	5
877	Izora	5
878	Jeffie	5
879	Jemima	5
880	Jesse	5
881	Jo	5
882	Johnie	5
883	Josefa	5
884	Josiephine	5
885	Judy	5
886	Juliana	5
887	Junie	5
888	Katharyn	5
889	Lannie	5
890	Lavada	5
891	Lavenia	5
892	Leda	5
893	Leonore	5
894	Levina	5
895	Libby	5
896	Lilie	5
897	Lissie	5
898	Littie	5
899	Lollie	5
900	Loma	5
901	Lonnie	5
902	Louanna	5
903	Lugenia	5
904	Mabell	5
905	Madeleine	5
906	Mahalia	5
907	Margarette	5
908	Marinda	5
909	Mila	5
910	Minda	5
911	Nealie	5
912	Neta	5
913	Netta	5
914	Orlena	5
915	Ottie	5
916	Ottilia	5
917	Ova	5
918	Ozella	5
919	Phyllis	5
920	Pollie	5
921	Ressie	5
922	Rosena	5
923	Rosey	5
924	Sabina	5
925	Senora	5
926	Siddie	5
927	Susana	5
928	Susanne	5
929	Texanna	5
930	Texas	5
931	Thea	5
932	Theodora	5
933	Tiney	5
934	Tinie	5
935	Tiny	5
936	Vernon	5
937	Verona	5
938	Viney	5

Boys: top 25 of 1881
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1880
1	1 John	8,768	87.0	#1
2	2 William	8,524	84.6	#2
3	3 James	5,441	54.0	#3
4	4 George	4,664	46.3	#5
5	5 Charles	4,636	46.0	#4
6	6 Frank	2,834	28.1	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,456	24.4	#7
8	8 Henry	2,339	23.2	#9
9	9 Thomas	2,282	22.6	#8
10	10 Edward	2,177	21.6	#11
11	11 Robert	2,140	21.2	#10
12	12 Harry	2,002	19.9	#12
13	13 Walter	1,670	16.6	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,575	15.6	#14
15	15 Fred	1,418	14.1	#15
16	16 Albert	1,319	13.1	#16
17	17 Samuel	919	9.1	#17
18	18 David	750	7.5	#18
19	19 Louis	746	7.4	#19
20	20 Charlie	668	6.6	#21
21	21 Clarence	668	6.6	#22
22	22 Richard	641	6.4	#23
23	23 Joe	639	6.3	#20
24	24 Andrew	588	5.8	#24
25	25 Ernest	571	5.7	#26

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Will	550
27	Jesse	536
28	Oscar	530
29	Daniel	527
30	Willie	498
31	Benjamin	481
32	Sam	481
33	Alfred	466
34	Roy	440
35	Lewis	439
36	Frederick	433
37	Peter	428
38	Elmer	388
39	Jacob	381
40	Herbert	369
41	Carl	359
42	Howard	359
43	Tom	349
44	Lee	342
45	Ralph	329
46	Martin	327
47	Jim	323
48	Earl	314
49	Eugene	314
50	Bert	312
51	Edgar	312
52	Herman	304
53	Claude	302
54	Michael	298
55	Paul	291
56	Ben	289
57	Ira	286
58	Harvey	282
59	Chester	274
60	Edwin	274
61	Ed	272
62	Charley	266
63	Francis	259
64	Isaac	258
65	Luther	249
66	Lawrence	244
67	Oliver	238
68	Clyde	232
69	Otto	221
70	Hugh	219
71	Alexander	209
72	Leonard	206
73	Jack	197
74	Raymond	195
75	Patrick	188
76	Guy	186
77	Homer	181
78	Floyd	178
79	Theodore	178
80	Allen	172
81	August	172
82	Marion	162
83	Philip	156
84	Warren	156
85	Horace	152
86	Dan	148
87	Ray	148
88	Garfield	147
89	Stephen	147
90	Emil	145
91	Jessie	143
92	Milton	143
93	Willis	142
94	Calvin	138
95	Dave	135
96	Bernard	130
97	Julius	129
98	Leroy	129
99	Sidney	129
100	Anthony	128

Boys #101 to #995

#	Name	Births
101	Archie	125
102	Perry	123
103	Leo	122
104	Leon	121
105	Rufus	121
106	Harold	120
107	Franklin	117
108	Adam	116
109	Alex	114
110	Alonzo	111
111	Everett	111
112	Clifford	110
113	Victor	110
114	Eddie	109
115	Alvin	105
116	Levi	104
117	Amos	102
118	Roscoe	102
119	Wesley	102
120	Dennis	99
121	Eli	97
122	Jerry	97
123	Jay	96
124	Hiram	95
125	Norman	95
126	Percy	95
127	Aaron	94
128	Gus	94
129	Mark	94
130	Willard	94
131	Moses	93
132	Earnest	92
133	Gilbert	92
134	Jake	92
135	Leslie	92
136	Nathan	91
137	Adolph	90
138	Nelson	90
139	Otis	89
140	Irvin	88
141	Wallace	88
142	Clinton	87
143	Lester	87
144	Lloyd	87
145	Morris	87
146	Abraham	86
147	Jess	85
148	Elbert	84
149	Phillip	84
150	Jasper	83
151	Ross	82
152	Noah	81
153	Wilbur	81
154	Claud	80
155	Cornelius	80
156	Mack	80
157	Matthew	80
158	Lonnie	77
159	Melvin	76
160	Stanley	76
161	Sylvester	76
162	Wiley	76
163	Jose	75
164	Simon	75
165	Reuben	73
166	Silas	73
167	Wilson	73
168	Curtis	72
169	Felix	72
170	Maurice	72
171	Alva	70
172	Elijah	69
173	Christopher	68
174	Owen	67
175	Austin	66
176	Clark	66
177	Max	66
178	Asa	65
179	Emmett	65
180	Fredrick	65
181	Russell	65
182	Virgil	65
183	Winfield	65
184	Mose	63
185	Timothy	63
186	Rudolph	62
187	Edmund	61
188	Harley	61
189	Harrison	61
190	Jeff	61
191	Orville	61
192	Irving	60
193	Andy	58
194	Ellis	58
195	Lemuel	58
196	Monroe	58
197	Anton	57
198	Joel	57
199	Manuel	57
200	Marvin	57
201	Pete	57
202	Vernon	57
203	Marshall	56
204	Nicholas	56
205	Ike	55
206	Mathew	55
207	Ora	55
208	Christian	53
209	Emery	53
210	Newton	53
211	Chris	52
212	Clayton	52
213	Pearl	52
214	Wade	52
215	Augustus	51
216	Columbus	51
217	Scott	51
218	Bob	50
219	Solomon	49
220	Emanuel	48
221	Nathaniel	48
222	Riley	47
223	Sherman	47
224	Glenn	45
225	Johnnie	45
226	Juan	45
227	Marcus	45
228	Ollie	45
229	Enoch	44
230	Ezra	44
231	Mike	44
232	Steve	44
233	Ambrose	43
234	Arch	43
235	Dock	43
236	Hubert	43
237	Bill	42
238	Burton	42
239	Edmond	42
240	Emory	42
241	Luke	42
242	Ole	42
243	Elias	41
244	Anderson	40
245	Barney	40
246	Byron	40
247	Cyrus	40
248	Edd	40
249	Joshua	40
250	Major	40
251	Miles	40
252	Chas	39
253	Clifton	39
254	Gustave	39
255	Nick	39
256	Taylor	39
257	Bud	38
258	Jerome	38
259	Lucius	38
260	Burt	37
261	Ward	37
262	Abe	36
263	Hugo	36
264	Julian	36
265	Millard	36
266	Preston	36
267	Tony	36
268	Cecil	35
269	Seth	35
270	Bruce	34
271	Fletcher	34
272	Jeremiah	34
273	Grant	33
274	Green	33
275	Neal	33
276	Bennie	32
277	Conrad	32
278	Dee	32
279	Ervin	32
280	Gordon	32
281	Grover	32
282	Isaiah	32
283	Lorenzo	32
284	Porter	32
285	Van	32
286	Glen	31
287	Jefferson	31
288	Louie	31
289	Abner	30
290	Abram	30
291	Dudley	30
292	Lucian	30
293	Roland	30
294	Vincent	30
295	Wayne	30
296	Arnold	29
297	Elisha	29
298	Elwood	29
299	Karl	29
300	Kenneth	29
301	Mary	29
302	Matt	29
303	Myron	29
304	Pink	29
305	Roger	29
306	Wilbert	29
307	Forrest	28
308	Irwin	28
309	Jackson	28
310	Laurence	28
311	Madison	28
312	Sanford	28
313	Archibald	27
314	Delbert	27
315	Donald	27
316	Lon	27
317	Stewart	27
318	Antonio	26
319	Chauncey	26
320	Don	26
321	Noble	26
322	Otho	26
323	Spencer	26
324	Avery	25
325	Dallas	25
326	Freeman	25
327	Jonas	25
328	Lige	25
329	Napoleon	25
330	Walker	25
331	Zack	25
332	Boyd	24
333	Clay	24
334	Dewitt	24
335	Emmet	24
336	Evan	24
337	General	24
338	Isiah	24
339	Josiah	24
340	Omer	24
341	Perley	24
342	Ferdinand	23
343	Hans	23
344	Israel	23
345	Judson	23
346	Morgan	23
347	Waldo	23
348	Berry	22
349	Carroll	22
350	Clement	22
351	Elliott	22
352	Ezekiel	22
353	Foster	22
354	Gust	22
355	Jason	22
356	Josh	22
357	Junius	22
358	Loren	22
359	Wilfred	22
360	Adolphus	21
361	Allie	21
362	Benjiman	21
363	Christ	21
364	Dwight	21
365	Earle	21
366	Francisco	21
367	Giles	21
368	Granville	21
369	Jonathan	21
370	Lafayette	21
371	Leander	21
372	Lyman	21
373	Lynn	21
374	Ruben	21
375	Dick	20
376	Elvin	20
377	Emerson	20
378	Emile	20
379	Isom	20
380	Jimmie	20
381	King	20
382	Mitchell	20
383	Orrin	20
384	Pat	20
385	Royal	20
386	Sim	20
387	Truman	20
388	Washington	20
389	Al	19
390	Carlos	19
391	Lem	19
392	Milo	19
393	Oren	19
394	Orlando	19
395	Allan	18
396	Arther	18
397	Caleb	18
398	Cicero	18
399	Clem	18
400	Clint	18
401	Forest	18
402	Gustav	18
403	Harmon	18
404	Ivan	18
405	Jordan	18
406	Ned	18
407	Nels	18
408	Phil	18
409	Randolph	18
410	Smith	18
411	Tomas	18
412	Turner	18
413	Ulysses	18
414	Vern	18
415	Wilford	18
416	Addison	17
417	Alford	17
418	Art	17
419	Benjamine	17
420	Dean	17
421	Enos	17
422	Erwin	17
423	Gabriel	17
424	Issac	17
425	Lucious	17
426	Malcolm	17
427	Merton	17
428	Micheal	17
429	Prince	17
430	Simeon	17
431	Anna	16
432	Carlton	16
433	Coleman	16
434	Douglas	16
435	Finis	16
436	Hardy	16
437	Hosea	16
438	Jules	16
439	Rolla	16
440	Tobe	16
441	Wash	16
442	Almon	15
443	Aubrey	15
444	Bertram	15
445	Casper	15
446	Ellsworth	15
447	Ephraim	15
448	Fay	15
449	Hamilton	15
450	Harris	15
451	Henery	15
452	Lou	15
453	Mat	15
454	Rollin	15
455	Sol	15
456	Steven	15
457	Verne	15
458	West	15
459	Wm	15
460	Adelbert	14
461	Alma	14
462	Aron	14
463	Axel	14
464	Bennett	14
465	Brown	14
466	Buck	14
467	Colonel	14
468	Elton	14
469	Elza	14
470	Gerald	14
471	Ivy	14
472	Johnie	14
473	Judge	14
474	Lenard	14
475	Minor	14
476	Morton	14
477	Murray	14
478	Nat	14
479	Newell	14
480	Norris	14
481	Pedro	14
482	Rollie	14
483	Sandy	14
484	Wilber	14
485	Wilburn	14
486	Wyatt	14
487	Davis	13
488	Dell	13
489	Doc	13
490	Fate	13
491	Frederic	13
492	Harlan	13
493	Harve	13
494	Henderson	13
495	Johnny	13
496	Logan	13
497	Mason	13
498	Merle	13
499	Merritt	13
500	Noel	13
501	Valentine	13
502	Wellington	13
503	Abel	12
504	Adrian	12
505	Alphonse	12
506	Carter	12
507	Cary	12
508	Cleveland	12
509	Crawford	12
510	Curt	12
511	Duncan	12
512	Early	12
513	Ernst	12
514	Frances	12
515	Gene	12
516	Hal	12
517	Hamp	12
518	Hezekiah	12
519	Lawson	12
520	Luis	12
521	Mathias	12
522	Olin	12
523	Parker	12
524	Pleasant	12
525	Reginald	12
526	Rich	12
527	Seymour	12
528	Solon	12
529	Stuart	12
530	Thaddeus	12
531	Tim	12
532	Winfred	12
533	Alton	11
534	Asbury	11
535	Bart	11
536	Benton	11
537	Beverly	11
538	Birt	11
539	Burl	11
540	Chin	11
541	Elihu	11
542	Erastus	11
543	Ford	11
544	Hampton	11
545	Houston	11
546	Johnson	11
547	Len	11
548	Lonzo	11
549	Loyd	11
550	Lucas	11
551	Lucien	11
552	Miller	11
553	Mortimer	11
554	Omar	11
555	Orval	11
556	Pierre	11
557	Raleigh	11
558	Ransom	11
559	Rush	11
560	Shelby	11
561	Tommie	11
562	Wilmer	11
563	Alonza	10
564	Artie	10
565	Bee	10
566	Benjaman	10
567	Bradley	10
568	Cal	10
569	Cloyd	10
570	Danial	10
571	Dexter	10
572	Emmitt	10
573	Finley	10
574	Guss	10
575	June	10
576	Lacy	10
577	Larkin	10
578	Meyer	10
579	Mont	10
580	Newt	10
581	Paris	10
582	Pleas	10
583	Rupert	10
584	Russel	10
585	Santiago	10
586	Sid	10
587	Soloman	10
588	Thornton	10
589	Walton	10
590	Warner	10
591	Watson	10
592	Willam	10
593	Wylie	10
594	Zeb	10
595	Allison	9
596	Alpha	9
597	Angus	9
598	Anson	9
599	Asberry	9
600	Basil	9
601	Bertie	9
602	Berton	9
603	Bryant	9
604	Buford	9
605	Byrd	9
606	Cassius	9
607	Clair	9
608	Cornelious	9
609	Dana	9
610	Deforest	9
611	Denis	9
612	Dillard	9
613	Dolph	9
614	Dorsey	9
615	Edith	9
616	Eldridge	9
617	Elmo	9
618	Emma	9
619	Eric	9
620	Freddie	9
621	Geo	9
622	Godfrey	9
623	Harper	9
624	Haywood	9
625	Jean	9
626	Jule	9
627	Lambert	9
628	Leland	9
629	Lew	9
630	Margaret	9
631	Marshal	9
632	Miguel	9
633	Milford	9
634	Ocie	9
635	Olen	9
636	Orange	9
637	Orin	9
638	Ottis	9
639	Park	9
640	Pinkney	9
641	Ples	9
642	Press	9
643	Rafael	9
644	Ramon	9
645	Randall	9
646	Reece	9
647	Roe	9
648	Rube	9
649	Thad	9
650	Vivian	9
651	Willian	9
652	Young	9
653	Aloysius	8
654	Ambers	8
655	Archer	8
656	Bailey	8
657	Bartholomew	8
658	Bessie	8
659	Billie	8
660	Bishop	8
661	Carey	8
662	Collins	8
663	Connie	8
664	Drew	8
665	Elbridge	8
666	Eldon	8
667	Elvis	8
668	Ely	8
669	Fritz	8
670	Gaston	8
671	Guadalupe	8
672	Hartwell	8
673	Herschel	8
674	Isadore	8
675	Jesus	8
676	Kelly	8
677	Knox	8
678	Larry	8
679	Lindsay	8
680	Llewellyn	8
681	Lue	8
682	Manning	8
683	Marcellus	8
684	Mervin	8
685	Minnie	8
686	Odie	8
687	Ola	8
688	Palmer	8
689	Reed	8
690	Reese	8
691	Sampson	8
692	Samual	8
693	Sanders	8
694	Squire	8
695	Sterling	8
696	Sumner	8
697	Theo	8
698	Thos	8
699	Tommy	8
700	Watt	8
701	Wendell	8
702	Wirt	8
703	Wong	8
704	Woodie	8
705	Addie	7
706	Albion	7
707	Alec	7
708	Alice	7
709	Alphonso	7
710	Alvis	7
711	Ammon	7
712	Auther	7
713	Ballard	7
714	Barton	7
715	Boss	7
716	Burley	7
717	Cas	7
718	Cass	7
719	Chalmer	7
720	Chesley	7
721	Cora	7
722	Coy	7
723	Denton	7
724	Doss	7
725	Edson	7
726	Egbert	7
727	Elder	7
728	Elie	7
729	Elsworth	7
730	Elzie	7
731	Erving	7
732	Evans	7
733	Evert	7
734	Florence	7
735	Fredric	7
736	Furman	7
737	Garland	7
738	Garrett	7
739	Gideon	7
740	Halsey	7
741	Handy	7
742	Helen	7
743	Horatio	7
744	Hyrum	7
745	Isham	7
746	Justin	7
747	Leopold	7
748	Levy	7
749	Lindsey	7
750	Lum	7
751	Mac	7
752	Mahlon	7
753	Mart	7
754	Merrill	7
755	Nellie	7
756	Oda	7
757	Olaf	7
758	Oran	7
759	Orson	7
760	Pearlie	7
761	Percival	7
762	Pierce	7
763	Plummer	7
764	Presley	7
765	Price	7
766	Quincy	7
767	Rex	7
768	Rollo	7
769	Roswell	7
770	Ruffus	7
771	Sheldon	7
772	Shirley	7
773	Ted	7
774	Tilman	7
775	Todd	7
776	Vance	7
777	Williams	7
778	Worth	7
779	York	7
780	Acie	6
781	Alden	6
782	Alfonso	6
783	Alois	6
784	Alvah	6
785	Alvie	6
786	Andres	6
787	Asher	6
788	Ashley	6
789	Ashton	6
790	Augustine	6
791	Baxter	6
792	Bernhard	6
793	Bertrand	6
794	Billy	6
795	Bird	6
796	Blaine	6
797	Bruno	6
798	Burke	6
799	Cap	6
800	Carrie	6
801	Carson	6
802	Casimiro	6
803	Collie	6
804	Curley	6
805	Dale	6
806	Dixon	6
807	Dominick	6
808	Ennis	6
809	Erasmus	6
810	Ferd	6
811	Garret	6
812	Gary	6
813	Gee	6
814	Gerrit	6
815	Gregory	6
816	Griffin	6
817	Hall	6
818	Heber	6
819	Hector	6
820	Hermann	6
821	Hosteen	6
822	Howell	6
823	Huey	6
824	Humphrey	6
825	Hunter	6
826	Hurley	6
827	Isidore	6
828	Ivey	6
829	Jones	6
830	Lafe	6
831	Lonie	6
832	Lorenza	6
833	Lyle	6
834	Marian	6
835	Maud	6
836	Maude	6
837	Melville	6
838	Murphy	6
839	Neil	6
840	Obe	6
841	Obie	6
842	Orla	6
843	Orlo	6
844	Orrie	6
845	Oswald	6
846	Otha	6
847	Richmond	6
848	Rodney	6
849	Rutherford	6
850	Sebastian	6
851	Stanton	6
852	Starling	6
853	Stonewall	6
854	Sydney	6
855	Thurman	6
856	Tolbert	6
857	Toney	6
858	Troy	6
859	Uriah	6
860	Vernie	6
861	Weaver	6
862	Webb	6
863	Whit	6
864	Yee	6
865	Adrien	5
866	Albin	5
867	Alf	5
868	Alto	5
869	Angelo	5
870	Annie	5
871	Antone	5
872	Arden	5
873	Arlington	5
874	Atticus	5
875	Augustin	5
876	Author	5
877	Authur	5
878	Bedford	5
879	Belton	5
880	Bertha	5
881	Blair	5
882	Burrell	5
883	Buster	5
884	Caesar	5
885	Callie	5
886	Campbell	5
887	Champ	5
888	Clara	5
889	Clarance	5
890	Clarke	5
891	Cliff	5
892	Coley	5
893	Colin	5
894	Conway	5
895	Craig	5
896	Dalton	5
897	Darwin	5
898	Delmar	5
899	Dennie	5
900	Dolphus	5
901	Duke	5
902	Ebb	5
903	Ebbie	5
904	Eber	5
905	Edna	5
906	Ellison	5
907	Elmore	5
908	Elonzo	5
909	Emit	5
910	Emry	5
911	Ephram	5
912	Esequiel	5
913	Essie	5
914	Esta	5
915	Ethel	5
916	Evertt	5
917	Fayette	5
918	Flem	5
919	Fleming	5
920	Gabe	5
921	Garner	5
922	Garnett	5
923	Golden	5
924	Graham	5
925	Gregg	5
926	Gustaf	5
927	Gustavus	5
928	Halbert	5
929	Hardie	5
930	Hardin	5
931	Harvie	5
932	Harvy	5
933	Hayes	5
934	Hilliard	5
935	Hollis	5
936	Hubbard	5
937	Hudson	5
938	Ida	5
939	Jared	5
940	Jere	5
941	Joesph	5
942	Johnathan	5
943	Jonah	5
944	Julious	5
945	Juluis	5
946	Justus	5
947	Kirby	5
948	Kyle	5
949	Lane	5
950	Lawerence	5
951	Layton	5
952	Less	5
953	Lincoln	5
954	Linwood	5
955	Louise	5
956	Lowell	5
957	Loy	5
958	Lucy	5
959	Malachi	5
960	Manly	5
961	Mannie	5
962	Marcel	5
963	Marius	5
964	Marrion	5
965	Math	5
966	Mercer	5
967	Monte	5
968	Montgomery	5
969	Nolan	5
970	Okey	5
971	Orley	5
972	Page	5
973	Philo	5
974	Primus	5
975	Prosper	5
976	Pryor	5
977	Rene	5
978	Robin	5
979	Roll	5
980	Rolland	5
981	Seward	5
982	Shannon	5
983	Talmage	5
984	Urban	5
985	Vaughn	5
986	Verner	5
987	Waverly	5
988	Webster	5
989	Weldon	5
990	Wells	5
991	Wiliam	5
992	Wilton	5
993	Wing	5
994	Wood	5
995	Wright	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1881.

How spread out were the names of 1881?

In 1881 the ten most given boys’ names went to 43.8% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 24.1% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1881 marked

Top 10 per sex and year, SSA national file.

Top-10 share: the ten most given names’ births over all births of that sex, each year.

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1881?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1881 against the top 100 of 1880.

The biggest climbs of 1881

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1881.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1880	Rank 1881
Ina	#167	#145
Luella	#140	#120
Millie	#145	#128
Ruby	#149	#133
Lela	#142	#127
Victoria	#148	#134
Alta	#151	#137
Ethel	#38	#25

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1880	Rank 1881
Roscoe	#152	#118
Chester	#85	#59
Garfield	#111	#88
Emil	#113	#90
Victor	#136	#113
Alvin	#132	#115
Adam	#123	#108
Raymond	#87	#74

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1881

The most given names of the 1880s1881 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1881Weighted by how often each was given that year.
How old are people with your name?The living by age, from SSA births and life tables.
Look up any nameIts rank, births since 1880 and the people alive with it.

Next year: 1882

The most popular baby names of 1881

The top names of 1881

How spread out were the names of 1881?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1881?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1881

More about the names of 1881