The most popular baby names of 1882

In 1882 the most given names were John (9,557 boys) and Mary (8,148 girls); SSA’s file counts 221,533 babies under 2,127 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1882 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1882

Girls: top 25 of 1882
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1881
1	1 Mary	8,148	75.5	#1
2	2 Anna	3,143	29.1	#2
3	3 Emma	2,303	21.4	#3
4	4 Elizabeth	2,186	20.3	#4
5	5 Minnie	2,004	18.6	#6
6	6 Margaret	1,821	16.9	#5
7	7 Ida	1,673	15.5	#7
8	8 Alice	1,542	14.3	#10
9	9 Bertha	1,508	14.0	#9
10	10 Annie	1,492	13.8	#8
11	11 Clara	1,490	13.8	#11
12	12 Sarah	1,410	13.1	#12
13	13 Florence	1,322	12.3	#16
14	14 Martha	1,229	11.4	#17
15	15 Ella	1,206	11.2	#13
16	16 Grace	1,195	11.1	#15
17	17 Laura	1,151	10.7	#19
18	18 Bessie	1,144	10.6	#22
19	19 Nellie	1,138	10.6	#14
20	20 Maude	1,089	10.1	#21
21	21 Cora	1,076	10.0	#18
22	22 Carrie	1,037	9.6	#20
23	23 Mabel	997	9.2	#23
24	24 Ethel	989	9.2	#25
25	25 Mattie	966	9.0	#29

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Gertrude	939
27	Jennie	934
28	Rose	886
29	Edith	876
30	Hattie	859
31	Helen	838
32	Lillian	830
33	Pearl	824
34	Louise	813
35	Julia	811
36	Lillie	810
37	Jessie	806
38	Myrtle	803
39	Edna	783
40	Lula	780
41	Eva	765
42	Catherine	726
43	Lena	697
44	Ada	689
45	Frances	681
46	Lucy	673
47	Fannie	650
48	Daisy	648
49	Josephine	638
50	Maggie	627
51	Dora	594
52	Katherine	591
53	Marie	591
54	Agnes	565
55	Effie	561
56	Blanche	547
57	Rosa	542
58	Nora	539
59	May	510
60	Mamie	508
61	Stella	506
62	Lizzie	495
63	Sallie	487
64	Ellen	452
65	Elsie	448
66	Della	447
67	Nancy	439
68	Nettie	439
69	Maud	432
70	Susie	412
71	Mae	406
72	Sadie	391
73	Flora	380
74	Alma	368
75	Etta	352
76	Lydia	342
77	Addie	341
78	Katie	327
79	Susan	326
80	Ruth	323
81	Georgia	320
82	Lottie	319
83	Viola	310
84	Mollie	305
85	Caroline	304
86	Nannie	299
87	Kate	293
88	Olive	291
89	Willie	291
90	Harriet	289
91	Amanda	288
92	Eliza	280
93	Lulu	279
94	Virginia	274
95	Emily	272
96	Kathryn	272
97	Esther	266
98	Belle	264
99	Rebecca	259
100	Charlotte	257

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Jane	254
102	Amelia	252
103	Matilda	242
104	Irene	232
105	Ollie	218
106	Hannah	214
107	Henrietta	211
108	Pauline	204
109	Rachel	203
110	Estella	198
111	Amy	196
112	Beulah	190
113	Augusta	183
114	Ora	181
115	Sara	180
116	Sophia	179
117	Eleanor	174
118	Lola	174
119	Mildred	172
120	Nina	171
121	Theresa	170
122	Josie	169
123	Anne	168
124	Leona	163
125	Ann	150
126	Delia	143
127	Lela	143
128	Marion	141
129	Mayme	140
130	Rosie	140
131	Bettie	136
132	Ruby	136
133	Iva	134
134	Janie	134
135	Estelle	133
136	Victoria	132
137	Lou	131
138	Barbara	130
139	Callie	129
140	Louisa	128
141	Celia	126
142	Evelyn	125
143	Mable	125
144	Beatrice	123
145	Betty	123
146	Millie	122
147	Maria	121
148	Alta	119
149	Luella	117
150	Dorothy	115
151	Allie	113
152	Birdie	113
153	Essie	113
154	Ola	113
155	Sophie	110
156	Inez	106
157	Ina	104
158	Tillie	104
159	Nell	103
160	Rena	103
161	Dollie	99
162	Bertie	96
163	Eula	95
164	Lelia	95
165	Sally	95
166	Lucinda	93
167	Cornelia	91
168	Harriett	91
169	Alberta	90
170	Myra	89
171	Lucille	85
172	Sue	84
173	Leila	83
174	Winifred	83
175	Katharine	82
176	Isabelle	81
177	Abbie	80
178	Rhoda	79
179	Sylvia	79
180	Bess	76
181	Mina	76
182	Verna	76
183	Christine	75
184	Elva	75
185	Eunice	75
186	Adelaide	74
187	Genevieve	74
188	Johanna	74
189	Winnie	74
190	Eugenia	73
191	Hazel	73
192	Hettie	73
193	Lida	73
194	Isabel	72
195	Loretta	72
196	Roxie	72
197	Adeline	70
198	Gussie	70
199	Lenora	70
200	Lilly	70
201	Lettie	68
202	Mathilda	68
203	Hulda	67
204	Vera	67
205	Gertie	65
206	Lila	65
207	Lucretia	65
208	Adele	64
209	Christina	64
210	Jeanette	64
211	Lois	64
212	Myrtie	64
213	Olga	64
214	Hester	63
215	Lily	63
216	Mittie	63
217	Carolyn	62
218	Hallie	62
219	Phoebe	62
220	Wilhelmina	62
221	Elnora	60
222	Helena	60
223	Jean	60
224	Jeannette	60
225	Nelle	59
226	Hilda	58
227	Irma	58
228	Lucile	58
229	Bernice	57
230	Leah	56
231	Minerva	56
232	Ophelia	56
233	Cecelia	55
234	Lora	55
235	Francis	54
236	Naomi	54
237	Selma	54
238	Alvina	53
239	Marguerite	52
240	Olivia	52
241	Virgie	52
242	Louella	51
243	Meta	51
244	Frieda	50
245	Teresa	50
246	Zella	50
247	Claudia	49
248	Fanny	49
249	Violet	48
250	Dessie	47
251	Elma	47
252	Geneva	47
253	Georgie	47
254	Leola	47
255	Lura	47
256	Sudie	47
257	Gladys	46
258	Ivy	46
259	Cynthia	45
260	Emilie	45
261	Rosetta	45
262	Cassie	44
263	Isabella	44
264	Lilla	44
265	Catharine	43
266	Lee	43
267	Malinda	43
268	Regina	43
269	Freda	42
270	Marian	42
271	Goldie	41
272	Lina	41
273	Linnie	41
274	Madge	41
275	Mandy	41
276	Melissa	41
277	Polly	41
278	John	40
279	Kittie	40
280	Letha	40
281	Mabelle	40
282	Marjorie	40
283	Miriam	40
284	Rosalie	40
285	Cordelia	39
286	Margret	39
287	Bell	38
288	Lyda	38
289	Mertie	38
290	Cecilia	37
291	Ellie	37
292	Nola	37
293	Nona	37
294	Dolly	36
295	Linda	36
296	Antoinette	35
297	Janet	35
298	Priscilla	35
299	Roberta	35
300	Angie	34
301	Ernestine	34
302	Fay	34
303	Georgianna	34
304	Lorena	34
305	Orpha	34
306	Artie	33
307	Chloe	33
308	Corinne	33
309	Flossie	33
310	Lona	33
311	Magdalena	33
312	Oma	33
313	Tennie	33
314	George	32
315	Norma	32
316	Zora	32
317	Bridget	31
318	Dovie	31
319	Eda	31
320	Elvira	31
321	Erma	31
322	William	31
323	Charity	30
324	Claire	30
325	Molly	30
326	Alpha	29
327	Angeline	29
328	Elisabeth	29
329	Elise	29
330	Elsa	29
331	Kathrine	29
332	Leora	29
333	Madeline	29
334	Maybelle	29
335	Vina	29
336	Antonia	28
337	Dona	28
338	Evie	28
339	Pearle	28
340	Tina	28
341	Adah	27
342	Annette	27
343	Blanch	27
344	Cecile	27
345	Harriette	27
346	Lue	27
347	Vivian	27
348	Berta	26
349	Fern	26
350	Floy	26
351	Lavina	26
352	Ila	25
353	Juanita	25
354	Lessie	25
355	Mahala	25
356	Melvina	25
357	Phebe	25
358	Tena	25
359	Zoe	25
360	Almeda	24
361	Angela	24
362	Cecil	24
363	Clementine	24
364	Edythe	24
365	Hanna	24
366	Johnnie	24
367	Lilian	24
368	Nan	24
369	Pearlie	24
370	Veronica	24
371	Vinnie	24
372	Adelia	23
373	Charles	23
374	Pattie	23
375	Pinkie	23
376	Retta	23
377	Annabelle	22
378	Constance	22
379	Iona	22
380	Isabell	22
381	Jimmie	22
382	Julie	22
383	June	22
384	Kathleen	22
385	Lucie	22
386	Mariah	22
387	Neva	22
388	Susanna	22
389	Agatha	21
390	Ava	21
391	Clare	21
392	Frankie	21
393	Leota	21
394	Lotta	21
395	Ludie	21
396	Marcella	21
397	Margie	21
398	Minna	21
399	Missouri	21
400	Myrta	21
401	Octavia	21
402	Rita	21
403	Vesta	21
404	Vida	21
405	Zelma	21
406	Zula	21
407	Anita	20
408	Dixie	20
409	Ettie	20
410	Faye	20
411	Georgiana	20
412	Helene	20
413	Lennie	20
414	Lucia	20
415	Maudie	20
416	Ottilie	20
417	Savannah	20
418	Bonnie	19
419	Clyde	19
420	Donna	19
421	Gracie	19
422	Jannie	19
423	Kitty	19
424	Lenore	19
425	Leonora	19
426	Letitia	19
427	Louie	19
428	Rilla	19
429	Sena	19
430	Tessie	19
431	Adella	18
432	Alida	18
433	Altha	18
434	Aurelia	18
435	Betsy	18
436	Cleo	18
437	Donnie	18
438	James	18
439	Lavinia	18
440	Meda	18
441	Nevada	18
442	Ona	18
443	Rosella	18
444	Una	18
445	Winnifred	18
446	Adda	17
447	Adela	17
448	Daisie	17
449	Elmira	17
450	Emelia	17
451	Henry	17
452	Marietta	17
453	Mazie	17
454	Patsy	17
455	Rae	17
456	Velma	17
457	Zona	17
458	Adaline	16
459	Bella	16
460	Clemmie	16
461	Corrie	16
462	Doris	16
463	Eddie	16
464	Hilma	16
465	Hortense	16
466	India	16
467	Iola	16
468	Jenny	16
469	Liddie	16
470	Liza	16
471	Matie	16
472	Mellie	16
473	Minta	16
474	Vada	16
475	Arminta	15
476	Deborah	15
477	Dorothea	15
478	Ethelyn	15
479	Ione	15
480	Jettie	15
481	Joanna	15
482	Joe	15
483	Leta	15
484	Libbie	15
485	Luvenia	15
486	Muriel	15
487	Natalie	15
488	Ray	15
489	Rosanna	15
490	Samantha	15
491	Tilda	15
492	Willa	15
493	Abigail	14
494	Arvilla	14
495	Christena	14
496	Harry	14
497	Lenna	14
498	Lissie	14
499	Lutie	14
500	Mathilde	14
501	Serena	14
502	Sophronia	14
503	Tempie	14
504	Verda	14
505	Vernie	14
506	Wilma	14
507	Aimee	13
508	Alva	13
509	America	13
510	Arizona	13
511	Aura	13
512	Cathrine	13
513	Clarissa	13
514	Connie	13
515	Dena	13
516	Emeline	13
517	Emmer	13
518	Evalyn	13
519	Inga	13
520	Lonnie	13
521	Malvina	13
522	Mintie	13
523	Norah	13
524	Ocie	13
525	Opal	13
526	Rowena	13
527	Theresia	13
528	Tressie	13
529	Vena	13
530	Besse	12
531	Camilla	12
532	Corine	12
533	Dee	12
534	Dorcas	12
535	Easter	12
536	Elda	12
537	Elizebeth	12
538	Eloise	12
539	Erna	12
540	Etna	12
541	Eugenie	12
542	Gena	12
543	Geraldine	12
544	Hedwig	12
545	Huldah	12
546	Idella	12
547	Imogene	12
548	Isa	12
549	Jeanne	12
550	Lauretta	12
551	Loula	12
552	Magdalene	12
553	Mallie	12
554	Mame	12
555	Margery	12
556	Onie	12
557	Robert	12
558	Suzanne	12
559	Thomas	12
560	Abby	11
561	Althea	11
562	Amalia	11
563	Anastasia	11
564	Angelina	11
565	Annetta	11
566	Arie	11
567	Arrie	11
568	Beryl	11
569	Claudie	11
570	Corda	11
571	Cordia	11
572	Dicie	11
573	Docia	11
574	Donie	11
575	Eleanora	11
576	Emelie	11
577	Emmie	11
578	Florida	11
579	Frank	11
580	Irena	11
581	Ivah	11
582	Joan	11
583	Josiephine	11
584	Lelah	11
585	Leone	11
586	Lovie	11
587	Madie	11
588	Manda	11
589	Merle	11
590	Mona	11
591	Nella	11
592	Pansy	11
593	Queen	11
594	Queenie	11
595	Sybil	11
596	Annabel	10
597	Ara	10
598	Attie	10
599	Bird	10
600	Bulah	10
601	Carolina	10
602	Delilah	10
603	Dell	10
604	Dellar	10
605	Delphine	10
606	Dolores	10
607	Dottie	10
608	Edyth	10
609	Elinor	10
610	Esta	10
611	Ester	10
612	Genie	10
613	Gretchen	10
614	Hermina	10
615	Icy	10
616	Jewel	10
617	Josefa	10
618	Katheryn	10
619	Leanna	10
620	Loma	10
621	Marcia	10
622	Marinda	10
623	Melinda	10
624	Metta	10
625	Nelly	10
626	Odessa	10
627	Odie	10
628	Philomena	10
629	Sula	10
630	Tennessee	10
631	Theo	10
632	Tressa	10
633	Wanda	10
634	Aline	9
635	Amie	9
636	Avis	9
637	Celeste	9
638	Cordie	9
639	Dosha	9
640	Eller	9
641	Elvina	9
642	Ethyl	9
643	Eulalia	9
644	Evangeline	9
645	Faith	9
646	Felicia	9
647	Florance	9
648	Fred	9
649	Frona	9
650	Glennie	9
651	Hassie	9
652	Henriette	9
653	Hetty	9
654	Isadora	9
655	Juliette	9
656	Kathryne	9
657	Kizzie	9
658	Lavada	9
659	Leslie	9
660	Luetta	9
661	Nanie	9
662	Nena	9
663	Nonie	9
664	Ottie	9
665	Paulina	9
666	Pennie	9
667	Petra	9
668	Reba	9
669	Rosemary	9
670	Shirley	9
671	Sidney	9
672	Ursula	9
673	Vallie	9
674	Viva	9
675	Winona	9
676	Zada	9
677	Zola	9
678	Audie	8
679	Augustine	8
680	Aurora	8
681	Beckie	8
682	Buna	8
683	Caldonia	8
684	Calla	8
685	Candace	8
686	Carlotta	8
687	Clarice	8
688	Claude	8
689	Corrine	8
690	Crete	8
691	Dessa	8
692	Diana	8
693	Dinah	8
694	Edla	8
695	Eleonora	8
696	Elfrieda	8
697	Elisa	8
698	Elmina	8
699	Elta	8
700	Elvie	8
701	Emilia	8
702	Estell	8
703	Evaline	8
704	Eveline	8
705	Florrie	8
706	Fronia	8
707	Gail	8
708	Ira	8
709	Izora	8
710	Jessica	8
711	Jodie	8
712	Johannah	8
713	Judith	8
714	Kattie	8
715	Luisa	8
716	Manuela	8
717	Mettie	8
718	Myrtis	8
719	Nelia	8
720	Nita	8
721	Osa	8
722	Ova	8
723	Paralee	8
724	Parthenia	8
725	Phyllis	8
726	Rachael	8
727	Rettie	8
728	Rosalia	8
729	Rosia	8
730	Rosina	8
731	Roxanna	8
732	Theodosia	8
733	Tiny	8
734	Tommie	8
735	Trudie	8
736	Verona	8
737	Vertie	8
738	Wilhelmine	8
739	Zoa	8
740	Agusta	7
741	Albina	7
742	Alicia	7
743	Almira	7
744	Alphonsine	7
745	Alvena	7
746	Ana	7
747	Ardella	7
748	Audrey	7
749	Bennie	7
750	Camille	7
751	Cammie	7
752	Carmen	7
753	Cary	7
754	Celestine	7
755	Celina	7
756	Cherry	7
757	Christie	7
758	Coral	7
759	Dellie	7
760	Delpha	7
761	Delphia	7
762	Effa	7
763	Eleanore	7
764	Era	7
765	Evelina	7
766	Exie	7
767	Gene	7
768	Georgina	7
769	Golda	7
770	Guadalupe	7
771	Jeffie	7
772	Jinnie	7
773	Joyce	7
774	Juana	7
775	Juliet	7
776	Kathyrn	7
777	Letta	7
778	Levina	7
779	Lollie	7
780	Loretto	7
781	Lucindy	7
782	Magdalen	7
783	Magnolia	7
784	Malissa	7
785	Manie	7
786	Mannie	7
787	Marilla	7
788	Maybell	7
789	Maymie	7
790	Mercedes	7
791	Mercy	7
792	Mima	7
793	Odile	7
794	Orah	7
795	Osie	7
796	Prudence	7
797	Prudie	7
798	Rhea	7
799	Rinda	7
800	Rosena	7
801	Rosy	7
802	Roxy	7
803	Sarrah	7
804	Susannah	7
805	Thea	7
806	Tula	7
807	Ula	7
808	Walter	7
809	Will	7
810	Zadie	7
811	Zenobia	7
812	Zetta	7
813	Albertina	6
814	Alda	6
815	Alwina	6
816	Alyce	6
817	Annabell	6
818	Arah	6
819	Arminda	6
820	Bama	6
821	Bernadette	6
822	Bernadine	6
823	Birtie	6
824	Buena	6
825	Byrdie	6
826	Capitola	6
827	Carol	6
828	Cathern	6
829	Charlie	6
830	Christiana	6
831	Claribel	6
832	Claudine	6
833	Clora	6
834	Columbia	6
835	Dana	6
836	Delila	6
837	Dillie	6
838	Doshie	6
839	Drucilla	6
840	Eileen	6
841	Elizbeth	6
842	Etha	6
843	Eura	6
844	Evalena	6
845	Eve	6
846	Fronie	6
847	Glenna	6
848	Hennie	6
849	Henretta	6
850	Hermine	6
851	Hope	6
852	Ivie	6
853	Jeanie	6
854	Joseph	6
855	Jossie	6
856	Justina	6
857	Lea	6
858	Leaner	6
859	Lemma	6
860	Leonia	6
861	Lorraine	6
862	Lota	6
863	Louis	6
864	Lucetta	6
865	Macie	6
866	Mahalie	6
867	Margaretta	6
868	Marry	6
869	Martina	6
870	Maryann	6
871	Millicent	6
872	Narcissus	6
873	Netta	6
874	Novella	6
875	Oda	6
876	Odelia	6
877	Olevia	6
878	Ota	6
879	Patience	6
880	Paula	6
881	Peggy	6
882	Phillis	6
883	Philomene	6
884	Ramona	6
885	Rozella	6
886	Ruthie	6
887	Salina	6
888	Sibyl	6
889	Sinda	6
890	Tabitha	6
891	Texanna	6
892	Texie	6
893	Therese	6
894	Tilla	6
895	Tinnie	6
896	Valeria	6
897	Vashti	6
898	Vella	6
899	Verdie	6
900	Verne	6
901	Veva	6
902	Vicy	6
903	Viney	6
904	Wilda	6
905	Zelda	6
906	Zena	6
907	Zita	6
908	Affie	5
909	Albert	5
910	Albertha	5
911	Alexina	5
912	Allene	5
913	Altie	5
914	Anabel	5
915	Anie	5
916	Annis	5
917	Artelia	5
918	Arthur	5
919	Atha	5
920	Barbra	5
921	Beaulah	5
922	Belva	5
923	Berdie	5
924	Bertina	5
925	Biddie	5
926	Birdella	5
927	Blossom	5
928	Cara	5
929	Carmela	5
930	Carolyne	5
931	Cathryn	5
932	Celestia	5
933	Charlottie	5
934	Cilla	5
935	Classie	5
936	Clifford	5
937	Courtney	5
938	Daisey	5
939	Dave	5
940	Denise	5
941	Dezzie	5
942	Dicy	5
943	Dorthea	5
944	Dove	5
945	Edmonia	5
946	Edward	5
947	Electa	5
948	Eleonore	5
949	Eudora	5
950	Eulah	5
951	Fairy	5
952	Fannye	5
953	Fidelia	5
954	Franc	5
955	Francina	5
956	Francisca	5
957	Fredericka	5
958	Genevra	5
959	Grayce	5
960	Helga	5
961	Hessie	5
962	Honora	5
963	Iris	5
964	Iza	5
965	Jeanetta	5
966	Jeannie	5
967	Jemima	5
968	Jerusha	5
969	Jesse	5
970	Jewell	5
971	Joella	5
972	Judy	5
973	Junie	5
974	Katharina	5
975	Katy	5
976	Laurie	5
977	Lavenia	5
978	Leatha	5
979	Leda	5
980	Lisette	5
981	Littie	5
982	Loda	5
983	Lorenza	5
984	Louetta	5
985	Louvenia	5
986	Luda	5
987	Lular	5
988	Lynda	5
989	Margarett	5
990	Margeret	5
991	Marget	5
992	Mariam	5
993	Maye	5
994	Minda	5
995	Miranda	5
996	Modena	5
997	Nanna	5
998	Nealie	5
999	Nelie	5
1000	Olena	5

Boys: top 25 of 1882
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1881
1	1 John	9,557	84.1	#1
2	2 William	9,298	81.8	#2
3	3 James	5,892	51.8	#3
4	4 George	5,193	45.7	#4
5	5 Charles	5,091	44.8	#5
6	6 Frank	3,176	27.9	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,670	23.5	#7
8	8 Thomas	2,610	23.0	#9
9	9 Henry	2,579	22.7	#8
10	10 Robert	2,500	22.0	#11
11	11 Edward	2,477	21.8	#10
12	12 Harry	2,232	19.6	#12
13	13 Walter	1,805	15.9	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,686	14.8	#14
15	15 Fred	1,641	14.4	#15
16	16 Albert	1,499	13.2	#16
17	17 Samuel	1,003	8.8	#17
18	18 Louis	852	7.5	#19
19	19 David	838	7.4	#18
20	20 Clarence	837	7.4	#21
21	21 Charlie	753	6.6	#20
22	22 Richard	746	6.6	#22
23	23 Joe	739	6.5	#23
24	24 Andrew	673	5.9	#24
25	25 Will	666	5.9	#26

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Jesse	660
27	Ernest	642
28	Oscar	625
29	Daniel	594
30	Sam	555
31	Willie	541
32	Alfred	523
33	Roy	521
34	Benjamin	478
35	Carl	478
36	Peter	461
37	Frederick	457
38	Elmer	441
39	Lewis	441
40	Herbert	431
41	Lee	427
42	Howard	422
43	Ralph	407
44	Paul	397
45	Jim	396
46	Jacob	390
47	Tom	390
48	Martin	387
49	Earl	377
50	Claude	356
51	Herman	348
52	Bert	341
53	Eugene	341
54	Ed	337
55	Ben	334
56	Francis	327
57	Michael	321
58	Edgar	308
59	Edwin	305
60	Chester	300
61	Harvey	300
62	Clyde	293
63	Lawrence	287
64	Luther	284
65	Isaac	278
66	Jack	271
67	Charley	262
68	Guy	253
69	Otto	252
70	Patrick	249
71	Ira	244
72	Oliver	244
73	Hugh	239
74	August	234
75	Theodore	232
76	Floyd	231
77	Leonard	231
78	Raymond	230
79	Alexander	225
80	Allen	206
81	Stephen	201
82	Archie	195
83	Ray	195
84	Jessie	192
85	Homer	190
86	Warren	183
87	Philip	182
88	Horace	176
89	Alex	172
90	Eddie	169
91	Julius	168
92	Emil	157
93	Marion	157
94	Clifford	155
95	Milton	155
96	Leroy	152
97	Dan	150
98	Rufus	147
99	Leo	146
100	Sidney	146

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Mack	145
102	Wesley	145
103	Bernard	144
104	Willis	143
105	Anthony	139
106	Dave	139
107	Everett	139
108	Dennis	135
109	Amos	134
110	Lester	134
111	Alonzo	133
112	Perry	133
113	Alvin	132
114	Leon	131
115	Harold	127
116	Percy	126
117	Calvin	123
118	Jess	122
119	Leslie	122
120	Lloyd	121
121	Gus	120
122	Otis	116
123	Adam	114
124	Nathan	113
125	Franklin	112
126	Elijah	111
127	Matthew	109
128	Victor	109
129	Noah	108
130	Cornelius	107
131	Norman	107
132	Jerry	105
133	Levi	105
134	Earnest	104
135	Hiram	104
136	Nelson	104
137	Phillip	103
138	Wallace	103
139	Maurice	102
140	Elbert	99
141	Emmett	99
142	Jake	97
143	Ross	96
144	Jose	95
145	Adolph	94
146	Eli	94
147	Moses	93
148	Manuel	92
149	Silas	92
150	Wiley	92
151	Abraham	91
152	Felix	91
153	Claud	90
154	Mark	90
155	Christopher	89
156	Mike	89
157	Gilbert	88
158	Jasper	88
159	Ellis	86
160	Melvin	86
161	Aaron	85
162	Alva	85
163	Marshall	83
164	Willard	83
165	Wilson	82
166	Jeff	81
167	Morris	81
168	Roscoe	81
169	Wilbur	81
170	Jay	80
171	Virgil	80
172	Clinton	79
173	Lonnie	78
174	Ollie	78
175	Simon	78
176	Mose	77
177	Fredrick	76
178	Harrison	76
179	Monroe	76
180	Stanley	76
181	Harley	75
182	Max	74
183	Sylvester	74
184	Reuben	73
185	Russell	73
186	Edmund	71
187	Timothy	71
188	Curtis	70
189	Millard	70
190	Garfield	69
191	Ike	67
192	Ora	67
193	Bruce	66
194	Byron	66
195	Irvin	66
196	Nicholas	66
197	Augustus	65
198	Austin	65
199	Owen	65
200	Anton	64
201	Marvin	64
202	Wade	64
203	Edd	63
204	Steve	63
205	Asa	62
206	Columbus	62
207	Bill	61
208	Irving	61
209	Newton	61
210	Clayton	60
211	Pete	60
212	Bob	59
213	Dock	59
214	Johnnie	59
215	Anderson	58
216	Pearl	58
217	Elias	57
218	Gustave	57
219	Nathaniel	57
220	Grover	56
221	Arch	55
222	Clark	54
223	Joel	54
224	Riley	54
225	Cecil	53
226	Emery	53
227	Vernon	53
228	Barney	52
229	Lon	52
230	Rudolph	52
231	Andy	51
232	Clifton	51
233	Glenn	51
234	Solomon	51
235	Abe	50
236	Joshua	50
237	Sherman	50
238	Christian	49
239	Hubert	49
240	Jackson	49
241	Preston	49
242	Donald	48
243	Ferdinand	48
244	Scott	48
245	Conrad	47
246	Enoch	47
247	Mathew	47
248	Chas	46
249	Cyrus	46
250	Delbert	46
251	Don	46
252	Louie	46
253	Marcus	46
254	Orville	46
255	Tony	46
256	Van	46
257	Emanuel	45
258	Ervin	44
259	Luke	44
260	Major	44
261	Miles	44
262	Gustav	43
263	Jerome	43
264	Lemuel	43
265	Arnold	42
266	Lucius	42
267	Ezra	41
268	Grant	41
269	Julian	41
270	Lorenzo	41
271	Lyman	41
272	Karl	40
273	Chris	39
274	Edmond	39
275	Juan	39
276	Winfield	39
277	Ambrose	38
278	Burton	38
279	Emory	38
280	Forrest	38
281	Roland	38
282	Vincent	38
283	Emile	37
284	Gordon	37
285	Isaiah	37
286	Mitchell	36
287	Ole	36
288	Benjiman	35
289	Cleveland	35
290	Elisha	35
291	Loren	35
292	Neal	35
293	Nick	35
294	Clem	34
295	Foster	34
296	Jefferson	34
297	Ruben	34
298	Al	33
299	Bennie	33
300	Bud	33
301	General	33
302	Jeremiah	33
303	Ned	33
304	Sanford	33
305	Sim	33
306	Spencer	33
307	Abner	32
308	Carroll	32
309	Douglas	32
310	Roger	32
311	Burt	31
312	Seth	31
313	Archibald	30
314	Mary	30
315	Omer	30
316	Ward	30
317	Antonio	29
318	Boyd	29
319	Elwood	29
320	Freeman	29
321	Napoleon	29
322	Wilber	29
323	Zack	29
324	Dudley	28
325	Isiah	28
326	Leander	28
327	Pat	28
328	Pink	28
329	Porter	28
330	Vern	28
331	Walker	28
332	Allie	27
333	Berry	27
334	Dallas	27
335	Forest	27
336	Glen	27
337	Green	27
338	Hans	27
339	Henderson	27
340	Jonathan	27
341	Lynn	27
342	Madison	27
343	Milo	27
344	Pedro	27
345	Royal	27
346	Taylor	27
347	Hal	26
348	Hardy	26
349	Jonas	26
350	King	26
351	Matt	26
352	Myron	26
353	Nels	26
354	Wash	26
355	Abram	25
356	Caleb	25
357	Casper	25
358	Frederic	25
359	Granville	25
360	Gust	25
361	Ivan	25
362	Lem	25
363	Otho	25
364	Wilford	25
365	Angus	24
366	Isom	24
367	Josiah	24
368	Laurence	24
369	Morgan	24
370	Christ	23
371	Clement	23
372	Dee	23
373	Judson	23
374	Junius	23
375	Morton	23
376	Washington	23
377	Earle	22
378	Ellsworth	22
379	Emmet	22
380	Harve	22
381	Israel	22
382	Johnie	22
383	Kenneth	22
384	Lige	22
385	Orrin	22
386	Steven	22
387	Wayne	22
388	Wilfred	22
389	Addison	21
390	Bertram	21
391	Carlton	21
392	Elliott	21
393	Fletcher	21
394	Fritz	21
395	Lawson	21
396	Lucian	21
397	Watson	21
398	Wilburn	21
399	Billie	20
400	Carlos	20
401	Clarance	20
402	Elton	20
403	Gabriel	20
404	Harmon	20
405	Irwin	20
406	Jason	20
407	Jimmie	20
408	Judge	20
409	Lafayette	20
410	Malcolm	20
411	Merton	20
412	Ramon	20
413	Sol	20
414	Wilbert	20
415	Wilmer	20
416	Elmo	19
417	Francisco	19
418	Geo	19
419	Hugo	19
420	Murray	19
421	Neil	19
422	Sandy	19
423	Simeon	19
424	Stewart	19
425	Valentine	19
426	Adrian	18
427	Alton	18
428	Artie	18
429	Burl	18
430	Carey	18
431	Coleman	18
432	Guss	18
433	Noble	18
434	Oren	18
435	Prince	18
436	Wm	18
437	Chauncey	17
438	Clay	17
439	Dewitt	17
440	Dwight	17
441	Garland	17
442	Haywood	17
443	Houston	17
444	Logan	17
445	Lucious	17
446	Rolla	17
447	Thornton	17
448	Tobe	17
449	Tomas	17
450	Truman	17
451	Turner	17
452	Webster	17
453	Alford	16
454	Alphonse	16
455	Arther	16
456	Aubrey	16
457	Cal	16
458	Enos	16
459	Harris	16
460	Johnny	16
461	Lew	16
462	Loyd	16
463	Miller	16
464	Ransom	16
465	Smith	16
466	Sterling	16
467	Troy	16
468	Waldo	16
469	Allan	15
470	Barton	15
471	Clair	15
472	Clint	15
473	Crawford	15
474	Elvin	15
475	Emerson	15
476	Fay	15
477	Garrett	15
478	Gerald	15
479	Hamilton	15
480	Lucien	15
481	Mortimer	15
482	Orin	15
483	Palmer	15
484	Raleigh	15
485	Randolph	15
486	Saul	15
487	Ulysses	15
488	Warner	15
489	Adelbert	14
490	Adolphus	14
491	Alpha	14
492	Art	14
493	Avery	14
494	Bennett	14
495	Carson	14
496	Colonel	14
497	Dana	14
498	Dick	14
499	Elza	14
500	Erastus	14
501	Finley	14
502	Gene	14
503	Jesus	14
504	Josh	14
505	Larkin	14
506	Mathias	14
507	Micheal	14
508	Newt	14
509	Parker	14
510	Pierce	14
511	Randall	14
512	Rollie	14
513	Ted	14
514	Alvah	13
515	Blaine	13
516	Bryant	13
517	Cary	13
518	Cicero	13
519	Cleve	13
520	Cliff	13
521	Dell	13
522	Dorsey	13
523	Elmore	13
524	Henery	13
525	Jules	13
526	Kelly	13
527	Leland	13
528	Lincoln	13
529	Luis	13
530	Merle	13
531	Okey	13
532	Olaf	13
533	Orlando	13
534	Phil	13
535	Pleas	13
536	Pleasant	13
537	Rex	13
538	Shelby	13
539	Thad	13
540	Axel	12
541	Basil	12
542	Benjaman	12
543	Bertie	12
544	Buck	12
545	Butler	12
546	Cassius	12
547	Denis	12
548	Doc	12
549	Dora	12
550	Duncan	12
551	Ely	12
552	Ernie	12
553	Erwin	12
554	Evan	12
555	Evans	12
556	Frances	12
557	Garnett	12
558	Giles	12
559	Hamp	12
560	Jean	12
561	Jordan	12
562	June	12
563	Lenard	12
564	Lum	12
565	Lyle	12
566	Mahlon	12
567	Mason	12
568	Mat	12
569	Pierre	12
570	Price	12
571	Rodney	12
572	Rubin	12
573	Theo	12
574	Watt	12
575	Wyatt	12
576	Albin	11
577	Aloysius	11
578	Benton	11
579	Bernie	11
580	Bishop	11
581	Cornelious	11
582	Coy	11
583	Dexter	11
584	Drew	11
585	Emmitt	11
586	Ezekiel	11
587	Finis	11
588	Furman	11
589	Howell	11
590	Issac	11
591	Johnson	11
592	Jones	11
593	Lacy	11
594	Llewellyn	11
595	Manley	11
596	Odie	11
597	Olin	11
598	Omar	11
599	Oswald	11
600	Paris	11
601	Pinkney	11
602	Quincy	11
603	Richmond	11
604	Rupert	11
605	Shirley	11
606	Sid	11
607	Tim	11
608	Volney	11
609	Webb	11
610	West	11
611	Abel	10
612	Alma	10
613	Alonza	10
614	Berton	10
615	Dillard	10
616	Early	10
617	Ephraim	10
618	Ephriam	10
619	Evert	10
620	Gary	10
621	Gaston	10
622	Hosea	10
623	Hunter	10
624	Kirk	10
625	Linus	10
626	Lonzo	10
627	Lou	10
628	Lowell	10
629	Martha	10
630	Merrill	10
631	Miguel	10
632	Minnie	10
633	Mitchel	10
634	Noel	10
635	Norris	10
636	Otha	10
637	Perley	10
638	Reinhold	10
639	Rush	10
640	Samual	10
641	Sanders	10
642	Sebastian	10
643	Seymour	10
644	Shelton	10
645	Squire	10
646	Stuart	10
647	Sydney	10
648	Theron	10
649	Travis	10
650	Wilton	10
651	Zeb	10
652	Allison	9
653	Anson	9
654	Asbury	9
655	Benjamine	9
656	Bessie	9
657	Beverly	9
658	Brooks	9
659	Burley	9
660	Burr	9
661	Buster	9
662	Davis	9
663	Dean	9
664	Eber	9
665	Edna	9
666	Eldridge	9
667	Elzie	9
668	Eric	9
669	Fayette	9
670	Hampton	9
671	Herschel	9
672	Ivy	9
673	Jule	9
674	Junior	9
675	Junious	9
676	Justus	9
677	Lambert	9
678	Len	9
679	Levy	9
680	Lindsay	9
681	Lonie	9
682	Minor	9
683	Octave	9
684	Orson	9
685	Reed	9
686	Tillman	9
687	Tracy	9
688	Winfred	9
689	Wong	9
690	Young	9
691	Ace	8
692	Alden	8
693	Alec	8
694	Alois	8
695	Alpheus	8
696	Alphonso	8
697	Andres	8
698	Angelo	8
699	Annie	8
700	Archer	8
701	Armstead	8
702	Aron	8
703	Augustine	8
704	Author	8
705	Bailey	8
706	Bedford	8
707	Benedict	8
708	Bertha	8
709	Brice	8
710	Brown	8
711	Burrell	8
712	Byrd	8
713	Carleton	8
714	Chin	8
715	Clare	8
716	Doctor	8
717	Dolphus	8
718	Eben	8
719	Elie	8
720	Elige	8
721	Ennis	8
722	Florence	8
723	Gabe	8
724	Gibson	8
725	Gustavus	8
726	Harlan	8
727	Hollis	8
728	Humphrey	8
729	Hurley	8
730	Larry	8
731	Lindsey	8
732	Lue	8
733	Malachi	8
734	May	8
735	Maynard	8
736	Melville	8
737	Milford	8
738	Mills	8
739	Orange	8
740	Orie	8
741	Pablo	8
742	Reese	8
743	Roswell	8
744	Sampson	8
745	Thaddeus	8
746	Thurman	8
747	Tommie	8
748	Toney	8
749	Walton	8
750	Wellington	8
751	Willam	8
752	Willian	8
753	Wylie	8
754	Adolfo	7
755	Alanzo	7
756	Albion	7
757	Alcide	7
758	Alvie	7
759	Alvis	7
760	Antoine	7
761	Ashley	7
762	Ballard	7
763	Bartholomew	7
764	Baxter	7
765	Billy	7
766	Bird	7
767	Campbell	7
768	Commodore	7
769	Connie	7
770	Dale	7
771	Dayton	7
772	Delmar	7
773	Dow	7
774	Ebbie	7
775	Egbert	7
776	Eligah	7
777	Elizabeth	7
778	Emma	7
779	Ernst	7
780	Essie	7
781	Ethan	7
782	Eustace	7
783	Ewing	7
784	Fate	7
785	Felipe	7
786	Fernand	7
787	Fisher	7
788	Ford	7
789	Gail	7
790	Graham	7
791	Gustaf	7
792	Harland	7
793	Hayes	7
794	Hezekiah	7
795	Hilary	7
796	Hosie	7
797	Isreal	7
798	Ivory	7
799	Joesph	7
800	Julious	7
801	Lemon	7
802	Lora	7
803	Louise	7
804	Manford	7
805	Manning	7
806	Margaret	7
807	Marsh	7
808	Marshal	7
809	Mart	7
810	Mont	7
811	Nat	7
812	Newman	7
813	Nickolas	7
814	Olie	7
815	Park	7
816	Pearley	7
817	Reginald	7
818	Rice	7
819	Rolland	7
820	Rollin	7
821	Roman	7
822	Rome	7
823	Rowland	7
824	Sammie	7
825	Seward	7
826	Shade	7
827	Shelly	7
828	Terry	7
829	Titus	7
830	Tommy	7
831	Vicente	7
832	Weston	7
833	Wheeler	7
834	Williams	7
835	Worth	7
836	Addie	6
837	Alan	6
838	Alberto	6
839	Alexis	6
840	Alf	6
841	Alfonso	6
842	Almon	6
843	Antone	6
844	Arlie	6
845	Asberry	6
846	Ashby	6
847	Auguste	6
848	Auther	6
849	Bart	6
850	Bascom	6
851	Bee	6
852	Birt	6
853	Cameron	6
854	Camille	6
855	Carrie	6
856	Chesley	6
857	Clabe	6
858	Cloyd	6
859	Cooper	6
860	Darius	6
861	Delos	6
862	Dempsey	6
863	Dennie	6
864	Dolph	6
865	Domingo	6
866	Ebb	6
867	Eliga	6
868	Elsworth	6
869	Elwin	6
870	Emilio	6
871	Everette	6
872	Fernando	6
873	Fredric	6
874	French	6
875	Garry	6
876	Gee	6
877	Gerhard	6
878	Gideon	6
879	Grace	6
880	Hansford	6
881	Hardin	6
882	Heber	6
883	Hector	6
884	Hermann	6
885	Hershel	6
886	Hervey	6
887	Hilliard	6
888	Horatio	6
889	Hoyt	6
890	Huston	6
891	Isham	6
892	Jarvis	6
893	Jobe	6
894	Joeseph	6
895	Josephus	6
896	Kirby	6
897	Landon	6
898	Lane	6
899	Lawyer	6
900	Lennie	6
901	Leonidas	6
902	Lesley	6
903	Lillian	6
904	Linn	6
905	Littleton	6
906	Lone	6
907	Ludwig	6
908	Marcellus	6
909	Margarito	6
910	Mattie	6
911	Maxwell	6
912	Melton	6
913	Mervin	6
914	Nellie	6
915	Oran	6
916	Orla	6
917	Orval	6
918	Ott	6
919	Percival	6
920	Press	6
921	Rafael	6
922	Randle	6
923	Reece	6
924	Rene	6
925	Rich	6
926	Roderick	6
927	Rollo	6
928	Rutherford	6
929	Seaborn	6
930	Severt	6
931	Steward	6
932	Sylvanus	6
933	Theadore	6
934	Theophile	6
935	Todd	6
936	Vernie	6
937	Vester	6
938	Wenzel	6
939	Wilhelm	6
940	Wood	6
941	Yee	6
942	Ab	5
943	Adolf	5
944	Alby	5
945	Alcee	5
946	Almer	5
947	Almond	5
948	Alvy	5
949	Amon	5
950	Ansel	5
951	Babe	5
952	Bayard	5
953	Benny	5
954	Bertrand	5
955	Bluford	5
956	Booker	5
957	Bradley	5
958	Bruno	5
959	Burnett	5
960	Burney	5
961	Callie	5
962	Caswell	5
963	Claudie	5
964	Colin	5
965	Conley	5
966	Cortez	5
967	Darwin	5
968	Davie	5
969	Dionicio	5
970	Dominick	5
971	Donnie	5
972	Duff	5
973	Edson	5
974	Elam	5
975	Eldred	5
976	Ell	5
977	Ellery	5
978	Ellwood	5
979	Elva	5
980	Emmit	5
981	Enrique	5
982	Erasmus	5
983	Erie	5
984	Erle	5
985	Essex	5
986	Ewell	5
987	Ewin	5
988	Fabian	5
989	Fleming	5
990	Florencio	5
991	Fremont	5
992	Gaines	5
993	Garnet	5
994	Gaylord	5
995	German	5
996	Greene	5
997	Griffin	5
998	Hallie	5
999	Handy	5
1000	Hardie	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1882.

How spread out were the names of 1882?

In 1882 the ten most given boys’ names went to 42.7% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.9% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1882 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 1882?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1882 against the top 100 of 1881.

The biggest climbs of 1882

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1882.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1881	Rank 1882
Rosie	#158	#130
Eleanor	#142	#117
Bettie	#148	#131
Sophie	#171	#155
Nell	#175	#159
Sophia	#131	#116
Delia	#141	#126
Marion	#143	#128

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1881	Rank 1882
Mack	#156	#101
Elijah	#172	#126
Lester	#143	#110
Maurice	#170	#139
Matthew	#157	#127
Jess	#147	#118
Cornelius	#155	#130
Eddie	#114	#90

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1882

The most given names of the 1880s1882 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1882Weighted 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: 1883

The most popular baby names of 1882

The top names of 1882

How spread out were the names of 1882?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1882?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1882

More about the names of 1882