The most popular baby names of 1883

In 1883 the most given names were John (8,894 boys) and Mary (8,012 girls); SSA’s file counts 216,945 babies under 2,084 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1883 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1883

Girls: top 25 of 1883
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1882
1	1 Mary	8,012	71.3	#1
2	2 Anna	3,306	29.4	#2
3	3 Emma	2,367	21.1	#3
4	4 Elizabeth	2,255	20.1	#4
5	5 Minnie	2,035	18.1	#5
6	6 Margaret	1,881	16.8	#6
7	7 Bertha	1,681	15.0	#9
8	8 Ida	1,634	14.6	#7
9	9 Annie	1,589	14.2	#10
10	10 Clara	1,548	13.8	#11
11	11 Alice	1,488	13.3	#8
12	12 Sarah	1,359	12.1	#12
13	13 Grace	1,307	11.6	#16
14	14 Florence	1,298	11.6	#13
15	15 Martha	1,255	11.2	#14
16	16 Ella	1,251	11.1	#15
17	17 Nellie	1,246	11.1	#19
18	18 Bessie	1,241	11.1	#18
19	19 Laura	1,183	10.5	#17
20	20 Ethel	1,132	10.1	#24
21	21 Carrie	1,108	9.9	#22
22	22 Maude	1,096	9.8	#20
23	23 Mabel	1,086	9.7	#23
24	24 Cora	1,081	9.6	#21
25	25 Gertrude	923	8.2	#26

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Lillian	907
27	Jennie	904
28	Hattie	895
29	Pearl	886
30	Mattie	883
31	Edith	881
32	Eva	879
33	Rose	877
34	Julia	875
35	Helen	862
36	Catherine	853
37	Myrtle	851
38	Louise	847
39	Lillie	837
40	Jessie	834
41	Edna	823
42	Lena	800
43	Lula	790
44	Ada	778
45	Frances	710
46	Josephine	697
47	Fannie	696
48	Lucy	663
49	Maggie	663
50	Daisy	659
51	Dora	640
52	Agnes	623
53	Marie	622
54	Blanche	610
55	Nora	589
56	Katherine	583
57	May	532
58	Mamie	531
59	Stella	529
60	Effie	507
61	Rosa	507
62	Ellen	500
63	Lizzie	496
64	Nettie	494
65	Elsie	479
66	Della	453
67	Susie	436
68	Maud	425
69	Sadie	425
70	Mae	423
71	Nancy	412
72	Sallie	409
73	Flora	387
74	Ruth	387
75	Lydia	378
76	Lottie	372
77	Addie	362
78	Katie	361
79	Alma	359
80	Etta	352
81	Emily	342
82	Harriet	341
83	Viola	331
84	Georgia	325
85	Susan	322
86	Caroline	321
87	Nannie	305
88	Lulu	302
89	Mollie	301
90	Kate	294
91	Olive	294
92	Charlotte	291
93	Kathryn	290
94	Amanda	287
95	Eliza	274
96	Willie	264
97	Amelia	262
98	Belle	262
99	Esther	260
100	Irene	260

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Ollie	249
102	Jane	247
103	Rebecca	244
104	Theresa	241
105	Virginia	234
106	Estella	233
107	Beulah	217
108	Augusta	213
109	Ora	212
110	Amy	209
111	Hannah	209
112	Henrietta	203
113	Pauline	198
114	Eleanor	185
115	Marion	184
116	Anne	183
117	Mildred	183
118	Sara	183
119	Leona	178
120	Nina	177
121	Rachel	174
122	Lola	172
123	Iva	170
124	Ann	167
125	Matilda	167
126	Lela	163
127	Ruby	163
128	Delia	162
129	Sophia	159
130	Mayme	157
131	Millie	155
132	Estelle	151
133	Josie	148
134	Allie	146
135	Louisa	143
136	Lou	142
137	Dorothy	141
138	Inez	141
139	Maria	141
140	Essie	139
141	Evelyn	139
142	Barbara	135
143	Callie	135
144	Janie	135
145	Bettie	130
146	Beatrice	126
147	Ola	126
148	Winifred	125
149	Hazel	123
150	Betty	120
151	Luella	120
152	Mable	120
153	Cornelia	116
154	Nell	116
155	Rosie	115
156	Alta	114
157	Tillie	114
158	Ina	113
159	Victoria	110
160	Bertie	106
161	Eunice	106
162	Rena	105
163	Christine	103
164	Sophie	103
165	Verna	103
166	Celia	101
167	Dollie	100
168	Mathilda	100
169	Hilda	99
170	Bess	94
171	Birdie	93
172	Eula	93
173	Rhoda	93
174	Lucinda	92
175	Harriett	91
176	Isabelle	91
177	Leila	90
178	Mina	89
179	Adelaide	85
180	Johanna	85
181	Lelia	84
182	Isabel	83
183	Jean	83
184	Adeline	82
185	Lettie	82
186	Genevieve	81
187	Myra	81
188	Olga	81
189	Selma	80
190	Abbie	79
191	Katharine	79
192	Sylvia	79
193	Vera	77
194	Linnie	76
195	Lois	76
196	Lora	76
197	Loretta	76
198	Nelle	76
199	Hettie	75
200	Roxie	75
201	Violet	74
202	Mittie	73
203	Sally	73
204	Alberta	72
205	Elva	72
206	Hester	72
207	Gladys	71
208	Hulda	71
209	Marguerite	70
210	Bernice	69
211	Christina	69
212	Helena	69
213	Lila	69
214	Adele	68
215	Fanny	68
216	Gussie	68
217	Sue	68
218	Cecelia	67
219	Cynthia	66
220	Lenora	66
221	Lucille	66
222	Phoebe	66
223	Leah	65
224	Lura	65
225	Flossie	64
226	Teresa	64
227	Jeanette	63
228	Hallie	62
229	Lida	62
230	Lilly	62
231	Lily	62
232	Winnie	62
233	Virgie	60
234	Carolyn	58
235	Claudia	58
236	Alvina	57
237	Frieda	57
238	Emilie	56
239	Mabelle	56
240	Naomi	56
241	Lee	55
242	Ophelia	55
243	Zella	55
244	Francis	54
245	Isabella	54
246	Wilhelmina	54
247	Irma	53
248	Jeannette	53
249	Catharine	52
250	Meta	52
251	Minerva	52
252	Cordelia	51
253	Gertie	51
254	Goldie	51
255	Leola	51
256	Myrtie	50
257	Linda	49
258	Lucile	49
259	Madge	49
260	Norma	49
261	Eugenia	48
262	Geneva	48
263	Marjorie	48
264	Roberta	48
265	Louella	47
266	Malinda	47
267	Marian	47
268	Olivia	46
269	Annette	45
270	Antoinette	44
271	Ivy	44
272	Janet	44
273	Lilla	43
274	Elma	42
275	Lorena	42
276	Melissa	42
277	Adah	41
278	Dovie	40
279	John	40
280	Orpha	40
281	William	40
282	Cecilia	39
283	Dessie	39
284	Gracie	39
285	Pearle	39
286	Rosetta	39
287	Claire	38
288	Erma	38
289	Lina	38
290	Regina	38
291	Angie	36
292	Elnora	36
293	Mertie	36
294	Cecile	35
295	Elsa	35
296	Kittie	35
297	Lucretia	35
298	Mandy	35
299	Zora	35
300	Angeline	34
301	Cassie	34
302	Georgie	34
303	Lona	34
304	Miriam	34
305	Oma	34
306	Bell	33
307	Freda	33
308	Joanna	33
309	Lyda	33
310	Nona	33
311	Pearlie	33
312	Polly	33
313	Vivian	33
314	Alpha	32
315	Ila	32
316	Lessie	32
317	Maudie	32
318	Tena	32
319	Tennie	32
320	Frankie	31
321	Madeline	31
322	Margie	31
323	Tilda	31
324	Adelia	30
325	Dona	30
326	Dorothea	30
327	Margret	30
328	Molly	30
329	Nola	30
330	Sudie	30
331	Ava	29
332	Charity	29
333	Emelia	29
334	Letha	29
335	Veronica	29
336	Blanch	28
337	Bridget	28
338	Fay	28
339	Georgianna	28
340	Maybelle	28
341	Nan	28
342	Pansy	28
343	Almeda	27
344	Anita	27
345	Artie	27
346	Ernestine	27
347	Evie	27
348	Hilma	27
349	Leora	27
350	Magdalena	27
351	Mazie	27
352	Priscilla	27
353	Savannah	27
354	Angelina	26
355	Cleo	26
356	Elisabeth	26
357	Elise	26
358	Elvira	26
359	Ettie	26
360	Floy	26
361	Lavina	26
362	Louie	26
363	Marietta	26
364	Octavia	26
365	Ona	26
366	Isabell	25
367	James	25
368	Leota	25
369	Leta	25
370	Lotta	25
371	Rosella	25
372	Velma	25
373	Vinnie	25
374	Zula	25
375	Adda	24
376	Dolly	24
377	Ellie	24
378	Helene	24
379	Juanita	24
380	Julie	24
381	June	24
382	Lucia	24
383	Lutie	24
384	Malissa	24
385	Pattie	24
386	Cecil	23
387	Edythe	23
388	Georgiana	23
389	Hortense	23
390	Letitia	23
391	Marcia	23
392	Rae	23
393	Rilla	23
394	Rosalie	23
395	Vina	23
396	Zoe	23
397	Angela	22
398	Clare	22
399	Eddie	22
400	Elmira	22
401	George	22
402	Johnnie	22
403	Kathrine	22
404	Lenna	22
405	Lucie	22
406	Myrta	22
407	Neva	22
408	Retta	22
409	Susanna	22
410	Vida	22
411	Berta	21
412	Bonnie	21
413	Donna	21
414	Doris	21
415	Easter	21
416	Hanna	21
417	Harriette	21
418	Kathleen	21
419	Mellie	21
420	Melvina	21
421	Tina	21
422	Tommie	21
423	Carolina	20
424	Corinne	20
425	Daisie	20
426	Jimmie	20
427	Lavinia	20
428	Liza	20
429	Lue	20
430	Mahala	20
431	Missouri	20
432	Norah	20
433	Patsy	20
434	Willa	20
435	Albina	19
436	Cathrine	19
437	Chloe	19
438	Corrie	19
439	Eda	19
440	Fern	19
441	Florida	19
442	Ione	19
443	Lennie	19
444	Lovie	19
445	Ludie	19
446	Marcella	19
447	Paula	19
448	Una	19
449	Verda	19
450	Vesta	19
451	Antonia	18
452	Charles	18
453	Eloise	18
454	Iona	18
455	Ira	18
456	Jannie	18
457	Leonora	18
458	Manda	18
459	Muriel	18
460	Odessa	18
461	Rosanna	18
462	Sena	18
463	Shirley	18
464	Wilma	18
465	Bella	17
466	Clarissa	17
467	Constance	17
468	Donnie	17
469	Frank	17
470	Hope	17
471	Joseph	17
472	Lenore	17
473	Lilian	17
474	Luna	17
475	Malvina	17
476	Mame	17
477	Matie	17
478	Pinkie	17
479	Samantha	17
480	Adella	16
481	Alida	16
482	Besse	16
483	Cordie	16
484	Deborah	16
485	Dena	16
486	Dixie	16
487	Emilia	16
488	Idella	16
489	India	16
490	Joe	16
491	Kitty	16
492	Lissie	16
493	Mona	16
494	Onie	16
495	Opal	16
496	Vada	16
497	Winnifred	16
498	Zelma	16
499	Adela	15
500	Almira	15
501	Clementine	15
502	Delphine	15
503	Elizebeth	15
504	Geraldine	15
505	Judith	15
506	Libbie	15
507	Mariah	15
508	Merle	15
509	Mintie	15
510	Odie	15
511	Philomena	15
512	Phyllis	15
513	Reba	15
514	Rita	15
515	Vallie	15
516	Zetta	15
517	Agatha	14
518	Albertine	14
519	America	14
520	Anastasia	14
521	Arizona	14
522	Audrey	14
523	Aurelia	14
524	Cathryn	14
525	Dolores	14
526	Elda	14
527	Era	14
528	Erna	14
529	Faye	14
530	Imogene	14
531	Kizzie	14
532	Lonie	14
533	Loula	14
534	Selina	14
535	Sina	14
536	Altha	13
537	Althea	13
538	Alvena	13
539	Alyce	13
540	Annetta	13
541	Annis	13
542	Avis	13
543	Betsy	13
544	Clemmie	13
545	Clyde	13
546	Corda	13
547	Dell	13
548	Donie	13
549	Genie	13
550	Golda	13
551	Inga	13
552	Iola	13
553	Jettie	13
554	Katheryn	13
555	Lauretta	13
556	Lelah	13
557	Phebe	13
558	Rowena	13
559	Roxy	13
560	Zena	13
561	Arvilla	12
562	Byrd	12
563	Camilla	12
564	Coral	12
565	Delphia	12
566	Ethelyn	12
567	Fredericka	12
568	Henry	12
569	Huldah	12
570	Jeanne	12
571	Laurel	12
572	Lea	12
573	Magdalen	12
574	Mathilde	12
575	Melinda	12
576	Metta	12
577	Minta	12
578	Rosina	12
579	Abigail	11
580	Adaline	11
581	Aimee	11
582	Albert	11
583	Aline	11
584	Annabelle	11
585	Arminta	11
586	Arrie	11
587	Camille	11
588	Celestine	11
589	Clifford	11
590	Clora	11
591	Cordia	11
592	Delilah	11
593	Docia	11
594	Effa	11
595	Eleanore	11
596	Emeline	11
597	Fronie	11
598	Jenny	11
599	Leatha	11
600	Luetta	11
601	Mallie	11
602	Margarette	11
603	Margery	11
604	Maye	11
605	Mettie	11
606	Oda	11
607	Prudence	11
608	Robert	11
609	Sophronia	11
610	Theodora	11
611	Tressie	11
612	Wilda	11
613	Zada	11
614	Zona	11
615	Aurora	10
616	Bulah	10
617	Charlie	10
618	Clarice	10
619	Corrine	10
620	Dessa	10
621	Diana	10
622	Dicie	10
623	Emmie	10
624	Esta	10
625	Etha	10
626	Ethyl	10
627	Fairy	10
628	Fred	10
629	Glenna	10
630	Grayce	10
631	Juliet	10
632	Kattie	10
633	Lelar	10
634	Lella	10
635	Lovina	10
636	Lular	10
637	Madie	10
638	Magdalene	10
639	Matilde	10
640	Meda	10
641	Nevada	10
642	Paralee	10
643	Queen	10
644	Ray	10
645	Roseanna	10
646	Serena	10
647	Theodosia	10
648	Vernie	10
649	Viva	10
650	Zola	10
651	Ardella	9
652	Birtie	9
653	Calla	9
654	Celeste	9
655	Christena	9
656	Claudie	9
657	Connie	9
658	Delpha	9
659	Dinah	9
660	Drucilla	9
661	Edyth	9
662	Eleanora	9
663	Elta	9
664	Emmer	9
665	Ester	9
666	Evalyn	9
667	Gina	9
668	Jewel	9
669	Jo	9
670	Jossie	9
671	Juana	9
672	Leanna	9
673	Lonnie	9
674	Louis	9
675	Louvenia	9
676	Millicent	9
677	Natalie	9
678	Nealie	9
679	Nita	9
680	Ottie	9
681	Ottilie	9
682	Petra	9
683	Rachael	9
684	Robbie	9
685	Rosamond	9
686	Salome	9
687	Sidney	9
688	Simona	9
689	Tessie	9
690	Thora	9
691	Winona	9
692	Aileen	8
693	Albertina	8
694	Alda	8
695	Alicia	8
696	Amalia	8
697	Angelita	8
698	Annabel	8
699	Aura	8
700	Bama	8
701	Berenice	8
702	Beryl	8
703	Carlotta	8
704	Carmen	8
705	Celestia	8
706	Cleora	8
707	Clyda	8
708	Dagmar	8
709	Dellar	8
710	Dina	8
711	Dorcas	8
712	Drusilla	8
713	Elenora	8
714	Elisa	8
715	Eller	8
716	Elodie	8
717	Ema	8
718	Evalena	8
719	Florine	8
720	Francisca	8
721	Frona	8
722	Gail	8
723	Georgina	8
724	Hedwig	8
725	Hessie	8
726	Irena	8
727	Ivah	8
728	Josiephine	8
729	Kathryne	8
730	Letta	8
731	Liddie	8
732	Loraine	8
733	Luvenia	8
734	Magnolia	8
735	Maida	8
736	Manuela	8
737	Martina	8
738	Missie	8
739	Nelly	8
740	Netta	8
741	Ocie	8
742	Olevia	8
743	Omie	8
744	Osa	8
745	Parthenia	8
746	Pollie	8
747	Rhea	8
748	Rosalia	8
749	Rosemary	8
750	Tressa	8
751	Vannie	8
752	Vena	8
753	Venie	8
754	Ana	7
755	Anabel	7
756	Ara	7
757	Arline	7
758	Arminda	7
759	Attie	7
760	Beatrix	7
761	Courtney	7
762	Dana	7
763	Delila	7
764	Delta	7
765	Dorathea	7
766	Edward	7
767	Eldora	7
768	Electa	7
769	Elenor	7
770	Elinor	7
771	Ellis	7
772	Elmina	7
773	Elvina	7
774	Erie	7
775	Eugenie	7
776	Euphemia	7
777	Evaline	7
778	Evangeline	7
779	Gertha	7
780	Glennie	7
781	Gretchen	7
782	Icy	7
783	Iris	7
784	Isa	7
785	Jeanie	7
786	Leda	7
787	Leonie	7
788	Leonore	7
789	Leslie	7
790	Lesta	7
791	Levina	7
792	Lillia	7
793	Lollie	7
794	Louetta	7
795	Margarett	7
796	Minna	7
797	Miranda	7
798	Nanie	7
799	Neta	7
800	Ninnie	7
801	Orah	7
802	Orrie	7
803	Osie	7
804	Ossie	7
805	Paulina	7
806	Queenie	7
807	Ramona	7
808	Rebekah	7
809	Rossie	7
810	Sula	7
811	Tempie	7
812	Texie	7
813	Theo	7
814	Ursula	7
815	Vertie	7
816	Zadie	7
817	Aggie	6
818	Aletha	6
819	Allene	6
820	Almina	6
821	Alva	6
822	Amalie	6
823	Amie	6
824	Ammie	6
825	Arlena	6
826	Augustine	6
827	Avie	6
828	Beaulah	6
829	Bee	6
830	Bena	6
831	Bennie	6
832	Bird	6
833	Bula	6
834	Caldonia	6
835	Cara	6
836	Carlie	6
837	Celina	6
838	Cena	6
839	Christie	6
840	Clarinda	6
841	Claude	6
842	Corine	6
843	David	6
844	Dee	6
845	Deliah	6
846	Doshie	6
847	Dot	6
848	Earlie	6
849	Elfie	6
850	Emelie	6
851	Ermine	6
852	Eugene	6
853	Eve	6
854	Evelina	6
855	Francisquita	6
856	Georgeanna	6
857	Glendora	6
858	Harry	6
859	Hennie	6
860	Honora	6
861	Icie	6
862	Jeannie	6
863	Jeffie	6
864	Jemima	6
865	Jesse	6
866	Jessica	6
867	Joan	6
868	Josefa	6
869	Joyce	6
870	Justine	6
871	Katharina	6
872	Leontine	6
873	Leva	6
874	Linna	6
875	Litha	6
876	Luberta	6
877	Mabell	6
878	Macie	6
879	Madeleine	6
880	Mammie	6
881	Mannie	6
882	Margarita	6
883	Marget	6
884	Mariam	6
885	Marianna	6
886	Marry	6
887	Maymie	6
888	Media	6
889	Mercedes	6
890	Minda	6
891	Myrtice	6
892	Nella	6
893	Novella	6
894	Odelia	6
895	Ottilia	6
896	Ova	6
897	Parlee	6
898	Patience	6
899	Patty	6
900	Pearla	6
901	Peggy	6
902	Penelope	6
903	Pennie	6
904	Perry	6
905	Pinkey	6
906	Rella	6
907	Reta	6
908	Rettie	6
909	Rosia	6
910	Ruthie	6
911	Sabina	6
912	Selena	6
913	Sister	6
914	Thea	6
915	Thelma	6
916	Theresia	6
917	Thresa	6
918	Tom	6
919	Valeria	6
920	Aida	5
921	Alene	5
922	Alla	5
923	Alphonsine	5
924	Alverda	5
925	Anner	5
926	Antonette	5
927	Ardelia	5
928	Argie	5
929	Arie	5
930	Arkie	5
931	Arletta	5
932	Arlie	5
933	Arthur	5
934	Ason	5
935	Atha	5
936	Bea	5
937	Belva	5
938	Bert	5
939	Bettye	5
940	Biddie	5
941	Bina	5
942	Bobbie	5
943	Caddie	5
944	Cammie	5
945	Cappie	5
946	Caro	5
947	Cherry	5
948	Claribel	5
949	Classie	5
950	Cloe	5
951	Corene	5
952	Daisey	5
953	Deetta	5
954	Dillie	5
955	Dottie	5
956	Eileen	5
957	Elaine	5
958	Elberta	5
959	Elna	5
960	Elvie	5
961	Elza	5
962	Ether	5
963	Eudora	5
964	Eveline	5
965	Felicie	5
966	Florrie	5
967	Franc	5
968	Frederica	5
969	Gena	5
970	Glenn	5
971	Guadalupe	5
972	Gusta	5
973	Hassie	5
974	Hellen	5
975	Icey	5
976	Ines	5
977	Ivey	5
978	Izora	5
979	Jodie	5
980	Juliette	5
981	Junia	5
982	Laney	5
983	Lanie	5
984	Lassie	5
985	Lavenia	5
986	Leone	5
987	Leonia	5
988	Lockie	5
989	Lorene	5
990	Lossie	5
991	Lota	5
992	Lovey	5
993	Luisa	5
994	Lulie	5
995	Madora	5
996	Malissie	5
997	Manie	5
998	Marianita	5
999	Mattye	5
1000	Maybell	5

Boys: top 25 of 1883
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1882
1	1 John	8,894	85.0	#1
2	2 William	8,387	80.2	#2
3	3 James	5,223	49.9	#3
4	4 Charles	4,826	46.1	#5
5	5 George	4,736	45.3	#4
6	6 Frank	2,986	28.5	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,515	24.0	#7
8	8 Henry	2,383	22.8	#9
9	9 Robert	2,334	22.3	#10
10	10 Thomas	2,316	22.1	#8
11	11 Edward	2,250	21.5	#11
12	12 Harry	2,110	20.2	#12
13	13 Walter	1,705	16.3	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,591	15.2	#14
15	15 Fred	1,502	14.4	#15
16	16 Albert	1,496	14.3	#16
17	17 Samuel	937	9.0	#17
18	18 Clarence	837	8.0	#20
19	19 Louis	796	7.6	#18
20	20 David	734	7.0	#19
21	21 Richard	649	6.2	#22
22	22 Charlie	643	6.2	#21
23	23 Ernest	641	6.1	#27
24	24 Andrew	623	6.0	#24
25	25 Daniel	615	5.9	#29

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Joe	607
27	Oscar	607
28	Jesse	584
29	Will	576
30	Roy	556
31	Benjamin	508
32	Carl	480
33	Sam	476
34	Willie	474
35	Alfred	457
36	Peter	450
37	Frederick	438
38	Lewis	431
39	Howard	429
40	Elmer	423
41	Herbert	422
42	Earl	389
43	Lee	388
44	Tom	386
45	Ralph	385
46	Martin	377
47	Herman	359
48	Paul	358
49	Jacob	356
50	Clyde	336
51	Eugene	325
52	Jim	322
53	Harvey	318
54	Claude	315
55	Michael	307
56	Ben	306
57	Edwin	299
58	Edgar	292
59	Chester	290
60	Francis	285
61	Lawrence	282
62	Bert	273
63	Charley	254
64	Ed	247
65	Jack	242
66	Otto	240
67	Ira	239
68	Raymond	233
69	Luther	229
70	Isaac	227
71	Guy	224
72	Oliver	219
73	Floyd	217
74	Hugh	215
75	Patrick	213
76	Homer	210
77	August	209
78	Ray	202
79	Leonard	200
80	Alexander	187
81	Theodore	185
82	Allen	175
83	Horace	167
84	Archie	166
85	Philip	166
86	Sidney	165
87	Marion	163
88	Julius	160
89	Jessie	151
90	Milton	149
91	Warren	146
92	Anthony	143
93	Everett	143
94	Leroy	143
95	Leo	142
96	Bernard	141
97	Leon	140
98	Stephen	140
99	Emil	139
100	Clifford	138

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Dave	135
102	Perry	133
103	Willis	131
104	Grover	127
105	Eddie	125
106	Rufus	125
107	Calvin	122
108	Alex	120
109	Dan	120
110	Leslie	120
111	Lester	116
112	Adolph	115
113	Alvin	113
114	Amos	113
115	Dennis	112
116	Jess	112
117	Harold	108
118	Adam	107
119	Jerry	107
120	Norman	106
121	Aaron	105
122	Wesley	104
123	Alonzo	100
124	Wallace	100
125	Victor	99
126	Lloyd	98
127	Mack	98
128	Jay	97
129	Jake	96
130	Melvin	96
131	Franklin	94
132	Nathan	93
133	Cornelius	92
134	Elbert	92
135	Elijah	92
136	Gilbert	92
137	Phillip	92
138	Roscoe	92
139	Willard	92
140	Claud	91
141	Lonnie	91
142	Mark	91
143	Simon	90
144	Christopher	89
145	Maurice	89
146	Otis	89
147	Ross	88
148	Clinton	87
149	Earnest	87
150	Emmett	87
151	Percy	87
152	Matthew	86
153	Hiram	85
154	Levi	85
155	Fredrick	84
156	Eli	82
157	Moses	82
158	Gus	81
159	Noah	81
160	Marshall	79
161	Nelson	79
162	Silas	77
163	Max	75
164	Morris	75
165	Jasper	74
166	Jose	74
167	Manuel	74
168	Ellis	73
169	Irvin	73
170	Mike	73
171	Wilbur	73
172	Alva	72
173	Wiley	72
174	Marvin	71
175	Nicholas	71
176	Virgil	70
177	Sylvester	69
178	Felix	68
179	Stanley	68
180	Russell	67
181	Wilson	67
182	Glenn	65
183	Mose	65
184	Ora	65
185	Anton	63
186	Dock	63
187	Edmund	63
188	Harley	63
189	Owen	63
190	Bob	62
191	Steve	62
192	Timothy	62
193	Asa	61
194	Harrison	61
195	Ollie	61
196	Rudolph	61
197	Newton	59
198	Orville	59
199	Clayton	58
200	Pearl	57
201	Reuben	57
202	Joshua	55
203	Don	54
204	Wade	54
205	Augustus	53
206	Curtis	53
207	Hubert	53
208	Abraham	52
209	Donald	52
210	Edmond	52
211	Preston	52
212	Cecil	51
213	Joel	51
214	Lon	51
215	Bill	50
216	Bruce	50
217	Byron	50
218	Christian	50
219	Ike	50
220	Juan	50
221	Columbus	49
222	Garfield	49
223	Gustave	49
224	Nathaniel	49
225	Barney	48
226	Johnnie	48
227	Julian	48
228	Sherman	48
229	Chris	47
230	Cyrus	47
231	Scott	47
232	Ervin	46
233	Irving	46
234	Monroe	46
235	Vernon	46
236	Winfield	46
237	Clark	45
238	Riley	45
239	Solomon	45
240	Elias	44
241	Enoch	44
242	Gustav	44
243	Jeff	44
244	Millard	44
245	Abe	43
246	Andy	43
247	Austin	43
248	Delbert	43
249	Edd	43
250	Emery	43
251	Pete	43
252	Vincent	43
253	Arnold	42
254	Bud	42
255	Elisha	42
256	Louie	42
257	Miles	42
258	Wilfred	42
259	Lemuel	41
260	Major	41
261	Burton	40
262	Matt	39
263	Anderson	38
264	Arch	38
265	Chas	38
266	Conrad	38
267	Emory	38
268	Gordon	38
269	Hugo	38
270	Luke	38
271	Marcus	38
272	Wilbert	38
273	Jeremiah	37
274	Mathew	37
275	Ambrose	36
276	Jerome	36
277	Nick	36
278	Roland	36
279	Burt	35
280	Cleveland	35
281	Ole	35
282	Emanuel	34
283	Jackson	34
284	Douglas	33
285	Earle	33
286	Green	33
287	Karl	33
288	Lynn	33
289	Foster	32
290	Grant	32
291	Jefferson	32
292	Mary	32
293	Tony	32
294	Carroll	31
295	Clem	31
296	Clement	31
297	Van	31
298	Antonio	30
299	Chauncey	30
300	Ellsworth	30
301	Ferdinand	30
302	Isaiah	30
303	Mitchell	30
304	Ned	30
305	Ruben	30
306	Benjiman	29
307	Ivan	29
308	Neal	29
309	Alton	28
310	Archibald	28
311	Ezra	28
312	Forest	28
313	Hans	28
314	Irwin	28
315	Laurence	28
316	Spencer	28
317	Zack	28
318	Abner	27
319	Fletcher	27
320	Glen	27
321	Josh	27
322	Taylor	27
323	Ward	27
324	Clifton	26
325	Elliott	26
326	Erwin	26
327	Jimmie	26
328	Kenneth	26
329	Lyman	26
330	Seth	26
331	Clay	25
332	Emmet	25
333	Forrest	25
334	General	25
335	Lucius	25
336	Wayne	25
337	Allie	24
338	Berry	24
339	Dick	24
340	Dudley	24
341	Elwood	24
342	Francisco	24
343	Isiah	24
344	Judge	24
345	Lem	24
346	Emile	23
347	Hamilton	23
348	Malcolm	23
349	Merle	23
350	Merton	23
351	Neil	23
352	Omer	23
353	Phil	23
354	Porter	23
355	Roger	23
356	Sandy	23
357	Sim	23
358	Vern	23
359	Carlos	22
360	Dee	22
361	Guss	22
362	Jonas	22
363	Judson	22
364	King	22
365	Loren	22
366	Madison	22
367	Myron	22
368	Napoleon	22
369	Otho	22
370	Sanford	22
371	Al	21
372	Bennie	21
373	Boyd	21
374	Dewitt	21
375	Harve	21
376	Leland	21
377	Lige	21
378	Lucian	21
379	Royal	21
380	Truman	21
381	Abram	20
382	Addison	20
383	Aubrey	20
384	Emerson	20
385	Frederic	20
386	Freeman	20
387	Hal	20
388	Junius	20
389	Logan	20
390	Lorenzo	20
391	Merrill	20
392	Milo	20
393	Murray	20
394	Pat	20
395	Ramon	20
396	Sterling	20
397	Walker	20
398	Wash	20
399	Washington	20
400	Webster	20
401	Wilford	20
402	Adolphus	19
403	Allan	19
404	Carey	19
405	Carlton	19
406	Dallas	19
407	Enos	19
408	Jean	19
409	Morgan	19
410	Nels	19
411	Rolla	19
412	Alvah	18
413	Benton	18
414	Bertram	18
415	Doc	18
416	Duncan	18
417	Elza	18
418	Evan	18
419	Evert	18
420	Haywood	18
421	Isom	18
422	Israel	18
423	Jules	18
424	Lawson	18
425	Leander	18
426	Mathias	18
427	Olin	18
428	Orin	18
429	Pedro	18
430	Prince	18
431	Stewart	18
432	Warner	18
433	Angus	17
434	Arther	17
435	Christ	17
436	Clint	17
437	Frances	17
438	Giles	17
439	Harmon	17
440	Henery	17
441	Jonathan	17
442	Jordan	17
443	Olaf	17
444	Pink	17
445	Raleigh	17
446	Rolland	17
447	Wilber	17
448	Anna	16
449	Caleb	16
450	Casper	16
451	Clarance	16
452	Elmo	16
453	Ernst	16
454	Houston	16
455	Randolph	16
456	Sol	16
457	Tim	16
458	Valentine	16
459	Wm	16
460	Alf	15
461	Benjamine	15
462	Clair	15
463	Dorsey	15
464	Early	15
465	Elvin	15
466	Fay	15
467	Granville	15
468	Harris	15
469	Henderson	15
470	Hezekiah	15
471	Johnie	15
472	Lonzo	15
473	Mont	15
474	Newt	15
475	Noble	15
476	Rex	15
477	Rollin	15
478	Wilmer	15
479	Adelbert	14
480	Adrian	14
481	Alphonse	14
482	Arlie	14
483	Avery	14
484	Cal	14
485	Ephraim	14
486	Everette	14
487	Ezekiel	14
488	Hardy	14
489	Johnny	14
490	Josiah	14
491	Lum	14
492	Minnie	14
493	Theo	14
494	Ulysses	14
495	Walton	14
496	Watson	14
497	Alford	13
498	Aloysius	13
499	Blaine	13
500	Elie	13
501	Elizabeth	13
502	Garrett	13
503	Gerald	13
504	Issac	13
505	Jarvis	13
506	Jason	13
507	Loyd	13
508	Mahlon	13
509	Margaret	13
510	Micheal	13
511	Nat	13
512	Omar	13
513	Otha	13
514	Pierre	13
515	Richmond	13
516	Rollie	13
517	Shirley	13
518	Simeon	13
519	Smith	13
520	Steven	13
521	Ted	13
522	Thornton	13
523	Tomas	13
524	Troy	13
525	Williams	13
526	Zeb	13
527	Abel	12
528	Alden	12
529	Allison	12
530	Axel	12
531	Brown	12
532	Clare	12
533	Cleve	12
534	Coleman	12
535	Dean	12
536	Elzie	12
537	Ernie	12
538	Fritz	12
539	Gust	12
540	Hollis	12
541	Jesus	12
542	Johnson	12
543	Kelly	12
544	Larry	12
545	Lincoln	12
546	Lindsey	12
547	Mason	12
548	Miguel	12
549	Orson	12
550	Reginald	12
551	Rush	12
552	Squire	12
553	Sumner	12
554	Wheeler	12
555	Young	12
556	Alpha	11
557	Author	11
558	Bart	11
559	Benjaman	11
560	Burl	11
561	Carter	11
562	Chin	11
563	Cicero	11
564	Dale	11
565	Davis	11
566	Dell	11
567	Drew	11
568	Dwight	11
569	Eric	11
570	Florence	11
571	Garland	11
572	Hayes	11
573	Hilliard	11
574	Hosea	11
575	Lafayette	11
576	Lew	11
577	Lou	11
578	Lucien	11
579	Melville	11
580	Milford	11
581	Norris	11
582	Oran	11
583	Orange	11
584	Orlando	11
585	Orrin	11
586	Randall	11
587	Rodney	11
588	Stuart	11
589	Sydney	11
590	Thaddeus	11
591	Theron	11
592	Tommy	11
593	Turner	11
594	West	11
595	Wilburn	11
596	Winfred	11
597	Alma	10
598	Almon	10
599	Bertie	10
600	Berton	10
601	Beverly	10
602	Bishop	10
603	Buford	10
604	Cary	10
605	Cassius	10
606	Cliff	10
607	Colonel	10
608	Crawford	10
609	Dillard	10
610	Elmore	10
611	Gabriel	10
612	Gene	10
613	Godfrey	10
614	Harper	10
615	Hector	10
616	Hollie	10
617	Howell	10
618	Jonah	10
619	Len	10
620	Linwood	10
621	Lucious	10
622	Maxwell	10
623	Maynard	10
624	Minor	10
625	Mortimer	10
626	Newell	10
627	Ocie	10
628	Olen	10
629	Oren	10
630	Oswald	10
631	Pablo	10
632	Price	10
633	Reece	10
634	Roman	10
635	Rube	10
636	Seymour	10
637	Sid	10
638	Soloman	10
639	Terry	10
640	Tobe	10
641	Tommie	10
642	Wright	10
643	Wylie	10
644	Alfonso	9
645	Alonza	9
646	Andres	9
647	Anson	9
648	Antone	9
649	Ashley	9
650	Augustine	9
651	Bennett	9
652	Birt	9
653	Clara	9
654	Cloyd	9
655	Collins	9
656	Dempsey	9
657	Dolphus	9
658	Dora	9
659	Ephriam	9
660	Fate	9
661	Fleming	9
662	Hampton	9
663	Herschel	9
664	Hyrum	9
665	Isadore	9
666	Isham	9
667	Marshal	9
668	Martha	9
669	Merritt	9
670	Pinkney	9
671	Ransom	9
672	Rupert	9
673	Travis	9
674	Vance	9
675	Willam	9
676	Wong	9
677	Alois	8
678	Alvie	8
679	Annie	8
680	Antoine	8
681	Armand	8
682	Aron	8
683	Auther	8
684	Bailey	8
685	Barton	8
686	Basil	8
687	Bradley	8
688	Brady	8
689	Burley	8
690	Cornelious	8
691	Dow	8
692	Edson	8
693	Egbert	8
694	Ferd	8
695	Festus	8
696	Ford	8
697	Gustaf	8
698	Hamp	8
699	Hosteen	8
700	Jewell	8
701	Kirby	8
702	Llewellyn	8
703	Lowell	8
704	Luis	8
705	Melton	8
706	Odell	8
707	Orley	8
708	Orval	8
709	Parker	8
710	Perley	8
711	Reese	8
712	Reinhold	8
713	Rene	8
714	Rosco	8
715	Sanders	8
716	Shelby	8
717	Shelton	8
718	Willian	8
719	Wilton	8
720	Addie	7
721	Albin	7
722	Alpheus	7
723	Art	7
724	Artie	7
725	Ballard	7
726	Bartholomew	7
727	Bascom	7
728	Bee	7
729	Bernice	7
730	Bernie	7
731	Boss	7
732	Burr	7
733	Buster	7
734	Butler	7
735	Byrd	7
736	Chauncy	7
737	Connie	7
738	Creed	7
739	Cyril	7
740	Delmer	7
741	Denis	7
742	Doctor	7
743	Dominick	7
744	Eben	7
745	Effie	7
746	Eldred	7
747	Ellie	7
748	Ellison	7
749	Elton	7
750	Emma	7
751	Emmitt	7
752	Ewell	7
753	Finley	7
754	French	7
755	Furman	7
756	Gaston	7
757	Geo	7
758	Gerhard	7
759	Graham	7
760	Hallie	7
761	Harman	7
762	Hershel	7
763	Ivory	7
764	Ivy	7
765	Jimmy	7
766	Lacy	7
767	Lars	7
768	Lenard	7
769	Levy	7
770	Lionel	7
771	Louise	7
772	Lyle	7
773	Mat	7
774	Mervin	7
775	Milas	7
776	Miller	7
777	Miner	7
778	Montgomery	7
779	Murphy	7
780	Odie	7
781	Orrie	7
782	Ottis	7
783	Paris	7
784	Pleas	7
785	Pleasant	7
786	Rafael	7
787	Reed	7
788	Rogers	7
789	Santiago	7
790	Sarah	7
791	Thad	7
792	Theadore	7
793	Urban	7
794	Vivian	7
795	Wendell	7
796	Wess	7
797	Woody	7
798	Ace	6
799	Adolf	6
800	Algie	6
801	Alice	6
802	Alphonso	6
803	Alvis	6
804	Ammon	6
805	Arlington	6
806	Asbury	6
807	Ashton	6
808	Authur	6
809	Baxter	6
810	Bertha	6
811	Bryan	6
812	Budd	6
813	Cameron	6
814	Coley	6
815	Cullen	6
816	Curt	6
817	Dana	6
818	Delos	6
819	Dennie	6
820	Dexter	6
821	Douglass	6
822	Edna	6
823	Elam	6
824	Eldridge	6
825	Elsworth	6
826	Ennis	6
827	Enrique	6
828	Felipe	6
829	Fernando	6
830	Finis	6
831	Freddie	6
832	Gabe	6
833	Harland	6
834	Hartwell	6
835	Heber	6
836	Hilary	6
837	Hilton	6
838	Hoyt	6
839	Humphrey	6
840	Hunter	6
841	Irvine	6
842	Isidor	6
843	Isreal	6
844	Jeptha	6
845	June	6
846	Landon	6
847	Larkin	6
848	Lennie	6
849	Lillian	6
850	Ludwig	6
851	Mabel	6
852	Malcom	6
853	Manning	6
854	Maude	6
855	May	6
856	Mell	6
857	Meyer	6
858	Morton	6
859	Obie	6
860	Olie	6
861	Olof	6
862	Orie	6
863	Orlo	6
864	Quincy	6
865	Rice	6
866	Robt	6
867	Ronald	6
868	Sampson	6
869	Samual	6
870	Simpson	6
871	Spurgeon	6
872	Sylvanus	6
873	Tandy	6
874	Thos	6
875	Thurlow	6
876	Thurman	6
877	Tobias	6
878	Toy	6
879	Tracy	6
880	Verne	6
881	Vicente	6
882	Waldo	6
883	Weldon	6
884	Whit	6
885	Wilhelm	6
886	Winston	6
887	Woodie	6
888	Wyatt	6
889	Zeke	6
890	Zeno	6
891	Albertus	5
892	Alcide	5
893	Alec	5
894	Alphonsus	5
895	Alvan	5
896	Amado	5
897	Ananias	5
898	Ancel	5
899	Arvid	5
900	Atlas	5
901	Banks	5
902	Barry	5
903	Belton	5
904	Benedict	5
905	Bernhard	5
906	Bertrand	5
907	Blair	5
908	Blake	5
909	Blanchard	5
910	Bluford	5
911	Bose	5
912	Bryant	5
913	Buck	5
914	Captain	5
915	Carleton	5
916	Ceasar	5
917	Chalmers	5
918	Chance	5
919	Chancey	5
920	Chancy	5
921	Charle	5
922	Clide	5
923	Colin	5
924	Commodore	5
925	Coy	5
926	Crockett	5
927	Daisy	5
928	Danial	5
929	Delmar	5
930	Dink	5
931	Dolph	5
932	Duke	5
933	Elder	5
934	Elige	5
935	Elihu	5
936	Ella	5
937	Elva	5
938	Elwin	5
939	Emett	5
940	Emilio	5
941	Emmit	5
942	Erick	5
943	Essex	5
944	Estill	5
945	Ewin	5
946	Fayette	5
947	Fenton	5
948	Gale	5
949	Garret	5
950	Gay	5
951	Gideon	5
952	Golden	5
953	Gottlieb	5
954	Gregorio	5
955	Grove	5
956	Hanson	5
957	Harlan	5
958	Harlie	5
959	Harlow	5
960	Haskell	5
961	Helen	5
962	Hermann	5
963	Horatio	5
964	Hyman	5
965	Ida	5
966	Ingram	5
967	Iva	5
968	Jep	5
969	Jodie	5
970	Josephus	5
971	Joy	5
972	Judd	5
973	Julious	5
974	Junious	5
975	Lambert	5
976	Lemon	5
977	Lesley	5
978	Lessie	5
979	Lillie	5
980	Linton	5
981	Linzy	5
982	Little	5
983	Loney	5
984	Lonie	5
985	Loring	5
986	Lovie	5
987	Lucas	5
988	Lute	5
989	Mac	5
990	Mace	5
991	Mal	5
992	Manford	5
993	Manley	5
994	Mannie	5
995	Marcellus	5
996	Matthias	5
997	Maud	5
998	Meredith	5
999	Michel	5
1000	Mitchel	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1883.

How spread out were the names of 1883?

In 1883 the ten most given boys’ names went to 42.6% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 23.4% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1883 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 1883?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1883 against the top 100 of 1882.

The biggest climbs of 1883

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1883.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1882	Rank 1883
Hazel	#191	#149
Mathilda	#202	#168
Winifred	#174	#148
Eunice	#185	#161
Christine	#183	#163
Inez	#156	#138
Theresa	#121	#104
Allie	#151	#134

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1882	Rank 1883
Grover	#220	#104
Aaron	#161	#121
Adolph	#145	#112
Leon	#114	#97
Sidney	#100	#86
Everett	#107	#93
Wallace	#138	#124
Anthony	#105	#92

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1883

The most given names of the 1880s1883 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1883Weighted 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: 1884

The most popular baby names of 1883

The top names of 1883

How spread out were the names of 1883?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1883?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1883

More about the names of 1883