The most popular baby names of 1885

In 1885 the most given names were John (8,756 boys) and Mary (9,128 girls); SSA’s file counts 240,854 babies under 2,294 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1885 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1885

Girls: top 25 of 1885
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1884
1	1 Mary	9,128	68.6	#1
2	2 Anna	3,994	30.0	#2
3	3 Emma	2,728	20.5	#3
4	4 Elizabeth	2,582	19.4	#4
5	5 Margaret	2,204	16.6	#6
6	6 Minnie	2,178	16.4	#5
7	7 Clara	1,910	14.3	#8
8	8 Bertha	1,860	14.0	#9
9	9 Ida	1,854	13.9	#7
10	10 Annie	1,703	12.8	#10
11	11 Alice	1,681	12.6	#11
12	12 Florence	1,667	12.5	#12
13	13 Bessie	1,588	11.9	#15
14	14 Grace	1,575	11.8	#13
15	15 Ethel	1,495	11.2	#18
16	16 Nellie	1,432	10.8	#17
17	17 Martha	1,425	10.7	#16
18	18 Sarah	1,424	10.7	#14
19	19 Ella	1,395	10.5	#19
20	20 Mabel	1,349	10.1	#20
21	21 Laura	1,325	10.0	#21
22	22 Carrie	1,283	9.6	#22
23	23 Cora	1,253	9.4	#23
24	24 Maude	1,222	9.2	#24
25	25 Rose	1,164	8.8	#30

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Pearl	1,146
27	Lillian	1,143
28	Helen	1,134
29	Gertrude	1,086
30	Edna	1,077
31	Edith	1,071
32	Julia	1,062
33	Jennie	1,045
34	Myrtle	1,026
35	Mattie	1,014
36	Hattie	1,008
37	Lillie	979
38	Eva	971
39	Louise	956
40	Jessie	952
41	Lula	949
42	Marie	885
43	Ada	876
44	Lena	876
45	Catherine	846
46	Frances	844
47	Fannie	783
48	Josephine	783
49	Dora	776
50	Katherine	751
51	Maggie	716
52	Lucy	711
53	Blanche	710
54	Agnes	695
55	Elsie	685
56	Nora	670
57	Stella	649
58	Rosa	623
59	Effie	613
60	Daisy	607
61	May	607
62	Mamie	606
63	Mae	578
64	Ellen	555
65	Lizzie	537
66	Nettie	536
67	Nancy	527
68	Alma	515
69	Sadie	514
70	Ruth	506
71	Della	500
72	Susie	477
73	Sallie	457
74	Flora	445
75	Maud	429
76	Addie	406
77	Lydia	404
78	Caroline	399
79	Mollie	396
80	Lottie	393
81	Katie	388
82	Irene	376
83	Etta	372
84	Georgia	371
85	Lulu	360
86	Olive	349
87	Emily	346
88	Viola	345
89	Harriet	342
90	Amanda	339
91	Jane	330
92	Esther	320
93	Kathryn	320
94	Charlotte	317
95	Willie	312
96	Beulah	309
97	Kate	309
98	Ollie	305
99	Rebecca	302
100	Susan	302

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Eliza	300
102	Amelia	298
103	Virginia	289
104	Nannie	285
105	Hazel	281
106	Ruby	272
107	Matilda	260
108	Belle	255
109	Pauline	254
110	Estella	246
111	Mildred	245
112	Amy	240
113	Hannah	236
114	Theresa	232
115	Leona	231
116	Iva	229
117	Henrietta	225
118	Augusta	223
119	Eleanor	222
120	Ora	218
121	Sara	215
122	Rachel	212
123	Josie	211
124	Ann	208
125	Anne	203
126	Marion	198
127	Mayme	198
128	Dorothy	196
129	Barbara	195
130	Nina	193
131	Evelyn	191
132	Lola	191
133	Beatrice	188
134	Sophia	185
135	Estelle	183
136	Mable	180
137	Allie	176
138	Maria	175
139	Lela	168
140	Goldie	167
141	Victoria	163
142	Eula	158
143	Callie	157
144	Alta	155
145	Betty	155
146	Delia	155
147	Janie	155
148	Celia	153
149	Essie	153
150	Millie	152
151	Nell	151
152	Inez	150
153	Rena	148
154	Rosie	142
155	Ola	139
156	Louisa	138
157	Eunice	136
158	Lou	135
159	Christine	132
160	Birdie	131
161	Luella	131
162	Bettie	127
163	Bertie	126
164	Ina	126
165	Sophie	125
166	Vera	124
167	Leila	123
168	Hilda	121
169	Olga	121
170	Winifred	120
171	Hulda	113
172	Lora	113
173	Sylvia	112
174	Dollie	110
175	Nelle	109
176	Elva	108
177	Verna	108
178	Christina	107
179	Sally	107
180	Hettie	106
181	Rhoda	106
182	Isabelle	105
183	Lois	105
184	Lelia	104
185	Isabel	102
186	Mathilda	102
187	Tillie	101
188	Lucille	100
189	Jean	99
190	Cornelia	98
191	Alberta	97
192	Bess	97
193	Bernice	96
194	Adelaide	94
195	Sue	94
196	Violet	92
197	Gladys	91
198	Loretta	91
199	Frieda	90
200	Abbie	88
201	Lily	88
202	Lura	88
203	Roxie	88
204	Genevieve	87
205	Gertie	87
206	Gussie	87
207	Johanna	87
208	Adeline	86
209	Carolyn	86
210	Helena	86
211	Marguerite	86
212	Fanny	85
213	Hester	85
214	Leah	85
215	Cecelia	84
216	Lucinda	84
217	Myra	84
218	Mina	82
219	Jeannette	81
220	Lilly	80
221	Winnie	80
222	Harriett	78
223	Katharine	78
224	Lucile	78
225	Minerva	77
226	Virgie	77
227	Elma	76
228	Jeanette	76
229	Wilhelmina	76
230	Hallie	75
231	Flossie	73
232	Lenora	73
233	Dessie	72
234	Meta	72
235	Phoebe	72
236	Adele	71
237	Cecilia	71
238	Regina	71
239	Lettie	70
240	Mabelle	70
241	Irma	69
242	Eugenia	68
243	Lida	68
244	Naomi	68
245	Selma	68
246	Blanch	67
247	Claudia	67
248	Freda	67
249	Elsa	66
250	Francis	66
251	Teresa	66
252	Marian	64
253	Mittie	63
254	Lila	62
255	Cassie	60
256	Emilie	60
257	Linda	60
258	Myrtie	60
259	Cynthia	59
260	Marjorie	59
261	Olivia	59
262	Cordelia	58
263	Orpha	57
264	Catharine	56
265	Zella	56
266	Elnora	55
267	Erma	55
268	Linnie	55
269	Madge	55
270	Mandy	55
271	Maudie	54
272	Bonnie	53
273	Elvira	53
274	Leola	53
275	Alvina	51
276	Juanita	51
277	Norma	51
278	Ophelia	51
279	Vivian	51
280	Artie	50
281	Geneva	50
282	Ivy	50
283	Annette	49
284	Claire	49
285	Kittie	49
286	Lorena	49
287	Lyda	49
288	Margie	49
289	Rosalie	49
290	Fay	48
291	Isabella	48
292	Louella	48
293	Zora	48
294	Janet	46
295	Lee	46
296	Bell	45
297	John	45
298	Malinda	45
299	Melissa	45
300	Pearle	45
301	Pearlie	45
302	Roberta	45
303	Dolly	44
304	Fern	44
305	Melvina	44
306	Dona	43
307	Floy	43
308	Letha	43
309	Lilla	43
310	Lina	43
311	Polly	43
312	Vina	43
313	Eda	42
314	Ila	42
315	Leota	42
316	Miriam	42
317	Antoinette	41
318	Dovie	41
319	Madeline	41
320	Rosetta	41
321	Gracie	40
322	Joanna	40
323	Neva	40
324	Edythe	39
325	Isabell	39
326	Margret	39
327	Mertie	39
328	Nola	39
329	Bridget	38
330	Evie	38
331	Georgie	38
332	Golda	38
333	Kathleen	38
334	Lessie	38
335	Nona	38
336	Zula	38
337	Alpha	35
338	Berta	35
339	Corinne	35
340	Frankie	35
341	Anita	34
342	Chloe	34
343	Dorothea	34
344	Hilma	34
345	June	34
346	Lucretia	34
347	Veronica	34
348	Antonia	33
349	Lavina	33
350	Ona	33
351	Pansy	33
352	Sudie	33
353	William	33
354	Adah	32
355	Cecile	32
356	Cleo	32
357	Elisabeth	32
358	Leta	32
359	Lona	32
360	Magdalena	32
361	Phebe	32
362	Priscilla	32
363	Tina	32
364	Velma	32
365	Cecil	31
366	Constance	31
367	Ettie	31
368	Johnnie	31
369	Maybelle	31
370	Nan	31
371	Opal	31
372	Rita	31
373	Belva	30
374	Doris	30
375	Eloise	30
376	Faye	30
377	Lue	30
378	Molly	30
379	Rilla	30
380	Angie	29
381	Audrey	29
382	Clementine	29
383	Emelia	29
384	George	29
385	Rosella	29
386	Helene	28
387	Inga	28
388	Jimmie	28
389	Lennie	28
390	Mazie	28
391	Retta	28
392	Una	28
393	Vinnie	28
394	Angeline	27
395	Annabelle	27
396	Clare	27
397	Dena	27
398	Leonora	27
399	Marcella	27
400	Oma	27
401	Susanna	27
402	Tennie	27
403	Vesta	27
404	Zoe	27
405	Adella	26
406	Donna	26
407	Ernestine	26
408	James	26
409	Mariah	26
410	Muriel	26
411	Savannah	26
412	Tena	26
413	Aline	25
414	Bella	25
415	Clyde	25
416	Eddie	25
417	Elise	25
418	Ellie	25
419	Harriette	25
420	Kathrine	25
421	Lenna	25
422	Lovie	25
423	Malissa	25
424	Meda	25
425	Ray	25
426	Vida	25
427	Willa	25
428	Albina	24
429	Avis	24
430	Carmen	24
431	Charles	24
432	Dixie	24
433	Georgiana	24
434	Georgianna	24
435	Jannie	24
436	Missouri	24
437	Octavia	24
438	Adelia	23
439	Besse	23
440	Christena	23
441	Emmer	23
442	Iona	23
443	Lucia	23
444	Marcia	23
445	Wilma	23
446	Adda	22
447	Connie	22
448	Corrie	22
449	Donie	22
450	Elizebeth	22
451	Glenna	22
452	Lavinia	22
453	Lenore	22
454	Lilian	22
455	Reba	22
456	Tommie	22
457	Vernie	22
458	Winnifred	22
459	Charity	21
460	Donnie	21
461	Era	21
462	Leora	21
463	Mallie	21
464	Manda	21
465	Mellie	21
466	Patsy	21
467	Rosanna	21
468	Vada	21
469	Vallie	21
470	Annetta	20
471	Cordie	20
472	Florida	20
473	Hope	20
474	Hortense	20
475	Iola	20
476	Ione	20
477	Lotta	20
478	Ludie	20
479	Luvenia	20
480	Magdalene	20
481	Minna	20
482	Pattie	20
483	Rowena	20
484	Adaline	19
485	Agatha	19
486	Amalia	19
487	Clarice	19
488	Easter	19
489	Eleanora	19
490	Eugenie	19
491	Geraldine	19
492	Henry	19
493	Julie	19
494	Liza	19
495	Louie	19
496	Myrta	19
497	Pinkie	19
498	Tessie	19
499	Ursula	19
500	America	18
501	Angela	18
502	Angelina	18
503	Ava	18
504	Carolina	18
505	Cathrine	18
506	Clora	18
507	Corine	18
508	Elinor	18
509	Frank	18
510	Idella	18
511	Kitty	18
512	Lelah	18
513	Letitia	18
514	Libbie	18
515	Marietta	18
516	Mathilde	18
517	Sena	18
518	Theodora	18
519	Zelma	18
520	Aimee	17
521	Almeda	17
522	Alva	17
523	Ara	17
524	Aurelia	17
525	Camille	17
526	Docia	17
527	Elda	17
528	Gail	17
529	Jenny	17
530	Mahala	17
531	Mame	17
532	Maybell	17
533	Mona	17
534	Natalie	17
535	Odessa	17
536	Queen	17
537	Rae	17
538	Samantha	17
539	Tilda	17
540	Veda	17
541	Verda	17
542	Alida	16
543	Altha	16
544	Celeste	16
545	Celina	16
546	Delphia	16
547	Ethyl	16
548	Evalyn	16
549	Lea	16
550	Maye	16
551	Merle	16
552	Mintie	16
553	Onie	16
554	Paula	16
555	Shirley	16
556	Sophronia	16
557	Alda	15
558	Anastasia	15
559	Camilla	15
560	Elmira	15
561	Erna	15
562	Ethelyn	15
563	Iris	15
564	Jesse	15
565	Lonnie	15
566	Louvenia	15
567	Luna	15
568	Neta	15
569	Norah	15
570	Ottilie	15
571	Petra	15
572	Selena	15
573	Tressa	15
574	Vella	15
575	Vena	15
576	Althea	14
577	Amie	14
578	Arrie	14
579	Bennie	14
580	Bulah	14
581	Cordia	14
582	Dicie	14
583	Effa	14
584	Emilia	14
585	Esta	14
586	Estell	14
587	Etha	14
588	Hanna	14
589	India	14
590	Ira	14
591	Isa	14
592	Johnie	14
593	Joseph	14
594	Judith	14
595	Lonie	14
596	Lutie	14
597	Margaretta	14
598	Matie	14
599	Maymie	14
600	Mettie	14
601	Minta	14
602	Paralee	14
603	Philomena	14
604	Prudence	14
605	Viva	14
606	Winona	14
607	Zona	14
608	Adela	13
609	Adline	13
610	Almira	13
611	Arie	13
612	Betsy	13
613	Clotilde	13
614	Diana	13
615	Edyth	13
616	Emmie	13
617	Jeanne	13
618	Kathryne	13
619	Lauretta	13
620	Lucie	13
621	Philomene	13
622	Pollie	13
623	Serena	13
624	Tempie	13
625	Therese	13
626	Tressie	13
627	Valeria	13
628	Zetta	13
629	Beryl	12
630	Birtie	12
631	Cara	12
632	Claudie	12
633	Clemmie	12
634	Corda	12
635	Delilah	12
636	Dinah	12
637	Eleanore	12
638	Exie	12
639	Frona	12
640	Genie	12
641	Icie	12
642	Joe	12
643	Katheryn	12
644	Kattie	12
645	Leone	12
646	Loula	12
647	Lular	12
648	Malissie	12
649	Manie	12
650	Metta	12
651	Nanie	12
652	Nova	12
653	Rosina	12
654	Tracy	12
655	Verdie	12
656	Wanda	12
657	Zola	12
658	Adell	11
659	Arabella	11
660	Bina	11
661	Carol	11
662	Clarissa	11
663	Coral	11
664	Delila	11
665	Dellar	11
666	Dolores	11
667	Drucilla	11
668	Eldora	11
669	Ester	11
670	Gena	11
671	Guadalupe	11
672	Harry	11
673	Hedwig	11
674	Huldah	11
675	Jennette	11
676	Jo	11
677	Josefa	11
678	Juana	11
679	Leo	11
680	Liddie	11
681	Mima	11
682	Myrna	11
683	Nonie	11
684	Ocie	11
685	Ottie	11
686	Ottilia	11
687	Patience	11
688	Peggy	11
689	Phyllis	11
690	Queenie	11
691	Rhea	11
692	Robert	11
693	Selina	11
694	Theo	11
695	Albertha	10
696	Albertine	10
697	Annabel	10
698	Arizona	10
699	Arthur	10
700	Cherry	10
701	Deborah	10
702	Dottie	10
703	Edwina	10
704	Elenora	10
705	Emeline	10
706	Etna	10
707	Eve	10
708	Faith	10
709	Gina	10
710	Hetty	10
711	Ivah	10
712	Izora	10
713	Jemima	10
714	Jettie	10
715	Karen	10
716	Lavenia	10
717	Leatha	10
718	Leonie	10
719	Leslie	10
720	Libby	10
721	Lissie	10
722	Loretto	10
723	Lovina	10
724	Madie	10
725	Medora	10
726	Melinda	10
727	Mignon	10
728	Monica	10
729	Nella	10
730	Oda	10
731	Osie	10
732	Rella	10
733	Rossie	10
734	Roxy	10
735	Sabina	10
736	Sabra	10
737	Sidney	10
738	Sybil	10
739	Tennessee	10
740	Theodosia	10
741	Theresia	10
742	Ula	10
743	Valentine	10
744	Wilda	10
745	Abigail	9
746	Aggie	9
747	Annabell	9
748	Arvilla	9
749	Bernadine	9
750	Beth	9
751	Bobbie	9
752	Cathryn	9
753	Charlie	9
754	Christie	9
755	Dessa	9
756	Electa	9
757	Elmer	9
758	Elvina	9
759	Eulalie	9
760	Evaline	9
761	Evangeline	9
762	Florine	9
763	Freida	9
764	Georgina	9
765	Glenn	9
766	Golden	9
767	Gusta	9
768	Hildur	9
769	Imo	9
770	Jewel	9
771	Jewell	9
772	Joan	9
773	Jossie	9
774	Joy	9
775	Juliet	9
776	Juliette	9
777	Kizzie	9
778	Leanna	9
779	Letta	9
780	Manuela	9
781	Millicent	9
782	Missie	9
783	Nealie	9
784	Nelly	9
785	Pennie	9
786	Ragna	9
787	Rosalee	9
788	Santos	9
789	Thea	9
790	Thomas	9
791	Thora	9
792	Vinie	9
793	Aletha	8
794	Alicia	8
795	Calla	8
796	Classie	8
797	Cleora	8
798	Cleva	8
799	Clevie	8
800	Courtney	8
801	Dagmar	8
802	Dee	8
803	Doshie	8
804	Edmonia	8
805	Eleonora	8
806	Elisa	8
807	Elvie	8
808	Emmaline	8
809	Emmy	8
810	Eudora	8
811	Fairy	8
812	Francisca	8
813	Fred	8
814	Fronia	8
815	Garnet	8
816	Grayce	8
817	Hassie	8
818	Helma	8
819	Hildegarde	8
820	Jeannie	8
821	Leonore	8
822	Lillia	8
823	Lollie	8
824	Love	8
825	Luetta	8
826	Macie	8
827	Madeleine	8
828	Malvina	8
829	Margery	8
830	Media	8
831	Norine	8
832	Novella	8
833	Octa	8
834	Rachael	8
835	Rosia	8
836	Sarrah	8
837	Vertie	8
838	Victorine	8
839	Wilhelmine	8
840	Zaida	8
841	Zilpha	8
842	Adelina	7
843	Albertina	7
844	Almedia	7
845	Alphonsine	7
846	Ama	7
847	Anabel	7
848	Annis	7
849	Arlie	7
850	Aurilla	7
851	Berenice	7
852	Bernadette	7
853	Beula	7
854	Buena	7
855	Byrdie	7
856	Claribel	7
857	Claude	7
858	Daisie	7
859	Dorcas	7
860	Dosha	7
861	Elena	7
862	Elfrieda	7
863	Elna	7
864	Elta	7
865	Emelie	7
866	Euna	7
867	Eveline	7
868	Florrie	7
869	Hellen	7
870	Hermina	7
871	Honora	7
872	Imogene	7
873	Irena	7
874	Janette	7
875	Joyce	7
876	Katharina	7
877	Katy	7
878	Lacy	7
879	Laverne	7
880	Lella	7
881	Lera	7
882	Lillis	7
883	Lisette	7
884	Litha	7
885	Lugenia	7
886	Mabell	7
887	Macy	7
888	Maebelle	7
889	Magdalen	7
890	Margarette	7
891	Margarita	7
892	Margrett	7
893	Marinda	7
894	Martina	7
895	Maryann	7
896	Melina	7
897	Mirtie	7
898	Montie	7
899	Odie	7
900	Odile	7
901	Omie	7
902	Parlee	7
903	Pheobe	7
904	Rennie	7
905	Rettie	7
906	Rinda	7
907	Roma	7
908	Rosamond	7
909	Roseanna	7
910	Rosena	7
911	Ruthie	7
912	Sadye	7
913	Sula	7
914	Susannah	7
915	Tinie	7
916	Trudie	7
917	Walter	7
918	Yetta	7
919	Zada	7
920	Zadie	7
921	Agness	6
922	Albert	6
923	Alvira	6
924	Alyce	6
925	Ana	6
926	Andrea	6
927	Ardella	6
928	Arminta	6
929	Arra	6
930	Atha	6
931	Avie	6
932	Bama	6
933	Berdie	6
934	Biddie	6
935	Bula	6
936	Cammie	6
937	Capitola	6
938	Carra	6
939	Celestine	6
940	Channie	6
941	Cinda	6
942	Clella	6
943	Cornie	6
944	Corrine	6
945	Crystal	6
946	Dana	6
947	Delpha	6
948	Delta	6
949	Dillie	6
950	Dina	6
951	Donia	6
952	Dorotha	6
953	Dorthy	6
954	Dosia	6
955	Dossie	6
956	Dulcie	6
957	Eileen	6
958	Emaline	6
959	Enid	6
960	Enola	6
961	Erie	6
962	Essa	6
963	Etter	6
964	Eulah	6
965	Euphemia	6
966	Eura	6
967	Evelena	6
968	Ferne	6
969	Florance	6
970	Genoveva	6
971	Goldia	6
972	Greta	6
973	Grover	6
974	Helga	6
975	Hermine	6
976	Ica	6
977	Icy	6
978	Ilma	6
979	Ines	6
980	Jeanie	6
981	Jessica	6
982	Johannah	6
983	Judy	6
984	Justine	6
985	Katharyn	6
986	Kathern	6
987	Kay	6
988	Lala	6
989	Lalla	6
990	Lana	6
991	Lanie	6
992	Leda	6
993	Leonor	6
994	Lilie	6
995	Liller	6
996	Lockie	6
997	Lolla	6
998	Lorna	6
999	Lota	6
1000	Luisa	6

Boys: top 25 of 1885
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1884
1	1 John	8,756	81.2	#1
2	2 William	8,044	74.6	#2
3	3 James	5,175	48.0	#3
4	4 George	4,674	43.4	#4
5	5 Charles	4,599	42.7	#5
6	6 Frank	3,067	28.4	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,540	23.6	#7
8	8 Henry	2,406	22.3	#9
9	9 Robert	2,322	21.5	#10
10	10 Thomas	2,266	21.0	#8
11	11 Edward	2,220	20.6	#11
12	12 Harry	2,198	20.4	#12
13	13 Walter	1,808	16.8	#13
14	14 Fred	1,562	14.5	#15
15	15 Arthur	1,516	14.1	#14
16	16 Albert	1,429	13.3	#16
17	17 Clarence	906	8.4	#18
18	18 Samuel	888	8.2	#17
19	19 Louis	809	7.5	#19
20	20 Grover	768	7.1	#20
21	21 Ernest	718	6.7	#25
22	22 David	712	6.6	#21
23	23 Charlie	705	6.5	#24
24	24 Roy	691	6.4	#26
25	25 Joe	681	6.3	#22

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Richard	672
27	Will	625
28	Oscar	623
29	Willie	614
30	Andrew	599
31	Jesse	556
32	Daniel	535
33	Peter	516
34	Carl	494
35	Sam	492
36	Earl	481
37	Frederick	466
38	Benjamin	464
39	Alfred	446
40	Elmer	443
41	Howard	438
42	Lewis	437
43	Paul	428
44	Ralph	422
45	Herbert	388
46	Jim	370
47	Michael	370
48	Tom	361
49	Martin	357
50	Lee	348
51	Eugene	345
52	Claude	343
53	Jacob	343
54	Ed	328
55	Herman	326
56	Francis	319
57	Clyde	318
58	Raymond	308
59	Harvey	304
60	Edgar	303
61	Jack	295
62	Ben	292
63	Edwin	289
64	Lawrence	288
65	Charley	285
66	Bert	276
67	Chester	273
68	Guy	266
69	Otto	263
70	Floyd	259
71	Luther	259
72	Oliver	258
73	Hugh	257
74	Ray	237
75	Ira	235
76	Homer	228
77	Patrick	217
78	Alexander	205
79	Isaac	204
80	Leonard	204
81	Jessie	202
82	Harold	201
83	Leo	199
84	Theodore	199
85	Archie	196
86	August	193
87	Allen	184
88	Sidney	170
89	Philip	163
90	Leroy	162
91	Bernard	160
92	Alex	159
93	Stephen	158
94	Horace	155
95	Anthony	153
96	Warren	151
97	Julius	150
98	Cleveland	147
99	Leon	146
100	Victor	143

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Eddie	141
102	Lester	141
103	Marion	141
104	Clifford	139
105	Emil	138
106	Willis	133
107	Milton	130
108	Dan	129
109	Dave	128
110	Everett	128
111	Alvin	125
112	Leslie	122
113	Earnest	120
114	Calvin	119
115	Jess	119
116	Norman	118
117	Rufus	118
118	Franklin	117
119	Jerry	115
120	Perry	115
121	Amos	114
122	Dennis	112
123	Jose	111
124	Matthew	111
125	Melvin	110
126	Lloyd	109
127	Ross	109
128	Wesley	108
129	Wallace	107
130	Alonzo	104
131	Mack	104
132	Nathan	103
133	Adolph	102
134	Emmett	101
135	Jake	100
136	Morris	99
137	Percy	98
138	Roscoe	98
139	Claud	97
140	Stanley	97
141	Adam	96
142	Cornelius	96
143	Maurice	96
144	Willard	95
145	Russell	94
146	Elbert	92
147	Hiram	92
148	Wilbur	92
149	Irvin	91
150	Jay	91
151	Manuel	90
152	Otis	89
153	Aaron	88
154	Cecil	87
155	Gus	87
156	Jasper	87
157	Phillip	87
158	Abraham	86
159	Mike	84
160	Nelson	83
161	Simon	83
162	Clinton	82
163	Elijah	82
164	Sylvester	82
165	Virgil	82
166	Felix	80
167	Levi	79
168	Orville	79
169	Ellis	78
170	Irving	78
171	Marshall	78
172	Gilbert	77
173	Ollie	77
174	Noah	76
175	Wiley	76
176	Anton	74
177	Lonnie	74
178	Mark	74
179	Moses	74
180	Silas	73
181	Hubert	72
182	Reuben	72
183	Christopher	71
184	Johnnie	71
185	Max	71
186	Vernon	71
187	Curtis	70
188	Owen	70
189	Rudolph	70
190	Augustus	69
191	Cleve	69
192	Clayton	68
193	Edmund	68
194	Glenn	68
195	Bill	66
196	Nicholas	66
197	Marvin	65
198	Sherman	65
199	Timothy	64
200	Jeff	63
201	Millard	63
202	Fredrick	62
203	Newton	61
204	Elias	60
205	Steve	60
206	Dock	59
207	Grant	59
208	Wilson	59
209	Ora	58
210	Riley	58
211	Solomon	58
212	Pearl	57
213	Bruce	56
214	Eli	56
215	Joel	56
216	Pete	56
217	Andy	55
218	Christian	55
219	Gustave	55
220	Austin	54
221	Clifton	54
222	Juan	54
223	Monroe	54
224	Nathaniel	54
225	Wade	54
226	Jerome	53
227	Bob	52
228	Miles	52
229	Scott	52
230	Bennie	51
231	Edd	51
232	Harley	51
233	Chris	50
234	Luke	50
235	Mose	50
236	Julian	49
237	Gordon	48
238	Preston	48
239	Roland	48
240	Vincent	48
241	Abe	47
242	Donald	47
243	Alva	46
244	Byron	46
245	Clark	45
246	Glen	45
247	Harrison	45
248	Bud	44
249	Karl	44
250	Marcus	44
251	Asa	43
252	Barney	43
253	Enoch	43
254	Joshua	43
255	Louie	43
256	Anderson	42
257	Delbert	42
258	Columbus	41
259	Emery	41
260	Ike	41
261	Kenneth	41
262	Matt	41
263	Boyd	40
264	Cyrus	40
265	Jeremiah	40
266	Conrad	39
267	Lucius	39
268	Elisha	38
269	Jefferson	38
270	Lon	38
271	Mary	38
272	Nick	38
273	Van	38
274	Chas	37
275	Major	37
276	Wilfred	37
277	Edmond	36
278	Ferdinand	36
279	Forrest	36
280	General	36
281	Porter	36
282	Don	35
283	Ervin	35
284	Clem	34
285	Emory	34
286	Garfield	34
287	Hugo	34
288	Mathew	34
289	Seth	34
290	Arnold	33
291	Hans	33
292	Johnie	33
293	Laurence	33
294	Neal	33
295	Tony	33
296	Ulysses	33
297	Winfield	33
298	Abner	32
299	Ambrose	32
300	Burton	32
301	Emanuel	32
302	Frederic	32
303	Green	32
304	Logan	32
305	Lemuel	31
306	Ole	31
307	Arch	30
308	Douglas	30
309	Dwight	30
310	Forest	30
311	Jonathan	30
312	Alton	29
313	Isaiah	29
314	Jackson	29
315	Lyman	29
316	Mitchell	29
317	Vern	29
318	Carlos	28
319	Dee	28
320	Dudley	28
321	Elwood	28
322	Francisco	28
323	Gustav	28
324	Royal	28
325	Ruben	28
326	Smith	28
327	Antonio	27
328	Dick	27
329	Freeman	27
330	Lorenzo	27
331	Roger	27
332	Benjiman	26
333	Carroll	26
334	Erwin	26
335	Isiah	26
336	Ivan	26
337	Merle	26
338	Morgan	26
339	Napoleon	26
340	Ned	26
341	Neil	26
342	Sol	26
343	Taylor	26
344	Alphonse	25
345	Archibald	25
346	Chauncey	25
347	Dale	25
348	Foster	25
349	Jimmie	25
350	King	25
351	Lucian	25
352	Lynn	25
353	Pink	25
354	Sydney	25
355	Adolphus	24
356	Berry	24
357	Enos	24
358	Ezra	24
359	Fletcher	24
360	Hosea	24
361	Loyd	24
362	Wayne	24
363	Wilbert	24
364	Alvah	23
365	Christ	23
366	Earle	23
367	Evan	23
368	Gerald	23
369	Granville	23
370	Jonas	23
371	Josh	23
372	Lafayette	23
373	Leland	23
374	Pat	23
375	Pedro	23
376	Spencer	23
377	Walker	23
378	Ward	23
379	Wm	23
380	Arther	22
381	Casper	22
382	Israel	22
383	Raleigh	22
384	Sanford	22
385	Sim	22
386	Stewart	22
387	Wilber	22
388	Davis	21
389	Johnny	21
390	Milo	21
391	Murray	21
392	Myron	21
393	Olaf	21
394	Prince	21
395	Randolph	21
396	Rollie	21
397	Steven	21
398	Washington	21
399	Anna	20
400	Blaine	20
401	Burt	20
402	Dallas	20
403	Emmet	20
404	Gene	20
405	Loren	20
406	Madison	20
407	Nels	20
408	Orin	20
409	Wilford	20
410	Zack	20
411	Allan	19
412	Allie	19
413	Bertram	19
414	Clint	19
415	Dewitt	19
416	Emile	19
417	Ernst	19
418	Harmon	19
419	Larry	19
420	Merritt	19
421	Sandy	19
422	Bryant	18
423	Buck	18
424	Carlton	18
425	Clay	18
426	Elmore	18
427	Fay	18
428	Guss	18
429	Judson	18
430	Lem	18
431	Lew	18
432	Olin	18
433	Omer	18
434	Otho	18
435	Ramon	18
436	Sterling	18
437	Troy	18
438	Wash	18
439	Abram	17
440	Addison	17
441	Al	17
442	Burl	17
443	Cary	17
444	Coleman	17
445	Elzie	17
446	Emerson	17
447	Fritz	17
448	Gerhard	17
449	Isom	17
450	Issac	17
451	Jean	17
452	Jordan	17
453	Josiah	17
454	Noble	17
455	Orval	17
456	Rex	17
457	Shirley	17
458	Tomas	17
459	Truman	17
460	Waldo	17
461	Warner	17
462	Adelbert	16
463	Albin	16
464	Axel	16
465	Caleb	16
466	Ellsworth	16
467	Eric	16
468	Jason	16
469	Jonah	16
470	Judge	16
471	Leander	16
472	Lenard	16
473	Lige	16
474	Orlando	16
475	Pablo	16
476	Reginald	16
477	Tim	16
478	Valentine	16
479	Wilmer	16
480	Aloysius	15
481	Bartholomew	15
482	Benjaman	15
483	Billie	15
484	Cicero	15
485	Early	15
486	Elza	15
487	Erastus	15
488	Giles	15
489	Gust	15
490	Hal	15
491	Hardy	15
492	Kelly	15
493	Mason	15
494	Nat	15
495	Omar	15
496	Pierce	15
497	Verne	15
498	Angus	14
499	Antone	14
500	Basil	14
501	Bennett	14
502	Buster	14
503	Clair	14
504	Cliff	14
505	Dell	14
506	Dolphus	14
507	Duncan	14
508	Elmo	14
509	Emma	14
510	Harris	14
511	Jesus	14
512	Kirby	14
513	Lamar	14
514	Len	14
515	Lucien	14
516	Malcolm	14
517	Oren	14
518	Phil	14
519	Thaddeus	14
520	Webster	14
521	Ashley	13
522	Bertha	13
523	Beverly	13
524	Carey	13
525	Elliott	13
526	Ethel	13
527	Everette	13
528	Evert	13
529	Gideon	13
530	Hayes	13
531	Henderson	13
532	Henery	13
533	Houston	13
534	Johnson	13
535	Jones	13
536	Jules	13
537	Lou	13
538	Lyle	13
539	Mat	13
540	Mathias	13
541	Pleasant	13
542	Rodney	13
543	Stuart	13
544	Turner	13
545	Wilburn	13
546	Wylie	13
547	Adrian	12
548	Alpha	12
549	Augustine	12
550	Avery	12
551	Benedict	12
552	Bishop	12
553	Brown	12
554	Butler	12
555	Cyril	12
556	Doc	12
557	Elvin	12
558	Florence	12
559	Frances	12
560	Garland	12
561	Heber	12
562	Helmer	12
563	Irwin	12
564	Lacy	12
565	Lawson	12
566	Lonzo	12
567	Merton	12
568	Mervin	12
569	Mont	12
570	Norris	12
571	Perley	12
572	Ransom	12
573	Santiago	12
574	Tommie	12
575	Tracy	12
576	Vance	12
577	Alford	11
578	Aron	11
579	Artie	11
580	Aubrey	11
581	Bertie	11
582	Brooks	11
583	Colonel	11
584	Emmitt	11
585	Ephraim	11
586	Freddie	11
587	Gabriel	11
588	Junius	11
589	Lincoln	11
590	Lucious	11
591	Luis	11
592	Marcellus	11
593	Margaret	11
594	Micheal	11
595	Mortimer	11
596	Price	11
597	Rolla	11
598	Rowland	11
599	Rupert	11
600	Saul	11
601	Travis	11
602	Wellington	11
603	Williams	11
604	Alan	10
605	Allison	10
606	Alma	10
607	Almon	10
608	Ashby	10
609	Bart	10
610	Benton	10
611	Birt	10
612	Byrd	10
613	Carter	10
614	Dean	10
615	Ewing	10
616	Ezekiel	10
617	Godfrey	10
618	Harlan	10
619	Haywood	10
620	Herschel	10
621	Hunter	10
622	Isadore	10
623	Lafe	10
624	Larkin	10
625	Melville	10
626	Merrill	10
627	Miguel	10
628	Octave	10
629	Olen	10
630	Orrin	10
631	Quincy	10
632	Seymour	10
633	Shelby	10
634	Simeon	10
635	Ted	10
636	Thad	10
637	Tobe	10
638	West	10
639	Worley	10
640	Young	10
641	Alec	9
642	Alice	9
643	Angelo	9
644	Annie	9
645	Anson	9
646	Arley	9
647	Arlie	9
648	Art	9
649	Benny	9
650	Bradley	9
651	Budd	9
652	Cap	9
653	Carleton	9
654	Carson	9
655	Clement	9
656	Dana	9
657	Dayton	9
658	Denis	9
659	Eldon	9
660	Elige	9
661	Elizabeth	9
662	Fernando	9
663	Finis	9
664	Ford	9
665	Garrett	9
666	Hampton	9
667	Harper	9
668	Harvy	9
669	Hector	9
670	Hezekiah	9
671	Hollis	9
672	Jodie	9
673	Jule	9
674	Justin	9
675	Kirk	9
676	Leopold	9
677	Lowell	9
678	Manley	9
679	Milford	9
680	Minor	9
681	Nicolas	9
682	Okey	9
683	Pierre	9
684	Pleas	9
685	Reece	9
686	Richmond	9
687	Rome	9
688	Rose	9
689	Rubin	9
690	Terence	9
691	Terry	9
692	Tillman	9
693	Tolbert	9
694	Toney	9
695	Wendell	9
696	Willam	9
697	Winfred	9
698	Wright	9
699	Wyatt	9
700	Alonza	8
701	Alvie	8
702	Andres	8
703	Barry	8
704	Barton	8
705	Baxter	8
706	Billy	8
707	Brice	8
708	Burley	8
709	Burr	8
710	Campbell	8
711	Claire	8
712	Clare	8
713	Cleo	8
714	Cooper	8
715	Coy	8
716	Crawford	8
717	Dalton	8
718	Danial	8
719	Dorsey	8
720	Earley	8
721	Egbert	8
722	Eldridge	8
723	Elzy	8
724	Fate	8
725	Ferd	8
726	Fielding	8
727	Finley	8
728	Gaston	8
729	Gertrude	8
730	Guadalupe	8
731	Hamilton	8
732	Harve	8
733	Hermon	8
734	Howell	8
735	Ivory	8
736	June	8
737	Lemon	8
738	Levy	8
739	Llewellyn	8
740	Ludwig	8
741	Matthias	8
742	Maxwell	8
743	Miller	8
744	Morton	8
745	Noel	8
746	Nora	8
747	Norton	8
748	Orange	8
749	Palmer	8
750	Park	8
751	Reese	8
752	Roderick	8
753	Rolland	8
754	Sampson	8
755	Sanders	8
756	Shelton	8
757	Spurgeon	8
758	Sumner	8
759	Theo	8
760	Thurman	8
761	Verner	8
762	Wayman	8
763	Webb	8
764	Wilton	8
765	Adolf	7
766	Alois	7
767	Bailey	7
768	Bascom	7
769	Benjamine	7
770	Bessie	7
771	Bonnie	7
772	Brady	7
773	Bruno	7
774	Burney	7
775	Burrell	7
776	Cassius	7
777	Clemens	7
778	Cloyd	7
779	Connie	7
780	Cornelious	7
781	Davie	7
782	Dillard	7
783	Earlie	7
784	Elie	7
785	Ellen	7
786	Enrique	7
787	Ephriam	7
788	Epifanio	7
789	Erick	7
790	Essie	7
791	Eustace	7
792	Fayette	7
793	Garner	7
794	Gary	7
795	Gee	7
796	Geo	7
797	Glover	7
798	Hallie	7
799	Hamp	7
800	Hosteen	7
801	Hyrum	7
802	Isidor	7
803	Julia	7
804	Junior	7
805	Junious	7
806	Lark	7
807	Laurance	7
808	Leigh	7
809	Lindsey	7
810	Love	7
811	Lum	7
812	Mabel	7
813	Malachi	7
814	Marshal	7
815	Newell	7
816	Newt	7
817	Obie	7
818	Odie	7
819	Orley	7
820	Ossie	7
821	Percival	7
822	Purl	7
823	Roman	7
824	Sarah	7
825	Shade	7
826	Soloman	7
827	Squire	7
828	Starling	7
829	Tommy	7
830	Vernie	7
831	Watt	7
832	Wilhelm	7
833	Wong	7
834	Woodie	7
835	Ab	6
836	Abel	6
837	Algie	6
838	Almond	6
839	Alpheus	6
840	Antoine	6
841	Asbury	6
842	Asher	6
843	Authur	6
844	Berton	6
845	Braxton	6
846	Burnett	6
847	Chancy	6
848	Chesley	6
849	Clara	6
850	Cleave	6
851	Clell	6
852	Colin	6
853	Colon	6
854	Constantine	6
855	Curt	6
856	Delmar	6
857	Dempsey	6
858	Dennie	6
859	Dominic	6
860	Dominick	6
861	Eben	6
862	Eber	6
863	Eliga	6
864	Ella	6
865	Ellie	6
866	Emiliano	6
867	Ernie	6
868	Fleet	6
869	Fleming	6
870	Franklyn	6
871	Garnett	6
872	Hayden	6
873	Helen	6
874	Hervey	6
875	Hobart	6
876	Holly	6
877	Hoyt	6
878	Ida	6
879	Ivey	6
880	Josephine	6
881	Josephus	6
882	Justus	6
883	Lambert	6
884	Laverne	6
885	Lillard	6
886	Lillie	6
887	Lim	6
888	Lindsay	6
889	Linton	6
890	Lonie	6
891	Lucas	6
892	Mahlon	6
893	Mannie	6
894	Mart	6
895	Math	6
896	Maude	6
897	Merlin	6
898	Milan	6
899	Mills	6
900	Minnie	6
901	Nellie	6
902	Newman	6
903	Nim	6
904	Norbert	6
905	North	6
906	Orla	6
907	Orland	6
908	Orlo	6
909	Orson	6
910	Orvis	6
911	Osborne	6
912	Ottis	6
913	Paris	6
914	Parker	6
915	Ples	6
916	Rafael	6
917	Reason	6
918	Reed	6
919	Rob	6
920	Roe	6
921	Rogers	6
922	Rube	6
923	Shannon	6
924	Stacy	6
925	Stonewall	6
926	Sylvanus	6
927	Theophile	6
928	Thos	6
929	Virge	6
930	Vivian	6
931	Watson	6
932	Wheeler	6
933	Zenas	6
934	Zollie	6
935	Ada	5
936	Albion	5
937	Alcide	5
938	Alden	5
939	Alejandro	5
940	Alf	5
941	Ammon	5
942	Ancel	5
943	Archer	5
944	Armand	5
945	Atha	5
946	Audie	5
947	Ballard	5
948	Bee	5
949	Bernie	5
950	Bertrand	5
951	Blair	5
952	Boyce	5
953	Bradford	5
954	Brent	5
955	Burdette	5
956	Cal	5
957	Cameron	5
958	Carrie	5
959	Cash	5
960	Chancey	5
961	Chase	5
962	Clarance	5
963	Claus	5
964	Cleon	5
965	Clive	5
966	Collins	5
967	Conley	5
968	Cora	5
969	Courtney	5
970	Cris	5
971	Dawson	5
972	Delmer	5
973	Dexter	5
974	Doctor	5
975	Domingo	5
976	Drury	5
977	Duane	5
978	Ebb	5
979	Edith	5
980	Elon	5
981	Elsie	5
982	Erle	5
983	Estevan	5
984	Evans	5
985	Ewell	5
986	Festus	5
987	Fitzhugh	5
988	Fount	5
989	Fredric	5
990	French	5
991	Gabe	5
992	Gaines	5
993	Garry	5
994	Gaylord	5
995	Grace	5
996	Graham	5
997	Gray	5
998	Gregory	5
999	Griffin	5
1000	Guilford	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1885.

How spread out were the names of 1885?

In 1885 the ten most given boys’ names went to 40.7% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.6% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1885 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 1885?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1885 against the top 100 of 1884.

The biggest climbs of 1885

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1885.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1884	Rank 1885
Lora	#228	#172
Rena	#190	#153
Elva	#210	#176
Vera	#197	#166
Hulda	#202	#171
Christina	#209	#178
Eula	#168	#142
Sylvia	#199	#173

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1884	Rank 1885
Emmett	#168	#134
Franklin	#147	#118
Melvin	#145	#125
Sidney	#107	#88
Earnest	#132	#113
Bernard	#108	#91
Victor	#117	#100
Lester	#118	#102

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1885

The most given names of the 1880s1885 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1885Weighted 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: 1886

The most popular baby names of 1885

The top names of 1885

How spread out were the names of 1885?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1885?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1885

More about the names of 1885