The most popular baby names of 1886

In 1886 the most given names were John (9,026 boys) and Mary (9,889 girls); SSA’s file counts 255,316 babies under 2,392 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1886 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1886

Girls: top 25 of 1886
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1885
1	1 Mary	9,889	68.4	#1
2	2 Anna	4,283	29.6	#2
3	3 Emma	2,764	19.1	#3
4	4 Elizabeth	2,680	18.5	#4
5	5 Minnie	2,372	16.4	#6
6	6 Margaret	2,275	15.7	#5
7	7 Ida	2,049	14.2	#9
8	8 Bertha	2,001	13.8	#8
9	9 Clara	1,916	13.3	#7
10	10 Florence	1,860	12.9	#12
11	11 Alice	1,811	12.5	#11
12	12 Bessie	1,791	12.4	#13
13	13 Annie	1,765	12.2	#10
14	14 Grace	1,723	11.9	#14
15	15 Ethel	1,699	11.8	#15
16	16 Sarah	1,569	10.9	#18
17	17 Nellie	1,492	10.3	#16
18	18 Martha	1,491	10.3	#17
19	19 Ella	1,464	10.1	#19
20	20 Mabel	1,422	9.8	#20
21	21 Carrie	1,396	9.7	#22
22	22 Laura	1,372	9.5	#21
23	23 Edna	1,314	9.1	#30
24	24 Lillian	1,282	8.9	#27
25	25 Helen	1,267	8.8	#28

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Rose	1,261
27	Gertrude	1,249
28	Cora	1,231
29	Pearl	1,204
30	Maude	1,189
31	Edith	1,184
32	Eva	1,155
33	Hattie	1,139
34	Jennie	1,100
35	Myrtle	1,094
36	Julia	1,061
37	Louise	1,061
38	Frances	1,059
39	Mattie	1,044
40	Lula	1,040
41	Jessie	1,003
42	Lillie	995
43	Lena	992
44	Marie	988
45	Catherine	916
46	Ada	915
47	Josephine	844
48	Fannie	837
49	Dora	827
50	Lucy	817
51	Blanche	787
52	Agnes	779
53	Maggie	756
54	Katherine	744
55	Mamie	712
56	Nora	708
57	Stella	702
58	Elsie	698
59	Rosa	673
60	Effie	672
61	Mae	641
62	Alma	603
63	Daisy	602
64	May	602
65	Nettie	591
66	Ruth	581
67	Della	565
68	Sadie	562
69	Susie	559
70	Ellen	551
71	Lizzie	512
72	Nancy	492
73	Sallie	490
74	Maud	478
75	Lottie	450
76	Flora	443
77	Viola	440
78	Irene	437
79	Etta	433
80	Katie	431
81	Hazel	429
82	Mollie	421
83	Addie	417
84	Olive	404
85	Esther	396
86	Georgia	395
87	Lydia	392
88	Willie	388
89	Kathryn	383
90	Lulu	376
91	Amanda	370
92	Caroline	370
93	Emily	369
94	Charlotte	368
95	Rebecca	355
96	Virginia	353
97	Nannie	347
98	Beulah	345
99	Harriet	341
100	Kate	335

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Amelia	326
102	Susan	323
103	Ollie	318
104	Matilda	309
105	Jane	306
106	Ruby	301
107	Mildred	289
108	Henrietta	288
109	Eliza	287
110	Ora	287
111	Pauline	276
112	Theresa	276
113	Marion	273
114	Eleanor	271
115	Belle	270
116	Hannah	254
117	Sara	247
118	Estella	246
119	Nina	238
120	Augusta	237
121	Iva	237
122	Dorothy	230
123	Lela	230
124	Ann	229
125	Leona	227
126	Amy	226
127	Mayme	219
128	Sophia	218
129	Estelle	216
130	Rachel	213
131	Josie	212
132	Anne	211
133	Barbara	207
134	Goldie	204
135	Evelyn	203
136	Inez	197
137	Beatrice	192
138	Lola	191
139	Mable	187
140	Ola	186
141	Eula	181
142	Maria	180
143	Allie	178
144	Nell	175
145	Millie	170
146	Delia	169
147	Betty	167
148	Vera	167
149	Essie	163
150	Victoria	162
151	Alta	159
152	Sophie	156
153	Callie	155
154	Bertie	151
155	Christine	151
156	Olga	151
157	Ina	149
158	Janie	149
159	Celia	147
160	Winifred	146
161	Hilda	143
162	Tillie	143
163	Eunice	142
164	Bettie	141
165	Loretta	141
166	Lucille	139
167	Sylvia	137
168	Dollie	136
169	Genevieve	136
170	Isabelle	136
171	Louisa	136
172	Luella	136
173	Bernice	135
174	Verna	134
175	Rosie	133
176	Gladys	131
177	Isabel	131
178	Lou	129
179	Winnie	129
180	Bess	128
181	Marguerite	125
182	Jean	124
183	Birdie	123
184	Mathilda	120
185	Rena	119
186	Cornelia	117
187	Lois	116
188	Leila	115
189	Rhoda	114
190	Elva	110
191	Lora	109
192	Flossie	105
193	Johanna	105
194	Sally	104
195	Violet	103
196	Lelia	102
197	Virgie	99
198	Alberta	98
199	Christina	98
200	Nelle	98
201	Cecelia	96
202	Myra	96
203	Sue	96
204	Adelaide	94
205	Harriett	92
206	Roxie	92
207	Frieda	91
208	Hettie	91
209	Selma	91
210	Katharine	90
211	Lucinda	90
212	Gussie	89
213	Lettie	86
214	Adeline	85
215	Hulda	85
216	Lilly	85
217	Abbie	84
218	Teresa	84
219	Jeanette	83
220	Leah	83
221	Marjorie	83
222	Carolyn	82
223	Elma	82
224	Fanny	81
225	Francis	81
226	Gertie	81
227	Irma	81
228	Hallie	80
229	Isabella	80
230	Mina	80
231	Phoebe	80
232	Adele	79
233	Lura	77
234	Meta	77
235	Myrtie	77
236	Hester	76
237	Jeannette	75
238	Lenora	75
239	Lily	75
240	Linnie	74
241	Norma	72
242	Olivia	72
243	Roberta	72
244	Zella	72
245	Eugenia	71
246	Geneva	71
247	Lucile	71
248	Helena	69
249	Lila	69
250	Mandy	69
251	Regina	69
252	Cecilia	68
253	Lorena	67
254	Mittie	67
255	Freda	66
256	Louella	66
257	Madge	66
258	Wilhelmina	66
259	Minerva	65
260	Cordelia	64
261	Erma	64
262	Lida	64
263	Blanch	63
264	Lessie	63
265	Claire	61
266	Emilie	61
267	Ivy	61
268	Rosetta	61
269	Ophelia	60
270	Claudia	59
271	Elsa	59
272	Elvira	59
273	Mabelle	59
274	Melissa	58
275	Polly	58
276	Frankie	57
277	Cynthia	56
278	Janet	56
279	Miriam	56
280	Marian	55
281	Naomi	55
282	Pearle	55
283	Dolly	54
284	Malinda	53
285	Dessie	52
286	Juanita	52
287	Lilla	52
288	Zora	52
289	Nola	51
290	Artie	50
291	Catharine	50
292	Dovie	50
293	Letha	50
294	Leola	49
295	Linda	49
296	Margie	49
297	Neva	49
298	Rosalie	49
299	Vivian	49
300	John	48
301	Johnnie	48
302	Maudie	47
303	Orpha	47
304	Vesta	47
305	Alvina	46
306	Antoinette	46
307	Bell	46
308	Edythe	46
309	Evie	46
310	Lue	46
311	Elnora	45
312	Georgie	45
313	Ila	45
314	Madeline	45
315	Nona	45
316	Ona	45
317	Sudie	45
318	Bridget	43
319	Cecile	43
320	Elisabeth	43
321	Kathleen	43
322	Lina	43
323	Pansy	43
324	Vida	43
325	Zula	43
326	Angie	42
327	Cassie	42
328	Cleo	42
329	Gracie	42
330	Pearlie	42
331	Priscilla	42
332	Adah	41
333	Floy	41
334	Isabell	41
335	Jannie	41
336	Susanna	41
337	Vina	41
338	Anita	40
339	Annette	40
340	Bonnie	40
341	Magdalena	40
342	Leota	39
343	Lona	39
344	Nan	39
345	Oma	39
346	Alpha	38
347	Charity	38
348	Eloise	38
349	George	38
350	Kittie	38
351	Tennie	38
352	Eda	37
353	Fay	37
354	Lee	37
355	Vada	37
356	Constance	36
357	Faye	36
358	Fern	36
359	Jimmie	36
360	Dorothea	35
361	Joanna	35
362	Lavinia	35
363	Lyda	35
364	William	35
365	Cecil	34
366	Chloe	34
367	Ellie	34
368	Georgiana	34
369	Mertie	34
370	Rae	34
371	Corinne	33
372	Helene	33
373	June	33
374	Leora	33
375	Lucia	33
376	Maybelle	33
377	Velma	33
378	Dena	32
379	Elise	32
380	Georgianna	32
381	Golda	32
382	Lucretia	32
383	Queen	32
384	Savannah	32
385	Tina	32
386	Zelma	32
387	Antonia	31
388	Dona	31
389	Kitty	31
390	Mazie	31
391	Mona	31
392	Rilla	31
393	Vinnie	31
394	Willa	31
395	Berta	30
396	Eddie	30
397	Mellie	30
398	Missouri	30
399	Octavia	30
400	Almeda	29
401	Aurelia	29
402	Donna	29
403	James	29
404	Molly	29
405	Tena	29
406	Adelia	28
407	Doris	28
408	Emmie	28
409	Ettie	28
410	Lavina	28
411	Opal	28
412	Reba	28
413	Retta	28
414	Rita	28
415	Tilda	28
416	Albina	27
417	Angeline	27
418	Ava	27
419	Clementine	27
420	Ernestine	27
421	Hanna	27
422	Hilma	27
423	Liza	27
424	Audrey	26
425	Christena	26
426	Clare	26
427	Lovie	26
428	Luvenia	26
429	Una	26
430	Veronica	26
431	Wilma	26
432	Carolina	25
433	Geraldine	25
434	Letitia	25
435	Margret	25
436	Muriel	25
437	Pinkie	25
438	Zoe	25
439	Angela	24
440	Cordie	24
441	Corine	24
442	Juliet	24
443	Kathrine	24
444	Leta	24
445	Lilian	24
446	Mariah	24
447	Marietta	24
448	Ocie	24
449	Tessie	24
450	Tommie	24
451	Agatha	23
452	Alda	23
453	Altha	23
454	Anastasia	23
455	Belva	23
456	Esta	23
457	Julie	23
458	Melvina	23
459	Alida	22
460	Bella	22
461	Bennie	22
462	Charles	22
463	Claudie	22
464	Dixie	22
465	Donie	22
466	Elizebeth	22
467	Frank	22
468	Harriette	22
469	Ira	22
470	Jeanne	22
471	Leonora	22
472	Libbie	22
473	Lucie	22
474	Rosella	22
475	Vernie	22
476	Alva	21
477	Annabelle	21
478	Avis	21
479	Clemmie	21
480	Clyde	21
481	Connie	21
482	Emeline	21
483	Inga	21
484	Iola	21
485	Jettie	21
486	Lutie	21
487	Malissa	21
488	Mathilde	21
489	Paula	21
490	Ray	21
491	Adda	20
492	Arrie	20
493	Besse	20
494	Betsy	20
495	Camille	20
496	Jewel	20
497	Lauretta	20
498	Lenna	20
499	Lenore	20
500	Lotta	20
501	Ludie	20
502	Luna	20
503	Meda	20
504	Patsy	20
505	Pattie	20
506	Phyllis	20
507	Zona	20
508	Adaline	19
509	Althea	19
510	Clarice	19
511	Elenora	19
512	Emelia	19
513	Era	19
514	Ethelyn	19
515	Eugenie	19
516	Lular	19
517	Malvina	19
518	Manda	19
519	Marcia	19
520	Maye	19
521	Melinda	19
522	Odessa	19
523	Petra	19
524	Phebe	19
525	Prudence	19
526	Tressie	19
527	Ursula	19
528	Aline	18
529	Celeste	18
530	Elmira	18
531	Erna	18
532	Iona	18
533	Ione	18
534	Marcella	18
535	Minna	18
536	Rowena	18
537	Vallie	18
538	Verda	18
539	Winnifred	18
540	Aimee	17
541	Ara	17
542	Beth	17
543	Cathrine	17
544	Emmer	17
545	Idella	17
546	Isa	17
547	Leonie	17
548	Lonie	17
549	Loula	17
550	Magdalene	17
551	Margery	17
552	Myrta	17
553	Rosina	17
554	Sophronia	17
555	Zetta	17
556	Beryl	16
557	Carmen	16
558	Clora	16
559	Elinor	16
560	Ester	16
561	Faith	16
562	Jenny	16
563	Joan	16
564	Kathryne	16
565	Margarita	16
566	Natalie	16
567	Onie	16
568	Robert	16
569	Sena	16
570	Shirley	16
571	Vergie	16
572	Abigail	15
573	Annabel	15
574	Clarissa	15
575	Corrie	15
576	Delilah	15
577	Docia	15
578	Easter	15
579	Eileen	15
580	Emelie	15
581	Emilia	15
582	Etha	15
583	Etna	15
584	Glenna	15
585	Harry	15
586	Hope	15
587	Hortense	15
588	India	15
589	Jewell	15
590	Joe	15
591	Katheryn	15
592	Lelah	15
593	Lonnie	15
594	Louie	15
595	Magnolia	15
596	Mettie	15
597	Minta	15
598	Peggy	15
599	Philomena	15
600	Rosanna	15
601	Rossie	15
602	Serena	15
603	Theo	15
604	Therese	15
605	Verdie	15
606	America	14
607	Ammie	14
608	Attie	14
609	Camilla	14
610	Delphia	14
611	Donnie	14
612	Drusilla	14
613	Edmonia	14
614	Eleanora	14
615	Eulalia	14
616	Felicia	14
617	Fronia	14
618	Genie	14
619	Helga	14
620	Henry	14
621	Jo	14
622	Judith	14
623	Leanna	14
624	Leda	14
625	Madie	14
626	Manie	14
627	Merle	14
628	Narcissus	14
629	Osie	14
630	Rachael	14
631	Viva	14
632	Wilda	14
633	Angelina	13
634	Annetta	13
635	Annis	13
636	Arie	13
637	Arminda	13
638	Carol	13
639	Celestia	13
640	Coral	13
641	Dee	13
642	Diana	13
643	Fronie	13
644	Gena	13
645	Golden	13
646	Kizzie	13
647	Mahala	13
648	Mallie	13
649	Metta	13
650	Mintie	13
651	Parthenia	13
652	Queenie	13
653	Rhea	13
654	Samantha	13
655	Sibyl	13
656	Zoa	13
657	Adella	12
658	Aletha	12
659	Almira	12
660	Alverta	12
661	Bernadine	12
662	Birtie	12
663	Calla	12
664	Celina	12
665	Dottie	12
666	Drucilla	12
667	Electa	12
668	Elisa	12
669	Ethyl	12
670	Evalyn	12
671	Fairy	12
672	Gail	12
673	Georgina	12
674	Hassie	12
675	Hedwig	12
676	Hellen	12
677	Imogene	12
678	Iris	12
679	Juana	12
680	Lennie	12
681	Leone	12
682	Louvenia	12
683	Mame	12
684	Margarette	12
685	Norah	12
686	Roma	12
687	Sina	12
688	Thelma	12
689	Vertie	12
690	Wanda	12
691	Zada	12
692	Zettie	12
693	Adline	11
694	Alicia	11
695	Amalia	11
696	Bulah	11
697	Charlie	11
698	Corda	11
699	Dell	11
700	Delpha	11
701	Delphine	11
702	Dolores	11
703	Edward	11
704	Edyth	11
705	Elda	11
706	Elena	11
707	Eulah	11
708	Eulalie	11
709	Frona	11
710	Gretchen	11
711	Huldah	11
712	Jessica	11
713	Leatha	11
714	Lelar	11
715	Letta	11
716	Liddie	11
717	Loraine	11
718	Madeleine	11
719	Millicent	11
720	Mossie	11
721	Nella	11
722	Omie	11
723	Osa	11
724	Ottie	11
725	Ottilia	11
726	Rosemary	11
727	Sabina	11
728	Theodosia	11
729	Valeria	11
730	Walter	11
731	Alyce	10
732	Amie	10
733	Ana	10
734	Annabell	10
735	Ardella	10
736	Bernadette	10
737	Birtha	10
738	Claude	10
739	Debbie	10
740	Deborah	10
741	Dessa	10
742	Doshia	10
743	Elta	10
744	Elvina	10
745	Estell	10
746	Evangeline	10
747	Ferne	10
748	Florida	10
749	Glennie	10
750	Jeanie	10
751	Jossie	10
752	Juliette	10
753	Leontine	10
754	Lulie	10
755	Manuelita	10
756	Maybell	10
757	Maymie	10
758	Mercedes	10
759	Monica	10
760	Nealie	10
761	Nena	10
762	Nonie	10
763	Odelia	10
764	Olevia	10
765	Oline	10
766	Robbie	10
767	Rosena	10
768	Rosia	10
769	Sada	10
770	Selena	10
771	Sidney	10
772	Sofia	10
773	Sula	10
774	Thea	10
775	Vannie	10
776	Vella	10
777	Zenobia	10
778	Andrea	9
779	Arlie	9
780	Arminta	9
781	Aurora	9
782	Caddie	9
783	Cinda	9
784	Corrine	9
785	Daisey	9
786	Dellie	9
787	Dorcas	9
788	Edwina	9
789	Eleonora	9
790	Elodie	9
791	Evelina	9
792	Exie	9
793	Florrie	9
794	Floyd	9
795	Fred	9
796	Goldia	9
797	Ima	9
798	Janey	9
799	Judy	9
800	Juliana	9
801	Justina	9
802	Karen	9
803	Kathern	9
804	Lala	9
805	Leana	9
806	Louis	9
807	Martina	9
808	Media	9
809	Mima	9
810	Minda	9
811	Missie	9
812	Nathalie	9
813	Novella	9
814	Ottilie	9
815	Ozella	9
816	Pollie	9
817	Rosy	9
818	Roxanna	9
819	Selina	9
820	Susana	9
821	Sybil	9
822	Tempie	9
823	Vennie	9
824	Villa	9
825	Winona	9
826	Zillah	9
827	Zilpha	9
828	Adela	8
829	Adelina	8
830	Adell	8
831	Albertina	8
832	Alcie	8
833	Angelita	8
834	Arizona	8
835	Arline	8
836	Arthur	8
837	Arvilla	8
838	Augustine	8
839	Beaulah	8
840	Berdie	8
841	Beula	8
842	Billie	8
843	Bird	8
844	Byrd	8
845	Clifford	8
846	Clotilde	8
847	Clytie	8
848	Crystal	8
849	Dagmar	8
850	Daisie	8
851	Dana	8
852	Earl	8
853	Eleanore	8
854	Elvie	8
855	Ermina	8
856	Euna	8
857	Florine	8
858	Guadalupe	8
859	Henriette	8
860	Hertha	8
861	Janette	8
862	Josefa	8
863	Joseph	8
864	Leo	8
865	Leslie	8
866	Libby	8
867	Lilah	8
868	Loretto	8
869	Lovina	8
870	Magdalen	8
871	Maida	8
872	Margaretha	8
873	Matie	8
874	Melanie	8
875	Metha	8
876	Nevada	8
877	Norine	8
878	Odile	8
879	Patricia	8
880	Pricilla	8
881	Richard	8
882	Rosey	8
883	Sadye	8
884	Sigrid	8
885	Sydney	8
886	Thekla	8
887	Theodora	8
888	Thomas	8
889	Tinnie	8
890	Tressa	8
891	Veda	8
892	Vena	8
893	Zaida	8
894	Zelda	8
895	Zena	8
896	Zola	8
897	Abby	7
898	Aileen	7
899	Allene	7
900	Altie	7
901	Alvena	7
902	Amelie	7
903	Ardelia	7
904	Atha	7
905	Aura	7
906	Becky	7
907	Beda	7
908	Berniece	7
909	Betha	7
910	Byrdie	7
911	Capitola	7
912	Celestine	7
913	Christiana	7
914	Clarinda	7
915	Delila	7
916	Dillie	7
917	Dinah	7
918	Dosha	7
919	Doshie	7
920	Dove	7
921	Effa	7
922	Eldora	7
923	Eller	7
924	Emaline	7
925	Enola	7
926	Erie	7
927	Ether	7
928	Eve	7
929	Florance	7
930	Florie	7
931	Francisca	7
932	Freida	7
933	Gennie	7
934	Gusta	7
935	Hessie	7
936	Hetty	7
937	Hilah	7
938	Isla	7
939	Ivah	7
940	Izora	7
941	Jodie	7
942	Judie	7
943	Justine	7
944	Katharina	7
945	Kattie	7
946	Lassie	7
947	Laurel	7
948	Laurie	7
949	Lea	7
950	Lethia	7
951	Lexie	7
952	Linna	7
953	Lorraine	7
954	Lota	7
955	Louisiana	7
956	Luetta	7
957	Macie	7
958	Macy	7
959	Mannie	7
960	Manuela	7
961	Matilde	7
962	Maxie	7
963	Miranda	7
964	Myrtis	7
965	Nita	7
966	Nova	7
967	Oda	7
968	Odie	7
969	Olie	7
970	Orah	7
971	Ova	7
972	Paralee	7
973	Paulina	7
974	Penelope	7
975	Pennie	7
976	Prudie	7
977	Rella	7
978	Ressie	7
979	Rosamond	7
980	Roseanna	7
981	Rubye	7
982	Ruie	7
983	Sabra	7
984	Salome	7
985	Silvia	7
986	Texas	7
987	Texie	7
988	Tula	7
989	Wilhelmine	7
990	Yetta	7
991	Zelpha	7
992	Zina	7
993	Aggie	6
994	Albert	6
995	Alwilda	6
996	Alwina	6
997	Anabel	6
998	Angele	6
999	Anner	6
1000	Arabella	6

Boys: top 25 of 1886
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1885
1	1 John	9,026	81.5	#1
2	2 William	8,252	74.5	#2
3	3 James	5,355	48.3	#3
4	4 George	4,671	42.2	#4
5	5 Charles	4,533	40.9	#5
6	6 Frank	3,127	28.2	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,594	23.4	#7
8	8 Robert	2,443	22.1	#9
9	9 Henry	2,404	21.7	#8
10	10 Thomas	2,337	21.1	#10
11	11 Edward	2,312	20.9	#11
12	12 Harry	2,257	20.4	#12
13	13 Walter	1,880	17.0	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,656	14.9	#15
15	15 Fred	1,599	14.4	#14
16	16 Albert	1,488	13.4	#16
17	17 Clarence	995	9.0	#17
18	18 Samuel	870	7.8	#18
19	19 Louis	846	7.6	#19
20	20 Roy	767	6.9	#24
21	21 Joe	759	6.8	#25
22	22 Charlie	723	6.5	#23
23	23 Richard	720	6.5	#26
24	24 David	674	6.1	#22
25	25 Ernest	668	6.0	#21

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Oscar	645
27	Will	642
28	Willie	641
29	Andrew	614
30	Jesse	614
31	Earl	570
32	Carl	556
33	Daniel	555
34	Sam	519
35	Elmer	485
36	Alfred	480
37	Howard	467
38	Paul	466
39	Benjamin	463
40	Frederick	461
41	Ralph	440
42	Peter	437
43	Lewis	431
44	Herman	418
45	Grover	407
46	Herbert	400
47	Lee	399
48	Claude	391
49	Jim	389
50	Tom	383
51	Eugene	362
52	Raymond	353
53	Michael	348
54	Jacob	346
55	Francis	344
56	Ben	335
57	Lawrence	331
58	Martin	329
59	Edwin	313
60	Harvey	310
61	Edgar	309
62	Clyde	307
63	Ed	303
64	Jack	299
65	Chester	287
66	Floyd	275
67	Ray	271
68	Otto	270
69	Theodore	258
70	Guy	255
71	Luther	253
72	Patrick	249
73	Leo	240
74	Leonard	236
75	Oliver	230
76	Bert	228
77	Hugh	227
78	Harold	224
79	Homer	224
80	Isaac	224
81	Charley	214
82	Allen	211
83	Alexander	206
84	August	203
85	Ira	198
86	Eddie	197
87	Philip	187
88	Marion	182
89	Jessie	181
90	Stephen	181
91	Bernard	180
92	Archie	175
93	Anthony	174
94	Julius	173
95	Clifford	172
96	Alex	161
97	Norman	161
98	Lester	160
99	Horace	156
100	Leroy	155

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Sidney	155
102	Dan	154
103	Everett	150
104	Willis	150
105	Victor	146
106	Milton	145
107	Lloyd	144
108	Warren	144
109	Leon	142
110	Perry	141
111	Jess	140
112	Dave	139
113	Rufus	139
114	Leslie	136
115	Nathan	136
116	Emil	127
117	Franklin	127
118	Jerry	125
119	Percy	122
120	Amos	121
121	Wesley	121
122	Russell	115
123	Alvin	112
124	Matthew	112
125	Calvin	109
126	Jay	107
127	Ross	107
128	Alonzo	106
129	Mark	106
130	Wilbur	106
131	Earnest	105
132	Marshall	105
133	Wallace	104
134	Adam	103
135	Gus	102
136	Glenn	99
137	Otis	99
138	Dennis	98
139	Levi	97
140	Mack	97
141	Maurice	97
142	Simon	97
143	Claud	96
144	Morris	96
145	Adolph	95
146	Cornelius	95
147	Jake	95
148	Stanley	95
149	Elbert	94
150	Emmett	94
151	Phillip	94
152	Elijah	93
153	Felix	92
154	Gilbert	91
155	Marvin	90
156	Noah	90
157	Jasper	88
158	Lonnie	88
159	Roscoe	88
160	Cleveland	87
161	Aaron	86
162	Clinton	85
163	Ellis	85
164	Jose	85
165	Nicholas	85
166	Mike	84
167	Moses	84
168	Cecil	83
169	Melvin	83
170	Owen	83
171	Ollie	81
172	Reuben	81
173	Edmund	80
174	Willard	80
175	Virgil	79
176	Nelson	78
177	Abraham	77
178	Harrison	77
179	Silas	77
180	Fredrick	75
181	Timothy	74
182	Clayton	73
183	Harley	73
184	Max	73
185	Monroe	73
186	Pearl	73
187	Sylvester	73
188	Vernon	73
189	Curtis	72
190	Irvin	71
191	Wilson	71
192	Manuel	70
193	Steve	70
194	Dock	69
195	Grant	69
196	Juan	69
197	Mose	69
198	Rudolph	68
199	Johnnie	67
200	Bob	66
201	Christopher	66
202	Eli	66
203	Newton	66
204	Sherman	66
205	Barney	65
206	Alva	64
207	Austin	64
208	Bill	64
209	Gordon	64
210	Jeff	63
211	Ora	63
212	Orville	63
213	Anton	62
214	Chris	62
215	Edd	62
216	Don	61
217	Hubert	61
218	Wade	61
219	Irving	60
220	Cyrus	59
221	Nathaniel	59
222	Augustus	58
223	Lon	58
224	Donald	57
225	Millard	57
226	Columbus	56
227	Forrest	56
228	Bruce	55
229	Joshua	55
230	Roland	55
231	Pete	54
232	Hiram	53
233	Asa	52
234	Byron	51
235	Abe	50
236	Conrad	50
237	Edmond	50
238	Enoch	50
239	Jerome	50
240	Julian	50
241	Luke	50
242	Vincent	50
243	Andy	49
244	Clark	49
245	Glen	49
246	Joel	49
247	Wiley	49
248	Ike	48
249	Karl	48
250	Mathew	48
251	Nick	47
252	Earle	46
253	Emanuel	46
254	Green	45
255	Solomon	45
256	Emery	44
257	Forest	44
258	Bennie	43
259	Boyd	43
260	Jackson	43
261	Laurence	43
262	Clifton	42
263	Scott	42
264	Arnold	41
265	Elias	41
266	Van	41
267	Chas	40
268	Ferdinand	40
269	Jeremiah	40
270	Neal	40
271	Ruben	40
272	Ezra	39
273	Marcus	39
274	Riley	39
275	Fletcher	38
276	Garfield	38
277	Gustave	38
278	Kenneth	38
279	Ulysses	38
280	Emory	37
281	Jimmie	37
282	Lemuel	37
283	Cleve	36
284	Louie	36
285	Miles	36
286	Omer	36
287	Preston	36
288	Burton	35
289	Dewitt	35
290	Douglas	35
291	Elisha	35
292	Isaiah	35
293	Ned	35
294	Anderson	34
295	Ivan	34
296	Jefferson	34
297	Lyman	34
298	Bud	33
299	Christian	33
300	Tommie	33
301	Antonio	32
302	Arch	32
303	Ervin	32
304	Gustav	32
305	Mary	32
306	Morgan	32
307	Napoleon	32
308	Roger	32
309	Elwood	31
310	Major	31
311	Ambrose	30
312	Archibald	30
313	Delbert	30
314	Johnie	30
315	Logan	30
316	Lucius	30
317	Josh	29
318	Spencer	29
319	Tony	29
320	Walker	29
321	Clay	28
322	Gerald	28
323	Myron	28
324	Ole	28
325	Al	27
326	Lafayette	27
327	Leland	27
328	Matt	27
329	Sandy	27
330	Stewart	27
331	Wilfred	27
332	Clement	26
333	Dee	26
334	Hardy	26
335	Rex	26
336	Allan	25
337	Axel	25
338	Carroll	25
339	Clem	25
340	Dallas	25
341	Emile	25
342	Fay	25
343	Lorenzo	25
344	Lynn	25
345	Malcolm	25
346	Ward	25
347	Winfield	25
348	Dudley	24
349	Emmet	24
350	Gust	24
351	Houston	24
352	Milo	24
353	Mitchell	24
354	Neil	24
355	Pedro	24
356	Porter	24
357	Benjiman	23
358	Cliff	23
359	Dick	23
360	General	23
361	Johnny	23
362	King	23
363	Larry	23
364	Oren	23
365	Pat	23
366	Raleigh	23
367	Seth	23
368	Wayne	23
369	Carlton	22
370	Casper	22
371	Elliott	22
372	Erwin	22
373	Foster	22
374	Isiah	22
375	Loren	22
376	Merle	22
377	Pink	22
378	Prince	22
379	Randolph	22
380	Sim	22
381	Taylor	22
382	Vern	22
383	Allie	21
384	Burl	21
385	Chauncey	21
386	Freeman	21
387	Isom	21
388	Jason	21
389	Josiah	21
390	Judson	21
391	Lem	21
392	Loyd	21
393	Otho	21
394	Pierce	21
395	Washington	21
396	West	21
397	Clair	20
398	Hans	20
399	Jonas	20
400	Judge	20
401	Steven	20
402	Tomas	20
403	Adolphus	19
404	Burt	19
405	Elza	19
406	Garland	19
407	Granville	19
408	Harris	19
409	Herschel	19
410	Hugo	19
411	Jonathan	19
412	Lawson	19
413	Murray	19
414	Royal	19
415	Troy	19
416	Wilmer	19
417	Abner	18
418	Abram	18
419	Davis	18
420	Hal	18
421	Harmon	18
422	Irwin	18
423	Lucian	18
424	Mason	18
425	Minor	18
426	Phil	18
427	Rolla	18
428	Rollie	18
429	Verne	18
430	Warner	18
431	Adrian	17
432	Alford	17
433	Buster	17
434	Dale	17
435	Dwight	17
436	Early	17
437	Emerson	17
438	Ezekiel	17
439	Hamilton	17
440	Hosea	17
441	Israel	17
442	Leander	17
443	Lucious	17
444	Madison	17
445	Olaf	17
446	Shirley	17
447	Stuart	17
448	Thornton	17
449	Webster	17
450	Wilbert	17
451	Abel	16
452	Addison	16
453	Alphonse	16
454	Alton	16
455	Arther	16
456	Carlos	16
457	Christ	16
458	Emmitt	16
459	Garrett	16
460	Geo	16
461	Henderson	16
462	Kelly	16
463	Lindsey	16
464	Milford	16
465	Oswald	16
466	Sanford	16
467	Smith	16
468	Thad	16
469	Valentine	16
470	Alonza	15
471	Angus	15
472	Anna	15
473	Berry	15
474	Carter	15
475	Clara	15
476	Clint	15
477	Crawford	15
478	Dean	15
479	Elvin	15
480	Emmit	15
481	Enos	15
482	Florence	15
483	Francisco	15
484	Ivy	15
485	Nels	15
486	Orval	15
487	Reginald	15
488	Turner	15
489	Wm	15
490	Zack	15
491	Ashley	14
492	Caleb	14
493	Cornelious	14
494	Dell	14
495	Elie	14
496	Elzie	14
497	Ephraim	14
498	Evans	14
499	Freddie	14
500	Issac	14
501	Mortimer	14
502	Omar	14
503	Orrin	14
504	Rodney	14
505	Sid	14
506	Simeon	14
507	Sol	14
508	Tim	14
509	Tracy	14
510	Truman	14
511	Wilber	14
512	Angelo	13
513	Aron	13
514	Augustine	13
515	Baxter	13
516	Benny	13
517	Brady	13
518	Butler	13
519	Cary	13
520	Frederic	13
521	Fritz	13
522	Gabriel	13
523	Gene	13
524	Giles	13
525	Hampton	13
526	Haywood	13
527	Junius	13
528	Lige	13
529	Lonzo	13
530	Micheal	13
531	Miguel	13
532	Orlando	13
533	Ransom	13
534	Ronald	13
535	Thurman	13
536	Tommy	13
537	Willam	13
538	Williams	13
539	Wylie	13
540	Albin	12
541	Antone	12
542	Artie	12
543	Bartholomew	12
544	Benjamine	12
545	Bertha	12
546	Billie	12
547	Blaine	12
548	Buck	12
549	Doc	12
550	Dorsey	12
551	Drew	12
552	Duncan	12
553	Ellsworth	12
554	Elmo	12
555	Elton	12
556	Felipe	12
557	Frances	12
558	Grace	12
559	Harlan	12
560	Henery	12
561	Jesus	12
562	Lawyer	12
563	Luis	12
564	Lyle	12
565	Miller	12
566	Palmer	12
567	Perley	12
568	Pleasant	12
569	Price	12
570	Ramon	12
571	Terry	12
572	Tillman	12
573	Walton	12
574	Wendell	12
575	Wilford	12
576	Winfred	12
577	Wyatt	12
578	Coleman	11
579	Dennie	11
580	Elizabeth	11
581	Elmore	11
582	Emma	11
583	Evan	11
584	Hamp	11
585	Jean	11
586	Johnson	11
587	June	11
588	Lionel	11
589	Lowell	11
590	Ludwig	11
591	Mat	11
592	Mathias	11
593	Melville	11
594	Parker	11
595	Rollin	11
596	Rupert	11
597	Simpson	11
598	Toney	11
599	Travis	11
600	Urban	11
601	Wash	11
602	Wilburn	11
603	Willian	11
604	Woodie	11
605	Ace	10
606	Alice	10
607	Aloysius	10
608	Andres	10
609	Asbury	10
610	Aubrey	10
611	Auther	10
612	Barton	10
613	Basil	10
614	Elbridge	10
615	Eldridge	10
616	Erastus	10
617	Eric	10
618	Ferd	10
619	Gideon	10
620	Godfrey	10
621	Hermon	10
622	Isadore	10
623	Jones	10
624	Kirby	10
625	Lacy	10
626	Lonie	10
627	Mannie	10
628	Maynard	10
629	Merritt	10
630	Merton	10
631	Noble	10
632	Obie	10
633	Odie	10
634	Otha	10
635	Paris	10
636	Pierre	10
637	Reese	10
638	Saul	10
639	Seymour	10
640	Sterling	10
641	Sumner	10
642	Sydney	10
643	Ted	10
644	Terrence	10
645	Whit	10
646	Young	10
647	Alf	9
648	Alois	9
649	Alphonso	9
650	Alvis	9
651	Bartley	9
652	Benton	9
653	Beverly	9
654	Blake	9
655	Bryant	9
656	Clare	9
657	Eben	9
658	Edith	9
659	Ellie	9
660	Fernando	9
661	Fitzhugh	9
662	Gardner	9
663	Guss	9
664	Hallie	9
665	Heber	9
666	Hollis	9
667	Isham	9
668	Jordan	9
669	Lemon	9
670	Lenard	9
671	Levy	9
672	Linwood	9
673	Llewellyn	9
674	Lou	9
675	Love	9
676	Mahlon	9
677	Marcellus	9
678	Nat	9
679	Norris	9
680	Olin	9
681	Oral	9
682	Orin	9
683	Quincy	9
684	Roman	9
685	Roswell	9
686	Russel	9
687	Shedrick	9
688	Shelby	9
689	Tobe	9
690	Vance	9
691	Verner	9
692	Wheeler	9
693	Woodson	9
694	Addie	8
695	Alcide	8
696	Alden	8
697	Alfonso	8
698	Alpha	8
699	Alvah	8
700	Anson	8
701	Art	8
702	Bernie	8
703	Bertie	8
704	Berton	8
705	Bertram	8
706	Bishop	8
707	Burley	8
708	Caesar	8
709	Carson	8
710	Cicero	8
711	Cleo	8
712	Cloyd	8
713	Dana	8
714	Dillard	8
715	Ebb	8
716	Egbert	8
717	Elige	8
718	Ernst	8
719	Fate	8
720	Golden	8
721	Hayes	8
722	Helmer	8
723	Hilliard	8
724	Howell	8
725	Ida	8
726	Jodie	8
727	Julious	8
728	Justin	8
729	Larkin	8
730	Leigh	8
731	Lucas	8
732	Lucien	8
733	Lum	8
734	Malachi	8
735	Margaret	8
736	May	8
737	Melton	8
738	Mervin	8
739	Minnie	8
740	Myrtle	8
741	Newell	8
742	Newt	8
743	Nora	8
744	Percival	8
745	Richmond	8
746	Rolland	8
747	Rube	8
748	Rubin	8
749	Sampson	8
750	Thaddeus	8
751	Theo	8
752	Tollie	8
753	Vernie	8
754	Waldo	8
755	Wellington	8
756	Winston	8
757	Zeb	8
758	Aleck	7
759	Alvia	7
760	Ansel	7
761	Antoine	7
762	Arlie	7
763	Arlington	7
764	Armand	7
765	Arvid	7
766	Asher	7
767	Author	7
768	Bailey	7
769	Bart	7
770	Benedict	7
771	Billy	7
772	Budd	7
773	Buford	7
774	Byrd	7
775	Cal	7
776	Callie	7
777	Carrie	7
778	Clarance	7
779	Clemens	7
780	Colin	7
781	Denis	7
782	Dixie	7
783	Doctor	7
784	Dolphus	7
785	Edna	7
786	Elder	7
787	Eldon	7
788	Elvis	7
789	Finis	7
790	Flem	7
791	Garnett	7
792	Gary	7
793	Gertrude	7
794	Graham	7
795	Gregory	7
796	Guadalupe	7
797	Hardie	7
798	Harper	7
799	Harvy	7
800	Hezekiah	7
801	Hollie	7
802	Hoyt	7
803	Hubbard	7
804	Hunter	7
805	Ignacio	7
806	Jarvis	7
807	Jule	7
808	Jules	7
809	Julia	7
810	Leopold	7
811	Lew	7
812	Marshal	7
813	Martha	7
814	Merl	7
815	Mont	7
816	Murphy	7
817	Nehemiah	7
818	Nicolas	7
819	Norbert	7
820	Norwood	7
821	Ocie	7
822	Ola	7
823	Orange	7
824	Orland	7
825	Pablo	7
826	Parley	7
827	Pleas	7
828	Randall	7
829	Raphael	7
830	Rene	7
831	Reno	7
832	Rudy	7
833	Rueben	7
834	Rush	7
835	Sebastian	7
836	Solon	7
837	Sylvan	7
838	Theadore	7
839	Tolbert	7
840	Virgle	7
841	Waverly	7
842	Wirt	7
843	Wong	7
844	Woody	7
845	Ada	6
846	Algie	6
847	Almon	6
848	Alto	6
849	Alvy	6
850	Augustin	6
851	Avery	6
852	Ballard	6
853	Bennett	6
854	Birt	6
855	Burr	6
856	Cash	6
857	Charls	6
858	Chesley	6
859	Cole	6
860	Colon	6
861	Colonel	6
862	Commodore	6
863	Conley	6
864	Connie	6
865	Constantine	6
866	Cooper	6
867	Cora	6
868	Coy	6
869	Danial	6
870	Darius	6
871	Dayton	6
872	Delmer	6
873	Dolph	6
874	Doss	6
875	Elby	6
876	Ella	6
877	Elsie	6
878	Elva	6
879	Ephriam	6
880	Ethan	6
881	Ethel	6
882	Evert	6
883	Ewald	6
884	Ferman	6
885	Fern	6
886	Finley	6
887	Florian	6
888	Ford	6
889	Fuller	6
890	Gail	6
891	Gaston	6
892	Gay	6
893	Gorden	6
894	Gussie	6
895	Ham	6
896	Harve	6
897	Hazel	6
898	Hector	6
899	Horatio	6
900	Hyrum	6
901	Ignatius	6
902	Jens	6
903	Joaquin	6
904	Johnathan	6
905	Josephus	6
906	Junious	6
907	Kelley	6
908	Knute	6
909	Lacey	6
910	Lafe	6
911	Laurie	6
912	Len	6
913	Lilburn	6
914	Lillie	6
915	Lincoln	6
916	Linton	6
917	Loney	6
918	Lorenza	6
919	Lovell	6
920	Lovett	6
921	Loy	6
922	Mabel	6
923	Malvin	6
924	Manford	6
925	Manson	6
926	Maxwell	6
927	Mills	6
928	Morton	6
929	Noel	6
930	Odis	6
931	Okey	6
932	Oran	6
933	Orie	6
934	Orren	6
935	Orrie	6
936	Osborne	6
937	Pinkney	6
938	Pratt	6
939	Press	6
940	Reid	6
941	Rich	6
942	Roby	6
943	Rollo	6
944	Rosco	6
945	Rose	6
946	Rowland	6
947	Ruffin	6
948	Rutherford	6
949	Samual	6
950	Sanders	6
951	Sarah	6
952	Shelton	6
953	Squire	6
954	Tomie	6
955	Vince	6
956	Vivian	6
957	Wayland	6
958	Wells	6
959	Acey	5
960	Adelbert	5
961	Alan	5
962	Alberto	5
963	Alec	5
964	Alger	5
965	Algernon	5
966	Allison	5
967	Alma	5
968	Alpheus	5
969	Alvie	5
970	Amasa	5
971	Amil	5
972	Annie	5
973	Arden	5
974	Arley	5
975	Augusta	5
976	Barrett	5
977	Bedford	5
978	Beecher	5
979	Bernhard	5
980	Bertrand	5
981	Bessie	5
982	Boston	5
983	Britt	5
984	Brooks	5
985	Bruno	5
986	Bryan	5
987	Burns	5
988	Calhoun	5
989	Carey	5
990	Chalmer	5
991	Chin	5
992	Christy	5
993	Claire	5
994	Cletus	5
995	Colbert	5
996	Collins	5
997	Courtland	5
998	Craig	5
999	Curt	5
1000	Daisy	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1886.

How spread out were the names of 1886?

In 1886 the ten most given boys’ names went to 40.4% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 22.2% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1886 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 1886?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1886 against the top 100 of 1885.

The biggest climbs of 1886

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1886.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1885	Rank 1886
Winnie	#221	#179
Flossie	#231	#192
Genevieve	#204	#169
Loretta	#198	#165
Marguerite	#211	#181
Tillie	#187	#162
Hazel	#105	#81
Lucille	#188	#166

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1885	Rank 1886
Mark	#178	#129
Marshall	#171	#132
Jay	#150	#126
Russell	#145	#122
Gus	#155	#135
Norman	#116	#97
Lloyd	#126	#107
Percy	#137	#119

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1886

The most given names of the 1880s1886 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1886Weighted 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: 1887

The most popular baby names of 1886

The top names of 1886

How spread out were the names of 1886?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1886?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1886

More about the names of 1886