The most popular baby names of 1887

In 1887 the most given names were John (8,110 boys) and Mary (9,888 girls); SSA’s file counts 247,391 babies under 2,373 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1887 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1887

Girls: top 25 of 1887
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1886
1	1 Mary	9,888	67.7	#1
2	2 Anna	4,227	29.0	#2
3	3 Elizabeth	2,681	18.4	#4
4	4 Emma	2,647	18.1	#3
5	5 Margaret	2,419	16.6	#6
6	6 Minnie	2,215	15.2	#5
7	7 Bertha	2,037	13.9	#8
8	8 Clara	1,984	13.6	#9
9	9 Florence	1,964	13.4	#10
10	10 Ida	1,929	13.2	#7
11	11 Ethel	1,907	13.1	#15
12	12 Annie	1,844	12.6	#13
13	13 Bessie	1,838	12.6	#12
14	14 Alice	1,819	12.5	#11
15	15 Grace	1,692	11.6	#14
16	16 Ella	1,521	10.4	#19
17	17 Martha	1,504	10.3	#18
18	18 Mabel	1,494	10.2	#20
19	19 Nellie	1,457	10.0	#17
20	20 Sarah	1,436	9.8	#16
21	21 Helen	1,405	9.6	#25
22	22 Laura	1,364	9.3	#22
23	23 Carrie	1,344	9.2	#21
24	24 Edna	1,339	9.2	#23
25	25 Pearl	1,316	9.0	#29

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Lillian	1,308
27	Cora	1,257
28	Gertrude	1,251
29	Edith	1,243
30	Rose	1,242
31	Maude	1,162
32	Hattie	1,135
33	Eva	1,125
34	Frances	1,105
35	Louise	1,088
36	Myrtle	1,087
37	Lillie	1,072
38	Jennie	1,047
39	Julia	1,043
40	Mattie	1,031
41	Jessie	1,012
42	Lena	1,004
43	Marie	994
44	Catherine	967
45	Ada	910
46	Agnes	896
47	Lula	891
48	Dora	842
49	Elsie	833
50	Josephine	815
51	Lucy	811
52	Fannie	798
53	Katherine	794
54	Blanche	763
55	Maggie	740
56	Nora	735
57	Mamie	716
58	Mae	680
59	Stella	664
60	Rosa	659
61	May	648
62	Ruth	627
63	Alma	623
64	Effie	615
65	Nettie	595
66	Ellen	579
67	Daisy	532
68	Lizzie	525
69	Sallie	525
70	Sadie	519
71	Nancy	511
72	Hazel	504
73	Irene	504
74	Della	496
75	Susie	485
76	Lydia	448
77	Katie	440
78	Etta	437
79	Esther	431
80	Viola	420
81	Lottie	414
82	Flora	408
83	Maud	402
84	Caroline	398
85	Olive	394
86	Addie	393
87	Kathryn	384
88	Willie	379
89	Mildred	373
90	Beulah	355
91	Charlotte	351
92	Georgia	351
93	Amelia	344
94	Harriet	342
95	Nannie	340
96	Amanda	338
97	Ollie	338
98	Emily	335
99	Susan	335
100	Mollie	333

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Virginia	332
102	Kate	331
103	Lulu	322
104	Pauline	314
105	Ruby	309
106	Eliza	290
107	Jane	288
108	Theresa	284
109	Hannah	279
110	Rebecca	275
111	Belle	272
112	Dorothy	272
113	Henrietta	269
114	Matilda	266
115	Nina	266
116	Beatrice	262
117	Estella	260
118	Marion	254
119	Iva	253
120	Amy	251
121	Anne	249
122	Eleanor	247
123	Lola	246
124	Ann	239
125	Ora	231
126	Rachel	226
127	Augusta	221
128	Mayme	214
129	Sara	214
130	Leona	208
131	Lela	207
132	Barbara	204
133	Maria	203
134	Gladys	201
135	Evelyn	194
136	Josie	192
137	Sophia	192
138	Eula	188
139	Alta	187
140	Essie	185
141	Allie	183
142	Mable	182
143	Inez	180
144	Betty	178
145	Ina	178
146	Marguerite	178
147	Estelle	170
148	Ola	170
149	Millie	168
150	Callie	167
151	Vera	167
152	Rosie	162
153	Christine	161
154	Goldie	159
155	Victoria	157
156	Hilda	156
157	Bess	155
158	Janie	155
159	Rena	155
160	Celia	154
161	Winifred	154
162	Olga	153
163	Delia	150
164	Genevieve	149
165	Lucille	149
166	Sophie	149
167	Lou	147
168	Nell	146
169	Tillie	140
170	Louisa	138
171	Mathilda	138
172	Eunice	136
173	Sylvia	135
174	Loretta	134
175	Birdie	133
176	Lois	129
177	Verna	129
178	Bernice	127
179	Luella	127
180	Flossie	123
181	Frieda	123
182	Sue	123
183	Bettie	117
184	Alberta	116
185	Winnie	114
186	Cornelia	112
187	Jean	112
188	Leila	112
189	Sally	112
190	Roxie	111
191	Katharine	110
192	Isabel	109
193	Bertie	108
194	Hulda	108
195	Isabelle	108
196	Teresa	107
197	Abbie	104
198	Adelaide	104
199	Rhoda	104
200	Adeline	103
201	Dollie	103
202	Lelia	102
203	Nelle	100
204	Virgie	100
205	Elva	99
206	Lenora	98
207	Lettie	98
208	Carolyn	97
209	Selma	97
210	Violet	97
211	Geneva	95
212	Gertie	95
213	Jeannette	95
214	Myra	95
215	Hallie	93
216	Cecelia	92
217	Christina	92
218	Lucinda	92
219	Irma	90
220	Lora	90
221	Harriett	89
222	Hester	89
223	Lura	87
224	Johanna	86
225	Jeanette	85
226	Lucile	85
227	Marian	85
228	Cecilia	83
229	Fanny	83
230	Hettie	83
231	Leah	83
232	Lilly	83
233	Myrtie	83
234	Francis	82
235	Gussie	82
236	Linnie	82
237	Adele	80
238	Freda	80
239	Helena	78
240	Norma	77
241	Wilhelmina	77
242	Naomi	76
243	Claudia	74
244	Lila	74
245	Maudie	74
246	Elma	73
247	Marjorie	73
248	Lida	72
249	Elnora	71
250	Meta	71
251	Ophelia	70
252	Fern	69
253	Olivia	69
254	Lorena	68
255	Emilie	67
256	Lessie	67
257	Mittie	67
258	Zella	67
259	Alvina	66
260	Regina	66
261	Vivian	66
262	Madge	65
263	Pearlie	65
264	Minerva	64
265	Roberta	64
266	Eugenia	63
267	Phoebe	63
268	Dorothea	62
269	Erma	62
270	Elsa	61
271	Juanita	61
272	Mina	61
273	Lee	60
274	Bonnie	59
275	Lily	59
276	Louella	59
277	Velma	59
278	Claire	58
279	Cordelia	58
280	Isabella	58
281	Janet	58
282	Margie	58
283	Mabelle	57
284	Rosalie	57
285	Ivy	56
286	John	56
287	Cynthia	55
288	Nola	55
289	Pansy	55
290	Dovie	54
291	Floy	54
292	Ernestine	53
293	Kittie	53
294	Madeline	53
295	Angeline	52
296	Cassie	52
297	Edythe	51
298	Elvira	51
299	Georgie	51
300	Pearle	51
301	Priscilla	51
302	Kathleen	50
303	Lina	50
304	Linda	50
305	Malinda	50
306	Orpha	50
307	Blanch	49
308	Frankie	48
309	Polly	48
310	Annette	47
311	Antoinette	47
312	Fay	47
313	Ona	47
314	Artie	46
315	Miriam	46
316	Oma	46
317	Vina	46
318	Zora	46
319	Evie	45
320	Letha	45
321	Neva	45
322	Bell	44
323	William	44
324	Angie	43
325	Dessie	43
326	Ila	43
327	Leota	43
328	Alpha	42
329	Corinne	42
330	Faye	42
331	Rosetta	42
332	Anita	41
333	Chloe	41
334	Dona	41
335	Lona	41
336	Maybelle	41
337	Adelia	40
338	Cecil	40
339	Charity	40
340	Gracie	40
341	Opal	40
342	Rita	40
343	Vida	40
344	Audrey	39
345	Dena	39
346	Ellie	39
347	Nan	39
348	Catharine	38
349	Donna	38
350	Doris	38
351	Leola	38
352	Melvina	38
353	Rae	38
354	Cleo	37
355	Constance	37
356	Lenore	37
357	Mandy	37
358	Sudie	37
359	Tena	37
360	Ava	36
361	Lyda	36
362	Mertie	36
363	Nona	36
364	Isabell	35
365	Lennie	35
366	Veronica	35
367	Bridget	34
368	Cecile	34
369	George	34
370	Melissa	34
371	Zoe	34
372	Angela	33
373	Charles	33
374	Elisabeth	33
375	Kitty	33
376	Savannah	33
377	Zula	33
378	Adah	32
379	Alva	32
380	Dolly	32
381	Elise	32
382	Jimmie	32
383	Joanna	32
384	Johnnie	32
385	Leta	32
386	Mazie	32
387	Minna	32
388	Molly	32
389	Tessie	32
390	Clare	31
391	Clyde	31
392	Elmira	31
393	Eloise	31
394	Helene	31
395	Susanna	31
396	Una	31
397	Willa	31
398	Ettie	30
399	Leora	30
400	Mariah	30
401	Pinkie	30
402	Retta	30
403	Dixie	29
404	Lenna	29
405	Letitia	29
406	Margery	29
407	Missouri	29
408	Muriel	29
409	Octavia	29
410	Reba	29
411	Wanda	29
412	Erna	28
413	Eugenie	28
414	Georgiana	28
415	Inga	28
416	Louie	28
417	Marietta	28
418	Mellie	28
419	Odessa	28
420	Rosella	28
421	Tennie	28
422	Vesta	28
423	Zona	28
424	Belva	27
425	Beryl	27
426	Emelia	27
427	Georgianna	27
428	Hanna	27
429	Lilla	27
430	Lucretia	27
431	Mathilde	27
432	Rowena	27
433	Vada	27
434	Zelma	27
435	Antonia	26
436	Bella	26
437	Hilma	26
438	Iola	26
439	Liza	26
440	Lucie	26
441	Lue	26
442	Magdalena	26
443	Pattie	26
444	Paula	26
445	Vallie	26
446	Agatha	25
447	Aurelia	25
448	Besse	25
449	Eda	25
450	Emmie	25
451	Golda	25
452	Harriette	25
453	Hedwig	25
454	June	25
455	Marcella	25
456	Rilla	25
457	Tina	25
458	Vinnie	25
459	Berta	24
460	Esta	24
461	Ione	24
462	Jannie	24
463	Leonora	24
464	Alda	23
465	Idella	23
466	Jewel	23
467	Kathrine	23
468	Ludie	23
469	Mallie	23
470	Zola	23
471	Adaline	22
472	Adda	22
473	Albina	22
474	Anastasia	22
475	Annabelle	22
476	Christena	22
477	Docia	22
478	Eddie	22
479	Iona	22
480	Ira	22
481	Lonie	22
482	Lovie	22
483	Luna	22
484	Margret	22
485	Meda	22
486	Mona	22
487	Ray	22
488	Wilma	22
489	Almeda	21
490	Connie	21
491	Cordie	21
492	Era	21
493	Florida	21
494	Libbie	21
495	Madeleine	21
496	Queen	21
497	Tommie	21
498	Winnifred	21
499	Amalia	20
500	Angelina	20
501	Celeste	20
502	Jettie	20
503	Lavinia	20
504	Leatha	20
505	Luvenia	20
506	Magdalen	20
507	Patsy	20
508	Phebe	20
509	Shirley	20
510	Ursula	20
511	Vernie	20
512	Aline	19
513	Betsy	19
514	Carolina	19
515	Frank	19
516	Hassie	19
517	Hortense	19
518	James	19
519	Judith	19
520	Julie	19
521	Manda	19
522	Theo	19
523	Verda	19
524	Aimee	18
525	Althea	18
526	Arrie	18
527	Camilla	18
528	Evelina	18
529	Jenny	18
530	Lavina	18
531	Marcia	18
532	Ocie	18
533	Phyllis	18
534	Rosanna	18
535	Sena	18
536	Tilda	18
537	Adela	17
538	Avis	17
539	Clarissa	17
540	Corine	17
541	Elenora	17
542	Elizebeth	17
543	Imogene	17
544	Jeanne	17
545	Kizzie	17
546	Lauretta	17
547	Lelah	17
548	Leone	17
549	Mahala	17
550	Malissa	17
551	Minta	17
552	Myrta	17
553	Ossie	17
554	Ottilie	17
555	Peggy	17
556	Petra	17
557	Rosina	17
558	Sadye	17
559	Sophronia	17
560	Alida	16
561	Ara	16
562	Clementine	16
563	Coral	16
564	Diana	16
565	Donnie	16
566	Easter	16
567	Elisa	16
568	Genie	16
569	Geraldine	16
570	Glenna	16
571	Gretchen	16
572	Hope	16
573	Lilian	16
574	Lotta	16
575	Lutie	16
576	Magdalene	16
577	Malvina	16
578	Mame	16
579	Mammie	16
580	Maye	16
581	Mettie	16
582	Natalie	16
583	Samantha	16
584	Serena	16
585	Veda	16
586	Albertine	15
587	Alvena	15
588	America	15
589	Aurora	15
590	Carol	15
591	Deborah	15
592	Dottie	15
593	Eileen	15
594	Elda	15
595	Eleanore	15
596	Emmer	15
597	Estell	15
598	Evalyn	15
599	Huldah	15
600	Joan	15
601	Kathryne	15
602	Lonnie	15
603	Lucia	15
604	Margaretha	15
605	Selina	15
606	Valeria	15
607	Zetta	15
608	Arie	14
609	Arlie	14
610	Bulah	14
611	Cathrine	14
612	Claudie	14
613	Delilah	14
614	Dolores	14
615	Edyth	14
616	Ethelyn	14
617	Ethyl	14
618	Frona	14
619	Gena	14
620	Isa	14
621	Ivah	14
622	Kattie	14
623	Liddie	14
624	Mintie	14
625	Ottie	14
626	Rhea	14
627	Roma	14
628	Rossie	14
629	Selena	14
630	Tressa	14
631	Tressie	14
632	Winona	14
633	Abigail	13
634	Adella	13
635	Altha	13
636	Anabel	13
637	Annabel	13
638	Delila	13
639	Delphia	13
640	Donie	13
641	Edwina	13
642	Eleanora	13
643	Eulah	13
644	Evalena	13
645	Evangeline	13
646	Grayce	13
647	Harry	13
648	Icie	13
649	Joseph	13
650	Justine	13
651	Madie	13
652	Monica	13
653	Nita	13
654	Onie	13
655	Rachael	13
656	Sabina	13
657	Sabra	13
658	Vena	13
659	Verlie	13
660	Wilda	13
661	Ammie	12
662	Annetta	12
663	Berenice	12
664	Bernadette	12
665	Birtie	12
666	Carmen	12
667	Corrine	12
668	Dagmar	12
669	Delphine	12
670	Eldora	12
671	Elfrieda	12
672	Flo	12
673	Hertha	12
674	Honora	12
675	Idell	12
676	Jeanie	12
677	Leonie	12
678	Leslie	12
679	Loula	12
680	Louvenia	12
681	Merle	12
682	Nella	12
683	Oda	12
684	Paralee	12
685	Paulina	12
686	Queenie	12
687	Rosalia	12
688	Sula	12
689	Theodora	12
690	Viva	12
691	Wilhelmine	12
692	Zada	12
693	Adline	11
694	Amie	11
695	Beth	11
696	Charlie	11
697	Corda	11
698	Cornie	11
699	Corrie	11
700	Dicie	11
701	Dorcas	11
702	Edmonia	11
703	Edward	11
704	Elinor	11
705	Emeline	11
706	Ester	11
707	Etha	11
708	Etna	11
709	Eulalie	11
710	Florrie	11
711	Fred	11
712	Freddie	11
713	Isla	11
714	Josefa	11
715	Juliet	11
716	Leontine	11
717	Martina	11
718	Mima	11
719	Nathalie	11
720	Odelia	11
721	Osie	11
722	Rosamond	11
723	Rosemary	11
724	Rosia	11
725	Salome	11
726	Tennessee	11
727	Theresia	11
728	Verdie	11
729	Vergie	11
730	Villa	11
731	Zelia	11
732	Zita	11
733	Alyce	10
734	Annis	10
735	Bennie	10
736	Bobbie	10
737	Buna	10
738	Cammie	10
739	Cara	10
740	Clarice	10
741	Clemmie	10
742	Dell	10
743	Dina	10
744	Electa	10
745	Elta	10
746	Elvina	10
747	Ema	10
748	Emilia	10
749	Eve	10
750	Florine	10
751	Francisca	10
752	Frederica	10
753	Fredericka	10
754	Fronia	10
755	Garnet	10
756	Gay	10
757	Glennie	10
758	Gracia	10
759	Gunda	10
760	Gusta	10
761	Henry	10
762	India	10
763	Iris	10
764	Jesse	10
765	Joe	10
766	Katheryn	10
767	Katy	10
768	Leda	10
769	Lelar	10
770	Leonore	10
771	Loretto	10
772	Louetta	10
773	Magnolia	10
774	Maybell	10
775	Mercedes	10
776	Millicent	10
777	Miranda	10
778	Mora	10
779	Myrtis	10
780	Olie	10
781	Patricia	10
782	Pollie	10
783	Prudence	10
784	Robbie	10
785	Rubie	10
786	Tempie	10
787	Veva	10
788	Adelina	9
789	Adell	9
790	Aggie	9
791	Aletha	9
792	Alfreda	9
793	Amber	9
794	Annabell	9
795	Arminta	9
796	Arthur	9
797	Arvilla	9
798	Audra	9
799	Bert	9
800	Calla	9
801	Capitola	9
802	Carlotta	9
803	Charlottie	9
804	Christie	9
805	Classie	9
806	David	9
807	Dee	9
808	Doshie	9
809	Elvie	9
810	Enola	9
811	Eulalia	9
812	Evaline	9
813	Felicia	9
814	Gail	9
815	Helga	9
816	Henriette	9
817	Hermine	9
818	Hetty	9
819	Icy	9
820	Irena	9
821	Jemima	9
822	Karen	9
823	Laurie	9
824	Lavada	9
825	Lea	9
826	Letta	9
827	Leva	9
828	Lorene	9
829	Luisa	9
830	Margarette	9
831	Maxie	9
832	Nelly	9
833	Neta	9
834	Norah	9
835	Octavie	9
836	Odie	9
837	Odile	9
838	Omie	9
839	Orelia	9
840	Philomena	9
841	Ramona	9
842	Retha	9
843	Roseanna	9
844	Rosy	9
845	Ruthie	9
846	Savanah	9
847	Signe	9
848	Suzanne	9
849	Sybil	9
850	Tabitha	9
851	Theda	9
852	Thekla	9
853	Therese	9
854	Trudie	9
855	Vella	9
856	Vertie	9
857	Victorine	9
858	Will	9
859	Zoa	9
860	Adelle	8
861	Aileen	8
862	Alicia	8
863	Almira	8
864	Amelie	8
865	Anice	8
866	Arizona	8
867	Audie	8
868	Berdie	8
869	Bina	8
870	Camille	8
871	Carlota	8
872	Carra	8
873	Cathryn	8
874	Christiana	8
875	Claude	8
876	Clifford	8
877	Cordia	8
878	Dicy	8
879	Dove	8
880	Ednah	8
881	Eleonore	8
882	Ellar	8
883	Ena	8
884	Erie	8
885	Freida	8
886	Fronie	8
887	Georgina	8
888	Gillie	8
889	Golden	8
890	Greta	8
891	Gwendolyn	8
892	Hellen	8
893	Henretta	8
894	Hildegarde	8
895	Hollie	8
896	Imo	8
897	Indiana	8
898	Jessica	8
899	Jewell	8
900	Jodie	8
901	Juana	8
902	Judie	8
903	Juliana	8
904	Juliette	8
905	Lanie	8
906	Libby	8
907	Lockie	8
908	Lular	8
909	Lurline	8
910	Luz	8
911	Macie	8
912	Manuela	8
913	Margaretta	8
914	Margarita	8
915	Melinda	8
916	Melva	8
917	Mena	8
918	Metta	8
919	Nanie	8
920	Nena	8
921	Netta	8
922	Nonie	8
923	Novella	8
924	Opha	8
925	Ottilia	8
926	Parlee	8
927	Patience	8
928	Robert	8
929	Roxy	8
930	Sidney	8
931	Sina	8
932	Theodosia	8
933	Ura	8
934	Vennie	8
935	Vicie	8
936	Zettie	8
937	Alba	7
938	Albert	7
939	Albertina	7
940	Alverda	7
941	Alwine	7
942	Amma	7
943	Andrea	7
944	Angelita	7
945	Anner	7
946	Antonette	7
947	Arabella	7
948	Atha	7
949	Augustine	7
950	Beaulah	7
951	Becky	7
952	Beda	7
953	Bena	7
954	Beula	7
955	Biddie	7
956	Billie	7
957	Birtha	7
958	Caddie	7
959	Carl	7
960	Carmelita	7
961	Celesta	7
962	Celestine	7
963	Celie	7
964	Clemma	7
965	Clora	7
966	Daisie	7
967	Dale	7
968	Delma	7
969	Dessa	7
970	Dosha	7
971	Elena	7
972	Eleonora	7
973	Elia	7
974	Eloisa	7
975	Emmaline	7
976	Eppie	7
977	Ernest	7
978	Exie	7
979	Ferne	7
980	Fleta	7
981	Florance	7
982	Gene	7
983	Gina	7
984	Gretta	7
985	Gustie	7
986	Hazle	7
987	Ivory	7
988	Izora	7
989	Joy	7
990	Joyce	7
991	Junie	7
992	Justina	7
993	Lillia	7
994	Lissie	7
995	Loma	7
996	Louis	7
997	Lu	7
998	Lulie	7
999	Mabell	7
1000	Macy	7

Boys: top 25 of 1887
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1886
1	1 John	8,110	80.0	#1
2	2 William	7,470	73.7	#2
3	3 James	4,767	47.0	#3
4	4 George	4,284	42.2	#4
5	5 Charles	4,031	39.8	#5
6	6 Frank	2,883	28.4	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,456	24.2	#7
8	8 Henry	2,228	22.0	#9
9	9 Thomas	2,151	21.2	#10
10	10 Edward	2,125	20.9	#11
11	11 Robert	2,125	20.9	#8
12	12 Harry	2,057	20.3	#12
13	13 Walter	1,704	16.8	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,489	14.7	#14
15	15 Fred	1,454	14.3	#15
16	16 Albert	1,294	12.8	#16
17	17 Clarence	892	8.8	#17
18	18 Samuel	802	7.9	#18
19	19 Louis	791	7.8	#19
20	20 Roy	726	7.2	#20
21	21 Joe	685	6.8	#21
22	22 David	673	6.6	#24
23	23 Ernest	653	6.4	#25
24	24 Charlie	642	6.3	#22
25	25 Richard	622	6.1	#23

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Jesse	601
27	Willie	590
28	Carl	588
29	Oscar	574
30	Will	561
31	Daniel	556
32	Earl	537
33	Andrew	520
34	Benjamin	473
35	Alfred	468
36	Elmer	467
37	Frederick	464
38	Ralph	463
39	Sam	463
40	Paul	449
41	Herbert	445
42	Howard	429
43	Peter	421
44	Lee	400
45	Herman	394
46	Claude	375
47	Raymond	372
48	Michael	344
49	Lewis	343
50	Jim	339
51	Martin	331
52	Tom	329
53	Eugene	327
54	Francis	327
55	Clyde	320
56	Jacob	317
57	Edwin	310
58	Ben	305
59	Grover	290
60	Lawrence	283
61	Harold	279
62	Ed	275
63	Luther	267
64	Edgar	266
65	Harvey	262
66	Ray	258
67	Otto	253
68	Jack	251
69	Hugh	250
70	Homer	248
71	Guy	238
72	Bert	237
73	Floyd	232
74	Leo	232
75	Charley	221
76	Patrick	218
77	Ira	215
78	Chester	207
79	Leonard	207
80	Oliver	203
81	Allen	202
82	Theodore	201
83	August	194
84	Isaac	194
85	Archie	184
86	Jessie	182
87	Alexander	180
88	Leroy	177
89	Lester	168
90	Leslie	166
91	Clifford	165
92	Stephen	165
93	Julius	164
94	Warren	163
95	Philip	161
96	Horace	160
97	Bernard	159
98	Anthony	153
99	Leon	147
100	Emil	146

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Sidney	144
102	Dan	140
103	Everett	140
104	Alex	136
105	Marion	131
106	Eddie	129
107	Alvin	128
108	Lloyd	127
109	Jess	124
110	Percy	123
111	Calvin	122
112	Milton	122
113	Norman	119
114	Rufus	119
115	Victor	119
116	Wesley	115
117	Willis	113
118	Perry	112
119	Wilbur	112
120	Dave	111
121	Stanley	110
122	Mack	109
123	Matthew	108
124	Jay	106
125	Nathan	106
126	Amos	104
127	Gilbert	102
128	Roscoe	102
129	Earnest	99
130	Harrison	99
131	Jerry	98
132	Otis	97
133	Russell	96
134	Jose	95
135	Melvin	95
136	Morris	95
137	Willard	95
138	Noah	94
139	Dennis	93
140	Adolph	90
141	Emmett	90
142	Jake	90
143	Franklin	89
144	Alonzo	88
145	Maurice	88
146	Wallace	88
147	Moses	87
148	Glenn	86
149	Ross	85
150	Adam	84
151	Elbert	82
152	Felix	82
153	Fredrick	82
154	Gus	82
155	Cecil	80
156	Phillip	80
157	Cornelius	79
158	Nicholas	79
159	Vernon	79
160	Aaron	78
161	Hubert	78
162	Sherman	78
163	Claud	77
164	Harley	77
165	Virgil	77
166	Lonnie	76
167	Mark	76
168	Abraham	75
169	Elijah	75
170	Hiram	75
171	Levi	75
172	Bob	74
173	Clayton	74
174	Max	73
175	Mike	73
176	Manuel	72
177	Clinton	71
178	Rudolph	71
179	Sylvester	71
180	Jeff	70
181	Marvin	70
182	Marshall	69
183	Ollie	68
184	Owen	68
185	Anton	67
186	Millard	67
187	Simon	67
188	Ellis	66
189	Wiley	66
190	Jasper	65
191	Pearl	64
192	Silas	64
193	Bill	63
194	Ora	63
195	Nelson	62
196	Curtis	61
197	Edmund	61
198	Donald	60
199	Edd	60
200	Johnnie	59
201	Alva	58
202	Barney	58
203	Juan	57
204	Nathaniel	57
205	Christopher	56
206	Monroe	56
207	Irvin	55
208	Irving	55
209	Mose	55
210	Andy	54
211	Clark	54
212	Cleveland	54
213	Orville	54
214	Reuben	54
215	Steve	54
216	Timothy	54
217	Dock	53
218	Glen	52
219	Vincent	52
220	Wilson	52
221	Asa	51
222	Augustus	51
223	Eli	51
224	Karl	49
225	Lon	49
226	Roland	49
227	Bennie	48
228	Grant	48
229	Joel	48
230	Arch	47
231	Austin	47
232	Byron	47
233	Christian	47
234	Gordon	47
235	Gustave	47
236	Luke	47
237	Mary	47
238	Pete	47
239	Chris	46
240	Riley	46
241	Bruce	44
242	Ike	44
243	Preston	44
244	Clifton	43
245	Ferdinand	43
246	Emanuel	42
247	Joshua	41
248	Newton	41
249	Spencer	41
250	Columbus	40
251	Julian	40
252	Major	40
253	Tony	40
254	Anderson	39
255	Dee	39
256	Don	39
257	Earle	39
258	Lemuel	39
259	Roger	39
260	Wade	39
261	Antonio	38
262	Arnold	38
263	Chas	38
264	Conrad	38
265	Cyrus	38
266	Jeremiah	38
267	Scott	38
268	Abe	37
269	Neal	37
270	Bud	36
271	Edmond	36
272	Ervin	35
273	Kenneth	35
274	Miles	35
275	Winfield	35
276	Aubrey	34
277	Carroll	34
278	Clement	34
279	Cleve	34
280	Douglas	34
281	Elias	34
282	Forrest	34
283	Gustav	34
284	Isaiah	34
285	Jerome	34
286	Matt	34
287	Murray	34
288	Ruben	34
289	Emery	33
290	Emory	33
291	Ezra	33
292	Jimmie	33
293	Solomon	33
294	Clem	32
295	Isiah	32
296	Jefferson	32
297	Napoleon	32
298	Van	32
299	Dewitt	31
300	Green	31
301	Jackson	31
302	Johnny	31
303	Louie	31
304	Mathew	31
305	Wilfred	31
306	Hugo	30
307	Ambrose	29
308	Logan	29
309	Nick	29
310	Wayne	29
311	Chauncey	28
312	Delbert	28
313	Forest	28
314	Johnie	28
315	Laurence	28
316	Mitchell	28
317	Myron	28
318	Ned	28
319	Rex	28
320	Vern	28
321	Dick	27
322	General	27
323	Otho	27
324	Ulysses	27
325	Boyd	26
326	Francisco	26
327	Freeman	26
328	Garfield	26
329	Ivan	26
330	Gust	25
331	Lorenzo	25
332	Walker	25
333	Elwood	24
334	Erwin	24
335	Jonas	24
336	Lafayette	24
337	Lucius	24
338	Merle	24
339	Royal	24
340	Burton	23
341	Clay	23
342	Dudley	23
343	Enoch	23
344	Hal	23
345	Hans	23
346	Loren	23
347	Lyman	23
348	Lynn	23
349	Marcus	23
350	Milo	23
351	Ward	23
352	Gerald	22
353	Omer	22
354	Sanford	22
355	Wilber	22
356	Allan	21
357	Emile	21
358	Evan	21
359	Fletcher	21
360	Granville	21
361	Harmon	21
362	Irwin	21
363	Jean	21
364	Malcolm	21
365	Neil	21
366	Allie	20
367	Carlos	20
368	Elisha	20
369	Elton	20
370	Frederic	20
371	Judson	20
372	Leland	20
373	Loyd	20
374	Stewart	20
375	Taylor	20
376	Ted	20
377	Abram	19
378	Adolphus	19
379	Archibald	19
380	Berry	19
381	Burl	19
382	Dwight	19
383	Gene	19
384	Lucian	19
385	Nels	19
386	Ole	19
387	Pat	19
388	Pedro	19
389	Sandy	19
390	Sterling	19
391	Wilbert	19
392	Abner	18
393	Alphonse	18
394	Axel	18
395	Coleman	18
396	Duncan	18
397	Gabriel	18
398	Herschel	18
399	Judge	18
400	Madison	18
401	Morton	18
402	Prince	18
403	Seth	18
404	Smith	18
405	Stuart	18
406	Tim	18
407	Tommie	18
408	Tommy	18
409	Bennett	17
410	Bertram	17
411	Burt	17
412	Cliff	17
413	Fay	17
414	Foster	17
415	Garland	17
416	Larry	17
417	Lyle	17
418	Morgan	17
419	Pink	17
420	Al	16
421	Angus	16
422	Benjiman	16
423	Benton	16
424	Carey	16
425	Dallas	16
426	Ellsworth	16
427	Elza	16
428	Emerson	16
429	Florence	16
430	Fritz	16
431	Hosea	16
432	Houston	16
433	Lawson	16
434	Phil	16
435	Rollie	16
436	Roman	16
437	Terry	16
438	Alton	15
439	Early	15
440	Isom	15
441	Israel	15
442	Jesus	15
443	Josh	15
444	Josiah	15
445	Junius	15
446	Lucious	15
447	Merton	15
448	Noble	15
449	Oren	15
450	Orin	15
451	Pierce	15
452	Raleigh	15
453	Randolph	15
454	Santiago	15
455	Steven	15
456	Thad	15
457	Valentine	15
458	Wilmer	15
459	Wm	15
460	Wylie	15
461	Avery	14
462	Buck	14
463	Carson	14
464	Christ	14
465	Crawford	14
466	Elizabeth	14
467	Emma	14
468	Garrett	14
469	Geo	14
470	Haywood	14
471	Henderson	14
472	Jason	14
473	Lonzo	14
474	Merritt	14
475	Minor	14
476	Olaf	14
477	Olin	14
478	Parker	14
479	Porter	14
480	Ransom	14
481	Rolla	14
482	Shelby	14
483	Sol	14
484	Sydney	14
485	Thurman	14
486	Waldo	14
487	Zack	14
488	Adrian	13
489	Anna	13
490	Annie	13
491	Basil	13
492	Benjaman	13
493	Caleb	13
494	Carlton	13
495	Carter	13
496	Clint	13
497	Elliott	13
498	Elzie	13
499	Hezekiah	13
500	Kelly	13
501	King	13
502	Lew	13
503	Lionel	13
504	Margaret	13
505	Mason	13
506	Newt	13
507	Orval	13
508	Palmer	13
509	Ramon	13
510	Richmond	13
511	Roderick	13
512	Turner	13
513	Vivian	13
514	Wilford	13
515	Williams	13
516	Addison	12
517	Albin	12
518	Baxter	12
519	Billie	12
520	Blaine	12
521	Bruno	12
522	Clair	12
523	Clare	12
524	Davis	12
525	Enos	12
526	Frances	12
527	Hamp	12
528	Harris	12
529	Hollis	12
530	Isadore	12
531	Jordan	12
532	June	12
533	Louise	12
534	Merrill	12
535	Orrin	12
536	Pablo	12
537	Perley	12
538	Rupert	12
539	Troy	12
540	Warner	12
541	Washington	12
542	Wilburn	12
543	Young	12
544	Abel	11
545	Aloysius	11
546	Aron	11
547	Arvid	11
548	Benjamine	11
549	Bertha	11
550	Bonnie	11
551	Brown	11
552	Casper	11
553	Connie	11
554	Cyril	11
555	Dale	11
556	Dorsey	11
557	Emmitt	11
558	Erastus	11
559	Eric	11
560	Ezekiel	11
561	Finis	11
562	Giles	11
563	Hamilton	11
564	Harve	11
565	Issac	11
566	Johnson	11
567	Jonah	11
568	Jules	11
569	Lem	11
570	Lucien	11
571	Mathias	11
572	Minnie	11
573	Myles	11
574	Orlando	11
575	Ottis	11
576	Reginald	11
577	Rollin	11
578	Saul	11
579	Tracy	11
580	Wash	11
581	Webster	11
582	Wyatt	11
583	Alice	10
584	Alma	10
585	Alonza	10
586	Alvah	10
587	Antone	10
588	Art	10
589	Ashley	10
590	Benny	10
591	Bernhard	10
592	Bertie	10
593	Buster	10
594	Cicero	10
595	Colonel	10
596	Dillard	10
597	Doc	10
598	Eldridge	10
599	Elmore	10
600	Ennis	10
601	Ephraim	10
602	Ernie	10
603	Ernst	10
604	Ethel	10
605	Fate	10
606	Ford	10
607	Fulton	10
608	Henery	10
609	Hoyt	10
610	Irl	10
611	Ivy	10
612	Jonathan	10
613	Lemon	10
614	Lindsey	10
615	Lou	10
616	Maynard	10
617	Melville	10
618	Micheal	10
619	Nellie	10
620	Omar	10
621	Pinkney	10
622	Pleasant	10
623	Rube	10
624	Shelton	10
625	Sid	10
626	Sim	10
627	Theo	10
628	Thornton	10
629	Toney	10
630	Vance	10
631	Alford	9
632	Archer	9
633	Armand	9
634	Arther	9
635	Bart	9
636	Benson	9
637	Buford	9
638	Burnett	9
639	Burr	9
640	Butler	9
641	Cary	9
642	Clara	9
643	Dean	9
644	Dexter	9
645	Edson	9
646	Egbert	9
647	Elvin	9
648	Emmet	9
649	Evert	9
650	Gaylord	9
651	Graham	9
652	Gustaf	9
653	Hillard	9
654	Howell	9
655	Ida	9
656	Ignacio	9
657	Lenard	9
658	Lige	9
659	Linwood	9
660	Lowell	9
661	Luis	9
662	Manley	9
663	Marcellus	9
664	Mervin	9
665	Nolan	9
666	Norval	9
667	Oran	9
668	Pierre	9
669	Randall	9
670	Reece	9
671	Rodney	9
672	Rolland	9
673	Ruby	9
674	Shirley	9
675	Thaddeus	9
676	Tobe	9
677	West	9
678	Willian	9
679	Ace	8
680	Adelbert	8
681	Alberto	8
682	Alf	8
683	Almer	8
684	Alois	8
685	Alvie	8
686	Andres	8
687	Angelo	8
688	Arlie	8
689	Armond	8
690	Banks	8
691	Barton	8
692	Bedford	8
693	Beverly	8
694	Boss	8
695	Captain	8
696	Clarance	8
697	Cloyd	8
698	Dawson	8
699	Dayton	8
700	Denis	8
701	Doctor	8
702	Eldon	8
703	Elmo	8
704	Elsworth	8
705	Frazier	8
706	Furman	8
707	Gideon	8
708	Godfrey	8
709	Guss	8
710	Hallie	8
711	Harlan	8
712	Helmer	8
713	Junious	8
714	Lacy	8
715	Leander	8
716	Len	8
717	Lincoln	8
718	Lora	8
719	Lum	8
720	Mat	8
721	Merl	8
722	Merlin	8
723	Moody	8
724	Mortimer	8
725	Nat	8
726	Nora	8
727	Norris	8
728	Orla	8
729	Oswald	8
730	Otha	8
731	Ples	8
732	Price	8
733	Rafael	8
734	Rich	8
735	Ronald	8
736	Rubin	8
737	Russel	8
738	Seaborn	8
739	Seymour	8
740	Soloman	8
741	Theron	8
742	Thompson	8
743	Truman	8
744	Vander	8
745	Verne	8
746	Vicente	8
747	Watson	8
748	Wendell	8
749	Willam	8
750	Winfred	8
751	Zeb	8
752	Alden	7
753	Alfredo	7
754	Almon	7
755	Bartholomew	7
756	Berton	7
757	Bird	7
758	Burley	7
759	Byrd	7
760	Cash	7
761	Chalmer	7
762	Collie	7
763	Cornelious	7
764	Dana	7
765	Delmar	7
766	Dolph	7
767	Dominick	7
768	Donnie	7
769	Edith	7
770	Elie	7
771	Eliseo	7
772	Elwin	7
773	Ethan	7
774	Ewing	7
775	Finley	7
776	Freddie	7
777	Gardner	7
778	Gary	7
779	Gerhard	7
780	Glover	7
781	Golden	7
782	Grady	7
783	Hardy	7
784	Haskell	7
785	Heber	7
786	Hector	7
787	Hilary	7
788	Hilton	7
789	Hosteen	7
790	Ivory	7
791	Jule	7
792	Kirby	7
793	Lamar	7
794	Lambert	7
795	Landon	7
796	Leopold	7
797	Levy	7
798	Llewellyn	7
799	Lorenz	7
800	Love	7
801	Malachi	7
802	Maxwell	7
803	Mont	7
804	Myrtle	7
805	Newman	7
806	Obie	7
807	Odie	7
808	Orley	7
809	Peyton	7
810	Sanders	7
811	Seldon	7
812	Simpson	7
813	Squire	7
814	Theophile	7
815	Tillman	7
816	Tomas	7
817	Verner	7
818	Webb	7
819	Addie	6
820	Ah	6
821	Aleck	6
822	Alphonsus	6
823	Amon	6
824	Anson	6
825	Arley	6
826	Asher	6
827	Author	6
828	Bailey	6
829	Bascom	6
830	Bernie	6
831	Billy	6
832	Birt	6
833	Brad	6
834	Brice	6
835	Brooks	6
836	Bryant	6
837	Burrell	6
838	Champ	6
839	Cleo	6
840	Colin	6
841	Creed	6
842	Curt	6
843	Delos	6
844	Denver	6
845	Dolphus	6
846	Eben	6
847	Elam	6
848	Eliga	6
849	Ellwood	6
850	Ely	6
851	Ephram	6
852	Ephriam	6
853	Ethelbert	6
854	Eva	6
855	Evans	6
856	Everette	6
857	Ewald	6
858	Ewell	6
859	Fayette	6
860	Ferd	6
861	Gale	6
862	Gilman	6
863	Gregorio	6
864	Hattie	6
865	Hayes	6
866	Henri	6
867	Hermon	6
868	Horatio	6
869	Hyrum	6
870	Isidore	6
871	Iver	6
872	Jobe	6
873	Joeseph	6
874	Joesph	6
875	Julia	6
876	Kelley	6
877	Lafe	6
878	Laura	6
879	Lawyer	6
880	Leigh	6
881	Lennie	6
882	Leonce	6
883	Leonidas	6
884	Lillian	6
885	Loy	6
886	Mahlon	6
887	Mamie	6
888	Manford	6
889	Milford	6
890	Miller	6
891	Orion	6
892	Orson	6
893	Ottie	6
894	Prentice	6
895	Quincy	6
896	Rollo	6
897	Rose	6
898	Rowland	6
899	Rudolf	6
900	Rudy	6
901	Rush	6
902	Sampson	6
903	Selmer	6
904	Shade	6
905	Sheldon	6
906	Shepherd	6
907	Silvester	6
908	Simeon	6
909	Stanford	6
910	Talmage	6
911	Urban	6
912	Vernie	6
913	Volney	6
914	Wes	6
915	Wilton	6
916	Winston	6
917	Wong	6
918	Woodie	6
919	Wright	6
920	Yancy	6
921	Ab	5
922	Abbie	5
923	Ada	5
924	Adolfo	5
925	Agnes	5
926	Alan	5
927	Alcide	5
928	Alec	5
929	Alejandro	5
930	Alexis	5
931	Alpha	5
932	Alpheus	5
933	Alto	5
934	Alvia	5
935	Arden	5
936	Arlington	5
937	Arnie	5
938	Arvin	5
939	Ballard	5
940	Bee	5
941	Benito	5
942	Benjamen	5
943	Bessie	5
944	Blair	5
945	Blanche	5
946	Bliss	5
947	Bradley	5
948	Brady	5
949	Cal	5
950	Camille	5
951	Cassie	5
952	Cassius	5
953	Catherine	5
954	Charly	5
955	Chin	5
956	Clarke	5
957	Claus	5
958	Cleon	5
959	Cooper	5
960	Cullen	5
961	Dell	5
962	Delmer	5
963	Dennie	5
964	Dewey	5
965	Diego	5
966	Dionicio	5
967	Dixie	5
968	Dominic	5
969	Dora	5
970	Dorr	5
971	Dow	5
972	Duane	5
973	Ebb	5
974	Eber	5
975	Edmon	5
976	Effie	5
977	Ellie	5
978	Elroy	5
979	Elvis	5
980	Estes	5
981	Gabe	5
982	Gilford	5
983	Gottlieb	5
984	Graves	5
985	Gray	5
986	Griffin	5
987	Gussie	5
988	Hardin	5
989	Harlow	5
990	Harman	5
991	Hazel	5
992	Hillery	5
993	Humphrey	5
994	Hurley	5
995	Ignatius	5
996	Jessee	5
997	Jewel	5
998	Jodie	5
999	Lars	5
1000	Laurel	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1887.

How spread out were the names of 1887?

In 1887 the ten most given boys’ names went to 39.9% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 21.9% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1887 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 1887?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1887 against the top 100 of 1886.

The biggest climbs of 1887

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1887.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1886	Rank 1887
Gladys	#176	#134
Marguerite	#181	#146
Rena	#185	#159
Frieda	#207	#181
Rosie	#175	#152
Bess	#180	#157
Teresa	#218	#196
Beatrice	#137	#116

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1886	Rank 1887
Roscoe	#159	#128
Stanley	#148	#121
Gilbert	#154	#127
Leslie	#114	#90
Mack	#140	#122
Harold	#78	#61
Emil	#116	#100
Alvin	#123	#107

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1887

The most given names of the 1880s1887 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1887Weighted 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: 1888

The most popular baby names of 1887

The top names of 1887

How spread out were the names of 1887?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1887?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1887

More about the names of 1887