The most popular baby names of 1888

In 1888 the most given names were John (9,247 boys) and Mary (11,754 girls); SSA’s file counts 299,474 babies under 2,651 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1888 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1888

Girls: top 25 of 1888
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1887
1	1 Mary	11,754	65.8	#1
2	2 Anna	4,982	27.9	#2
3	3 Elizabeth	3,224	18.1	#3
4	4 Emma	3,087	17.3	#4
5	5 Margaret	2,904	16.3	#5
6	6 Minnie	2,654	14.9	#6
7	7 Bertha	2,450	13.7	#7
8	8 Florence	2,444	13.7	#9
9	9 Ethel	2,374	13.3	#11
10	10 Bessie	2,278	12.8	#13
11	11 Clara	2,230	12.5	#8
12	12 Ida	2,229	12.5	#10
13	13 Alice	2,202	12.3	#14
14	14 Annie	2,188	12.3	#12
15	15 Grace	2,090	11.7	#15
16	16 Helen	1,847	10.3	#21
17	17 Mabel	1,830	10.3	#18
18	18 Ella	1,774	9.9	#16
19	19 Martha	1,769	9.9	#17
20	20 Sarah	1,755	9.8	#20
21	21 Nellie	1,736	9.7	#19
22	22 Edna	1,687	9.4	#24
23	23 Lillian	1,656	9.3	#26
24	24 Carrie	1,647	9.2	#23
25	25 Laura	1,624	9.1	#22

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Pearl	1,591
27	Rose	1,590
28	Gertrude	1,468
29	Edith	1,453
30	Frances	1,452
31	Cora	1,433
32	Maude	1,396
33	Louise	1,334
34	Eva	1,329
35	Myrtle	1,310
36	Hattie	1,298
37	Jennie	1,298
38	Julia	1,292
39	Mattie	1,268
40	Marie	1,258
41	Lillie	1,249
42	Catherine	1,212
43	Jessie	1,200
44	Lula	1,173
45	Lena	1,162
46	Ada	1,116
47	Elsie	1,112
48	Agnes	1,046
49	Josephine	1,001
50	Fannie	991
51	Lucy	964
52	Blanche	942
53	Mamie	917
54	Dora	898
55	Hazel	898
56	Katherine	893
57	Maggie	882
58	Alma	853
59	Ruth	850
60	Mae	836
61	Nora	832
62	Rosa	832
63	May	782
64	Stella	775
65	Effie	744
66	Irene	722
67	Nettie	692
68	Ellen	691
69	Sadie	691
70	Sallie	633
71	Della	621
72	Susie	621
73	Daisy	612
74	Viola	596
75	Lizzie	593
76	Nancy	582
77	Esther	572
78	Flora	541
79	Willie	522
80	Katie	516
81	Lottie	511
82	Etta	500
83	Mildred	499
84	Georgia	477
85	Lydia	472
86	Maud	469
87	Olive	465
88	Charlotte	464
89	Caroline	458
90	Emily	457
91	Addie	455
92	Jane	446
93	Kathryn	446
94	Ruby	445
95	Beulah	426
96	Ollie	411
97	Amanda	404
98	Pauline	393
99	Harriet	389
100	Virginia	385

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Theresa	377
102	Mollie	375
103	Dorothy	373
104	Nannie	373
105	Lulu	367
106	Susan	363
107	Kate	360
108	Amelia	358
109	Henrietta	349
110	Eliza	343
111	Rebecca	337
112	Matilda	328
113	Ora	325
114	Marion	322
115	Belle	317
116	Beatrice	316
117	Gladys	314
118	Leona	311
119	Lola	304
120	Nina	304
121	Estella	303
122	Iva	302
123	Ann	295
124	Hannah	295
125	Sara	293
126	Anne	292
127	Lela	292
128	Eleanor	288
129	Rachel	281
130	Estelle	274
131	Augusta	270
132	Vera	263
133	Goldie	261
134	Josie	257
135	Barbara	253
136	Sophia	251
137	Mayme	247
138	Maria	239
139	Evelyn	237
140	Amy	236
141	Marguerite	235
142	Inez	233
143	Essie	230
144	Allie	223
145	Eula	223
146	Hilda	219
147	Alta	218
148	Betty	214
149	Millie	213
150	Rosie	211
151	Mable	209
152	Victoria	207
153	Ina	206
154	Janie	206
155	Delia	200
156	Ola	200
157	Celia	196
158	Callie	195
159	Nell	188
160	Flossie	182
161	Birdie	181
162	Eunice	180
163	Bertie	179
164	Lucille	179
165	Winifred	176
166	Olga	172
167	Rena	172
168	Luella	171
169	Sophie	171
170	Christine	170
171	Leila	170
172	Bettie	169
173	Lou	169
174	Sylvia	166
175	Verna	165
176	Bess	164
177	Bernice	157
178	Loretta	157
179	Frieda	154
180	Genevieve	154
181	Tillie	154
182	Isabelle	153
183	Louisa	152
184	Alberta	147
185	Jean	145
186	Violet	145
187	Isabel	144
188	Winnie	143
189	Sally	142
190	Selma	139
191	Abbie	137
192	Roxie	136
193	Myra	134
194	Dollie	133
195	Mathilda	133
196	Rhoda	130
197	Adeline	128
198	Elva	128
199	Lelia	128
200	Hulda	126
201	Jeanette	126
202	Lilly	124
203	Carolyn	123
204	Hettie	120
205	Irma	120
206	Lois	120
207	Gussie	118
208	Harriett	118
209	Johanna	118
210	Leah	118
211	Marjorie	118
212	Sue	117
213	Adele	116
214	Cornelia	116
215	Christina	114
216	Cecelia	113
217	Hester	113
218	Virgie	112
219	Teresa	111
220	Zella	111
221	Geneva	109
222	Jeannette	109
223	Katharine	108
224	Lora	107
225	Lenora	105
226	Nelle	105
227	Mina	104
228	Helena	103
229	Lily	102
230	Norma	101
231	Frankie	100
232	Meta	99
233	Adelaide	98
234	Cecilia	97
235	Elma	97
236	Lucinda	97
237	Freda	95
238	Linnie	95
239	Lucile	94
240	Hallie	93
241	Naomi	93
242	Marian	92
243	Regina	92
244	Gertie	91
245	Lura	91
246	Lettie	90
247	Francis	88
248	Lila	88
249	Wilhelmina	88
250	Elsa	87
251	Mittie	86
252	Lida	84
253	Erma	83
254	Elnora	82
255	Cassie	81
256	Cecile	81
257	Claudia	81
258	Ophelia	81
259	Madeline	80
260	Minerva	79
261	Dessie	78
262	Fern	77
263	Juanita	77
264	Linda	77
265	Madge	77
266	Vivian	77
267	Fanny	75
268	Lorena	75
269	Roberta	74
270	Claire	73
271	Malinda	73
272	Pearlie	73
273	Ivy	72
274	Leola	72
275	Myrtie	72
276	Olivia	71
277	Alvina	70
278	Bonnie	70
279	Eugenia	70
280	Corinne	69
281	Lessie	69
282	Margie	69
283	Nona	69
284	Janet	68
285	Maudie	68
286	Kathleen	67
287	Velma	67
288	Antoinette	66
289	Belva	66
290	Catharine	66
291	Emilie	65
292	Gracie	65
293	Oma	65
294	Phoebe	65
295	Miriam	64
296	Cleo	63
297	Dovie	63
298	Fay	63
299	Isabella	63
300	Letha	63
301	Neva	63
302	Rosalie	63
303	Blanch	62
304	Chloe	62
305	Lee	61
306	Mabelle	61
307	Rosetta	61
308	Dolly	60
309	Orpha	60
310	Polly	60
311	Anita	59
312	Elvira	59
313	Veronica	59
314	Cynthia	58
315	Mandy	58
316	Ona	58
317	Angeline	57
318	Johnnie	57
319	Pearle	57
320	Faye	56
321	Leota	56
322	Lilla	56
323	Lona	56
324	Priscilla	56
325	Doris	55
326	Georgie	55
327	Cordelia	54
328	Kittie	54
329	Nola	54
330	Sudie	54
331	Artie	53
332	Floy	53
333	John	52
334	Opal	52
335	Rita	52
336	Vida	52
337	Angie	51
338	Lyda	51
339	Octavia	51
340	Vesta	51
341	June	50
342	Louella	50
343	Ila	49
344	Maybelle	49
345	Pansy	49
346	Rae	49
347	Alpha	47
348	Charity	47
349	Dona	46
350	Edythe	46
351	Ernestine	46
352	Evie	46
353	Isabell	46
354	Margret	46
355	Nan	46
356	Annette	45
357	Bell	45
358	Iola	45
359	James	45
360	Lina	45
361	Zula	45
362	Antonia	44
363	Jannie	44
364	Mazie	44
365	Tessie	44
366	Clare	43
367	Constance	43
368	Muriel	43
369	Adelia	42
370	Pattie	42
371	William	42
372	Zoe	42
373	Zora	42
374	Audrey	41
375	Ava	41
376	Ellie	41
377	Leonora	41
378	Leta	41
379	Magdalena	41
380	Eda	40
381	Florida	40
382	Geraldine	40
383	Leora	40
384	Melissa	40
385	Melvina	40
386	Tina	40
387	Bridget	39
388	Helene	39
389	Mellie	39
390	Pinkie	39
391	Tena	39
392	Vina	39
393	Willa	39
394	Adah	38
395	Berta	38
396	Dena	38
397	Dixie	38
398	Dorothea	38
399	Hanna	38
400	Lauretta	38
401	Lavina	38
402	Rosella	38
403	Angelina	37
404	Donna	37
405	Hilma	37
406	Joanna	37
407	Marietta	37
408	Missouri	37
409	Molly	37
410	Savannah	37
411	Wilma	37
412	Zelma	37
413	Aline	36
414	Aurelia	36
415	Cecil	36
416	George	36
417	Hortense	36
418	Jimmie	36
419	Winnifred	36
420	Bennie	35
421	Besse	35
422	Ethyl	35
423	Golda	35
424	Lucretia	35
425	Clyde	34
426	Eloise	34
427	Erna	34
428	Georgianna	34
429	Hedwig	34
430	Lucia	34
431	Agatha	33
432	Angela	33
433	Elisabeth	33
434	Elise	33
435	Emelia	33
436	Marcella	33
437	Reba	33
438	Una	33
439	Alva	32
440	Ettie	32
441	Mona	32
442	Shirley	32
443	Bella	31
444	Iona	31
445	Lenore	31
446	Louie	31
447	Ludie	31
448	Minna	31
449	Retta	31
450	Sena	31
451	Dolores	30
452	Libbie	30
453	Lue	30
454	Mallie	30
455	Vernie	30
456	Vinnie	30
457	Zona	30
458	Clementine	29
459	Cordie	29
460	Inga	29
461	Jettie	29
462	Lennie	29
463	Lonie	29
464	Manda	29
465	Mertie	29
466	Phyllis	29
467	Ray	29
468	Tennie	29
469	Vallie	29
470	Charles	28
471	Docia	28
472	Idella	28
473	Ione	28
474	Kitty	28
475	Liza	28
476	Adda	27
477	Celeste	27
478	Eddie	27
479	Elda	27
480	Eugenie	27
481	Jewell	27
482	Lovie	27
483	Paula	27
484	Susanna	27
485	Vada	27
486	Albina	26
487	Carmen	26
488	Coral	26
489	Deborah	26
490	Elenora	26
491	Emmie	26
492	Era	26
493	Georgiana	26
494	Julie	26
495	Lenna	26
496	Letitia	26
497	Marcia	26
498	Mathilde	26
499	Natalie	26
500	Rilla	26
501	Veda	26
502	Verda	26
503	Almeda	25
504	Corine	25
505	Glenna	25
506	Henry	25
507	Madeleine	25
508	Madie	25
509	Merle	25
510	Odessa	25
511	Queen	25
512	Avis	24
513	Carolina	24
514	Corrie	24
515	Donnie	24
516	Easter	24
517	Esta	24
518	Jenny	24
519	Joe	24
520	Luna	24
521	Onie	24
522	Petra	24
523	Philomena	24
524	Wilda	24
525	Celestine	23
526	Elizebeth	23
527	Emilia	23
528	Ira	23
529	Leslie	23
530	Mahala	23
531	Ocie	23
532	Zola	23
533	Amalia	22
534	Betsy	22
535	Clemmie	22
536	Donie	22
537	Imogene	22
538	Kathrine	22
539	Kattie	22
540	Lavinia	22
541	Lilian	22
542	Lucie	22
543	Patsy	22
544	Rosina	22
545	Sophronia	22
546	Theresia	22
547	Wanda	22
548	Adela	21
549	Altha	21
550	Althea	21
551	Connie	21
552	Corrine	21
553	Delphia	21
554	Elinor	21
555	Ester	21
556	Frank	21
557	Melinda	21
558	Anastasia	20
559	Annetta	20
560	Ara	20
561	Carol	20
562	Lorraine	20
563	Lutie	20
564	Maye	20
565	Metta	20
566	Myrta	20
567	Prudence	20
568	Rhea	20
569	Rubie	20
570	Tommie	20
571	Vena	20
572	Adella	19
573	Alida	19
574	Annabelle	19
575	Beryl	19
576	Birtie	19
577	Cathrine	19
578	Clarice	19
579	Delilah	19
580	Elmira	19
581	Evalyn	19
582	Francisca	19
583	Harriette	19
584	Jeanne	19
585	Kathryne	19
586	Lelah	19
587	Lotta	19
588	Magdalene	19
589	Mariah	19
590	Ottilie	19
591	Robert	19
592	Rowena	19
593	Abigail	18
594	Christena	18
595	Ebba	18
596	Eleanore	18
597	Ethelyn	18
598	Gretchen	18
599	Guadalupe	18
600	India	18
601	Jessica	18
602	Joseph	18
603	Luvenia	18
604	Meda	18
605	Nita	18
606	Ottie	18
607	Rachael	18
608	Samantha	18
609	Selena	18
610	Sula	18
611	Theodora	18
612	America	17
613	Annabel	17
614	Arrie	17
615	Carmela	17
616	Cordia	17
617	Eleanora	17
618	Icie	17
619	Iris	17
620	Isa	17
621	Jewel	17
622	Lea	17
623	Leone	17
624	Mettie	17
625	Nelia	17
626	Nella	17
627	Phebe	17
628	Rosanna	17
629	Rossie	17
630	Sadye	17
631	Theo	17
632	Tilda	17
633	Tressie	17
634	Zetta	17
635	Zilpha	17
636	Adaline	16
637	Albertine	16
638	Amie	16
639	Annis	16
640	Arizona	16
641	Aura	16
642	Bernadette	16
643	Camille	16
644	Christie	16
645	Clora	16
646	Corda	16
647	Dottie	16
648	Effa	16
649	Emmer	16
650	Eudora	16
651	Eulalia	16
652	Judith	16
653	Liddie	16
654	Louvenia	16
655	Lular	16
656	Malissa	16
657	Margaretta	16
658	Maybell	16
659	Mintie	16
660	Sybil	16
661	Winona	16
662	Zada	16
663	Alda	15
664	Alvena	15
665	Camilla	15
666	Dagmar	15
667	Dorcas	15
668	Edyth	15
669	Elena	15
670	Elisa	15
671	Emeline	15
672	Fred	15
673	Gail	15
674	Huldah	15
675	Ivah	15
676	Janette	15
677	Lera	15
678	Loula	15
679	Malvina	15
680	Mame	15
681	Nonie	15
682	Norah	15
683	Nova	15
684	Tempie	15
685	Thelma	15
686	Tressa	15
687	Valeria	15
688	Vergie	15
689	Vertie	15
690	Albert	14
691	Almira	14
692	Arie	14
693	Delphine	14
694	Dillie	14
695	Eileen	14
696	Elta	14
697	Evangeline	14
698	Felicia	14
699	Florrie	14
700	Gay	14
701	Gena	14
702	Glennie	14
703	Helga	14
704	Joan	14
705	Katheryn	14
706	Leanna	14
707	Loraine	14
708	Magnolia	14
709	Manie	14
710	Matie	14
711	Maymie	14
712	Mima	14
713	Minta	14
714	Odie	14
715	Osie	14
716	Peggy	14
717	Savanah	14
718	Serena	14
719	Thea	14
720	Therese	14
721	Thomas	14
722	Tinnie	14
723	Ursula	14
724	Arlie	13
725	Arline	13
726	Aurora	13
727	Berdie	13
728	Bulah	13
729	Charlie	13
730	Claudie	13
731	Delta	13
732	Dessa	13
733	Dot	13
734	Edwina	13
735	Emmaline	13
736	Etha	13
737	Eve	13
738	Faith	13
739	Fronia	13
740	Fronie	13
741	Harry	13
742	Henriette	13
743	Lollie	13
744	Monica	13
745	Myrtis	13
746	Nena	13
747	Pollie	13
748	Queenie	13
749	Robbie	13
750	Selina	13
751	Signe	13
752	Zettie	13
753	Aimee	12
754	Ana	12
755	Arabella	12
756	Arvilla	12
757	Clarissa	12
758	Dell	12
759	Dinah	12
760	Enid	12
761	Epsie	12
762	Erie	12
763	Etna	12
764	Eulah	12
765	Evelina	12
766	Florine	12
767	Gene	12
768	Goldia	12
769	Jesse	12
770	Juliet	12
771	Kizzie	12
772	Lissie	12
773	Magdalen	12
774	Maida	12
775	Mammie	12
776	Margarete	12
777	Margery	12
778	Margrett	12
779	Minda	12
780	Myrle	12
781	Nadine	12
782	Novella	12
783	Oda	12
784	Pallie	12
785	Patricia	12
786	Ramona	12
787	Ressie	12
788	Reta	12
789	Sarrah	12
790	Sofia	12
791	Tiny	12
792	Wilhelmine	12
793	Albertina	11
794	Anner	11
795	Arminta	11
796	Audie	11
797	Avie	11
798	Beaulah	11
799	Bird	11
800	Cathryn	11
801	Celina	11
802	Dee	11
803	Drucilla	11
804	Drusilla	11
805	Elfie	11
806	Ellar	11
807	Elvie	11
808	Elvina	11
809	Exie	11
810	Ferne	11
811	Florance	11
812	Freida	11
813	Georgina	11
814	Hassie	11
815	Icy	11
816	Joyce	11
817	Juana	11
818	Leatha	11
819	Lonnie	11
820	Lorene	11
821	Louetta	11
822	Mabell	11
823	Melva	11
824	Millicent	11
825	Nanie	11
826	Nealie	11
827	Neta	11
828	Nevada	11
829	Odelia	11
830	Paralee	11
831	Rosia	11
832	Sabina	11
833	Sammie	11
834	Sibyl	11
835	Zelda	11
836	Zoa	11
837	Aileen	10
838	Alicia	10
839	Allene	10
840	Atha	10
841	Attie	10
842	Bee	10
843	Bernadine	10
844	Betsey	10
845	Beula	10
846	Carl	10
847	Cleta	10
848	Clyda	10
849	Crystal	10
850	Dicie	10
851	Electa	10
852	Elfrieda	10
853	Ena	10
854	Eura	10
855	Evaline	10
856	Filomena	10
857	Flo	10
858	Fredericka	10
859	Genie	10
860	Grayce	10
861	Hertha	10
862	Honora	10
863	Izetta	10
864	Jeannie	10
865	Jodie	10
866	Johnie	10
867	Joy	10
868	Junie	10
869	Katharina	10
870	Leda	10
871	Leo	10
872	Loretto	10
873	Mannie	10
874	Manuelita	10
875	Montie	10
876	Olevia	10
877	Orra	10
878	Osa	10
879	Paulina	10
880	Pluma	10
881	Rosalee	10
882	Roxy	10
883	Ruthie	10
884	Sidney	10
885	Sina	10
886	Suzanne	10
887	Tishie	10
888	Ura	10
889	Vassie	10
890	Verdie	10
891	Verona	10
892	Vira	10
893	Zelia	10
894	Abby	9
895	Aletha	9
896	Alverta	9
897	Alyce	9
898	Amber	9
899	Antonette	9
900	Arlene	9
901	Ason	9
902	Augustine	9
903	Bama	9
904	Calla	9
905	Cara	9
906	Clella	9
907	Daisey	9
908	Dellar	9
909	Dellia	9
910	Dellie	9
911	Edmonia	9
912	Edward	9
913	Eldora	9
914	Elna	9
915	Emaline	9
916	Golden	9
917	Greta	9
918	Gwendolyn	9
919	Hessie	9
920	Ima	9
921	Johannah	9
922	Jossie	9
923	Lalla	9
924	Lana	9
925	Lanie	9
926	Lavada	9
927	Leana	9
928	Lelar	9
929	Lella	9
930	Leontine	9
931	Lockie	9
932	Luetta	9
933	Lurline	9
934	Margarette	9
935	Margarita	9
936	Margretta	9
937	Maxie	9
938	Mercedes	9
939	Mossie	9
940	Nelly	9
941	Norine	9
942	Odile	9
943	Pairlee	9
944	Parthenia	9
945	Permelia	9
946	Rella	9
947	Roma	9
948	Roseanna	9
949	Roxanna	9
950	Roy	9
951	Sabra	9
952	Sigrid	9
953	Thresa	9
954	Vicie	9
955	Villa	9
956	Viva	9
957	Yetta	9
958	Zana	9
959	Adline	8
960	Agness	8
961	Aida	8
962	Albertha	8
963	Alfreda	8
964	Ardelia	8
965	Arthur	8
966	Audra	8
967	Beth	8
968	Bobbie	8
969	Carra	8
970	Chaney	8
971	Cinda	8
972	Claude	8
973	Corene	8
974	Dana	8
975	Doshia	8
976	Dove	8
977	Dulcie	8
978	Elia	8
979	Estell	8
980	Etter	8
981	Evalena	8
982	Fleta	8
983	Francies	8
984	Freddie	8
985	Frona	8
986	Glenn	8
987	Hildegarde	8
988	Howard	8
989	Indiana	8
990	Jeanie	8
991	Josefa	8
992	Josiephine	8
993	Juliette	8
994	Katy	8
995	Lala	8
996	Laurie	8
997	Lavenia	8
998	Leonia	8
999	Libby	8
1000	Lidie	8

Boys: top 25 of 1888
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1887
1	1 John	9,247	76.5	#1
2	2 William	8,705	72.0	#2
3	3 James	5,562	46.0	#3
4	4 George	4,912	40.6	#4
5	5 Charles	4,591	38.0	#5
6	6 Frank	3,459	28.6	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,993	24.8	#7
8	8 Robert	2,814	23.3	#11
9	9 Harry	2,759	22.8	#12
10	10 Henry	2,596	21.5	#8
11	11 Edward	2,470	20.4	#10
12	12 Thomas	2,449	20.3	#9
13	13 Walter	2,040	16.9	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,710	14.2	#14
15	15 Fred	1,665	13.8	#15
16	16 Albert	1,569	13.0	#16
17	17 Clarence	1,022	8.5	#17
18	18 Samuel	931	7.7	#18
19	19 Louis	884	7.3	#19
20	20 Roy	856	7.1	#20
21	21 David	801	6.6	#22
22	22 Charlie	796	6.6	#24
23	23 Joe	789	6.5	#21
24	24 Willie	786	6.5	#27
25	25 Benjamin	781	6.5	#34

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Richard	772
27	Ernest	766
28	Will	707
29	Carl	675
30	Earl	675
31	Oscar	647
32	Jesse	637
33	Andrew	615
34	Sam	607
35	Daniel	566
36	Ralph	547
37	Alfred	536
38	Paul	529
39	Elmer	527
40	Howard	513
41	Peter	498
42	Frederick	496
43	Herbert	485
44	Grover	474
45	Raymond	469
46	Michael	466
47	Ben	463
48	Lee	430
49	Tom	416
50	Lewis	412
51	Herman	403
52	Harrison	400
53	Eugene	398
54	Martin	378
55	Claude	374
56	Jim	362
57	Francis	353
58	Jacob	353
59	Leo	353
60	Clyde	344
61	Lawrence	343
62	Harvey	334
63	Ray	331
64	Jack	329
65	Edgar	321
66	Otto	312
67	Floyd	302
68	Ed	301
69	Edwin	298
70	Harold	298
71	Guy	297
72	Chester	288
73	Bert	282
74	Luther	275
75	Allen	260
76	Homer	256
77	Charley	254
78	Jessie	254
79	Hugh	253
80	Theodore	249
81	Patrick	245
82	Alexander	237
83	Leonard	225
84	Ira	222
85	Isaac	221
86	August	213
87	Bernard	207
88	Oliver	206
89	Julius	197
90	Leon	196
91	Philip	196
92	Clifford	194
93	Anthony	193
94	Eddie	193
95	Leroy	192
96	Archie	191
97	Lester	189
98	Stephen	187
99	Leslie	175
100	Lloyd	175

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Sidney	168
102	Alex	167
103	Horace	165
104	Milton	165
105	Marion	162
106	Alvin	157
107	Everett	156
108	Norman	156
109	Dan	154
110	Stanley	154
111	Percy	151
112	Warren	148
113	Wesley	147
114	Dave	146
115	Russell	146
116	Emil	142
117	Roscoe	141
118	Earnest	138
119	Willis	135
120	Victor	134
121	Gus	133
122	Jess	132
123	Franklin	129
124	Nathan	129
125	Rufus	126
126	Perry	124
127	Calvin	123
128	Willard	123
129	Jay	122
130	Adam	120
131	Melvin	119
132	Max	118
133	Otis	116
134	Phillip	116
135	Mark	115
136	Matthew	114
137	Virgil	112
138	Wallace	111
139	Alonzo	110
140	Glenn	110
141	Gilbert	109
142	Simon	109
143	Adolph	107
144	Jake	107
145	Dennis	106
146	Cornelius	105
147	Wilbur	103
148	Clinton	101
149	Felix	101
150	Lonnie	101
151	Manuel	101
152	Emmett	100
153	Maurice	100
154	Jose	99
155	Elbert	98
156	Owen	98
157	Nicholas	97
158	Cecil	96
159	Mack	96
160	Morris	95
161	Amos	94
162	Jeff	93
163	Jerry	92
164	Levi	91
165	Marshall	91
166	Aaron	90
167	Marvin	90
168	Ross	90
169	Curtis	89
170	Irving	89
171	Elijah	88
172	Claud	87
173	Cleveland	87
174	Orville	87
175	Nelson	85
176	Reuben	84
177	Gordon	83
178	Noah	83
179	Steve	83
180	Sylvester	83
181	Fredrick	82
182	Harley	82
183	Johnnie	82
184	Pete	82
185	Mike	81
186	Moses	80
187	Austin	79
188	Christopher	79
189	Sherman	79
190	Abraham	78
191	Irvin	78
192	Jasper	78
193	Vernon	78
194	Bennie	77
195	Donald	77
196	Glen	77
197	Edmund	76
198	Ollie	76
199	Timothy	76
200	Eli	75
201	Hubert	75
202	Alva	74
203	Monroe	74
204	Anton	72
205	Thurman	72
206	Ellis	71
207	Karl	71
208	Silas	71
209	Hiram	70
210	Millard	70
211	Ora	70
212	Barney	69
213	Pearl	69
214	Dock	68
215	Edd	68
216	Mathew	67
217	Vincent	67
218	Augustus	66
219	Clifton	64
220	Wiley	64
221	Clayton	63
222	Nathaniel	63
223	Forrest	62
224	Mose	62
225	Wilson	62
226	Andy	60
227	Columbus	60
228	Bob	59
229	Chris	59
230	Asa	58
231	Bill	58
232	Preston	58
233	Tony	57
234	Benjiman	56
235	Juan	56
236	Lon	55
237	Ervin	54
238	Rudolph	54
239	Ike	53
240	Morton	53
241	Byron	52
242	Gustave	52
243	Arnold	51
244	Christian	51
245	Don	50
246	Douglas	50
247	Joshua	50
248	Mary	50
249	Newton	50
250	Wade	50
251	Roland	49
252	Bud	48
253	Joel	48
254	Louie	48
255	Nick	48
256	Antonio	47
257	Julian	47
258	Marcus	47
259	Roger	47
260	Abe	46
261	Anderson	46
262	Bruce	45
263	Clark	45
264	Cyrus	45
265	Delbert	45
266	Grant	45
267	Kenneth	45
268	Luke	45
269	Cleve	44
270	Conrad	44
271	Mitchell	44
272	Scott	44
273	Edmond	43
274	Johnie	43
275	Matt	43
276	Miles	43
277	Solomon	43
278	Burton	42
279	Ferdinand	42
280	Ambrose	41
281	Boyd	41
282	Earle	41
283	Wayne	41
284	Ole	40
285	Royal	40
286	Allie	38
287	Laurence	38
288	Spencer	38
289	Carroll	37
290	Elisha	37
291	Emery	37
292	Leland	37
293	Major	37
294	Neal	37
295	Porter	37
296	Riley	37
297	Fletcher	36
298	Forest	36
299	Jackson	36
300	Lorenzo	36
301	Wilfred	36
302	Arch	35
303	Dee	35
304	Emory	35
305	Isiah	35
306	Jerome	35
307	Walker	35
308	Freeman	34
309	Jeremiah	34
310	Lucius	34
311	Lyman	34
312	Chas	33
313	Jefferson	33
314	Clement	32
315	Dewitt	32
316	Ezra	32
317	Green	32
318	Ivan	32
319	Jimmie	32
320	Judson	32
321	Lemuel	32
322	Myron	32
323	Nels	32
324	Clay	31
325	Elwood	31
326	Garfield	31
327	General	31
328	Isaiah	31
329	Van	31
330	Allan	30
331	Burt	30
332	Dallas	30
333	Dudley	30
334	Emanuel	30
335	Emmet	30
336	Enoch	30
337	Gerald	30
338	Gustav	30
339	Jonas	30
340	Ned	30
341	Pat	30
342	Seth	30
343	Carlos	29
344	Clem	29
345	Omer	29
346	Taylor	29
347	Ward	29
348	Wilbert	29
349	Erwin	28
350	Loyd	28
351	Rex	28
352	Vern	28
353	Dick	27
354	Hans	27
355	Harris	27
356	Hugo	27
357	King	27
358	Turner	27
359	Abram	26
360	Anna	26
361	Clair	26
362	Elliott	26
363	Foster	26
364	Herschel	26
365	Lucian	26
366	Malcolm	26
367	Ramon	26
368	Washington	26
369	Abner	25
370	Casper	25
371	Ellsworth	25
372	Gust	25
373	Pedro	25
374	Sterling	25
375	Ulysses	25
376	Wm	25
377	Chauncey	24
378	Elias	24
379	Granville	24
380	Hardy	24
381	Josh	24
382	Lige	24
383	Smith	24
384	Wash	24
385	Winfield	24
386	Zack	24
387	Al	23
388	Benjaman	23
389	Fritz	23
390	Houston	23
391	Israel	23
392	Judge	23
393	Loren	23
394	Neil	23
395	Otho	23
396	Randolph	23
397	Warner	23
398	Archibald	22
399	Evan	22
400	Lyle	22
401	Napoleon	22
402	Sandy	22
403	Sanford	22
404	Berry	21
405	Dwight	21
406	Emile	21
407	Francisco	21
408	Jason	21
409	Johnny	21
410	Madison	21
411	Morgan	21
412	Ruben	21
413	Stewart	21
414	Ted	21
415	Tommie	21
416	Addison	20
417	Alphonse	20
418	Basil	20
419	Burl	20
420	Enos	20
421	Giles	20
422	Hal	20
423	Jesus	20
424	Lawson	20
425	Mathias	20
426	Milo	20
427	Saul	20
428	Steven	20
429	Troy	20
430	Adrian	19
431	Carlton	19
432	Davis	19
433	Frederic	19
434	Lafayette	19
435	Larry	19
436	Micheal	19
437	Olin	19
438	Omar	19
439	Prince	19
440	Thornton	19
441	Webster	19
442	Adolphus	18
443	Albin	18
444	Alton	18
445	Aubrey	18
446	Barton	18
447	Buck	18
448	Early	18
449	Emerson	18
450	Garland	18
451	Harmon	18
452	Harve	18
453	Hector	18
454	Irwin	18
455	Johnson	18
456	Jordan	18
457	Jules	18
458	Logan	18
459	Lonzo	18
460	Murray	18
461	Simeon	18
462	Sydney	18
463	Truman	18
464	Aloysius	17
465	Arlie	17
466	Caleb	17
467	Christ	17
468	Coleman	17
469	Dorsey	17
470	Elmo	17
471	Elza	17
472	Emma	17
473	Hosea	17
474	Jonathan	17
475	Lynn	17
476	Oren	17
477	Phil	17
478	Pink	17
479	Sim	17
480	Valentine	17
481	Wendell	17
482	Wilburn	17
483	Wilford	17
484	Axel	16
485	Bryant	16
486	Cary	16
487	Elmore	16
488	Elton	16
489	Elzie	16
490	Ephraim	16
491	Ezekiel	16
492	Geo	16
493	Hunter	16
494	Josiah	16
495	Lucien	16
496	Orrin	16
497	Palmer	16
498	Price	16
499	Rollie	16
500	Tobe	16
501	Toney	16
502	Wilmer	16
503	Wyatt	16
504	Zeb	16
505	Alford	15
506	Bennett	15
507	Carter	15
508	Cliff	15
509	Dale	15
510	Dell	15
511	Duncan	15
512	Elvin	15
513	Frances	15
514	Junius	15
515	Lincoln	15
516	Lum	15
517	Melton	15
518	Merle	15
519	Noble	15
520	Reed	15
521	Ronald	15
522	Shelby	15
523	Stuart	15
524	Terry	15
525	Thaddeus	15
526	Tomas	15
527	Waldo	15
528	Alvah	14
529	Angus	14
530	Bart	14
531	Bertram	14
532	Billie	14
533	Cicero	14
534	Eben	14
535	Emmitt	14
536	Evans	14
537	Fay	14
538	Harlan	14
539	Issac	14
540	Jean	14
541	Jones	14
542	Mason	14
543	Merrill	14
544	Minnie	14
545	Norris	14
546	Orlando	14
547	Orval	14
548	Pierce	14
549	Reginald	14
550	Rolla	14
551	Roman	14
552	Shirley	14
553	Sol	14
554	Avery	13
555	Bernie	13
556	Bertha	13
557	Blaine	13
558	Buford	13
559	Carey	13
560	Clint	13
561	Cloyd	13
562	Eric	13
563	Fate	13
564	Gabriel	13
565	Gideon	13
566	Godfrey	13
567	Hazel	13
568	Henderson	13
569	Hilliard	13
570	Ida	13
571	Isom	13
572	Lacy	13
573	Lem	13
574	Levy	13
575	Lindsey	13
576	Noel	13
577	Rolland	13
578	Vester	13
579	Wylie	13
580	Bessie	12
581	Clarance	12
582	Clare	12
583	Cleo	12
584	Dean	12
585	Doc	12
586	Elizabeth	12
587	Erastus	12
588	Ernst	12
589	Ethel	12
590	Gene	12
591	Hollis	12
592	Isadore	12
593	Larkin	12
594	Lucious	12
595	Merritt	12
596	Miller	12
597	Minor	12
598	Nat	12
599	Olaf	12
600	Orin	12
601	Rodney	12
602	Ruby	12
603	Russel	12
604	Thad	12
605	Walton	12
606	Webb	12
607	West	12
608	Wong	12
609	Ace	11
610	Alma	11
611	Alonza	11
612	Alphonso	11
613	Alvis	11
614	Annie	11
615	Antone	11
616	Benjamine	11
617	Bishop	11
618	Blair	11
619	Chin	11
620	Colonel	11
621	Crawford	11
622	Dillard	11
623	Eldon	11
624	Evert	11
625	Florence	11
626	Hallie	11
627	Jule	11
628	Laura	11
629	Mac	11
630	Margaret	11
631	Martha	11
632	May	11
633	Melville	11
634	Merton	11
635	Mont	11
636	Oral	11
637	Oswald	11
638	Pablo	11
639	Parker	11
640	Press	11
641	Rube	11
642	Rupert	11
643	Verne	11
644	Wheeler	11
645	Wilber	11
646	Willam	11
647	Worth	11
648	Adelbert	10
649	Alf	10
650	Alvie	10
651	Archer	10
652	Artie	10
653	Auther	10
654	Baxter	10
655	Bee	10
656	Billy	10
657	Cassius	10
658	Clara	10
659	Coy	10
660	Cyril	10
661	Danial	10
662	Delmar	10
663	Dexter	10
664	Drew	10
665	Ennis	10
666	Fleming	10
667	Furman	10
668	Garrett	10
669	Golden	10
670	Grace	10
671	Guss	10
672	Handy	10
673	Haywood	10
674	Henery	10
675	June	10
676	Kelly	10
677	Len	10
678	Linwood	10
679	Lou	10
680	Manley	10
681	Mat	10
682	Maude	10
683	Ocie	10
684	Odis	10
685	Orange	10
686	Pierre	10
687	Raleigh	10
688	Ransom	10
689	Richmond	10
690	Rogers	10
691	Rome	10
692	Rubin	10
693	Seymour	10
694	Son	10
695	Talmage	10
696	Terrence	10
697	Tim	10
698	Tommy	10
699	Tracy	10
700	Urban	10
701	Watson	10
702	Weldon	10
703	Woodie	10
704	Alec	9
705	Angelo	9
706	Arther	9
707	Augustine	9
708	Benton	9
709	Brady	9
710	Cal	9
711	Carlisle	9
712	Carson	9
713	Cora	9
714	Courtney	9
715	Domingo	9
716	Elie	9
717	Grady	9
718	Hayes	9
719	Heber	9
720	Hezekiah	9
721	Hollie	9
722	Hosie	9
723	Hudson	9
724	Hughie	9
725	Huston	9
726	Hyrum	9
727	Ivy	9
728	Joeseph	9
729	Justin	9
730	Kyle	9
731	Lennie	9
732	Lew	9
733	Lionel	9
734	Louise	9
735	Love	9
736	Lowell	9
737	Luis	9
738	Marcellus	9
739	Milford	9
740	Norbert	9
741	Orie	9
742	Orvel	9
743	Perley	9
744	Rafael	9
745	Rich	9
746	Rose	9
747	Sampson	9
748	Sid	9
749	Terence	9
750	Theo	9
751	Tollie	9
752	Verner	9
753	Wellington	9
754	Williams	9
755	Abel	8
756	Anastacio	8
757	Angel	8
758	Antoine	8
759	Bascom	8
760	Bonnie	8
761	Brown	8
762	Daisy	8
763	Dawson	8
764	Doctor	8
765	Duke	8
766	Earlie	8
767	Egbert	8
768	Ella	8
769	Elliot	8
770	Elwin	8
771	Emmit	8
772	Epifanio	8
773	Everette	8
774	Finley	8
775	Ford	8
776	Gabe	8
777	Gay	8
778	Graham	8
779	Hamp	8
780	Harvy	8
781	Helmer	8
782	Henri	8
783	Holly	8
784	Horton	8
785	Ivory	8
786	Lena	8
787	Lindsay	8
788	Lorenza	8
789	Loy	8
790	Mahlon	8
791	Manning	8
792	Marie	8
793	Marshal	8
794	Maynard	8
795	Mervin	8
796	Michel	8
797	Mortimer	8
798	Nellie	8
799	Obie	8
800	Ola	8
801	Ossie	8
802	Park	8
803	Pleasant	8
804	Rice	8
805	Rush	8
806	Sammie	8
807	Samual	8
808	Santiago	8
809	Sullivan	8
810	Theron	8
811	Tillman	8
812	Vicente	8
813	Waymon	8
814	Wright	8
815	Alfonso	7
816	Alger	7
817	Alois	7
818	Arno	7
819	Aron	7
820	Arvid	7
821	Asbury	7
822	Ashby	7
823	Ashley	7
824	Bartholomew	7
825	Beecher	7
826	Burley	7
827	Burney	7
828	Burnie	7
829	Burr	7
830	Buster	7
831	Callie	7
832	Clovis	7
833	Cody	7
834	Craig	7
835	Dayton	7
836	Denis	7
837	Dennie	7
838	Dewey	7
839	Doss	7
840	Douglass	7
841	Edith	7
842	Edson	7
843	Elgie	7
844	Eliga	7
845	Ellie	7
846	Ellison	7
847	Elsie	7
848	Emit	7
849	Erie	7
850	Ernie	7
851	Estes	7
852	Ewald	7
853	Fannie	7
854	Felipe	7
855	Felton	7
856	Fenton	7
857	Finis	7
858	Frazier	7
859	Freddie	7
860	Gail	7
861	Gaston	7
862	Glover	7
863	Harlie	7
864	Hershel	7
865	Howell	7
866	Ignatius	7
867	Irl	7
868	Isham	7
869	Jarvis	7
870	Jewell	7
871	Julious	7
872	Junior	7
873	Kirk	7
874	Knox	7
875	Lamar	7
876	Laverne	7
877	Leigh	7
878	Lillian	7
879	Lillie	7
880	Llewellyn	7
881	Malachi	7
882	Manford	7
883	Mart	7
884	Maxie	7
885	Maxwell	7
886	Mitchel	7
887	Myles	7
888	Newt	7
889	Nils	7
890	Nora	7
891	Odell	7
892	Odie	7
893	Oran	7
894	Orson	7
895	Osborne	7
896	Ottis	7
897	Reece	7
898	Reese	7
899	Roderick	7
900	Rollin	7
901	Rosco	7
902	Rowland	7
903	Sanders	7
904	Sie	7
905	Soloman	7
906	Sonny	7
907	Thos	7
908	Tobias	7
909	Uriah	7
910	Vance	7
911	Vere	7
912	Virgie	7
913	Vivian	7
914	Volney	7
915	Willian	7
916	Zollie	7
917	Abbott	6
918	Alan	6
919	Alden	6
920	Alpha	6
921	Alpheus	6
922	Armand	6
923	Art	6
924	Bailey	6
925	Benjman	6
926	Benny	6
927	Bernardo	6
928	Bertie	6
929	Beverly	6
930	Boss	6
931	Brooks	6
932	Bruno	6
933	Burnett	6
934	Burrell	6
935	Butler	6
936	Caesar	6
937	Cameron	6
938	Carleton	6
939	Carrie	6
940	Casey	6
941	Catherine	6
942	Celestino	6
943	Cephus	6
944	Cleave	6
945	Collins	6
946	Cornelious	6
947	Courtland	6
948	Dana	6
949	Della	6
950	Denton	6
951	Dolph	6
952	Dolphus	6
953	Dora	6
954	Ebb	6
955	Eber	6
956	Effie	6
957	Eldridge	6
958	Ely	6
959	Ephriam	6
960	Fayette	6
961	Ferd	6
962	Fredric	6
963	Gardner	6
964	Garnett	6
965	Gary	6
966	Gregorio	6
967	Gussie	6
968	Hamilton	6
969	Hardin	6
970	Hart	6
971	Harvie	6
972	Hayden	6
973	Hayward	6
974	Hermon	6
975	Hillary	6
976	Hilmer	6
977	Holland	6
978	Hosteen	6
979	Hurley	6
980	Iver	6
981	Jacques	6
982	Jodie	6
983	Johny	6
984	Jonah	6
985	Jordon	6
986	Julia	6
987	Julien	6
988	Julio	6
989	Kay	6
990	Keith	6
991	Kelley	6
992	Kirby	6
993	Lavern	6
994	Le	6
995	Leeroy	6
996	Leopold	6
997	Linus	6
998	Liston	6
999	Lonie	6
1000	Lott	6

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1888.

How spread out were the names of 1888?

In 1888 the ten most given boys’ names went to 39.4% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 21.4% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1888 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 1888?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1888 against the top 100 of 1887.

The biggest climbs of 1888

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1888.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1887	Rank 1888
Frankie	#308	#231
Lily	#275	#229
Mina	#272	#227
Zella	#258	#220
Marjorie	#247	#211
Bertie	#193	#163
Lilly	#232	#202
Gussie	#235	#207

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1887	Rank 1888
Harrison	#130	#52
Simon	#187	#142
Max	#174	#132
Gus	#154	#121
Mark	#167	#135
Clinton	#177	#148
Virgil	#165	#137
Manuel	#176	#151

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1888

The most given names of the 1880s1888 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1888Weighted 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: 1889

The most popular baby names of 1888

The top names of 1888

How spread out were the names of 1888?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1888?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1888

More about the names of 1888