The most popular baby names of 1889

In 1889 the most given names were John (8,548 boys) and Mary (11,648 girls); SSA’s file counts 288,946 babies under 2,590 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1889 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1889

Girls: top 25 of 1889
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1888
1	1 Mary	11,648	65.3	#1
2	2 Anna	5,062	28.4	#2
3	3 Elizabeth	3,058	17.1	#3
4	4 Margaret	2,917	16.4	#5
5	5 Emma	2,884	16.2	#4
6	6 Minnie	2,624	14.7	#6
7	7 Florence	2,465	13.8	#8
8	8 Ethel	2,463	13.8	#9
9	9 Bessie	2,343	13.1	#10
10	10 Clara	2,319	13.0	#11
11	11 Bertha	2,293	12.9	#7
12	12 Alice	2,145	12.0	#13
13	13 Annie	2,123	11.9	#14
14	14 Ida	2,122	11.9	#12
15	15 Grace	2,049	11.5	#15
16	16 Mabel	1,947	10.9	#17
17	17 Helen	1,909	10.7	#16
18	18 Edna	1,815	10.2	#22
19	19 Nellie	1,752	9.8	#21
20	20 Sarah	1,730	9.7	#20
21	21 Martha	1,711	9.6	#19
22	22 Ella	1,647	9.2	#18
23	23 Lillian	1,640	9.2	#23
24	24 Pearl	1,588	8.9	#26
25	25 Laura	1,567	8.8	#25

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Rose	1,550
27	Carrie	1,547
28	Gertrude	1,543
29	Edith	1,523
30	Marie	1,436
31	Eva	1,372
32	Cora	1,365
33	Myrtle	1,361
34	Frances	1,351
35	Hattie	1,328
36	Maude	1,293
37	Lillie	1,289
38	Louise	1,283
39	Jennie	1,252
40	Julia	1,201
41	Elsie	1,199
42	Catherine	1,198
43	Jessie	1,196
44	Mattie	1,173
45	Lena	1,096
46	Ruth	1,073
47	Lula	1,067
48	Hazel	1,056
49	Josephine	1,047
50	Agnes	1,033
51	Ada	1,005
52	Blanche	972
53	Fannie	909
54	Lucy	893
55	Stella	891
56	Katherine	889
57	Mae	883
58	Mamie	883
59	Dora	882
60	Nora	831
61	Maggie	825
62	Alma	819
63	Irene	737
64	May	723
65	Effie	711
66	Rosa	707
67	Sadie	664
68	Ellen	653
69	Mildred	625
70	Nettie	622
71	Susie	607
72	Della	606
73	Daisy	583
74	Lizzie	570
75	Esther	553
76	Viola	536
77	Sallie	525
78	Ruby	522
79	Flora	516
80	Katie	502
81	Beulah	498
82	Lottie	498
83	Lydia	496
84	Caroline	491
85	Willie	488
86	Nancy	470
87	Etta	465
88	Olive	464
89	Charlotte	455
90	Addie	448
91	Georgia	445
92	Maud	432
93	Emily	429
94	Kathryn	415
95	Pauline	415
96	Gladys	414
97	Amanda	413
98	Mollie	402
99	Harriet	397
100	Nannie	396

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Virginia	395
102	Dorothy	377
103	Jane	374
104	Ollie	366
105	Kate	362
106	Theresa	359
107	Susan	356
108	Beatrice	352
109	Leona	348
110	Amelia	346
111	Ora	346
112	Ann	341
113	Lulu	341
114	Rebecca	337
115	Marion	331
116	Henrietta	323
117	Iva	321
118	Evelyn	320
119	Matilda	320
120	Marguerite	315
121	Nina	315
122	Vera	313
123	Eleanor	312
124	Lola	312
125	Anne	311
126	Eliza	307
127	Hannah	301
128	Estella	288
129	Estelle	286
130	Sara	286
131	Inez	277
132	Augusta	273
133	Lela	268
134	Rachel	266
135	Belle	265
136	Essie	265
137	Amy	252
138	Hilda	251
139	Sophia	251
140	Barbara	246
141	Goldie	246
142	Rosie	239
143	Maria	238
144	Mayme	237
145	Allie	236
146	Mable	231
147	Alta	226
148	Janie	226
149	Flossie	221
150	Ina	209
151	Ola	209
152	Lucille	208
153	Josie	207
154	Bernice	206
155	Genevieve	201
156	Nell	194
157	Olga	194
158	Eula	193
159	Betty	189
160	Christine	189
161	Tillie	188
162	Winifred	186
163	Eunice	185
164	Bess	182
165	Delia	182
166	Callie	181
167	Victoria	175
168	Millie	174
169	Verna	174
170	Loretta	172
171	Luella	172
172	Sophie	172
173	Jean	171
174	Louisa	170
175	Mathilda	168
176	Celia	167
177	Birdie	166
178	Sylvia	166
179	Frieda	162
180	Winnie	162
181	Rena	161
182	Marjorie	157
183	Violet	155
184	Adeline	154
185	Lois	154
186	Isabel	153
187	Rhoda	148
188	Bettie	144
189	Bertie	143
190	Christina	142
191	Isabelle	141
192	Hulda	139
193	Cecelia	138
194	Lora	138
195	Elva	135
196	Lucile	135
197	Irma	134
198	Leah	134
199	Carolyn	133
200	Gussie	133
201	Selma	133
202	Lelia	131
203	Alberta	130
204	Dollie	130
205	Leila	126
206	Roxie	125
207	Sally	123
208	Myra	121
209	Virgie	121
210	Lou	120
211	Katharine	119
212	Nelle	119
213	Geneva	117
214	Cornelia	116
215	Adele	115
216	Johanna	114
217	Lila	113
218	Teresa	113
219	Freda	112
220	Sue	112
221	Hester	109
222	Hettie	109
223	Norma	108
224	Abbie	107
225	Gertie	106
226	Jeanette	106
227	Adelaide	105
228	Harriett	105
229	Elsa	104
230	Fern	103
231	Helena	103
232	Leola	102
233	Lura	100
234	Olivia	100
235	Elma	98
236	Regina	98
237	Erma	96
238	Hallie	96
239	Zella	96
240	Lilly	95
241	Wilhelmina	95
242	Linnie	93
243	Jeannette	92
244	Lenora	91
245	Marian	90
246	Mina	90
247	Cecilia	89
248	Claudia	88
249	Francis	88
250	Madeline	88
251	Fanny	87
252	Kathleen	87
253	Lettie	87
254	Myrtie	86
255	Meta	85
256	Fay	84
257	Lily	84
258	Lucinda	84
259	Maudie	84
260	Vivian	83
261	Mittie	82
262	Alvina	80
263	Isabella	80
264	Madge	80
265	Miriam	80
266	Margie	79
267	Minerva	79
268	Naomi	79
269	Eugenia	78
270	Lida	78
271	Elnora	77
272	Lee	77
273	Cynthia	76
274	Lorena	76
275	Ophelia	75
276	Rita	75
277	Floy	74
278	Lessie	74
279	Linda	74
280	Roberta	73
281	Velma	72
282	Oma	71
283	Cleo	70
284	Dessie	70
285	Anita	69
286	Antoinette	69
287	Lyda	69
288	Nola	69
289	Bonnie	68
290	Corinne	68
291	Gracie	68
292	Nona	68
293	Pearlie	68
294	Cecile	67
295	Juanita	67
296	Mabelle	67
297	Opal	67
298	Phoebe	67
299	Cassie	66
300	Rosetta	66
301	Chloe	64
302	Frankie	64
303	Georgie	64
304	Angie	63
305	Catharine	63
306	Kittie	63
307	Claire	62
308	Dolly	62
309	Dovie	62
310	Emilie	62
311	Lona	62
312	Audrey	61
313	Ivy	61
314	Neva	61
315	Doris	60
316	Elvira	60
317	Evie	60
318	Veronica	60
319	Leta	59
320	Letha	59
321	Alpha	58
322	Isabell	58
323	Rosalie	58
324	Angeline	57
325	Cordelia	57
326	Edythe	57
327	Janet	57
328	Pearle	57
329	Artie	56
330	Dorothea	56
331	Pansy	56
332	Polly	56
333	Vina	56
334	Bell	55
335	Cecil	55
336	Faye	55
337	Zula	55
338	Ila	54
339	June	54
340	Vesta	54
341	Annette	53
342	Blanch	53
343	Muriel	53
344	Ona	53
345	Zora	53
346	John	52
347	Lina	52
348	Nan	52
349	Leota	51
350	Georgiana	50
351	Louella	49
352	Una	47
353	Berta	46
354	Constance	46
355	Melissa	46
356	Sudie	46
357	William	46
358	Elisabeth	45
359	Golda	45
360	Tessie	45
361	Vida	45
362	Ava	44
363	Dona	44
364	Helene	44
365	Malinda	44
366	Mandy	44
367	Rae	44
368	Inga	43
369	Minna	43
370	Zelma	43
371	Angela	42
372	Elise	42
373	Erna	42
374	Ernestine	42
375	George	42
376	Merle	42
377	Orpha	42
378	Shirley	42
379	Adelia	41
380	Donna	41
381	Johnnie	40
382	Lilla	40
383	Missouri	40
384	Odessa	40
385	Tina	40
386	Willa	40
387	Wilma	40
388	Besse	39
389	Dixie	39
390	Mazie	39
391	Priscilla	39
392	Reba	39
393	Clyde	38
394	Elmira	38
395	Iola	38
396	Lucia	38
397	Vada	38
398	Bella	37
399	Beryl	37
400	Iona	37
401	Jimmie	37
402	Lenore	37
403	Magdalena	37
404	Marcella	37
405	Charity	36
406	Esta	36
407	Julie	36
408	Maybelle	36
409	Tena	36
410	Antonia	35
411	Aurelia	35
412	Eloise	35
413	Ettie	35
414	Ludie	35
415	Molly	35
416	Clare	34
417	Ellie	34
418	Jannie	34
419	Kathrine	34
420	Lovie	34
421	Adah	33
422	Agatha	33
423	Corine	33
424	Lavinia	33
425	Lue	33
426	Octavia	33
427	Paula	33
428	Savannah	33
429	Vernie	32
430	Avis	31
431	Belva	31
432	Eda	31
433	Leonora	31
434	Leora	31
435	Lilian	31
436	Queen	31
437	Rhea	31
438	Verda	31
439	Adella	30
440	Aline	30
441	Althea	30
442	Bridget	30
443	Carol	30
444	Clarice	30
445	Dena	30
446	Eddie	30
447	Lucretia	30
448	Mariah	30
449	Melvina	30
450	Phebe	30
451	Ray	30
452	Rosella	30
453	Vinnie	30
454	Adela	29
455	Angelina	29
456	Annabelle	29
457	Emmie	29
458	Geraldine	29
459	Hilma	29
460	Idella	29
461	Lauretta	29
462	Lavina	29
463	Mona	29
464	Ocie	29
465	Tommie	29
466	Zoe	29
467	Zona	29
468	Charles	28
469	Evangeline	28
470	Jettie	28
471	Kitty	28
472	Liza	28
473	Luvenia	28
474	Margret	28
475	Almeda	27
476	Carmen	27
477	Carolina	27
478	Eugenie	27
479	Jewel	27
480	Joanna	27
481	Lennie	27
482	Louie	27
483	Mallie	27
484	Pinkie	27
485	Rilla	27
486	Beth	26
487	Connie	26
488	Era	26
489	Hanna	26
490	Imogene	26
491	Ione	26
492	James	26
493	Jewell	26
494	Leatha	26
495	Marcia	26
496	Meda	26
497	Mellie	26
498	Oda	26
499	Delphia	25
500	Georgianna	25
501	Harriette	25
502	Hortense	25
503	Letitia	25
504	Lorene	25
505	Mathilde	25
506	Matie	25
507	Natalie	25
508	Patsy	25
509	Pattie	25
510	Phyllis	25
511	Susanna	25
512	Tennie	25
513	Vallie	25
514	Wanda	25
515	Wilda	25
516	Annabel	24
517	Cordie	24
518	Donnie	24
519	Elinor	24
520	Ethyl	24
521	Ira	24
522	Jeanne	24
523	Lelah	24
524	Libbie	24
525	Lonnie	24
526	Malissa	24
527	Mertie	24
528	Petra	24
529	Retta	24
530	Serena	24
531	Thelma	24
532	Adda	23
533	Albina	23
534	Bernadette	23
535	Elda	23
536	Eleanora	23
537	Hassie	23
538	Leslie	23
539	Lucie	23
540	Rosanna	23
541	Rosina	23
542	Vena	23
543	Alva	22
544	Ara	22
545	Claudie	22
546	Clementine	22
547	Clemmie	22
548	Gretchen	22
549	Judith	22
550	Leone	22
551	Onie	22
552	Ottilie	22
553	Philomena	22
554	Zola	22
555	Anastasia	21
556	Annetta	21
557	Corrie	21
558	Docia	21
559	Elizebeth	21
560	Florida	21
561	Grayce	21
562	Joan	21
563	Lenna	21
564	Leonie	21
565	Louvenia	21
566	Winnifred	21
567	Abigail	20
568	Alida	20
569	America	20
570	Berenice	20
571	Camille	20
572	Christena	20
573	Clarissa	20
574	Delilah	20
575	Diana	20
576	Donie	20
577	Effa	20
578	Eileen	20
579	Glenna	20
580	Icie	20
581	Iris	20
582	Jenny	20
583	Josefa	20
584	Joy	20
585	Lorraine	20
586	Lutie	20
587	Sadye	20
588	Tressie	20
589	Adell	19
590	Alda	19
591	Estell	19
592	Gail	19
593	Luna	19
594	Madie	19
595	Nonie	19
596	Sabina	19
597	Tressa	19
598	Veda	19
599	Zetta	19
600	Altha	18
601	Bula	18
602	Cathryn	18
603	Cordia	18
604	Dolores	18
605	Emeline	18
606	Emilia	18
607	Ester	18
608	Hedwig	18
609	Henry	18
610	Hope	18
611	Joe	18
612	Margaretta	18
613	Maye	18
614	Selina	18
615	Sina	18
616	Theo	18
617	Theodora	18
618	Theresia	18
619	Ursula	18
620	Bennie	17
621	Bernadine	17
622	Bulah	17
623	Celestine	17
624	Corrine	17
625	Dessa	17
626	Frank	17
627	India	17
628	Kathryne	17
629	Lera	17
630	Liddie	17
631	Magnolia	17
632	Manda	17
633	Melinda	17
634	Minta	17
635	Patricia	17
636	Prudence	17
637	Reta	17
638	Rowena	17
639	Sophronia	17
640	Sula	17
641	Adaline	16
642	Aimee	16
643	Annis	16
644	Clora	16
645	Elenora	16
646	Elvina	16
647	Etha	16
648	Faith	16
649	Greta	16
650	Hellen	16
651	Kattie	16
652	Magdalene	16
653	Neta	16
654	Odie	16
655	Rachael	16
656	Sammie	16
657	Aletha	15
658	Allene	15
659	Amalia	15
660	Arrie	15
661	Betsy	15
662	Buena	15
663	Carmela	15
664	Dinah	15
665	Dulcie	15
666	Emmer	15
667	Florine	15
668	Frona	15
669	Glennie	15
670	Hazle	15
671	Izora	15
672	Kizzie	15
673	Lollie	15
674	Lonie	15
675	Loraine	15
676	Margarita	15
677	Marietta	15
678	Millicent	15
679	Myrtis	15
680	Queenie	15
681	Robbie	15
682	Sena	15
683	Sidney	15
684	Signe	15
685	Valeria	15
686	Verdie	15
687	Aileen	14
688	Albertine	14
689	Amie	14
690	Camilla	14
691	Cathrine	14
692	Coral	14
693	Corda	14
694	Dillie	14
695	Edyth	14
696	Eve	14
697	Flo	14
698	Fred	14
699	Goldia	14
700	Guadalupe	14
701	Helga	14
702	Icy	14
703	Isa	14
704	Jesse	14
705	Madeleine	14
706	Malvina	14
707	Margarette	14
708	Marjory	14
709	Maxie	14
710	Monica	14
711	Myrta	14
712	Novella	14
713	Ossie	14
714	Robert	14
715	Rosemary	14
716	Rossie	14
717	Rubie	14
718	Samantha	14
719	Sybil	14
720	Vergie	14
721	Winona	14
722	Zita	14
723	Zoa	14
724	Arie	13
725	Betsey	13
726	Billie	13
727	Birtie	13
728	Clifford	13
729	Dell	13
730	Dicie	13
731	Ebba	13
732	Emelia	13
733	Ethelyn	13
734	Eulah	13
735	Eura	13
736	Fairy	13
737	Freida	13
738	Huldah	13
739	Ivah	13
740	Janette	13
741	Jossie	13
742	Lady	13
743	Mahala	13
744	Margery	13
745	Mercedes	13
746	Mettie	13
747	Nevada	13
748	Ottie	13
749	Paralee	13
750	Peggy	13
751	Sada	13
752	Thea	13
753	Tilda	13
754	Vertie	13
755	Zadie	13
756	Zelda	13
757	Adelle	12
758	Arizona	12
759	Arlie	12
760	Bobbie	12
761	Byrd	12
762	Celina	12
763	Deborah	12
764	Delphine	12
765	Edward	12
766	Emelie	12
767	Erie	12
768	Floyd	12
769	Garnett	12
770	Gay	12
771	Gena	12
772	Genie	12
773	Gwendolyn	12
774	Joyce	12
775	Juliana	12
776	Junie	12
777	Katheryn	12
778	Lelar	12
779	Lella	12
780	Leontine	12
781	Lotta	12
782	Mame	12
783	Minda	12
784	Nealie	12
785	Netta	12
786	Nita	12
787	Nova	12
788	Ova	12
789	Ressie	12
790	Roma	12
791	Rosia	12
792	Ruthie	12
793	Salome	12
794	Sigrid	12
795	Sofia	12
796	Thomas	12
797	Valerie	12
798	Vira	12
799	Viva	12
800	Zada	12
801	Zena	12
802	Adline	11
803	Almira	11
804	Attie	11
805	Aura	11
806	Celeste	11
807	Charlie	11
808	Delma	11
809	Delta	11
810	Dorcas	11
811	Edla	11
812	Edmonia	11
813	Elena	11
814	Elfrieda	11
815	Elisa	11
816	Euphemia	11
817	Felicia	11
818	Ferne	11
819	Francisca	11
820	Fronie	11
821	Garnet	11
822	Georgina	11
823	Golden	11
824	Jo	11
825	Juana	11
826	Lockie	11
827	Martina	11
828	Miranda	11
829	Mossie	11
830	Osie	11
831	Ottilia	11
832	Roxana	11
833	Selena	11
834	Suzanne	11
835	Therese	11
836	Thora	11
837	Tracy	11
838	Ula	11
839	Alba	10
840	Alicia	10
841	Altie	10
842	Alyce	10
843	Andrea	10
844	Annabell	10
845	Audie	10
846	Beaulah	10
847	Berdie	10
848	Biddie	10
849	Carry	10
850	Claribel	10
851	Cressie	10
852	Daisey	10
853	Dot	10
854	Dottie	10
855	Edwina	10
856	Eleanore	10
857	Elenor	10
858	Ellar	10
859	Eller	10
860	Elvie	10
861	Ena	10
862	Erla	10
863	Eugene	10
864	Evalyn	10
865	Fleda	10
866	Florrie	10
867	Helma	10
868	Herma	10
869	Hertha	10
870	Jeanie	10
871	Justine	10
872	Karen	10
873	Leda	10
874	Love	10
875	Lovina	10
876	Luetta	10
877	Maida	10
878	Mammie	10
879	Margaretha	10
880	Margarett	10
881	Maybell	10
882	Maymie	10
883	Melva	10
884	Mercy	10
885	Mintie	10
886	Nana	10
887	Nelia	10
888	Nella	10
889	Oliva	10
890	Ozella	10
891	Pinkey	10
892	Retha	10
893	Rosalia	10
894	Rosalind	10
895	Rosey	10
896	Susana	10
897	Tabitha	10
898	Vella	10
899	Verne	10
900	Vernon	10
901	Zillah	10
902	Adelina	9
903	Albertina	9
904	Alverda	9
905	Alverta	9
906	Ana	9
907	Ardelia	9
908	Arline	9
909	Arthur	9
910	Augustine	9
911	Capitola	9
912	Carmelita	9
913	Celesta	9
914	Celestia	9
915	Chessie	9
916	Daisie	9
917	Daphne	9
918	Dellie	9
919	Donia	9
920	Elta	9
921	Ernest	9
922	Fronia	9
923	Gene	9
924	Gretta	9
925	Henriette	9
926	Jessica	9
927	Johnie	9
928	Lala	9
929	Lanie	9
930	Lavada	9
931	Leana	9
932	Lillis	9
933	Lota	9
934	Louis	9
935	Lulah	9
936	Magdalen	9
937	Marvel	9
938	Metta	9
939	Monnie	9
940	Noemie	9
941	Pheobe	9
942	Rosy	9
943	Theodosia	9
944	Tilla	9
945	Tishie	9
946	Verona	9
947	Walter	9
948	Zenobia	9
949	Zettie	9
950	Abby	8
951	Aggie	8
952	Alphonsine	8
953	Amber	8
954	Anner	8
955	Arkie	8
956	Arminta	8
957	Azzie	8
958	Cammie	8
959	Carlotta	8
960	Cinda	8
961	Clotilde	8
962	Doshia	8
963	Doshie	8
964	Drucilla	8
965	Drusilla	8
966	Easter	8
967	Elaine	8
968	Eldora	8
969	Elgie	8
970	Ema	8
971	Emaline	8
972	Enid	8
973	Ether	8
974	Euna	8
975	Evalena	8
976	Eveline	8
977	Exie	8
978	Filomena	8
979	Florance	8
980	Frederica	8
981	Fredericka	8
982	Gregoria	8
983	Gunda	8
984	Hildur	8
985	Imo	8
986	Jeffie	8
987	Josefina	8
988	Josiephine	8
989	Justina	8
990	Lannie	8
991	Laurie	8
992	Laverne	8
993	Lea	8
994	Leaner	8
995	Leo	8
996	Lidie	8
997	Loretto	8
998	Lu	8
999	Manuela	8
1000	Margarete	8

Boys: top 25 of 1889
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1888
1	1 John	8,548	77.3	#1
2	2 William	7,772	70.3	#2
3	3 James	5,020	45.4	#3
4	4 George	4,430	40.1	#4
5	5 Charles	4,199	38.0	#5
6	6 Frank	2,975	26.9	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,729	24.7	#7
8	8 Harry	2,559	23.1	#9
9	9 Robert	2,513	22.7	#8
10	10 Edward	2,299	20.8	#11
11	11 Henry	2,286	20.7	#10
12	12 Thomas	2,233	20.2	#12
13	13 Walter	1,916	17.3	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,668	15.1	#14
15	15 Fred	1,554	14.1	#15
16	16 Albert	1,353	12.2	#16
17	17 Clarence	984	8.9	#17
18	18 Roy	888	8.0	#20
19	19 Louis	837	7.6	#19
20	20 Samuel	810	7.3	#18
21	21 Benjamin	760	6.9	#25
22	22 David	757	6.8	#21
23	23 Ernest	736	6.7	#27
24	24 Richard	711	6.4	#26
25	25 Joe	709	6.4	#23

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Willie	708
27	Carl	704
28	Earl	688
29	Charlie	685
30	Will	631
31	Jesse	576
32	Oscar	572
33	Andrew	561
34	Elmer	557
35	Paul	555
36	Daniel	515
37	Raymond	511
38	Howard	503
39	Ralph	495
40	Sam	486
41	Alfred	472
42	Herbert	472
43	Ben	453
44	Frederick	451
45	Peter	425
46	Lee	415
47	Lewis	414
48	Herman	405
49	Claude	386
50	Tom	379
51	Michael	377
52	Eugene	369
53	Martin	367
54	Ray	355
55	Francis	346
56	Lawrence	342
57	Harold	340
58	Jim	328
59	Leo	325
60	Edgar	322
61	Jack	322
62	Clyde	318
63	Floyd	313
64	Harvey	311
65	Otto	309
66	Edwin	306
67	Jacob	295
68	Harrison	288
69	Chester	274
70	Guy	271
71	Ed	270
72	Luther	270
73	Homer	255
74	Patrick	236
75	Bert	231
76	Theodore	231
77	Leonard	229
78	Hugh	225
79	Allen	222
80	Anthony	219
81	Bernard	215
82	Lester	213
83	Grover	210
84	Oliver	210
85	Ira	207
86	Jessie	207
87	Clifford	202
88	Charley	199
89	Russell	198
90	Archie	195
91	Isaac	188
92	Leroy	186
93	Alexander	185
94	Leon	184
95	Philip	183
96	August	171
97	Milton	171
98	Lloyd	167
99	Warren	167
100	Horace	166

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Stephen	164
102	Everett	163
103	Julius	159
104	Victor	158
105	Eddie	155
106	Leslie	155
107	Marion	153
108	Stanley	151
109	Emil	146
110	Percy	144
111	Sidney	144
112	Norman	141
113	Alvin	137
114	Alex	127
115	Willis	124
116	Jess	121
117	Nathan	121
118	Matthew	118
119	Dan	116
120	Dave	116
121	Otis	116
122	Ross	115
123	Wallace	115
124	Amos	114
125	Gus	114
126	Morris	112
127	Sylvester	112
128	Dennis	111
129	Jerry	110
130	Mack	110
131	Maurice	109
132	Emmett	108
133	Rufus	108
134	Calvin	107
135	Jake	107
136	Lonnie	106
137	Gilbert	105
138	Perry	105
139	Jay	104
140	Glenn	103
141	Alonzo	102
142	Cecil	102
143	Wilbur	102
144	Adolph	101
145	Earnest	101
146	Mark	101
147	Wesley	101
148	Franklin	100
149	Willard	100
150	Melvin	97
151	Clinton	95
152	Elbert	95
153	Adam	93
154	Virgil	93
155	Edmund	89
156	Claud	88
157	Levi	88
158	Aaron	85
159	Noah	85
160	Abraham	83
161	Felix	83
162	Hubert	83
163	Max	83
164	Roscoe	83
165	Rudolph	83
166	Timothy	82
167	Manuel	81
168	Ellis	80
169	Jose	80
170	Nelson	80
171	Moses	78
172	Phillip	78
173	Cornelius	77
174	Marshall	77
175	Marvin	77
176	Clayton	76
177	Irvin	76
178	Jasper	76
179	Ollie	76
180	Donald	75
181	Owen	75
182	Anton	74
183	Reuben	73
184	Vernon	73
185	Wiley	73
186	Mike	72
187	Christopher	71
188	Johnnie	71
189	Jeff	70
190	Simon	69
191	Austin	68
192	Fredrick	68
193	Monroe	68
194	Nicholas	68
195	Curtis	67
196	Silas	67
197	Bennie	66
198	Hiram	66
199	Kenneth	66
200	Forrest	65
201	Irving	65
202	Vincent	65
203	Orville	64
204	Steve	64
205	Alva	62
206	Bruce	62
207	Don	62
208	Bill	61
209	Elijah	61
210	Juan	61
211	Cleveland	60
212	Eli	60
213	Gordon	60
214	Harley	60
215	Pete	60
216	Roland	60
217	Clifton	59
218	Sherman	59
219	Glen	58
220	Dock	57
221	Mose	57
222	Barney	54
223	Edd	52
224	Ervin	52
225	Ike	52
226	Bob	51
227	Christian	51
228	Clark	51
229	Karl	50
230	Pearl	50
231	Julian	49
232	Roger	49
233	Bud	48
234	Gerald	48
235	Jerome	48
236	Nathaniel	48
237	Boyd	47
238	Earle	47
239	Ivan	47
240	Ora	47
241	Scott	46
242	Andy	45
243	Tony	45
244	Edmond	44
245	Luke	44
246	Lynn	44
247	Major	44
248	Riley	44
249	Wilson	44
250	Lon	43
251	Anderson	42
252	Arnold	42
253	Chris	42
254	Emery	42
255	Jackson	42
256	Jeremiah	42
257	Mathew	42
258	Millard	42
259	Wade	42
260	Clem	41
261	Emanuel	41
262	Mary	41
263	Columbus	40
264	Louie	40
265	Solomon	40
266	Abe	39
267	Douglas	39
268	Grant	39
269	Jefferson	39
270	Preston	39
271	Johnie	38
272	Marcus	38
273	Neal	38
274	Asa	37
275	Byron	37
276	Conrad	37
277	Emory	37
278	Joel	37
279	Royal	37
280	Wilfred	37
281	Elias	36
282	Morton	36
283	Newton	36
284	Augustus	35
285	Cyrus	35
286	Freeman	35
287	Merle	35
288	Dewitt	34
289	Ferdinand	34
290	General	34
291	Myron	34
292	Nick	34
293	Van	34
294	Carroll	33
295	Dallas	33
296	Enoch	33
297	Ezra	33
298	Grady	33
299	Hugo	33
300	Joshua	33
301	Matt	33
302	Miles	33
303	Ruben	33
304	Walker	33
305	Chas	32
306	Delbert	32
307	Fletcher	32
308	Laurence	32
309	Logan	32
310	Tommie	32
311	Ward	32
312	Wayne	32
313	Allan	31
314	Antonio	31
315	Arch	31
316	Harris	31
317	Loyd	31
318	Benjiman	30
319	Dudley	30
320	Jimmie	30
321	Thurman	30
322	Carlton	29
323	Chauncey	29
324	Clay	29
325	Elisha	29
326	Elwood	29
327	Erwin	29
328	Garfield	29
329	Leland	29
330	Lemuel	29
331	Vern	29
332	Casper	28
333	Gustave	28
334	Ned	28
335	Neil	28
336	Spencer	28
337	Taylor	28
338	Ambrose	27
339	Clement	27
340	Emile	27
341	Foster	27
342	Gust	27
343	Gustav	27
344	Malcolm	27
345	Omer	27
346	Randolph	27
347	Seth	27
348	Alton	26
349	Lucius	26
350	Pedro	26
351	Carlos	25
352	Dorsey	25
353	Hans	25
354	Hardy	25
355	Harmon	25
356	Jonas	25
357	Sanford	25
358	Ted	25
359	Wilbert	25
360	Burton	24
361	Dee	24
362	Emmet	24
363	Forest	24
364	Lorenzo	24
365	Morgan	24
366	Murray	24
367	Noble	24
368	Winfield	24
369	Abram	23
370	Al	23
371	Anna	23
372	Archibald	23
373	Berry	23
374	Frederic	23
375	Madison	23
376	Ramon	23
377	Rex	23
378	Warner	23
379	Abner	22
380	Cleve	22
381	Dick	22
382	Elza	22
383	Emerson	22
384	Irwin	22
385	Josh	22
386	Leander	22
387	Loren	22
388	Adolphus	21
389	Davis	21
390	Dean	21
391	Elvin	21
392	Eric	21
393	Fritz	21
394	Green	21
395	Judson	21
396	King	21
397	Lem	21
398	Lucian	21
399	Lyman	21
400	Mason	21
401	Mitchell	21
402	Raleigh	21
403	Sol	21
404	Stuart	21
405	Christ	20
406	Clair	20
407	Early	20
408	Henderson	20
409	Israel	20
410	Johnny	20
411	Judge	20
412	Napoleon	20
413	Ole	20
414	Porter	20
415	Blaine	19
416	Caleb	19
417	Clint	19
418	Dale	19
419	Elton	19
420	Fay	19
421	Francisco	19
422	Geo	19
423	Herschel	19
424	Lowell	19
425	Oren	19
426	Orval	19
427	Pat	19
428	Phil	19
429	Sandy	19
430	Stewart	19
431	Ulysses	19
432	Washington	19
433	Zack	19
434	Axel	18
435	Bertram	18
436	Hamilton	18
437	Jason	18
438	Lyle	18
439	Olin	18
440	Pink	18
441	Rollie	18
442	Sydney	18
443	Turner	18
444	Verne	18
445	Waldo	18
446	Alphonse	17
447	Burt	17
448	Ellsworth	17
449	Evan	17
450	Granville	17
451	Kelly	17
452	Lige	17
453	Lou	17
454	Miller	17
455	Milo	17
456	Nels	17
457	Odie	17
458	Olaf	17
459	Otho	17
460	Rolla	17
461	Rolland	17
462	Thornton	17
463	Wash	17
464	Adrian	16
465	Alvie	16
466	Basil	16
467	Bertie	16
468	Duncan	16
469	Dwight	16
470	Elizabeth	16
471	Evans	16
472	Garrett	16
473	Hezekiah	16
474	Isiah	16
475	Junius	16
476	Lafayette	16
477	Lindsey	16
478	Orin	16
479	Reese	16
480	Troy	16
481	Webster	16
482	Aubrey	15
483	Buster	15
484	Carey	15
485	Cliff	15
486	Evert	15
487	Ford	15
488	Frances	15
489	Hosea	15
490	Mathias	15
491	Melville	15
492	Orrin	15
493	Smith	15
494	Sterling	15
495	Tracy	15
496	Valentine	15
497	Wyatt	15
498	Adelbert	14
499	Albin	14
500	Angus	14
501	Annie	14
502	Beverly	14
503	Billie	14
504	Dominick	14
505	Elmore	14
506	Emmitt	14
507	Ethel	14
508	Ezekiel	14
509	Finis	14
510	Harlan	14
511	Henery	14
512	Josiah	14
513	Lincoln	14
514	Lonie	14
515	Prince	14
516	Reginald	14
517	Sammie	14
518	Sim	14
519	Simeon	14
520	Steven	14
521	Tim	14
522	Verner	14
523	Wilber	14
524	Wilmer	14
525	Alma	13
526	Angelo	13
527	Antone	13
528	Benjamine	13
529	Benton	13
530	Cal	13
531	Connie	13
532	Dewey	13
533	Doc	13
534	Elmo	13
535	Isaiah	13
536	Johnson	13
537	Larry	13
538	Lucious	13
539	Margaret	13
540	Minnie	13
541	Noel	13
542	Parker	13
543	Randall	13
544	Ransom	13
545	Rollin	13
546	Roman	13
547	Shirley	13
548	Truman	13
549	Alf	12
550	Allie	12
551	Alois	12
552	Ballard	12
553	Benjaman	12
554	Bennett	12
555	Bertha	12
556	Brady	12
557	Burl	12
558	Butler	12
559	Cloyd	12
560	Coleman	12
561	Cyril	12
562	Freddie	12
563	Giles	12
564	Hal	12
565	Hamp	12
566	Jean	12
567	Jonathan	12
568	Jules	12
569	Lawson	12
570	Lucien	12
571	Marcellus	12
572	Merritt	12
573	Norris	12
574	Orlando	12
575	Oswald	12
576	Reed	12
577	Vance	12
578	Walton	12
579	Winfred	12
580	Wm	12
581	Addison	11
582	Aloysius	11
583	Alvah	11
584	Arlie	11
585	Artie	11
586	Bart	11
587	Bee	11
588	Bernie	11
589	Bryant	11
590	Burr	11
591	Carter	11
592	Cary	11
593	Clare	11
594	Courtney	11
595	Crawford	11
596	Eldon	11
597	Elliott	11
598	Essie	11
599	Ferd	11
600	Gene	11
601	Guss	11
602	Haywood	11
603	Houston	11
604	Hunter	11
605	Irl	11
606	Linton	11
607	Lonzo	11
608	Luis	11
609	Mattie	11
610	Maxwell	11
611	Maynard	11
612	Mont	11
613	Omar	11
614	Otha	11
615	Pablo	11
616	Pierce	11
617	Price	11
618	Raphael	11
619	Rose	11
620	Rupert	11
621	Russel	11
622	Shelby	11
623	Theron	11
624	Tobe	11
625	Wilburn	11
626	Wilford	11
627	Wylie	11
628	Addie	10
629	Alan	10
630	Alden	10
631	Alford	10
632	Bailey	10
633	Bartholomew	10
634	Bernhard	10
635	Bishop	10
636	Dolphus	10
637	Egbert	10
638	Elwin	10
639	Emma	10
640	Ernst	10
641	Everette	10
642	Florence	10
643	Gustaf	10
644	Harve	10
645	Hollie	10
646	Hollis	10
647	Isadore	10
648	Isom	10
649	Ivory	10
650	Ivy	10
651	Lacy	10
652	Larkin	10
653	Lenard	10
654	Lindsay	10
655	Manley	10
656	Myrtle	10
657	Newt	10
658	Octave	10
659	Ola	10
660	Orange	10
661	Pierre	10
662	Quincy	10
663	Ronald	10
664	Rowland	10
665	Seymour	10
666	Sullivan	10
667	Thaddeus	10
668	Tillman	10
669	Tobias	10
670	Urban	10
671	Vivian	10
672	Young	10
673	Abel	9
674	Alice	9
675	Alonza	9
676	Aron	9
677	Arvid	9
678	Avery	9
679	Benson	9
680	Bonnie	9
681	Brown	9
682	Buck	9
683	Burley	9
684	Clara	9
685	Colonel	9
686	Dora	9
687	Doyle	9
688	Eber	9
689	Elden	9
690	Gabriel	9
691	Garland	9
692	Gerard	9
693	Golden	9
694	Helmer	9
695	Hershel	9
696	Hubbard	9
697	Ignatius	9
698	Jennie	9
699	Jesus	9
700	Jodie	9
701	Lennie	9
702	Lew	9
703	Lionel	9
704	Maude	9
705	May	9
706	Merrill	9
707	Mervin	9
708	Mitchel	9
709	Oral	9
710	Orie	9
711	Park	9
712	Rene	9
713	Richmond	9
714	Roderick	9
715	Rodney	9
716	Rube	9
717	Terry	9
718	Tomas	9
719	Tommy	9
720	Willam	9
721	Wilton	9
722	Ace	8
723	Acie	8
724	Alfonzo	8
725	Algie	8
726	Andres	8
727	Arther	8
728	Augusta	8
729	Augustine	8
730	Barton	8
731	Carlie	8
732	Cicero	8
733	Dana	8
734	Darwin	8
735	Edna	8
736	Effie	8
737	Eldridge	8
738	Elzie	8
739	Ennis	8
740	Erick	8
741	Fredric	8
742	Gerhard	8
743	Hallie	8
744	Hazel	8
745	Heber	8
746	Helen	8
747	Hermon	8
748	Hilliard	8
749	Howell	8
750	Humphrey	8
751	Hyman	8
752	Ida	8
753	Isham	8
754	Issac	8
755	Jones	8
756	Justin	8
757	Lambert	8
758	Levy	8
759	Loy	8
760	Mahlon	8
761	Mannie	8
762	Marie	8
763	Mell	8
764	Micheal	8
765	Miguel	8
766	Milford	8
767	Nat	8
768	Nellie	8
769	Norbert	8
770	Oakley	8
771	Olen	8
772	Oran	8
773	Palmer	8
774	Press	8
775	Rafael	8
776	Rubin	8
777	Sampson	8
778	Sanders	8
779	Shelly	8
780	Sid	8
781	Son	8
782	Thad	8
783	Theo	8
784	Vernie	8
785	Watson	8
786	Whitney	8
787	Willian	8
788	Zeb	8
789	Ada	7
790	Adelard	7
791	Adolfo	7
792	Aleck	7
793	Alfonso	7
794	Alfredo	7
795	Allison	7
796	Alpha	7
797	Auther	7
798	Barry	7
799	Bartley	7
800	Baxter	7
801	Benedict	7
802	Bernice	7
803	Bertrand	7
804	Bessie	7
805	Blair	7
806	Branch	7
807	Brice	7
808	Bruno	7
809	Bush	7
810	Carson	7
811	Clarance	7
812	Cleo	7
813	Collins	7
814	Commodore	7
815	Cora	7
816	Dell	7
817	Denver	7
818	Dexter	7
819	Doss	7
820	Eben	7
821	Edith	7
822	Edmon	7
823	Elgin	7
824	Emmit	7
825	Ephraim	7
826	Ernie	7
827	Ewald	7
828	Ewell	7
829	Fannie	7
830	Fate	7
831	Federico	7
832	Florencio	7
833	Franz	7
834	Garnet	7
835	Gertrude	7
836	Governor	7
837	Graham	7
838	Gray	7
839	Griffin	7
840	Hayward	7
841	Hector	7
842	Isidore	7
843	Iva	7
844	Jewel	7
845	Jewell	7
846	Jonah	7
847	Jordan	7
848	Josephus	7
849	Jule	7
850	June	7
851	Laverne	7
852	Lillian	7
853	Linwood	7
854	Ludwig	7
855	Lum	7
856	Mabel	7
857	Maury	7
858	Merton	7
859	Nancy	7
860	Newman	7
861	Obie	7
862	Ocie	7
863	Odell	7
864	Orion	7
865	Paris	7
866	Pinkney	7
867	Pleas	7
868	Rice	7
869	Rollo	7
870	Salvatore	7
871	Theadore	7
872	Travis	7
873	Tyler	7
874	Wayland	7
875	Werner	7
876	West	7
877	Winston	7
878	Alcide	6
879	Alger	6
880	Almon	6
881	Alto	6
882	Ammon	6
883	Ansel	6
884	Anson	6
885	Barrett	6
886	Bedford	6
887	Blanche	6
888	Boss	6
889	Burrel	6
890	Callie	6
891	Carrie	6
892	Cassius	6
893	Chalmer	6
894	Cody	6
895	Coley	6
896	Colin	6
897	Coy	6
898	Curley	6
899	Dalton	6
900	Denis	6
901	Dixie	6
902	Donnie	6
903	Dow	6
904	Earley	6
905	Edw	6
906	Elder	6
907	Eldred	6
908	Elie	6
909	Enos	6
910	Ernesto	6
911	Fayette	6
912	Fed	6
913	Fitzhugh	6
914	Foy	6
915	Gabe	6
916	Gail	6
917	Galen	6
918	Gaylord	6
919	Genie	6
920	Godfrey	6
921	Gregorio	6
922	Gregory	6
923	Harland	6
924	Hayden	6
925	Hjalmar	6
926	Hjalmer	6
927	Jarvis	6
928	Jens	6
929	Joesph	6
930	Josephine	6
931	Keith	6
932	Knute	6
933	Lawton	6
934	Len	6
935	Leonce	6
936	Levin	6
937	Lillie	6
938	Lish	6
939	Lorenz	6
940	Lorenza	6
941	Louise	6
942	Love	6
943	Malachi	6
944	Manford	6
945	Marshal	6
946	Mat	6
947	Minor	6
948	Montgomery	6
949	Okey	6
950	Ossie	6
951	Pascal	6
952	Percival	6
953	Posey	6
954	Redmond	6
955	Robin	6
956	Rosco	6
957	Rosendo	6
958	Rush	6
959	Sebastian	6
960	Sheldon	6
961	Stafford	6
962	Starling	6
963	Steward	6
964	Talmadge	6
965	Thos	6
966	Vester	6
967	Virgle	6
968	Waverly	6
969	Wellington	6
970	Williams	6
971	Winford	6
972	Wright	6
973	Abie	5
974	Alphonsus	5
975	Alta	5
976	Alver	5
977	Ananias	5
978	Anatole	5
979	Archer	5
980	Armand	5
981	Art	5
982	Benjamen	5
983	Benny	5
984	Billy	5
985	Bird	5
986	Bobbie	5
987	Booker	5
988	Boone	5
989	Bradford	5
990	Brooks	5
991	Buell	5
992	Byrd	5
993	Chesley	5
994	Chin	5
995	Claiborne	5
996	Cleave	5
997	Clemens	5
998	Collie	5
999	Cooper	5
1000	Damon	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1889.

How spread out were the names of 1889?

In 1889 the ten most given boys’ names went to 38.9% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 21.2% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1889 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 1889?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1889 against the top 100 of 1888.

The biggest climbs of 1889

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1889.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1888	Rank 1889
Lucile	#239	#196
Leola	#274	#232
Olivia	#276	#234
Fern	#262	#230
Lila	#248	#217
Lora	#224	#194
Marjorie	#211	#182
Genevieve	#180	#155

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1888	Rank 1889
Sylvester	#180	#127
Ross	#168	#122
Amos	#161	#124
Morris	#160	#126
Jerry	#163	#129
Mack	#159	#130
Russell	#115	#89
Maurice	#153	#131

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1889

The most given names of the 1880s1889 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1889Weighted 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: 1890

The most popular baby names of 1889

The top names of 1889

How spread out were the names of 1889?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1889?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1889

More about the names of 1889