The most popular baby names of 1890

In 1890 the most given names were John (8,502 boys) and Mary (12,078 girls); SSA’s file counts 301,401 babies under 2,695 name-and-sex entries (every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex).

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The 1890 file: SSA national baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The top names of 1890

Girls: top 25 of 1890
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1889
1	1 Mary	12,078	63.4	#1
2	2 Anna	5,233	27.5	#2
3	3 Elizabeth	3,112	16.4	#3
4	4 Margaret	3,100	16.3	#4
5	5 Emma	2,980	15.7	#5
6	6 Florence	2,744	14.4	#7
7	7 Ethel	2,718	14.3	#8
8	8 Minnie	2,650	13.9	#6
9	9 Clara	2,496	13.1	#10
10	10 Bertha	2,388	12.5	#11
11	11 Bessie	2,370	12.4	#9
12	12 Helen	2,312	12.1	#17
13	13 Grace	2,278	12.0	#15
14	14 Alice	2,271	11.9	#12
15	15 Annie	2,220	11.7	#13
16	16 Ida	2,178	11.4	#14
17	17 Mabel	2,058	10.8	#16
18	18 Edna	1,973	10.4	#18
19	19 Lillian	1,862	9.8	#23
20	20 Nellie	1,821	9.6	#19
21	21 Sarah	1,786	9.4	#20
22	22 Martha	1,784	9.4	#21
23	23 Ella	1,758	9.2	#22
24	24 Pearl	1,741	9.2	#24
25	25 Rose	1,725	9.1	#26

Girls #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	Gertrude	1,713
27	Laura	1,634
28	Marie	1,563
29	Carrie	1,510
30	Edith	1,493
31	Louise	1,472
32	Eva	1,436
33	Frances	1,416
34	Myrtle	1,406
35	Lillie	1,390
36	Cora	1,386
37	Hazel	1,366
38	Hattie	1,363
39	Maude	1,359
40	Julia	1,275
41	Jennie	1,259
42	Mattie	1,256
43	Jessie	1,250
44	Catherine	1,232
45	Elsie	1,220
46	Ruth	1,195
47	Lena	1,137
48	Lula	1,121
49	Josephine	1,118
50	Agnes	1,095
51	Ada	1,074
52	Fannie	1,005
53	Lucy	973
54	Mamie	967
55	Blanche	953
56	Stella	924
57	Alma	922
58	Mae	920
59	Katherine	900
60	Irene	893
61	Maggie	891
62	Dora	883
63	Nora	835
64	Rosa	770
65	May	751
66	Effie	717
67	Nettie	707
68	Viola	697
69	Sadie	680
70	Ellen	659
71	Mildred	635
72	Della	631
73	Susie	630
74	Lizzie	620
75	Esther	619
76	Daisy	588
77	Willie	578
78	Lydia	576
79	Beulah	573
80	Sallie	571
81	Ruby	540
82	Gladys	525
83	Georgia	513
84	Nancy	512
85	Flora	510
86	Emily	509
87	Katie	509
88	Lottie	502
89	Olive	491
90	Pauline	475
91	Kathryn	474
92	Addie	468
93	Dorothy	458
94	Caroline	455
95	Etta	452
96	Marguerite	442
97	Maud	439
98	Beatrice	417
99	Charlotte	417
100	Virginia	405

Girls #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Theresa	401
102	Harriet	399
103	Vera	393
104	Amanda	392
105	Ollie	392
106	Marion	386
107	Rebecca	374
108	Jane	372
109	Amelia	368
110	Henrietta	366
111	Lulu	364
112	Nannie	355
113	Iva	354
114	Ora	354
115	Susan	354
116	Kate	352
117	Eleanor	351
118	Mollie	349
119	Lola	346
120	Leona	332
121	Ann	328
122	Estella	320
123	Anne	319
124	Rachel	318
125	Evelyn	316
126	Nina	314
127	Belle	304
128	Hilda	304
129	Lela	304
130	Augusta	299
131	Inez	299
132	Eliza	297
133	Matilda	293
134	Estelle	277
135	Amy	275
136	Hannah	267
137	Sara	262
138	Essie	256
139	Goldie	254
140	Eula	248
141	Mable	247
142	Maria	247
143	Mayme	246
144	Sophia	245
145	Verna	244
146	Josie	242
147	Barbara	241
148	Lucille	241
149	Ola	239
150	Rosie	238
151	Alta	234
152	Flossie	231
153	Callie	230
154	Allie	229
155	Bernice	229
156	Loretta	228
157	Olga	225
158	Sylvia	223
159	Victoria	223
160	Nell	221
161	Christine	220
162	Janie	220
163	Genevieve	217
164	Betty	216
165	Ina	215
166	Eunice	214
167	Tillie	207
168	Sophie	206
169	Celia	204
170	Millie	204
171	Winifred	204
172	Delia	197
173	Frieda	195
174	Rena	192
175	Luella	184
176	Violet	183
177	Marjorie	181
178	Lois	175
179	Birdie	168
180	Louisa	168
181	Winnie	166
182	Alberta	165
183	Selma	165
184	Leah	162
185	Elva	160
186	Isabel	160
187	Jean	160
188	Bertie	158
189	Isabelle	156
190	Bess	154
191	Irma	154
192	Leila	154
193	Sally	154
194	Virgie	154
195	Adeline	150
196	Lucile	149
197	Hulda	147
198	Nelle	143
199	Abbie	140
200	Christina	139
201	Mathilda	138
202	Rhoda	138
203	Lelia	137
204	Bettie	136
205	Erma	135
206	Roxie	135
207	Norma	134
208	Adele	133
209	Myra	133
210	Lou	132
211	Cecelia	130
212	Dollie	130
213	Lora	130
214	Jeanette	129
215	Freda	127
216	Gussie	125
217	Carolyn	124
218	Cornelia	123
219	Naomi	122
220	Gertie	121
221	Hallie	121
222	Lila	120
223	Sue	120
224	Fern	119
225	Hester	119
226	Katharine	119
227	Meta	115
228	Harriett	114
229	Regina	114
230	Geneva	112
231	Marian	112
232	Lura	110
233	Teresa	110
234	Elma	108
235	Johanna	108
236	Zella	108
237	Maudie	107
238	Elsa	106
239	Kathleen	105
240	Lilly	104
241	Vivian	103
242	Adelaide	102
243	Corinne	102
244	Dessie	102
245	Lenora	102
246	Francis	101
247	Lucinda	101
248	Helena	100
249	Madge	100
250	Fay	99
251	Jeannette	99
252	Bonnie	98
253	Wilhelmina	98
254	Lettie	96
255	Lily	96
256	Madeline	96
257	Velma	96
258	Claudia	95
259	Mina	95
260	Hettie	94
261	Leola	92
262	Cecilia	91
263	Isabella	91
264	Roberta	91
265	Juanita	89
266	Letha	89
267	Minerva	89
268	Doris	87
269	Dovie	86
270	Audrey	85
271	Olivia	85
272	Fanny	84
273	Eugenia	83
274	Linnie	83
275	Miriam	83
276	Georgie	82
277	Lorena	82
278	Veronica	82
279	Cleo	81
280	Alvina	80
281	Opal	80
282	Cynthia	79
283	Lessie	79
284	Margie	78
285	Pearlie	78
286	Elnora	76
287	Janet	76
288	Neva	74
289	Phoebe	74
290	Mittie	73
291	Claire	72
292	Myrtie	72
293	Nona	72
294	Cecile	71
295	Erna	71
296	Angeline	70
297	Lida	70
298	Gracie	69
299	Lona	69
300	Orpha	69
301	Anita	68
302	Artie	68
303	Cassie	68
304	Emilie	68
305	Ernestine	68
306	Floy	68
307	Merle	68
308	Oma	68
309	Frankie	67
310	Antoinette	66
311	Ivy	66
312	Louella	65
313	Ophelia	65
314	Zula	65
315	Elvira	64
316	Wilma	64
317	Annette	63
318	Ila	63
319	June	63
320	Leta	63
321	Lina	63
322	Blanch	62
323	Malinda	62
324	Bell	61
325	Evie	61
326	Chloe	60
327	Nola	60
328	Zora	60
329	Faye	59
330	Rosetta	59
331	Una	59
332	Cecil	58
333	Lee	58
334	Leota	58
335	Mabelle	58
336	Muriel	58
337	Alpha	57
338	Dolly	57
339	Helene	57
340	Pansy	57
341	Polly	57
342	Rosalie	57
343	Angie	56
344	John	56
345	Lyda	56
346	Ona	56
347	Edythe	55
348	Linda	54
349	Rita	54
350	Catharine	53
351	Charity	53
352	Jannie	53
353	Rae	53
354	Dona	52
355	Dorothea	52
356	Golda	52
357	Zelma	52
358	Isabell	51
359	Leora	51
360	Willa	51
361	Adah	49
362	Ava	49
363	Era	49
364	Cordelia	48
365	Mandy	48
366	Clyde	47
367	Pearle	47
368	Tessie	47
369	Eddie	46
370	Eloise	46
371	Maybelle	46
372	Molly	46
373	Angela	45
374	Constance	45
375	Jimmie	45
376	Lilla	45
377	Vida	45
378	Ettie	44
379	Johnnie	44
380	Kittie	44
381	Ray	44
382	Marcella	43
383	Reba	43
384	Agatha	42
385	Bella	42
386	Belva	42
387	Bridget	42
388	Clementine	42
389	Hilma	42
390	Melissa	42
391	Phyllis	42
392	Sudie	42
393	Vada	42
394	Vesta	42
395	Vina	42
396	Zoe	42
397	Dixie	41
398	Inga	41
399	Mazie	41
400	Annabelle	40
401	Ellie	40
402	Liza	40
403	Ludie	40
404	Priscilla	40
405	Shirley	40
406	Eda	39
407	Lauretta	39
408	Nan	39
409	Rhea	39
410	Tina	39
411	Lenore	38
412	Albina	37
413	Antonia	37
414	Berta	37
415	Besse	37
416	Connie	37
417	George	37
418	Iona	37
419	Lennie	37
420	Leonora	37
421	Melvina	37
422	Pinkie	37
423	Tena	37
424	Wanda	37
425	Emmie	36
426	Georgiana	36
427	Ione	36
428	Verda	36
429	Alva	35
430	Angelina	35
431	Clare	35
432	Donnie	35
433	Paula	35
434	Tennie	35
435	Emelia	34
436	Frank	34
437	Kathrine	34
438	Margret	34
439	Mellie	34
440	Minna	34
441	Natalie	34
442	Odessa	34
443	Rosina	34
444	Susanna	34
445	William	34
446	Aurelia	33
447	Avis	33
448	Docia	33
449	Donna	33
450	Elise	33
451	Hanna	33
452	James	33
453	Jewel	33
454	Joanna	33
455	Lavina	33
456	Louie	33
457	Marietta	33
458	Mona	33
459	Rosella	33
460	Savannah	33
461	Vinnie	33
462	Beryl	32
463	Lucretia	32
464	Madeleine	32
465	Octavia	32
466	Rilla	32
467	Zola	32
468	Cordie	31
469	Corrie	31
470	Dena	31
471	Elmira	31
472	Lucia	31
473	Lucie	31
474	Mariah	31
475	Adelia	30
476	Aline	30
477	Charles	30
478	Hortense	30
479	Iola	30
480	Jeanne	30
481	Lue	30
482	Mertie	30
483	Adella	29
484	Georgianna	29
485	Gretchen	29
486	Idella	29
487	Julie	29
488	Leatha	29
489	Sena	29
490	Vernie	29
491	Anastasia	28
492	Carmen	28
493	Corine	28
494	Florida	28
495	Hedwig	28
496	Lelah	28
497	Rowena	28
498	Tommie	28
499	Easter	27
500	Estell	27
501	Geraldine	27
502	Kitty	27
503	Lavinia	27
504	Mallie	27
505	Vallie	27
506	Veda	27
507	Zona	27
508	Almeda	26
509	Altha	26
510	Carol	26
511	Hope	26
512	Jewell	26
513	Lenna	26
514	Leone	26
515	Lonie	26
516	Lorene	26
517	Luvenia	26
518	Matie	26
519	Missouri	26
520	Retta	26
521	Theodora	26
522	Tilda	26
523	Ursula	26
524	Arrie	25
525	Clarissa	25
526	Corrine	25
527	Ester	25
528	Ethyl	25
529	Grayce	25
530	Lorraine	25
531	Lovie	25
532	Magdalena	25
533	Margery	25
534	Mathilde	25
535	Mettie	25
536	Pattie	25
537	Queen	25
538	Albertine	24
539	Christena	24
540	Deborah	24
541	Florine	24
542	Glenna	24
543	Kattie	24
544	Libbie	24
545	Luna	24
546	Selina	24
547	Winnifred	24
548	Adela	23
549	Carolina	23
550	Clemmie	23
551	Dottie	23
552	Elinor	23
553	Elisabeth	23
554	Josefa	23
555	Katheryn	23
556	Onie	23
557	Peggy	23
558	Ara	22
559	Camilla	22
560	Cathrine	22
561	Clarice	22
562	Claudie	22
563	Delphia	22
564	Esta	22
565	Imogene	22
566	India	22
567	Judith	22
568	Thelma	22
569	Vergie	22
570	Alida	21
571	Camille	21
572	Dolores	21
573	Elda	21
574	Eleanore	21
575	Lilian	21
576	Ocie	21
577	Philomena	21
578	Adda	20
579	Alda	20
580	Almira	20
581	Bernadette	20
582	Celeste	20
583	Delilah	20
584	Donie	20
585	Eleanora	20
586	Exie	20
587	Francisca	20
588	Gail	20
589	Joe	20
590	Leslie	20
591	Letitia	20
592	Malissa	20
593	Marcia	20
594	Nita	20
595	Odie	20
596	Phebe	20
597	Robbie	20
598	Verdie	20
599	Allene	19
600	Althea	19
601	Alvena	19
602	Alyce	19
603	Annabel	19
604	Coral	19
605	Elenora	19
606	Emilia	19
607	Hassie	19
608	Henry	19
609	Iris	19
610	Madie	19
611	Mahala	19
612	Marjory	19
613	Ottie	19
614	Prudence	19
615	Wilda	19
616	Zetta	19
617	Adaline	18
618	Aimee	18
619	Arline	18
620	Bennie	18
621	Celina	18
622	Corda	18
623	Ferne	18
624	Golden	18
625	Harriette	18
626	Isa	18
627	Jessica	18
628	Joan	18
629	Justine	18
630	Loraine	18
631	Magdalen	18
632	Mammie	18
633	Maxie	18
634	Maye	18
635	Meda	18
636	Metta	18
637	Neta	18
638	Ottilie	18
639	Petra	18
640	Rubie	18
641	Tressie	18
642	Bulah	17
643	Celestine	17
644	Delila	17
645	Dell	17
646	Delphine	17
647	Eldora	17
648	Elizebeth	17
649	Guadalupe	17
650	Helga	17
651	Hildegarde	17
652	Huldah	17
653	Ira	17
654	Ivah	17
655	Jenny	17
656	Jettie	17
657	Joyce	17
658	Liddie	17
659	Magdalene	17
660	Margarette	17
661	Monica	17
662	Sabra	17
663	Sina	17
664	Tempie	17
665	Tressa	17
666	Vena	17
667	Amalia	16
668	Ana	16
669	Anner	16
670	Dicie	16
671	Edyth	16
672	Electa	16
673	Emmer	16
674	Eulah	16
675	Evangeline	16
676	Eveline	16
677	Gay	16
678	Genie	16
679	Jossie	16
680	Leonie	16
681	Lonnie	16
682	Macie	16
683	Malvina	16
684	Manda	16
685	Margaretta	16
686	Millicent	16
687	Olevia	16
688	Rosalee	16
689	Rosemary	16
690	Valeria	16
691	Vertie	16
692	Viva	16
693	America	15
694	Beth	15
695	Clora	15
696	Daphne	15
697	Dorcas	15
698	Doshie	15
699	Edwina	15
700	Eileen	15
701	Elfrieda	15
702	Emeline	15
703	Etna	15
704	Garnet	15
705	Gena	15
706	Juliet	15
707	Kizzie	15
708	Lular	15
709	Mintie	15
710	Nealie	15
711	Nova	15
712	Oda	15
713	Otelia	15
714	Patsy	15
715	Pollie	15
716	Ressie	15
717	Reta	15
718	Roma	15
719	Rosanna	15
720	Samantha	15
721	Serena	15
722	Sidney	15
723	Signe	15
724	Sophronia	15
725	Thora	15
726	Yetta	15
727	Adelina	14
728	Adelle	14
729	Augustine	14
730	Bula	14
731	Edmonia	14
732	Eller	14
733	Elta	14
734	Emelie	14
735	Eugenie	14
736	Fleeta	14
737	Flo	14
738	Fred	14
739	Georgina	14
740	Goldia	14
741	Greta	14
742	Hermine	14
743	Icie	14
744	Izora	14
745	Juana	14
746	Juliette	14
747	Karen	14
748	Margarita	14
749	Maybell	14
750	Mercedes	14
751	Rosey	14
752	Sadye	14
753	Selena	14
754	Sula	14
755	Thekla	14
756	Winona	14
757	Zelda	14
758	Adell	13
759	Aileen	13
760	Amie	13
761	Betsy	13
762	Bobbie	13
763	Concepcion	13
764	Diana	13
765	Ebba	13
766	Edward	13
767	Elisa	13
768	Eulalia	13
769	Evalyn	13
770	Fairy	13
771	Freida	13
772	Gillie	13
773	Gina	13
774	Junie	13
775	Katy	13
776	Lavada	13
777	Lea	13
778	Leanna	13
779	Leda	13
780	Manuela	13
781	Melinda	13
782	Minta	13
783	Myrta	13
784	Ova	13
785	Prudie	13
786	Rosalind	13
787	Rossie	13
788	Salome	13
789	Therese	13
790	Veva	13
791	Alicia	12
792	Arie	12
793	Arminta	12
794	Charlie	12
795	Claude	12
796	Clifford	12
797	Cordia	12
798	Dellie	12
799	Effa	12
800	Elaine	12
801	Elmina	12
802	Fronie	12
803	Harry	12
804	Helma	12
805	Jamie	12
806	Lelar	12
807	Leo	12
808	Louvenia	12
809	Madaline	12
810	Melva	12
811	Mima	12
812	Mossie	12
813	Myrle	12
814	Nadine	12
815	Nonie	12
816	Osa	12
817	Ramona	12
818	Robert	12
819	Sammie	12
820	Theo	12
821	Tinnie	12
822	Valerie	12
823	Walter	12
824	Zadie	12
825	Adline	11
826	Aggie	11
827	Albert	11
828	Alfreda	11
829	Annetta	11
830	Arlene	11
831	Audra	11
832	Beda	11
833	Bernadine	11
834	Beula	11
835	Birtha	11
836	Dillie	11
837	Drucilla	11
838	Elena	11
839	Elna	11
840	Elvina	11
841	Eve	11
842	Evelina	11
843	Florrie	11
844	Garnett	11
845	Gene	11
846	Glenn	11
847	Gretta	11
848	Gwendolyn	11
849	Hildred	11
850	Hildur	11
851	Ima	11
852	Janette	11
853	Joseph	11
854	Lacy	11
855	Lassie	11
856	Lilie	11
857	Lissie	11
858	Louis	11
859	Maxine	11
860	Nanie	11
861	Norah	11
862	Osie	11
863	Ottilia	11
864	Patricia	11
865	Pluma	11
866	Roy	11
867	Sabina	11
868	Sibbie	11
869	Verena	11
870	Verona	11
871	Zelia	11
872	Alene	10
873	Amber	10
874	Arlie	10
875	Beaulah	10
876	Bernardine	10
877	Betsey	10
878	Byrd	10
879	Calla	10
880	Cherry	10
881	Clemence	10
882	Dulcie	10
883	Enid	10
884	Etha	10
885	Eura	10
886	Evalena	10
887	Faith	10
888	Fidelia	10
889	Florance	10
890	Forest	10
891	Forrest	10
892	Freddie	10
893	Gerda	10
894	Gusta	10
895	Hazelle	10
896	Hellen	10
897	Hertha	10
898	Hessie	10
899	Ines	10
900	Irena	10
901	Isla	10
902	Jesse	10
903	Jodie	10
904	Joy	10
905	Lavenia	10
906	Letta	10
907	Libby	10
908	Loretto	10
909	Lotta	10
910	Loula	10
911	Lovina	10
912	Luisa	10
913	Lutie	10
914	Lyla	10
915	Mame	10
916	Manie	10
917	Margaretha	10
918	Marry	10
919	Missie	10
920	Montie	10
921	Myrtis	10
922	Nathalie	10
923	Netta	10
924	Ninnie	10
925	Nobie	10
926	Odile	10
927	Queenie	10
928	Retha	10
929	Reva	10
930	Rosia	10
931	Sada	10
932	Sybil	10
933	Theodosia	10
934	Tiny	10
935	Tracy	10
936	Ula	10
937	Vassie	10
938	Vonnie	10
939	Wilhelmine	10
940	Abigail	9
941	Aida	9
942	Albertha	9
943	Antonette	9
944	Arizona	9
945	Audie	9
946	Aura	9
947	Avie	9
948	Berenice	9
949	Billie	9
950	Bina	9
951	Carmela	9
952	Crystal	9
953	Debbie	9
954	Dellar	9
955	Dina	9
956	Dinah	9
957	Drusilla	9
958	Elmer	9
959	Emmaline	9
960	Erin	9
961	Ethelyn	9
962	Ether	9
963	Ethie	9
964	Eudora	9
965	Evaline	9
966	Felicia	9
967	Fleta	9
968	Frona	9
969	Gennie	9
970	Honora	9
971	Isadora	9
972	Jeanie	9
973	Jeffie	9
974	Jessye	9
975	Jetta	9
976	Josefina	9
977	Josiephine	9
978	Juliana	9
979	Justina	9
980	Laverne	9
981	Leontine	9
982	Magnolia	9
983	Malissie	9
984	Mannie	9
985	Myrl	9
986	Nelia	9
987	Nella	9
988	Nevada	9
989	Orah	9
990	Ossie	9
991	Parthenia	9
992	Patience	9
993	Pennie	9
994	Rosalia	9
995	Rozella	9
996	Rubye	9
997	Signa	9
998	Sigrid	9
999	Tennessee	9
1000	Theresia	9

Boys: top 25 of 1890
#	Name	Births	Per 1,000	Rank 1889
1	1 John	8,502	76.6	#1
2	2 William	7,494	67.5	#2
3	3 James	5,097	45.9	#3
4	4 George	4,458	40.1	#4
5	5 Charles	4,061	36.6	#5
6	6 Frank	3,078	27.7	#6
7	7 Joseph	2,670	24.1	#7
8	8 Robert	2,541	22.9	#9
9	9 Henry	2,349	21.2	#11
10	10 Harry	2,345	21.1	#8
11	11 Edward	2,282	20.6	#10
12	12 Thomas	2,200	19.8	#12
13	13 Walter	1,905	17.2	#13
14	14 Arthur	1,610	14.5	#14
15	15 Fred	1,506	13.6	#15
16	16 Albert	1,417	12.8	#16
17	17 Clarence	1,018	9.2	#17
18	18 Roy	941	8.5	#18
19	19 Louis	860	7.8	#19
20	20 Samuel	815	7.3	#20
21	21 Charlie	797	7.2	#29
22	22 Ernest	774	7.0	#23
23	23 Willie	758	6.8	#26
24	24 Earl	744	6.7	#28
25	25 Richard	743	6.7	#24

Boys #26 to #100

#	Name	Births
26	David	731
27	Carl	693
28	Joe	682
29	Oscar	628
30	Will	613
31	Paul	607
32	Ralph	587
33	Jesse	576
34	Andrew	575
35	Alfred	549
36	Raymond	546
37	Benjamin	537
38	Elmer	528
39	Daniel	505
40	Howard	501
41	Sam	489
42	Herbert	467
43	Frederick	410
44	Lee	410
45	Peter	410
46	Eugene	408
47	Harold	408
48	Michael	394
49	Leo	393
50	Herman	382
51	Lewis	375
52	Lawrence	372
53	Jack	368
54	Ben	363
55	Francis	363
56	Ray	349
57	Claude	347
58	Martin	347
59	Tom	347
60	Floyd	341
61	Edgar	338
62	Jim	336
63	Edwin	323
64	Clyde	317
65	Harvey	296
66	Jacob	290
67	Leonard	275
68	Otto	267
69	Chester	263
70	Ed	262
71	Luther	253
72	Guy	249
73	Jessie	241
74	Leroy	236
75	Patrick	227
76	Lester	226
77	Homer	223
78	Stanley	223
79	Archie	221
80	Hugh	219
81	Oliver	218
82	Ira	209
83	Clifford	207
84	August	206
85	Alexander	202
86	Eddie	197
87	Leon	197
88	Philip	192
89	Theodore	190
90	Allen	189
91	Anthony	189
92	Isaac	187
93	Charley	183
94	Lloyd	182
95	Russell	182
96	Leslie	181
97	Bert	180
98	Bernard	178
99	Grover	177
100	Sidney	176

Boys #101 to #1,000

#	Name	Births
101	Emil	165
102	Everett	163
103	Horace	162
104	Dan	160
105	Julius	159
106	Warren	157
107	Harrison	156
108	Norman	156
109	Stephen	156
110	Dave	152
111	Alex	147
112	Alvin	147
113	Percy	140
114	Victor	138
115	Wallace	138
116	Marion	137
117	Wesley	131
118	Willis	129
119	Milton	126
120	Earnest	122
121	Cecil	120
122	Otis	119
123	Glenn	117
124	Calvin	116
125	Gilbert	116
126	Rufus	115
127	Amos	114
128	Jess	114
129	Mack	114
130	Nathan	110
131	Donald	109
132	Gus	109
133	Jay	108
134	Perry	108
135	Lonnie	107
136	Emmett	104
137	Jerry	103
138	Adolph	102
139	Dennis	102
140	Maurice	102
141	Ross	101
142	Virgil	100
143	Marvin	99
144	Max	99
145	Roscoe	99
146	Melvin	98
147	Aaron	96
148	Manuel	96
149	Jasper	95
150	Wilbur	94
151	Jose	93
152	Morris	93
153	Sylvester	93
154	Rudolph	92
155	Claud	91
156	Clinton	90
157	Franklin	90
158	Johnnie	90
159	Elbert	89
160	Willard	89
161	Alonzo	88
162	Orville	88
163	Ollie	87
164	Curtis	86
165	Matthew	86
166	Hubert	85
167	Cornelius	84
168	Silas	84
169	Mark	83
170	Mike	83
171	Vernon	83
172	Irvin	82
173	Fredrick	80
174	Phillip	80
175	Nicholas	78
176	Clayton	77
177	Jeff	77
178	Nathaniel	75
179	Reuben	75
180	Adam	74
181	Levi	74
182	Noah	74
183	Anton	73
184	Marshall	73
185	Simon	73
186	Bill	72
187	Felix	72
188	Jake	72
189	Kenneth	72
190	Ellis	71
191	Nelson	71
192	Abraham	70
193	Irving	69
194	Alva	68
195	Glen	68
196	Hiram	68
197	Owen	68
198	Roland	68
199	Sherman	67
200	Wilson	67
201	Christopher	66
202	Steve	66
203	Grant	65
204	Elijah	64
205	Jerome	64
206	Moses	64
207	Austin	63
208	Gordon	63
209	Julian	63
210	Edd	62
211	Millard	62
212	Don	61
213	Vincent	61
214	Pete	60
215	Wiley	60
216	Anderson	59
217	Bruce	59
218	Dock	58
219	Clifton	57
220	Mose	57
221	Cleveland	56
222	Forrest	56
223	Timothy	56
224	Bennie	54
225	Edmund	54
226	Andy	53
227	Bob	53
228	Monroe	53
229	Arnold	52
230	Byron	52
231	Harley	52
232	Roger	52
233	Clark	51
234	Edmond	51
235	Wade	51
236	Juan	50
237	Abe	49
238	Christian	49
239	Eli	49
240	Ned	49
241	Ora	49
242	Preston	49
243	Asa	48
244	Ike	48
245	Pearl	48
246	Bud	47
247	Enoch	47
248	Karl	47
249	Miles	47
250	Lon	46
251	Newton	46
252	Leland	45
253	Nick	45
254	Wayne	45
255	Wilfred	45
256	Barney	44
257	Conrad	44
258	Gerald	44
259	Augustus	43
260	Columbus	43
261	Earle	43
262	Ervin	43
263	Ezra	43
264	Grady	43
265	Hugo	43
266	Mathew	43
267	Solomon	43
268	Laurence	42
269	Luke	42
270	Carroll	41
271	Isaiah	41
272	Johnie	40
273	Neal	40
274	Scott	40
275	Jefferson	39
276	Louie	39
277	Riley	39
278	Tony	39
279	Archibald	38
280	Douglas	38
281	Ivan	38
282	Allan	37
283	Ambrose	37
284	Chauncey	37
285	Forest	37
286	Gustave	37
287	Joel	37
288	Ward	37
289	Elias	36
290	Boyd	35
291	Erwin	35
292	Jeremiah	35
293	Mary	35
294	Antonio	34
295	Benjiman	34
296	Emery	34
297	Jimmie	34
298	Omer	34
299	Ferdinand	33
300	Green	33
301	Marcus	33
302	Chris	32
303	Clay	32
304	Dallas	32
305	Emanuel	32
306	Isiah	32
307	Loyd	32
308	Murray	32
309	Pedro	32
310	Ulysses	32
311	Vern	32
312	Cyrus	31
313	Dick	31
314	Morton	31
315	Royal	31
316	Burt	30
317	Dewitt	30
318	Lucius	30
319	Mitchell	30
320	Rex	30
321	Spencer	30
322	Chas	29
323	Emory	29
324	Neil	29
325	Pat	29
326	Thurman	29
327	Walker	29
328	Burton	28
329	Delbert	28
330	Freeman	28
331	Garfield	28
332	Lemuel	28
333	Matt	28
334	Wilbert	28
335	Clement	27
336	Hardy	27
337	Harmon	27
338	Lyman	27
339	Lynn	27
340	Major	27
341	Malcolm	27
342	Stewart	27
343	Van	27
344	Winfield	27
345	Loren	26
346	Merle	26
347	Myron	26
348	Orval	26
349	Porter	26
350	Zack	26
351	Clem	25
352	Dean	25
353	Fay	25
354	Jackson	25
355	Napoleon	25
356	Ruben	25
357	Verne	25
358	Dwight	24
359	Elisha	24
360	Elliott	24
361	Elwood	24
362	Emmet	24
363	General	24
364	Josh	24
365	Joshua	24
366	Larry	24
367	Lorenzo	24
368	Ole	24
369	Albin	23
370	Arch	23
371	Early	23
372	Fletcher	23
373	Foster	23
374	Johnny	23
375	Morgan	23
376	Allie	22
377	Ellsworth	22
378	Elzie	22
379	Evan	22
380	Jonas	22
381	Lowell	22
382	Lyle	22
383	Ramon	22
384	Taylor	22
385	Tommie	22
386	Waldo	22
387	Warner	22
388	Webster	22
389	Alton	21
390	Angus	21
391	Arlie	21
392	Aubrey	21
393	Clint	21
394	Emile	21
395	Frederic	21
396	Gustav	21
397	Hal	21
398	Judson	21
399	King	21
400	Noble	21
401	Phil	21
402	Pierce	21
403	Randolph	21
404	Wm	21
405	Anna	20
406	Christ	20
407	Clair	20
408	Davis	20
409	Leander	20
410	Mathias	20
411	Ronald	20
412	Sim	20
413	Steven	20
414	Ted	20
415	Abram	19
416	Bishop	19
417	Dee	19
418	Gust	19
419	Herschel	19
420	Lige	19
421	Reginald	19
422	Rodney	19
423	Shirley	19
424	Alphonse	18
425	Bertram	18
426	Cleve	18
427	Dudley	18
428	Israel	18
429	Pablo	18
430	Prince	18
431	Raleigh	18
432	Truman	18
433	Valentine	18
434	Adrian	17
435	Avery	17
436	Basil	17
437	Bennett	17
438	Berry	17
439	Carlos	17
440	Carlton	17
441	Dorsey	17
442	Ford	17
443	Francisco	17
444	Garland	17
445	Gene	17
446	Hans	17
447	Harris	17
448	Irwin	17
449	Lacy	17
450	Lawson	17
451	Lem	17
452	Lonzo	17
453	Milo	17
454	Seymour	17
455	Tim	17
456	Turner	17
457	Wilburn	17
458	Alford	16
459	Antone	16
460	Arther	16
461	Artie	16
462	Axel	16
463	Cyril	16
464	Dewey	16
465	Elton	16
466	Emma	16
467	Evert	16
468	Fritz	16
469	Granville	16
470	Hallie	16
471	Johnson	16
472	Jonathan	16
473	Junius	16
474	Lucian	16
475	Mason	16
476	Minnie	16
477	Norris	16
478	Omar	16
479	Orrin	16
480	Ransom	16
481	Rollie	16
482	Rupert	16
483	Tomas	16
484	Tracy	16
485	Troy	16
486	Washington	16
487	Wilber	16
488	Wilford	16
489	Abner	15
490	Adelbert	15
491	Adolphus	15
492	Al	15
493	Cliff	15
494	Coleman	15
495	Elza	15
496	Gabriel	15
497	Garrett	15
498	Jean	15
499	Judge	15
500	Logan	15
501	Margaret	15
502	Maxwell	15
503	Nels	15
504	Olin	15
505	Pink	15
506	Russel	15
507	Seth	15
508	Smith	15
509	Sterling	15
510	Wilmer	15
511	Abel	14
512	Addison	14
513	Benton	14
514	Bryant	14
515	Casper	14
516	Dale	14
517	Evans	14
518	Florence	14
519	Geo	14
520	Henderson	14
521	Hoyt	14
522	Isadore	14
523	Lionel	14
524	Madison	14
525	Merrill	14
526	Minor	14
527	Nat	14
528	Olaf	14
529	Otha	14
530	Otho	14
531	Sol	14
532	Tommy	14
533	Aloysius	13
534	Aron	13
535	Augustine	13
536	Bailey	13
537	Bartholomew	13
538	Bernie	13
539	Buford	13
540	Cal	13
541	Cicero	13
542	Ebb	13
543	Emerson	13
544	Emmitt	13
545	Eric	13
546	Hamp	13
547	Harlan	13
548	Houston	13
549	Isom	13
550	Ivory	13
551	Justin	13
552	Levy	13
553	Lincoln	13
554	Lindsay	13
555	Loyal	13
556	Paris	13
557	Pleasant	13
558	Reed	13
559	Rubin	13
560	Sandy	13
561	Sanford	13
562	Stuart	13
563	Vance	13
564	West	13
565	Winfred	13
566	Alan	12
567	Alvah	12
568	Angelo	12
569	Ashley	12
570	Burl	12
571	Cleo	12
572	Dominick	12
573	Edna	12
574	Elizabeth	12
575	Elmo	12
576	Elmore	12
577	Enos	12
578	Frances	12
579	Gregory	12
580	Jason	12
581	Jules	12
582	Kirby	12
583	Lafayette	12
584	Lindsey	12
585	Love	12
586	Lucious	12
587	Merritt	12
588	Micheal	12
589	Milford	12
590	Miller	12
591	Ocie	12
592	Oral	12
593	Oren	12
594	Oswald	12
595	Parker	12
596	Price	12
597	Sid	12
598	Terry	12
599	Theo	12
600	Watson	12
601	Willian	12
602	Wyatt	12
603	Alec	11
604	Allison	11
605	Alma	11
606	Benjaman	11
607	Blaine	11
608	Butler	11
609	Carey	11
610	Doctor	11
611	Ephraim	11
612	Eva	11
613	Gary	11
614	Giles	11
615	Grace	11
616	Howell	11
617	Isham	11
618	Issac	11
619	Jimmy	11
620	Josiah	11
621	Kelly	11
622	Len	11
623	Maynard	11
624	Perley	11
625	Shelby	11
626	Sydney	11
627	Tobe	11
628	Wendell	11
629	Alden	10
630	Alf	10
631	Alice	10
632	Almon	10
633	Benedict	10
634	Benito	10
635	Bruno	10
636	Clemens	10
637	Cloyd	10
638	Eduardo	10
639	Elgin	10
640	Elvin	10
641	Erick	10
642	Fate	10
643	Finis	10
644	French	10
645	Hollis	10
646	Hosea	10
647	Ida	10
648	Lillian	10
649	Lonie	10
650	Lucien	10
651	Ludwig	10
652	Maggie	10
653	Mervin	10
654	Needham	10
655	Noel	10
656	Odie	10
657	Orla	10
658	Ottis	10
659	Palmer	10
660	Quincy	10
661	Rolla	10
662	Roman	10
663	Sullivan	10
664	Toney	10
665	Walton	10
666	Williams	10
667	Antoine	9
668	Baxter	9
669	Benjamine	9
670	Bonnie	9
671	Bradley	9
672	Brady	9
673	Buck	9
674	Burrell	9
675	Cary	9
676	Collie	9
677	Connie	9
678	Cora	9
679	Dayton	9
680	Delos	9
681	Denver	9
682	Doc	9
683	Dow	9
684	Duncan	9
685	Edith	9
686	Eldridge	9
687	Ernie	9
688	Ernst	9
689	Ezekiel	9
690	Freddie	9
691	Gabe	9
692	Gertrude	9
693	Godfrey	9
694	Golden	9
695	Gottlieb	9
696	Gustaf	9
697	Harve	9
698	Helmer	9
699	Henery	9
700	Hurley	9
701	Ignatius	9
702	Irl	9
703	Jesus	9
704	Joeseph	9
705	Jonah	9
706	Jule	9
707	Laura	9
708	Lew	9
709	Linwood	9
710	Lou	9
711	Louise	9
712	Lum	9
713	Manley	9
714	Mansfield	9
715	Marie	9
716	Maxie	9
717	Miguel	9
718	Mont	9
719	Nellie	9
720	Norbert	9
721	Obie	9
722	Odell	9
723	Park	9
724	Rafael	9
725	Ras	9
726	Rogers	9
727	Rolland	9
728	Sammie	9
729	Santiago	9
730	Selmer	9
731	Squire	9
732	Stanton	9
733	Terrence	9
734	Travis	9
735	Uriah	9
736	Vernie	9
737	Wylie	9
738	Zeno	9
739	Alpha	8
740	Alphonso	8
741	Andres	8
742	Arvid	8
743	Author	8
744	Bart	8
745	Barton	8
746	Bee	8
747	Bernice	8
748	Bertie	8
749	Billie	8
750	Boss	8
751	Brooks	8
752	Burley	8
753	Buster	8
754	Caleb	8
755	Carrie	8
756	Carson	8
757	Carter	8
758	Chalmer	8
759	Chancy	8
760	Clarance	8
761	Clovis	8
762	Cornelious	8
763	Coy	8
764	Dell	8
765	Dennie	8
766	Elie	8
767	Elsie	8
768	Ennis	8
769	Ethel	8
770	Federico	8
771	Felipe	8
772	Ferd	8
773	Gay	8
774	Gerhard	8
775	Guilford	8
776	Hamilton	8
777	Hattie	8
778	Hayden	8
779	Hazel	8
780	Hermon	8
781	Hilliard	8
782	Hunter	8
783	Ivy	8
784	Jones	8
785	June	8
786	Kit	8
787	Leopold	8
788	Lillard	8
789	Luis	8
790	Mabel	8
791	Malachi	8
792	Mat	8
793	Maude	8
794	Merton	8
795	Newell	8
796	Newt	8
797	Odis	8
798	Ples	8
799	Press	8
800	Roderick	8
801	Rose	8
802	Rush	8
803	Sampson	8
804	Sing	8
805	Thad	8
806	Tillman	8
807	Virgle	8
808	Weldon	8
809	Wellington	8
810	Wong	8
811	Worth	8
812	Xavier	8
813	Zeb	8
814	Alcide	7
815	Alto	7
816	Benny	7
817	Bryan	7
818	Burnie	7
819	Carleton	7
820	Cassius	7
821	Charlton	7
822	Chesley	7
823	Craig	7
824	Dana	7
825	Dawson	7
826	Denis	7
827	Dexter	7
828	Dominic	7
829	Dora	7
830	Duke	7
831	Eben	7
832	Eldon	7
833	Eula	7
834	Everette	7
835	Finley	7
836	Furman	7
837	Garnett	7
838	Gideon	7
839	Griffin	7
840	Guss	7
841	Halsey	7
842	Haywood	7
843	Heber	7
844	Helen	7
845	Hosteen	7
846	Huey	7
847	Jens	7
848	Keith	7
849	Laverne	7
850	Lemon	7
851	Llewellyn	7
852	Marcellus	7
853	Mckinley	7
854	Meyer	7
855	Mortimer	7
856	Newman	7
857	Ola	7
858	Orie	7
859	Orin	7
860	Orrie	7
861	Polk	7
862	Raoul	7
863	Reid	7
864	Reno	7
865	Roby	7
866	Rollo	7
867	Romeo	7
868	Rowland	7
869	Rueben	7
870	Saul	7
871	Shellie	7
872	Sumner	7
873	Thaddeus	7
874	Tobias	7
875	Urban	7
876	Vester	7
877	Vivian	7
878	Wash	7
879	Waymon	7
880	Wess	7
881	Wilton	7
882	Young	7
883	Zollie	7
884	Abb	6
885	Addie	6
886	Alpheus	6
887	Ammon	6
888	Annie	6
889	Ansel	6
890	Arden	6
891	Arley	6
892	Armand	6
893	Atlas	6
894	Augusta	6
895	Bascom	6
896	Bentley	6
897	Bertha	6
898	Bird	6
899	Birt	6
900	Brice	6
901	Burgess	6
902	Carlie	6
903	Carlisle	6
904	Charly	6
905	Chauncy	6
906	Claire	6
907	Claudius	6
908	Claus	6
909	Cleave	6
910	Colin	6
911	Colonel	6
912	Conard	6
913	Conway	6
914	Cornell	6
915	Curley	6
916	Davie	6
917	Deforest	6
918	Dempsey	6
919	Dolph	6
920	Earley	6
921	Elbridge	6
922	Elick	6
923	Eligah	6
924	Elroy	6
925	Elva	6
926	Esau	6
927	Ester	6
928	Esther	6
929	Ewell	6
930	Ewing	6
931	Fleming	6
932	Florian	6
933	Frazier	6
934	Harper	6
935	Harrie	6
936	Harvy	6
937	Hector	6
938	Hezekiah	6
939	Horatio	6
940	Hughie	6
941	Hyman	6
942	Ingram	6
943	Irvine	6
944	Jennie	6
945	Johny	6
946	Josephine	6
947	Josephus	6
948	Junious	6
949	Lafe	6
950	Lambert	6
951	Lawyer	6
952	Lenard	6
953	Lillie	6
954	Lue	6
955	Mac	6
956	Mae	6
957	Mart	6
958	Mell	6
959	Melville	6
960	Mildred	6
961	Monte	6
962	Murphy	6
963	Myles	6
964	Neely	6
965	Oakley	6
966	Olen	6
967	Olie	6
968	Orlando	6
969	Owens	6
970	Pearlie	6
971	Peyton	6
972	Pierre	6
973	Rance	6
974	Randall	6
975	Red	6
976	Rich	6
977	Rob	6
978	Robbie	6
979	Rollin	6
980	Salvatore	6
981	Sanders	6
982	Sie	6
983	Sigurd	6
984	Simeon	6
985	Talmage	6
986	Teddy	6
987	Thornton	6
988	Val	6
989	Verner	6
990	Webb	6
991	Willam	6
992	Winston	6
993	Wright	6
994	Add	5
995	Adolfo	5
996	Alberto	5
997	Alejandro	5
998	Alfonso	5
999	Alfredo	5
1000	Almus	5

Per 1,000: births under the name per 1,000 of that sex SSA recorded in 1890.

How spread out were the names of 1890?

In 1890 the ten most given boys’ names went to 38.4% of the boys in SSA’s file and the top ten girls’ names to 20.8% of the girls; in 2025 the shares were 8.0% and 7.0%.

Share of babies given a top-10 name, 1890 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 1890?

Entries and exits: the top 100 of 1890 against the top 100 of 1889.

The biggest climbs of 1890

Names in the top 1,000 both years with at least 100 births in 1890.

Girls: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1889	Rank 1890
Naomi	#268	#219
Corinne	#290	#243
Dessie	#284	#244
Erma	#237	#205
Meta	#255	#227
Abbie	#224	#199
Marguerite	#120	#96
Verna	#169	#145

Boys: biggest climbs
Name	Rank 1889	Rank 1890
Donald	#180	#131
Stanley	#108	#78
Wesley	#147	#117
Earnest	#145	#120
Cecil	#142	#121
Eddie	#105	#86
Leroy	#92	#74
Glenn	#140	#123

Climbs: rank change within the top 1,000.

More about the names of 1890

The most given names of the 1890s1890 and the other years of its decade together.
Six real names drawn from 1890Weighted 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: 1891

The most popular baby names of 1890

The top names of 1890

How spread out were the names of 1890?

Which names entered and left the top 100 in 1890?

Girls entered

Girls left

Boys entered

Boys left

The biggest climbs of 1890

More about the names of 1890