Top names of the 1880s
1
John 89,950 Mary 91,668
2
William 84,881 Anna 38,159
3
James 54,056 Emma 25,404
4
George 47,651 Elizabeth 25,006
5
Charles 46,656 Margaret 21,799
6
Frank 30,967 Minnie 21,724
7
Joseph 26,292 Ida 18,283
8
Henry 24,139 Bertha 18,263
9
Robert 24,074 Clara 17,717
10
Thomas 23,750 Alice 17,142
11
Edward 23,133 Annie 17,027
12
Harry 22,649 Florence 16,699
13
Walter 18,185 Bessie 15,373
14
Arthur 16,180 Grace 15,227
15
Fred 15,602 Ethel 14,866
16
Albert 14,375 Sarah 14,715
17
Samuel 9,129 Ella 13,936
18
Clarence 8,760 Martha 13,911
19
Louis 8,275 Nellie 13,761
20
David 7,569 Mabel 13,096
21
Joe 7,097 Laura 12,806
22
Charlie 7,091 Carrie 12,514
23
Richard 7,010 Cora 11,954
24
Ernest 6,700 Helen 11,496
25
Roy 6,565 Maude 11,454
26
Will 6,196 Lillian 11,270
27
Andrew 6,053 Gertrude 11,100
28
Jesse 6,003 Rose 11,064
29
Oscar 5,982 Edna 11,020
30
Willie 5,906 Pearl 10,903
31
Daniel 5,679 Edith 10,881
32
Benjamin 5,407 Jennie 10,220
33
Carl 5,227 Hattie 10,199
34
Sam 5,069 Mattie 9,844
35
Alfred 4,837 Eva 9,800
36
Earl 4,830 Julia 9,800
37
Peter 4,656 Myrtle 9,769
38
Elmer 4,627 Louise 9,596
39
Frederick 4,603 Lillie 9,467
40
Howard 4,349 Jessie 9,186
41
Lewis 4,341 Frances 9,182
42
Ralph 4,269 Catherine 8,915
43
Herbert 4,257 Lula 8,882
44
Paul 4,197 Lena 8,691
45
Lee 3,945 Marie 8,490
46
Tom 3,786 Ada 8,423
47
Herman 3,689 Josephine 7,732
48
Martin 3,595 Fannie 7,527
49
Jacob 3,566 Lucy 7,520
50
Michael 3,558 Dora 7,288
51
Jim 3,520 Agnes 7,237
52
Claude 3,504 Maggie 7,072
53
Ben 3,449 Blanche 6,925
54
Eugene 3,430 Katherine 6,922
55
Francis 3,244 Elsie 6,648
56
Grover 3,184 Nora 6,521
57
Raymond 3,135 Mamie 6,330
58
Harvey 3,123 Rosa 6,157
59
Clyde 3,034 Stella 6,130
60
Edwin 3,011 Daisy 6,054
61
Edgar 3,006 May 5,881
62
Ed 2,957 Effie 5,850
63
Lawrence 2,919 Mae 5,647
64
Bert 2,808 Ellen 5,402
65
Chester 2,699 Nettie 5,313
66
Jack 2,684 Ruth 5,298
67
Otto 2,679 Alma 5,190
68
Luther 2,619 Della 5,048
69
Charley 2,550 Lizzie 5,035
70
Guy 2,489 Sadie 4,915
71
Floyd 2,476 Sallie 4,840
72
Ira 2,379 Nancy 4,792
73
Ray 2,371 Susie 4,780
74
Hugh 2,355 Maud 4,201
75
Isaac 2,311 Flora 4,195
76
Oliver 2,287 Irene 4,002
77
Patrick 2,285 Etta 3,973
78
Homer 2,213 Katie 3,907
79
Theodore 2,176 Lydia 3,902
80
Leonard 2,144 Lottie 3,888
81
Leo 2,098 Viola 3,806
82
Alexander 2,081 Caroline 3,743
83
August 2,012 Addie 3,739
84
Harold 2,001 Hazel 3,644
85
Allen 1,998 Georgia 3,540
86
Jessie 1,843 Esther 3,476
87
Archie 1,816 Mollie 3,471
88
Philip 1,741 Olive 3,456
89
Stephen 1,684 Willie 3,397
90
Horace 1,650 Harriet 3,369
91
Marion 1,624 Emily 3,368
92
Bernard 1,616 Charlotte 3,311
93
Anthony 1,611 Amanda 3,280
94
Julius 1,605 Kathryn 3,276
95
Warren 1,580 Lulu 3,253
96
Leroy 1,574 Susan 3,231
97
Clifford 1,552 Kate 3,194
98
Eddie 1,526 Nannie 3,165
99
Sidney 1,505 Jane 2,971
100
Milton 1,479 Amelia 2,957
101
Leon 1,475 Virginia 2,948
102
Alex 1,451 Mildred 2,919
103
Lester 1,440 Beulah 2,866
104
Emil 1,434 Eliza 2,851
105
Dan 1,402 Rebecca 2,849
106
Willis 1,388 Ollie 2,832
107
Everett 1,374 Belle 2,648
108
Dave 1,339 Ruby 2,603
109
Leslie 1,292 Pauline 2,594
110
Rufus 1,283 Matilda 2,533
111
Alvin 1,256 Theresa 2,505
112
Perry 1,255 Hannah 2,480
113
Lloyd 1,254 Henrietta 2,480
114
Victor 1,242 Ora 2,391
115
Calvin 1,236 Estella 2,321
116
Harrison 1,235 Leona 2,151
117
Norman 1,235 Augusta 2,145
118
Wesley 1,186 Eleanor 2,136
119
Jess 1,182 Rachel 2,128
120
Percy 1,166 Amy 2,127
121
Amos 1,161 Sara 2,127
122
Dennis 1,107 Anne 2,126
123
Jerry 1,106 Marion 2,109
124
Nathan 1,106 Iva 2,108
125
Franklin 1,098 Ann 2,104
126
Alonzo 1,088 Nina 2,093
127
Matthew 1,068 Dorothy 2,088
128
Mack 1,062 Lola 2,054
129
Earnest 1,043 Lela 1,915
130
Gus 1,029 Beatrice 1,900
131
Russell 1,023 Josie 1,884
132
Adam 1,020 Sophia 1,865
133
Jay 1,016 Estelle 1,841
134
Wallace 1,009 Mayme 1,841
135
Otis 1,006 Barbara 1,820
136
Stanley 997 Evelyn 1,817
137
Adolph 994 Maria 1,732
138
Jake 972 Inez 1,633
139
Roscoe 969 Allie 1,606
140
Maurice 961 Essie 1,554
141
Melvin 960 Delia 1,546
142
Gilbert 957 Mable 1,544
143
Ross 951 Millie 1,527
144
Willard 939 Alta 1,523
145
Mark 928 Betty 1,519
146
Levi 927 Callie 1,515
147
Wilbur 914 Janie 1,491
148
Cornelius 911 Rosie 1,485
149
Aaron 910 Victoria 1,440
150
Jose 910 Ola 1,421
151
Elbert 905 Gladys 1,420
152
Emmett 901 Louisa 1,420
153
Phillip 898 Ina 1,406
154
Morris 895 Eula 1,396
155
Noah 895 Luella 1,384
156
Claud 881 Vera 1,365
157
Clinton 867 Lou 1,364
158
Felix 863 Celia 1,363
159
Moses 859 Nell 1,345
160
Elijah 856 Goldie 1,327
161
Nelson 849 Winifred 1,309
162
Simon 841 Bettie 1,298
163
Lonnie 832 Hilda 1,280
164
Virgil 827 Sophie 1,267
165
Hiram 825 Christine 1,266
166
Jasper 820 Marguerite 1,256
167
Marshall 804 Tillie 1,254
168
Manuel 802 Birdie 1,237
169
Sylvester 796 Rena 1,219
170
Fredrick 783 Eunice 1,216
171
Mike 779 Bertie 1,153
172
Abraham 776 Olga 1,116
173
Silas 775 Sylvia 1,109
174
Irvin 770 Lucille 1,108
175
Max 765 Bess 1,099
176
Owen 758 Isabelle 1,092
177
Christopher 752 Genevieve 1,088
178
Reuben 742 Leila 1,079
179
Glenn 731 Mathilda 1,065
180
Nicholas 730 Dollie 1,063
181
Ellis 728 Isabel 1,053
182
Marvin 726 Verna 1,052
183
Wiley 726 Bernice 1,037
184
Eli 721 Loretta 1,036
185
Edmund 708 Rhoda 1,024
186
Ollie 706 Cornelia 1,020
187
Cecil 705 Sally 1,010
188
Cleveland 702 Jean 1,000
189
Curtis 695 Alberta 992
190
Timothy 693 Winnie 989
191
Harley 685 Lelia 987
192
Jeff 685 Lois 954
193
Anton 674 Myra 953
194
Alva 663 Harriett 938
195
Wilson 660 Roxie 933
196
Irving 654 Adeline 932
197
Clayton 653 Abbie 929
198
Rudolph 652 Flossie 924
199
Vernon 636 Sue 918
200
Hubert 634 Christina 916
John 89,950 Mary 91,668
2
William 84,881 Anna 38,159
3
James 54,056 Emma 25,404
4
George 47,651 Elizabeth 25,006
5
Charles 46,656 Margaret 21,799
6
Frank 30,967 Minnie 21,724
7
Joseph 26,292 Ida 18,283
8
Henry 24,139 Bertha 18,263
9
Robert 24,074 Clara 17,717
10
Thomas 23,750 Alice 17,142
11
Edward 23,133 Annie 17,027
12
Harry 22,649 Florence 16,699
13
Walter 18,185 Bessie 15,373
14
Arthur 16,180 Grace 15,227
15
Fred 15,602 Ethel 14,866
16
Albert 14,375 Sarah 14,715
17
Samuel 9,129 Ella 13,936
18
Clarence 8,760 Martha 13,911
19
Louis 8,275 Nellie 13,761
20
David 7,569 Mabel 13,096
21
Joe 7,097 Laura 12,806
22
Charlie 7,091 Carrie 12,514
23
Richard 7,010 Cora 11,954
24
Ernest 6,700 Helen 11,496
25
Roy 6,565 Maude 11,454
26
Will 6,196 Lillian 11,270
27
Andrew 6,053 Gertrude 11,100
28
Jesse 6,003 Rose 11,064
29
Oscar 5,982 Edna 11,020
30
Willie 5,906 Pearl 10,903
31
Daniel 5,679 Edith 10,881
32
Benjamin 5,407 Jennie 10,220
33
Carl 5,227 Hattie 10,199
34
Sam 5,069 Mattie 9,844
35
Alfred 4,837 Eva 9,800
36
Earl 4,830 Julia 9,800
37
Peter 4,656 Myrtle 9,769
38
Elmer 4,627 Louise 9,596
39
Frederick 4,603 Lillie 9,467
40
Howard 4,349 Jessie 9,186
41
Lewis 4,341 Frances 9,182
42
Ralph 4,269 Catherine 8,915
43
Herbert 4,257 Lula 8,882
44
Paul 4,197 Lena 8,691
45
Lee 3,945 Marie 8,490
46
Tom 3,786 Ada 8,423
47
Herman 3,689 Josephine 7,732
48
Martin 3,595 Fannie 7,527
49
Jacob 3,566 Lucy 7,520
50
Michael 3,558 Dora 7,288
51
Jim 3,520 Agnes 7,237
52
Claude 3,504 Maggie 7,072
53
Ben 3,449 Blanche 6,925
54
Eugene 3,430 Katherine 6,922
55
Francis 3,244 Elsie 6,648
56
Grover 3,184 Nora 6,521
57
Raymond 3,135 Mamie 6,330
58
Harvey 3,123 Rosa 6,157
59
Clyde 3,034 Stella 6,130
60
Edwin 3,011 Daisy 6,054
61
Edgar 3,006 May 5,881
62
Ed 2,957 Effie 5,850
63
Lawrence 2,919 Mae 5,647
64
Bert 2,808 Ellen 5,402
65
Chester 2,699 Nettie 5,313
66
Jack 2,684 Ruth 5,298
67
Otto 2,679 Alma 5,190
68
Luther 2,619 Della 5,048
69
Charley 2,550 Lizzie 5,035
70
Guy 2,489 Sadie 4,915
71
Floyd 2,476 Sallie 4,840
72
Ira 2,379 Nancy 4,792
73
Ray 2,371 Susie 4,780
74
Hugh 2,355 Maud 4,201
75
Isaac 2,311 Flora 4,195
76
Oliver 2,287 Irene 4,002
77
Patrick 2,285 Etta 3,973
78
Homer 2,213 Katie 3,907
79
Theodore 2,176 Lydia 3,902
80
Leonard 2,144 Lottie 3,888
81
Leo 2,098 Viola 3,806
82
Alexander 2,081 Caroline 3,743
83
August 2,012 Addie 3,739
84
Harold 2,001 Hazel 3,644
85
Allen 1,998 Georgia 3,540
86
Jessie 1,843 Esther 3,476
87
Archie 1,816 Mollie 3,471
88
Philip 1,741 Olive 3,456
89
Stephen 1,684 Willie 3,397
90
Horace 1,650 Harriet 3,369
91
Marion 1,624 Emily 3,368
92
Bernard 1,616 Charlotte 3,311
93
Anthony 1,611 Amanda 3,280
94
Julius 1,605 Kathryn 3,276
95
Warren 1,580 Lulu 3,253
96
Leroy 1,574 Susan 3,231
97
Clifford 1,552 Kate 3,194
98
Eddie 1,526 Nannie 3,165
99
Sidney 1,505 Jane 2,971
100
Milton 1,479 Amelia 2,957
101
Leon 1,475 Virginia 2,948
102
Alex 1,451 Mildred 2,919
103
Lester 1,440 Beulah 2,866
104
Emil 1,434 Eliza 2,851
105
Dan 1,402 Rebecca 2,849
106
Willis 1,388 Ollie 2,832
107
Everett 1,374 Belle 2,648
108
Dave 1,339 Ruby 2,603
109
Leslie 1,292 Pauline 2,594
110
Rufus 1,283 Matilda 2,533
111
Alvin 1,256 Theresa 2,505
112
Perry 1,255 Hannah 2,480
113
Lloyd 1,254 Henrietta 2,480
114
Victor 1,242 Ora 2,391
115
Calvin 1,236 Estella 2,321
116
Harrison 1,235 Leona 2,151
117
Norman 1,235 Augusta 2,145
118
Wesley 1,186 Eleanor 2,136
119
Jess 1,182 Rachel 2,128
120
Percy 1,166 Amy 2,127
121
Amos 1,161 Sara 2,127
122
Dennis 1,107 Anne 2,126
123
Jerry 1,106 Marion 2,109
124
Nathan 1,106 Iva 2,108
125
Franklin 1,098 Ann 2,104
126
Alonzo 1,088 Nina 2,093
127
Matthew 1,068 Dorothy 2,088
128
Mack 1,062 Lola 2,054
129
Earnest 1,043 Lela 1,915
130
Gus 1,029 Beatrice 1,900
131
Russell 1,023 Josie 1,884
132
Adam 1,020 Sophia 1,865
133
Jay 1,016 Estelle 1,841
134
Wallace 1,009 Mayme 1,841
135
Otis 1,006 Barbara 1,820
136
Stanley 997 Evelyn 1,817
137
Adolph 994 Maria 1,732
138
Jake 972 Inez 1,633
139
Roscoe 969 Allie 1,606
140
Maurice 961 Essie 1,554
141
Melvin 960 Delia 1,546
142
Gilbert 957 Mable 1,544
143
Ross 951 Millie 1,527
144
Willard 939 Alta 1,523
145
Mark 928 Betty 1,519
146
Levi 927 Callie 1,515
147
Wilbur 914 Janie 1,491
148
Cornelius 911 Rosie 1,485
149
Aaron 910 Victoria 1,440
150
Jose 910 Ola 1,421
151
Elbert 905 Gladys 1,420
152
Emmett 901 Louisa 1,420
153
Phillip 898 Ina 1,406
154
Morris 895 Eula 1,396
155
Noah 895 Luella 1,384
156
Claud 881 Vera 1,365
157
Clinton 867 Lou 1,364
158
Felix 863 Celia 1,363
159
Moses 859 Nell 1,345
160
Elijah 856 Goldie 1,327
161
Nelson 849 Winifred 1,309
162
Simon 841 Bettie 1,298
163
Lonnie 832 Hilda 1,280
164
Virgil 827 Sophie 1,267
165
Hiram 825 Christine 1,266
166
Jasper 820 Marguerite 1,256
167
Marshall 804 Tillie 1,254
168
Manuel 802 Birdie 1,237
169
Sylvester 796 Rena 1,219
170
Fredrick 783 Eunice 1,216
171
Mike 779 Bertie 1,153
172
Abraham 776 Olga 1,116
173
Silas 775 Sylvia 1,109
174
Irvin 770 Lucille 1,108
175
Max 765 Bess 1,099
176
Owen 758 Isabelle 1,092
177
Christopher 752 Genevieve 1,088
178
Reuben 742 Leila 1,079
179
Glenn 731 Mathilda 1,065
180
Nicholas 730 Dollie 1,063
181
Ellis 728 Isabel 1,053
182
Marvin 726 Verna 1,052
183
Wiley 726 Bernice 1,037
184
Eli 721 Loretta 1,036
185
Edmund 708 Rhoda 1,024
186
Ollie 706 Cornelia 1,020
187
Cecil 705 Sally 1,010
188
Cleveland 702 Jean 1,000
189
Curtis 695 Alberta 992
190
Timothy 693 Winnie 989
191
Harley 685 Lelia 987
192
Jeff 685 Lois 954
193
Anton 674 Myra 953
194
Alva 663 Harriett 938
195
Wilson 660 Roxie 933
196
Irving 654 Adeline 932
197
Clayton 653 Abbie 929
198
Rudolph 652 Flossie 924
199
Vernon 636 Sue 918
200
Hubert 634 Christina 916
Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of
of March 2022. See the limitations of
this data source.
