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Top baby names of 1880

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1880, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1880s.

Girls

  1. 1. Mary7,065
  2. 2. Anna2,604
  3. 3. Emma2,003
  4. 4. Elizabeth1,939
  5. 5. Minnie1,746
  6. 6. Margaret1,578
  7. 7. Ida1,472
  8. 8. Alice1,414
  9. 9. Bertha1,320
  10. 10. Sarah1,288
  11. 11. Annie1,258
  12. 12. Clara1,226
  13. 13. Ella1,156
  14. 14. Florence1,063
  15. 15. Cora1,045
  16. 16. Martha1,040
  17. 17. Laura1,012
  18. 18. Nellie995
  19. 19. Grace982
  20. 20. Carrie949
  21. 21. Maude859
  22. 22. Mabel808
  23. 23. Bessie796
  24. 24. Jennie793
  25. 25. Gertrude787
  26. 26. Julia783
  27. 27. Hattie769
  28. 28. Edith768
  29. 29. Mattie704
  30. 30. Rose700
  31. 31. Catherine688
  32. 32. Lillian672
  33. 33. Ada652
  34. 34. Lillie647
  35. 35. Helen636
  36. 36. Jessie635
  37. 37. Louise635
  38. 38. Ethel633
  39. 39. Lula621
  40. 40. Myrtle615
  41. 41. Eva614
  42. 42. Frances605
  43. 43. Lena603
  44. 44. Lucy590
  45. 45. Edna588
  46. 46. Maggie582
  47. 47. Pearl569
  48. 48. Daisy564
  49. 49. Fannie560
  50. 50. Josephine544
  51. 51. Dora524
  52. 52. Rosa507
  53. 53. Katherine502
  54. 54. Agnes473
  55. 55. Marie471
  56. 56. Nora471
  57. 57. May462
  58. 58. Mamie436
  59. 59. Blanche427
  60. 60. Stella414
  61. 61. Ellen411
  62. 62. Nancy410
  63. 63. Effie406
  64. 64. Sallie404
  65. 65. Nettie403
  66. 66. Della391
  67. 67. Lizzie388
  68. 68. Flora365
  69. 69. Susie361
  70. 70. Maud345
  71. 71. Mae344
  72. 72. Etta323
  73. 73. Harriet319
  74. 74. Sadie317
  75. 75. Caroline306
  76. 76. Katie303
  77. 77. Lydia302
  78. 78. Elsie301
  79. 79. Kate299
  80. 80. Susan286
  81. 81. Mollie283
  82. 82. Alma277
  83. 83. Addie274
  84. 84. Georgia259
  85. 85. Eliza252
  86. 86. Lulu249
  87. 87. Nannie248
  88. 88. Lottie245
  89. 89. Amanda241
  90. 90. Belle238
  91. 91. Charlotte237
  92. 92. Rebecca236
  93. 93. Ruth234
  94. 94. Viola229
  95. 95. Olive224
  96. 96. Amelia221
  97. 97. Hannah221
  98. 98. Jane215
  99. 99. Virginia213
  100. 100. Emily210

Boys

  1. 1. John9,655
  2. 2. William9,532
  3. 3. James5,927
  4. 4. Charles5,348
  5. 5. George5,126
  6. 6. Frank3,242
  7. 7. Joseph2,632
  8. 8. Thomas2,534
  9. 9. Henry2,444
  10. 10. Robert2,415
  11. 11. Edward2,364
  12. 12. Harry2,152
  13. 13. Walter1,755
  14. 14. Arthur1,599
  15. 15. Fred1,569
  16. 16. Albert1,493
  17. 17. Samuel1,024
  18. 18. David869
  19. 19. Louis828
  20. 20. Joe731
  21. 21. Charlie730
  22. 22. Clarence730
  23. 23. Richard728
  24. 24. Andrew644
  25. 25. Daniel643
  26. 26. Ernest615
  27. 27. Will588
  28. 28. Jesse569
  29. 29. Oscar544
  30. 30. Lewis517
  31. 31. Peter496
  32. 32. Benjamin490
  33. 33. Frederick483
  34. 34. Willie476
  35. 35. Alfred469
  36. 36. Sam457
  37. 37. Roy440
  38. 38. Herbert424
  39. 39. Jacob404
  40. 40. Tom399
  41. 41. Elmer373
  42. 42. Carl372
  43. 43. Lee361
  44. 44. Howard357
  45. 45. Martin357
  46. 46. Michael354
  47. 47. Bert348
  48. 48. Herman347
  49. 49. Jim345
  50. 50. Francis344
  51. 51. Harvey344
  52. 52. Earl335
  53. 53. Eugene328
  54. 54. Ralph317
  55. 55. Ed310
  56. 56. Claude309
  57. 57. Edwin309
  58. 58. Ben305
  59. 59. Charley305
  60. 60. Paul301
  61. 61. Edgar283
  62. 62. Isaac274
  63. 63. Otto271
  64. 64. Luther260
  65. 65. Lawrence257
  66. 66. Ira249
  67. 67. Patrick248
  68. 68. Guy239
  69. 69. Oliver234
  70. 70. Theodore232
  71. 71. Hugh224
  72. 72. Clyde221
  73. 73. Alexander211
  74. 74. August210
  75. 75. Floyd206
  76. 76. Homer205
  77. 77. Jack204
  78. 78. Leonard200
  79. 79. Horace199
  80. 80. Marion189
  81. 81. Philip186
  82. 82. Allen184
  83. 83. Archie183
  84. 84. Stephen176
  85. 85. Chester168
  86. 86. Willis166
  87. 87. Raymond165
  88. 88. Rufus163
  89. 89. Warren158
  90. 90. Jessie154
  91. 91. Milton149
  92. 92. Alex147
  93. 93. Leo147
  94. 94. Julius143
  95. 95. Ray142
  96. 96. Sidney142
  97. 97. Bernard140
  98. 98. Dan140
  99. 99. Jerry136
  100. 100. Calvin134

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1880?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1880, given to 7,065 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1880?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1880, given to 9,655 babies.

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