Top names by year
Top baby names of 1882
One birth year · Mary · John lead
The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1882, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1880s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1882 and what is climbing now.
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The 1882 lists
Ranked by babies given each name
Girls100
- 1Mary8,148
- 2Anna3,143
- 3Emma2,303
- 4Elizabeth2,186
- 5Minnie2,004
- 6Margaret1,821
- 7Ida1,673
- 8Alice1,542
- 9Bertha1,508
- 10Annie1,492
- 11Clara1,490
- 12Sarah1,410
- 13Florence1,322
- 14Martha1,229
- 15Ella1,206
- 16Grace1,195
- 17Laura1,151
- 18Bessie1,144
- 19Nellie1,138
- 20Maude1,089
- 21Cora1,076
- 22Carrie1,037
- 23Mabel997
- 24Ethel989
- 25Mattie966
- 26Gertrude939
- 27Jennie934
- 28Rose886
- 29Edith876
- 30Hattie859
- 31Helen838
- 32Lillian830
- 33Pearl824
- 34Louise813
- 35Julia811
- 36Lillie810
- 37Jessie806
- 38Myrtle803
- 39Edna783
- 40Lula780
- 41Eva765
- 42Catherine726
- 43Lena697
- 44Ada689
- 45Frances681
- 46Lucy673
- 47Fannie650
- 48Daisy648
- 49Josephine638
- 50Maggie627
- 51Dora594
- 52Katherine591
- 53Marie591
- 54Agnes565
- 55Effie561
- 56Blanche547
- 57Rosa542
- 58Nora539
- 59May510
- 60Mamie508
- 61Stella506
- 62Lizzie495
- 63Sallie487
- 64Ellen452
- 65Elsie448
- 66Della447
- 67Nancy439
- 68Nettie439
- 69Maud432
- 70Susie412
- 71Mae406
- 72Sadie391
- 73Flora380
- 74Alma368
- 75Etta352
- 76Lydia342
- 77Addie341
- 78Katie327
- 79Susan326
- 80Ruth323
- 81Georgia320
- 82Lottie319
- 83Viola310
- 84Mollie305
- 85Caroline304
- 86Nannie299
- 87Kate293
- 88Olive291
- 89Willie291
- 90Harriet289
- 91Amanda288
- 92Eliza280
- 93Lulu279
- 94Virginia274
- 95Emily272
- 96Kathryn272
- 97Esther266
- 98Belle264
- 99Rebecca259
- 100Charlotte257
US babies given each name in 1882.
Boys100
- 1John9,557
- 2William9,298
- 3James5,892
- 4George5,193
- 5Charles5,091
- 6Frank3,176
- 7Joseph2,670
- 8Thomas2,610
- 9Henry2,579
- 10Robert2,500
- 11Edward2,477
- 12Harry2,232
- 13Walter1,805
- 14Arthur1,686
- 15Fred1,641
- 16Albert1,499
- 17Samuel1,003
- 18Louis852
- 19David838
- 20Clarence837
- 21Charlie753
- 22Richard746
- 23Joe739
- 24Andrew673
- 25Will666
- 26Jesse660
- 27Ernest642
- 28Oscar625
- 29Daniel594
- 30Sam555
- 31Willie541
- 32Alfred523
- 33Roy521
- 34Benjamin478
- 35Carl478
- 36Peter461
- 37Frederick457
- 38Elmer441
- 39Lewis441
- 40Herbert431
- 41Lee427
- 42Howard422
- 43Ralph407
- 44Paul397
- 45Jim396
- 46Jacob390
- 47Tom390
- 48Martin387
- 49Earl377
- 50Claude356
- 51Herman348
- 52Bert341
- 53Eugene341
- 54Ed337
- 55Ben334
- 56Francis327
- 57Michael321
- 58Edgar308
- 59Edwin305
- 60Chester300
- 61Harvey300
- 62Clyde293
- 63Lawrence287
- 64Luther284
- 65Isaac278
- 66Jack271
- 67Charley262
- 68Guy253
- 69Otto252
- 70Patrick249
- 71Ira244
- 72Oliver244
- 73Hugh239
- 74August234
- 75Theodore232
- 76Floyd231
- 77Leonard231
- 78Raymond230
- 79Alexander225
- 80Allen206
- 81Stephen201
- 82Archie195
- 83Ray195
- 84Jessie192
- 85Homer190
- 86Warren183
- 87Philip182
- 88Horace176
- 89Alex172
- 90Eddie169
- 91Julius168
- 92Emil157
- 93Marion157
- 94Clifford155
- 95Milton155
- 96Leroy152
- 97Dan150
- 98Rufus147
- 99Leo146
- 100Sidney146
US babies given each name in 1882.
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Questions people ask
About the names of 1882
Frequently asked
- What was the most popular girl name in 1882?
- Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1882, given to 8,148 babies.
- What was the most popular boy name in 1882?
- John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1882, given to 9,557 babies.
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