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Top baby names of 1883

The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1883, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1880s.

Girls

  1. 1. Mary8,012
  2. 2. Anna3,306
  3. 3. Emma2,367
  4. 4. Elizabeth2,255
  5. 5. Minnie2,035
  6. 6. Margaret1,881
  7. 7. Bertha1,681
  8. 8. Ida1,634
  9. 9. Annie1,589
  10. 10. Clara1,548
  11. 11. Alice1,488
  12. 12. Sarah1,359
  13. 13. Grace1,307
  14. 14. Florence1,298
  15. 15. Martha1,255
  16. 16. Ella1,251
  17. 17. Nellie1,246
  18. 18. Bessie1,241
  19. 19. Laura1,183
  20. 20. Ethel1,132
  21. 21. Carrie1,108
  22. 22. Maude1,096
  23. 23. Mabel1,086
  24. 24. Cora1,081
  25. 25. Gertrude923
  26. 26. Lillian907
  27. 27. Jennie904
  28. 28. Hattie895
  29. 29. Pearl886
  30. 30. Mattie883
  31. 31. Edith881
  32. 32. Eva879
  33. 33. Rose877
  34. 34. Julia875
  35. 35. Helen862
  36. 36. Catherine853
  37. 37. Myrtle851
  38. 38. Louise847
  39. 39. Lillie837
  40. 40. Jessie834
  41. 41. Edna823
  42. 42. Lena800
  43. 43. Lula790
  44. 44. Ada778
  45. 45. Frances710
  46. 46. Josephine697
  47. 47. Fannie696
  48. 48. Lucy663
  49. 49. Maggie663
  50. 50. Daisy659
  51. 51. Dora640
  52. 52. Agnes623
  53. 53. Marie622
  54. 54. Blanche610
  55. 55. Nora589
  56. 56. Katherine583
  57. 57. May532
  58. 58. Mamie531
  59. 59. Stella529
  60. 60. Effie507
  61. 61. Rosa507
  62. 62. Ellen500
  63. 63. Lizzie496
  64. 64. Nettie494
  65. 65. Elsie479
  66. 66. Della453
  67. 67. Susie436
  68. 68. Maud425
  69. 69. Sadie425
  70. 70. Mae423
  71. 71. Nancy412
  72. 72. Sallie409
  73. 73. Flora387
  74. 74. Ruth387
  75. 75. Lydia378
  76. 76. Lottie372
  77. 77. Addie362
  78. 78. Katie361
  79. 79. Alma359
  80. 80. Etta352
  81. 81. Emily342
  82. 82. Harriet341
  83. 83. Viola331
  84. 84. Georgia325
  85. 85. Susan322
  86. 86. Caroline321
  87. 87. Nannie305
  88. 88. Lulu302
  89. 89. Mollie301
  90. 90. Kate294
  91. 91. Olive294
  92. 92. Charlotte291
  93. 93. Kathryn290
  94. 94. Amanda287
  95. 95. Eliza274
  96. 96. Willie264
  97. 97. Amelia262
  98. 98. Belle262
  99. 99. Esther260
  100. 100. Irene260

Boys

  1. 1. John8,894
  2. 2. William8,387
  3. 3. James5,223
  4. 4. Charles4,826
  5. 5. George4,736
  6. 6. Frank2,986
  7. 7. Joseph2,515
  8. 8. Henry2,383
  9. 9. Robert2,334
  10. 10. Thomas2,316
  11. 11. Edward2,250
  12. 12. Harry2,110
  13. 13. Walter1,705
  14. 14. Arthur1,591
  15. 15. Fred1,502
  16. 16. Albert1,496
  17. 17. Samuel937
  18. 18. Clarence837
  19. 19. Louis796
  20. 20. David734
  21. 21. Richard649
  22. 22. Charlie643
  23. 23. Ernest641
  24. 24. Andrew623
  25. 25. Daniel615
  26. 26. Joe607
  27. 27. Oscar607
  28. 28. Jesse584
  29. 29. Will576
  30. 30. Roy556
  31. 31. Benjamin508
  32. 32. Carl480
  33. 33. Sam476
  34. 34. Willie474
  35. 35. Alfred457
  36. 36. Peter450
  37. 37. Frederick438
  38. 38. Lewis431
  39. 39. Howard429
  40. 40. Elmer423
  41. 41. Herbert422
  42. 42. Earl389
  43. 43. Lee388
  44. 44. Tom386
  45. 45. Ralph385
  46. 46. Martin377
  47. 47. Herman359
  48. 48. Paul358
  49. 49. Jacob356
  50. 50. Clyde336
  51. 51. Eugene325
  52. 52. Jim322
  53. 53. Harvey318
  54. 54. Claude315
  55. 55. Michael307
  56. 56. Ben306
  57. 57. Edwin299
  58. 58. Edgar292
  59. 59. Chester290
  60. 60. Francis285
  61. 61. Lawrence282
  62. 62. Bert273
  63. 63. Charley254
  64. 64. Ed247
  65. 65. Jack242
  66. 66. Otto240
  67. 67. Ira239
  68. 68. Raymond233
  69. 69. Luther229
  70. 70. Isaac227
  71. 71. Guy224
  72. 72. Oliver219
  73. 73. Floyd217
  74. 74. Hugh215
  75. 75. Patrick213
  76. 76. Homer210
  77. 77. August209
  78. 78. Ray202
  79. 79. Leonard200
  80. 80. Alexander187
  81. 81. Theodore185
  82. 82. Allen175
  83. 83. Horace167
  84. 84. Archie166
  85. 85. Philip166
  86. 86. Sidney165
  87. 87. Marion163
  88. 88. Julius160
  89. 89. Jessie151
  90. 90. Milton149
  91. 91. Warren146
  92. 92. Anthony143
  93. 93. Everett143
  94. 94. Leroy143
  95. 95. Leo142
  96. 96. Bernard141
  97. 97. Leon140
  98. 98. Stephen140
  99. 99. Emil139
  100. 100. Clifford138

Frequently asked questions

What was the most popular girl name in 1883?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1883, given to 8,012 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1883?
John was the #1 boy name in the US in 1883, given to 8,894 babies.

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