Top baby names of 1885

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1885, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1John8,756
  2. 2William8,044
  3. 3James5,175
  4. 4George4,674
  5. 5Charles4,599
  6. 6Frank3,067
  7. 7Joseph2,540
  8. 8Henry2,406
  9. 9Robert2,322
  10. 10Thomas2,266
  11. 11Edward2,220
  12. 12Harry2,198
  13. 13Walter1,808
  14. 14Fred1,562
  15. 15Arthur1,516
  16. 16Albert1,429
  17. 17Clarence906
  18. 18Samuel888
  19. 19Louis809
  20. 20Grover768
  21. 21Ernest718
  22. 22David712
  23. 23Charlie705
  24. 24Roy691
  25. 25Joe681
  26. 26Richard672
  27. 27Will625
  28. 28Oscar623
  29. 29Willie614
  30. 30Andrew599
  31. 31Jesse556
  32. 32Daniel535
  33. 33Peter516
  34. 34Carl494
  35. 35Sam492
  36. 36Earl481
  37. 37Frederick466
  38. 38Benjamin464
  39. 39Alfred446
  40. 40Elmer443
  41. 41Howard438
  42. 42Lewis437
  43. 43Paul428
  44. 44Ralph422
  45. 45Herbert388
  46. 46Jim370
  47. 47Michael370
  48. 48Tom361
  49. 49Martin357
  50. 50Lee348
  51. 51Eugene345
  52. 52Claude343
  53. 53Jacob343
  54. 54Ed328
  55. 55Herman326
  56. 56Francis319
  57. 57Clyde318
  58. 58Raymond308
  59. 59Harvey304
  60. 60Edgar303
  61. 61Jack295
  62. 62Ben292
  63. 63Edwin289
  64. 64Lawrence288
  65. 65Charley285
  66. 66Bert276
  67. 67Chester273
  68. 68Guy266
  69. 69Otto263
  70. 70Floyd259
  71. 71Luther259
  72. 72Oliver258
  73. 73Hugh257
  74. 74Ray237
  75. 75Ira235
  76. 76Homer228
  77. 77Patrick217
  78. 78Alexander205
  79. 79Isaac204
  80. 80Leonard204
  81. 81Jessie202
  82. 82Harold201
  83. 83Leo199
  84. 84Theodore199
  85. 85Archie196
  86. 86August193
  87. 87Allen184
  88. 88Sidney170
  89. 89Philip163
  90. 90Leroy162
  91. 91Bernard160
  92. 92Alex159
  93. 93Stephen158
  94. 94Horace155
  95. 95Anthony153
  96. 96Warren151
  97. 97Julius150
  98. 98Cleveland147
  99. 99Leon146
  100. 100Victor143

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary9,128
  2. 2Anna3,994
  3. 3Emma2,728
  4. 4Elizabeth2,582
  5. 5Margaret2,204
  6. 6Minnie2,178
  7. 7Clara1,910
  8. 8Bertha1,860
  9. 9Ida1,854
  10. 10Annie1,703
  11. 11Alice1,681
  12. 12Florence1,667
  13. 13Bessie1,588
  14. 14Grace1,575
  15. 15Ethel1,495
  16. 16Nellie1,432
  17. 17Martha1,425
  18. 18Sarah1,424
  19. 19Ella1,395
  20. 20Mabel1,349
  21. 21Laura1,325
  22. 22Carrie1,283
  23. 23Cora1,253
  24. 24Maude1,222
  25. 25Rose1,164
  26. 26Pearl1,146
  27. 27Lillian1,143
  28. 28Helen1,134
  29. 29Gertrude1,086
  30. 30Edna1,077
  31. 31Edith1,071
  32. 32Julia1,062
  33. 33Jennie1,045
  34. 34Myrtle1,026
  35. 35Mattie1,014
  36. 36Hattie1,008
  37. 37Lillie979
  38. 38Eva971
  39. 39Louise956
  40. 40Jessie952
  41. 41Lula949
  42. 42Marie885
  43. 43Ada876
  44. 44Lena876
  45. 45Catherine846
  46. 46Frances844
  47. 47Fannie783
  48. 48Josephine783
  49. 49Dora776
  50. 50Katherine751
  51. 51Maggie716
  52. 52Lucy711
  53. 53Blanche710
  54. 54Agnes695
  55. 55Elsie685
  56. 56Nora670
  57. 57Stella649
  58. 58Rosa623
  59. 59Effie613
  60. 60Daisy607
  61. 61May607
  62. 62Mamie606
  63. 63Mae578
  64. 64Ellen555
  65. 65Lizzie537
  66. 66Nettie536
  67. 67Nancy527
  68. 68Alma515
  69. 69Sadie514
  70. 70Ruth506
  71. 71Della500
  72. 72Susie477
  73. 73Sallie457
  74. 74Flora445
  75. 75Maud429
  76. 76Addie406
  77. 77Lydia404
  78. 78Caroline399
  79. 79Mollie396
  80. 80Lottie393
  81. 81Katie388
  82. 82Irene376
  83. 83Etta372
  84. 84Georgia371
  85. 85Lulu360
  86. 86Olive349
  87. 87Emily346
  88. 88Viola345
  89. 89Harriet342
  90. 90Amanda339
  91. 91Jane330
  92. 92Esther320
  93. 93Kathryn320
  94. 94Charlotte317
  95. 95Willie312
  96. 96Beulah309
  97. 97Kate309
  98. 98Ollie305
  99. 99Rebecca302
  100. 100Susan302