Top baby names of 1888

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1888, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1John9,247
  2. 2William8,705
  3. 3James5,562
  4. 4George4,912
  5. 5Charles4,591
  6. 6Frank3,459
  7. 7Joseph2,993
  8. 8Robert2,814
  9. 9Harry2,759
  10. 10Henry2,596
  11. 11Edward2,470
  12. 12Thomas2,449
  13. 13Walter2,040
  14. 14Arthur1,710
  15. 15Fred1,665
  16. 16Albert1,569
  17. 17Clarence1,022
  18. 18Samuel931
  19. 19Louis884
  20. 20Roy856
  21. 21David801
  22. 22Charlie796
  23. 23Joe789
  24. 24Willie786
  25. 25Benjamin781
  26. 26Richard772
  27. 27Ernest766
  28. 28Will707
  29. 29Carl675
  30. 30Earl675
  31. 31Oscar647
  32. 32Jesse637
  33. 33Andrew615
  34. 34Sam607
  35. 35Daniel566
  36. 36Ralph547
  37. 37Alfred536
  38. 38Paul529
  39. 39Elmer527
  40. 40Howard513
  41. 41Peter498
  42. 42Frederick496
  43. 43Herbert485
  44. 44Grover474
  45. 45Raymond469
  46. 46Michael466
  47. 47Ben463
  48. 48Lee430
  49. 49Tom416
  50. 50Lewis412
  51. 51Herman403
  52. 52Harrison400
  53. 53Eugene398
  54. 54Martin378
  55. 55Claude374
  56. 56Jim362
  57. 57Francis353
  58. 58Jacob353
  59. 59Leo353
  60. 60Clyde344
  61. 61Lawrence343
  62. 62Harvey334
  63. 63Ray331
  64. 64Jack329
  65. 65Edgar321
  66. 66Otto312
  67. 67Floyd302
  68. 68Ed301
  69. 69Edwin298
  70. 70Harold298
  71. 71Guy297
  72. 72Chester288
  73. 73Bert282
  74. 74Luther275
  75. 75Allen260
  76. 76Homer256
  77. 77Charley254
  78. 78Jessie254
  79. 79Hugh253
  80. 80Theodore249
  81. 81Patrick245
  82. 82Alexander237
  83. 83Leonard225
  84. 84Ira222
  85. 85Isaac221
  86. 86August213
  87. 87Bernard207
  88. 88Oliver206
  89. 89Julius197
  90. 90Leon196
  91. 91Philip196
  92. 92Clifford194
  93. 93Anthony193
  94. 94Eddie193
  95. 95Leroy192
  96. 96Archie191
  97. 97Lester189
  98. 98Stephen187
  99. 99Leslie175
  100. 100Lloyd175

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary11,754
  2. 2Anna4,982
  3. 3Elizabeth3,224
  4. 4Emma3,087
  5. 5Margaret2,904
  6. 6Minnie2,654
  7. 7Bertha2,450
  8. 8Florence2,444
  9. 9Ethel2,374
  10. 10Bessie2,278
  11. 11Clara2,230
  12. 12Ida2,229
  13. 13Alice2,202
  14. 14Annie2,188
  15. 15Grace2,090
  16. 16Helen1,847
  17. 17Mabel1,830
  18. 18Ella1,774
  19. 19Martha1,769
  20. 20Sarah1,755
  21. 21Nellie1,736
  22. 22Edna1,687
  23. 23Lillian1,656
  24. 24Carrie1,647
  25. 25Laura1,624
  26. 26Pearl1,591
  27. 27Rose1,590
  28. 28Gertrude1,468
  29. 29Edith1,453
  30. 30Frances1,452
  31. 31Cora1,433
  32. 32Maude1,396
  33. 33Louise1,334
  34. 34Eva1,329
  35. 35Myrtle1,310
  36. 36Hattie1,298
  37. 37Jennie1,298
  38. 38Julia1,292
  39. 39Mattie1,268
  40. 40Marie1,258
  41. 41Lillie1,249
  42. 42Catherine1,212
  43. 43Jessie1,200
  44. 44Lula1,173
  45. 45Lena1,162
  46. 46Ada1,116
  47. 47Elsie1,112
  48. 48Agnes1,046
  49. 49Josephine1,001
  50. 50Fannie991
  51. 51Lucy964
  52. 52Blanche942
  53. 53Mamie917
  54. 54Dora898
  55. 55Hazel898
  56. 56Katherine893
  57. 57Maggie882
  58. 58Alma853
  59. 59Ruth850
  60. 60Mae836
  61. 61Nora832
  62. 62Rosa832
  63. 63May782
  64. 64Stella775
  65. 65Effie744
  66. 66Irene722
  67. 67Nettie692
  68. 68Ellen691
  69. 69Sadie691
  70. 70Sallie633
  71. 71Della621
  72. 72Susie621
  73. 73Daisy612
  74. 74Viola596
  75. 75Lizzie593
  76. 76Nancy582
  77. 77Esther572
  78. 78Flora541
  79. 79Willie522
  80. 80Katie516
  81. 81Lottie511
  82. 82Etta500
  83. 83Mildred499
  84. 84Georgia477
  85. 85Lydia472
  86. 86Maud469
  87. 87Olive465
  88. 88Charlotte464
  89. 89Caroline458
  90. 90Emily457
  91. 91Addie455
  92. 92Jane446
  93. 93Kathryn446
  94. 94Ruby445
  95. 95Beulah426
  96. 96Ollie411
  97. 97Amanda404
  98. 98Pauline393
  99. 99Harriet389
  100. 100Virginia385