Top baby names of 1889

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1889, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1John8,548
  2. 2William7,772
  3. 3James5,020
  4. 4George4,430
  5. 5Charles4,199
  6. 6Frank2,975
  7. 7Joseph2,729
  8. 8Harry2,559
  9. 9Robert2,513
  10. 10Edward2,299
  11. 11Henry2,286
  12. 12Thomas2,233
  13. 13Walter1,916
  14. 14Arthur1,668
  15. 15Fred1,554
  16. 16Albert1,353
  17. 17Clarence984
  18. 18Roy888
  19. 19Louis837
  20. 20Samuel810
  21. 21Benjamin760
  22. 22David757
  23. 23Ernest736
  24. 24Richard711
  25. 25Joe709
  26. 26Willie708
  27. 27Carl704
  28. 28Earl688
  29. 29Charlie685
  30. 30Will631
  31. 31Jesse576
  32. 32Oscar572
  33. 33Andrew561
  34. 34Elmer557
  35. 35Paul555
  36. 36Daniel515
  37. 37Raymond511
  38. 38Howard503
  39. 39Ralph495
  40. 40Sam486
  41. 41Alfred472
  42. 42Herbert472
  43. 43Ben453
  44. 44Frederick451
  45. 45Peter425
  46. 46Lee415
  47. 47Lewis414
  48. 48Herman405
  49. 49Claude386
  50. 50Tom379
  51. 51Michael377
  52. 52Eugene369
  53. 53Martin367
  54. 54Ray355
  55. 55Francis346
  56. 56Lawrence342
  57. 57Harold340
  58. 58Jim328
  59. 59Leo325
  60. 60Edgar322
  61. 61Jack322
  62. 62Clyde318
  63. 63Floyd313
  64. 64Harvey311
  65. 65Otto309
  66. 66Edwin306
  67. 67Jacob295
  68. 68Harrison288
  69. 69Chester274
  70. 70Guy271
  71. 71Ed270
  72. 72Luther270
  73. 73Homer255
  74. 74Patrick236
  75. 75Bert231
  76. 76Theodore231
  77. 77Leonard229
  78. 78Hugh225
  79. 79Allen222
  80. 80Anthony219
  81. 81Bernard215
  82. 82Lester213
  83. 83Grover210
  84. 84Oliver210
  85. 85Ira207
  86. 86Jessie207
  87. 87Clifford202
  88. 88Charley199
  89. 89Russell198
  90. 90Archie195
  91. 91Isaac188
  92. 92Leroy186
  93. 93Alexander185
  94. 94Leon184
  95. 95Philip183
  96. 96August171
  97. 97Milton171
  98. 98Lloyd167
  99. 99Warren167
  100. 100Horace166

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary11,648
  2. 2Anna5,062
  3. 3Elizabeth3,058
  4. 4Margaret2,917
  5. 5Emma2,884
  6. 6Minnie2,624
  7. 7Florence2,465
  8. 8Ethel2,463
  9. 9Bessie2,343
  10. 10Clara2,319
  11. 11Bertha2,293
  12. 12Alice2,145
  13. 13Annie2,123
  14. 14Ida2,122
  15. 15Grace2,049
  16. 16Mabel1,947
  17. 17Helen1,909
  18. 18Edna1,815
  19. 19Nellie1,752
  20. 20Sarah1,730
  21. 21Martha1,711
  22. 22Ella1,647
  23. 23Lillian1,640
  24. 24Pearl1,588
  25. 25Laura1,567
  26. 26Rose1,550
  27. 27Carrie1,547
  28. 28Gertrude1,543
  29. 29Edith1,523
  30. 30Marie1,436
  31. 31Eva1,372
  32. 32Cora1,365
  33. 33Myrtle1,361
  34. 34Frances1,351
  35. 35Hattie1,328
  36. 36Maude1,293
  37. 37Lillie1,289
  38. 38Louise1,283
  39. 39Jennie1,252
  40. 40Julia1,201
  41. 41Elsie1,199
  42. 42Catherine1,198
  43. 43Jessie1,196
  44. 44Mattie1,173
  45. 45Lena1,096
  46. 46Ruth1,073
  47. 47Lula1,067
  48. 48Hazel1,056
  49. 49Josephine1,047
  50. 50Agnes1,033
  51. 51Ada1,005
  52. 52Blanche972
  53. 53Fannie909
  54. 54Lucy893
  55. 55Stella891
  56. 56Katherine889
  57. 57Mae883
  58. 58Mamie883
  59. 59Dora882
  60. 60Nora831
  61. 61Maggie825
  62. 62Alma819
  63. 63Irene737
  64. 64May723
  65. 65Effie711
  66. 66Rosa707
  67. 67Sadie664
  68. 68Ellen653
  69. 69Mildred625
  70. 70Nettie622
  71. 71Susie607
  72. 72Della606
  73. 73Daisy583
  74. 74Lizzie570
  75. 75Esther553
  76. 76Viola536
  77. 77Sallie525
  78. 78Ruby522
  79. 79Flora516
  80. 80Katie502
  81. 81Beulah498
  82. 82Lottie498
  83. 83Lydia496
  84. 84Caroline491
  85. 85Willie488
  86. 86Nancy470
  87. 87Etta465
  88. 88Olive464
  89. 89Charlotte455
  90. 90Addie448
  91. 91Georgia445
  92. 92Maud432
  93. 93Emily429
  94. 94Kathryn415
  95. 95Pauline415
  96. 96Gladys414
  97. 97Amanda413
  98. 98Mollie402
  99. 99Harriet397
  100. 100Nannie396