Top baby names of 1896

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1896, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1John8,138
  2. 2William7,747
  3. 3James5,206
  4. 4George4,286
  5. 5Charles3,639
  6. 6Joseph3,051
  7. 7Frank2,845
  8. 8Robert2,719
  9. 9Edward2,296
  10. 10Henry2,183
  11. 11Harry2,091
  12. 12Thomas2,088
  13. 13Walter2,017
  14. 14Arthur1,821
  15. 15Albert1,434
  16. 16Fred1,393
  17. 17Clarence1,254
  18. 18Willie1,092
  19. 19Roy1,027
  20. 20Paul964
  21. 21Earl892
  22. 22Louis871
  23. 23Harold862
  24. 24Raymond859
  25. 25Carl852
  26. 26Richard834
  27. 27Joe767
  28. 28David765
  29. 29Ernest764
  30. 30Ralph746
  31. 31Samuel734
  32. 32Charlie714
  33. 33Howard677
  34. 34Herbert635
  35. 35Jesse586
  36. 36Elmer576
  37. 37Andrew566
  38. 38Daniel561
  39. 39Francis551
  40. 40Jack539
  41. 41Oscar539
  42. 42Alfred527
  43. 43Sam518
  44. 44Will508
  45. 45Eugene507
  46. 46Lawrence499
  47. 47Leo497
  48. 48Lee455
  49. 49Herman427
  50. 50Ray426
  51. 51Benjamin416
  52. 52Peter402
  53. 53Michael399
  54. 54Claude398
  55. 55Floyd396
  56. 56Lewis386
  57. 57Frederick381
  58. 58Clyde372
  59. 59Edwin351
  60. 60Leonard350
  61. 61Martin343
  62. 62Tom339
  63. 63Chester329
  64. 64Russell327
  65. 65Lester318
  66. 66Clifford311
  67. 67Lloyd308
  68. 68Edgar306
  69. 69Ben299
  70. 70Harvey292
  71. 71Jim281
  72. 72Leroy278
  73. 73Anthony276
  74. 74Luther265
  75. 75Hugh263
  76. 76Eddie262
  77. 77Guy262
  78. 78Stanley259
  79. 79Homer258
  80. 80Otto250
  81. 81Ed246
  82. 82Bernard241
  83. 83Jacob241
  84. 84Theodore241
  85. 85Leslie237
  86. 86Leon235
  87. 87Alexander232
  88. 88Archie230
  89. 89Jessie229
  90. 90Everett224
  91. 91Allen219
  92. 92Philip218
  93. 93Patrick214
  94. 94Donald211
  95. 95Horace204
  96. 96Victor201
  97. 97Cecil200
  98. 98Milton194
  99. 99Oliver194
  100. 100Isaac191

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary13,811
  2. 2Anna5,860
  3. 3Helen4,392
  4. 4Margaret4,050
  5. 5Ruth3,905
  6. 6Ethel3,502
  7. 7Elizabeth3,471
  8. 8Florence3,323
  9. 9Marie3,087
  10. 10Emma2,872
  11. 11Lillian2,702
  12. 12Alice2,651
  13. 13Edna2,604
  14. 14Clara2,582
  15. 15Bertha2,565
  16. 16Minnie2,530
  17. 17Grace2,485
  18. 18Bessie2,435
  19. 19Annie2,358
  20. 20Rose2,341
  21. 21Mabel2,283
  22. 22Hazel2,226
  23. 23Gertrude2,221
  24. 24Ida2,159
  25. 25Pearl2,101
  26. 26Martha2,022
  27. 27Esther1,964
  28. 28Frances1,964
  29. 29Edith1,932
  30. 30Myrtle1,928
  31. 31Elsie1,878
  32. 32Eva1,779
  33. 33Gladys1,757
  34. 34Nellie1,696
  35. 35Sarah1,691
  36. 36Ella1,683
  37. 37Laura1,665
  38. 38Agnes1,654
  39. 39Mildred1,620
  40. 40Catherine1,594
  41. 41Irene1,593
  42. 42Louise1,531
  43. 43Lillie1,483
  44. 44Julia1,407
  45. 45Carrie1,388
  46. 46Dorothy1,366
  47. 47Hattie1,320
  48. 48Lena1,318
  49. 49Mattie1,288
  50. 50Josephine1,256
  51. 51Alma1,243
  52. 52Cora1,204
  53. 53Jennie1,178
  54. 54Blanche1,150
  55. 55Mae1,148
  56. 56Maude1,104
  57. 57Jessie1,103
  58. 58Mamie1,081
  59. 59Lucy1,074
  60. 60Stella1,054
  61. 61Katherine1,047
  62. 62Viola1,047
  63. 63Ada1,041
  64. 64Lula1,012
  65. 65Fannie1,001
  66. 66Ruby994
  67. 67Marion987
  68. 68Dora874
  69. 69Maggie871
  70. 70Beatrice870
  71. 71Nora844
  72. 72Sadie827
  73. 73Ellen811
  74. 74Rosa808
  75. 75Pauline756
  76. 76Willie755
  77. 77Beulah750
  78. 78Marguerite725
  79. 79Susie718
  80. 80Effie716
  81. 81Vera675
  82. 82May671
  83. 83Daisy661
  84. 84Evelyn646
  85. 85Della642
  86. 86Lucille637
  87. 87Nettie628
  88. 88Kathryn625
  89. 89Virginia621
  90. 90Olive583
  91. 91Lydia580
  92. 92Lottie574
  93. 93Georgia562
  94. 94Leona556
  95. 95Hilda549
  96. 96Emily527
  97. 97Flora527
  98. 98Nancy527
  99. 99Katie516
  100. 100Lizzie508