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Baby names of 1881

In 1881 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (6,919 births) and John for boys (8,768).

← 18801882 →18911901

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary6,919
  2. Anna2,698
  3. Emma2,034
  4. Elizabeth1,852
  5. Margaret1,658
  6. Minnie1,653
  7. Ida1,439
  8. Annie1,326
  9. Bertha1,324
  10. Alice1,308
  11. Clara1,242
  12. Sarah1,226
  13. Ella1,148
  14. Nellie1,096
  15. Grace1,089
  16. Florence1,046
  17. Martha1,044
  18. Cora969
  19. Laura962
  20. Carrie958
  21. Maude923
  22. Bessie903
  23. Mabel893
  24. Gertrude791
  25. Ethel788
  26. Jennie784
  27. Edith778
  28. Hattie775
  29. Mattie754
  30. Julia737
  31. Rose734
  32. Lillian723
  33. Lillie678
  34. Eva661
  35. Jessie661
  36. Lula655
  37. Myrtle643
  38. Pearl641
  39. Edna637
  40. Catherine635
  41. Ada628
  42. Louise617
  43. Helen612
  44. Lucy611
  45. Frances586
  46. Dora585
  47. Fannie565
  48. Josephine563
  49. Daisy562
  50. Lena555
  51. Maggie532
  52. Katherine504
  53. Rosa500
  54. Marie499
  55. Nora498
  56. Effie463
  57. Blanche456
  58. May451
  59. Nancy429
  60. Della428
  61. Agnes424
  62. Nettie419
  63. Sallie416
  64. Stella416
  65. Ellen413
  66. Mamie412
  67. Lizzie396
  68. Susie367
  69. Sadie366
  70. Elsie344
  71. Maud328
  72. Flora317
  73. Caroline316
  74. Etta316
  75. Mae314
  76. Lulu313
  77. Lydia299
  78. Alma293
  79. Susan292
  80. Lottie289
  81. Addie287
  82. Mollie281
  83. Katie279
  84. Ruth275
  85. Harriet270
  86. Kate267
  87. Amanda263
  88. Nannie258
  89. Georgia256
  90. Emily244
  91. Eliza238
  92. Viola237
  93. Amelia235
  94. Willienew229
  95. Charlotte227
  96. Rebecca226
  97. Belle219
  98. Kathrynnew218
  99. Jane216
  100. Olive211

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John8,768
  2. William8,524
  3. James5,441
  4. George4,664
  5. Charles4,636
  6. Frank2,834
  7. Joseph2,456
  8. Henry2,339
  9. Thomas2,282
  10. Edward2,177
  11. Robert2,140
  12. Harry2,002
  13. Walter1,670
  14. Arthur1,575
  15. Fred1,418
  16. Albert1,319
  17. Samuel919
  18. David750
  19. Louis746
  20. Charlie668
  21. Clarence668
  22. Richard641
  23. Joe639
  24. Andrew588
  25. Ernest571
  26. Will550
  27. Jesse536
  28. Oscar530
  29. Daniel527
  30. Willie498
  31. Benjamin481
  32. Sam481
  33. Alfred466
  34. Roy440
  35. Lewis439
  36. Frederick433
  37. Peter428
  38. Elmer388
  39. Jacob381
  40. Herbert369
  41. Carl359
  42. Howard359
  43. Tom349
  44. Lee342
  45. Ralph329
  46. Martin327
  47. Jim323
  48. Earl314
  49. Eugene314
  50. Bert312
  51. Edgar312
  52. Herman304
  53. Claude302
  54. Michael298
  55. Paul291
  56. Ben289
  57. Ira286
  58. Harvey282
  59. Chester274
  60. Edwin274
  61. Ed272
  62. Charley266
  63. Francis259
  64. Isaac258
  65. Luther249
  66. Lawrence244
  67. Oliver238
  68. Clyde232
  69. Otto221
  70. Hugh219
  71. Alexander209
  72. Leonard206
  73. Jack197
  74. Raymond195
  75. Patrick188
  76. Guy186
  77. Homer181
  78. Floyd178
  79. Theodore178
  80. Allen172
  81. August172
  82. Marion162
  83. Philip156
  84. Warren156
  85. Horace152
  86. Dan148
  87. Ray148
  88. Garfieldnew147
  89. Stephen147
  90. Emilnew145
  91. Jessie143
  92. Milton143
  93. Willis142
  94. Calvin138
  95. Davenew135
  96. Bernard130
  97. Julius129
  98. Leroynew129
  99. Sidney129
  100. Anthonynew128

1881 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1881 holds 91,953 girls under 938 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Willie, Kathryn. Leaving it:Hannah, Virginia.

The Social Security data for 1881 holds 100,735 boys under 996 different names. The ten most common names covered 44% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Garfield, Emil, Dave, Leroy, Anthony. Leaving it:Archie, Rufus, Alex, Leo, Jerry.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.