Most Common Boy Names in the 1880s

This is a list of the most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the decade of the 1880s.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	89,949
2	William	84,881
3	James	54,055
4	George	47,651
5	Charles	46,656
6	Frank	30,967
7	Joseph	26,292
8	Henry	24,139
9	Robert	24,074
10	Thomas	23,750
11	Edward	23,133
12	Harry	22,649
13	Walter	18,185
14	Arthur	16,180
15	Fred	15,602
16	Albert	14,375
17	Samuel	9,129
18	Clarence	8,760
19	Louis	8,275
20	David	7,569
21	Joe	7,098
22	Charlie	7,091
23	Richard	7,010
24	Ernest	6,700
25	Roy	6,565
26	Will	6,196
27	Andrew	6,053
28	Jesse	6,003
29	Oscar	5,982
30	Willie	5,906
31	Daniel	5,679
32	Benjamin	5,407
33	Carl	5,227
34	Sam	5,069
35	Alfred	4,837
36	Earl	4,830
37	Peter	4,656
38	Elmer	4,627
39	Frederick	4,603
40	Howard	4,349
41	Lewis	4,341
42	Ralph	4,269
43	Herbert	4,257
44	Paul	4,196
45	Lee	3,945
46	Tom	3,786
47	Herman	3,689
48	Martin	3,595
49	Jacob	3,566
50	Michael	3,558
51	Jim	3,520
52	Claude	3,504
53	Ben	3,449
54	Eugene	3,430
55	Francis	3,244
56	Grover	3,184
57	Raymond	3,135
58	Harvey	3,123
59	Clyde	3,034
60	Edwin	3,011
61	Edgar	3,006
62	Ed	2,957
63	Lawrence	2,919
64	Bert	2,808
65	Chester	2,699
66	Jack	2,684
67	Otto	2,679
68	Luther	2,619
69	Charley	2,550
70	Guy	2,489
71	Floyd	2,476
72	Ira	2,379
73	Ray	2,371
74	Hugh	2,355
75	Isaac	2,311
76	Oliver	2,287
77	Patrick	2,285
78	Homer	2,213
79	Theodore	2,176
80	Leonard	2,144
81	Leo	2,098
82	Alexander	2,081
83	August	2,012
84	Harold	2,001
85	Allen	1,998
86	Jessie	1,843
87	Archie	1,816
88	Philip	1,741
89	Stephen	1,684
90	Horace	1,650
91	Marion	1,624
92	Bernard	1,616
93	Anthony	1,611
94	Julius	1,605
95	Warren	1,580
96	Leroy	1,574
97	Clifford	1,552
98	Eddie	1,526
99	Sidney	1,505
100	Milton	1,479
101	Leon	1,475
102	Alex	1,451
103	Lester	1,440
104	Emil	1,434
105	Dan	1,402
106	Willis	1,388
107	Everett	1,374
108	Dave	1,339
109	Leslie	1,292
110	Rufus	1,283
111	Alvin	1,256
112	Perry	1,255
113	Lloyd	1,254
114	Victor	1,242
115	Calvin	1,236
116	Harrison	1,235
116	Norman	1,235
118	Wesley	1,186
119	Jess	1,182
120	Percy	1,166
121	Amos	1,161
122	Dennis	1,107
123	Jerry	1,106
123	Nathan	1,106
125	Franklin	1,098
126	Alonzo	1,088
127	Matthew	1,068
128	Mack	1,062
129	Earnest	1,043
130	Gus	1,029
131	Russell	1,023
132	Adam	1,020
133	Jay	1,016
134	Wallace	1,009
135	Otis	1,006
136	Stanley	997
137	Adolph	994
138	Jake	972
139	Roscoe	969
140	Maurice	961
141	Melvin	960
142	Gilbert	957
143	Ross	951
144	Willard	939
145	Mark	928
146	Levi	927
147	Wilbur	914
148	Cornelius	911
149	Aaron	910
149	Jose	910
151	Elbert	905
152	Emmett	901
153	Phillip	898
154	Morris	895
154	Noah	895
156	Claud	881
157	Clinton	867
158	Felix	863
159	Moses	859
160	Elijah	856
161	Nelson	849
162	Simon	841
163	Lonnie	832
164	Virgil	827
165	Hiram	825
166	Jasper	820
167	Marshall	804
168	Manuel	802
169	Sylvester	796
170	Fredrick	783
171	Mike	779
172	Abraham	776
173	Silas	775
174	Irvin	770
175	Max	765
176	Owen	758
177	Christopher	752
178	Reuben	741
179	Glenn	731
180	Nicholas	730
181	Ellis	728
182	Marvin	726
182	Wiley	726
184	Eli	721
185	Edmund	708
186	Ollie	706
187	Cecil	705
188	Cleveland	702
189	Curtis	695
190	Timothy	693
191	Harley	685
191	Jeff	685
193	Anton	674
194	Alva	663
195	Wilson	660
196	Irving	654
197	Clayton	653
198	Rudolph	652
199	Vernon	636
200	Hubert	634
201	Ora	620
202	Mose	618
202	Steve	618
204	Orville	615
204	Sherman	615
206	Monroe	614
207	Austin	609
208	Pearl	604
209	Bill	600
210	Pete	590
211	Augustus	587
212	Dock	583
213	Garfield	575
214	Johnnie	572
215	Bob	569
216	Millard	561
217	Nathaniel	551
218	Donald	548
219	Edd	541
220	Newton	538
221	Barney	535
222	Asa	532
223	Andy	528
223	Ike	528
225	Juan	526
226	Wade	523
227	Clark	513
227	Columbus	513
229	Chris	503
230	Bruce	499
230	Gordon	499
232	Byron	498
233	Joel	497
234	Lon	491
235	Christian	486
235	Solomon	486
237	Vincent	485
238	Scott	484
239	Mathew	474
240	Gustave	472
241	Joshua	465
242	Grant	459
243	Preston	458
243	Riley	458
245	Clifton	456
246	Don	454
247	Elias	450
248	Emery	449
249	Bennie	448
250	Roland	444
251	Abe	443
252	Luke	442
253	Cyrus	441
254	Julian	440
255	Glen	437
256	Anderson	430
256	Winfield	430
258	Edmond	429
259	Jerome	426
260	Marcus	424
261	Emanuel	419
261	Karl	419
263	Miles	418
264	Forrest	416
265	Arch	415
265	Conrad	415
267	Ervin	411
268	Arnold	404
268	Enoch	404
270	Bud	401
270	Tony	401
272	Lemuel	400
273	Chas	395
274	Louie	394
274	Nick	394
276	Delbert	383
276	Ferdinand	383
278	Major	378
279	Jeremiah	373
280	Emory	372
281	Jackson	371
282	Matt	368
283	Kenneth	362
283	Mary	362
285	Neal	361
286	Ezra	356
286	Van	356
288	Jefferson	355
289	Burton	348
290	Ambrose	344
291	Roger	342
292	Elisha	336
293	Earle	335
294	Douglas	334
295	Lucius	327
296	Gustav	325
297	Green	324
298	Antonio	320
299	Spencer	313
300	Boyd	311
301	Ole	310
302	Lorenzo	308
302	Wilfred	308
304	Isaiah	304
305	Laurence	303
306	Ruben	299
307	Clem	298
307	Forest	298
307	Mitchell	298
310	Lyman	297
311	Benjiman	296
312	Cleve	295
313	Ward	294
314	Ivan	292
315	Carroll	290
315	General	290
317	Fletcher	285
317	Ned	285
319	Myron	284
320	Wayne	283
321	Burt	277
321	Hugo	277
323	Dee	276
323	Taylor	276
325	Elwood	274
325	Porter	274
325	Royal	274
328	Jimmie	273
329	Lynn	272
330	Dudley	270
330	Omer	270
330	Seth	270
333	Johnie	269
334	Freeman	267
334	Logan	267
334	Napoleon	267
337	Walker	266
338	Abner	264
339	Dewitt	263
340	Archibald	260
341	Jonas	258
342	Wilbert	256
343	Chauncey	253
343	Hans	253
345	Morgan	252
345	Sanford	252
347	Isiah	251
348	Dick	246
349	Clay	245
350	Vern	244
351	Clement	242
352	Foster	241
352	Ulysses	241
354	Allie	239
355	Emmet	237
355	Pedro	237
357	Berry	234
357	Dallas	234
357	Josh	234
360	Emile	233
361	Judson	230
361	Loren	230
363	King	229
364	Abram	228
364	Allan	228
366	Gerald	223
366	Irwin	223
366	Pink	223
369	Zack	222
370	Pat	220
371	Granville	219
371	Lucian	219
371	Milo	219
374	Gust	218
374	Madison	218
376	Erwin	217
376	Neil	217
378	Francisco	215
378	Washington	215
380	Otho	214
381	Frederic	213
381	Stewart	213
383	Lafayette	210
383	Nels	210
385	Al	209
385	Carlos	209
385	Malcolm	209
388	Loyd	208
389	Merle	207
390	Murray	203
391	Israel	202
391	Leland	202
393	Judge	201
394	Harmon	200
394	Sim	200
396	Elliott	197
397	Johnny	194
398	Casper	193
398	Josiah	193
398	Randolph	193
401	Evan	192
401	Jonathan	192
403	Alton	191
403	Hardy	191
403	Morton	191
403	Sandy	191
407	Carlton	190
407	Jason	190
409	Adolphus	189
409	Wilber	189
411	Harris	187
412	Dwight	185
412	Emerson	185
414	Elza	184
415	Isom	183
415	Rex	183
415	Wash	183
418	Caleb	182
419	Christ	181
419	Smith	181
419	Tommie	181
422	Prince	180
423	Alphonse	178
423	Aubrey	178
423	Hal	178
426	Steven	177
427	Ellsworth	176
427	Lem	176
429	Blaine	175
429	Lige	175
429	Wm	175
432	Clint	174
433	Fay	173
433	Junius	173
433	Thurman	173
436	Oren	172
437	Sol	171
438	Addison	170
438	Wilford	170
440	Phil	169
441	Leander	168
441	Raleigh	168
441	Sterling	168
441	Warner	168
445	Rollie	167
446	Fritz	165
447	Bertram	164
447	Noble	164
449	Axel	163
449	Ramon	163
449	Wilmer	163
452	Enos	162
452	Houston	162
454	Anna	161
454	Lawson	161
456	Henderson	160
457	Jordan	158
457	Merton	158
457	Rolla	158
460	Clair	156
461	Angus	155
461	Hosea	155
461	Truman	155
461	Valentine	155
465	Arther	154
465	Mason	154
467	Giles	153
467	Orin	153
467	Simeon	153
467	Turner	153
471	Burl	152
471	Davis	152
471	Jean	152
471	Olin	152
471	Tomas	152
476	Herschel	150
476	Larry	150
478	Olaf	149
479	Adrian	148
479	Hamilton	148
479	Webster	148
482	Coleman	147
482	Early	147
482	Gabriel	147
485	Elvin	146
486	Carey	144
486	Ezekiel	144
486	Stuart	144
489	Ted	143
490	Lucious	142
490	Micheal	142
490	Orrin	142
493	Harve	141
493	Jules	141
493	Orval	141
496	Adelbert	140
497	Alford	139
497	Dorsey	139
497	Duncan	139
497	Frances	139
497	Mathias	139
497	Tim	139
497	Troy	139
497	Wilburn	139
505	Issac	137
505	Orlando	137
505	Sydney	137
508	Elmo	135
509	Waldo	134
510	Garland	133
510	Jesus	133
510	Pierce	133
513	Alvah	132
513	Avery	132
513	Cliff	132
513	Dean	132
517	Reginald	131
518	Bennett	129
518	Elton	129
518	Gene	129
518	Geo	129
518	Minor	129
523	Garrett	128
523	Guss	128
523	Haywood	128
523	Lonzo	128
523	Lucien	128
523	West	128
529	Cary	127
529	Ephraim	127
529	Lew	127
529	Thornton	127
533	Johnson	126
533	Lyle	126
535	Benton	125
535	Elzie	125
537	Basil	124
537	Henery	124
537	Omar	124
540	Billie	123
540	Dell	123
540	Wyatt	123
543	Cicero	122
543	Eric	122
543	Shirley	122
546	Dale	121
546	Doc	121
546	Merritt	121
546	Tobe	121
550	Buck	120
550	Norris	120
552	Aloysius	119
552	Kelly	119
552	Lou	119
555	Benjamine	118
555	Perley	118
557	Elmore	117
557	Ernst	117
559	Florence	116
560	Benjaman	115
560	Mat	115
560	Ransom	115
560	Shelby	115
560	Verne	115
560	Wylie	115
566	Albin	114
566	Crawford	114
568	Rollin	113
569	Parker	112
569	Rodney	112
569	Rolland	112
572	Emmitt	111
572	Evert	111
572	Luis	111
572	Merrill	111
572	Thaddeus	111
577	Melville	110
578	Bryant	109
578	Lindsey	109
580	Emma	108
580	Hezekiah	108
580	Nat	108
580	Pierre	108
584	Abel	107
584	Beverly	107
584	Clarance	107
584	Elizabeth	107
584	Rupert	107
589	Harlan	106
590	Colonel	105
590	Lum	105
590	Watson	105
593	Cal	104
593	Seymour	104
595	Bertie	103
595	Buster	103
595	Young	103
598	Erastus	102
598	Miller	102
598	Price	102
598	Thad	102
602	Fate	101
602	Mont	101
602	Oswald	101
602	Willam	101
602	Williams	101
607	Aron	100
607	Carter	100
607	Lenard	100
607	Newt	100
607	Winfred	100
612	Alonza	99
612	Hamp	99
612	Mortimer	99
612	Zeb	99
616	Art	98
616	Finis	98
616	Pleasant	98
616	Richmond	98
616	Sid	98
616	Terry	98
622	Alma	97
622	Bart	97
622	Cloyd	97
622	Lacy	97
626	Palmer	96
627	Barton	95
627	Hector	95
627	June	95
627	Mahlon	95
627	Margaret	95
627	Noel	95
627	Pablo	95
634	Arlie	94
634	Artie	94
634	Hollis	94
634	Lincoln	94
634	Tommy	94
634	Tracy	94
640	Bishop	93
640	Howell	93
640	Isadore	93
640	Milford	93
640	Minnie	93
640	Odie	93
640	Theo	93
647	Larkin	92
648	Len	91
648	Marcellus	91
648	Vance	91
651	Alpha	90
651	Clare	90
651	Dana	90
654	Carson	89
655	Alvie	88
655	Baxter	88
655	Bertha	88
655	Randall	88
659	Antone	87
659	Augustine	87
659	Bartholomew	87
659	Egbert	87
659	Ivy	87
659	Mervin	87
659	Saul	87
659	Squire	87
667	Dillard	86
667	Finley	86
667	Rube	86
670	Eldridge	85
671	Alf	84
671	Alois	84
671	Butler	84
671	Evans	84
671	Godfrey	84
671	Hunter	84
671	Jones	84
678	Clara	83
678	Dolphus	83
678	Elie	83
678	Freddie	83
678	Miguel	83
678	Wendell	83
684	Burley	82
684	Cassius	82
684	Ford	82
684	Rush	82
684	Toney	82
684	Vivian	82
690	Cornelious	81
690	Denis	81
690	Gideon	81
690	Levy	81
690	Reese	81
690	Willian	81
696	Ashley	80
696	Connie	80
696	Lowell	80
696	Walton	80
700	Annie	79
700	Burr	79
700	Jonah	79
703	Almon	78
703	Bailey	78
703	Rubin	78
706	Alden	77
706	Andres	77
706	Hampton	77
706	Sanders	77
706	Santiago	77
706	Sumner	77
706	Wellington	77
713	Anson	76
713	Eben	76
713	Oran	76
713	Orange	76
713	Reed	76
713	Roman	76
713	Sampson	76
713	Travis	76
721	Angelo	75
721	Dexter	75
721	Ida	75
721	Pleas	75
725	Brown	74
725	Heber	74
725	Obie	74
725	Tillman	74
725	Webb	74
730	Ethel	73
730	Hilliard	73
730	Lionel	73
730	Otha	73
730	Russel	73
730	Wheeler	73
736	Bernie	72
736	Llewellyn	72
736	Maxwell	72
736	Quincy	72
740	Drew	71
740	Lonie	71
740	Manley	71
743	Allison	70
743	Ephriam	70
743	Ernie	70
743	Pinkney	70
743	Urban	70
748	Buford	69
748	Maynard	69
750	Hallie	68
750	Rich	68
750	Wong	68
753	Hayes	67
753	Ivory	67
753	Ludwig	67
756	Alec	66
756	Chin	66
756	Gustaf	66
756	Wilton	66
760	Addie	65
760	Asbury	65
760	Berton	65
760	Doctor	65
760	Isham	65
760	Jule	65
760	Nellie	65
760	Orson	65
760	Rafael	65
769	Ocie	64
769	Orie	64
769	Paris	64
772	Billy	63
772	Ronald	63
772	Theron	63
775	Bruno	62
775	Cyril	62
775	Delmar	62
775	Ennis	62
775	Everette	62
775	Lindsay	62
775	Newell	62
775	Wright	62
783	Archer	61
783	Auther	61
783	Byrd	61
783	Ferd	61
783	Graham	61
783	Linwood	61
783	Marshal	61
783	Reece	61
783	Shelton	61
783	Woodie	61
793	Ballard	60
793	Birt	60
793	Brady	60
793	Eldon	60
793	Roderick	60
798	Bee	59
798	Coy	59
798	Fayette	59
798	Gabe	59
802	Bessie	58
802	Malachi	58
802	Okey	58
802	Rose	58
802	Samual	58
802	Solon	58
808	Hyrum	57
808	Lambert	57
808	Percival	57
808	Rowland	57
812	Ace	56
812	Alice	56
812	Gerhard	56
812	Golden	56
812	Kirby	56
817	Alcide	55
817	Justin	55
817	Olen	55
817	Ottis	55
817	Park	55
817	Press	55
823	Alphonso	54
823	Danial	54
823	Gary	54
823	Lafe	54
827	Benny	53
827	Bertrand	53
827	Brooks	53
827	Dora	53
827	Fernando	53
827	Gaston	53
827	Hoyt	53
827	Oral	53
827	Soloman	53
836	Armand	52
836	Cleo	52
836	Eber	52
836	Harper	52
836	Hollie	52
836	May	52
836	Orley	52
836	Verner	52
836	Vernie	52
845	Alan	51
845	Bernhard	51
845	Dennie	51
845	Furman	51
845	Helmer	51
845	Louise	51
845	Love	51
845	Ples	51
845	Unknown	51
854	Hermon	50
854	Horatio	50
854	Humphrey	50
854	Rene	50
854	Sammie	50
859	Author	49
859	Bedford	49
859	Carrie	49
859	Cora	49
859	Edith	49
859	Grace	49
859	Grady	49
859	Melton	49
867	Alpheus	48
867	Bascom	48
867	Curt	48
867	Maude	48
871	Edson	47
871	Emmit	47
871	Hershel	47
871	Jodie	47
871	Junious	47
871	Mannie	47
871	Mart	47
871	Martha	47
871	Octave	47
871	Theadore	47
881	Alvis	46
881	Chesley	46
881	Colin	46
881	Ebb	46
881	Edna	46
881	Garnett	46
881	Jarvis	46
881	Julious	46
881	Manford	46
881	Ola	46
891	Dayton	45
891	Dominick	45
891	Elder	45
891	Felipe	45
891	Mac	45
891	Rollo	45
891	Watt	45
891	Worth	45
899	Algie	44
899	Arvid	44
899	Bird	44
899	Elige	44
899	Leopold	44
904	Alfonso	43
904	Blair	43
904	Thos	43
907	Antoine	42
907	Arlington	42
907	Bonnie	42
907	Bradley	42
907	Carleton	42
907	Dempsey	42
907	Ely	42
907	Meyer	42
907	Ruby	42
907	Winston	42
917	Elwin	41
917	Lennie	41
917	Lucas	41
917	Myrtle	41
917	Ossie	41
917	Rome	41
917	Wilhelm	41
924	Boss	40
924	Collins	40
924	Ellie	40
924	Fleming	40
924	Kirk	40
924	Lillie	40
924	Vicente	40
924	Volney	40
932	Benedict	39
932	Dolph	39
932	Doss	39
932	Gardner	39
932	Gregory	39
932	Hosteen	39
932	Isidore	39
932	Joesph	39
932	Lemon	39
932	Manning	39
932	Orrie	39
932	Roswell	39
932	Whit	39
945	Callie	38
945	Commodore	38
945	Joeseph	38
945	Julia	38
945	Lillian	38
945	Loy	38
945	Orla	38
945	Tobias	38
945	Weldon	38
954	Burrell	37
954	Eliga	37
954	Justus	37
954	Mitchel	37
954	Rice	37
954	Simpson	37
960	Gottlieb	36
960	Hurley	36
960	Huston	36
960	Nora	36
960	Sheldon	36
965	Duke	35
965	Essie	35
965	Ewell	35
965	French	35
965	Griffin	35
965	Josephus	35
965	Landon	35
965	Lawyer	35
965	Norbert	35
965	Roe	35
965	Rosco	35
976	Brice	34
976	Budd	34
976	Harvy	34
976	Hudson	34
976	Orion	34
976	Sebastian	34
982	Asberry	33
982	Creed	33
982	Ewald	33
982	Handy	33
982	Lamar	33
982	Leigh	33
982	Linton	33
982	Reinhold	33
982	Stanton	33
982	Vester	33
992	Albion	32
992	Ammon	32
992	Fredric	32
992	Gertrude	32
992	Hazel	32
992	Hubbard	32
992	Ignatius	32
992	Lorenza	32
992	Mattie	32
992	Newman	32
992	Odis	32