Most Common Boy Names in 1887

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1887.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	8,110
2	William	7,470
3	James	4,768
4	George	4,284
5	Charles	4,031
6	Frank	2,883
7	Joseph	2,456
8	Henry	2,228
9	Thomas	2,151
10	Edward	2,125
10	Robert	2,125
12	Harry	2,057
13	Walter	1,704
14	Arthur	1,489
15	Fred	1,454
16	Albert	1,294
17	Clarence	892
18	Samuel	802
19	Louis	791
20	Roy	726
21	Joe	685
22	David	673
23	Ernest	653
24	Charlie	642
25	Richard	622
26	Jesse	601
27	Willie	590
28	Carl	588
29	Oscar	574
30	Will	561
31	Daniel	556
32	Earl	537
33	Andrew	520
34	Benjamin	473
35	Alfred	468
36	Elmer	467
37	Frederick	464
38	Ralph	463
38	Sam	463
40	Paul	449
41	Herbert	445
42	Howard	429
43	Peter	421
44	Lee	400
45	Herman	394
46	Claude	375
47	Raymond	372
48	Michael	344
49	Lewis	343
50	Jim	339
51	Martin	331
52	Tom	329
53	Eugene	327
53	Francis	327
55	Clyde	320
56	Jacob	317
57	Edwin	310
58	Ben	305
59	Grover	290
60	Lawrence	283
61	Harold	279
62	Ed	275
63	Luther	267
64	Edgar	266
65	Harvey	262
66	Ray	258
67	Otto	253
68	Jack	251
69	Hugh	250
70	Homer	248
71	Guy	238
72	Bert	237
73	Floyd	232
73	Leo	232
75	Charley	221
76	Patrick	218
77	Ira	215
78	Chester	207
78	Leonard	207
80	Oliver	203
81	Allen	202
82	Theodore	201
83	August	194
83	Isaac	194
85	Archie	184
86	Jessie	182
87	Alexander	180
88	Leroy	177
89	Lester	168
90	Leslie	166
91	Clifford	165
91	Stephen	165
93	Julius	164
94	Warren	163
95	Philip	161
96	Horace	160
97	Bernard	159
98	Anthony	153
99	Leon	147
100	Emil	146
101	Sidney	144
102	Dan	140
102	Everett	140
104	Alex	136
105	Marion	131
106	Eddie	129
107	Alvin	128
108	Lloyd	127
109	Jess	124
110	Percy	123
111	Calvin	122
111	Milton	122
113	Norman	119
113	Rufus	119
113	Victor	119
116	Wesley	115
117	Willis	113
118	Perry	112
118	Wilbur	112
120	Dave	111
121	Stanley	110
122	Mack	109
123	Matthew	108
124	Jay	106
124	Nathan	106
126	Amos	104
127	Gilbert	102
127	Roscoe	102
129	Earnest	99
129	Harrison	99
131	Jerry	98
132	Otis	97
133	Russell	96
134	Jose	95
134	Melvin	95
134	Morris	95
134	Willard	95
138	Noah	94
139	Dennis	93
140	Adolph	90
140	Emmett	90
140	Jake	90
143	Franklin	89
144	Alonzo	88
144	Maurice	88
144	Wallace	88
147	Moses	87
148	Glenn	86
149	Ross	85
150	Adam	84
151	Elbert	82
151	Felix	82
151	Fredrick	82
151	Gus	82
155	Cecil	80
155	Phillip	80
157	Cornelius	79
157	Nicholas	79
157	Vernon	79
160	Aaron	78
160	Hubert	78
160	Sherman	78
163	Claud	77
163	Harley	77
163	Virgil	77
166	Lonnie	76
166	Mark	76
168	Abraham	75
168	Elijah	75
168	Hiram	75
168	Levi	75
172	Bob	74
172	Clayton	74
174	Max	73
174	Mike	73
176	Manuel	72
177	Clinton	71
177	Rudolph	71
177	Sylvester	71
180	Jeff	70
180	Marvin	70
182	Marshall	69
183	Ollie	68
183	Owen	68
185	Anton	67
185	Millard	67
185	Simon	67
188	Ellis	66
188	Wiley	66
190	Jasper	65
191	Pearl	64
191	Silas	64
193	Bill	63
193	Ora	63
195	Nelson	62
196	Curtis	61
196	Edmund	61
198	Donald	60
198	Edd	60
200	Johnnie	59
201	Alva	58
201	Barney	58
203	Juan	57
203	Nathaniel	57
205	Christopher	56
205	Monroe	56
207	Irvin	55
207	Irving	55
207	Mose	55
210	Andy	54
210	Clark	54
210	Cleveland	54
210	Orville	54
210	Reuben	54
210	Steve	54
210	Timothy	54
217	Dock	53
218	Glen	52
218	Vincent	52
218	Wilson	52
221	Asa	51
221	Augustus	51
221	Eli	51
224	Karl	49
224	Lon	49
224	Roland	49
227	Bennie	48
227	Grant	48
227	Joel	48
230	Arch	47
230	Austin	47
230	Byron	47
230	Christian	47
230	Gordon	47
230	Gustave	47
230	Luke	47
230	Mary	47
230	Pete	47
239	Chris	46
239	Riley	46
241	Bruce	44
241	Ike	44
241	Preston	44
244	Clifton	43
244	Ferdinand	43
246	Emanuel	42
247	Joshua	41
247	Newton	41
247	Spencer	41
250	Columbus	40
250	Julian	40
250	Major	40
250	Tony	40
254	Anderson	39
254	Dee	39
254	Don	39
254	Earle	39
254	Lemuel	39
254	Roger	39
254	Wade	39
261	Antonio	38
261	Arnold	38
261	Chas	38
261	Conrad	38
261	Cyrus	38
261	Jeremiah	38
261	Scott	38
268	Abe	37
268	Neal	37
270	Bud	36
270	Edmond	36
272	Ervin	35
272	Kenneth	35
272	Miles	35
272	Winfield	35
276	Aubrey	34
276	Carroll	34
276	Clement	34
276	Cleve	34
276	Douglas	34
276	Elias	34
276	Forrest	34
276	Gustav	34
276	Isaiah	34
276	Jerome	34
276	Matt	34
276	Murray	34
276	Ruben	34
289	Emery	33
289	Emory	33
289	Ezra	33
289	Jimmie	33
289	Solomon	33
294	Clem	32
294	Isiah	32
294	Jefferson	32
294	Napoleon	32
294	Van	32
299	Dewitt	31
299	Green	31
299	Jackson	31
299	Johnny	31
299	Louie	31
299	Mathew	31
299	Wilfred	31
306	Hugo	30
307	Ambrose	29
307	Logan	29
307	Nick	29
307	Wayne	29
311	Chauncey	28
311	Delbert	28
311	Forest	28
311	Johnie	28
311	Laurence	28
311	Mitchell	28
311	Myron	28
311	Ned	28
311	Rex	28
311	Vern	28
321	Dick	27
321	General	27
321	Otho	27
321	Ulysses	27
325	Boyd	26
325	Francisco	26
325	Freeman	26
325	Garfield	26
325	Ivan	26
330	Gust	25
330	Lorenzo	25
330	Walker	25
333	Elwood	24
333	Erwin	24
333	Jonas	24
333	Lafayette	24
333	Lucius	24
333	Merle	24
333	Royal	24
340	Burton	23
340	Clay	23
340	Dudley	23
340	Enoch	23
340	Hal	23
340	Hans	23
340	Loren	23
340	Lyman	23
340	Lynn	23
340	Marcus	23
340	Milo	23
340	Ward	23
352	Gerald	22
352	Omer	22
352	Sanford	22
352	Wilber	22
356	Allan	21
356	Emile	21
356	Evan	21
356	Fletcher	21
356	Granville	21
356	Harmon	21
356	Irwin	21
356	Jean	21
356	Malcolm	21
356	Neil	21
366	Allie	20
366	Carlos	20
366	Elisha	20
366	Elton	20
366	Frederic	20
366	Judson	20
366	Leland	20
366	Loyd	20
366	Stewart	20
366	Taylor	20
366	Ted	20
377	Abram	19
377	Adolphus	19
377	Archibald	19
377	Berry	19
377	Burl	19
377	Dwight	19
377	Gene	19
377	Lucian	19
377	Nels	19
377	Ole	19
377	Pat	19
377	Pedro	19
377	Sandy	19
377	Sterling	19
377	Wilbert	19
392	Abner	18
392	Alphonse	18
392	Axel	18
392	Coleman	18
392	Duncan	18
392	Gabriel	18
392	Herschel	18
392	Judge	18
392	Madison	18
392	Morton	18
392	Prince	18
392	Seth	18
392	Smith	18
392	Stuart	18
392	Tim	18
392	Tommie	18
392	Tommy	18
409	Bennett	17
409	Bertram	17
409	Burt	17
409	Cliff	17
409	Fay	17
409	Foster	17
409	Garland	17
409	Larry	17
409	Lyle	17
409	Morgan	17
409	Pink	17
420	Al	16
420	Angus	16
420	Benjiman	16
420	Benton	16
420	Carey	16
420	Dallas	16
420	Ellsworth	16
420	Elza	16
420	Emerson	16
420	Florence	16
420	Fritz	16
420	Hosea	16
420	Houston	16
420	Lawson	16
420	Phil	16
420	Rollie	16
420	Roman	16
420	Terry	16
438	Alton	15
438	Early	15
438	Isom	15
438	Israel	15
438	Jesus	15
438	Josh	15
438	Josiah	15
438	Junius	15
438	Lucious	15
438	Merton	15
438	Noble	15
438	Oren	15
438	Orin	15
438	Pierce	15
438	Raleigh	15
438	Randolph	15
438	Santiago	15
438	Steven	15
438	Thad	15
438	Valentine	15
438	Wilmer	15
438	Wm	15
438	Wylie	15
461	Avery	14
461	Buck	14
461	Carson	14
461	Christ	14
461	Crawford	14
461	Elizabeth	14
461	Emma	14
461	Garrett	14
461	Geo	14
461	Haywood	14
461	Henderson	14
461	Jason	14
461	Lonzo	14
461	Merritt	14
461	Minor	14
461	Olaf	14
461	Olin	14
461	Parker	14
461	Porter	14
461	Ransom	14
461	Rolla	14
461	Shelby	14
461	Sol	14
461	Sydney	14
461	Thurman	14
461	Waldo	14
461	Zack	14
488	Adrian	13
488	Anna	13
488	Annie	13
488	Basil	13
488	Benjaman	13
488	Caleb	13
488	Carlton	13
488	Carter	13
488	Clint	13
488	Elliott	13
488	Elzie	13
488	Hezekiah	13
488	Kelly	13
488	King	13
488	Lew	13
488	Lionel	13
488	Margaret	13
488	Mason	13
488	Newt	13
488	Orval	13
488	Palmer	13
488	Ramon	13
488	Richmond	13
488	Roderick	13
488	Turner	13
488	Vivian	13
488	Wilford	13
488	Williams	13
516	Addison	12
516	Albin	12
516	Baxter	12
516	Billie	12
516	Blaine	12
516	Bruno	12
516	Clair	12
516	Clare	12
516	Davis	12
516	Enos	12
516	Frances	12
516	Hamp	12
516	Harris	12
516	Hollis	12
516	Isadore	12
516	Jordan	12
516	June	12
516	Louise	12
516	Merrill	12
516	Orrin	12
516	Pablo	12
516	Perley	12
516	Rupert	12
516	Troy	12
516	Warner	12
516	Washington	12
516	Wilburn	12
516	Young	12
544	Abel	11
544	Aloysius	11
544	Aron	11
544	Arvid	11
544	Benjamine	11
544	Bertha	11
544	Bonnie	11
544	Brown	11
544	Casper	11
544	Connie	11
544	Cyril	11
544	Dale	11
544	Dorsey	11
544	Emmitt	11
544	Erastus	11
544	Eric	11
544	Ezekiel	11
544	Finis	11
544	Giles	11
544	Hamilton	11
544	Harve	11
544	Issac	11
544	Johnson	11
544	Jonah	11
544	Jules	11
544	Lem	11
544	Lucien	11
544	Mathias	11
544	Minnie	11
544	Myles	11
544	Orlando	11
544	Ottis	11
544	Reginald	11
544	Rollin	11
544	Saul	11
544	Tracy	11
544	Wash	11
544	Webster	11
544	Wyatt	11
583	Alice	10
583	Alma	10
583	Alonza	10
583	Alvah	10
583	Antone	10
583	Art	10
583	Ashley	10
583	Benny	10
583	Bernhard	10
583	Bertie	10
583	Buster	10
583	Cicero	10
583	Colonel	10
583	Dillard	10
583	Doc	10
583	Eldridge	10
583	Elmore	10
583	Ennis	10
583	Ephraim	10
583	Ernie	10
583	Ernst	10
583	Ethel	10
583	Fate	10
583	Ford	10
583	Fulton	10
583	Henery	10
583	Hoyt	10
583	Irl	10
583	Ivy	10
583	Jonathan	10
583	Lemon	10
583	Lindsey	10
583	Lou	10
583	Maynard	10
583	Melville	10
583	Micheal	10
583	Nellie	10
583	Omar	10
583	Pinkney	10
583	Pleasant	10
583	Rube	10
583	Shelton	10
583	Sid	10
583	Sim	10
583	Theo	10
583	Thornton	10
583	Toney	10
583	Vance	10
631	Alford	9
631	Archer	9
631	Armand	9
631	Arther	9
631	Bart	9
631	Benson	9
631	Buford	9
631	Burnett	9
631	Burr	9
631	Butler	9
631	Cary	9
631	Clara	9
631	Dean	9
631	Dexter	9
631	Edson	9
631	Egbert	9
631	Elvin	9
631	Emmet	9
631	Evert	9
631	Gaylord	9
631	Graham	9
631	Gustaf	9
631	Hillard	9
631	Howell	9
631	Ida	9
631	Ignacio	9
631	Lenard	9
631	Lige	9
631	Linwood	9
631	Lowell	9
631	Luis	9
631	Manley	9
631	Marcellus	9
631	Mervin	9
631	Nolan	9
631	Norval	9
631	Oran	9
631	Pierre	9
631	Randall	9
631	Reece	9
631	Rodney	9
631	Rolland	9
631	Ruby	9
631	Shirley	9
631	Thaddeus	9
631	Tobe	9
631	West	9
631	Willian	9
679	Ace	8
679	Adelbert	8
679	Alberto	8
679	Alf	8
679	Almer	8
679	Alois	8
679	Alvie	8
679	Andres	8
679	Angelo	8
679	Arlie	8
679	Armond	8
679	Banks	8
679	Barton	8
679	Bedford	8
679	Beverly	8
679	Boss	8
679	Captain	8
679	Clarance	8
679	Cloyd	8
679	Dawson	8
679	Dayton	8
679	Denis	8
679	Doctor	8
679	Eldon	8
679	Elmo	8
679	Elsworth	8
679	Frazier	8
679	Furman	8
679	Gideon	8
679	Godfrey	8
679	Guss	8
679	Hallie	8
679	Harlan	8
679	Helmer	8
679	Junious	8
679	Lacy	8
679	Leander	8
679	Len	8
679	Lincoln	8
679	Lora	8
679	Lum	8
679	Mat	8
679	Merl	8
679	Merlin	8
679	Moody	8
679	Mortimer	8
679	Nat	8
679	Nora	8
679	Norris	8
679	Orla	8
679	Oswald	8
679	Otha	8
679	Ples	8
679	Price	8
679	Rafael	8
679	Rich	8
679	Ronald	8
679	Rubin	8
679	Russel	8
679	Seaborn	8
679	Seymour	8
679	Soloman	8
679	Theron	8
679	Thompson	8
679	Truman	8
679	Vander	8
679	Verne	8
679	Vicente	8
679	Watson	8
679	Wendell	8
679	Willam	8
679	Winfred	8
679	Zeb	8
752	Alden	7
752	Alfredo	7
752	Almon	7
752	Bartholomew	7
752	Berton	7
752	Bird	7
752	Burley	7
752	Byrd	7
752	Cash	7
752	Chalmer	7
752	Collie	7
752	Cornelious	7
752	Dana	7
752	Delmar	7
752	Dolph	7
752	Dominick	7
752	Donnie	7
752	Edith	7
752	Elie	7
752	Eliseo	7
752	Elwin	7
752	Ethan	7
752	Ewing	7
752	Finley	7
752	Freddie	7
752	Gardner	7
752	Gary	7
752	Gerhard	7
752	Glover	7
752	Golden	7
752	Grady	7
752	Hardy	7
752	Haskell	7
752	Heber	7
752	Hector	7
752	Hilary	7
752	Hilton	7
752	Hosteen	7
752	Ivory	7
752	Jule	7
752	Kirby	7
752	Lamar	7
752	Lambert	7
752	Landon	7
752	Leopold	7
752	Levy	7
752	Llewellyn	7
752	Lorenz	7
752	Love	7
752	Malachi	7
752	Maxwell	7
752	Mont	7
752	Myrtle	7
752	Newman	7
752	Obie	7
752	Odie	7
752	Orley	7
752	Peyton	7
752	Sanders	7
752	Seldon	7
752	Simpson	7
752	Squire	7
752	Theophile	7
752	Tillman	7
752	Tomas	7
752	Verner	7
752	Webb	7
819	Addie	6
819	Ah	6
819	Aleck	6
819	Alphonsus	6
819	Amon	6
819	Anson	6
819	Arley	6
819	Asher	6
819	Author	6
819	Bailey	6
819	Bascom	6
819	Bernie	6
819	Billy	6
819	Birt	6
819	Brad	6
819	Brice	6
819	Brooks	6
819	Bryant	6
819	Burrell	6
819	Champ	6
819	Cleo	6
819	Colin	6
819	Creed	6
819	Curt	6
819	Delos	6
819	Denver	6
819	Dolphus	6
819	Eben	6
819	Elam	6
819	Eliga	6
819	Ellwood	6
819	Ely	6
819	Ephram	6
819	Ephriam	6
819	Ethelbert	6
819	Eva	6
819	Evans	6
819	Everette	6
819	Ewald	6
819	Ewell	6
819	Fayette	6
819	Ferd	6
819	Gale	6
819	Gilman	6
819	Gregorio	6
819	Hattie	6
819	Hayes	6
819	Henri	6
819	Hermon	6
819	Horatio	6
819	Hyrum	6
819	Isidore	6
819	Iver	6
819	Jobe	6
819	Joeseph	6
819	Joesph	6
819	Julia	6
819	Kelley	6
819	Lafe	6
819	Laura	6
819	Lawyer	6
819	Leigh	6
819	Lennie	6
819	Leonce	6
819	Leonidas	6
819	Lillian	6
819	Loy	6
819	Mahlon	6
819	Mamie	6
819	Manford	6
819	Milford	6
819	Miller	6
819	Orion	6
819	Orson	6
819	Ottie	6
819	Prentice	6
819	Quincy	6
819	Rollo	6
819	Rose	6
819	Rowland	6
819	Rudolf	6
819	Rudy	6
819	Rush	6
819	Sampson	6
819	Selmer	6
819	Shade	6
819	Sheldon	6
819	Shepherd	6
819	Silvester	6
819	Simeon	6
819	Stanford	6
819	Talmage	6
819	Urban	6
819	Vernie	6
819	Volney	6
819	Wes	6
819	Wilton	6
819	Winston	6
819	Wong	6
819	Woodie	6
819	Wright	6
819	Yancy	6
921	Ab	5
921	Abbie	5
921	Ada	5
921	Adolfo	5
921	Agnes	5
921	Alan	5
921	Alcide	5
921	Alec	5
921	Alejandro	5
921	Alexis	5
921	Alpha	5
921	Alpheus	5
921	Alto	5
921	Alvia	5
921	Arden	5
921	Arlington	5
921	Arnie	5
921	Arvin	5
921	Ballard	5
921	Bee	5
921	Benito	5
921	Benjamen	5
921	Bessie	5
921	Blair	5
921	Blanche	5
921	Bliss	5
921	Bradley	5
921	Brady	5
921	Cal	5
921	Camille	5
921	Cassie	5
921	Cassius	5
921	Catherine	5
921	Charly	5
921	Chin	5
921	Clarke	5
921	Claus	5
921	Cleon	5
921	Cooper	5
921	Cullen	5
921	Dell	5
921	Delmer	5
921	Dennie	5
921	Dewey	5
921	Diego	5
921	Dionicio	5
921	Dixie	5
921	Dominic	5
921	Dora	5
921	Dorr	5
921	Dow	5
921	Duane	5
921	Ebb	5
921	Eber	5
921	Edmon	5
921	Effie	5
921	Ellie	5
921	Elroy	5
921	Elvis	5
921	Estes	5
921	Gabe	5
921	Gilford	5
921	Gottlieb	5
921	Graves	5
921	Gray	5
921	Griffin	5
921	Gussie	5
921	Hardin	5
921	Harlow	5
921	Harman	5
921	Hazel	5
921	Hillery	5
921	Humphrey	5
921	Hurley	5
921	Ignatius	5
921	Jessee	5
921	Jewel	5
921	Jodie	5
921	Lars	5
921	Laurel	5
921	Leeroy	5
921	Lillard	5
921	Lim	5
921	Linton	5
921	Ludwig	5
921	Mabel	5
921	Mac	5
921	Mannie	5
921	Mart	5
921	Martha	5
921	May	5
921	Meyer	5
921	Miner	5
921	Montgomery	5
921	Newell	5
921	Noel	5
921	Norbert	5
921	Norwood	5
921	Ocie	5
921	Odis	5
921	Okey	5
921	Ola	5
921	Olen	5
921	Olie	5
921	Orie	5
921	Orr	5
921	Osborn	5
921	Ott	5
921	Page	5
921	Park	5
921	Pembroke	5
921	Perl	5
921	Pleas	5
921	Polk	5
921	Prentiss	5
921	Ran	5
921	Raphael	5
921	Rastus	5
921	Reed	5
921	Reinhold	5
921	Robin	5
921	Roe	5
921	Rome	5
921	Rosa	5
921	Ruel	5
921	Ruth	5
921	Sammie	5
921	Shed	5
921	Solon	5
921	Stacy	5
921	Stonewall	5
921	Sumner	5
921	Tandy	5
921	Terence	5
921	Theodor	5
921	Tip	5
921	Todd	5
921	Tolbert	5
921	Unknown	5
921	Walton	5
921	Weaver	5
921	Westley	5
921	Wheeler	5
921	Wilfrid	5
921	Wilhelm	5
921	Wirt	5
921	Zed	5