Most Common Boy Names in 1888

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1888.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	9,247
2	William	8,705
3	James	5,562
4	George	4,912
5	Charles	4,591
6	Frank	3,459
7	Joseph	2,993
8	Robert	2,814
9	Harry	2,759
10	Henry	2,596
11	Edward	2,470
12	Thomas	2,449
13	Walter	2,040
14	Arthur	1,710
15	Fred	1,665
16	Albert	1,569
17	Clarence	1,022
18	Samuel	931
19	Louis	884
20	Roy	856
21	David	801
22	Charlie	796
23	Joe	789
24	Willie	786
25	Benjamin	781
26	Richard	772
27	Ernest	766
28	Will	707
29	Carl	675
29	Earl	675
31	Oscar	647
32	Jesse	637
33	Andrew	615
34	Sam	607
35	Daniel	566
36	Ralph	547
37	Alfred	536
38	Paul	529
39	Elmer	527
40	Howard	513
41	Peter	498
42	Frederick	496
43	Herbert	485
44	Grover	474
45	Raymond	469
46	Michael	466
47	Ben	463
48	Lee	430
49	Tom	416
50	Lewis	412
51	Herman	403
52	Harrison	400
53	Eugene	398
54	Martin	378
55	Claude	374
56	Jim	362
57	Francis	353
57	Jacob	353
57	Leo	353
60	Clyde	344
61	Lawrence	343
62	Harvey	334
63	Ray	331
64	Jack	329
65	Edgar	321
66	Otto	312
67	Floyd	302
68	Ed	301
69	Edwin	298
69	Harold	298
71	Guy	297
72	Chester	288
73	Bert	282
74	Luther	275
75	Allen	260
76	Homer	256
77	Charley	254
77	Jessie	254
79	Hugh	253
80	Theodore	249
81	Patrick	245
82	Alexander	237
83	Leonard	225
84	Ira	222
85	Isaac	221
86	August	213
87	Bernard	207
88	Oliver	206
89	Julius	197
90	Leon	196
90	Philip	196
92	Clifford	194
93	Anthony	193
93	Eddie	193
95	Leroy	192
96	Archie	191
97	Lester	189
98	Stephen	187
99	Leslie	175
99	Lloyd	175
101	Sidney	168
102	Alex	167
103	Horace	165
103	Milton	165
105	Marion	162
106	Alvin	157
107	Everett	156
107	Norman	156
109	Dan	154
109	Stanley	154
111	Percy	151
112	Warren	148
113	Wesley	147
114	Dave	146
114	Russell	146
116	Emil	142
117	Roscoe	141
118	Earnest	138
119	Willis	135
120	Victor	134
121	Gus	133
122	Jess	132
123	Franklin	129
123	Nathan	129
125	Rufus	126
126	Perry	124
127	Calvin	123
127	Willard	123
129	Jay	122
130	Adam	120
131	Melvin	119
132	Max	118
133	Otis	116
133	Phillip	116
135	Mark	115
136	Matthew	114
137	Virgil	112
138	Wallace	111
139	Alonzo	110
139	Glenn	110
141	Gilbert	109
141	Simon	109
143	Adolph	107
143	Jake	107
145	Dennis	106
146	Cornelius	105
147	Wilbur	103
148	Clinton	101
148	Felix	101
148	Lonnie	101
148	Manuel	101
152	Emmett	100
152	Maurice	100
154	Jose	99
155	Elbert	98
155	Owen	98
157	Nicholas	97
158	Cecil	96
158	Mack	96
160	Morris	95
161	Amos	94
162	Jeff	93
163	Jerry	92
164	Levi	91
164	Marshall	91
166	Aaron	90
166	Marvin	90
166	Ross	90
169	Curtis	89
169	Irving	89
171	Elijah	88
172	Claud	87
172	Cleveland	87
172	Orville	87
175	Nelson	85
176	Reuben	84
177	Gordon	83
177	Noah	83
177	Steve	83
177	Sylvester	83
181	Fredrick	82
181	Harley	82
181	Johnnie	82
181	Pete	82
185	Mike	81
186	Moses	80
187	Austin	79
187	Christopher	79
187	Sherman	79
190	Abraham	78
190	Irvin	78
190	Jasper	78
190	Vernon	78
194	Bennie	77
194	Donald	77
194	Glen	77
197	Edmund	76
197	Ollie	76
197	Timothy	76
200	Eli	75
200	Hubert	75
202	Alva	74
202	Monroe	74
204	Anton	72
204	Thurman	72
206	Ellis	71
206	Karl	71
206	Silas	71
209	Hiram	70
209	Millard	70
209	Ora	70
212	Barney	69
212	Pearl	69
214	Dock	68
214	Edd	68
216	Mathew	67
216	Vincent	67
218	Augustus	66
219	Clifton	64
219	Wiley	64
221	Clayton	63
221	Nathaniel	63
223	Forrest	62
223	Mose	62
223	Wilson	62
226	Andy	60
226	Columbus	60
228	Bob	59
228	Chris	59
230	Asa	58
230	Bill	58
230	Preston	58
233	Tony	57
234	Benjiman	56
234	Juan	56
236	Lon	55
237	Ervin	54
237	Rudolph	54
239	Ike	53
239	Morton	53
241	Byron	52
241	Gustave	52
243	Arnold	51
243	Christian	51
245	Don	50
245	Douglas	50
245	Joshua	50
245	Mary	50
245	Newton	50
245	Wade	50
251	Roland	49
252	Bud	48
252	Joel	48
252	Louie	48
252	Nick	48
256	Antonio	47
256	Julian	47
256	Marcus	47
256	Roger	47
260	Abe	46
260	Anderson	46
262	Bruce	45
262	Clark	45
262	Cyrus	45
262	Delbert	45
262	Grant	45
262	Kenneth	45
262	Luke	45
269	Cleve	44
269	Conrad	44
269	Mitchell	44
269	Scott	44
273	Edmond	43
273	Johnie	43
273	Matt	43
273	Miles	43
273	Solomon	43
278	Burton	42
278	Ferdinand	42
280	Ambrose	41
280	Boyd	41
280	Earle	41
280	Wayne	41
284	Ole	40
284	Royal	40
286	Allie	38
286	Laurence	38
286	Spencer	38
289	Carroll	37
289	Elisha	37
289	Emery	37
289	Leland	37
289	Major	37
289	Neal	37
289	Porter	37
289	Riley	37
297	Fletcher	36
297	Forest	36
297	Jackson	36
297	Lorenzo	36
297	Wilfred	36
302	Arch	35
302	Dee	35
302	Emory	35
302	Isiah	35
302	Jerome	35
302	Walker	35
308	Freeman	34
308	Jeremiah	34
308	Lucius	34
308	Lyman	34
312	Chas	33
312	Jefferson	33
314	Clement	32
314	Dewitt	32
314	Ezra	32
314	Green	32
314	Ivan	32
314	Jimmie	32
314	Judson	32
314	Lemuel	32
314	Myron	32
314	Nels	32
324	Clay	31
324	Elwood	31
324	Garfield	31
324	General	31
324	Isaiah	31
324	Van	31
330	Allan	30
330	Burt	30
330	Dallas	30
330	Dudley	30
330	Emanuel	30
330	Emmet	30
330	Enoch	30
330	Gerald	30
330	Gustav	30
330	Jonas	30
330	Ned	30
330	Pat	30
330	Seth	30
343	Carlos	29
343	Clem	29
343	Omer	29
343	Taylor	29
343	Ward	29
343	Wilbert	29
349	Erwin	28
349	Loyd	28
349	Rex	28
349	Vern	28
353	Dick	27
353	Hans	27
353	Harris	27
353	Hugo	27
353	King	27
353	Turner	27
359	Abram	26
359	Anna	26
359	Clair	26
359	Elliott	26
359	Foster	26
359	Herschel	26
359	Lucian	26
359	Malcolm	26
359	Ramon	26
359	Washington	26
369	Abner	25
369	Casper	25
369	Ellsworth	25
369	Gust	25
369	Pedro	25
369	Sterling	25
369	Ulysses	25
369	Wm	25
377	Chauncey	24
377	Elias	24
377	Granville	24
377	Hardy	24
377	Josh	24
377	Lige	24
377	Smith	24
377	Wash	24
377	Winfield	24
377	Zack	24
387	Al	23
387	Benjaman	23
387	Fritz	23
387	Houston	23
387	Israel	23
387	Judge	23
387	Loren	23
387	Neil	23
387	Otho	23
387	Randolph	23
387	Warner	23
398	Archibald	22
398	Evan	22
398	Lyle	22
398	Napoleon	22
398	Sandy	22
398	Sanford	22
404	Berry	21
404	Dwight	21
404	Emile	21
404	Francisco	21
404	Jason	21
404	Johnny	21
404	Madison	21
404	Morgan	21
404	Ruben	21
404	Stewart	21
404	Ted	21
404	Tommie	21
416	Addison	20
416	Alphonse	20
416	Basil	20
416	Burl	20
416	Enos	20
416	Giles	20
416	Hal	20
416	Jesus	20
416	Lawson	20
416	Mathias	20
416	Milo	20
416	Saul	20
416	Steven	20
416	Troy	20
430	Adrian	19
430	Carlton	19
430	Davis	19
430	Frederic	19
430	Lafayette	19
430	Larry	19
430	Micheal	19
430	Olin	19
430	Omar	19
430	Prince	19
430	Thornton	19
430	Webster	19
442	Adolphus	18
442	Albin	18
442	Alton	18
442	Aubrey	18
442	Barton	18
442	Buck	18
442	Early	18
442	Emerson	18
442	Garland	18
442	Harmon	18
442	Harve	18
442	Hector	18
442	Irwin	18
442	Johnson	18
442	Jordan	18
442	Jules	18
442	Logan	18
442	Lonzo	18
442	Murray	18
442	Simeon	18
442	Sydney	18
442	Truman	18
464	Aloysius	17
464	Arlie	17
464	Caleb	17
464	Christ	17
464	Coleman	17
464	Dorsey	17
464	Elmo	17
464	Elza	17
464	Emma	17
464	Hosea	17
464	Jonathan	17
464	Lynn	17
464	Oren	17
464	Phil	17
464	Pink	17
464	Sim	17
464	Valentine	17
464	Wendell	17
464	Wilburn	17
464	Wilford	17
484	Axel	16
484	Bryant	16
484	Cary	16
484	Elmore	16
484	Elton	16
484	Elzie	16
484	Ephraim	16
484	Ezekiel	16
484	Geo	16
484	Hunter	16
484	Josiah	16
484	Lucien	16
484	Orrin	16
484	Palmer	16
484	Price	16
484	Rollie	16
484	Tobe	16
484	Toney	16
484	Wilmer	16
484	Wyatt	16
484	Zeb	16
505	Alford	15
505	Bennett	15
505	Carter	15
505	Cliff	15
505	Dale	15
505	Dell	15
505	Duncan	15
505	Elvin	15
505	Frances	15
505	Junius	15
505	Lincoln	15
505	Lum	15
505	Melton	15
505	Merle	15
505	Noble	15
505	Reed	15
505	Ronald	15
505	Shelby	15
505	Stuart	15
505	Terry	15
505	Thaddeus	15
505	Tomas	15
505	Waldo	15
528	Alvah	14
528	Angus	14
528	Bart	14
528	Bertram	14
528	Billie	14
528	Cicero	14
528	Eben	14
528	Emmitt	14
528	Evans	14
528	Fay	14
528	Harlan	14
528	Issac	14
528	Jean	14
528	Jones	14
528	Mason	14
528	Merrill	14
528	Minnie	14
528	Norris	14
528	Orlando	14
528	Orval	14
528	Pierce	14
528	Reginald	14
528	Rolla	14
528	Roman	14
528	Shirley	14
528	Sol	14
554	Avery	13
554	Bernie	13
554	Bertha	13
554	Blaine	13
554	Buford	13
554	Carey	13
554	Clint	13
554	Cloyd	13
554	Eric	13
554	Fate	13
554	Gabriel	13
554	Gideon	13
554	Godfrey	13
554	Hazel	13
554	Henderson	13
554	Hilliard	13
554	Ida	13
554	Isom	13
554	Lacy	13
554	Lem	13
554	Levy	13
554	Lindsey	13
554	Noel	13
554	Rolland	13
554	Vester	13
554	Wylie	13
580	Bessie	12
580	Clarance	12
580	Clare	12
580	Cleo	12
580	Dean	12
580	Doc	12
580	Elizabeth	12
580	Erastus	12
580	Ernst	12
580	Ethel	12
580	Gene	12
580	Hollis	12
580	Isadore	12
580	Larkin	12
580	Lucious	12
580	Merritt	12
580	Miller	12
580	Minor	12
580	Nat	12
580	Olaf	12
580	Orin	12
580	Rodney	12
580	Ruby	12
580	Russel	12
580	Thad	12
580	Walton	12
580	Webb	12
580	West	12
580	Wong	12
609	Ace	11
609	Alma	11
609	Alonza	11
609	Alphonso	11
609	Alvis	11
609	Annie	11
609	Antone	11
609	Benjamine	11
609	Bishop	11
609	Blair	11
609	Chin	11
609	Colonel	11
609	Crawford	11
609	Dillard	11
609	Eldon	11
609	Evert	11
609	Florence	11
609	Hallie	11
609	Jule	11
609	Laura	11
609	Mac	11
609	Martha	11
609	May	11
609	Melville	11
609	Merton	11
609	Mont	11
609	Oral	11
609	Oswald	11
609	Pablo	11
609	Parker	11
609	Press	11
609	Rube	11
609	Rupert	11
609	Verne	11
609	Wheeler	11
609	Wilber	11
609	Willam	11
609	Worth	11
647	Adelbert	10
647	Alf	10
647	Alvie	10
647	Archer	10
647	Artie	10
647	Auther	10
647	Baxter	10
647	Bee	10
647	Billy	10
647	Cassius	10
647	Clara	10
647	Coy	10
647	Cyril	10
647	Danial	10
647	Delmar	10
647	Dexter	10
647	Drew	10
647	Ennis	10
647	Fleming	10
647	Furman	10
647	Garrett	10
647	Golden	10
647	Grace	10
647	Guss	10
647	Handy	10
647	Haywood	10
647	Henery	10
647	June	10
647	Kelly	10
647	Len	10
647	Linwood	10
647	Lou	10
647	Manley	10
647	Margaret	10
647	Mat	10
647	Maude	10
647	Ocie	10
647	Odis	10
647	Orange	10
647	Pierre	10
647	Raleigh	10
647	Ransom	10
647	Richmond	10
647	Rogers	10
647	Rome	10
647	Rubin	10
647	Seymour	10
647	Son	10
647	Talmage	10
647	Terrence	10
647	Tim	10
647	Tommy	10
647	Tracy	10
647	Urban	10
647	Watson	10
647	Weldon	10
647	Woodie	10
704	Alec	9
704	Angelo	9
704	Arther	9
704	Augustine	9
704	Benton	9
704	Brady	9
704	Cal	9
704	Carlisle	9
704	Carson	9
704	Cora	9
704	Courtney	9
704	Domingo	9
704	Elie	9
704	Grady	9
704	Hayes	9
704	Heber	9
704	Hezekiah	9
704	Hollie	9
704	Hosie	9
704	Hudson	9
704	Hughie	9
704	Huston	9
704	Hyrum	9
704	Ivy	9
704	Joeseph	9
704	Justin	9
704	Kyle	9
704	Lennie	9
704	Lew	9
704	Lionel	9
704	Louise	9
704	Love	9
704	Lowell	9
704	Luis	9
704	Marcellus	9
704	Milford	9
704	Norbert	9
704	Orie	9
704	Orvel	9
704	Perley	9
704	Rafael	9
704	Rich	9
704	Rose	9
704	Sampson	9
704	Sid	9
704	Terence	9
704	Theo	9
704	Tollie	9
704	Verner	9
704	Wellington	9
704	Williams	9
755	Abel	8
755	Anastacio	8
755	Angel	8
755	Antoine	8
755	Bascom	8
755	Bonnie	8
755	Brown	8
755	Daisy	8
755	Dawson	8
755	Doctor	8
755	Duke	8
755	Earlie	8
755	Egbert	8
755	Ella	8
755	Elliot	8
755	Elwin	8
755	Emmit	8
755	Epifanio	8
755	Everette	8
755	Finley	8
755	Ford	8
755	Gabe	8
755	Gay	8
755	Graham	8
755	Hamp	8
755	Harvy	8
755	Helmer	8
755	Henri	8
755	Holly	8
755	Horton	8
755	Ivory	8
755	Lena	8
755	Lindsay	8
755	Lorenza	8
755	Loy	8
755	Mahlon	8
755	Manning	8
755	Marie	8
755	Marshal	8
755	Maynard	8
755	Mervin	8
755	Michel	8
755	Mortimer	8
755	Nellie	8
755	Obie	8
755	Ola	8
755	Ossie	8
755	Park	8
755	Pleasant	8
755	Rice	8
755	Rush	8
755	Sammie	8
755	Samual	8
755	Santiago	8
755	Sullivan	8
755	Theron	8
755	Tillman	8
755	Vicente	8
755	Waymon	8
755	Wright	8
815	Alfonso	7
815	Alger	7
815	Alois	7
815	Arno	7
815	Aron	7
815	Arvid	7
815	Asbury	7
815	Ashby	7
815	Ashley	7
815	Bartholomew	7
815	Beecher	7
815	Burley	7
815	Burney	7
815	Burnie	7
815	Burr	7
815	Buster	7
815	Callie	7
815	Clovis	7
815	Cody	7
815	Craig	7
815	Dayton	7
815	Denis	7
815	Dennie	7
815	Dewey	7
815	Doss	7
815	Douglass	7
815	Edith	7
815	Edson	7
815	Elgie	7
815	Eliga	7
815	Ellie	7
815	Ellison	7
815	Elsie	7
815	Emit	7
815	Erie	7
815	Ernie	7
815	Estes	7
815	Ewald	7
815	Fannie	7
815	Felipe	7
815	Felton	7
815	Fenton	7
815	Finis	7
815	Frazier	7
815	Freddie	7
815	Gail	7
815	Gaston	7
815	Glover	7
815	Harlie	7
815	Hershel	7
815	Howell	7
815	Ignatius	7
815	Irl	7
815	Isham	7
815	Jarvis	7
815	Jewell	7
815	Julious	7
815	Junior	7
815	Kirk	7
815	Knox	7
815	Lamar	7
815	Laverne	7
815	Leigh	7
815	Lillian	7
815	Lillie	7
815	Llewellyn	7
815	Malachi	7
815	Manford	7
815	Mart	7
815	Maxie	7
815	Maxwell	7
815	Mitchel	7
815	Myles	7
815	Newt	7
815	Nils	7
815	Nora	7
815	Odell	7
815	Odie	7
815	Oran	7
815	Orson	7
815	Osborne	7
815	Ottis	7
815	Reece	7
815	Reese	7
815	Roderick	7
815	Rollin	7
815	Rosco	7
815	Rowland	7
815	Sanders	7
815	Sie	7
815	Soloman	7
815	Sonny	7
815	Thos	7
815	Tobias	7
815	Uriah	7
815	Vance	7
815	Vere	7
815	Virgie	7
815	Vivian	7
815	Volney	7
815	Willian	7
815	Zollie	7
917	Abbott	6
917	Alan	6
917	Alden	6
917	Alpha	6
917	Alpheus	6
917	Armand	6
917	Art	6
917	Bailey	6
917	Benjman	6
917	Benny	6
917	Bernardo	6
917	Bertie	6
917	Beverly	6
917	Boss	6
917	Brooks	6
917	Bruno	6
917	Burnett	6
917	Burrell	6
917	Butler	6
917	Caesar	6
917	Cameron	6
917	Carleton	6
917	Carrie	6
917	Casey	6
917	Catherine	6
917	Celestino	6
917	Cephus	6
917	Cleave	6
917	Collins	6
917	Cornelious	6
917	Courtland	6
917	Dana	6
917	Della	6
917	Denton	6
917	Dolph	6
917	Dolphus	6
917	Dora	6
917	Ebb	6
917	Eber	6
917	Effie	6
917	Eldridge	6
917	Ely	6
917	Ephriam	6
917	Fayette	6
917	Ferd	6
917	Fredric	6
917	Gardner	6
917	Garnett	6
917	Gary	6
917	Gregorio	6
917	Gussie	6
917	Hamilton	6
917	Hardin	6
917	Hart	6
917	Harvie	6
917	Hayden	6
917	Hayward	6
917	Hermon	6
917	Hillary	6
917	Hilmer	6
917	Holland	6
917	Hosteen	6
917	Hurley	6
917	Iver	6
917	Jacques	6
917	Jodie	6
917	Johny	6
917	Jonah	6
917	Jordon	6
917	Julia	6
917	Julien	6
917	Julio	6
917	Kay	6
917	Keith	6
917	Kelley	6
917	Kirby	6
917	Lavern	6
917	Le	6
917	Leeroy	6
917	Leopold	6
917	Linus	6
917	Liston	6
917	Lonie	6
917	Lott	6
917	Lottie	6
917	Lucas	6
917	Ludwig	6
917	Meyer	6
917	Moe	6
917	Nickolas	6
917	Orion	6
917	Overton	6
917	Payton	6
917	Ples	6
917	Randall	6
917	Ricardo	6
917	Robin	6
917	Roby	6
917	Rollo	6
917	Ruffus	6
917	Selmer	6
917	Solon	6
917	Stanton	6
917	Sumner	6
917	Travis	6
917	Unknown	6
917	Vander	6
917	Virgle	6
917	Waverly	6
917	Whit	6
917	Wood	6
917	York	6
917	Young	6
917	Zeke	6