Most Common Boy Names in the 1890s

This is a list of the most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the decade of the 1890s.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	John	80,664
2	William	72,244
3	James	50,723
4	George	43,358
5	Charles	36,848
6	Joseph	29,000
7	Frank	28,718
8	Robert	26,147
9	Edward	22,033
10	Henry	21,664
11	Harry	21,330
12	Thomas	21,115
13	Walter	19,495
14	Arthur	16,349
15	Fred	14,270
16	Albert	13,753
17	Clarence	11,900
18	Willie	9,849
19	Roy	9,779
20	Louis	8,442
21	Earl	8,297
22	Paul	8,181
23	Carl	8,047
24	Ernest	7,877
25	Samuel	7,857
26	Raymond	7,572
26	Richard	7,572
28	Joe	7,482
29	David	7,333
30	Charlie	7,261
31	Harold	7,018
32	Ralph	6,951
33	Howard	5,949
34	Andrew	5,719
35	Herbert	5,660
36	Elmer	5,647
37	Oscar	5,612
38	Jesse	5,396
39	Alfred	5,373
40	Will	5,210
41	Daniel	5,185
42	Sam	4,941
43	Leo	4,691
44	Jack	4,635
45	Lawrence	4,597
46	Francis	4,535
47	Benjamin	4,460
48	Lee	4,384
49	Eugene	4,303
50	Herman	4,232
51	Peter	4,028
52	Frederick	3,994
53	Floyd	3,957
54	Michael	3,926
55	Ray	3,763
56	Lewis	3,699
57	Claude	3,636
58	Clyde	3,625
59	Edwin	3,505
60	Tom	3,335
61	Martin	3,254
62	Leonard	3,166
63	Ben	3,156
64	Chester	3,021
65	Edgar	2,982
66	Jim	2,841
67	Harvey	2,822
68	Russell	2,780
69	Lester	2,702
70	Clifford	2,701
71	Luther	2,668
72	Homer	2,637
73	Jacob	2,551
74	Leroy	2,544
75	Otto	2,543
76	Guy	2,487
77	Lloyd	2,480
78	Anthony	2,453
79	Jessie	2,424
80	Hugh	2,405
81	Ed	2,346
82	Bernard	2,315
83	Theodore	2,300
84	Stanley	2,297
85	Eddie	2,284
86	Patrick	2,233
87	Philip	2,147
88	Leon	2,103
89	Archie	2,068
90	Leslie	2,063
91	Oliver	2,035
92	Allen	2,002
93	Alexander	1,954
94	Dewey	1,921
95	Ira	1,916
96	Everett	1,902
97	Norman	1,891
98	Horace	1,814
99	Victor	1,811
100	Cecil	1,808
101	Donald	1,786
102	Charley	1,755
103	Milton	1,745
104	Isaac	1,735
105	Stephen	1,733
106	Julius	1,717
107	August	1,703
108	Alvin	1,667
108	Bert	1,667
110	Sidney	1,612
111	Percy	1,571
112	Marion	1,508
113	Glenn	1,501
114	Grover	1,498
115	Warren	1,480
116	Alex	1,448
117	Emil	1,438
118	Earnest	1,390
119	Mack	1,370
120	Wesley	1,365
121	Otis	1,349
121	Virgil	1,349
123	Willis	1,331
124	Melvin	1,325
125	Kenneth	1,298
125	Rufus	1,298
127	Dave	1,281
128	Dan	1,274
129	Maurice	1,270
130	Willard	1,240
131	Lonnie	1,237
132	Morris	1,234
133	Gilbert	1,215
133	Vernon	1,215
135	Wallace	1,199
136	Nathan	1,180
137	Johnnie	1,160
138	Wilbur	1,142
139	Jerry	1,140
140	Emmett	1,136
141	Matthew	1,132
142	Max	1,112
143	Calvin	1,102
144	Marvin	1,073
145	Hubert	1,062
146	Vincent	1,027
147	Amos	1,023
148	Jess	1,013
149	Rudolph	998
150	Harrison	991
151	Perry	989
152	Franklin	986
153	Sylvester	971
154	Glen	959
155	Mark	953
156	Manuel	952
157	Jose	947
158	Adolph	945
159	Gordon	939
160	Curtis	928
161	Nelson	920
162	Dennis	919
163	Jay	918
163	Ollie	918
165	Marshall	916
166	Elbert	910
167	Felix	903
167	Irving	903
169	Bennie	902
170	Jake	892
171	Ellis	886
172	Gus	885
173	Phillip	884
174	Alonzo	879
175	Roland	875
176	Orville	870
177	Edmund	868
178	Adam	863
179	Arnold	859
180	Clinton	857
180	Nicholas	857
182	Cornelius	853
183	Ross	851
184	Roscoe	850
185	Abraham	849
186	Aaron	830
187	Mike	828
187	Reuben	828
189	Claud	827
190	Clifton	815
191	Bill	789
191	Irvin	789
193	Sherman	766
194	Owen	761
195	Gerald	753
196	Clayton	752
196	Steve	752
198	Moses	751
199	Simon	731
200	Jasper	725
201	Forrest	713
202	Elijah	704
203	Harley	690
204	Alva	689
205	Noah	686
206	Levi	685
207	Nathaniel	684
208	Christopher	668
209	Jeff	661
210	Pete	651
210	Timothy	651
212	Silas	631
213	Don	620
214	Bruce	619
215	Fredrick	617
216	Grant	614
217	Roger	607
218	Johnie	604
219	Wilson	597
220	Anton	589
220	Dock	589
220	Karl	589
223	Austin	586
224	Douglas	585
225	Wiley	576
226	Barney	572
227	Ivan	571
228	Monroe	565
229	Julian	558
230	Millard	556
231	Mose	555
232	Jerome	551
233	Bob	548
233	Laurence	548
235	Byron	547
236	Hiram	544
237	Leland	539
238	Juan	538
239	Wade	530
240	Cleveland	524
241	Preston	514
242	Edd	510
242	Ervin	510
242	Wilfred	510
245	Wayne	509
246	Clark	505
247	Abe	504
248	Andy	495
249	Carroll	494
249	Mary	494
251	Eli	492
252	Jimmie	487
253	Earle	479
254	Mckinley	478
255	Tony	475
256	Forest	470
257	Edmond	469
258	Augustus	461
259	Loyd	460
260	Emanuel	453
261	Grady	450
262	Ike	448
263	Miles	443
264	Louie	441
265	Ora	436
266	Pearl	429
267	Gustave	424
268	Emery	419
269	Anderson	415
269	Mathew	415
269	Solomon	415
272	Asa	412
273	Columbus	411
274	Bryan	405
274	Ezra	405
274	Marcus	405
277	Christian	404
277	Erwin	404
279	Luke	402
280	Chris	396
281	Joel	393
282	Delbert	387
283	Riley	386
284	Conrad	382
285	Scott	380
286	Major	379
287	Merle	378
287	Ward	378
289	Neal	373
289	Ruben	373
291	Newton	372
292	Boyd	371
292	Lyle	371
294	Ambrose	369
295	Aubrey	367
296	Van	363
297	Emory	362
298	Bud	359
298	Wilbert	359
300	Elwood	356
301	Ferdinand	354
302	Dewitt	351
302	Foster	351
304	Ned	350
304	Vern	350
306	Hobart	348
306	Lynn	348
308	Mitchell	346
308	Nick	346
310	Enoch	345
311	Antonio	340
312	Tommie	336
313	Malcolm	335
313	Myron	335
315	Fletcher	327
316	Clement	317
317	Johnny	316
318	Lon	314
319	Burton	313
319	Isiah	313
319	Jeremiah	313
319	Neil	313
323	Hugo	311
323	Jackson	311
325	Ulysses	310
326	Spencer	309
327	Stewart	306
328	Rex	305
329	Elias	302
330	Larry	299
330	Royal	299
330	Troy	299
333	Allan	298
333	Murray	298
335	Dallas	297
336	Clair	295
337	Omer	294
337	Walker	294
339	Clay	292
340	Jefferson	291
340	Lucius	291
342	Cyrus	287
342	Joshua	287
344	Lyman	284
344	Pedro	284
346	Dale	281
347	Lorenzo	279
348	General	278
349	Dwight	277
350	Alton	276
350	Loren	276
352	Cyril	273
352	Freeman	273
354	Dee	271
355	Porter	269
356	Clem	267
356	Randolph	267
358	Pat	266
359	Garland	265
360	Isaiah	264
360	Taylor	264
362	Herschel	262
363	Chauncey	261
364	Ellsworth	260
365	Carlton	259
366	Irwin	258
367	Matt	257
368	Elisha	256
369	Lemuel	255
369	Morgan	255
371	Dudley	253
372	Aloysius	252
372	Carlos	252
374	Allie	249
374	Dick	249
376	Dean	247
376	Emile	247
376	Noble	247
376	Ted	247
380	Basil	244
381	Elliott	241
382	Fay	240
382	Sanford	240
384	Junius	239
385	Archibald	238
386	Arch	236
387	Winfield	234
388	King	233
388	Sterling	233
390	Harris	231
390	Reginald	231
392	Lowell	230
393	Al	228
394	Francisco	227
394	Napoleon	227
396	Green	225
396	Milo	225
398	Orval	223
399	Russel	222
400	Early	221
401	Cleve	219
401	Gene	219
403	Alphonse	218
403	Gustav	218
403	Wilmer	218
406	Granville	216
407	Benjiman	215
407	Olin	215
409	Verne	213
410	Hal	211
411	Garrett	210
412	Josh	209
412	Ronald	209
414	Chas	208
415	Abner	207
416	Hans	206
417	Eric	204
418	Garfield	203
419	Merrill	201
420	Anna	200
421	Morton	199
422	Adrian	196
422	Jonas	196
422	Sol	196
422	Waldo	196
426	Emerson	194
426	Freddie	194
426	Hardy	194
429	Nels	192
430	Elmo	191
430	Ramon	191
430	Warner	191
430	Wilford	191
434	Elvin	190
435	Hobert	189
436	Gust	188
437	Evan	187
438	Emmet	186
438	Steven	186
440	Harmon	185
440	Houston	185
440	Jean	185
440	Raleigh	185
444	Stuart	184
445	Arther	183
445	Berry	183
445	Wm	183
445	Zack	183
449	Prince	182
449	Wendell	182
451	Abram	181
452	Casper	180
452	Frederic	180
454	Burt	179
454	Phil	179
456	Adolphus	178
456	Arlie	178
458	Judge	177
458	Otho	177
458	Vance	177
461	Elton	176
461	Lionel	176
461	Maynard	176
464	Judson	175
464	Oren	175
464	Rollie	175
464	Shirley	175
468	Avery	174
468	Isadore	174
470	Mason	171
470	Valentine	171
472	Coleman	169
472	Haywood	169
474	Henderson	168
474	Merritt	168
474	Seth	168
477	Albin	167
477	Elzie	167
477	Rupert	167
477	Thurman	167
477	Truman	167
482	Cleo	166
482	Dominick	166
484	Axel	165
484	Bertram	165
484	Dorsey	165
484	Fritz	165
484	Ole	165
484	Turner	165
490	Israel	164
491	Bryant	162
491	Christ	162
491	Rodney	162
491	Washington	162
495	Sandy	161
495	Sydney	161
497	Lucian	160
498	Florence	159
498	Jennings	159
498	Lige	159
498	Tommy	159
502	Buck	157
502	Cliff	157
504	Angelo	156
504	Buford	156
504	Davis	156
507	Frances	155
507	Johnson	155
507	Lem	155
507	Noel	155
507	Wilber	155
512	Elmore	154
512	Hollis	154
514	Lacy	153
514	Webster	153
516	Jules	152
517	Carey	151
518	Elza	149
518	Logan	149
520	Pink	147
521	Norris	146
521	Otha	146
523	Clint	145
523	Lafayette	145
525	Alan	144
525	Gabriel	144
525	Shelby	144
528	Angus	143
528	Smith	143
530	Jason	142
530	Jesus	142
530	Kelly	142
530	Omar	142
530	Palmer	142
535	Buster	141
535	Lincoln	141
537	Ethel	140
537	Sim	140
539	Emmitt	139
539	Lucious	139
541	Harlan	137
541	Reed	137
543	Addison	136
543	Lawson	136
545	Burl	135
545	Roman	135
547	Carter	134
547	Parker	134
549	Madison	133
549	Milford	133
549	Norbert	133
549	Wilburn	133
553	Odie	132
553	Tim	132
555	Maxwell	131
555	Tillman	131
557	Bruno	130
557	Coy	130
557	Jonathan	130
560	Artie	128
560	Merton	128
562	Alford	127
562	Pierce	127
562	Rolland	127
562	Wyatt	127
566	Evans	126
566	Hezekiah	126
566	Watson	126
569	Nat	125
570	Olaf	124
570	Orrin	124
570	Vivian	124
573	Cary	123
573	Clarance	123
573	Jimmy	123
573	Margaret	123
573	Tracy	123
578	Oral	122
578	Rolla	122
578	Tomas	122
581	Hallie	121
581	Leander	121
581	Miguel	121
581	Pablo	121
581	Sammie	121
586	Lucien	120
586	Ruby	120
586	Vernie	120
589	Hazel	119
589	Micheal	119
589	Walton	119
592	Abel	118
592	Bennett	118
592	Bradley	118
592	Cicero	118
592	Connie	118
592	Crawford	118
592	Lenard	118
592	Obie	118
592	Terry	118
592	Theo	118
602	Duncan	117
602	Eldon	117
602	Isom	117
602	Ivy	117
602	Jordan	117
602	Justin	117
602	Minnie	117
609	Bailey	116
609	Elizabeth	116
609	Richmond	116
612	Everette	115
612	Ezekiel	115
612	Ford	115
612	Helen	115
612	Melville	115
612	Orin	115
612	Oswald	115
612	Rubin	115
612	Saul	115
621	Hosea	114
621	Linwood	114
621	Lonzo	114
621	Ransom	114
625	Guss	113
626	Clare	112
627	Alma	111
627	Emma	111
627	June	111
627	Levy	111
627	Luis	111
627	West	111
633	Antone	110
633	Aron	110
633	Art	110
633	Bishop	110
633	Enos	110
633	Hoyt	110
633	Jodie	110
640	Alvah	109
640	Benny	109
640	Billie	109
640	Cloyd	109
644	Alfonso	108
644	Ashley	108
644	Dana	108
644	Eldridge	108
644	Josiah	108
644	Ludwig	108
650	Ruth	107
650	Seymour	107
650	Sid	107
653	Adelbert	106
653	Corbett	106
653	Evert	106
653	Hyman	106
653	Olen	106
653	Price	106
653	Williams	106
660	Geo	105
660	Grace	105
660	Lindsey	105
663	Lillian	104
663	Orlando	104
665	Hamilton	103
665	Hector	103
665	Lou	103
665	Sampson	103
665	Winfred	103
670	Bonnie	102
670	Gary	102
670	Ottis	102
670	Urban	102
674	Alvie	101
674	Fate	101
674	Heber	101
674	Hunter	101
674	Theron	101
674	Wylie	101
680	Alice	100
680	Rollin	100
682	Bernie	99
682	Bertha	99
682	Billy	99
682	Issac	99
686	Miller	98
686	Weldon	98
688	Dell	97
688	Ernst	97
688	Howell	97
688	Mathias	97
688	Travis	97
688	Unknown	97
694	Blaine	96
694	Pierre	96
694	Raphael	96
697	Minor	95
697	Oran	95
697	Wash	95
700	Alden	94
700	Augustine	94
700	Lamar	94
700	Mervin	94
700	Rose	94
705	Carson	93
705	Giles	93
705	Jewell	93
705	Kirby	93
705	Mortimer	93
705	Thaddeus	93
711	Brady	92
711	Gregory	92
711	Son	92
711	Thornton	92
715	Henery	91
715	Reese	91
715	Tobe	91
718	Alonza	90
718	Doc	90
718	Ivory	90
718	Lonie	90
718	Meyer	90
718	Thad	90
718	Winston	90
725	Annie	89
725	Bertie	89
725	Caleb	89
725	Carleton	89
725	Helmer	89
725	Randall	89
731	Gail	88
731	Marie	88
731	Perley	88
731	Roswell	88
735	Butler	87
735	Cal	87
735	Doyle	87
735	Golden	87
735	Ignatius	87
735	Mahlon	87
735	Nellie	87
735	Odis	87
743	Keith	86
743	Murphy	86
743	Salvatore	86
746	Dominic	85
746	Louise	85
746	Rogers	85
746	Verner	85
746	Vester	85
751	Essie	84
751	Hamp	84
751	Llewellyn	84
751	Paris	84
751	Rafael	84
751	Rene	84
751	Rush	84
751	Wright	84
759	Alphonso	83
759	Brooks	83
759	Jones	83
759	Lindsay	83
763	Gertrude	82
763	Hermon	82
763	Roderick	82
766	Benton	81
766	Colonel	81
766	Elsie	81
766	Ernie	81
766	French	81
771	Allison	80
771	Cletus	80
771	Dayton	80
771	Garnett	80
771	Hampton	80
771	Rocco	80
771	Wilton	80
778	Arvid	79
778	Booker	79
778	Brown	79
778	Godfrey	79
778	Graham	79
778	Park	79
778	Quincy	79
778	Toney	79
786	Alf	78
786	Bartholomew	78
786	Bernice	78
786	Gaston	78
786	Lambert	78
786	Willam	78
792	Benjaman	77
792	Delmar	77
792	Ida	77
792	Loyal	77
792	Ocie	77
792	Rowland	77
798	Baxter	76
798	Beverly	76
798	Edna	76
798	Ennis	76
798	Ephraim	76
798	Lemon	76
798	Worth	76
805	Jewel	75
805	Lillie	75
805	Murry	75
805	Nolan	75
809	Alois	74
809	Bessie	74
809	Hurley	74
809	Manley	74
809	Zeb	74
814	Alfredo	73
814	Alvis	73
814	Armand	73
814	Bart	73
814	Bee	73
814	Dillard	73
814	Elie	73
814	Felipe	73
814	Hayden	73
814	Hershel	73
814	Jule	73
814	Loy	73
826	Benedict	72
826	Boss	72
826	Clara	72
826	Hattie	72
826	Isidore	72
831	Lum	71
831	Wellington	71
833	Hilliard	70
834	Emmit	69
834	Myrtle	69
834	Orie	69
837	Andres	68
837	Arley	68
837	Burley	68
837	Denis	68
837	Finis	68
837	Hayes	68
837	Hayward	68
837	Mitchel	68
837	Newell	68
846	Barton	67
846	Carrie	67
846	Duke	67
846	Hudson	67
846	Lucas	67
846	Oakley	67
846	Spurgeon	67
853	Bertrand	66
853	Gustaf	66
853	Lew	66
853	Marcellus	66
853	Newman	66
853	Romeo	66
853	Rube	66
853	Young	66
861	Benjamine	65
861	Dexter	65
861	Doctor	65
861	Elwin	65
861	Harve	65
861	Jonah	65
861	Len	65
861	Sarah	65
861	Simeon	65
861	Webb	65
871	Darrell	64
871	Mat	64
871	Maxie	64
871	Odell	64
871	Okey	64
871	Reid	64
871	Sanders	64
878	Addie	63
878	Alpha	63
878	Dalton	63
878	Edison	63
878	Edith	63
878	Eligah	63
878	Ellie	63
878	Pleasant	63
878	Reinhold	63
878	Selmer	63
878	Sullivan	63
889	Elliot	62
889	Harland	62
889	Leopold	62
889	Mattie	62
889	Santiago	62
889	Talmage	62
895	Alec	61
895	Chesley	61
895	Gerard	61
895	Ivey	61
895	Vaughn	61
900	Irl	60
901	Bradford	59
901	Esther	59
901	Ferd	59
901	Gerhard	59
901	Junior	59
901	Martha	59
901	Terrence	59
901	Wheeler	59
909	Ewell	58
909	Furman	58
909	Guadalupe	58
909	Jonnie	58
909	Merl	58
914	Claire	57
914	Pleas	57
914	Roosevelt	57
917	Blair	56
917	Harper	56
917	Hilton	56
917	Joesph	56
917	Wayman	56
922	Cornelious	55
922	Huey	55
922	Kyle	55
922	Mabel	55
922	Mart	55
922	Shelton	55
928	Eva	54
928	Gabe	54
928	Shelly	54
931	Ansel	53
931	Bernhard	53
931	Courtney	53
931	Egbert	53
931	Gale	53
931	Glover	53
931	Haskell	53
931	Hobson	53
931	Isham	53
931	Laura	53
931	Mac	53
931	Melton	53
931	Newt	53
931	Sigurd	53
945	Laverne	52
945	Myles	52
947	Denver	51
947	Finley	51
947	Hillard	51
947	Irene	51
947	Mont	51
952	Clovis	50
952	Donnie	50
952	Ephriam	50
952	Leigh	50
952	Maude	50
952	Wong	50
958	Antoine	49
958	Erick	49
958	Huston	49
958	Mannie	49
958	Orion	49
958	Waymon	49
964	Brice	48
964	Elder	48
964	Kirk	48
964	Ossie	48
964	Roe	48
969	Alberto	47
969	Burrell	47
969	Curley	47
969	Dora	47
969	Dow	47
969	Einar	47
969	Ellwood	47
969	Elroy	47
969	Elvis	47
969	Ewing	47
969	Fernando	47
969	Mildred	47
969	Orange	47
969	Ruel	47
969	Stanton	47
969	Waverly	47
969	Zollie	47
986	Augusta	46
986	Boyce	46
986	Eliga	46
986	Ella	46
986	Gay	46
986	Larkin	46
986	Lennie	46
986	Rollo	46
986	Wilfrid	46
986	Willian	46
996	Burr	45
996	Damon	45
996	Elige	45
996	Fleming	45
996	Gregorio	45
996	Hollie	45
996	Ignacio	45
996	Tomie	45