Baby names of 1880

The Social Security data for 1880 holds 90,994 girls under 942 different names. The ten most common names covered 25% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. This is the first year of data, so there is nothing to compare it with.

The Social Security data for 1880 holds 110,490 boys under 1,058 different names. The ten most common names covered 44% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. This is the first year of data, so there is nothing to compare it with.

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.