Baby names of 1882

The Social Security data for 1882 holds 107,847 girls under 1,028 different names. The ten most common names covered 24% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Virginia, Esther. Leaving it:Amelia, Jane.

The Social Security data for 1882 holds 113,686 boys under 1,099 different names. The ten most common names covered 43% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Archie, Alex, Eddie, Clifford, Rufus, Leo. Leaving it:Garfield, Willis, Calvin, Dave, Bernard, Anthony.

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.