Baby names of 1884

The Social Security data for 1884 holds 129,019 girls under 1,172 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Jane. Leaving it:Eliza.

The Social Security data for 1884 holds 114,442 boys under 1,125 different names. The ten most common names covered 41% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Grover, Harold, Eddie, Cleveland, Dave, Dan. Leaving it:Sidney, Milton, Everett, Bernard, Leon, Clifford.

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.