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Baby names of 1885

In 1885 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (9,128 births) and John for boys (8,756).

← 18841886 →18951905

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary9,128
  2. Anna3,994
  3. Emma2,728
  4. Elizabeth2,582
  5. Margaret2,204
  6. Minnie2,178
  7. Clara1,910
  8. Bertha1,860
  9. Ida1,854
  10. Annie1,703
  11. Alice1,681
  12. Florence1,667
  13. Bessie1,588
  14. Grace1,575
  15. Ethel1,495
  16. Nellie1,432
  17. Martha1,425
  18. Sarah1,424
  19. Ella1,395
  20. Mabel1,349
  21. Laura1,325
  22. Carrie1,283
  23. Cora1,253
  24. Maude1,222
  25. Rose1,164
  26. Pearl1,146
  27. Lillian1,143
  28. Helen1,134
  29. Gertrude1,086
  30. Edna1,077
  31. Edith1,071
  32. Julia1,062
  33. Jennie1,045
  34. Myrtle1,026
  35. Mattie1,014
  36. Hattie1,008
  37. Lillie979
  38. Eva971
  39. Louise956
  40. Jessie952
  41. Lula949
  42. Marie885
  43. Ada876
  44. Lena876
  45. Catherine846
  46. Frances844
  47. Fannie783
  48. Josephine783
  49. Dora776
  50. Katherine751
  51. Maggie716
  52. Lucy711
  53. Blanche710
  54. Agnes695
  55. Elsie685
  56. Nora670
  57. Stella649
  58. Rosa623
  59. Effie613
  60. Daisy607
  61. May607
  62. Mamie606
  63. Mae578
  64. Ellen555
  65. Lizzie537
  66. Nettie536
  67. Nancy527
  68. Alma515
  69. Sadie514
  70. Ruth506
  71. Della500
  72. Susie477
  73. Sallie457
  74. Flora445
  75. Maud429
  76. Addie406
  77. Lydia404
  78. Caroline399
  79. Mollie396
  80. Lottie393
  81. Katie388
  82. Irene376
  83. Etta372
  84. Georgia371
  85. Lulu360
  86. Olive349
  87. Emily346
  88. Viola345
  89. Harriet342
  90. Amanda339
  91. Jane330
  92. Esther320
  93. Kathryn320
  94. Charlotte317
  95. Willie312
  96. Beulahnew309
  97. Kate309
  98. Ollienew305
  99. Rebeccanew302
  100. Susan302

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John8,756
  2. William8,044
  3. James5,175
  4. George4,674
  5. Charles4,599
  6. Frank3,067
  7. Joseph2,540
  8. Henry2,406
  9. Robert2,322
  10. Thomas2,266
  11. Edward2,220
  12. Harry2,198
  13. Walter1,808
  14. Fred1,562
  15. Arthur1,516
  16. Albert1,429
  17. Clarence906
  18. Samuel888
  19. Louis809
  20. Grover768
  21. Ernest718
  22. David712
  23. Charlie705
  24. Roy691
  25. Joe681
  26. Richard672
  27. Will625
  28. Oscar623
  29. Willie614
  30. Andrew599
  31. Jesse556
  32. Daniel535
  33. Peter516
  34. Carl494
  35. Sam492
  36. Earl481
  37. Frederick466
  38. Benjamin464
  39. Alfred446
  40. Elmer443
  41. Howard438
  42. Lewis437
  43. Paul428
  44. Ralph422
  45. Herbert388
  46. Jim370
  47. Michael370
  48. Tom361
  49. Martin357
  50. Lee348
  51. Eugene345
  52. Claude343
  53. Jacob343
  54. Ed328
  55. Herman326
  56. Francis319
  57. Clyde318
  58. Raymond308
  59. Harvey304
  60. Edgar303
  61. Jack295
  62. Ben292
  63. Edwin289
  64. Lawrence288
  65. Charley285
  66. Bert276
  67. Chester273
  68. Guy266
  69. Otto263
  70. Floyd259
  71. Luther259
  72. Oliver258
  73. Hugh257
  74. Ray237
  75. Ira235
  76. Homer228
  77. Patrick217
  78. Alexander205
  79. Isaac204
  80. Leonard204
  81. Jessie202
  82. Harold201
  83. Leo199
  84. Theodore199
  85. Archie196
  86. August193
  87. Allen184
  88. Sidneynew170
  89. Philip163
  90. Leroy162
  91. Bernardnew160
  92. Alexnew159
  93. Stephen158
  94. Horace155
  95. Anthony153
  96. Warren151
  97. Julius150
  98. Cleveland147
  99. Leonnew146
  100. Victornew143

1885 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1885 holds 133,055 girls under 1,197 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:Beulah, Ollie, Rebecca. Leaving it:Amelia, Nannie, Belle.

The Social Security data for 1885 holds 107,799 boys under 1,097 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:Sidney, Bernard, Alex, Leon, Victor. Leaving it:Marion, Eddie, Emil, Dave, Dan.

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.