Baby names of 1895

The Social Security data for 1895 holds 233,627 girls under 1,808 different names. The ten most common names covered 20% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Ann, Eleanor. Leaving it:Etta, Charlotte.

The Social Security data for 1895 holds 117,393 boys under 1,241 different names. The ten most common names covered 36% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Donald, Cecil. Leaving it:Bert, Charley.

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.