Most popular baby names from 1880 to 1919

Following are the ten most popular given names by year of birth (1880-1919) and sex.
At the left of each table is the rank

Go to Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1920-1959)
Go to Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1960-1997)

Tables are available for the following years:

1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918.

**1880**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	Charles	Elizabeth
4	George	Margaret
5	James	Minnie
6	Joseph	Emma
7	Frank	Martha
8	Henry	Alice
9	Thomas	Marie
10	Harry	Annie, Sarah (tie)

**1881**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	Charles	Elizabeth
4	James	Margaret
5	George	Emma
6	Joseph	Minnie
7	Frank	Sarah
8	Henry	Alice
9	Edward, Harry, Thomas (tie)	Bertha
10		Grace

**1882**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	Charles	Elizabeth
4	James	Emma, Margaret (tie)
5	George
6	Frank	Minnie
7	Joseph	Bertha
8	Henry	Mabel
9	Thomas	Florence, Ida (tie)
10	Harry

**1883**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	Charles	Margaret
4	George	Emma
5	James	Elizabeth
6	Joseph	Florence
7	Frank	Bertha
8	Harry, Henry (tie)	Alice
9		Sarah
10		Clara, Rose (tie)

**1884**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Elizabeth
4	Charles	Emma
5	James	Margaret
6	Frank	Minnie
7	Joseph	Alice, Florence (tie)
8	Harry
9	Henry	Clara
10	Thomas	Bertha, Rose (tie)

**1885**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	Charles	Elizabeth
4	Joseph	Margaret
5	George, James (tie)	Emma
6		Ida
7	Frank	Rose
8	Robert	Minnie
9	Henry	Bertha
10	Edward	Annie

**1886**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Elizabeth
4	James	Emma
5	Charles	Clara
6	Joseph	Margaret
7	Frank	Minnie
8	Henry	Bertha
9	Thomas	Rose
10	Edward, Walter (tie)	Ida, Sarah (tie)

**1887**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Emma
4	Charles	Margaret
5	James	Bertha
6	Frank, Joseph (tie)	Elizabeth, Minnie (tie)
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8	Harry	Florence
9	Robert	Mabel
10	Thomas	Bessie, Helen, Jennie (tie)

**1888**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Margaret
4	Joseph	Elizabeth
5	James	Bertha
6	Charles	Emma
7	Frank	Ethel
8	Harry	Rose
9	Robert	Bessie
10	Thomas	Ida, Minnie (tie)

**1889**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Elizabeth
4	James	Margaret
5	Charles	Minnie
6	Joseph	Helen, Rose (tie)
7	Frank
8	Harry	Bertha
9	Edward	Alice, Emma (tie)
10	Robert

**1890**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	James	Elizabeth
4	George	Emma
5	Charles	Margaret
6	Joseph	Rose
7	Frank	Ethel
8	Harry	Florence
9	Henry	Ida
10	Edward	Bertha, Helen (tie)

**1891**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	James	Margaret
4	George	Florence
5	Joseph	Elizabeth
6	Charles	Clara
7	Frank	Rose
8	Henry	Helen
9	Harry	Emma, Ethel (tie)
10	Robert

**1892**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	James	Margaret
4	George, Joseph (tie)	Florence
5		Elizabeth
6	Charles	Rose
7	Frank	Ruth
8	Harry	Ethel
9	Thomas	Helen, Minnie (tie)

**1893**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Margaret
4	Joseph	Elizabeth
5	Charles	Helen
6	James	Ruth
7	Frank	Florence
8	Edward	Bertha
9	Thomas	Ethel
10	Walter	Rose

**1894**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Margaret
4	James	Helen
5	Joseph	Elizabeth
6	Charles	Ruth
7	Frank	Florence
8	Harry	Ethel
9	Thomas	Marie
10	Robert	Rose

**1895**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	James, Joseph (tie)	Elizabeth
4		Helen
5	George	Ruth
6	Charles	Margaret
7	Frank	Florence
8	Henry, Walter (tie)	Marie, Rose (tie)
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10	Harry	Ethel

**1896**
Rank	Male	Female
1	William	Mary
2	John	Anna
3	James	Helen
4	George	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Frank	Marie
7	Charles	Elizabeth
8	Harry	Rose
9	Robert	Ethel
10	Edward	Florence

**1897**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	James	Helen
4	George	Ruth
5	Joseph	Margaret
6	Charles	Florence
7	Frank	Rose
8	Robert	Marie
9	Harry	Elizabeth
10	Edward	Lillian

**1898**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Helen
4	James	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Elizabeth
7	Frank	Florence
8	Edward	Rose
9	Robert	Lillian
10	Henry	Ethel, Marie (tie)

**1899**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Anna
3	George	Margaret
4	James	Helen
5	Joseph	Marie
6	Charles	Elizabeth
7	Frank	Florence
8	Robert	Ruth
9	Henry	Ethel
10	Edward	Alice

**1900**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Anna
4	George	Margaret
5	Charles	Ruth
6	Joseph	Elizabeth
7	Frank	Marie
8	Henry	Rose
9	Robert	Florence
10	Harry	Bertha

**1901**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Anna
4	Joseph	Margaret
5	George	Elizabeth
6	Charles	Ruth
7	Frank	Marie
8	Henry	Gladys
9	Robert	Florence
10	Edward	Rose

**1902**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Anna
4	George	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Elizabeth
7	Robert	Marie
8	Frank	Lillian
9	Edward	Florence
10	Walter	Alice, Rose (tie)

**1903**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Margaret
3	James	Helen
4	George	Anna
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Marie
7	Robert	Elizabeth
8	Frank	Florence
9	Walter	Dorothy
10	Henry	Lillian

**1904**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	George, James (tie)	Margaret
4		Ruth
5	Joseph	Anna
6	Charles	Dorothy, Elizabeth (tie)
7	Robert
8	Frank	Marie
9	Edward	Alice, Florence (tie)
10	Walter

**1905**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	George	Anna
5	Charles	Ruth
6	Joseph	Dorothy
7	Frank, Robert (tie)	Elizabeth
8		Mildred
9	Edward	Lillian
10	Thomas	Marie

**1906**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	Joseph	Ruth
5	George	Anna
6	Charles	Elizabeth
7	Robert	Dorothy
8	Frank	Marie
9	Henry	Alice
10	Edward	Florence

**1907**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	George	Anna
5	Charles	Ruth
6	Joseph	Dorothy
7	Robert	Elizabeth
8	Frank	Mildred
9	Thomas, Walter (tie)	Alice
10		Ethel

**1908**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	George	Anna
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Dorothy
7	Robert	Elizabeth
8	Frank	Mildred
9	Edward	Frances
10	Henry	Florence

**1909**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	George	Dorothy, Ruth (tie)
5	Joseph
6	Robert	Anna
7	Charles	Elizabeth
8	Frank	Mildred
9	Edward	Marie
10	Henry, Walter (tie)	Alice

**1910**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	Robert	Dorothy, Ruth (tie)
5	Joseph
6	Charles, George (tie)	Anna
7		Mildred
8	Edward	Elizabeth
9	Frank	Alice
10	Henry	Ethel

**1911**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Dorothy, Margaret (tie)
4	Joseph
5	Charles, Robert (tie)	Ruth
6		Anna
7	George	Mildred
8	Frank	Elizabeth
9	Edward	Marie
10	Walter	Gladys

**1912**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Dorothy
4	Robert	Ruth
5	George	Margaret
6	Joseph	Anna
7	Charles	Mildred
8	Frank	Frances
9	Edward	Elizabeth
10	Thomas, Walter (tie)	Marie

**1913**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Dorothy
4	Robert	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Mildred
7	George	Elizabeth
8	Frank	Anna
9	Edward	Marie
10	Thomas	Florence

**1914**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Dorothy
4	Robert	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	George	Mildred
7	Charles	Anna
8	Frank	Elizabeth
9	Edward	Evelyn
10	Walter	Marie

**1915**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Dorothy
4	Robert	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Anna
7	George	Mildred
8	Edward	Evelyn
9	Frank	Virginia
10	Thomas	Elizabeth

**1916**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Margaret
4	Robert	Dorothy
5	Charles	Ruth
6	George	Mildred
7	Joseph	Anna
8	Edward	Frances
9	Frank	Elizabeth
10	Walter	Marie

**1917**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	James	Dorothy
4	Robert	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	George	Anna
7	Charles	Frances
8	Edward	Elizabeth
9	Frank	Mildred
10	Thomas, Walter (tie)	Marie

**1918**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	Robert	Dorothy
4	James	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Frances
7	George	Virginia
8	Edward	Anna
9	Frank	Mildred
10	Thomas	Elizabeth

**1918**
Rank	Male	Female
1	John	Mary
2	William	Helen
3	Robert	Dorothy
4	James	Margaret
5	Joseph	Ruth
6	Charles	Frances
7	George	Virginia
8	Edward	Anna
9	Frank	Mildred
10	Thomas	Elizabeth

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