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Baby Names from 1886

255,316 registered births | 110,783 boys | 144,533 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1886

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
9,026 births
2 William
8,252 births
3 James
5,355 births
4 George
4,671 births
5 Charles
4,533 births
6 Frank
3,127 births
7 Joseph
2,594 births
8 Robert
2,443 births
9 Henry
2,404 births
10 Thomas
2,337 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
9,889 births
2 Anna
4,283 births
3 Emma
2,764 births
4 Elizabeth
2,680 births
5 Minnie
2,372 births
6 Margaret
2,275 births
7 Ida
2,049 births
8 Bertha
2,001 births
9 Clara
1,916 births
10 Florence
1,860 births

Top Unisex Names of 1886

Jessie
181 boys 1,003 girls
Willie
641 boys 388 girls
Marion
182 boys 273 girls
Francis
344 boys 81 girls
Ollie
81 boys 318 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1886

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Harrison
#247 → #178 (+69)
B Glenn
#194 → #136 (+58)

Biggest Fallers

B Cleve
#191 → #283 (-92)
B Hiram
#147 → #232 (-85)
B Wiley
#175 → #247 (-72)
B Cleveland
#98 → #160 (-62)

New to the Top 200 in 1886

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Flossie #192 Grant #195 Juan #196 Virgie #197
1885 All Years 1887