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Baby Names from 1887

247,392 registered births | 101,411 boys | 145,981 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1887

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,110 births
2 William
7,470 births
3 James
4,768 births
4 George
4,284 births
5 Charles
4,031 births
6 Frank
2,883 births
7 Joseph
2,456 births
8 Henry
2,228 births
9 Thomas
2,151 births
10 Edward
2,125 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
9,888 births
2 Anna
4,227 births
3 Elizabeth
2,681 births
4 Emma
2,647 births
5 Margaret
2,419 births
6 Minnie
2,215 births
7 Bertha
2,037 births
8 Clara
1,984 births
9 Florence
1,964 births
10 Ida
1,929 births

Top Unisex Names of 1887

Jessie
182 boys 1,012 girls
Willie
590 boys 379 girls
Lee
400 boys 60 girls
Francis
327 boys 82 girls
Ollie
68 boys 338 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1887

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

Biggest Risers

B Hiram
#232 → #170 (+62)
B Wiley
#247 → #189 (+58)
B Hubert
#217 → #161 (+56)

Biggest Fallers

B Cleveland
#160 → #212 (-52)
B Marshall
#132 → #182 (-50)

New to the Top 200 in 1887

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

Teresa #196 Donald #198 Edd #199
1886 All Years 1888