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Baby Names from 1888

299,474 registered births | 120,852 boys | 178,622 girls

← 1887 1880s Overview 1889 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1888

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
9,247 births
2 William
8,705 births
3 James
5,562 births
4 George
4,912 births
5 Charles
4,591 births
6 Frank
3,459 births
7 Joseph
2,993 births
8 Robert
2,814 births
9 Harry
2,759 births
10 Henry
2,596 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
11,754 births
2 Anna
4,982 births
3 Elizabeth
3,224 births
4 Emma
3,087 births
5 Margaret
2,904 births
6 Minnie
2,654 births
7 Bertha
2,450 births
8 Florence
2,444 births
9 Ethel
2,374 births
10 Bessie
2,278 births

Top Unisex Names of 1888

Jessie
254 boys 1,200 girls
Willie
786 boys 522 girls
Lee
430 boys 61 girls
Ollie
76 boys 411 girls
Marion
162 boys 322 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1888

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

Biggest Risers

B Harrison
#130 → #52 (+78)
B Gordon
#234 → #177 (+57)
B Pete
#238 → #184 (+54)

Biggest Fallers

B Rudolph
#178 → #238 (-60)
B Bob
#172 → #228 (-56)

New to the Top 200 in 1888

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

Gordon #177 Bennie #194 Glen #196
1887 All Years 1889