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Baby Names from 1890

301,401 registered births | 111,024 boys | 190,377 girls

← 1889 1890s Overview 1891 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1890

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,502 births
2 William
7,494 births
3 James
5,097 births
4 George
4,458 births
5 Charles
4,061 births
6 Frank
3,078 births
7 Joseph
2,670 births
8 Robert
2,541 births
9 Henry
2,349 births
10 Harry
2,345 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
12,078 births
2 Anna
5,233 births
3 Elizabeth
3,112 births
4 Margaret
3,100 births
5 Emma
2,980 births
6 Florence
2,744 births
7 Ethel
2,718 births
8 Minnie
2,650 births
9 Clara
2,496 births
10 Bertha
2,388 births

Top Unisex Names of 1890

Jessie
241 boys 1,250 girls
Willie
758 boys 578 girls
Marion
137 boys 386 girls
Ollie
87 boys 392 girls
Lee
410 boys 58 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1890

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

Biggest Risers

B Nathaniel
#236 → #178 (+58)

Biggest Fallers

B Edmund
#155 → #225 (-70)
B Timothy
#166 → #223 (-57)
B Jake
#135 → #188 (-53)

New to the Top 200 in 1890

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

Nathaniel #178 Roland #198
1889 All Years 1891