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Baby Names from 1891

286,673 registered births | 101,191 boys | 185,482 girls

← 1890 1890s Overview 1892 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1891

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
7,680 births
2 William
6,763 births
3 James
4,516 births
4 George
3,931 births
5 Charles
3,640 births
6 Frank
2,652 births
7 Joseph
2,572 births
8 Robert
2,240 births
9 Harry
2,132 births
10 Henry
2,049 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
11,704 births
2 Anna
5,099 births
3 Margaret
3,065 births
4 Elizabeth
3,059 births
5 Emma
2,884 births
6 Florence
2,716 births
7 Ethel
2,689 births
8 Minnie
2,428 births
9 Helen
2,417 births
10 Bertha
2,372 births

Top Unisex Names of 1891

Jessie
227 boys 1,119 girls
Willie
739 boys 562 girls
Marion
121 boys 413 girls
Ollie
96 boys 376 girls
Francis
333 boys 88 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1891

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

Biggest Risers

B Clifton
#219 → #161 (+58)
B Bennie
#224 → #171 (+53)

Biggest Fallers

B Nathaniel
#178 → #238 (-60)
B Jasper
#149 → #206 (-57)
B Orville
#162 → #212 (-50)

New to the Top 200 in 1891

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

Clifton #161 Vincent #178 Freda #186 Erma #192
1890 All Years 1892