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Baby Names from 1892

334,374 registered births | 122,035 boys | 212,339 girls

← 1891 1890s Overview 1893 →
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Top 10 Baby Names of 1892

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
9,039 births
2 William
7,782 births
3 James
5,398 births
4 George
4,760 births
5 Charles
4,319 births
6 Frank
3,150 births
7 Joseph
3,064 births
8 Robert
2,710 births
9 Harry
2,460 births
10 Henry
2,452 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
13,172 births
2 Anna
5,542 births
3 Elizabeth
3,461 births
4 Margaret
3,435 births
5 Ruth
3,290 births
6 Florence
3,154 births
7 Emma
3,128 births
8 Ethel
3,035 births
9 Helen
2,936 births
10 Clara
2,661 births
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Top Unisex Names of 1892

Willie
948 boys 631 girls
Jessie
251 boys 1,246 girls
Marion
166 boys 497 girls
Ollie
115 boys 441 girls
Francis
429 boys 106 girls

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

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 1892

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

Biggest Risers

B Grover
#99 → #47 (+52)

Biggest Fallers

B Irving
#173 → #229 (-56)
B Jeff
#167 → #222 (-55)
B Clifton
#161 → #213 (-52)
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New to the Top 200 in 1892

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

Norma #184 Arnold #192 Fern #192 Marian #195
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