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Baby Names from 1893

325,223 registered births | 112,318 boys | 212,905 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1893

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,049 births
2 William
7,223 births
3 James
5,030 births
4 George
4,320 births
5 Charles
3,723 births
6 Joseph
2,997 births
7 Frank
2,917 births
8 Robert
2,563 births
9 Edward
2,309 births
10 Harry
2,245 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
12,784 births
2 Anna
5,695 births
3 Ruth
3,658 births
4 Margaret
3,565 births
5 Elizabeth
3,360 births
6 Helen
3,249 births
7 Florence
3,231 births
8 Ethel
3,119 births
9 Emma
2,968 births
10 Bertha
2,623 births

Top Unisex Names of 1893

Willie
882 boys 648 girls
Jessie
214 boys 1,216 girls
Marion
139 boys 532 girls
Ollie
99 boys 459 girls
Francis
418 boys 107 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1893

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

Biggest Risers

B Irving
#229 → #155 (+74)
B Jeff
#222 → #167 (+55)
B Forrest
#247 → #196 (+51)

Biggest Fallers

B Jake
#140 → #210 (-70)

New to the Top 200 in 1893

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

Madeline #184 Naomi #189 Vivian #191 Kathleen #196 Lila #200
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