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Baby Names from 1896

357,484 registered births | 119,566 boys | 237,918 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1896

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,138 births
2 William
7,747 births
3 James
5,206 births
4 George
4,286 births
5 Charles
3,639 births
6 Joseph
3,051 births
7 Frank
2,845 births
8 Robert
2,719 births
9 Edward
2,296 births
10 Henry
2,183 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
13,811 births
2 Anna
5,860 births
3 Helen
4,392 births
4 Margaret
4,050 births
5 Ruth
3,905 births
6 Ethel
3,502 births
7 Elizabeth
3,471 births
8 Florence
3,323 births
9 Marie
3,087 births
10 Emma
2,872 births

Top Unisex Names of 1896

Willie
1,092 boys 755 girls
Jessie
229 boys 1,103 girls
Marion
172 boys 987 girls
Francis
551 boys 114 girls
Lee
455 boys 73 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1896

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

Biggest Risers

B Bryan
#359 → #116 (+243)
B Mckinley
#312 → #137 (+175)

Biggest Fallers

B Felix
#141 → #196 (-55)
B Aaron
#166 → #216 (-50)

New to the Top 200 in 1896

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

Bryan #116 Hobart #128 Mckinley #137 Thelma #168
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