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Baby Names from 1897

346,957 registered births | 112,757 boys | 234,200 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1897

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
7,550 births
2 William
7,198 births
3 James
5,113 births
4 George
4,078 births
5 Charles
3,341 births
6 Joseph
2,827 births
7 Frank
2,726 births
8 Robert
2,701 births
9 Edward
2,121 births
10 Henry
1,994 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
13,413 births
2 Anna
5,429 births
3 Helen
4,519 births
4 Margaret
4,146 births
5 Ruth
3,878 births
6 Elizabeth
3,442 births
7 Florence
3,369 births
8 Ethel
3,182 births
9 Marie
3,078 births
10 Emma
2,698 births

Top Unisex Names of 1897

Willie
1,151 boys 818 girls
Jessie
234 boys 1,191 girls
Marion
153 boys 994 girls
Francis
496 boys 115 girls
Lee
453 boys 97 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1897

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

Biggest Risers

B Dewey
#224 → #111 (+113)
B Marvin
#175 → #122 (+53)
G Thelma
#168 → #117 (+51)

Biggest Fallers

B Abraham
#153 → #212 (-59)
B Sherman
#162 → #215 (-53)

New to the Top 200 in 1897

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

Dewey #111 Opal #182 Johnie #200
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