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Baby Names of the 1880s

2,408,094 registered births across 10 years

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Names That Defined the 1880s

Top Boy Names

1
John in top 10 for 10/10 years
89,949
2
William in top 10 for 10/10 years
84,881
3
James in top 10 for 10/10 years
54,056
4
George in top 10 for 10/10 years
47,651
5
Charles in top 10 for 10/10 years
46,656
6
Frank in top 10 for 10/10 years
30,967
7
Joseph in top 10 for 10/10 years
26,292
8
Henry in top 10 for 9/10 years
21,853
9
Robert in top 10 for 8/10 years
19,809
10
Thomas in top 10 for 8/10 years
19,068

Top Girl Names

1
Mary in top 10 for 10/10 years
91,668
2
Anna in top 10 for 10/10 years
38,159
3
Emma in top 10 for 10/10 years
25,404
4
Elizabeth in top 10 for 10/10 years
25,006
5
Margaret in top 10 for 10/10 years
21,799
6
Minnie in top 10 for 10/10 years
21,724
7
Bertha in top 10 for 9/10 years
15,971
8
Ida in top 10 for 8/10 years
13,932
9
Clara in top 10 for 6/10 years
11,529
10
Florence in top 10 for 4/10 years
8,733
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Browse Each Year in the 1880s

1880

201,484 births

John Mary
1881

192,688 births

John Mary
1882

221,533 births

John Mary
1883

216,946 births

John Mary
1884

243,461 births

John Mary
1885

240,854 births

John Mary
1886

255,316 births

John Mary
1887

247,392 births

John Mary
1888

299,474 births

John Mary
1889

288,946 births

John Mary
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