Names by year · United States
The names of 1880
In 1880, the SSA recorded 201,484 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and John the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 13 | 7,065 | #125 |
| 2 | Anna1 in 35 | 2,604 | #107 |
| 3 | Emma1 in 45 | 2,003 | #3 |
| 4 | Elizabeth1 in 47 | 1,939 | #17 |
| 5 | Minnie1 in 52 | 1,746 | #3,060 |
| 6 | Margaret1 in 58 | 1,578 | #112 |
| 7 | Ida1 in 62 | 1,472 | #1,120 |
| 8 | Alice1 in 64 | 1,414 | #65 |
| 9 | Bertha1 in 69 | 1,320 | #4,569 |
| 10 | Sarah1 in 71 | 1,288 | #90 |
| 11 | Annie1 in 72 | 1,258 | #182 |
| 12 | Clara1 in 74 | 1,226 | #63 |
| 13 | Ella1 in 79 | 1,156 | #29 |
| 14 | Florence1 in 86 | 1,063 | #391 |
| 15 | Cora1 in 87 | 1,045 | #113 |
| 16 | Martha1 in 87 | 1,040 | #713 |
| 17 | Laura1 in 90 | 1,012 | #379 |
| 18 | Nellie1 in 91 | 995 | #533 |
| 19 | Grace1 in 93 | 982 | #38 |
| 20 | Carrie1 in 96 | 949 | #2,726 |
| 21 | Maude1 in 106 | 859 | #3,367 |
| 22 | Mabel1 in 113 | 808 | #201 |
| 23 | Bessie1 in 114 | 796 | #6,889 |
| 24 | Jennie1 in 115 | 793 | #2,309 |
| 25 | Gertrude1 in 116 | 787 | #6,632 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 11 | 9,655 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 12 | 9,532 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 19 | 5,927 | #6 |
| 4 | Charles1 in 21 | 5,348 | #48 |
| 5 | George1 in 22 | 5,126 | #126 |
| 6 | Frank1 in 34 | 3,242 | #514 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 42 | 2,632 | #29 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 44 | 2,534 | #34 |
| 9 | Henry1 in 45 | 2,444 | #5 |
| 10 | Robert1 in 46 | 2,415 | #92 |
| 11 | Edward1 in 47 | 2,364 | #224 |
| 12 | Harry1 in 51 | 2,152 | #775 |
| 13 | Walter1 in 63 | 1,755 | #252 |
| 14 | Arthur1 in 69 | 1,599 | #87 |
| 15 | Fred1 in 70 | 1,569 | #1,936 |
| 16 | Albert1 in 74 | 1,493 | #614 |
| 17 | Samuel1 in 108 | 1,024 | #18 |
| 18 | David1 in 127 | 869 | #35 |
| 19 | Louis1 in 133 | 828 | #249 |
| 20 | Joe1 in 151 | 731 | #994 |
| 21 | Charlie1 in 151 | 730 | #145 |
| 22 | Clarence1 in 151 | 730 | #1,500 |
| 23 | Richard1 in 152 | 728 | #234 |
| 24 | Andrew1 in 172 | 644 | #73 |
| 25 | Daniel1 in 172 | 643 | #22 |
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