Names by year · United States
The names of 1882
In 1882, the SSA recorded 221,533 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 | 8,148 | #125 |
| 2 | Anna1 in 34 | 3,143 | #107 |
| 3 | Emma1 in 47 | 2,303 | #3 |
| 4 | Elizabeth1 in 49 | 2,186 | #17 |
| 5 | Minnie1 in 54 | 2,004 | #3,060 |
| 6 | Margaret1 in 59 | 1,821 | #112 |
| 7 | Ida1 in 64 | 1,673 | #1,120 |
| 8 | Alice1 in 70 | 1,542 | #65 |
| 9 | Bertha1 in 72 | 1,508 | #4,569 |
| 10 | Annie1 in 72 | 1,492 | #182 |
| 11 | Clara1 in 72 | 1,490 | #63 |
| 12 | Sarah1 in 76 | 1,410 | #90 |
| 13 | Florence1 in 82 | 1,322 | #391 |
| 14 | Martha1 in 88 | 1,229 | #713 |
| 15 | Ella1 in 89 | 1,206 | #29 |
| 16 | Grace1 in 90 | 1,195 | #38 |
| 17 | Laura1 in 94 | 1,151 | #379 |
| 18 | Bessie1 in 94 | 1,144 | #6,889 |
| 19 | Nellie1 in 95 | 1,138 | #533 |
| 20 | Maude1 in 99 | 1,089 | #3,367 |
| 21 | Cora1 in 100 | 1,076 | #113 |
| 22 | Carrie1 in 104 | 1,037 | #2,726 |
| 23 | Mabel1 in 108 | 997 | #201 |
| 24 | Ethel1 in 109 | 989 | #4,211 |
| 25 | Mattie1 in 112 | 966 | #1,005 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 12 | 9,557 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 12 | 9,298 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 19 | 5,892 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 22 | 5,193 | #126 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 22 | 5,091 | #48 |
| 6 | Frank1 in 36 | 3,176 | #514 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 43 | 2,670 | #29 |
| 8 | Thomas1 in 44 | 2,610 | #34 |
| 9 | Henry1 in 44 | 2,579 | #5 |
| 10 | Robert1 in 45 | 2,500 | #92 |
| 11 | Edward1 in 46 | 2,477 | #224 |
| 12 | Harry1 in 51 | 2,232 | #775 |
| 13 | Walter1 in 63 | 1,805 | #252 |
| 14 | Arthur1 in 67 | 1,686 | #87 |
| 15 | Fred1 in 69 | 1,641 | #1,936 |
| 16 | Albert1 in 76 | 1,499 | #614 |
| 17 | Samuel1 in 113 | 1,003 | #18 |
| 18 | Louis1 in 133 | 852 | #249 |
| 19 | David1 in 136 | 838 | #35 |
| 20 | Clarence1 in 136 | 837 | #1,500 |
| 21 | Charlie1 in 151 | 753 | #145 |
| 22 | Richard1 in 152 | 746 | #234 |
| 23 | Joe1 in 154 | 739 | #994 |
| 24 | Andrew1 in 169 | 673 | #73 |
| 25 | Will1 in 171 | 666 | #1,195 |
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