Names by year · United States
The names of 1885
In 1885, the SSA recorded 240,854 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 15 | 9,128 | #125 |
| 2 | Anna1 in 33 | 3,994 | #107 |
| 3 | Emma1 in 49 | 2,728 | #3 |
| 4 | Elizabeth1 in 52 | 2,582 | #17 |
| 5 | Margaret1 in 60 | 2,204 | #112 |
| 6 | Minnie1 in 61 | 2,178 | #3,060 |
| 7 | Clara1 in 70 | 1,910 | #63 |
| 8 | Bertha1 in 72 | 1,860 | #4,569 |
| 9 | Ida1 in 72 | 1,854 | #1,120 |
| 10 | Annie1 in 78 | 1,703 | #182 |
| 11 | Alice1 in 79 | 1,681 | #65 |
| 12 | Florence1 in 80 | 1,667 | #391 |
| 13 | Bessie1 in 84 | 1,588 | #6,889 |
| 14 | Grace1 in 84 | 1,575 | #38 |
| 15 | Ethel1 in 89 | 1,495 | #4,211 |
| 16 | Nellie1 in 93 | 1,432 | #533 |
| 17 | Martha1 in 93 | 1,425 | #713 |
| 18 | Sarah1 in 93 | 1,424 | #90 |
| 19 | Ella1 in 95 | 1,395 | #29 |
| 20 | Mabel1 in 99 | 1,349 | #201 |
| 21 | Laura1 in 100 | 1,325 | #379 |
| 22 | Carrie1 in 104 | 1,283 | #2,726 |
| 23 | Cora1 in 106 | 1,253 | #113 |
| 24 | Maude1 in 109 | 1,222 | #3,367 |
| 25 | Rose1 in 114 | 1,164 | #114 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 12 | 8,756 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 13 | 8,044 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 21 | 5,175 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 23 | 4,674 | #126 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 23 | 4,599 | #48 |
| 6 | Frank1 in 35 | 3,067 | #514 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 42 | 2,540 | #29 |
| 8 | Henry1 in 45 | 2,406 | #5 |
| 9 | Robert1 in 46 | 2,322 | #92 |
| 10 | Thomas1 in 48 | 2,266 | #34 |
| 11 | Edward1 in 49 | 2,220 | #224 |
| 12 | Harry1 in 49 | 2,198 | #775 |
| 13 | Walter1 in 60 | 1,808 | #252 |
| 14 | Fred1 in 69 | 1,562 | #1,936 |
| 15 | Arthur1 in 71 | 1,516 | #87 |
| 16 | Albert1 in 75 | 1,429 | #614 |
| 17 | Clarence1 in 119 | 906 | #1,500 |
| 18 | Samuel1 in 121 | 888 | #18 |
| 19 | Louis1 in 133 | 809 | #249 |
| 20 | Grover1 in 140 | 768 | #4,298 |
| 21 | Ernest1 in 150 | 718 | #1,040 |
| 22 | David1 in 151 | 712 | #35 |
| 23 | Charlie1 in 153 | 705 | #145 |
| 24 | Roy1 in 156 | 691 | #525 |
| 25 | Joe1 in 158 | 681 | #994 |
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