Names by year · United States
The names of 1891
In 1891, the SSA recorded 286,673 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 16 | 11,704 | #125 |
| 2 | Anna1 in 36 | 5,099 | #107 |
| 3 | Margaret1 in 61 | 3,065 | #112 |
| 4 | Elizabeth1 in 61 | 3,059 | #17 |
| 5 | Emma1 in 64 | 2,884 | #3 |
| 6 | Florence1 in 68 | 2,716 | #391 |
| 7 | Ethel1 in 69 | 2,689 | #4,211 |
| 8 | Minnie1 in 76 | 2,428 | #3,060 |
| 9 | Helen1 in 77 | 2,417 | #462 |
| 10 | Bertha1 in 78 | 2,372 | #4,569 |
| 11 | Clara1 in 79 | 2,360 | #63 |
| 12 | Bessie1 in 80 | 2,323 | #6,889 |
| 13 | Annie1 in 88 | 2,096 | #182 |
| 14 | Grace1 in 89 | 2,088 | #38 |
| 15 | Mabel1 in 91 | 2,029 | #201 |
| 16 | Alice1 in 92 | 2,015 | #65 |
| 17 | Ida1 in 93 | 2,002 | #1,120 |
| 18 | Edna1 in 94 | 1,963 | #2,463 |
| 19 | Ruth1 in 100 | 1,857 | #173 |
| 20 | Lillian1 in 102 | 1,812 | #57 |
| 21 | Martha1 in 106 | 1,744 | #713 |
| 22 | Rose1 in 109 | 1,696 | #114 |
| 23 | Ella1 in 110 | 1,685 | #29 |
| 24 | Sarah1 in 111 | 1,669 | #90 |
| 25 | Nellie1 in 113 | 1,647 | #533 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John1 in 13 | 7,680 | #23 |
| 2 | William1 in 15 | 6,763 | #9 |
| 3 | James1 in 22 | 4,516 | #6 |
| 4 | George1 in 26 | 3,931 | #126 |
| 5 | Charles1 in 28 | 3,640 | #48 |
| 6 | Frank1 in 38 | 2,652 | #514 |
| 7 | Joseph1 in 39 | 2,572 | #29 |
| 8 | Robert1 in 45 | 2,240 | #92 |
| 9 | Harry1 in 47 | 2,132 | #775 |
| 10 | Henry1 in 49 | 2,049 | #5 |
| 11 | Edward1 in 51 | 1,989 | #224 |
| 12 | Thomas1 in 51 | 1,982 | #34 |
| 13 | Walter1 in 61 | 1,668 | #252 |
| 14 | Arthur1 in 67 | 1,514 | #87 |
| 15 | Fred1 in 74 | 1,362 | #1,936 |
| 16 | Albert1 in 84 | 1,207 | #614 |
| 17 | Clarence1 in 100 | 1,007 | #1,500 |
| 18 | Roy1 in 121 | 838 | #525 |
| 19 | Louis1 in 129 | 786 | #249 |
| 20 | Samuel1 in 134 | 753 | #18 |
| 21 | Willie1 in 137 | 739 | #1,322 |
| 22 | Ernest1 in 142 | 715 | #1,040 |
| 23 | Charlie1 in 143 | 707 | #145 |
| 24 | Carl1 in 150 | 675 | #1,134 |
| 25 | Earl1 in 150 | 674 | #2,236 |
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