Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1880
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,655 |
| 2 | William | 9,532 |
| 3 | James | 5,927 |
| 4 | Charles | 5,348 |
| 5 | George | 5,126 |
| 6 | Frank | 3,242 |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,632 |
| 8 | Thomas | 2,534 |
| 9 | Henry | 2,444 |
| 10 | Robert | 2,415 |
| 11 | Edward | 2,364 |
| 12 | Harry | 2,152 |
| 13 | Walter | 1,755 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,599 |
| 15 | Fred | 1,569 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,493 |
| 17 | Samuel | 1,024 |
| 18 | David | 869 |
| 19 | Louis | 828 |
| 20 | Joe | 731 |
| 21 | Charlie | 730 |
| 21 | Clarence | 730 |
| 23 | Richard | 728 |
| 24 | Andrew | 644 |
| 25 | Daniel | 643 |