Most popular girls’ 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 | Mary | 7,065 |
| 2 | Anna | 2,604 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,003 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 1,939 |
| 5 | Minnie | 1,746 |
| 6 | Margaret | 1,578 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,472 |
| 8 | Alice | 1,414 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,320 |
| 10 | Sarah | 1,288 |
| 11 | Annie | 1,258 |
| 12 | Clara | 1,226 |
| 13 | Ella | 1,156 |
| 14 | Florence | 1,063 |
| 15 | Cora | 1,045 |
| 16 | Martha | 1,040 |
| 17 | Laura | 1,012 |
| 18 | Nellie | 995 |
| 19 | Grace | 982 |
| 20 | Carrie | 949 |
| 21 | Maude | 859 |
| 22 | Mabel | 808 |
| 23 | Bessie | 796 |
| 24 | Jennie | 793 |
| 25 | Gertrude | 787 |