Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1881

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	8,768
2	William	8,524
3	James	5,441
4	George	4,664
5	Charles	4,636
6	Frank	2,834
7	Joseph	2,456
8	Henry	2,339
9	Thomas	2,282
10	Edward	2,177
11	Robert	2,140
12	Harry	2,002
13	Walter	1,670
14	Arthur	1,575
15	Fred	1,418
16	Albert	1,319
17	Samuel	919
18	David	750
19	Louis	746
20	Charlie	668
20	Clarence	668
22	Richard	641
23	Joe	639
24	Andrew	588
25	Ernest	571

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Will	550
27	Jesse	536
28	Oscar	530
29	Daniel	527
30	Willie	498
31	Benjamin	481
31	Sam	481
33	Alfred	466
34	Roy	440
35	Lewis	439
36	Frederick	433
37	Peter	428
38	Elmer	388
39	Jacob	381
40	Herbert	369
41	Carl	359
41	Howard	359
43	Tom	349
44	Lee	342
45	Ralph	329
46	Martin	327
47	Jim	323
48	Earl	314
48	Eugene	314
50	Bert	312
50	Edgar	312
52	Herman	304
53	Claude	302
54	Michael	298
55	Paul	291
56	Ben	289
57	Ira	286
58	Harvey	282
59	Chester	274
59	Edwin	274
61	Ed	272
62	Charley	266
63	Francis	259
64	Isaac	258
65	Luther	249
66	Lawrence	244
67	Oliver	238
68	Clyde	232
69	Otto	221
70	Hugh	219
71	Alexander	209
72	Leonard	206
73	Jack	197
74	Raymond	195
75	Patrick	188
76	Guy	186
77	Homer	181
78	Floyd	178
78	Theodore	178
80	Allen	172
80	August	172
82	Marion	162
83	Philip	156
83	Warren	156
85	Horace	152
86	Dan	148
86	Ray	148
88	Garfield	147
88	Stephen	147
90	Emil	145
91	Jessie	143
91	Milton	143
93	Willis	142
94	Calvin	138
95	Dave	135
96	Bernard	130
97	Julius	129
97	Leroy	129
97	Sidney	129
100	Anthony	128
101	Archie	125
102	Perry	123
103	Leo	122
104	Leon	121
104	Rufus	121
106	Harold	120
107	Franklin	117
108	Adam	116
109	Alex	114
110	Alonzo	111
110	Everett	111
112	Clifford	110
112	Victor	110
114	Eddie	109
115	Alvin	105
116	Levi	104
117	Amos	102
117	Roscoe	102
117	Wesley	102
120	Dennis	99
121	Eli	97
121	Jerry	97
123	Jay	96
124	Hiram	95
124	Norman	95
124	Percy	95
127	Aaron	94
127	Gus	94
127	Mark	94
127	Willard	94
131	Moses	93
132	Earnest	92
132	Gilbert	92
132	Jake	92
132	Leslie	92
136	Nathan	91
137	Adolph	90
137	Nelson	90
139	Otis	89
140	Irvin	88
140	Wallace	88
142	Clinton	87
142	Lester	87
142	Lloyd	87
142	Morris	87
146	Abraham	86
147	Jess	85
148	Elbert	84
148	Phillip	84
150	Jasper	83
151	Ross	82
152	Noah	81
152	Wilbur	81
154	Claud	80
154	Cornelius	80
154	Mack	80
154	Matthew	80
158	Lonnie	77
159	Melvin	76
159	Stanley	76
159	Sylvester	76
159	Wiley	76
163	Jose	75
163	Simon	75
165	Reuben	73
165	Silas	73
165	Wilson	73
168	Curtis	72
168	Felix	72
168	Maurice	72
171	Alva	70
172	Elijah	69
173	Christopher	68
174	Owen	67
175	Austin	66
175	Clark	66
175	Max	66
178	Asa	65
178	Emmett	65
178	Fredrick	65
178	Russell	65
178	Virgil	65
178	Winfield	65
184	Mose	63
184	Timothy	63
186	Rudolph	62
187	Edmund	61
187	Harley	61
187	Harrison	61
187	Jeff	61
187	Orville	61
192	Irving	60
193	Andy	58
193	Ellis	58
193	Lemuel	58
193	Monroe	58
197	Anton	57
197	Joel	57
197	Manuel	57
197	Marvin	57
197	Pete	57
197	Vernon	57
203	Marshall	56
203	Nicholas	56
205	Ike	55
205	Mathew	55
205	Ora	55
208	Christian	53
208	Emery	53
208	Newton	53
211	Chris	52
211	Clayton	52
211	Pearl	52
211	Wade	52
215	Augustus	51
215	Columbus	51
215	Scott	51
218	Bob	50
219	Solomon	49
220	Emanuel	48
220	Nathaniel	48
222	Riley	47
222	Sherman	47
224	Glenn	45
224	Johnnie	45
224	Juan	45
224	Marcus	45
224	Ollie	45
229	Enoch	44
229	Ezra	44
229	Mike	44
229	Steve	44
233	Ambrose	43
233	Arch	43
233	Dock	43
233	Hubert	43
237	Bill	42
237	Burton	42
237	Edmond	42
237	Emory	42
237	Luke	42
237	Ole	42
243	Elias	41
244	Anderson	40
244	Barney	40
244	Byron	40
244	Cyrus	40
244	Edd	40
244	Joshua	40
244	Major	40
244	Miles	40
252	Chas	39
252	Clifton	39
252	Gustave	39
252	Nick	39
252	Taylor	39
257	Bud	38
257	Jerome	38
257	Lucius	38
260	Burt	37
260	Ward	37
262	Abe	36
262	Hugo	36
262	Julian	36
262	Millard	36
262	Preston	36
262	Tony	36
268	Cecil	35
268	Seth	35
270	Bruce	34
270	Fletcher	34
270	Jeremiah	34
273	Grant	33
273	Green	33
273	Neal	33
276	Bennie	32
276	Conrad	32
276	Dee	32
276	Ervin	32
276	Gordon	32
276	Grover	32
276	Isaiah	32
276	Lorenzo	32
276	Porter	32
276	Van	32
286	Glen	31
286	Jefferson	31
286	Louie	31
289	Abner	30
289	Abram	30
289	Dudley	30
289	Lucian	30
289	Roland	30
289	Vincent	30
289	Wayne	30
296	Arnold	29
296	Elisha	29
296	Elwood	29
296	Karl	29
296	Kenneth	29
296	Mary	29
296	Matt	29
296	Myron	29
296	Pink	29
296	Roger	29
296	Wilbert	29
307	Forrest	28
307	Irwin	28
307	Jackson	28
307	Laurence	28
307	Madison	28
307	Sanford	28
313	Archibald	27
313	Delbert	27
313	Donald	27
313	Lon	27
313	Stewart	27
318	Antonio	26
318	Chauncey	26
318	Don	26
318	Noble	26
318	Otho	26
318	Spencer	26
324	Avery	25
324	Dallas	25
324	Freeman	25
324	Jonas	25
324	Lige	25
324	Napoleon	25
324	Walker	25
324	Zack	25
332	Boyd	24
332	Clay	24
332	Dewitt	24
332	Emmet	24
332	Evan	24
332	General	24
332	Isiah	24
332	Josiah	24
332	Omer	24
332	Perley	24
342	Ferdinand	23
342	Hans	23
342	Israel	23
342	Judson	23
342	Morgan	23
342	Waldo	23
348	Berry	22
348	Carroll	22
348	Clement	22
348	Elliott	22
348	Ezekiel	22
348	Foster	22
348	Gust	22
348	Jason	22
348	Josh	22
348	Junius	22
348	Loren	22
348	Wilfred	22
360	Adolphus	21
360	Allie	21
360	Benjiman	21
360	Christ	21
360	Dwight	21
360	Earle	21
360	Francisco	21
360	Giles	21
360	Granville	21
360	Jonathan	21
360	Lafayette	21
360	Leander	21
360	Lyman	21
360	Lynn	21
360	Ruben	21
375	Dick	20
375	Elvin	20
375	Emerson	20
375	Emile	20
375	Isom	20
375	Jimmie	20
375	King	20
375	Mitchell	20
375	Orrin	20
375	Pat	20
375	Royal	20
375	Sim	20
375	Truman	20
375	Washington	20
389	Al	19
389	Carlos	19
389	Lem	19
389	Milo	19
389	Oren	19
389	Orlando	19
395	Allan	18
395	Arther	18
395	Caleb	18
395	Cicero	18
395	Clem	18
395	Clint	18
395	Forest	18
395	Gustav	18
395	Harmon	18
395	Ivan	18
395	Jordan	18
395	Ned	18
395	Nels	18
395	Phil	18
395	Randolph	18
395	Smith	18
395	Tomas	18
395	Turner	18
395	Ulysses	18
395	Vern	18
395	Wilford	18
416	Addison	17
416	Alford	17
416	Art	17
416	Benjamine	17
416	Dean	17
416	Enos	17
416	Erwin	17
416	Gabriel	17
416	Issac	17
416	Lucious	17
416	Malcolm	17
416	Merton	17
416	Micheal	17
416	Prince	17
416	Simeon	17
431	Anna	16
431	Carlton	16
431	Coleman	16
431	Douglas	16
431	Finis	16
431	Hardy	16
431	Hosea	16
431	Jules	16
431	Rolla	16
431	Tobe	16
431	Wash	16
442	Almon	15
442	Aubrey	15
442	Bertram	15
442	Casper	15
442	Ellsworth	15
442	Ephraim	15
442	Fay	15
442	Hamilton	15
442	Harris	15
442	Henery	15
442	Lou	15
442	Mat	15
442	Rollin	15
442	Sol	15
442	Steven	15
442	Verne	15
442	West	15
442	Wm	15
460	Adelbert	14
460	Alma	14
460	Aron	14
460	Axel	14
460	Bennett	14
460	Brown	14
460	Buck	14
460	Colonel	14
460	Elton	14
460	Elza	14
460	Gerald	14
460	Ivy	14
460	Johnie	14
460	Judge	14
460	Lenard	14
460	Minor	14
460	Morton	14
460	Murray	14
460	Nat	14
460	Newell	14
460	Norris	14
460	Pedro	14
460	Rollie	14
460	Sandy	14
460	Wilber	14
460	Wilburn	14
460	Wyatt	14
487	Davis	13
487	Dell	13
487	Doc	13
487	Fate	13
487	Frederic	13
487	Harlan	13
487	Harve	13
487	Henderson	13
487	Johnny	13
487	Logan	13
487	Mason	13
487	Merle	13
487	Merritt	13
487	Noel	13
487	Valentine	13
487	Wellington	13
503	Abel	12
503	Adrian	12
503	Alphonse	12
503	Carter	12
503	Cary	12
503	Cleveland	12
503	Crawford	12
503	Curt	12
503	Duncan	12
503	Early	12
503	Ernst	12
503	Frances	12
503	Gene	12
503	Hal	12
503	Hamp	12
503	Hezekiah	12
503	Lawson	12
503	Luis	12
503	Mathias	12
503	Olin	12
503	Parker	12
503	Pleasant	12
503	Reginald	12
503	Rich	12
503	Seymour	12
503	Solon	12
503	Stuart	12
503	Thaddeus	12
503	Tim	12
503	Winfred	12
533	Alton	11
533	Asbury	11
533	Bart	11
533	Benton	11
533	Beverly	11
533	Birt	11
533	Burl	11
533	Chin	11
533	Elihu	11
533	Erastus	11
533	Ford	11
533	Hampton	11
533	Houston	11
533	Johnson	11
533	Len	11
533	Lonzo	11
533	Loyd	11
533	Lucas	11
533	Lucien	11
533	Miller	11
533	Mortimer	11
533	Omar	11
533	Orval	11
533	Pierre	11
533	Raleigh	11
533	Ransom	11
533	Rush	11
533	Shelby	11
533	Tommie	11
533	Wilmer	11
563	Alonza	10
563	Artie	10
563	Bee	10
563	Benjaman	10
563	Bradley	10
563	Cal	10
563	Cloyd	10
563	Danial	10
563	Dexter	10
563	Emmitt	10
563	Finley	10
563	Guss	10
563	June	10
563	Lacy	10
563	Larkin	10
563	Meyer	10
563	Mont	10
563	Newt	10
563	Paris	10
563	Pleas	10
563	Rupert	10
563	Russel	10
563	Santiago	10
563	Sid	10
563	Soloman	10
563	Thornton	10
563	Walton	10
563	Warner	10
563	Watson	10
563	Willam	10
563	Wylie	10
563	Zeb	10
595	Allison	9
595	Alpha	9
595	Angus	9
595	Anson	9
595	Asberry	9
595	Basil	9
595	Bertie	9
595	Berton	9
595	Bryant	9
595	Buford	9
595	Byrd	9
595	Cassius	9
595	Clair	9
595	Cornelious	9
595	Dana	9
595	Deforest	9
595	Denis	9
595	Dillard	9
595	Dolph	9
595	Dorsey	9
595	Edith	9
595	Eldridge	9
595	Elmo	9
595	Emma	9
595	Eric	9
595	Freddie	9
595	Geo	9
595	Godfrey	9
595	Harper	9
595	Haywood	9
595	Jean	9
595	Jule	9
595	Lambert	9
595	Leland	9
595	Lew	9
595	Margaret	9
595	Marshal	9
595	Miguel	9
595	Milford	9
595	Ocie	9
595	Olen	9
595	Orange	9
595	Orin	9
595	Ottis	9
595	Park	9
595	Pinkney	9
595	Ples	9
595	Press	9
595	Rafael	9
595	Ramon	9
595	Randall	9
595	Reece	9
595	Roe	9
595	Rube	9
595	Thad	9
595	Vivian	9
595	Willian	9
595	Young	9
653	Aloysius	8
653	Ambers	8
653	Archer	8
653	Bailey	8
653	Bartholomew	8
653	Bessie	8
653	Billie	8
653	Bishop	8
653	Carey	8
653	Collins	8
653	Connie	8
653	Drew	8
653	Elbridge	8
653	Eldon	8
653	Elvis	8
653	Ely	8
653	Fritz	8
653	Gaston	8
653	Guadalupe	8
653	Hartwell	8
653	Herschel	8
653	Isadore	8
653	Jesus	8
653	Kelly	8
653	Knox	8
653	Larry	8
653	Lindsay	8
653	Llewellyn	8
653	Lue	8
653	Manning	8
653	Marcellus	8
653	Mervin	8
653	Minnie	8
653	Odie	8
653	Ola	8
653	Palmer	8
653	Reed	8
653	Reese	8
653	Sampson	8
653	Samual	8
653	Sanders	8
653	Squire	8
653	Sterling	8
653	Sumner	8
653	Theo	8
653	Thos	8
653	Tommy	8
653	Unknown	8
653	Watt	8
653	Wendell	8
653	Wirt	8
653	Wong	8
653	Woodie	8
706	Addie	7
706	Albion	7
706	Alec	7
706	Alice	7
706	Alphonso	7
706	Alvis	7
706	Ammon	7
706	Auther	7
706	Ballard	7
706	Barton	7
706	Boss	7
706	Burley	7
706	Cas	7
706	Cass	7
706	Chalmer	7
706	Chesley	7
706	Cora	7
706	Coy	7
706	Denton	7
706	Doss	7
706	Edson	7
706	Egbert	7
706	Elder	7
706	Elie	7
706	Elsworth	7
706	Elzie	7
706	Erving	7
706	Evans	7
706	Evert	7
706	Florence	7
706	Fredric	7
706	Furman	7
706	Garland	7
706	Garrett	7
706	Gideon	7
706	Halsey	7
706	Handy	7
706	Helen	7
706	Horatio	7
706	Hyrum	7
706	Isham	7
706	Justin	7
706	Leopold	7
706	Levy	7
706	Lindsey	7
706	Lum	7
706	Mac	7
706	Mahlon	7
706	Mart	7
706	Merrill	7
706	Nellie	7
706	Oda	7
706	Olaf	7
706	Oran	7
706	Orson	7
706	Pearlie	7
706	Percival	7
706	Pierce	7
706	Plummer	7
706	Presley	7
706	Price	7
706	Quincy	7
706	Rex	7
706	Rollo	7
706	Roswell	7
706	Ruffus	7
706	Sheldon	7
706	Shirley	7
706	Ted	7
706	Tilman	7
706	Todd	7
706	Vance	7
706	Williams	7
706	Worth	7
706	York	7
781	Acie	6
781	Alden	6
781	Alfonso	6
781	Alois	6
781	Alvah	6
781	Alvie	6
781	Andres	6
781	Asher	6
781	Ashley	6
781	Ashton	6
781	Augustine	6
781	Baxter	6
781	Bernhard	6
781	Bertrand	6
781	Billy	6
781	Bird	6
781	Blaine	6
781	Bruno	6
781	Burke	6
781	Cap	6
781	Carrie	6
781	Carson	6
781	Casimiro	6
781	Collie	6
781	Curley	6
781	Dale	6
781	Dixon	6
781	Dominick	6
781	Ennis	6
781	Erasmus	6
781	Ferd	6
781	Garret	6
781	Gary	6
781	Gee	6
781	Gerrit	6
781	Gregory	6
781	Griffin	6
781	Hall	6
781	Heber	6
781	Hector	6
781	Hermann	6
781	Hosteen	6
781	Howell	6
781	Huey	6
781	Humphrey	6
781	Hunter	6
781	Hurley	6
781	Isidore	6
781	Ivey	6
781	Jones	6
781	Lafe	6
781	Lonie	6
781	Lorenza	6
781	Lyle	6
781	Marian	6
781	Maud	6
781	Maude	6
781	Melville	6
781	Murphy	6
781	Neil	6
781	Obe	6
781	Obie	6
781	Orla	6
781	Orlo	6
781	Orrie	6
781	Oswald	6
781	Otha	6
781	Richmond	6
781	Rodney	6
781	Rutherford	6
781	Sebastian	6
781	Stanton	6
781	Starling	6
781	Stonewall	6
781	Sydney	6
781	Thurman	6
781	Tolbert	6
781	Toney	6
781	Troy	6
781	Uriah	6
781	Vernie	6
781	Weaver	6
781	Webb	6
781	Whit	6
781	Yee	6
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866	Albin	5
866	Alf	5
866	Alto	5
866	Angelo	5
866	Annie	5
866	Antone	5
866	Arden	5
866	Arlington	5
866	Atticus	5
866	Augustin	5
866	Author	5
866	Authur	5
866	Bedford	5
866	Belton	5
866	Bertha	5
866	Blair	5
866	Burrell	5
866	Buster	5
866	Caesar	5
866	Callie	5
866	Campbell	5
866	Champ	5
866	Clara	5
866	Clarance	5
866	Clarke	5
866	Cliff	5
866	Coley	5
866	Colin	5
866	Conway	5
866	Craig	5
866	Dalton	5
866	Darwin	5
866	Delmar	5
866	Dennie	5
866	Dolphus	5
866	Duke	5
866	Ebb	5
866	Ebbie	5
866	Eber	5
866	Edna	5
866	Ellison	5
866	Elmore	5
866	Elonzo	5
866	Emit	5
866	Emry	5
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866	Esequiel	5
866	Essie	5
866	Esta	5
866	Ethel	5
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866	Flem	5
866	Fleming	5
866	Gabe	5
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866	Garnett	5
866	Golden	5
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866	Gregg	5
866	Gustaf	5
866	Gustavus	5
866	Halbert	5
866	Hardie	5
866	Hardin	5
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866	Hayes	5
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