Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1882
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,557 |
| 2 | William | 9,298 |
| 3 | James | 5,892 |
| 4 | George | 5,193 |
| 5 | Charles | 5,091 |
| 6 | Frank | 3,176 |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,670 |
| 8 | Thomas | 2,610 |
| 9 | Henry | 2,579 |
| 10 | Robert | 2,500 |
| 11 | Edward | 2,477 |
| 12 | Harry | 2,232 |
| 13 | Walter | 1,805 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,686 |
| 15 | Fred | 1,641 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,499 |
| 17 | Samuel | 1,003 |
| 18 | Louis | 852 |
| 19 | David | 838 |
| 20 | Clarence | 837 |
| 21 | Charlie | 753 |
| 22 | Richard | 746 |
| 23 | Joe | 739 |
| 24 | Andrew | 673 |
| 25 | Will | 666 |