Most popular girls’ 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 | Mary | 8,148 |
| 2 | Anna | 3,143 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,303 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 2,186 |
| 5 | Minnie | 2,004 |
| 6 | Margaret | 1,821 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,673 |
| 8 | Alice | 1,542 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,508 |
| 10 | Annie | 1,492 |
| 11 | Clara | 1,490 |
| 12 | Sarah | 1,410 |
| 13 | Florence | 1,322 |
| 14 | Martha | 1,229 |
| 15 | Ella | 1,206 |
| 16 | Grace | 1,195 |
| 17 | Laura | 1,151 |
| 18 | Bessie | 1,144 |
| 19 | Nellie | 1,138 |
| 20 | Maude | 1,089 |
| 21 | Cora | 1,076 |
| 22 | Carrie | 1,037 |
| 23 | Mabel | 997 |
| 24 | Ethel | 989 |
| 25 | Mattie | 966 |