Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1883

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	8,894
2	William	8,387
3	James	5,223
4	Charles	4,826
5	George	4,736
6	Frank	2,986
7	Joseph	2,515
8	Henry	2,383
9	Robert	2,334
10	Thomas	2,316
11	Edward	2,250
12	Harry	2,110
13	Walter	1,705
14	Arthur	1,591
15	Fred	1,502
16	Albert	1,496
17	Samuel	937
18	Clarence	837
19	Louis	796
20	David	734
21	Richard	649
22	Charlie	643
23	Ernest	641
24	Andrew	623
25	Daniel	615

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joe	607
26	Oscar	607
28	Jesse	584
29	Will	576
30	Roy	556
31	Benjamin	508
32	Carl	480
33	Sam	476
34	Willie	474
35	Alfred	457
36	Peter	450
37	Frederick	438
38	Lewis	431
39	Howard	429
40	Elmer	423
41	Herbert	422
42	Earl	389
43	Lee	388
44	Tom	386
45	Ralph	385
46	Martin	377
47	Herman	359
48	Paul	358
49	Jacob	356
50	Clyde	336
51	Eugene	325
52	Jim	322
53	Harvey	318
54	Claude	315
55	Michael	307
56	Ben	306
57	Edwin	299
58	Edgar	292
59	Chester	290
60	Francis	285
61	Lawrence	282
62	Bert	273
63	Charley	254
64	Ed	247
65	Jack	242
66	Otto	240
67	Ira	239
68	Raymond	233
69	Luther	229
70	Isaac	227
71	Guy	224
72	Oliver	219
73	Floyd	217
74	Hugh	215
75	Patrick	213
76	Homer	210
77	August	209
78	Ray	202
79	Leonard	200
80	Alexander	187
81	Theodore	185
82	Allen	175
83	Horace	167
84	Archie	166
84	Philip	166
86	Sidney	165
87	Marion	163
88	Julius	160
89	Jessie	151
90	Milton	149
91	Warren	146
92	Anthony	143
92	Everett	143
92	Leroy	143
95	Leo	142
96	Bernard	141
97	Leon	140
97	Stephen	140
99	Emil	139
100	Clifford	138
101	Dave	135
102	Perry	133
103	Willis	131
104	Grover	127
105	Eddie	125
105	Rufus	125
107	Calvin	122
108	Alex	120
108	Dan	120
108	Leslie	120
111	Lester	116
112	Adolph	115
113	Alvin	113
113	Amos	113
115	Dennis	112
115	Jess	112
117	Harold	108
118	Adam	107
118	Jerry	107
120	Norman	106
121	Aaron	105
122	Wesley	104
123	Alonzo	100
123	Wallace	100
125	Victor	99
126	Lloyd	98
126	Mack	98
128	Jay	97
129	Jake	96
129	Melvin	96
131	Franklin	94
132	Nathan	93
133	Cornelius	92
133	Elbert	92
133	Elijah	92
133	Gilbert	92
133	Phillip	92
133	Roscoe	92
133	Willard	92
140	Claud	91
140	Lonnie	91
140	Mark	91
143	Simon	90
144	Christopher	89
144	Maurice	89
144	Otis	89
147	Ross	88
148	Clinton	87
148	Earnest	87
148	Emmett	87
148	Percy	87
152	Matthew	86
153	Hiram	85
153	Levi	85
155	Fredrick	84
156	Eli	82
156	Moses	82
158	Gus	81
158	Noah	81
160	Marshall	79
160	Nelson	79
162	Silas	77
163	Max	75
163	Morris	75
165	Jasper	74
165	Jose	74
165	Manuel	74
168	Ellis	73
168	Irvin	73
168	Mike	73
168	Wilbur	73
172	Alva	72
172	Wiley	72
174	Marvin	71
174	Nicholas	71
176	Virgil	70
177	Sylvester	69
178	Felix	68
178	Stanley	68
180	Russell	67
180	Wilson	67
182	Glenn	65
182	Mose	65
182	Ora	65
185	Anton	63
185	Dock	63
185	Edmund	63
185	Harley	63
185	Owen	63
190	Bob	62
190	Steve	62
190	Timothy	62
193	Asa	61
193	Harrison	61
193	Ollie	61
193	Rudolph	61
197	Newton	59
197	Orville	59
199	Clayton	58
200	Pearl	57
200	Reuben	57
202	Joshua	55
203	Don	54
203	Wade	54
205	Augustus	53
205	Curtis	53
205	Hubert	53
208	Abraham	52
208	Donald	52
208	Edmond	52
208	Preston	52
212	Cecil	51
212	Joel	51
212	Lon	51
215	Bill	50
215	Bruce	50
215	Byron	50
215	Christian	50
215	Ike	50
215	Juan	50
221	Columbus	49
221	Garfield	49
221	Gustave	49
221	Nathaniel	49
225	Barney	48
225	Johnnie	48
225	Julian	48
225	Sherman	48
229	Chris	47
229	Cyrus	47
229	Scott	47
232	Ervin	46
232	Irving	46
232	Monroe	46
232	Vernon	46
232	Winfield	46
237	Clark	45
237	Riley	45
237	Solomon	45
240	Elias	44
240	Enoch	44
240	Gustav	44
240	Jeff	44
240	Millard	44
245	Abe	43
245	Andy	43
245	Austin	43
245	Delbert	43
245	Edd	43
245	Emery	43
245	Pete	43
245	Vincent	43
253	Arnold	42
253	Bud	42
253	Elisha	42
253	Louie	42
253	Miles	42
253	Wilfred	42
259	Lemuel	41
259	Major	41
261	Burton	40
262	Matt	39
263	Anderson	38
263	Arch	38
263	Chas	38
263	Conrad	38
263	Emory	38
263	Gordon	38
263	Hugo	38
263	Luke	38
263	Marcus	38
263	Wilbert	38
273	Jeremiah	37
273	Mathew	37
275	Ambrose	36
275	Jerome	36
275	Nick	36
275	Roland	36
279	Burt	35
279	Cleveland	35
279	Ole	35
282	Emanuel	34
282	Jackson	34
284	Douglas	33
284	Earle	33
284	Green	33
284	Karl	33
284	Lynn	33
289	Foster	32
289	Grant	32
289	Jefferson	32
289	Mary	32
289	Tony	32
294	Carroll	31
294	Clem	31
294	Clement	31
294	Van	31
298	Antonio	30
298	Chauncey	30
298	Ellsworth	30
298	Ferdinand	30
298	Isaiah	30
298	Mitchell	30
298	Ned	30
298	Ruben	30
306	Benjiman	29
306	Ivan	29
306	Neal	29
309	Alton	28
309	Archibald	28
309	Ezra	28
309	Forest	28
309	Hans	28
309	Irwin	28
309	Laurence	28
309	Spencer	28
309	Zack	28
318	Abner	27
318	Fletcher	27
318	Glen	27
318	Josh	27
318	Taylor	27
318	Ward	27
324	Clifton	26
324	Elliott	26
324	Erwin	26
324	Jimmie	26
324	Kenneth	26
324	Lyman	26
324	Seth	26
331	Clay	25
331	Emmet	25
331	Forrest	25
331	General	25
331	Lucius	25
331	Wayne	25
337	Allie	24
337	Berry	24
337	Dick	24
337	Dudley	24
337	Elwood	24
337	Francisco	24
337	Isiah	24
337	Judge	24
337	Lem	24
346	Emile	23
346	Hamilton	23
346	Malcolm	23
346	Merle	23
346	Merton	23
346	Neil	23
346	Omer	23
346	Phil	23
346	Porter	23
346	Roger	23
346	Sandy	23
346	Sim	23
346	Vern	23
359	Carlos	22
359	Dee	22
359	Guss	22
359	Jonas	22
359	Judson	22
359	King	22
359	Loren	22
359	Madison	22
359	Myron	22
359	Napoleon	22
359	Otho	22
359	Sanford	22
371	Al	21
371	Bennie	21
371	Boyd	21
371	Dewitt	21
371	Harve	21
371	Leland	21
371	Lige	21
371	Lucian	21
371	Royal	21
371	Truman	21
381	Abram	20
381	Addison	20
381	Aubrey	20
381	Emerson	20
381	Frederic	20
381	Freeman	20
381	Hal	20
381	Junius	20
381	Logan	20
381	Lorenzo	20
381	Merrill	20
381	Milo	20
381	Murray	20
381	Pat	20
381	Ramon	20
381	Sterling	20
381	Walker	20
381	Wash	20
381	Washington	20
381	Webster	20
381	Wilford	20
402	Adolphus	19
402	Allan	19
402	Carey	19
402	Carlton	19
402	Dallas	19
402	Enos	19
402	Jean	19
402	Morgan	19
402	Nels	19
402	Rolla	19
412	Alvah	18
412	Benton	18
412	Bertram	18
412	Doc	18
412	Duncan	18
412	Elza	18
412	Evan	18
412	Evert	18
412	Haywood	18
412	Isom	18
412	Israel	18
412	Jules	18
412	Lawson	18
412	Leander	18
412	Mathias	18
412	Olin	18
412	Orin	18
412	Pedro	18
412	Prince	18
412	Stewart	18
412	Warner	18
433	Angus	17
433	Arther	17
433	Christ	17
433	Clint	17
433	Frances	17
433	Giles	17
433	Harmon	17
433	Henery	17
433	Jonathan	17
433	Jordan	17
433	Olaf	17
433	Pink	17
433	Raleigh	17
433	Rolland	17
433	Wilber	17
448	Anna	16
448	Caleb	16
448	Casper	16
448	Clarance	16
448	Elmo	16
448	Ernst	16
448	Houston	16
448	Randolph	16
448	Sol	16
448	Tim	16
448	Valentine	16
448	Wm	16
460	Alf	15
460	Benjamine	15
460	Clair	15
460	Dorsey	15
460	Early	15
460	Elvin	15
460	Fay	15
460	Granville	15
460	Harris	15
460	Henderson	15
460	Hezekiah	15
460	Johnie	15
460	Lonzo	15
460	Mont	15
460	Newt	15
460	Noble	15
460	Rex	15
460	Rollin	15
460	Wilmer	15
479	Adelbert	14
479	Adrian	14
479	Alphonse	14
479	Arlie	14
479	Avery	14
479	Cal	14
479	Ephraim	14
479	Everette	14
479	Ezekiel	14
479	Hardy	14
479	Johnny	14
479	Josiah	14
479	Lum	14
479	Minnie	14
479	Theo	14
479	Ulysses	14
479	Walton	14
479	Watson	14
497	Alford	13
497	Aloysius	13
497	Blaine	13
497	Elie	13
497	Elizabeth	13
497	Garrett	13
497	Gerald	13
497	Issac	13
497	Jarvis	13
497	Jason	13
497	Loyd	13
497	Mahlon	13
497	Margaret	13
497	Micheal	13
497	Nat	13
497	Omar	13
497	Otha	13
497	Pierre	13
497	Richmond	13
497	Rollie	13
497	Shirley	13
497	Simeon	13
497	Smith	13
497	Steven	13
497	Ted	13
497	Thornton	13
497	Tomas	13
497	Troy	13
497	Williams	13
497	Zeb	13
527	Abel	12
527	Alden	12
527	Allison	12
527	Axel	12
527	Brown	12
527	Clare	12
527	Cleve	12
527	Coleman	12
527	Dean	12
527	Elzie	12
527	Ernie	12
527	Fritz	12
527	Gust	12
527	Hollis	12
527	Jesus	12
527	Johnson	12
527	Kelly	12
527	Larry	12
527	Lincoln	12
527	Lindsey	12
527	Mason	12
527	Miguel	12
527	Orson	12
527	Reginald	12
527	Rush	12
527	Squire	12
527	Sumner	12
527	Wheeler	12
527	Young	12
556	Alpha	11
556	Author	11
556	Bart	11
556	Benjaman	11
556	Burl	11
556	Carter	11
556	Chin	11
556	Cicero	11
556	Dale	11
556	Davis	11
556	Dell	11
556	Drew	11
556	Dwight	11
556	Eric	11
556	Florence	11
556	Garland	11
556	Hayes	11
556	Hilliard	11
556	Hosea	11
556	Lafayette	11
556	Lew	11
556	Lou	11
556	Lucien	11
556	Melville	11
556	Milford	11
556	Norris	11
556	Oran	11
556	Orange	11
556	Orlando	11
556	Orrin	11
556	Randall	11
556	Rodney	11
556	Stuart	11
556	Sydney	11
556	Thaddeus	11
556	Theron	11
556	Tommy	11
556	Turner	11
556	West	11
556	Wilburn	11
556	Winfred	11
597	Alma	10
597	Almon	10
597	Bertie	10
597	Berton	10
597	Beverly	10
597	Bishop	10
597	Buford	10
597	Cary	10
597	Cassius	10
597	Cliff	10
597	Colonel	10
597	Crawford	10
597	Dillard	10
597	Elmore	10
597	Gabriel	10
597	Gene	10
597	Godfrey	10
597	Harper	10
597	Hector	10
597	Hollie	10
597	Howell	10
597	Jonah	10
597	Len	10
597	Linwood	10
597	Lucious	10
597	Maxwell	10
597	Maynard	10
597	Minor	10
597	Mortimer	10
597	Newell	10
597	Ocie	10
597	Olen	10
597	Oren	10
597	Oswald	10
597	Pablo	10
597	Price	10
597	Reece	10
597	Roman	10
597	Rube	10
597	Seymour	10
597	Sid	10
597	Soloman	10
597	Terry	10
597	Tobe	10
597	Tommie	10
597	Wright	10
597	Wylie	10
644	Alfonso	9
644	Alonza	9
644	Andres	9
644	Anson	9
644	Antone	9
644	Ashley	9
644	Augustine	9
644	Bennett	9
644	Birt	9
644	Clara	9
644	Cloyd	9
644	Collins	9
644	Dempsey	9
644	Dolphus	9
644	Dora	9
644	Ephriam	9
644	Fate	9
644	Fleming	9
644	Hampton	9
644	Herschel	9
644	Hyrum	9
644	Isadore	9
644	Isham	9
644	Marshal	9
644	Martha	9
644	Merritt	9
644	Pinkney	9
644	Ransom	9
644	Rupert	9
644	Travis	9
644	Vance	9
644	Willam	9
644	Wong	9
677	Alois	8
677	Alvie	8
677	Annie	8
677	Antoine	8
677	Armand	8
677	Aron	8
677	Auther	8
677	Bailey	8
677	Barton	8
677	Basil	8
677	Bradley	8
677	Brady	8
677	Burley	8
677	Cornelious	8
677	Dow	8
677	Edson	8
677	Egbert	8
677	Ferd	8
677	Festus	8
677	Ford	8
677	Gustaf	8
677	Hamp	8
677	Hosteen	8
677	Jewell	8
677	Kirby	8
677	Llewellyn	8
677	Lowell	8
677	Luis	8
677	Melton	8
677	Odell	8
677	Orley	8
677	Orval	8
677	Parker	8
677	Perley	8
677	Reese	8
677	Reinhold	8
677	Rene	8
677	Rosco	8
677	Sanders	8
677	Shelby	8
677	Shelton	8
677	Willian	8
677	Wilton	8
720	Addie	7
720	Albin	7
720	Alpheus	7
720	Art	7
720	Artie	7
720	Ballard	7
720	Bartholomew	7
720	Bascom	7
720	Bee	7
720	Bernice	7
720	Bernie	7
720	Boss	7
720	Burr	7
720	Buster	7
720	Butler	7
720	Byrd	7
720	Chauncy	7
720	Connie	7
720	Creed	7
720	Cyril	7
720	Delmer	7
720	Denis	7
720	Doctor	7
720	Dominick	7
720	Eben	7
720	Effie	7
720	Eldred	7
720	Ellie	7
720	Ellison	7
720	Elton	7
720	Emma	7
720	Emmitt	7
720	Ewell	7
720	Finley	7
720	French	7
720	Furman	7
720	Gaston	7
720	Geo	7
720	Gerhard	7
720	Graham	7
720	Hallie	7
720	Harman	7
720	Hershel	7
720	Ivory	7
720	Ivy	7
720	Jimmy	7
720	Lacy	7
720	Lars	7
720	Lenard	7
720	Levy	7
720	Lionel	7
720	Louise	7
720	Lyle	7
720	Mat	7
720	Mervin	7
720	Milas	7
720	Miller	7
720	Miner	7
720	Montgomery	7
720	Murphy	7
720	Odie	7
720	Orrie	7
720	Ottis	7
720	Paris	7
720	Pleas	7
720	Pleasant	7
720	Rafael	7
720	Reed	7
720	Rogers	7
720	Santiago	7
720	Sarah	7
720	Thad	7
720	Theadore	7
720	Unknown	7
720	Urban	7
720	Vivian	7
720	Wendell	7
720	Wess	7
720	Woody	7
799	Ace	6
799	Adolf	6
799	Algie	6
799	Alice	6
799	Alphonso	6
799	Alvis	6
799	Ammon	6
799	Arlington	6
799	Asbury	6
799	Ashton	6
799	Authur	6
799	Baxter	6
799	Bertha	6
799	Bryan	6
799	Budd	6
799	Cameron	6
799	Coley	6
799	Cullen	6
799	Curt	6
799	Dana	6
799	Delos	6
799	Dennie	6
799	Dexter	6
799	Douglass	6
799	Edna	6
799	Elam	6
799	Eldridge	6
799	Elsworth	6
799	Ennis	6
799	Enrique	6
799	Felipe	6
799	Fernando	6
799	Finis	6
799	Freddie	6
799	Gabe	6
799	Harland	6
799	Hartwell	6
799	Heber	6
799	Hilary	6
799	Hilton	6
799	Hoyt	6
799	Humphrey	6
799	Hunter	6
799	Irvine	6
799	Isidor	6
799	Isreal	6
799	Jeptha	6
799	June	6
799	Landon	6
799	Larkin	6
799	Lennie	6
799	Lillian	6
799	Ludwig	6
799	Mabel	6
799	Malcom	6
799	Manning	6
799	Maude	6
799	May	6
799	Mell	6
799	Meyer	6
799	Morton	6
799	Obie	6
799	Olie	6
799	Olof	6
799	Orie	6
799	Orlo	6
799	Quincy	6
799	Rice	6
799	Robt	6
799	Ronald	6
799	Sampson	6
799	Samual	6
799	Simpson	6
799	Spurgeon	6
799	Sylvanus	6
799	Tandy	6
799	Thos	6
799	Thurlow	6
799	Thurman	6
799	Tobias	6
799	Toy	6
799	Tracy	6
799	Verne	6
799	Vicente	6
799	Waldo	6
799	Weldon	6
799	Whit	6
799	Wilhelm	6
799	Winston	6
799	Woodie	6
799	Wyatt	6
799	Zeke	6
799	Zeno	6
892	Albertus	5
892	Alcide	5
892	Alec	5
892	Alphonsus	5
892	Alvan	5
892	Amado	5
892	Ananias	5
892	Ancel	5
892	Arvid	5
892	Atlas	5
892	Banks	5
892	Barry	5
892	Belton	5
892	Benedict	5
892	Bernhard	5
892	Bertrand	5
892	Blair	5
892	Blake	5
892	Blanchard	5
892	Bluford	5
892	Bose	5
892	Bryant	5
892	Buck	5
892	Captain	5
892	Carleton	5
892	Ceasar	5
892	Chalmers	5
892	Chance	5
892	Chancey	5
892	Chancy	5
892	Charle	5
892	Clide	5
892	Colin	5
892	Commodore	5
892	Coy	5
892	Crockett	5
892	Daisy	5
892	Danial	5
892	Delmar	5
892	Dink	5
892	Dolph	5
892	Duke	5
892	Elder	5
892	Elige	5
892	Elihu	5
892	Ella	5
892	Elva	5
892	Elwin	5
892	Emett	5
892	Emilio	5
892	Emmit	5
892	Erick	5
892	Essex	5
892	Estill	5
892	Ewin	5
892	Fayette	5
892	Fenton	5
892	Gale	5
892	Garret	5
892	Gay	5
892	Gideon	5
892	Golden	5
892	Gottlieb	5
892	Gregorio	5
892	Grove	5
892	Hanson	5
892	Harlan	5
892	Harlie	5
892	Harlow	5
892	Haskell	5
892	Helen	5
892	Hermann	5
892	Horatio	5
892	Hyman	5
892	Ida	5
892	Ingram	5
892	Iva	5
892	Jep	5
892	Jodie	5
892	Josephus	5
892	Joy	5
892	Judd	5
892	Julious	5
892	Junious	5
892	Lambert	5
892	Lemon	5
892	Lesley	5
892	Lessie	5
892	Lillie	5
892	Linton	5
892	Linzy	5
892	Little	5
892	Loney	5
892	Lonie	5
892	Loring	5
892	Lovie	5
892	Lucas	5
892	Lute	5
892	Mac	5
892	Mace	5
892	Mal	5
892	Manford	5
892	Manley	5
892	Mannie	5
892	Marcellus	5
892	Matthias	5
892	Maud	5
892	Meredith	5
892	Michel	5
892	Mitchel	5
892	Moody	5
892	Nickolas	5
892	Noel	5
892	Norwood	5
892	Oley	5
892	Oral	5
892	Orel	5
892	Orra	5
892	Percival	5
892	Perl	5
892	Pierce	5
892	Ples	5
892	Powell	5
892	Roe	5
892	Rome	5
892	Rose	5
892	Roswell	5
892	Rutherford	5
892	Saul	5
892	Schuyler	5
892	Sebron	5
892	Shed	5
892	Sie	5
892	Tilford	5
892	Titus	5
892	Toney	5
892	Verna	5
892	Winnie	5
892	Winthrop	5