Most popular girls’ names in the US, 1884
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 9,217 |
| 2 | Anna | 3,860 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,587 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 2,549 |
| 5 | Minnie | 2,243 |
| 6 | Margaret | 2,142 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,882 |
| 8 | Clara | 1,852 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,789 |
| 10 | Annie | 1,739 |
| 11 | Alice | 1,732 |
| 12 | Florence | 1,570 |
| 13 | Grace | 1,525 |
| 14 | Sarah | 1,518 |
| 15 | Bessie | 1,451 |
| 16 | Martha | 1,443 |
| 17 | Nellie | 1,417 |
| 18 | Ethel | 1,386 |
| 19 | Ella | 1,374 |
| 20 | Mabel | 1,270 |
| 21 | Laura | 1,246 |
| 22 | Carrie | 1,245 |
| 23 | Cora | 1,244 |
| 24 | Maude | 1,225 |
| 25 | Pearl | 1,138 |