Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1885

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	8,756
2	William	8,044
3	James	5,175
4	George	4,674
5	Charles	4,599
6	Frank	3,067
7	Joseph	2,540
8	Henry	2,406
9	Robert	2,322
10	Thomas	2,266
11	Edward	2,220
12	Harry	2,198
13	Walter	1,808
14	Fred	1,562
15	Arthur	1,516
16	Albert	1,429
17	Clarence	906
18	Samuel	888
19	Louis	809
20	Grover	768
21	Ernest	718
22	David	712
23	Charlie	705
24	Roy	691
25	Joe	681

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Richard	672
27	Will	625
28	Oscar	623
29	Willie	614
30	Andrew	599
31	Jesse	556
32	Daniel	535
33	Peter	516
34	Carl	494
35	Sam	492
36	Earl	481
37	Frederick	466
38	Benjamin	464
39	Alfred	446
40	Elmer	443
41	Howard	438
42	Lewis	437
43	Paul	428
44	Ralph	422
45	Herbert	388
46	Jim	370
46	Michael	370
48	Tom	361
49	Martin	357
50	Lee	348
51	Eugene	345
52	Claude	343
52	Jacob	343
54	Ed	328
55	Herman	326
56	Francis	319
57	Clyde	318
58	Raymond	308
59	Harvey	304
60	Edgar	303
61	Jack	295
62	Ben	292
63	Edwin	289
64	Lawrence	288
65	Charley	285
66	Bert	276
67	Chester	273
68	Guy	266
69	Otto	263
70	Floyd	259
70	Luther	259
72	Oliver	258
73	Hugh	257
74	Ray	237
75	Ira	235
76	Homer	228
77	Patrick	217
78	Alexander	205
79	Isaac	204
79	Leonard	204
81	Jessie	202
82	Harold	201
83	Leo	199
83	Theodore	199
85	Archie	196
86	August	193
87	Allen	184
88	Sidney	170
89	Philip	163
90	Leroy	162
91	Bernard	160
92	Alex	159
93	Stephen	158
94	Horace	155
95	Anthony	153
96	Warren	151
97	Julius	150
98	Cleveland	147
99	Leon	146
100	Victor	143
101	Eddie	141
101	Lester	141
101	Marion	141
104	Clifford	139
105	Emil	138
106	Willis	133
107	Milton	130
108	Dan	129
109	Dave	128
109	Everett	128
111	Alvin	125
112	Leslie	122
113	Earnest	120
114	Calvin	119
114	Jess	119
116	Norman	118
116	Rufus	118
118	Franklin	117
119	Jerry	115
119	Perry	115
121	Amos	114
122	Dennis	112
123	Jose	111
123	Matthew	111
125	Melvin	110
126	Lloyd	109
126	Ross	109
128	Wesley	108
129	Wallace	107
130	Alonzo	104
130	Mack	104
132	Nathan	103
133	Adolph	102
134	Emmett	101
135	Jake	100
136	Morris	99
137	Percy	98
137	Roscoe	98
139	Claud	97
139	Stanley	97
141	Adam	96
141	Cornelius	96
141	Maurice	96
144	Willard	95
145	Russell	94
146	Elbert	92
146	Hiram	92
146	Wilbur	92
149	Irvin	91
149	Jay	91
151	Manuel	90
152	Otis	89
153	Aaron	88
154	Cecil	87
154	Gus	87
154	Jasper	87
154	Phillip	87
158	Abraham	86
159	Mike	84
160	Nelson	83
160	Simon	83
162	Clinton	82
162	Elijah	82
162	Sylvester	82
162	Virgil	82
166	Felix	80
167	Levi	79
167	Orville	79
169	Ellis	78
169	Irving	78
169	Marshall	78
172	Gilbert	77
172	Ollie	77
174	Noah	76
174	Wiley	76
176	Anton	74
176	Lonnie	74
176	Mark	74
176	Moses	74
180	Silas	73
181	Hubert	72
181	Reuben	72
183	Christopher	71
183	Johnnie	71
183	Max	71
183	Vernon	71
187	Curtis	70
187	Owen	70
187	Rudolph	70
190	Augustus	69
190	Cleve	69
192	Clayton	68
192	Edmund	68
192	Glenn	68
195	Bill	66
195	Nicholas	66
197	Marvin	65
197	Sherman	65
199	Timothy	64
200	Jeff	63
200	Millard	63
202	Fredrick	62
203	Newton	61
204	Elias	60
204	Steve	60
206	Dock	59
206	Grant	59
206	Wilson	59
209	Ora	58
209	Riley	58
209	Solomon	58
212	Pearl	57
213	Bruce	56
213	Eli	56
213	Joel	56
213	Pete	56
217	Andy	55
217	Christian	55
217	Gustave	55
220	Austin	54
220	Clifton	54
220	Juan	54
220	Monroe	54
220	Nathaniel	54
220	Wade	54
226	Jerome	53
227	Bob	52
227	Miles	52
227	Scott	52
230	Bennie	51
230	Edd	51
230	Harley	51
233	Chris	50
233	Luke	50
233	Mose	50
236	Julian	49
237	Gordon	48
237	Preston	48
237	Roland	48
237	Vincent	48
241	Abe	47
241	Donald	47
243	Alva	46
243	Byron	46
245	Clark	45
245	Glen	45
245	Harrison	45
248	Bud	44
248	Karl	44
248	Marcus	44
251	Asa	43
251	Barney	43
251	Enoch	43
251	Joshua	43
251	Louie	43
256	Anderson	42
256	Delbert	42
258	Columbus	41
258	Emery	41
258	Ike	41
258	Kenneth	41
258	Matt	41
263	Boyd	40
263	Cyrus	40
263	Jeremiah	40
266	Conrad	39
266	Lucius	39
268	Elisha	38
268	Jefferson	38
268	Lon	38
268	Mary	38
268	Nick	38
268	Van	38
274	Chas	37
274	Major	37
274	Wilfred	37
277	Edmond	36
277	Ferdinand	36
277	Forrest	36
277	General	36
277	Porter	36
282	Don	35
282	Ervin	35
284	Clem	34
284	Emory	34
284	Garfield	34
284	Hugo	34
284	Mathew	34
284	Seth	34
290	Arnold	33
290	Hans	33
290	Johnie	33
290	Laurence	33
290	Neal	33
290	Tony	33
290	Ulysses	33
290	Winfield	33
298	Abner	32
298	Ambrose	32
298	Burton	32
298	Emanuel	32
298	Frederic	32
298	Green	32
298	Logan	32
305	Lemuel	31
305	Ole	31
307	Arch	30
307	Douglas	30
307	Dwight	30
307	Forest	30
307	Jonathan	30
312	Alton	29
312	Isaiah	29
312	Jackson	29
312	Lyman	29
312	Mitchell	29
312	Vern	29
318	Carlos	28
318	Dee	28
318	Dudley	28
318	Elwood	28
318	Francisco	28
318	Gustav	28
318	Royal	28
318	Ruben	28
318	Smith	28
327	Antonio	27
327	Dick	27
327	Freeman	27
327	Lorenzo	27
327	Roger	27
332	Benjiman	26
332	Carroll	26
332	Erwin	26
332	Isiah	26
332	Ivan	26
332	Merle	26
332	Morgan	26
332	Napoleon	26
332	Ned	26
332	Neil	26
332	Sol	26
332	Taylor	26
344	Alphonse	25
344	Archibald	25
344	Chauncey	25
344	Dale	25
344	Foster	25
344	Jimmie	25
344	King	25
344	Lucian	25
344	Lynn	25
344	Pink	25
344	Sydney	25
355	Adolphus	24
355	Berry	24
355	Enos	24
355	Ezra	24
355	Fletcher	24
355	Hosea	24
355	Loyd	24
355	Wayne	24
355	Wilbert	24
364	Alvah	23
364	Christ	23
364	Earle	23
364	Evan	23
364	Gerald	23
364	Granville	23
364	Jonas	23
364	Josh	23
364	Lafayette	23
364	Leland	23
364	Pat	23
364	Pedro	23
364	Spencer	23
364	Walker	23
364	Ward	23
364	Wm	23
380	Arther	22
380	Casper	22
380	Israel	22
380	Raleigh	22
380	Sanford	22
380	Sim	22
380	Stewart	22
380	Wilber	22
388	Davis	21
388	Johnny	21
388	Milo	21
388	Murray	21
388	Myron	21
388	Olaf	21
388	Prince	21
388	Randolph	21
388	Rollie	21
388	Steven	21
388	Washington	21
399	Anna	20
399	Blaine	20
399	Burt	20
399	Dallas	20
399	Emmet	20
399	Gene	20
399	Loren	20
399	Madison	20
399	Nels	20
399	Orin	20
399	Wilford	20
399	Zack	20
411	Allan	19
411	Allie	19
411	Bertram	19
411	Clint	19
411	Dewitt	19
411	Emile	19
411	Ernst	19
411	Harmon	19
411	Larry	19
411	Merritt	19
411	Sandy	19
422	Bryant	18
422	Buck	18
422	Carlton	18
422	Clay	18
422	Elmore	18
422	Fay	18
422	Guss	18
422	Judson	18
422	Lem	18
422	Lew	18
422	Olin	18
422	Omer	18
422	Otho	18
422	Ramon	18
422	Sterling	18
422	Troy	18
422	Wash	18
439	Abram	17
439	Addison	17
439	Al	17
439	Burl	17
439	Cary	17
439	Coleman	17
439	Elzie	17
439	Emerson	17
439	Fritz	17
439	Gerhard	17
439	Isom	17
439	Issac	17
439	Jean	17
439	Jordan	17
439	Josiah	17
439	Noble	17
439	Orval	17
439	Rex	17
439	Shirley	17
439	Tomas	17
439	Truman	17
439	Waldo	17
439	Warner	17
462	Adelbert	16
462	Albin	16
462	Axel	16
462	Caleb	16
462	Ellsworth	16
462	Eric	16
462	Jason	16
462	Jonah	16
462	Judge	16
462	Leander	16
462	Lenard	16
462	Lige	16
462	Orlando	16
462	Pablo	16
462	Reginald	16
462	Tim	16
462	Valentine	16
462	Wilmer	16
480	Aloysius	15
480	Bartholomew	15
480	Benjaman	15
480	Billie	15
480	Cicero	15
480	Early	15
480	Elza	15
480	Erastus	15
480	Giles	15
480	Gust	15
480	Hal	15
480	Hardy	15
480	Kelly	15
480	Mason	15
480	Nat	15
480	Omar	15
480	Pierce	15
480	Verne	15
498	Angus	14
498	Antone	14
498	Basil	14
498	Bennett	14
498	Buster	14
498	Clair	14
498	Cliff	14
498	Dell	14
498	Dolphus	14
498	Duncan	14
498	Elmo	14
498	Emma	14
498	Harris	14
498	Jesus	14
498	Kirby	14
498	Lamar	14
498	Len	14
498	Lucien	14
498	Malcolm	14
498	Oren	14
498	Phil	14
498	Thaddeus	14
498	Webster	14
521	Ashley	13
521	Bertha	13
521	Beverly	13
521	Carey	13
521	Elliott	13
521	Ethel	13
521	Everette	13
521	Evert	13
521	Gideon	13
521	Hayes	13
521	Henderson	13
521	Henery	13
521	Houston	13
521	Johnson	13
521	Jones	13
521	Jules	13
521	Lou	13
521	Lyle	13
521	Mat	13
521	Mathias	13
521	Pleasant	13
521	Rodney	13
521	Stuart	13
521	Turner	13
521	Wilburn	13
521	Wylie	13
547	Adrian	12
547	Alpha	12
547	Augustine	12
547	Avery	12
547	Benedict	12
547	Bishop	12
547	Brown	12
547	Butler	12
547	Cyril	12
547	Doc	12
547	Elvin	12
547	Florence	12
547	Frances	12
547	Garland	12
547	Heber	12
547	Helmer	12
547	Irwin	12
547	Lacy	12
547	Lawson	12
547	Lonzo	12
547	Merton	12
547	Mervin	12
547	Mont	12
547	Norris	12
547	Perley	12
547	Ransom	12
547	Santiago	12
547	Tommie	12
547	Tracy	12
547	Vance	12
577	Alford	11
577	Aron	11
577	Artie	11
577	Aubrey	11
577	Bertie	11
577	Brooks	11
577	Colonel	11
577	Emmitt	11
577	Ephraim	11
577	Freddie	11
577	Gabriel	11
577	Junius	11
577	Lincoln	11
577	Lucious	11
577	Luis	11
577	Marcellus	11
577	Margaret	11
577	Micheal	11
577	Mortimer	11
577	Price	11
577	Rolla	11
577	Rowland	11
577	Rupert	11
577	Saul	11
577	Travis	11
577	Wellington	11
577	Williams	11
604	Alan	10
604	Allison	10
604	Alma	10
604	Almon	10
604	Ashby	10
604	Bart	10
604	Benton	10
604	Birt	10
604	Byrd	10
604	Carter	10
604	Dean	10
604	Ewing	10
604	Ezekiel	10
604	Godfrey	10
604	Harlan	10
604	Haywood	10
604	Herschel	10
604	Hunter	10
604	Isadore	10
604	Lafe	10
604	Larkin	10
604	Melville	10
604	Merrill	10
604	Miguel	10
604	Octave	10
604	Olen	10
604	Orrin	10
604	Quincy	10
604	Seymour	10
604	Shelby	10
604	Simeon	10
604	Ted	10
604	Thad	10
604	Tobe	10
604	West	10
604	Worley	10
604	Young	10
641	Alec	9
641	Alice	9
641	Angelo	9
641	Annie	9
641	Anson	9
641	Arley	9
641	Arlie	9
641	Art	9
641	Benny	9
641	Bradley	9
641	Budd	9
641	Cap	9
641	Carleton	9
641	Carson	9
641	Clement	9
641	Dana	9
641	Dayton	9
641	Denis	9
641	Eldon	9
641	Elige	9
641	Elizabeth	9
641	Fernando	9
641	Finis	9
641	Ford	9
641	Garrett	9
641	Hampton	9
641	Harper	9
641	Harvy	9
641	Hector	9
641	Hezekiah	9
641	Hollis	9
641	Jodie	9
641	Jule	9
641	Justin	9
641	Kirk	9
641	Leopold	9
641	Lowell	9
641	Manley	9
641	Milford	9
641	Minor	9
641	Nicolas	9
641	Okey	9
641	Pierre	9
641	Pleas	9
641	Reece	9
641	Richmond	9
641	Rome	9
641	Rose	9
641	Rubin	9
641	Terence	9
641	Terry	9
641	Tillman	9
641	Tolbert	9
641	Toney	9
641	Wendell	9
641	Willam	9
641	Winfred	9
641	Wright	9
641	Wyatt	9
700	Alonza	8
700	Alvie	8
700	Andres	8
700	Barry	8
700	Barton	8
700	Baxter	8
700	Billy	8
700	Brice	8
700	Burley	8
700	Burr	8
700	Campbell	8
700	Claire	8
700	Clare	8
700	Cleo	8
700	Cooper	8
700	Coy	8
700	Crawford	8
700	Dalton	8
700	Danial	8
700	Dorsey	8
700	Earley	8
700	Egbert	8
700	Eldridge	8
700	Elzy	8
700	Fate	8
700	Ferd	8
700	Fielding	8
700	Finley	8
700	Gaston	8
700	Gertrude	8
700	Guadalupe	8
700	Hamilton	8
700	Harve	8
700	Hermon	8
700	Howell	8
700	Ivory	8
700	June	8
700	Lemon	8
700	Levy	8
700	Llewellyn	8
700	Ludwig	8
700	Matthias	8
700	Maxwell	8
700	Miller	8
700	Morton	8
700	Noel	8
700	Nora	8
700	Norton	8
700	Orange	8
700	Palmer	8
700	Park	8
700	Reese	8
700	Roderick	8
700	Rolland	8
700	Sampson	8
700	Sanders	8
700	Shelton	8
700	Spurgeon	8
700	Sumner	8
700	Theo	8
700	Thurman	8
700	Verner	8
700	Wayman	8
700	Webb	8
700	Wilton	8
765	Adolf	7
765	Alois	7
765	Bailey	7
765	Bascom	7
765	Benjamine	7
765	Bessie	7
765	Bonnie	7
765	Brady	7
765	Bruno	7
765	Burney	7
765	Burrell	7
765	Cassius	7
765	Clemens	7
765	Cloyd	7
765	Connie	7
765	Cornelious	7
765	Davie	7
765	Dillard	7
765	Earlie	7
765	Elie	7
765	Ellen	7
765	Enrique	7
765	Ephriam	7
765	Epifanio	7
765	Erick	7
765	Essie	7
765	Eustace	7
765	Fayette	7
765	Garner	7
765	Gary	7
765	Gee	7
765	Geo	7
765	Glover	7
765	Hallie	7
765	Hamp	7
765	Hosteen	7
765	Hyrum	7
765	Isidor	7
765	Julia	7
765	Junior	7
765	Junious	7
765	Lark	7
765	Laurance	7
765	Leigh	7
765	Lindsey	7
765	Love	7
765	Lum	7
765	Mabel	7
765	Malachi	7
765	Marshal	7
765	Newell	7
765	Newt	7
765	Obie	7
765	Odie	7
765	Orley	7
765	Ossie	7
765	Percival	7
765	Purl	7
765	Roman	7
765	Sarah	7
765	Shade	7
765	Soloman	7
765	Squire	7
765	Starling	7
765	Tommy	7
765	Unknown	7
765	Vernie	7
765	Watt	7
765	Wilhelm	7
765	Wong	7
765	Woodie	7
836	Ab	6
836	Abel	6
836	Algie	6
836	Almond	6
836	Alpheus	6
836	Antoine	6
836	Asbury	6
836	Asher	6
836	Authur	6
836	Berton	6
836	Braxton	6
836	Burnett	6
836	Chancy	6
836	Chesley	6
836	Clara	6
836	Cleave	6
836	Clell	6
836	Colin	6
836	Colon	6
836	Constantine	6
836	Curt	6
836	Delmar	6
836	Dempsey	6
836	Dennie	6
836	Dominic	6
836	Dominick	6
836	Eben	6
836	Eber	6
836	Eliga	6
836	Ella	6
836	Ellie	6
836	Emiliano	6
836	Ernie	6
836	Fleet	6
836	Fleming	6
836	Franklyn	6
836	Garnett	6
836	Hayden	6
836	Helen	6
836	Hervey	6
836	Hobart	6
836	Holly	6
836	Hoyt	6
836	Ida	6
836	Ivey	6
836	Josephine	6
836	Josephus	6
836	Justus	6
836	Lambert	6
836	Laverne	6
836	Lillard	6
836	Lillie	6
836	Lim	6
836	Lindsay	6
836	Linton	6
836	Lonie	6
836	Lucas	6
836	Mahlon	6
836	Mannie	6
836	Mart	6
836	Math	6
836	Maude	6
836	Merlin	6
836	Milan	6
836	Mills	6
836	Minnie	6
836	Nellie	6
836	Newman	6
836	Nim	6
836	Norbert	6
836	North	6
836	Orla	6
836	Orland	6
836	Orlo	6
836	Orson	6
836	Orvis	6
836	Osborne	6
836	Ottis	6
836	Paris	6
836	Parker	6
836	Ples	6
836	Rafael	6
836	Reason	6
836	Reed	6
836	Rob	6
836	Roe	6
836	Rogers	6
836	Rube	6
836	Shannon	6
836	Stacy	6
836	Stonewall	6
836	Sylvanus	6
836	Theophile	6
836	Thos	6
836	Virge	6
836	Vivian	6
836	Watson	6
836	Wheeler	6
836	Zenas	6
836	Zollie	6
936	Ada	5
936	Albion	5
936	Alcide	5
936	Alden	5
936	Alejandro	5
936	Alf	5
936	Ammon	5
936	Ancel	5
936	Archer	5
936	Armand	5
936	Atha	5
936	Audie	5
936	Ballard	5
936	Bee	5
936	Bernie	5
936	Bertrand	5
936	Blair	5
936	Boyce	5
936	Bradford	5
936	Brent	5
936	Burdette	5
936	Cal	5
936	Cameron	5
936	Carrie	5
936	Cash	5
936	Chancey	5
936	Chase	5
936	Clarance	5
936	Claus	5
936	Cleon	5
936	Clive	5
936	Collins	5
936	Conley	5
936	Cora	5
936	Courtney	5
936	Cris	5
936	Dawson	5
936	Delmer	5
936	Dexter	5
936	Doctor	5
936	Domingo	5
936	Drury	5
936	Duane	5
936	Ebb	5
936	Edith	5
936	Elon	5
936	Elsie	5
936	Erle	5
936	Estevan	5
936	Evans	5
936	Ewell	5
936	Festus	5
936	Fitzhugh	5
936	Fount	5
936	Fredric	5
936	French	5
936	Gabe	5
936	Gaines	5
936	Garry	5
936	Gaylord	5
936	Grace	5
936	Graham	5
936	Gray	5
936	Gregory	5
936	Griffin	5
936	Guilford	5
936	Guillermo	5
936	Gustaf	5
936	Hannibal	5
936	Harlow	5
936	Harrie	5
936	Hendrix	5
936	Henri	5
936	Hershel	5
936	Hilario	5
936	Hilliard	5
936	Hollie	5
936	Horatio	5
936	Huey	5
936	Ignatius	5
936	Isidro	5
936	Jas	5
936	Jeffrey	5
936	Joeseph	5
936	Kent	5
936	Landon	5
936	Lennie	5
936	Lenord	5
936	Leonardo	5
936	Leonidas	5
936	Linus	5
936	Linzy	5
936	Lionel	5
936	Lisle	5
936	Mae	5
936	Malcom	5
936	Marian	5
936	Marie	5
936	Martha	5
936	Mathis	5
936	Matilda	5
936	Mattie	5
936	Mauricio	5
936	May	5
936	Meyer	5
936	Miner	5
936	Murphy	5
936	Myrtle	5
936	Nestor	5
936	Nettie	5
936	Ng	5
936	Nickolas	5
936	Nina	5
936	Norval	5
936	Oakley	5
936	Ocie	5
936	Olden	5
936	Olie	5
936	Olive	5
936	Ona	5
936	Onnie	5
936	Orie	5
936	Orion	5
936	Orlie	5
936	Osborn	5
936	Oswald	5
936	Ottie	5
936	Ova	5
936	Perle	5
936	Radford	5
936	Randle	5
936	Refugio	5
936	Reinhold	5
936	Rene	5
936	Rennie	5
936	Rich	5
936	Rolley	5
936	Rosendo	5
936	Ruby	5
936	Russel	5
936	Ruth	5
936	Sammie	5
936	Samual	5
936	Sebastian	5
936	Sheldon	5
936	Sip	5
936	Sloan	5
936	Solon	5
936	Stella	5
936	Terrell	5
936	Theadore	5
936	Theophilus	5
936	Thornton	5
936	Toby	5
936	Val	5
936	Vicente	5
936	Voyle	5
936	Wallie	5
936	Willian	5
936	Wirt	5
936	Yee	5
936	Zeb	5