Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1886

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	9,026
2	William	8,252
3	James	5,355
4	George	4,671
5	Charles	4,533
6	Frank	3,127
7	Joseph	2,594
8	Robert	2,443
9	Henry	2,404
10	Thomas	2,337
11	Edward	2,312
12	Harry	2,257
13	Walter	1,880
14	Arthur	1,656
15	Fred	1,599
16	Albert	1,488
17	Clarence	995
18	Samuel	870
19	Louis	846
20	Roy	767
21	Joe	759
22	Charlie	723
23	Richard	720
24	David	674
25	Ernest	668

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Oscar	645
27	Will	642
28	Willie	641
29	Andrew	614
29	Jesse	614
31	Earl	570
32	Carl	556
33	Daniel	555
34	Sam	519
35	Elmer	485
36	Alfred	480
37	Howard	467
38	Paul	466
39	Benjamin	463
40	Frederick	461
41	Ralph	440
42	Peter	437
43	Lewis	431
44	Herman	418
45	Grover	407
46	Herbert	400
47	Lee	399
48	Claude	391
49	Jim	389
50	Tom	383
51	Eugene	362
52	Raymond	353
53	Michael	348
54	Jacob	346
55	Francis	344
56	Ben	335
57	Lawrence	331
58	Martin	329
59	Edwin	313
60	Harvey	310
61	Edgar	309
62	Clyde	307
63	Ed	303
64	Jack	299
65	Chester	287
66	Floyd	275
67	Ray	271
68	Otto	270
69	Theodore	258
70	Guy	255
71	Luther	253
72	Patrick	249
73	Leo	240
74	Leonard	236
75	Oliver	230
76	Bert	228
77	Hugh	227
78	Harold	224
78	Homer	224
78	Isaac	224
81	Charley	214
82	Allen	211
83	Alexander	206
84	August	203
85	Ira	198
86	Eddie	197
87	Philip	187
88	Marion	182
89	Jessie	181
89	Stephen	181
91	Bernard	180
92	Archie	175
93	Anthony	174
94	Julius	173
95	Clifford	172
96	Alex	161
96	Norman	161
98	Lester	160
99	Horace	156
100	Leroy	155
100	Sidney	155
102	Dan	154
103	Everett	150
103	Willis	150
105	Victor	146
106	Milton	145
107	Lloyd	144
107	Warren	144
109	Leon	142
110	Perry	141
111	Jess	140
112	Dave	139
112	Rufus	139
114	Leslie	136
114	Nathan	136
116	Emil	127
116	Franklin	127
118	Jerry	125
119	Percy	122
120	Amos	121
120	Wesley	121
122	Russell	115
123	Alvin	112
123	Matthew	112
125	Calvin	109
126	Jay	107
126	Ross	107
128	Alonzo	106
128	Mark	106
128	Wilbur	106
131	Earnest	105
131	Marshall	105
133	Wallace	104
134	Adam	103
135	Gus	102
136	Glenn	99
136	Otis	99
138	Dennis	98
139	Levi	97
139	Mack	97
139	Maurice	97
139	Simon	97
143	Claud	96
143	Morris	96
145	Adolph	95
145	Cornelius	95
145	Jake	95
145	Stanley	95
149	Elbert	94
149	Emmett	94
149	Phillip	94
152	Elijah	93
153	Felix	92
154	Gilbert	91
155	Marvin	90
155	Noah	90
157	Jasper	88
157	Lonnie	88
157	Roscoe	88
160	Cleveland	87
161	Aaron	86
162	Clinton	85
162	Ellis	85
162	Jose	85
162	Nicholas	85
166	Mike	84
166	Moses	84
168	Cecil	83
168	Melvin	83
168	Owen	83
171	Ollie	81
171	Reuben	81
173	Edmund	80
173	Willard	80
175	Virgil	79
176	Nelson	78
177	Abraham	77
177	Harrison	77
177	Silas	77
180	Fredrick	75
181	Timothy	74
182	Clayton	73
182	Harley	73
182	Max	73
182	Monroe	73
182	Pearl	73
182	Sylvester	73
182	Vernon	73
189	Curtis	72
190	Irvin	71
190	Wilson	71
192	Manuel	70
192	Steve	70
194	Dock	69
194	Grant	69
194	Juan	69
194	Mose	69
198	Rudolph	68
199	Johnnie	67
200	Bob	66
200	Christopher	66
200	Eli	66
200	Newton	66
200	Sherman	66
205	Barney	65
206	Alva	64
206	Austin	64
206	Bill	64
206	Gordon	64
210	Jeff	63
210	Ora	63
210	Orville	63
213	Anton	62
213	Chris	62
213	Edd	62
216	Don	61
216	Hubert	61
216	Wade	61
219	Irving	60
220	Cyrus	59
220	Nathaniel	59
222	Augustus	58
222	Lon	58
224	Donald	57
224	Millard	57
226	Columbus	56
226	Forrest	56
228	Bruce	55
228	Joshua	55
228	Roland	55
231	Pete	54
232	Hiram	53
233	Asa	52
234	Byron	51
235	Abe	50
235	Conrad	50
235	Edmond	50
235	Enoch	50
235	Jerome	50
235	Julian	50
235	Luke	50
235	Vincent	50
243	Andy	49
243	Clark	49
243	Glen	49
243	Joel	49
243	Wiley	49
248	Ike	48
248	Karl	48
248	Mathew	48
251	Nick	47
252	Earle	46
252	Emanuel	46
254	Green	45
254	Solomon	45
256	Emery	44
256	Forest	44
258	Bennie	43
258	Boyd	43
258	Jackson	43
258	Laurence	43
262	Clifton	42
262	Scott	42
264	Arnold	41
264	Elias	41
264	Van	41
267	Chas	40
267	Ferdinand	40
267	Jeremiah	40
267	Neal	40
267	Ruben	40
272	Ezra	39
272	Marcus	39
272	Riley	39
275	Fletcher	38
275	Garfield	38
275	Gustave	38
275	Kenneth	38
275	Ulysses	38
280	Emory	37
280	Jimmie	37
280	Lemuel	37
283	Cleve	36
283	Louie	36
283	Miles	36
283	Omer	36
283	Preston	36
288	Burton	35
288	Dewitt	35
288	Douglas	35
288	Elisha	35
288	Isaiah	35
288	Ned	35
294	Anderson	34
294	Ivan	34
294	Jefferson	34
294	Lyman	34
298	Bud	33
298	Christian	33
298	Tommie	33
301	Antonio	32
301	Arch	32
301	Ervin	32
301	Gustav	32
301	Mary	32
301	Morgan	32
301	Napoleon	32
301	Roger	32
309	Elwood	31
309	Major	31
311	Ambrose	30
311	Archibald	30
311	Delbert	30
311	Johnie	30
311	Logan	30
311	Lucius	30
317	Josh	29
317	Spencer	29
317	Tony	29
317	Walker	29
321	Clay	28
321	Gerald	28
321	Myron	28
321	Ole	28
325	Al	27
325	Lafayette	27
325	Leland	27
325	Matt	27
325	Sandy	27
325	Stewart	27
325	Wilfred	27
332	Clement	26
332	Dee	26
332	Hardy	26
332	Rex	26
336	Allan	25
336	Axel	25
336	Carroll	25
336	Clem	25
336	Dallas	25
336	Emile	25
336	Fay	25
336	Lorenzo	25
336	Lynn	25
336	Malcolm	25
336	Ward	25
336	Winfield	25
348	Dudley	24
348	Emmet	24
348	Gust	24
348	Houston	24
348	Milo	24
348	Mitchell	24
348	Neil	24
348	Pedro	24
348	Porter	24
357	Benjiman	23
357	Cliff	23
357	Dick	23
357	General	23
357	Johnny	23
357	King	23
357	Larry	23
357	Oren	23
357	Pat	23
357	Raleigh	23
357	Seth	23
357	Wayne	23
369	Carlton	22
369	Casper	22
369	Elliott	22
369	Erwin	22
369	Foster	22
369	Isiah	22
369	Loren	22
369	Merle	22
369	Pink	22
369	Prince	22
369	Randolph	22
369	Sim	22
369	Taylor	22
369	Vern	22
383	Allie	21
383	Burl	21
383	Chauncey	21
383	Freeman	21
383	Isom	21
383	Jason	21
383	Josiah	21
383	Judson	21
383	Lem	21
383	Loyd	21
383	Otho	21
383	Pierce	21
383	Washington	21
383	West	21
397	Clair	20
397	Hans	20
397	Jonas	20
397	Judge	20
397	Steven	20
397	Tomas	20
403	Adolphus	19
403	Burt	19
403	Elza	19
403	Garland	19
403	Granville	19
403	Harris	19
403	Herschel	19
403	Hugo	19
403	Jonathan	19
403	Lawson	19
403	Murray	19
403	Royal	19
403	Troy	19
403	Wilmer	19
417	Abner	18
417	Abram	18
417	Davis	18
417	Hal	18
417	Harmon	18
417	Irwin	18
417	Lucian	18
417	Mason	18
417	Minor	18
417	Phil	18
417	Rolla	18
417	Rollie	18
417	Verne	18
417	Warner	18
431	Adrian	17
431	Alford	17
431	Buster	17
431	Dale	17
431	Dwight	17
431	Early	17
431	Emerson	17
431	Ezekiel	17
431	Hamilton	17
431	Hosea	17
431	Israel	17
431	Leander	17
431	Lucious	17
431	Madison	17
431	Olaf	17
431	Shirley	17
431	Stuart	17
431	Thornton	17
431	Webster	17
431	Wilbert	17
451	Abel	16
451	Addison	16
451	Alphonse	16
451	Alton	16
451	Arther	16
451	Carlos	16
451	Christ	16
451	Emmitt	16
451	Garrett	16
451	Geo	16
451	Henderson	16
451	Kelly	16
451	Lindsey	16
451	Milford	16
451	Oswald	16
451	Sanford	16
451	Smith	16
451	Thad	16
451	Valentine	16
470	Alonza	15
470	Angus	15
470	Anna	15
470	Berry	15
470	Carter	15
470	Clara	15
470	Clint	15
470	Crawford	15
470	Dean	15
470	Elvin	15
470	Emmit	15
470	Enos	15
470	Florence	15
470	Francisco	15
470	Ivy	15
470	Nels	15
470	Orval	15
470	Reginald	15
470	Turner	15
470	Wm	15
470	Zack	15
491	Ashley	14
491	Caleb	14
491	Cornelious	14
491	Dell	14
491	Elie	14
491	Elzie	14
491	Ephraim	14
491	Evans	14
491	Freddie	14
491	Issac	14
491	Mortimer	14
491	Omar	14
491	Orrin	14
491	Rodney	14
491	Sid	14
491	Simeon	14
491	Sol	14
491	Tim	14
491	Tracy	14
491	Truman	14
491	Wilber	14
512	Angelo	13
512	Aron	13
512	Augustine	13
512	Baxter	13
512	Benny	13
512	Brady	13
512	Butler	13
512	Cary	13
512	Frederic	13
512	Fritz	13
512	Gabriel	13
512	Gene	13
512	Giles	13
512	Hampton	13
512	Haywood	13
512	Junius	13
512	Lige	13
512	Lonzo	13
512	Micheal	13
512	Miguel	13
512	Orlando	13
512	Ransom	13
512	Ronald	13
512	Thurman	13
512	Tommy	13
512	Willam	13
512	Williams	13
512	Wylie	13
540	Albin	12
540	Antone	12
540	Artie	12
540	Bartholomew	12
540	Benjamine	12
540	Bertha	12
540	Billie	12
540	Blaine	12
540	Buck	12
540	Doc	12
540	Dorsey	12
540	Drew	12
540	Duncan	12
540	Ellsworth	12
540	Elmo	12
540	Elton	12
540	Felipe	12
540	Frances	12
540	Grace	12
540	Harlan	12
540	Henery	12
540	Jesus	12
540	Lawyer	12
540	Luis	12
540	Lyle	12
540	Miller	12
540	Palmer	12
540	Perley	12
540	Pleasant	12
540	Price	12
540	Ramon	12
540	Terry	12
540	Tillman	12
540	Walton	12
540	Wendell	12
540	Wilford	12
540	Winfred	12
540	Wyatt	12
578	Coleman	11
578	Dennie	11
578	Elizabeth	11
578	Elmore	11
578	Emma	11
578	Evan	11
578	Hamp	11
578	Jean	11
578	Johnson	11
578	June	11
578	Lionel	11
578	Lowell	11
578	Ludwig	11
578	Mat	11
578	Mathias	11
578	Melville	11
578	Parker	11
578	Rollin	11
578	Rupert	11
578	Simpson	11
578	Toney	11
578	Travis	11
578	Urban	11
578	Wash	11
578	Wilburn	11
578	Willian	11
578	Woodie	11
605	Ace	10
605	Alice	10
605	Aloysius	10
605	Andres	10
605	Asbury	10
605	Aubrey	10
605	Auther	10
605	Barton	10
605	Basil	10
605	Elbridge	10
605	Eldridge	10
605	Erastus	10
605	Eric	10
605	Ferd	10
605	Gideon	10
605	Godfrey	10
605	Hermon	10
605	Isadore	10
605	Jones	10
605	Kirby	10
605	Lacy	10
605	Lonie	10
605	Mannie	10
605	Maynard	10
605	Merritt	10
605	Merton	10
605	Noble	10
605	Obie	10
605	Odie	10
605	Otha	10
605	Paris	10
605	Pierre	10
605	Reese	10
605	Saul	10
605	Seymour	10
605	Sterling	10
605	Sumner	10
605	Sydney	10
605	Ted	10
605	Terrence	10
605	Whit	10
605	Young	10
647	Alf	9
647	Alois	9
647	Alphonso	9
647	Alvis	9
647	Bartley	9
647	Benton	9
647	Beverly	9
647	Blake	9
647	Bryant	9
647	Clare	9
647	Eben	9
647	Edith	9
647	Ellie	9
647	Fernando	9
647	Fitzhugh	9
647	Gardner	9
647	Guss	9
647	Hallie	9
647	Heber	9
647	Hollis	9
647	Isham	9
647	Jordan	9
647	Lemon	9
647	Lenard	9
647	Levy	9
647	Linwood	9
647	Llewellyn	9
647	Lou	9
647	Love	9
647	Mahlon	9
647	Marcellus	9
647	Nat	9
647	Norris	9
647	Olin	9
647	Oral	9
647	Orin	9
647	Quincy	9
647	Roman	9
647	Roswell	9
647	Russel	9
647	Shedrick	9
647	Shelby	9
647	Tobe	9
647	Vance	9
647	Verner	9
647	Wheeler	9
647	Woodson	9
694	Addie	8
694	Alcide	8
694	Alden	8
694	Alfonso	8
694	Alpha	8
694	Alvah	8
694	Anson	8
694	Art	8
694	Bernie	8
694	Bertie	8
694	Berton	8
694	Bertram	8
694	Bishop	8
694	Burley	8
694	Caesar	8
694	Carson	8
694	Cicero	8
694	Cleo	8
694	Cloyd	8
694	Dana	8
694	Dillard	8
694	Ebb	8
694	Egbert	8
694	Elige	8
694	Ernst	8
694	Fate	8
694	Golden	8
694	Hayes	8
694	Helmer	8
694	Hilliard	8
694	Howell	8
694	Ida	8
694	Jodie	8
694	Julious	8
694	Justin	8
694	Larkin	8
694	Leigh	8
694	Lucas	8
694	Lucien	8
694	Lum	8
694	Malachi	8
694	Margaret	8
694	May	8
694	Melton	8
694	Mervin	8
694	Minnie	8
694	Myrtle	8
694	Newell	8
694	Newt	8
694	Nora	8
694	Percival	8
694	Richmond	8
694	Rolland	8
694	Rube	8
694	Rubin	8
694	Sampson	8
694	Thaddeus	8
694	Theo	8
694	Tollie	8
694	Vernie	8
694	Waldo	8
694	Wellington	8
694	Winston	8
694	Zeb	8
758	Aleck	7
758	Alvia	7
758	Ansel	7
758	Antoine	7
758	Arlie	7
758	Arlington	7
758	Armand	7
758	Arvid	7
758	Asher	7
758	Author	7
758	Bailey	7
758	Bart	7
758	Benedict	7
758	Billy	7
758	Budd	7
758	Buford	7
758	Byrd	7
758	Cal	7
758	Callie	7
758	Carrie	7
758	Clarance	7
758	Clemens	7
758	Colin	7
758	Denis	7
758	Dixie	7
758	Doctor	7
758	Dolphus	7
758	Edna	7
758	Elder	7
758	Eldon	7
758	Elvis	7
758	Finis	7
758	Flem	7
758	Garnett	7
758	Gary	7
758	Gertrude	7
758	Graham	7
758	Gregory	7
758	Guadalupe	7
758	Hardie	7
758	Harper	7
758	Harvy	7
758	Hezekiah	7
758	Hollie	7
758	Hoyt	7
758	Hubbard	7
758	Hunter	7
758	Ignacio	7
758	Jarvis	7
758	Jule	7
758	Jules	7
758	Julia	7
758	Leopold	7
758	Lew	7
758	Marshal	7
758	Martha	7
758	Merl	7
758	Mont	7
758	Murphy	7
758	Nehemiah	7
758	Nicolas	7
758	Norbert	7
758	Norwood	7
758	Ocie	7
758	Ola	7
758	Orange	7
758	Orland	7
758	Pablo	7
758	Parley	7
758	Pleas	7
758	Randall	7
758	Raphael	7
758	Rene	7
758	Reno	7
758	Rudy	7
758	Rueben	7
758	Rush	7
758	Sebastian	7
758	Solon	7
758	Sylvan	7
758	Theadore	7
758	Tolbert	7
758	Virgle	7
758	Waverly	7
758	Wirt	7
758	Wong	7
758	Woody	7
845	Ada	6
845	Algie	6
845	Almon	6
845	Alto	6
845	Alvy	6
845	Augustin	6
845	Avery	6
845	Ballard	6
845	Bennett	6
845	Birt	6
845	Burr	6
845	Cash	6
845	Charls	6
845	Chesley	6
845	Cole	6
845	Colon	6
845	Colonel	6
845	Commodore	6
845	Conley	6
845	Connie	6
845	Constantine	6
845	Cooper	6
845	Cora	6
845	Coy	6
845	Danial	6
845	Darius	6
845	Dayton	6
845	Delmer	6
845	Dolph	6
845	Doss	6
845	Elby	6
845	Ella	6
845	Elsie	6
845	Elva	6
845	Ephriam	6
845	Ethan	6
845	Ethel	6
845	Evert	6
845	Ewald	6
845	Ferman	6
845	Fern	6
845	Finley	6
845	Florian	6
845	Ford	6
845	Fuller	6
845	Gail	6
845	Gaston	6
845	Gay	6
845	Gorden	6
845	Gussie	6
845	Ham	6
845	Harve	6
845	Hazel	6
845	Hector	6
845	Horatio	6
845	Hyrum	6
845	Ignatius	6
845	Jens	6
845	Joaquin	6
845	Johnathan	6
845	Josephus	6
845	Junious	6
845	Kelley	6
845	Knute	6
845	Lacey	6
845	Lafe	6
845	Laurie	6
845	Len	6
845	Lilburn	6
845	Lillie	6
845	Lincoln	6
845	Linton	6
845	Loney	6
845	Lorenza	6
845	Lovell	6
845	Lovett	6
845	Loy	6
845	Mabel	6
845	Malvin	6
845	Manford	6
845	Manson	6
845	Maxwell	6
845	Mills	6
845	Morton	6
845	Noel	6
845	Odis	6
845	Okey	6
845	Oran	6
845	Orie	6
845	Orren	6
845	Orrie	6
845	Osborne	6
845	Pinkney	6
845	Pratt	6
845	Press	6
845	Reid	6
845	Rich	6
845	Roby	6
845	Rollo	6
845	Rosco	6
845	Rose	6
845	Rowland	6
845	Ruffin	6
845	Rutherford	6
845	Samual	6
845	Sanders	6
845	Sarah	6
845	Shelton	6
845	Squire	6
845	Tomie	6
845	Vince	6
845	Vivian	6
845	Wayland	6
845	Wells	6
959	Acey	5
959	Adelbert	5
959	Alan	5
959	Alberto	5
959	Alec	5
959	Alger	5
959	Algernon	5
959	Allison	5
959	Alma	5
959	Alpheus	5
959	Alvie	5
959	Amasa	5
959	Amil	5
959	Annie	5
959	Arden	5
959	Arley	5
959	Augusta	5
959	Barrett	5
959	Bedford	5
959	Beecher	5
959	Bernhard	5
959	Bertrand	5
959	Bessie	5
959	Boston	5
959	Britt	5
959	Brooks	5
959	Bruno	5
959	Bryan	5
959	Burns	5
959	Calhoun	5
959	Carey	5
959	Chalmer	5
959	Chin	5
959	Christy	5
959	Claire	5
959	Cletus	5
959	Colbert	5
959	Collins	5
959	Courtland	5
959	Craig	5
959	Curt	5
959	Daisy	5
959	Darrell	5
959	Delmar	5
959	Dempsey	5
959	Duke	5
959	Eber	5
959	Eddy	5
959	Elam	5
959	Elgin	5
959	Eligah	5
959	Elliot	5
959	Elroy	5
959	Ely	5
959	Emilio	5
959	Erick	5
959	Ernie	5
959	Eston	5
959	Everet	5
959	French	5
959	Garry	5
959	Gerard	5
959	Gibson	5
959	Gottlieb	5
959	Grafton	5
959	Harland	5
959	Harlin	5
959	Harrie	5
959	Hattie	5
959	Hervey	5
959	Hilton	5
959	Hosey	5
959	Huey	5
959	Hurley	5
959	Irven	5
959	Isidore	5
959	Iva	5
959	Ivey	5
959	Jeptha	5
959	Laban	5
959	Lambert	5
959	Landon	5
959	Larence	5
959	Lark	5
959	Lars	5
959	Laura	5
959	Lawerence	5
959	Lazarus	5
959	Lela	5
959	Lindsay	5
959	Lisle	5
959	Lofton	5
959	London	5
959	Loring	5
959	Mac	5
959	Manning	5
959	Marian	5
959	Mattie	5
959	Maud	5
959	Meddie	5
959	Merrill	5
959	Montie	5
959	Moody	5
959	Murl	5
959	Nellie	5
959	Nolan	5
959	Ode	5
959	Olden	5
959	Orion	5
959	Orley	5
959	Orson	5
959	Ossie	5
959	Ovid	5
959	Patsy	5
959	Pearley	5
959	Ples	5
959	Presley	5
959	Purl	5
959	Quince	5
959	Ras	5
959	Reed	5
959	Roderick	5
959	Rogers	5
959	Ruby	5
959	Santiago	5
959	Schuyler	5
959	Sheldon	5
959	Shelly	5
959	Shepherd	5
959	Sigmund	5
959	Snowden	5
959	Starling	5
959	Sullivan	5
959	Talmadge	5
959	Thos	5
959	Titus	5
959	Tobie	5
959	Ura	5
959	Val	5
959	Vergil	5
959	Watson	5
959	Webb	5
959	Weldon	5
959	Wes	5
959	Wilton	5
959	Winnie	5
959	Winthrop	5
959	Wood	5
959	Worth	5
959	Wright	5
959	Xavier	5
959	Yancy	5