Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1888
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,247 |
| 2 | William | 8,705 |
| 3 | James | 5,562 |
| 4 | George | 4,912 |
| 5 | Charles | 4,591 |
| 6 | Frank | 3,459 |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,993 |
| 8 | Robert | 2,814 |
| 9 | Harry | 2,759 |
| 10 | Henry | 2,596 |
| 11 | Edward | 2,470 |
| 12 | Thomas | 2,449 |
| 13 | Walter | 2,040 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,710 |
| 15 | Fred | 1,665 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,569 |
| 17 | Clarence | 1,022 |
| 18 | Samuel | 931 |
| 19 | Louis | 884 |
| 20 | Roy | 856 |
| 21 | David | 801 |
| 22 | Charlie | 796 |
| 23 | Joe | 789 |
| 24 | Willie | 786 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 781 |