Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1889

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	8,548
2	William	7,772
3	James	5,020
4	George	4,430
5	Charles	4,199
6	Frank	2,975
7	Joseph	2,729
8	Harry	2,559
9	Robert	2,513
10	Edward	2,299
11	Henry	2,286
12	Thomas	2,233
13	Walter	1,916
14	Arthur	1,668
15	Fred	1,554
16	Albert	1,353
17	Clarence	984
18	Roy	888
19	Louis	837
20	Samuel	810
21	Benjamin	760
22	David	757
23	Ernest	736
24	Richard	711
25	Joe	709

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Willie	708
27	Carl	704
28	Earl	688
29	Charlie	685
30	Will	631
31	Jesse	576
32	Oscar	572
33	Andrew	561
34	Elmer	557
35	Paul	555
36	Daniel	515
37	Raymond	511
38	Howard	503
39	Ralph	495
40	Sam	486
41	Alfred	472
41	Herbert	472
43	Ben	453
44	Frederick	451
45	Peter	425
46	Lee	415
47	Lewis	414
48	Herman	405
49	Claude	386
50	Tom	379
51	Michael	377
52	Eugene	369
53	Martin	367
54	Ray	355
55	Francis	346
56	Lawrence	342
57	Harold	340
58	Jim	328
59	Leo	325
60	Edgar	322
60	Jack	322
62	Clyde	318
63	Floyd	313
64	Harvey	311
65	Otto	309
66	Edwin	306
67	Jacob	295
68	Harrison	288
69	Chester	274
70	Guy	271
71	Ed	270
71	Luther	270
73	Homer	255
74	Patrick	236
75	Bert	231
75	Theodore	231
77	Leonard	229
78	Hugh	225
79	Allen	222
80	Anthony	219
81	Bernard	215
82	Lester	213
83	Grover	210
83	Oliver	210
85	Ira	207
85	Jessie	207
87	Clifford	202
88	Charley	199
89	Russell	198
90	Archie	195
91	Isaac	188
92	Leroy	186
93	Alexander	185
94	Leon	184
95	Philip	183
96	August	171
96	Milton	171
98	Lloyd	167
98	Warren	167
100	Horace	166
101	Stephen	164
102	Everett	163
103	Julius	159
104	Victor	158
105	Eddie	155
105	Leslie	155
107	Marion	153
108	Stanley	151
109	Emil	146
110	Percy	144
110	Sidney	144
112	Norman	141
113	Alvin	137
114	Alex	127
115	Willis	124
116	Jess	121
116	Nathan	121
118	Matthew	118
119	Dan	116
119	Dave	116
119	Otis	116
122	Ross	115
122	Wallace	115
124	Amos	114
124	Gus	114
126	Morris	112
126	Sylvester	112
128	Dennis	111
129	Jerry	110
129	Mack	110
131	Maurice	109
132	Emmett	108
132	Rufus	108
134	Calvin	107
134	Jake	107
136	Lonnie	106
137	Gilbert	105
137	Perry	105
139	Jay	104
140	Glenn	103
141	Alonzo	102
141	Cecil	102
141	Wilbur	102
144	Adolph	101
144	Earnest	101
144	Mark	101
144	Wesley	101
148	Franklin	100
148	Willard	100
150	Melvin	97
151	Clinton	95
151	Elbert	95
153	Adam	93
153	Virgil	93
155	Edmund	89
156	Claud	88
156	Levi	88
158	Aaron	85
158	Noah	85
160	Abraham	83
160	Felix	83
160	Hubert	83
160	Max	83
160	Roscoe	83
160	Rudolph	83
166	Timothy	82
167	Manuel	81
168	Ellis	80
168	Jose	80
168	Nelson	80
171	Moses	78
171	Phillip	78
173	Cornelius	77
173	Marshall	77
173	Marvin	77
176	Clayton	76
176	Irvin	76
176	Jasper	76
176	Ollie	76
180	Donald	75
180	Owen	75
182	Anton	74
183	Reuben	73
183	Vernon	73
183	Wiley	73
186	Mike	72
187	Christopher	71
187	Johnnie	71
189	Jeff	70
190	Simon	69
191	Austin	68
191	Fredrick	68
191	Monroe	68
191	Nicholas	68
195	Curtis	67
195	Silas	67
197	Bennie	66
197	Hiram	66
197	Kenneth	66
200	Forrest	65
200	Irving	65
200	Vincent	65
203	Orville	64
203	Steve	64
205	Alva	62
205	Bruce	62
205	Don	62
208	Bill	61
208	Elijah	61
208	Juan	61
211	Cleveland	60
211	Eli	60
211	Gordon	60
211	Harley	60
211	Pete	60
211	Roland	60
217	Clifton	59
217	Sherman	59
219	Glen	58
220	Dock	57
220	Mose	57
222	Barney	54
223	Edd	52
223	Ervin	52
223	Ike	52
226	Bob	51
226	Christian	51
226	Clark	51
229	Karl	50
229	Pearl	50
231	Julian	49
231	Roger	49
233	Bud	48
233	Gerald	48
233	Jerome	48
233	Nathaniel	48
237	Boyd	47
237	Earle	47
237	Ivan	47
237	Ora	47
241	Scott	46
242	Andy	45
242	Tony	45
244	Edmond	44
244	Luke	44
244	Lynn	44
244	Major	44
244	Riley	44
244	Wilson	44
250	Lon	43
251	Anderson	42
251	Arnold	42
251	Chris	42
251	Emery	42
251	Jackson	42
251	Jeremiah	42
251	Mathew	42
251	Millard	42
251	Wade	42
260	Clem	41
260	Emanuel	41
260	Mary	41
263	Columbus	40
263	Louie	40
263	Solomon	40
266	Abe	39
266	Douglas	39
266	Grant	39
266	Jefferson	39
266	Preston	39
271	Johnie	38
271	Marcus	38
271	Neal	38
274	Asa	37
274	Byron	37
274	Conrad	37
274	Emory	37
274	Joel	37
274	Royal	37
274	Wilfred	37
281	Elias	36
281	Morton	36
281	Newton	36
284	Augustus	35
284	Cyrus	35
284	Freeman	35
284	Merle	35
288	Dewitt	34
288	Ferdinand	34
288	General	34
288	Myron	34
288	Nick	34
288	Van	34
294	Carroll	33
294	Dallas	33
294	Enoch	33
294	Ezra	33
294	Grady	33
294	Hugo	33
294	Joshua	33
294	Matt	33
294	Miles	33
294	Ruben	33
294	Walker	33
305	Chas	32
305	Delbert	32
305	Fletcher	32
305	Laurence	32
305	Logan	32
305	Tommie	32
305	Ward	32
305	Wayne	32
313	Allan	31
313	Antonio	31
313	Arch	31
313	Harris	31
313	Loyd	31
318	Benjiman	30
318	Dudley	30
318	Jimmie	30
318	Thurman	30
322	Carlton	29
322	Chauncey	29
322	Clay	29
322	Elisha	29
322	Elwood	29
322	Erwin	29
322	Garfield	29
322	Leland	29
322	Lemuel	29
322	Vern	29
332	Casper	28
332	Gustave	28
332	Ned	28
332	Neil	28
332	Spencer	28
332	Taylor	28
338	Ambrose	27
338	Clement	27
338	Emile	27
338	Foster	27
338	Gust	27
338	Gustav	27
338	Malcolm	27
338	Omer	27
338	Randolph	27
338	Seth	27
348	Alton	26
348	Lucius	26
348	Pedro	26
351	Carlos	25
351	Dorsey	25
351	Hans	25
351	Hardy	25
351	Harmon	25
351	Jonas	25
351	Sanford	25
351	Ted	25
351	Wilbert	25
360	Burton	24
360	Dee	24
360	Emmet	24
360	Forest	24
360	Lorenzo	24
360	Morgan	24
360	Murray	24
360	Noble	24
360	Winfield	24
369	Abram	23
369	Al	23
369	Anna	23
369	Archibald	23
369	Berry	23
369	Frederic	23
369	Madison	23
369	Ramon	23
369	Rex	23
369	Warner	23
379	Abner	22
379	Cleve	22
379	Dick	22
379	Elza	22
379	Emerson	22
379	Irwin	22
379	Josh	22
379	Leander	22
379	Loren	22
388	Adolphus	21
388	Davis	21
388	Dean	21
388	Elvin	21
388	Eric	21
388	Fritz	21
388	Green	21
388	Judson	21
388	King	21
388	Lem	21
388	Lucian	21
388	Lyman	21
388	Mason	21
388	Mitchell	21
388	Raleigh	21
388	Sol	21
388	Stuart	21
405	Christ	20
405	Clair	20
405	Early	20
405	Henderson	20
405	Israel	20
405	Johnny	20
405	Judge	20
405	Napoleon	20
405	Ole	20
405	Porter	20
415	Blaine	19
415	Caleb	19
415	Clint	19
415	Dale	19
415	Elton	19
415	Fay	19
415	Francisco	19
415	Geo	19
415	Herschel	19
415	Lowell	19
415	Oren	19
415	Orval	19
415	Pat	19
415	Phil	19
415	Sandy	19
415	Stewart	19
415	Ulysses	19
415	Washington	19
415	Zack	19
434	Axel	18
434	Bertram	18
434	Hamilton	18
434	Jason	18
434	Lyle	18
434	Olin	18
434	Pink	18
434	Rollie	18
434	Sydney	18
434	Turner	18
434	Verne	18
434	Waldo	18
446	Alphonse	17
446	Burt	17
446	Ellsworth	17
446	Evan	17
446	Granville	17
446	Kelly	17
446	Lige	17
446	Lou	17
446	Miller	17
446	Milo	17
446	Nels	17
446	Odie	17
446	Olaf	17
446	Otho	17
446	Rolla	17
446	Rolland	17
446	Thornton	17
446	Wash	17
464	Adrian	16
464	Alvie	16
464	Basil	16
464	Bertie	16
464	Duncan	16
464	Dwight	16
464	Elizabeth	16
464	Evans	16
464	Garrett	16
464	Hezekiah	16
464	Isiah	16
464	Junius	16
464	Lafayette	16
464	Lindsey	16
464	Orin	16
464	Reese	16
464	Troy	16
464	Webster	16
482	Aubrey	15
482	Buster	15
482	Carey	15
482	Cliff	15
482	Evert	15
482	Ford	15
482	Frances	15
482	Hosea	15
482	Mathias	15
482	Melville	15
482	Orrin	15
482	Smith	15
482	Sterling	15
482	Tracy	15
482	Valentine	15
482	Wyatt	15
498	Adelbert	14
498	Albin	14
498	Angus	14
498	Annie	14
498	Beverly	14
498	Billie	14
498	Dominick	14
498	Elmore	14
498	Emmitt	14
498	Ethel	14
498	Ezekiel	14
498	Finis	14
498	Harlan	14
498	Henery	14
498	Josiah	14
498	Lincoln	14
498	Lonie	14
498	Prince	14
498	Reginald	14
498	Sammie	14
498	Sim	14
498	Simeon	14
498	Steven	14
498	Tim	14
498	Verner	14
498	Wilber	14
498	Wilmer	14
525	Alma	13
525	Angelo	13
525	Antone	13
525	Benjamine	13
525	Benton	13
525	Cal	13
525	Connie	13
525	Dewey	13
525	Doc	13
525	Elmo	13
525	Isaiah	13
525	Johnson	13
525	Larry	13
525	Lucious	13
525	Margaret	13
525	Minnie	13
525	Noel	13
525	Parker	13
525	Randall	13
525	Ransom	13
525	Rollin	13
525	Roman	13
525	Shirley	13
525	Truman	13
549	Alf	12
549	Allie	12
549	Alois	12
549	Ballard	12
549	Benjaman	12
549	Bennett	12
549	Bertha	12
549	Brady	12
549	Burl	12
549	Butler	12
549	Cloyd	12
549	Coleman	12
549	Cyril	12
549	Freddie	12
549	Giles	12
549	Hal	12
549	Hamp	12
549	Jean	12
549	Jonathan	12
549	Jules	12
549	Lawson	12
549	Lucien	12
549	Marcellus	12
549	Merritt	12
549	Norris	12
549	Orlando	12
549	Oswald	12
549	Reed	12
549	Vance	12
549	Walton	12
549	Winfred	12
549	Wm	12
581	Addison	11
581	Aloysius	11
581	Alvah	11
581	Arlie	11
581	Artie	11
581	Bart	11
581	Bee	11
581	Bernie	11
581	Bryant	11
581	Burr	11
581	Carter	11
581	Cary	11
581	Clare	11
581	Courtney	11
581	Crawford	11
581	Eldon	11
581	Elliott	11
581	Essie	11
581	Ferd	11
581	Gene	11
581	Guss	11
581	Haywood	11
581	Houston	11
581	Hunter	11
581	Irl	11
581	Linton	11
581	Lonzo	11
581	Luis	11
581	Mattie	11
581	Maxwell	11
581	Maynard	11
581	Mont	11
581	Omar	11
581	Otha	11
581	Pablo	11
581	Pierce	11
581	Price	11
581	Raphael	11
581	Rose	11
581	Rupert	11
581	Russel	11
581	Shelby	11
581	Theron	11
581	Tobe	11
581	Wilburn	11
581	Wilford	11
581	Wylie	11
628	Addie	10
628	Alan	10
628	Alden	10
628	Alford	10
628	Bailey	10
628	Bartholomew	10
628	Bernhard	10
628	Bishop	10
628	Dolphus	10
628	Egbert	10
628	Elwin	10
628	Emma	10
628	Ernst	10
628	Everette	10
628	Florence	10
628	Gustaf	10
628	Harve	10
628	Hollie	10
628	Hollis	10
628	Isadore	10
628	Isom	10
628	Ivory	10
628	Ivy	10
628	Lacy	10
628	Larkin	10
628	Lenard	10
628	Lindsay	10
628	Manley	10
628	Myrtle	10
628	Newt	10
628	Octave	10
628	Ola	10
628	Orange	10
628	Pierre	10
628	Quincy	10
628	Ronald	10
628	Rowland	10
628	Seymour	10
628	Sullivan	10
628	Thaddeus	10
628	Tillman	10
628	Tobias	10
628	Urban	10
628	Vivian	10
628	Young	10
673	Abel	9
673	Alice	9
673	Alonza	9
673	Aron	9
673	Arvid	9
673	Avery	9
673	Benson	9
673	Bonnie	9
673	Brown	9
673	Buck	9
673	Burley	9
673	Clara	9
673	Colonel	9
673	Dora	9
673	Doyle	9
673	Eber	9
673	Elden	9
673	Gabriel	9
673	Garland	9
673	Gerard	9
673	Golden	9
673	Helmer	9
673	Hershel	9
673	Hubbard	9
673	Ignatius	9
673	Jennie	9
673	Jesus	9
673	Jodie	9
673	Lennie	9
673	Lew	9
673	Lionel	9
673	Maude	9
673	May	9
673	Merrill	9
673	Mervin	9
673	Mitchel	9
673	Oral	9
673	Orie	9
673	Park	9
673	Rene	9
673	Richmond	9
673	Roderick	9
673	Rodney	9
673	Rube	9
673	Terry	9
673	Tomas	9
673	Tommy	9
673	Willam	9
673	Wilton	9
722	Ace	8
722	Acie	8
722	Alfonzo	8
722	Algie	8
722	Andres	8
722	Arther	8
722	Augusta	8
722	Augustine	8
722	Barton	8
722	Carlie	8
722	Cicero	8
722	Dana	8
722	Darwin	8
722	Edna	8
722	Effie	8
722	Eldridge	8
722	Elzie	8
722	Ennis	8
722	Erick	8
722	Fredric	8
722	Gerhard	8
722	Hallie	8
722	Hazel	8
722	Heber	8
722	Helen	8
722	Hermon	8
722	Hilliard	8
722	Howell	8
722	Humphrey	8
722	Hyman	8
722	Ida	8
722	Isham	8
722	Issac	8
722	Jones	8
722	Justin	8
722	Lambert	8
722	Levy	8
722	Loy	8
722	Mahlon	8
722	Mannie	8
722	Marie	8
722	Mell	8
722	Micheal	8
722	Miguel	8
722	Milford	8
722	Nat	8
722	Nellie	8
722	Norbert	8
722	Oakley	8
722	Olen	8
722	Oran	8
722	Palmer	8
722	Press	8
722	Rafael	8
722	Rubin	8
722	Sampson	8
722	Sanders	8
722	Shelly	8
722	Sid	8
722	Son	8
722	Thad	8
722	Theo	8
722	Vernie	8
722	Watson	8
722	Whitney	8
722	Willian	8
722	Zeb	8
789	Ada	7
789	Adelard	7
789	Adolfo	7
789	Aleck	7
789	Alfonso	7
789	Alfredo	7
789	Allison	7
789	Alpha	7
789	Auther	7
789	Barry	7
789	Bartley	7
789	Baxter	7
789	Benedict	7
789	Bernice	7
789	Bertrand	7
789	Bessie	7
789	Blair	7
789	Branch	7
789	Brice	7
789	Bruno	7
789	Bush	7
789	Carson	7
789	Clarance	7
789	Cleo	7
789	Collins	7
789	Commodore	7
789	Cora	7
789	Dell	7
789	Denver	7
789	Dexter	7
789	Doss	7
789	Eben	7
789	Edith	7
789	Edmon	7
789	Elgin	7
789	Emmit	7
789	Ephraim	7
789	Ernie	7
789	Ewald	7
789	Ewell	7
789	Fannie	7
789	Fate	7
789	Federico	7
789	Florencio	7
789	Franz	7
789	Garnet	7
789	Gertrude	7
789	Governor	7
789	Graham	7
789	Gray	7
789	Griffin	7
789	Hayward	7
789	Hector	7
789	Isidore	7
789	Iva	7
789	Jewel	7
789	Jewell	7
789	Jonah	7
789	Jordan	7
789	Josephus	7
789	Jule	7
789	June	7
789	Laverne	7
789	Lillian	7
789	Linwood	7
789	Ludwig	7
789	Lum	7
789	Mabel	7
789	Maury	7
789	Merton	7
789	Nancy	7
789	Newman	7
789	Obie	7
789	Ocie	7
789	Odell	7
789	Orion	7
789	Paris	7
789	Pinkney	7
789	Pleas	7
789	Rice	7
789	Rollo	7
789	Salvatore	7
789	Theadore	7
789	Travis	7
789	Tyler	7
789	Wayland	7
789	Werner	7
789	West	7
789	Winston	7
878	Alcide	6
878	Alger	6
878	Almon	6
878	Alto	6
878	Ammon	6
878	Ansel	6
878	Anson	6
878	Barrett	6
878	Bedford	6
878	Blanche	6
878	Boss	6
878	Burrel	6
878	Callie	6
878	Carrie	6
878	Cassius	6
878	Chalmer	6
878	Cody	6
878	Coley	6
878	Colin	6
878	Coy	6
878	Curley	6
878	Dalton	6
878	Denis	6
878	Dixie	6
878	Donnie	6
878	Dow	6
878	Earley	6
878	Edw	6
878	Elder	6
878	Eldred	6
878	Elie	6
878	Enos	6
878	Ernesto	6
878	Fayette	6
878	Fed	6
878	Fitzhugh	6
878	Foy	6
878	Gabe	6
878	Gail	6
878	Galen	6
878	Gaylord	6
878	Genie	6
878	Godfrey	6
878	Gregorio	6
878	Gregory	6
878	Harland	6
878	Hayden	6
878	Hjalmar	6
878	Hjalmer	6
878	Jarvis	6
878	Jens	6
878	Joesph	6
878	Josephine	6
878	Keith	6
878	Knute	6
878	Lawton	6
878	Len	6
878	Leonce	6
878	Levin	6
878	Lillie	6
878	Lish	6
878	Lorenz	6
878	Lorenza	6
878	Louise	6
878	Love	6
878	Malachi	6
878	Manford	6
878	Marshal	6
878	Mat	6
878	Minor	6
878	Montgomery	6
878	Okey	6
878	Ossie	6
878	Pascal	6
878	Percival	6
878	Posey	6
878	Redmond	6
878	Robin	6
878	Rosco	6
878	Rosendo	6
878	Rush	6
878	Sebastian	6
878	Sheldon	6
878	Stafford	6
878	Starling	6
878	Steward	6
878	Talmadge	6
878	Thos	6
878	Unknown	6
878	Vester	6
878	Virgle	6
878	Waverly	6
878	Wellington	6
878	Williams	6
878	Winford	6
878	Wright	6
974	Abie	5
974	Alphonsus	5
974	Alta	5
974	Alver	5
974	Ananias	5
974	Anatole	5
974	Archer	5
974	Armand	5
974	Art	5
974	Benjamen	5
974	Benny	5
974	Billy	5
974	Bird	5
974	Bobbie	5
974	Booker	5
974	Boone	5
974	Bradford	5
974	Brooks	5
974	Buell	5
974	Byrd	5
974	Chesley	5
974	Chin	5
974	Claiborne	5
974	Cleave	5
974	Clemens	5
974	Collie	5
974	Cooper	5
974	Damon	5
974	Dawson	5
974	Delmar	5
974	Dempsey	5
974	Dennie	5
974	Denny	5
974	Dillard	5
974	Dominic	5
974	Drew	5
974	Ebb	5
974	Eligah	5
974	Elige	5
974	Elija	5
974	Elroy	5
974	Elsie	5
974	Elvis	5
974	English	5
974	Essex	5
974	Estella	5
974	Eva	5
974	Fern	5
974	Fernand	5
974	Festus	5
974	Finley	5
974	Gardner	5
974	Garnett	5
974	Garry	5
974	Gottlieb	5
974	Hampton	5
974	Harvie	5
974	Hillard	5
974	Hillary	5
974	Horton	5
974	Hosie	5
974	Hoyt	5
974	Hudson	5
974	Hughie	5
974	Huston	5
974	Ignacio	5
974	Jimmy	5
974	Kit	5
974	Kyle	5
974	Laurel	5
974	Lawrance	5
974	Lemmie	5
974	Less	5
974	Linden	5
974	Lisle	5
974	Little	5
974	Llewellyn	5
974	Loran	5
974	Lorin	5
974	Lue	5
974	Lula	5
974	Mac	5
974	Mance	5
974	Maud	5
974	Melton	5
974	Meyer	5
974	Michel	5
974	Mildred	5
974	Moe	5
974	Monte	5
974	Montie	5
974	Namon	5
974	Ney	5
974	Nicolas	5
974	Nolan	5
974	Norton	5
974	Norval	5
974	Ode	5
974	Odis	5
974	Olive	5
974	Oneal	5
974	Orlo	5
974	Orrie	5
974	Pearley	5
974	Perley	5
974	Philo	5
974	Ples	5
974	Profit	5
974	Ras	5
974	Raymon	5
974	Remus	5
974	Rich	5
974	Robbie	5
974	Roe	5
974	Romie	5
974	Ruby	5
974	Rudy	5
974	Sadie	5
974	Samual	5
974	Sarah	5
974	Schuyler	5
974	Squire	5
974	Stacy	5
974	Stanton	5
974	Sumner	5
974	Swan	5
974	Talmage	5
974	Terrence	5
974	Theophile	5
974	Toy	5
974	Viola	5
974	Waymon	5
974	Webb	5
974	Weldon	5
974	Wendell	5
974	Wilhelm	5
974	Zeke	5
974	Zenas	5