Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1891

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

RankNameBabies
1John7,680
2William6,763
3James4,516
4George3,931
5Charles3,640
6Frank2,652
7Joseph2,572
8Robert2,240
9Harry2,132
10Henry2,049
11Edward1,989
12Thomas1,982
13Walter1,668
14Arthur1,514
15Fred1,362
16Albert1,207
17Clarence1,007
18Roy838
19Louis786
20Samuel753
21Willie739
22Ernest715
23Charlie707
24Carl675
25Earl674
RankNameBabies
26David673
27Richard609
28Ralph587
29Joe584
30Raymond575
31Paul564
32Oscar551
33Andrew521
34Will520
35Jesse519
36Elmer508
37Daniel505
38Herbert501
39Alfred499
40Howard485
41Benjamin461
42Harold419
43Sam418
44Frederick412
45Peter396
46Lawrence389
47Herman383
48Eugene362
49Ray360
50Lewis357
51Leo353
52Lee342
53Floyd336
54Francis333
54Michael333
56Martin331
57Claude327
57Clyde327
57Edwin327
60Tom318
61Ben302
62Jack290
63Jim288
64Edgar277
65Harvey274
65Otto274
67Guy262
68Chester252
69Jacob238
70Ed237
71Luther236
72Leonard235
73Hugh233
74Homer230
75Jessie227
76Theodore224
77Oliver212
77Patrick212
79Archie201
80Philip198
81Clifford196
82Charley193
83Lester191
84Leroy190
85Bernard187
86August186
86Russell186
88Lloyd185
89Bert181
90Eddie179
90Ira179
92Stanley178
93Everett174
94Allen173
95Alexander172
96Anthony170
97Horace165
98Leslie164
99Grover163
99Norman163
101Isaac160
102Julius155
103Victor154
104Leon150
105Milton141
106Stephen140
107Warren139
108Glenn138
109Alex133
109Emil133
111Percy131
112Mack127
113Dave124
114Virgil123
115Alvin121
115Marion121
117Willis118
118Lonnie117
118Maurice117
120Wesley115
121Earnest114
122Dan113
122Matthew113
122Sidney113
125Franklin109
126Cecil108
126Melvin108
128Jerry107
128Rufus107
130Harrison106
130Nathan106
132Amos104
132Calvin104
132Perry104
135Willard101
136Donald100
137Jay99
138Morris97
138Otis97
138Wilbur97
141Ollie96
141Vernon96
143Marvin93
144Hubert92
145Max91
146Wallace90
147Dennis89
147Emmett89
149Adam87
149Clinton87
149Jess87
152Felix86
152Gilbert86
152Mark86
152Nelson86
152Ross86
157Glen85
157Gus85
157Manuel85
160Adolph81
161Clifton80
161Marshall80
163Johnnie79
164Jake78
164Nicholas78
166Elbert77
166Jeff77
166Jose77
166Sherman77
170Noah76
171Bennie75
171Cornelius75
171Irving75
171Reuben75
175Alonzo74
175Claud74
175Phillip74
175Vincent74
179Irvin73
179Owen73
181Gordon71
181Roscoe71
183Moses70
184Aaron69
184Roland69
186Levi68
186Rudolph68
188Alva66
188Ellis66
188Timothy66
191Austin65
191Bill65
191Kenneth65
194Clayton64
194Harley64
194Mike64
194Sylvester64
198Simon63
199Abraham62
199Christopher62
199Curtis62
202Edmund61
202Karl61
204Andy59
204Forrest59
206Jasper58
206Silas58
206Wilson58
209Arnold57
209Elijah57
211Grant56
211Orville56
211Steve56
214Bob55
214Fredrick55
214Mose55
214Roger55
218Millard54
219Byron53
219Edd53
219Pete53
219Tony53
223Anton51
223Ora51
223Preston51
223Wiley51
227Bruce50
227Cleveland50
229Barney49
229Dock49
229Eli49
229Hiram49
233Don48
233Van48
235Gustave47
235Monroe47
237Asa46
237Nathaniel46
239Gerald45
240Mathew44
240Miles44
242Conrad43
242Enoch43
242Julian43
245Ike42
245Ivan42
245Juan42
248Earle41
248Forest41
248Jerome41
251Abe40
251Edmond40
251Jefferson40
251Jimmie40
251Nick40
251Wilfred40
257Columbus39
257Laurence39
257Mary39
260Augustus38
260Ezra38
260Johnie38
260Omer38
260Wade38
265Delbert37
265Emery37
265Solomon37
265Ward37
269Clark36
269Leland36
269Myron36
269Newton36
273Clement35
273Ervin35
273Neal35
273Scott35
277Christian34
277Elwood34
277Lynn34
277Major34
277Merle34
277Ulysses34
283Dallas33
283Douglas33
283Erwin33
283Freeman33
283Grady33
283Royal33
283Spencer33
283Vern33
291Chris32
291Clair32
291Foster32
291Jeremiah32
291Lemuel32
291Stewart32
297Antonio31
297Dewitt31
297Jackson31
297Joel31
297Johnny31
297Lyle31
297Malcolm31
297Pearl31
305Anderson30
305Lorenzo30
305Lyman30
308Benjiman29
308Boyd29
308Bud29
308Burton29
308Carroll29
308Emanuel29
308Lon29
308Loyd29
308Mitchell29
308Wayne29
318Elisha28
318Ferdinand28
318Fletcher28
318Marcus28
318Riley28
318Tommie28
318Wilbert28
325Ambrose27
325Chauncey27
325General27
325Hugo27
325Isiah27
325Louie27
325Matt27
325Sanford27
333Arch26
333Dean26
333Harris26
333Junius26
333Ned26
333Prince26
333Winfield26
340Allie25
340Aloysius25
340Dwight25
340Hans25
340Judge25
340Neil25
340Pedro25
340Ruben25
340Sterling25
349Cleve24
349Dudley24
349Elias24
349Elzie24
349Johnson24
349Joshua24
349Loren24
349Napoleon24
349Raleigh24
349Rex24
359Emory23
359Garfield23
359Gustav23
359Luke23
359Troy23
364Albin22
364Carlton22
364Clem22
364Cyrus22
364Isaiah22
364Randolph22
364Reginald22
364Rolla22
364Russel22
364Seth22
364Taylor22
364Ted22
364Truman22
377Al21
377Elliott21
377Emerson21
377Fay21
377Francisco21
377Harmon21
377Lucius21
377Murray21
377Walker21
386Alton20
386Aubrey20
386Buck20
386Burl20
386Casper20
386Houston20
386Madison20
386Porter20
386Roswell20
386Stuart20
386Wilford20
397Abner19
397Allan19
397Archibald19
397Christ19
397Colonel19
397Early19
397Herschel19
397Josh19
397Morgan19
397Noble19
397Sandy19
397Tillman19
397Vance19
397Wilmer19
411Abram18
411Antone18
411Chas18
411Dee18
411Dick18
411Elmore18
411Elza18
411Eric18
411Evan18
411Garland18
411Green18
411Israel18
411Jonas18
411Lige18
411Nels18
411Steven18
427Alphonse17
427Arther17
427Axel17
427Blaine17
427Dale17
427Fritz17
427Granville17
427Hal17
427Hezekiah17
427Jean17
427Larry17
427Lionel17
427Maynard17
427Zack17
441Adrian16
441Arlie16
441Carlos16
441Coleman16
441Crawford16
441Davis16
441Frederic16
441Gust16
441Henderson16
441Lucious16
441Milo16
441Olin16
441Otho16
441Pat16
441Phil16
456Anna15
456Bruno15
456Dana15
456Ellsworth15
456Elmo15
456Gene15
456Jason15
456Lincoln15
456Logan15
456Morton15
456Olaf15
456Orval15
456Palmer15
456Parker15
456Roderick15
456Shirley15
456Thurman15
456Tim15
456Waldo15
456Warner15
476Adolphus14
476Berry14
476Burt14
476Carleton14
476Clint14
476Dorsey14
476Elvin14
476Emile14
476Emmet14
476Hamilton14
476Hollis14
476Irwin14
476Lacy14
476Lawson14
476Ole14
476Oren14
476Sheridan14
476Sol14
476Tracy14
476Washington14
476Wellington14
497Alma13
497Bertram13
497Buster13
497Carter13
497Cloyd13
497Elton13
497Emma13
497Freddie13
497Hampton13
497Hardy13
497Hazel13
497Heber13
497Hector13
497Hoyt13
497Isadore13
497Judson13
497Jules13
497King13
497Mathias13
497Merritt13
497Mortimer13
497Norris13
497Otha13
497Pinkney13
497Rubin13
497Rush13
497Verne13
524Alois12
524Basil12
524Buford12
524Cliff12
524Connie12
524Coy12
524Ellie12
524Evert12
524Fate12
524Florence12
524French12
524Garrett12
524Guss12
524Harve12
524Isom12
524Jimmy12
524Jodie12
524Jonathan12
524Jordan12
524Lindsey12
524Lonzo12
524Lowell12
524Lucien12
524Mahlon12
524Margaret12
524Maude12
524Merton12
524Minnie12
524Nat12
524Orrin12
524Pink12
524Ramon12
524Rogers12
524Rollie12
524Smith12
524Walton12
524Wash12
524Watson12
524West12
524Wilburn12
564Alf11
564Angus11
564Bee11
564Bernice11
564Bryant11
564Carey11
564Clarance11
564Clay11
564Ford11
564Gertrude11
564Grace11
564Hunter11
564Leander11
564Loyal11
564Mason11
564Merrill11
564Norbert11
564Orlando11
564Ransom11
564Reese11
564Rodney11
564Rolland11
564Rollin11
564Ruby11
564Sammie11
564Theo11
564Toney11
564Turner11
564Valentine11
564Webster11
564Wilber11
564Willam11
564Wilton11
597Abel10
597Addison10
597Adolf10
597Alfonso10
597Alford10
597Ammon10
597Anson10
597Auther10
597Bailey10
597Blair10
597Burr10
597Cicero10
597Clara10
597Cleo10
597Cyril10
597Duncan10
597Elwin10
597Essie10
597Frances10
597Gabriel10
597Hamp10
597Haywood10
597Hosea10
597Jones10
597Jule10
597Lem10
597Mart10
597Myles10
597Orin10
597Pablo10
597Reed10
597Roman10
597Rowland10
597Sid10
597Uriah10
597Verner10
597Vivian10
597Wright10
635Adelbert9
635Alan9
635Alberto9
635Alden9
635Alice9
635Allison9
635Alvah9
635Angelo9
635Arvid9
635Avery9
635Benjamine9
635Bennett9
635Berton9
635Beverly9
635Bonnie9
635Boss9
635Bradford9
635Brown9
635Cal9
635Collins9
635Courtney9
635Dewey9
635Dominick9
635Eldon9
635Emmitt9
635Ethel9
635Ezekiel9
635Felipe9
635Gregorio9
635Hallie9
635Hayden9
635Helen9
635Hermon9
635Howell9
635Irl9
635Ivey9
635Ivy9
635Josiah9
635June9
635Kelly9
635Lambert9
635Lenard9
635Lew9
635Lillian9
635Luis9
635Marie9
635Merl9
635Nellie9
635Noel9
635Orrie9
635Park9
635Perley9
635Pierre9
635Plummer9
635Quincy9
635Raphael9
635Richmond9
635Saul9
635Sim9
635Son9
635Talmage9
635Thaddeus9
635Travis9
635Unknown9
635Woodie9
700Addie8
700Ansel8
700Aron8
700Art8
700Artie8
700Ashley8
700Barry8
700Bartholomew8
700Barton8
700Bernie8
700Bertha8
700Bertie8
700Bessie8
700Burley8
700Carrie8
700Cary8
700Cato8
700Commodore8
700Dexter8
700Doctor8
700Dolphus8
700Edna8
700Eliga8
700Elliot8
700Elsie8
700Gabe8
700Garnett8
700Gerard8
700Gerhard8
700Gustaf8
700Harlan8
700Haskell8
700Hattie8
700Hilary8
700Issac8
700Jonah8
700Justin8
700Lafayette8
700Lillie8
700Linwood8
700Lorin8
700Lou8
700Lucas8
700Lucian8
700Mabel8
700Maggie8
700Manley8
700Melville8
700Mervin8
700Minor8
700Mont8
700Newman8
700Obie8
700Oral8
700Price8
700Ronald8
700Seymour8
700Sigurd8
700Stanton8
700Sullivan8
700Sydney8
700Thompson8
700Tommy8
700Wendell8
700Whit8
700Zeb8
766Ace7
766Ada7
766Almon7
766Alpha7
766Alphonso7
766Armand7
766Augustine7
766Blanche7
766Boston7
766Brady7
766Brice7
766Byrd7
766Caleb7
766Carmine7
766Carson7
766Cash7
766Chalmer7
766Claus7
766Curt7
766Dawson7
766Dayton7
766Dell7
766Dennie7
766Doc7
766Doyle7
766Eligah7
766Ella7
766Enos7
766Erastus7
766Erle7
766Ernst7
766Eva7
766Evans7
766Everette7
766Gail7
766Gardner7
766Graham7
766Hayes7
766Henery7
766Hollie7
766Jonnie7
766Kent7
766Kirby7
766Kirk7
766Kyle7
766Lawyer7
766Levy7
766Ludwig7
766Lum7
766Marcellus7
766Maxwell7
766Miguel7
766Miller7
766Miner7
766Murl7
766Olen7
766Olof7
766Presley7
766Randall7
766Randle7
766Ras7
766Reinhold7
766Ricardo7
766Rollo7
766Rube7
766Santiago7
766Spurgeon7
766Stacy7
766Tomie7
766Vicente7
766Wilfrid7
766Williams7
766Winfred7
766Wm7
766Wong7
841Adlai6
841Alec6
841Alger6
841Algie6
841Alonza6
841Alvie6
841Alvis6
841Antoine6
841Authur6
841Benedict6
841Benito6
841Benny6
841Bertrand6
841Billy6
841Brooks6
841Buddie6
841Burk6
841Burns6
841Caesar6
841Campbell6
841Carol6
841Cassius6
841Catherine6
841Chalmers6
841Chesley6
841Cora6
841Cornelious6
841Creed6
841Darrell6
841Deforest6
841Dessie6
841Dominic6
841Edison6
841Edson6
841Effie6
841Elam6
841Elbridge6
841Eldridge6
841Elige6
841Elizabeth6
841Emmit6
841Ephraim6
841Ernie6
841Ester6
841Ethan6
841Gary6
841Gaston6
841Gay6
841Gaylord6
841Geo6
841Gifford6
841Giles6
841Golden6
841Goldie6
841Griffin6
841Hardin6
841Harlow6
841Harper6
841Hayward6
841Hurbert6
841Hyman6
841Isham6
841Iver6
841Iverson6
841Jennie6
841Jewel6
841Jewell6
841Job6
841Julia6
841Laura6
841Leamon6
841Lena6
841Lindsay6
841Linn6
841Linton6
841Lue6
841Mannie6
841Marlin6
841Marshal6
841Merlin6
841Micheal6
841Mitchel6
841Murphy6
841Myrtle6
841Newell6
841Newt6
841Okey6
841Olive6
841Oran6
841Orie6
841Ott6
841Ottie6
841Percival6
841Peyton6
841Pleas6
841Powell6
841Rafael6
841Rene6
841Rexford6
841Roe6
841Roma6
841Romie6
841Rupert6
841Sanders6
841Selmer6
841Shade6
841Shelby6
841Shelly6
841Simmie6
841Sumner6
841Theron6
841Tomas6
841Vaughn6
841Vester6
841Vick6
841Virgle6
841Waldemar6
841Waymon6
841Worth6
841Young6
841Zebulon6
841Zollie6
963Abb5
963Abbie5
963Add5
963Adelard5
963Aden5
963Aleck5
963Alferd5
963Alfredo5
963Algot5
963Alphons5
963Alta5
963Amon5
963Anastacio5
963Angel5
963Annie5
963Audley5
963Aurthur5
963Banks5
963Barnard5
963Bart5
963Baxter5
963Beecher5
963Belton5
963Benjaman5
963Benton5
963Berkley5
963Bernhard5
963Bethel5
963Bradley5
963Butler5
963Cap5
963Carlie5
963Caroline5
963Clare5
963Claudie5
963Cleave5
963Cletus5
963Coley5
963Corbin5
963Cullen5
963Danial5
963Delmer5
963Delos5
963Dempsey5
963Denis5
963Dora5
963Dossie5
963Duane5
963Duke5
963Durward5
963Elie5
963Elva5
963Ephriam5
963Erick5
963Essex5
963Esteban5
963Eston5
963Ferman5
963Gideon5
963Gilford5
963Glover5
963Handy5
963Hardie5
963Harland5
963Hartwell5
963Harvy5
963Helmer5
963Hilton5
963Horton5
963Hoy5
963Hudson5
963Humphrey5
963Hurley5
963Ignacio5
963Ignatius5
963Isidor5
963Ivory5
963Jared5
963Jesus5
963Joeseph5
963Joesph5
963Jolly5
963Josephine5
963Junious5
963Katherine5
963Kelsey5
963Knute5
963Lake5
963Lamar5
963Lawton5
963Leigh5
963Lemmie5
963Lemon5
963Llewellyn5
963Loran5
963Lorenz5
963Love5
963Lovell5
963Loy5
963Lucy5
963Mac5
963Magnus5
963Malachi5
963May5
963Mckinley5
963Mell5
963Meyer5
963Milford5
963Monte5
963Montgomery5
963Montie5
963Moody5
963Moss5
963Murry5
963Navajo5
963Norton5
963Odie5
963Oley5
963Olie5
963Ollis5
963Omar5
963Orel5
963Oris5
963Orla5
963Orson5
963Ossie5
963Oswald5
963Page5
963Payton5
963Phineas5
963Pierce5
963Pleasant5
963Raoul5
963Reece5
963Rocco5
963Rodger5
963Rose5
963Rossie5
963Ruel5
963Sampson5
963Seward5
963Sherwood5
963Sigmund5
963Singleton5
963Squire5
963Stella5
963Sylvan5
963Terry5
963Thad5
963Theophile5
963Thos5
963Tobe5
963Tolbert5
963Viola5
963Wallie5
963Wayland5
963Wayman5
963Weldon5
963Wess5
963Wheeler5
963Willian5
963Winford5
963Winston5
963Wyatt5
963Wylie5