Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1896

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	8,138
2	William	7,747
3	James	5,206
4	George	4,286
5	Charles	3,639
6	Joseph	3,051
7	Frank	2,845
8	Robert	2,719
9	Edward	2,296
10	Henry	2,183
11	Harry	2,091
12	Thomas	2,088
13	Walter	2,017
14	Arthur	1,821
15	Albert	1,434
16	Fred	1,393
17	Clarence	1,254
18	Willie	1,092
19	Roy	1,027
20	Paul	964
21	Earl	892
22	Louis	871
23	Harold	862
24	Raymond	859
25	Carl	852

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Richard	834
27	Joe	767
28	David	765
29	Ernest	764
30	Ralph	746
31	Samuel	734
32	Charlie	714
33	Howard	677
34	Herbert	635
35	Jesse	586
36	Elmer	576
37	Andrew	566
38	Daniel	561
39	Francis	551
40	Jack	539
40	Oscar	539
42	Alfred	527
43	Sam	518
44	Will	508
45	Eugene	507
46	Lawrence	499
47	Leo	497
48	Lee	455
49	Herman	427
50	Ray	426
51	Benjamin	416
52	Peter	402
53	Michael	399
54	Claude	398
55	Floyd	396
56	Lewis	386
57	Frederick	381
58	Clyde	372
59	Edwin	351
60	Leonard	350
61	Martin	343
62	Tom	339
63	Chester	329
64	Russell	327
65	Lester	318
66	Clifford	311
67	Lloyd	308
68	Edgar	306
69	Ben	299
70	Harvey	292
71	Jim	281
72	Leroy	278
73	Anthony	276
74	Luther	265
75	Hugh	263
76	Eddie	262
76	Guy	262
78	Stanley	259
79	Homer	258
80	Otto	250
81	Ed	246
82	Bernard	241
82	Jacob	241
82	Theodore	241
85	Leslie	237
86	Leon	235
87	Alexander	232
88	Archie	230
89	Jessie	229
90	Everett	224
91	Allen	219
92	Philip	218
93	Patrick	214
94	Donald	211
95	Horace	204
96	Victor	201
97	Cecil	200
98	Milton	194
98	Oliver	194
100	Isaac	191
101	Ira	190
102	Alvin	183
103	August	180
104	Norman	178
105	Sidney	176
106	Kenneth	175
107	Glenn	174
107	Julius	174
109	Bert	173
110	Marion	172
111	Charley	168
112	Alex	165
113	Stephen	164
114	Lonnie	159
115	Melvin	158
116	Bryan	157
116	Percy	157
118	Willard	152
119	Mack	148
120	Max	145
120	Rufus	145
120	Wesley	145
120	Willis	145
124	Earnest	144
125	Emil	143
126	Virgil	138
127	Morris	136
128	Hobart	135
129	Dan	133
130	Wallace	130
131	Gilbert	129
131	Vernon	129
133	Maurice	127
134	Warren	125
135	Otis	124
136	Matthew	123
137	Mckinley	121
138	Wilbur	120
139	Hubert	119
139	Mark	119
141	Dave	118
141	Marshall	118
143	Gordon	117
144	Johnnie	116
145	Emmett	113
145	Glen	113
147	Vincent	112
148	Perry	111
148	Sylvester	111
150	Amos	110
150	Edmund	110
150	Nathan	110
153	Abraham	109
154	Rudolph	108
155	Curtis	107
156	Ellis	106
156	Nicholas	106
158	Jose	104
158	Manuel	104
160	Arnold	102
160	Clayton	102
162	Sherman	100
163	Calvin	98
164	Adam	96
164	Bennie	96
164	Elbert	96
164	Franklin	96
168	Clifton	95
168	Gerald	95
168	Gus	95
171	Jerry	94
171	Steve	94
173	Adolph	93
173	Clinton	93
173	Marvin	93
173	Ollie	93
177	Roland	92
178	Claud	90
178	Dennis	90
178	Jasper	90
178	Reuben	90
182	Alonzo	89
182	Orville	89
182	Phillip	89
185	Jake	88
186	Elijah	87
186	Forrest	87
186	Irving	87
186	Jess	87
190	Bill	86
190	Nelson	86
192	Cornelius	85
192	Mike	85
192	Simon	85
195	Roscoe	84
196	Felix	83
196	Owen	83
196	Ross	83
199	Moses	81
200	Harrison	79
200	Irvin	79
202	Jay	78
203	Jerome	76
204	Johnie	75
205	Grover	74
206	Christopher	73
206	Nathaniel	73
206	Wilson	73
209	Douglas	72
209	Ivan	72
211	Dock	71
211	Grant	71
211	Timothy	71
211	Wilfred	71
215	Roger	70
216	Aaron	69
216	Bruce	69
216	Noah	69
219	Alva	68
219	Levi	68
221	Don	66
222	Harley	64
222	Millard	64
224	Dewey	63
224	Juan	63
224	Monroe	63
224	Pete	63
224	Silas	63
224	Wade	63
230	Austin	62
230	Jeff	62
230	Wiley	62
233	Leland	61
234	Karl	60
235	Byron	59
235	Laurence	59
237	Barney	58
237	Clark	58
237	Edmond	58
240	Grady	57
240	Julian	57
240	Mary	57
243	Cleveland	56
243	Loyd	56
243	Tony	56
246	Ervin	55
246	Wayne	55
248	Ike	54
249	Augustus	53
249	Chris	53
249	Earle	53
249	Preston	53
253	Emanuel	52
254	Abe	51
255	Aubrey	50
255	Carroll	50
255	Erwin	50
255	Forest	50
259	Ruben	49
260	Fredrick	48
260	Malcolm	48
262	Garrett	47
262	Hobert	47
262	Neil	47
265	Anton	46
265	Delbert	46
265	Emory	46
265	Hiram	46
265	Jimmie	46
270	Andy	45
270	Bob	45
270	Ezra	45
270	Louie	45
270	Luke	45
270	Mose	45
270	Tommie	45
277	Merle	44
277	Solomon	44
279	Eli	43
279	Foster	43
279	Jeremiah	43
282	Ambrose	42
282	Burton	42
282	Conrad	42
282	Major	42
282	Miles	42
282	Ora	42
288	Emery	41
288	Ward	41
290	Ferdinand	40
290	Jennings	40
290	Mathew	40
290	Pedro	40
290	Walker	40
290	Wilbert	40
296	Anderson	39
296	Edd	39
296	Gustave	39
296	Marcus	39
296	Riley	39
301	Columbus	38
301	Johnny	38
301	Larry	38
301	Lon	38
301	Omer	38
306	Cyril	37
306	Joel	37
306	Lynn	37
306	Mitchell	37
306	Pearl	37
306	Van	37
312	Christian	36
312	Dale	36
312	Vern	36
315	Antonio	35
315	Bud	35
315	Elwood	35
315	General	35
315	Lorenzo	35
315	Lyle	35
315	Neal	35
315	Rex	35
323	Allan	34
323	Basil	34
323	Boyd	34
323	Emile	34
323	Ned	34
323	Newton	34
329	Clair	33
329	Gustav	33
331	Asa	32
331	Clement	32
331	Jackson	32
331	Loren	32
331	Taylor	32
331	Troy	32
331	Ulysses	32
338	Allie	31
338	Alton	31
338	Carlton	31
338	Dewitt	31
338	Ellsworth	31
338	Fletcher	31
338	Hugo	31
338	Isiah	31
338	Junius	31
338	Milo	31
338	Murray	31
338	Myron	31
338	Nick	31
338	Scott	31
352	Carlos	30
352	Clay	30
352	Joshua	30
352	Reginald	30
352	Ted	30
357	Dallas	29
357	Enoch	29
357	Gene	29
357	Herschel	29
357	Houston	29
357	Lowell	29
363	Dwight	28
363	Elias	28
363	Matt	28
363	Spencer	28
367	Al	27
367	Clem	27
367	Cleo	27
367	Dick	27
367	Dudley	27
367	Francisco	27
367	Harris	27
367	Irwin	27
367	Israel	27
367	Jean	27
367	Lucius	27
367	Pat	27
367	Stewart	27
380	Alphonse	26
380	Bryant	26
380	Clint	26
380	Olin	26
380	Porter	26
380	Prince	26
380	Royal	26
380	Russel	26
388	Aloysius	25
388	Elliott	25
388	Eric	25
388	Freeman	25
388	Green	25
388	Isadore	25
388	Morgan	25
388	Sanford	25
388	Sol	25
388	Verne	25
388	Warner	25
388	Wm	25
400	Bradley	24
400	Dee	24
400	Elmore	24
400	King	24
400	Noble	24
400	Randolph	24
400	Watson	24
407	Casper	23
407	Elisha	23
407	Elmo	23
407	Garland	23
407	Jefferson	23
407	Josh	23
407	Lyman	23
407	Merrill	23
407	Otho	23
407	Ronald	23
417	Adrian	22
417	Benjiman	22
417	Cyrus	22
417	Isaiah	22
417	Napoleon	22
417	Turner	22
417	Wilmer	22
424	Adolphus	21
424	Buster	21
424	Cary	21
424	Davis	21
424	Elvin	21
424	Emmet	21
424	Fay	21
424	Gust	21
424	Jesus	21
424	Jonas	21
424	Nels	21
424	Otha	21
424	Sterling	21
424	Winfield	21
438	Arlie	20
438	Avery	20
438	Berry	20
438	Bishop	20
438	Chauncey	20
438	Crawford	20
438	Dorsey	20
438	Emerson	20
438	Evans	20
438	Garfield	20
438	Granville	20
438	Hardy	20
438	Johnson	20
438	Lemuel	20
438	Lige	20
438	Lionel	20
438	Price	20
438	Rolland	20
438	Rupert	20
438	Stuart	20
438	Terry	20
438	Truman	20
438	Wilber	20
438	Wyatt	20
462	Abram	19
462	Arch	19
462	Arther	19
462	Benton	19
462	Buck	19
462	Clare	19
462	Early	19
462	Elza	19
462	Frances	19
462	Freddie	19
462	Hal	19
462	Lucian	19
462	Maynard	19
462	Milford	19
462	Ole	19
462	Orval	19
462	Ramon	19
462	Tomas	19
462	Valentine	19
481	Albin	18
481	Allison	18
481	Alma	18
481	Bennett	18
481	Chas	18
481	Clarance	18
481	Coleman	18
481	Gabriel	18
481	Hallie	18
481	Jonathan	18
481	Mahlon	18
481	Mason	18
481	Morton	18
481	Ruby	18
481	Sim	18
481	Vance	18
481	Vivian	18
481	Wendell	18
481	Wilford	18
500	Abner	17
500	Alvah	17
500	Anna	17
500	Archibald	17
500	Aron	17
500	Buford	17
500	Cleve	17
500	Dean	17
500	Elton	17
500	Frederic	17
500	Haywood	17
500	Justin	17
500	Lacy	17
500	Merton	17
500	Phil	17
500	Raleigh	17
500	Steven	17
500	Tommy	17
518	Adelbert	16
518	Benny	16
518	Bertrand	16
518	Ezekiel	16
518	Hans	16
518	Henderson	16
518	Hilliard	16
518	Jules	16
518	Lem	16
518	Maxwell	16
518	Odie	16
518	Olen	16
518	Orion	16
518	Parker	16
518	Reed	16
518	Sydney	16
534	Abel	15
534	Alvie	15
534	Axel	15
534	Blaine	15
534	Burl	15
534	Carey	15
534	Dominick	15
534	Florence	15
534	Fritz	15
534	Hunter	15
534	Jewell	15
534	Judson	15
534	Linwood	15
534	Logan	15
534	Rolla	15
534	Roman	15
534	Webster	15
551	Addison	14
551	Alfonso	14
551	Angus	14
551	Bertram	14
551	Billie	14
551	Cicero	14
551	Clara	14
551	Dominic	14
551	Duncan	14
551	Earley	14
551	Eldon	14
551	Elzie	14
551	Emmitt	14
551	Ernie	14
551	Evan	14
551	Hayes	14
551	Henery	14
551	Hosea	14
551	Jimmy	14
551	Judge	14
551	June	14
551	Keith	14
551	Kelly	14
551	Lafayette	14
551	Lonzo	14
551	Lucien	14
551	Luis	14
551	Madison	14
551	Merritt	14
551	Meyer	14
551	Minnie	14
551	Ransom	14
551	Rodney	14
551	Rollie	14
551	Rowland	14
551	Shelby	14
551	Tim	14
551	Waldo	14
551	Washington	14
551	Wilburn	14
551	Zack	14
592	Addie	13
592	Alan	13
592	Alice	13
592	Alphonso	13
592	Angelo	13
592	Antone	13
592	Bradford	13
592	Brady	13
592	Bruno	13
592	Caleb	13
592	Carter	13
592	Cliff	13
592	Coy	13
592	Everette	13
592	Gary	13
592	Geo	13
592	Hezekiah	13
592	Jewel	13
592	Jodie	13
592	Leander	13
592	Len	13
592	Lenard	13
592	Lincoln	13
592	Lindsey	13
592	Louise	13
592	Lucious	13
592	Mortimer	13
592	Murry	13
592	Myrtle	13
592	Norris	13
592	Obie	13
592	Olaf	13
592	Oren	13
592	Orin	13
592	Oswald	13
592	Park	13
592	Pink	13
592	Rocco	13
592	Rube	13
592	Rubin	13
592	Sandy	13
592	Seymour	13
592	Smith	13
592	Thad	13
592	Tillman	13
592	Vernie	13
592	Weldon	13
592	Wylie	13
592	Zeb	13
641	Alec	12
641	Alvis	12
641	Art	12
641	Arvid	12
641	Benedict	12
641	Bertha	12
641	Bessie	12
641	Brown	12
641	Burt	12
641	Erastus	12
641	Ethel	12
641	Fate	12
641	Harlan	12
641	Heber	12
641	Hector	12
641	Hyman	12
641	Josiah	12
641	Lawson	12
641	Ludwig	12
641	Mac	12
641	Maxie	12
641	Noel	12
641	Norbert	12
641	Okey	12
641	Ottis	12
641	Palmer	12
641	Ruth	12
641	Sammie	12
641	Shirley	12
641	Theo	12
641	Vergil	12
641	Vester	12
641	Winston	12
674	Augustine	11
674	Bart	11
674	Blair	11
674	Bonnie	11
674	Buddy	11
674	Butler	11
674	Claire	11
674	Cletus	11
674	Curley	11
674	Dell	11
674	Donnie	11
674	Eldridge	11
674	Elie	11
674	Elizabeth	11
674	Emma	11
674	Evert	11
674	Ford	11
674	Grace	11
674	Guss	11
674	Harmon	11
674	Hazel	11
674	Hazen	11
674	Hershel	11
674	Hollis	11
674	Hoyt	11
674	Hurley	11
674	Ignatius	11
674	Isom	11
674	Jones	11
674	Junior	11
674	Levy	11
674	Lew	11
674	Lillian	11
674	Melville	11
674	Minor	11
674	Oakley	11
674	Omar	11
674	Oran	11
674	Orie	11
674	Pablo	11
674	Rene	11
674	Rollin	11
674	Saul	11
674	Seth	11
674	Sigmund	11
674	Simpson	11
674	Tracy	11
674	West	11
722	Alden	10
722	Alfredo	10
722	Alonza	10
722	Antoine	10
722	Armand	10
722	Ashby	10
722	Ashley	10
722	Authur	10
722	Bascom	10
722	Baxter	10
722	Connie	10
722	Corbett	10
722	Cornelious	10
722	Dana	10
722	Denis	10
722	Dolphus	10
722	Earlie	10
722	Edith	10
722	Ennis	10
722	Enrique	10
722	Erick	10
722	Felipe	10
722	Fleming	10
722	Furman	10
722	Gaston	10
722	Gerard	10
722	Gregory	10
722	Helen	10
722	Ignacio	10
722	Isidore	10
722	Issac	10
722	Ivory	10
722	Ivy	10
722	Jordan	10
722	Kirby	10
722	Llewellyn	10
722	Lonie	10
722	Lou	10
722	Micheal	10
722	Mont	10
722	Ocie	10
722	Odis	10
722	Pierce	10
722	Randall	10
722	Reinhold	10
722	Richmond	10
722	Rose	10
722	Royce	10
722	Saint	10
722	Sanders	10
722	Silver	10
722	Soloman	10
722	Thurman	10
722	Travis	10
722	Westley	10
722	Willam	10
778	Alf	9
778	Arley	9
778	Artie	9
778	Bee	9
778	Bernice	9
778	Billy	9
778	Burrell	9
778	Christ	9
778	Delmar	9
778	Eldred	9
778	Ellie	9
778	Ely	9
778	Ephriam	9
778	Ernst	9
778	Ethan	9
778	Eugenio	9
778	Gail	9
778	Garnett	9
778	Godfrey	9
778	Gregorio	9
778	Hampton	9
778	Howell	9
778	Jason	9
778	Kurt	9
778	Laverne	9
778	Lemon	9
778	Lisle	9
778	Manley	9
778	Martha	9
778	Merl	9
778	Milburn	9
778	Mildred	9
778	Miller	9
778	Nolan	9
778	Ola	9
778	Oral	9
778	Orrin	9
778	Raphael	9
778	Roderick	9
778	Sigurd	9
778	Thaddeus	9
778	Unknown	9
778	Urban	9
778	Wayman	9
778	Webb	9
778	Weston	9
778	Williams	9
778	Winfred	9
826	Algie	8
826	Arlington	8
826	Asbury	8
826	Bailey	8
826	Bartholomew	8
826	Bertie	8
826	Booker	8
826	Boyce	8
826	Brooks	8
826	Carmen	8
826	Carrie	8
826	Carson	8
826	Casimir	8
826	Chesley	8
826	Courtney	8
826	Doyle	8
826	Edson	8
826	Effie	8
826	Eliga	8
826	Elroy	8
826	Emmit	8
826	Enos	8
826	Finis	8
826	Foy	8
826	Giles	8
826	Glover	8
826	Golden	8
826	Gustaf	8
826	Hall	8
826	Hayden	8
826	Hayward	8
826	Henri	8
826	Hilton	8
826	Hudson	8
826	Huey	8
826	Ivey	8
826	Layton	8
826	Lena	8
826	Leopold	8
826	Little	8
826	Littleton	8
826	Loring	8
826	Loyal	8
826	Lum	8
826	Marcellus	8
826	Margaret	8
826	Mitchel	8
826	Moe	8
826	Newman	8
826	Orlo	8
826	Orris	8
826	Orson	8
826	Ottie	8
826	Pierre	8
826	Press	8
826	Quincy	8
826	Rayford	8
826	Raymon	8
826	Reese	8
826	Roby	8
826	Sheldon	8
826	Sid	8
826	Son	8
826	Terrence	8
826	Thornton	8
826	Tobe	8
826	Verner	8
826	Virgel	8
826	Walton	8
826	Wash	8
826	Waverly	8
826	Wellington	8
826	Wilton	8
826	Wong	8
900	Agnes	7
900	Alford	7
900	Aloys	7
900	Andre	7
900	Ashton	7
900	Audie	7
900	Barton	7
900	Cam	7
900	Cameron	7
900	Carrol	7
900	Cedric	7
900	Chalmer	7
900	Champ	7
900	Clovis	7
900	Cloyd	7
900	Dalton	7
900	Dayton	7
900	Dillard	7
900	Doc	7
900	Eber	7
900	Edison	7
900	Eduardo	7
900	Elden	7
900	Elder	7
900	Ellwood	7
900	Essie	7
900	Estel	7
900	Ferris	7
900	Florian	7
900	Gay	7
900	Hale	7
900	Hamilton	7
900	Haskell	7
900	Hervey	7
900	Hjalmer	7
900	Irven	7
900	Jarvis	7
900	Josephine	7
900	Lamar	7
900	Lawerence	7
900	Leigh	7
900	Linton	7
900	Linus	7
900	Loy	7
900	Lucas	7
900	Marie	7
900	Mattie	7
900	Mervin	7
900	Miguel	7
900	Myles	7
900	Nile	7
900	Norval	7
900	Octave	7
900	Offie	7
900	Olie	7
900	Opal	7
900	Owens	7
900	Paris	7
900	Perley	7
900	Pinkney	7
900	Pleasant	7
900	Posey	7
900	Rafael	7
900	Reid	7
900	Rollo	7
900	Roosevelt	7
900	Rosa	7
900	Rudy	7
900	Sampson	7
900	Seaborn	7
900	Severt	7
900	Shellie	7
900	Solon	7
900	Theadore	7
900	Thompson	7
900	Toney	7
900	Toy	7
900	Wardell	7
900	Wheeler	7
900	Wilfrid	7
900	Willy	7
900	Worth	7
982	Acy	6
982	Almer	6
982	Alpha	6
982	Annie	6
982	Armstead	6
982	Arno	6
982	Arthor	6
982	Bartley	6
982	Benito	6
982	Bernhard	6
982	Boysie	6
982	Brice	6
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