The names of 1884

The ten most popular names given in 1884, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 9,217
  2. Anna 3,860
  3. Emma 2,587
  4. Elizabeth 2,549
  5. Minnie 2,243
  6. Margaret 2,142
  7. Ida 1,882
  8. Clara 1,852
  9. Bertha 1,789
  10. Annie 1,739

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US: boys

  1. John 9,388
  2. William 8,897
  3. James 5,693
  4. George 4,961
  5. Charles 4,802
  6. Frank 3,218
  7. Joseph 2,707
  8. Thomas 2,572
  9. Henry 2,474
  10. Robert 2,468

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