The names of 1886

The ten most popular names given in 1886, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 9,889
  2. Anna 4,283
  3. Emma 2,764
  4. Elizabeth 2,680
  5. Minnie 2,372
  6. Margaret 2,275
  7. Ida 2,049
  8. Bertha 2,001
  9. Clara 1,916
  10. Florence 1,860

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US: boys

  1. John 9,026
  2. William 8,252
  3. James 5,355
  4. George 4,671
  5. Charles 4,533
  6. Frank 3,127
  7. Joseph 2,594
  8. Robert 2,443
  9. Henry 2,404
  10. Thomas 2,337

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