The names of 1888

The ten most popular names given in 1888, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 11,754
Anna 4,982
Elizabeth 3,224
Emma 3,087
Margaret 2,904
Minnie 2,654
Bertha 2,450
Florence 2,444
Ethel 2,374
Bessie 2,278

US: boys

John 9,247
William 8,705
James 5,562
George 4,912
Charles 4,591
Frank 3,459
Joseph 2,993
Robert 2,814
Harry 2,759
Henry 2,596