The names of 1889

The ten most popular names given in 1889, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 11,648
  2. Anna 5,062
  3. Elizabeth 3,058
  4. Margaret 2,917
  5. Emma 2,884
  6. Minnie 2,624
  7. Florence 2,465
  8. Ethel 2,463
  9. Bessie 2,343
  10. Clara 2,319

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US: boys

  1. John 8,548
  2. William 7,772
  3. James 5,020
  4. George 4,430
  5. Charles 4,199
  6. Frank 2,975
  7. Joseph 2,729
  8. Harry 2,559
  9. Robert 2,513
  10. Edward 2,299

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