The names of 1890

The ten most popular names given in 1890, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 12,078
  2. Anna 5,233
  3. Elizabeth 3,112
  4. Margaret 3,100
  5. Emma 2,980
  6. Florence 2,744
  7. Ethel 2,718
  8. Minnie 2,650
  9. Clara 2,496
  10. Bertha 2,388

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US: boys

  1. John 8,502
  2. William 7,494
  3. James 5,097
  4. George 4,458
  5. Charles 4,061
  6. Frank 3,078
  7. Joseph 2,670
  8. Robert 2,541
  9. Henry 2,349
  10. Harry 2,345

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