The names of 1892

The ten most popular names given in 1892, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 13,172
  2. Anna 5,542
  3. Elizabeth 3,461
  4. Margaret 3,435
  5. Ruth 3,290
  6. Florence 3,154
  7. Emma 3,128
  8. Ethel 3,035
  9. Helen 2,936
  10. Clara 2,661

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US: boys

  1. John 9,039
  2. William 7,782
  3. James 5,398
  4. George 4,760
  5. Charles 4,319
  6. Frank 3,150
  7. Joseph 3,064
  8. Robert 2,710
  9. Harry 2,460
  10. Henry 2,452

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