The names of 1893

The ten most popular names given in 1893, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 12,784
Anna 5,695
Ruth 3,658
Margaret 3,565
Elizabeth 3,360
Helen 3,249
Florence 3,231
Ethel 3,119
Emma 2,968
Bertha 2,623

US: boys

John 8,049
William 7,223
James 5,030
George 4,320
Charles 3,723
Joseph 2,997
Frank 2,917
Robert 2,563
Edward 2,309
Harry 2,245