The names of 1894

The ten most popular names given in 1894, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 13,151
  2. Anna 5,565
  3. Margaret 3,700
  4. Helen 3,676
  5. Elizabeth 3,425
  6. Ruth 3,372
  7. Ethel 3,287
  8. Florence 3,233
  9. Emma 2,937
  10. Marie 2,649

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US: boys

  1. John 8,237
  2. William 7,274
  3. James 5,110
  4. George 4,365
  5. Charles 3,788
  6. Joseph 2,977
  7. Frank 2,863
  8. Robert 2,497
  9. Henry 2,278
  10. Harry 2,189

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