The names of 1895

The ten most popular names given in 1895, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Mary 13,447
  2. Anna 5,950
  3. Helen 4,023
  4. Margaret 3,931
  5. Elizabeth 3,603
  6. Ruth 3,551
  7. Florence 3,471
  8. Ethel 3,391
  9. Marie 3,011
  10. Emma 2,952

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US: boys

  1. John 8,320
  2. William 7,277
  3. James 5,335
  4. George 4,289
  5. Charles 3,633
  6. Frank 3,012
  7. Joseph 2,992
  8. Robert 2,635
  9. Henry 2,221
  10. Edward 2,203

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