The names of 1896

The ten most popular names given in 1896, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

Mary 13,811
Anna 5,860
Helen 4,392
Margaret 4,050
Ruth 3,905
Ethel 3,502
Elizabeth 3,471
Florence 3,323
Marie 3,087
Emma 2,872

US: boys

John 8,138
William 7,747
James 5,206
George 4,286
Charles 3,639
Joseph 3,051
Frank 2,845
Robert 2,719
Edward 2,296
Henry 2,183