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Top Ten Given Names for the 1880s*

 

1880 1885
1881 1886
1882 1887
1883 1888
1884 1889

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Male - 1880 Female - 1880


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. Charles 3. Elizabeth
4. George 4. Margaret
5. James 5. Minnie
6. Joseph 6. Emma
7. Frank 7. Martha
8. Henry 8. Alice
9. Thomas 9. Marie
10. Harry 10. Annie, Sarah (tie)


Male - 1881 Female - 1881


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. Charles 3. Elizabeth
4. James 4. Margaret
5. George 5. Emma
6. Joseph 6. Minniw
7. Frank 7. Sarah
8. Henry 8. Alice
9. Edward, Harry, Thomas (tie) 9. Bertha
10. Grace


Male - 1882 Female - 1882


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. Charles 3. Elizabeth
4. James 4/5 Emma, Margaret (tie)
5. George
6. Frank 6. Minnie
7. Joseph 7. Bertha
8. Henry 8. Mabel
9. Thomas 9/10 Florence, Ida (tie)
10. Harry


Male - 1883 Female - 1883


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. Charles 3. Margaret
4. George 4. Emma
5. James 5. Elizabeth
6. Joseph 6. Florence
7. Frank 7. Bertha
8/9 Harry, Henry (tie) 8. Alice
9. Sarah
10. Edward 10. Clara, Rose (tie)


Male - 1884 Female - 1884


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. George 3. Elizabeth
4. Charles 4. Emma
5. James 5. Margaret
6. Frank 6. Minnie
7. Joseph 7/8 Alice, Florence (tie)
8. Harry
9. Henry 9. Clara
10. Thomas 10. Bertha, Rose (tie)


Male - 1885 Female - 1885


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. Charles 3. Elizabeth
4. Joseph 4. Margaret
5/6 George, James (tie) 5. Emma
6. Ida
7. Frank 7. Rose
8. Robert 8. Minnie
9. Henry 9. Bertha
10. Edward 10. Annie

 

Male - 1886 Female - 1886


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. George 3. Elizabeth
4. James 4. Emma
5. Charles 5. Clara
6. Joseph 6. Margaret
7. Frank 7. Minnie
8. Henry 8. Bertha
9. Thomas 9. Rose
10. Edward, Walter (tie) 10. Ida, Sarah (tie)


Male - 1887 Female - 1887


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. George 3. Emma
4. Charles 4. Margaret
5. James 5. Bertha
6/7 Frank, Joseph (tie) 6/7 Elizabeth, Minnie (tie)
8. Harry 8. Florence
9. Robert 9. Mabel
10. Thomas 10. Bessie, Helen, Jennie (tie)


Male - 1888 Female - 1888


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. George 3. Margaret
4. Joseph 4. Elizabeth
5. James 5. Bertha
6. Charles 6. Emma
7. Frank 7. Ethel
8. Harry 8. Rose
9. Robert 9. Bessie
10. Thomas 10. Ida, Minnie (tie)


Male - 1889 Female - 1889


1. John 1. Mary
2. William 2. Anna
3. George 3. Elizabeth
4. James 4. Margaret
5. Charles 5. Minnie
6. Joseph 6/7 Helen, Rose (tie)
7. Frank
8. Harry 8. Bertha
9. Edward 9/10 Alice, Emma (tie)
10. Robert

*These top ten name lists are compiled from a random, one percent sample of Social Security Number card applications for people born in the given year.  This applications are not limited to persons born in the United States but are representative of all Social Security Number card holders.

This data on this page provided by  the 
Office of the Chief Actuary
U.S. Social Security Administration

 

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