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Top baby names of 1880
In 1880, Mary and John were the most popular names in the United States. 201,479 births in the Social Security records that year.
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| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 7,065 | 1 in 30 | — |
| 2 | Anna | 2,604 | 1 in 80 | — |
| 3 | Emma | 2,003 | 1 in 101 | — |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 1,939 | 1 in 104 | — |
| 5 | Minnie | 1,746 | 1 in 115 | — |
| 6 | Margaret | 1,578 | 1 in 128 | — |
| 7 | Ida | 1,472 | 1 in 137 | — |
| 8 | Alice | 1,414 | 1 in 142 | — |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,320 | 1 in 153 | — |
| 10 | Sarah | 1,288 | 1 in 156 | — |
| 11 | Annie | 1,258 | 1 in 160 | — |
| 12 | Clara | 1,226 | 1 in 164 | — |
| 13 | Ella | 1,156 | 1 in 174 | — |
| 14 | Florence | 1,063 | 1 in 190 | — |
| 15 | Cora | 1,045 | 1 in 193 | — |
| 16 | Martha | 1,040 | 1 in 194 | — |
| 17 | Laura | 1,012 | 1 in 199 | — |
| 18 | Nellie | 995 | 1 in 202 | — |
| 19 | Grace | 982 | 1 in 205 | — |
| 20 | Carrie | 949 | 1 in 212 | — |
| 21 | Maude | 859 | 1 in 235 | — |
| 22 | Mabel | 808 | 1 in 249 | — |
| 23 | Bessie | 796 | 1 in 253 | — |
| 24 | Jennie | 793 | 1 in 254 | — |
| 25 | Gertrude | 787 | 1 in 256 | — |
| 26 | Julia | 783 | 1 in 257 | — |
| 27 | Hattie | 769 | 1 in 262 | — |
| 28 | Edith | 768 | 1 in 262 | — |
| 29 | Mattie | 704 | 1 in 286 | — |
| 30 | Rose | 700 | 1 in 288 | — |
| 31 | Catherine | 688 | 1 in 293 | — |
| 32 | Lillian | 672 | 1 in 300 | — |
| 33 | Ada | 652 | 1 in 309 | — |
| 34 | Lillie | 647 | 1 in 311 | — |
| 35 | Helen | 636 | 1 in 317 | — |
| 36 | Jessie | 635 | 1 in 317 | — |
| 36 | Louise | 635 | 1 in 317 | — |
| 38 | Ethel | 633 | 1 in 318 | — |
| 39 | Lula | 621 | 1 in 324 | — |
| 40 | Myrtle | 615 | 1 in 328 | — |
| 41 | Eva | 614 | 1 in 328 | — |
| 42 | Frances | 605 | 1 in 333 | — |
| 43 | Lena | 603 | 1 in 334 | — |
| 44 | Lucy | 590 | 1 in 341 | — |
| 45 | Edna | 588 | 1 in 343 | — |
| 46 | Maggie | 582 | 1 in 346 | — |
| 47 | Pearl | 569 | 1 in 354 | — |
| 48 | Daisy | 564 | 1 in 357 | — |
| 49 | Fannie | 560 | 1 in 360 | — |
| 50 | Josephine | 544 | 1 in 370 | — |
| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,655 | 1 in 20 | — |
| 2 | William | 9,532 | 1 in 20 | — |
| 3 | James | 5,927 | 1 in 30 | — |
| 4 | Charles | 5,348 | 1 in 40 | — |
| 5 | George | 5,126 | 1 in 40 | — |
| 6 | Frank | 3,242 | 1 in 60 | — |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,632 | 1 in 80 | — |
| 8 | Thomas | 2,534 | 1 in 80 | — |
| 9 | Henry | 2,444 | 1 in 80 | — |
| 10 | Robert | 2,415 | 1 in 80 | — |
| 11 | Edward | 2,364 | 1 in 90 | — |
| 12 | Harry | 2,152 | 1 in 90 | — |
| 13 | Walter | 1,755 | 1 in 115 | — |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,599 | 1 in 126 | — |
| 15 | Fred | 1,569 | 1 in 128 | — |
| 16 | Albert | 1,493 | 1 in 135 | — |
| 17 | Samuel | 1,024 | 1 in 197 | — |
| 18 | David | 869 | 1 in 232 | — |
| 19 | Louis | 828 | 1 in 243 | — |
| 20 | Joe | 731 | 1 in 276 | — |
| 21 | Charlie | 730 | 1 in 276 | — |
| 21 | Clarence | 730 | 1 in 276 | — |
| 23 | Richard | 728 | 1 in 277 | — |
| 24 | Andrew | 644 | 1 in 313 | — |
| 25 | Daniel | 643 | 1 in 313 | — |
| 26 | Ernest | 615 | 1 in 328 | — |
| 27 | Will | 588 | 1 in 343 | — |
| 28 | Jesse | 569 | 1 in 354 | — |
| 29 | Oscar | 544 | 1 in 370 | — |
| 30 | Lewis | 517 | 1 in 390 | — |
| 31 | Peter | 496 | 1 in 406 | — |
| 32 | Benjamin | 490 | 1 in 411 | — |
| 33 | Frederick | 483 | 1 in 417 | — |
| 34 | Willie | 476 | 1 in 423 | — |
| 35 | Alfred | 469 | 1 in 430 | — |
| 36 | Sam | 457 | 1 in 441 | — |
| 37 | Roy | 440 | 1 in 458 | — |
| 38 | Herbert | 424 | 1 in 475 | — |
| 39 | Jacob | 404 | 1 in 499 | — |
| 40 | Tom | 399 | 1 in 505 | — |
| 41 | Elmer | 373 | 1 in 540 | — |
| 42 | Carl | 372 | 1 in 542 | — |
| 43 | Lee | 361 | 1 in 558 | — |
| 44 | Howard | 357 | 1 in 564 | — |
| 44 | Martin | 357 | 1 in 564 | — |
| 46 | Michael | 354 | 1 in 569 | — |
| 47 | Bert | 348 | 1 in 579 | — |
| 48 | Herman | 347 | 1 in 581 | — |
| 49 | Jim | 345 | 1 in 584 | — |
| 50 | Francis | 344 | 1 in 586 | — |
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