Years · 1880s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1883

In 1883, Mary and John were the most popular names in the United States. 216,938 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1883
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	8,012	1 in 30	= same rank
2	Anna	3,306	1 in 70	= same rank
3	Emma	2,367	1 in 90	= same rank
4	Elizabeth	2,255	1 in 100	= same rank
5	Minnie	2,035	1 in 107	= same rank
6	Margaret	1,881	1 in 115	= same rank
7	Bertha	1,681	1 in 129	2 places up
8	Ida	1,634	1 in 133	1 places down
9	Annie	1,589	1 in 137	1 places up
10	Clara	1,548	1 in 140	1 places up
11	Alice	1,488	1 in 146	3 places down
12	Sarah	1,359	1 in 160	= same rank
13	Grace	1,307	1 in 166	3 places up
14	Florence	1,298	1 in 167	1 places down
15	Martha	1,255	1 in 173	1 places down
16	Ella	1,251	1 in 173	1 places down
17	Nellie	1,246	1 in 174	2 places up
18	Bessie	1,241	1 in 175	= same rank
19	Laura	1,183	1 in 183	2 places down
20	Ethel	1,132	1 in 192	4 places up
21	Carrie	1,108	1 in 196	1 places up
22	Maude	1,096	1 in 198	2 places down
23	Mabel	1,086	1 in 200	= same rank
24	Cora	1,081	1 in 201	3 places down
25	Gertrude	923	1 in 235	1 places up
26	Lillian	907	1 in 239	6 places up
27	Jennie	904	1 in 240	= same rank
28	Hattie	895	1 in 242	2 places up
29	Pearl	886	1 in 245	4 places up
30	Mattie	883	1 in 246	5 places down
31	Edith	881	1 in 246	2 places down
32	Eva	879	1 in 247	9 places up
33	Rose	877	1 in 247	5 places down
34	Julia	875	1 in 248	1 places up
35	Helen	862	1 in 252	4 places down
36	Catherine	853	1 in 254	6 places up
37	Myrtle	851	1 in 255	1 places up
38	Louise	847	1 in 256	4 places down
39	Lillie	837	1 in 259	3 places down
40	Jessie	834	1 in 260	3 places down
41	Edna	823	1 in 264	2 places down
42	Lena	800	1 in 271	1 places up
43	Lula	790	1 in 275	3 places down
44	Ada	778	1 in 279	= same rank
45	Frances	710	1 in 306	= same rank
46	Josephine	697	1 in 311	3 places up
47	Fannie	696	1 in 312	= same rank
48	Lucy	663	1 in 327	2 places down
48	Maggie	663	1 in 327	2 places up
50	Daisy	659	1 in 329	2 places down

Most popular boy names in 1883
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	John	8,894	1 in 20	= same rank
2	William	8,387	1 in 30	= same rank
3	James	5,223	1 in 40	= same rank
4	Charles	4,826	1 in 40	1 places up
5	George	4,736	1 in 50	1 places down
6	Frank	2,986	1 in 70	= same rank
7	Joseph	2,515	1 in 90	= same rank
8	Henry	2,383	1 in 90	1 places up
9	Robert	2,334	1 in 90	1 places up
10	Thomas	2,316	1 in 90	2 places down
11	Edward	2,250	1 in 100	= same rank
12	Harry	2,110	1 in 103	= same rank
13	Walter	1,705	1 in 127	= same rank
14	Arthur	1,591	1 in 136	= same rank
15	Fred	1,502	1 in 144	= same rank
16	Albert	1,496	1 in 145	= same rank
17	Samuel	937	1 in 232	= same rank
18	Clarence	837	1 in 259	2 places up
19	Louis	796	1 in 273	1 places down
20	David	734	1 in 296	1 places down
21	Richard	649	1 in 334	1 places up
22	Charlie	643	1 in 337	1 places down
23	Ernest	641	1 in 338	4 places up
24	Andrew	623	1 in 348	= same rank
25	Daniel	615	1 in 353	4 places up
26	Joe	607	1 in 357	3 places down
26	Oscar	607	1 in 357	2 places up
28	Jesse	584	1 in 371	2 places down
29	Will	576	1 in 377	4 places down
30	Roy	556	1 in 390	3 places up
31	Benjamin	508	1 in 427	3 places up
32	Carl	480	1 in 452	2 places up
33	Sam	476	1 in 456	3 places down
34	Willie	474	1 in 458	3 places down
35	Alfred	457	1 in 475	3 places down
36	Peter	450	1 in 482	= same rank
37	Frederick	438	1 in 495	= same rank
38	Lewis	431	1 in 503	= same rank
39	Howard	429	1 in 506	3 places up
40	Elmer	423	1 in 513	2 places down
41	Herbert	422	1 in 514	1 places down
42	Earl	389	1 in 558	7 places up
43	Lee	388	1 in 559	2 places down
44	Tom	386	1 in 562	2 places up
45	Ralph	385	1 in 563	2 places down
46	Martin	377	1 in 575	2 places up
47	Herman	359	1 in 604	4 places up
48	Paul	358	1 in 606	4 places down
49	Jacob	356	1 in 609	3 places down
50	Clyde	336	1 in 646	12 places up

Share: number of babies born in 1883, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1882. Tied names share the same rank.