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Top baby names of 1885

In 1885, Mary and John were the most popular names in the United States. 240,847 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1885
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	9,128	1 in 30	= same rank
2	Anna	3,994	1 in 60	= same rank
3	Emma	2,728	1 in 90	= same rank
4	Elizabeth	2,582	1 in 90	= same rank
5	Margaret	2,204	1 in 109	1 places up
6	Minnie	2,178	1 in 111	1 places down
7	Clara	1,910	1 in 126	1 places up
8	Bertha	1,860	1 in 129	1 places up
9	Ida	1,854	1 in 130	2 places down
10	Annie	1,703	1 in 141	= same rank
11	Alice	1,681	1 in 143	= same rank
12	Florence	1,667	1 in 144	= same rank
13	Bessie	1,588	1 in 152	2 places up
14	Grace	1,575	1 in 153	1 places down
15	Ethel	1,495	1 in 161	3 places up
16	Nellie	1,432	1 in 168	1 places up
17	Martha	1,425	1 in 169	1 places down
18	Sarah	1,424	1 in 169	4 places down
19	Ella	1,395	1 in 173	= same rank
20	Mabel	1,349	1 in 179	= same rank
21	Laura	1,325	1 in 182	= same rank
22	Carrie	1,283	1 in 188	= same rank
23	Cora	1,253	1 in 192	= same rank
24	Maude	1,222	1 in 197	= same rank
25	Rose	1,164	1 in 207	5 places up
26	Pearl	1,146	1 in 210	1 places down
27	Lillian	1,143	1 in 211	1 places down
28	Helen	1,134	1 in 212	5 places up
29	Gertrude	1,086	1 in 222	1 places down
30	Edna	1,077	1 in 224	6 places up
31	Edith	1,071	1 in 225	4 places down
32	Julia	1,062	1 in 227	5 places up
33	Jennie	1,045	1 in 230	5 places down
34	Myrtle	1,026	1 in 235	= same rank
35	Mattie	1,014	1 in 238	4 places down
36	Hattie	1,008	1 in 239	4 places down
37	Lillie	979	1 in 246	3 places up
38	Eva	971	1 in 248	= same rank
39	Louise	956	1 in 252	4 places down
40	Jessie	952	1 in 253	2 places up
41	Lula	949	1 in 254	2 places down
42	Marie	885	1 in 272	7 places up
43	Ada	876	1 in 275	1 places up
43	Lena	876	1 in 275	2 places down
45	Catherine	846	1 in 285	2 places down
46	Frances	844	1 in 285	= same rank
47	Fannie	783	1 in 308	3 places up
47	Josephine	783	1 in 308	2 places down
49	Dora	776	1 in 310	2 places up
50	Katherine	751	1 in 321	5 places up

Most popular boy names in 1885
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	John	8,756	1 in 30	= same rank
2	William	8,044	1 in 30	= same rank
3	James	5,175	1 in 50	= same rank
4	George	4,674	1 in 50	= same rank
5	Charles	4,599	1 in 50	= same rank
6	Frank	3,067	1 in 80	= same rank
7	Joseph	2,540	1 in 90	= same rank
8	Henry	2,406	1 in 100	1 places up
9	Robert	2,322	1 in 104	1 places up
10	Thomas	2,266	1 in 106	2 places down
11	Edward	2,220	1 in 108	= same rank
12	Harry	2,198	1 in 110	= same rank
13	Walter	1,808	1 in 133	= same rank
14	Fred	1,562	1 in 154	1 places up
15	Arthur	1,516	1 in 159	1 places down
16	Albert	1,429	1 in 169	= same rank
17	Clarence	906	1 in 266	1 places up
18	Samuel	888	1 in 271	1 places down
19	Louis	809	1 in 298	= same rank
20	Grover	768	1 in 314	= same rank
21	Ernest	718	1 in 335	4 places up
22	David	712	1 in 338	1 places down
23	Charlie	705	1 in 342	1 places up
24	Roy	691	1 in 349	2 places up
25	Joe	681	1 in 354	3 places down
26	Richard	672	1 in 358	3 places down
27	Will	625	1 in 385	1 places up
28	Oscar	623	1 in 387	2 places up
29	Willie	614	1 in 392	2 places up
30	Andrew	599	1 in 402	1 places down
31	Jesse	556	1 in 433	4 places down
32	Daniel	535	1 in 450	= same rank
33	Peter	516	1 in 467	1 places up
34	Carl	494	1 in 488	2 places up
35	Sam	492	1 in 490	2 places down
36	Earl	481	1 in 501	4 places up
37	Frederick	466	1 in 517	5 places up
38	Benjamin	464	1 in 519	= same rank
39	Alfred	446	1 in 540	2 places down
40	Elmer	443	1 in 544	5 places down
41	Howard	438	1 in 550	3 places up
42	Lewis	437	1 in 551	3 places down
43	Paul	428	1 in 563	2 places up
44	Ralph	422	1 in 571	4 places down
45	Herbert	388	1 in 621	1 places up
46	Jim	370	1 in 651	9 places up
46	Michael	370	1 in 651	5 places up
48	Tom	361	1 in 667	1 places down
49	Martin	357	1 in 675	1 places down
50	Lee	348	1 in 692	7 places down

Share: number of babies born in 1885, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1884. Tied names share the same rank.