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Top baby names of 1891

In 1891, Mary and John were the most popular names in the United States. 286,655 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1891
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	11,704	1 in 20	= same rank
2	Anna	5,099	1 in 60	= same rank
3	Margaret	3,065	1 in 90	1 places up
4	Elizabeth	3,059	1 in 90	1 places down
5	Emma	2,884	1 in 100	= same rank
6	Florence	2,716	1 in 106	= same rank
7	Ethel	2,689	1 in 107	= same rank
8	Minnie	2,428	1 in 118	= same rank
9	Helen	2,417	1 in 119	3 places up
10	Bertha	2,372	1 in 121	= same rank
11	Clara	2,360	1 in 121	2 places down
12	Bessie	2,323	1 in 123	1 places down
13	Annie	2,096	1 in 137	2 places up
14	Grace	2,088	1 in 137	1 places down
15	Mabel	2,029	1 in 141	2 places up
16	Alice	2,015	1 in 142	2 places down
17	Ida	2,002	1 in 143	1 places down
18	Edna	1,963	1 in 146	= same rank
19	Ruth	1,857	1 in 154	27 places up
20	Lillian	1,812	1 in 158	1 places down
21	Martha	1,744	1 in 164	1 places up
22	Rose	1,696	1 in 169	3 places up
23	Ella	1,685	1 in 170	= same rank
24	Sarah	1,669	1 in 172	3 places down
25	Nellie	1,647	1 in 174	5 places down
26	Gertrude	1,645	1 in 174	= same rank
27	Pearl	1,605	1 in 179	3 places down
28	Marie	1,596	1 in 180	= same rank
29	Edith	1,509	1 in 190	1 places up
29	Laura	1,509	1 in 190	2 places down
31	Myrtle	1,458	1 in 197	3 places up
32	Hazel	1,447	1 in 198	5 places up
33	Eva	1,412	1 in 203	1 places down
34	Frances	1,397	1 in 205	1 places down
35	Cora	1,343	1 in 213	1 places up
36	Carrie	1,342	1 in 214	7 places down
37	Louise	1,333	1 in 215	6 places down
38	Elsie	1,303	1 in 220	7 places up
39	Lillie	1,247	1 in 230	4 places down
40	Jennie	1,238	1 in 232	1 places up
41	Catherine	1,219	1 in 235	3 places up
41	Hattie	1,219	1 in 235	3 places down
43	Julia	1,200	1 in 239	3 places down
44	Maude	1,188	1 in 241	5 places down
45	Lena	1,174	1 in 244	2 places up
46	Mattie	1,165	1 in 246	4 places down
47	Agnes	1,125	1 in 255	3 places up
48	Jessie	1,119	1 in 256	5 places down
49	Josephine	1,031	1 in 278	= same rank
50	Lula	1,010	1 in 284	2 places down

Most popular boy names in 1891
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	John	7,680	1 in 40	= same rank
2	William	6,763	1 in 40	= same rank
3	James	4,516	1 in 60	= same rank
4	George	3,931	1 in 70	= same rank
5	Charles	3,640	1 in 80	= same rank
6	Frank	2,652	1 in 108	= same rank
7	Joseph	2,572	1 in 111	= same rank
8	Robert	2,240	1 in 128	= same rank
9	Harry	2,132	1 in 134	1 places up
10	Henry	2,049	1 in 140	1 places down
11	Edward	1,989	1 in 144	= same rank
12	Thomas	1,982	1 in 145	= same rank
13	Walter	1,668	1 in 172	= same rank
14	Arthur	1,514	1 in 189	= same rank
15	Fred	1,362	1 in 210	= same rank
16	Albert	1,207	1 in 237	= same rank
17	Clarence	1,007	1 in 285	= same rank
18	Roy	838	1 in 342	= same rank
19	Louis	786	1 in 365	= same rank
20	Samuel	753	1 in 381	= same rank
21	Willie	739	1 in 388	2 places up
22	Ernest	715	1 in 401	= same rank
23	Charlie	707	1 in 405	2 places down
24	Carl	675	1 in 425	3 places up
25	Earl	674	1 in 425	1 places down
26	David	673	1 in 426	= same rank
27	Richard	609	1 in 471	2 places down
28	Ralph	587	1 in 488	4 places up
29	Joe	584	1 in 491	1 places down
30	Raymond	575	1 in 499	6 places up
31	Paul	564	1 in 508	= same rank
32	Oscar	551	1 in 520	3 places down
33	Andrew	521	1 in 550	1 places up
34	Will	520	1 in 551	4 places down
35	Jesse	519	1 in 552	2 places down
36	Elmer	508	1 in 564	2 places up
37	Daniel	505	1 in 568	2 places up
38	Herbert	501	1 in 572	4 places up
39	Alfred	499	1 in 574	4 places down
40	Howard	485	1 in 591	= same rank
41	Benjamin	461	1 in 622	4 places down
42	Harold	419	1 in 684	4 places up
43	Sam	418	1 in 686	2 places down
44	Frederick	412	1 in 696	1 places down
45	Peter	396	1 in 724	2 places down
46	Lawrence	389	1 in 737	6 places up
47	Herman	383	1 in 748	3 places up
48	Eugene	362	1 in 792	2 places down
49	Ray	360	1 in 796	7 places up
50	Lewis	357	1 in 803	1 places up

Share: number of babies born in 1891, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1890. Tied names share the same rank.