Baby names of 1883

The Social Security data for 1883 holds 112,321 girls under 1,054 different names. The ten most common names covered 23% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Amelia, Irene. Leaving it:Virginia, Rebecca.

The Social Security data for 1883 holds 104,625 boys under 1,030 different names. The ten most common names covered 43% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Anthony, Everett, Bernard, Leon. Leaving it:Alex, Eddie, Dan, Rufus.

Counts for years before 1937 are low: they cover only people who later obtained a Social Security number. Ranks are a better guide than raw counts for this period.