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Baby names of 1887

In 1887 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (9,888 births) and John for boys (8,110).

← 18861888 →18971907

Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Mary9,888
  2. Anna4,227
  3. Elizabeth2,681
  4. Emma2,647
  5. Margaret2,419
  6. Minnie2,215
  7. Bertha2,037
  8. Clara1,984
  9. Florence1,964
  10. Ida1,929
  11. Ethel1,907
  12. Annie1,844
  13. Bessie1,838
  14. Alice1,819
  15. Grace1,692
  16. Ella1,521
  17. Martha1,504
  18. Mabel1,494
  19. Nellie1,457
  20. Sarah1,436
  21. Helen1,405
  22. Laura1,364
  23. Carrie1,344
  24. Edna1,339
  25. Pearl1,316
  26. Lillian1,308
  27. Cora1,257
  28. Gertrude1,251
  29. Edith1,243
  30. Rose1,242
  31. Maude1,162
  32. Hattie1,135
  33. Eva1,125
  34. Frances1,105
  35. Louise1,088
  36. Myrtle1,087
  37. Lillie1,072
  38. Jennie1,047
  39. Julia1,043
  40. Mattie1,031
  41. Jessie1,012
  42. Lena1,004
  43. Marie994
  44. Catherine967
  45. Ada910
  46. Agnes896
  47. Lula891
  48. Dora842
  49. Elsie833
  50. Josephine815
  51. Lucy811
  52. Fannie798
  53. Katherine794
  54. Blanche763
  55. Maggie740
  56. Nora735
  57. Mamie716
  58. Mae680
  59. Stella664
  60. Rosa659
  61. May648
  62. Ruth627
  63. Alma623
  64. Effie615
  65. Nettie595
  66. Ellen579
  67. Daisy532
  68. Lizzie525
  69. Sallie525
  70. Sadie519
  71. Nancy511
  72. Hazel504
  73. Irene504
  74. Della496
  75. Susie485
  76. Lydia448
  77. Katie440
  78. Etta437
  79. Esther431
  80. Viola420
  81. Lottie414
  82. Flora408
  83. Maud402
  84. Caroline398
  85. Olive394
  86. Addie393
  87. Kathryn384
  88. Willie379
  89. Mildrednew373
  90. Beulah355
  91. Charlotte351
  92. Georgia351
  93. Amelianew344
  94. Harriet342
  95. Nannie340
  96. Amanda338
  97. Ollienew338
  98. Emily335
  99. Susannew335
  100. Mollie333

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. John8,110
  2. William7,470
  3. James4,768
  4. George4,284
  5. Charles4,031
  6. Frank2,883
  7. Joseph2,456
  8. Henry2,228
  9. Thomas2,151
  10. Edward2,125
  11. Robert2,125
  12. Harry2,057
  13. Walter1,704
  14. Arthur1,489
  15. Fred1,454
  16. Albert1,294
  17. Clarence892
  18. Samuel802
  19. Louis791
  20. Roy726
  21. Joe685
  22. David673
  23. Ernest653
  24. Charlie642
  25. Richard622
  26. Jesse601
  27. Willie590
  28. Carl588
  29. Oscar574
  30. Will561
  31. Daniel556
  32. Earl537
  33. Andrew520
  34. Benjamin473
  35. Alfred468
  36. Elmer467
  37. Frederick464
  38. Ralph463
  39. Sam463
  40. Paul449
  41. Herbert445
  42. Howard429
  43. Peter421
  44. Lee400
  45. Herman394
  46. Claude375
  47. Raymond372
  48. Michael344
  49. Lewis343
  50. Jim339
  51. Martin331
  52. Tom329
  53. Eugene327
  54. Francis327
  55. Clyde320
  56. Jacob317
  57. Edwin310
  58. Ben305
  59. Grover290
  60. Lawrence283
  61. Harold279
  62. Ed275
  63. Luther267
  64. Edgar266
  65. Harvey262
  66. Ray258
  67. Otto253
  68. Jack251
  69. Hugh250
  70. Homer248
  71. Guy238
  72. Bert237
  73. Floyd232
  74. Leo232
  75. Charley221
  76. Patrick218
  77. Ira215
  78. Chester207
  79. Leonard207
  80. Oliver203
  81. Allen202
  82. Theodore201
  83. August194
  84. Isaac194
  85. Archie184
  86. Jessie182
  87. Alexander180
  88. Leroy177
  89. Lester168
  90. Leslienew166
  91. Clifford165
  92. Stephen165
  93. Julius164
  94. Warrennew163
  95. Philip161
  96. Horace160
  97. Bernard159
  98. Anthony153
  99. Leonnew147
  100. Emilnew146

1887 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1887 holds 145,981 girls under 1,306 different names. The ten most common names covered 22% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Mildred, Amelia, Ollie, Susan. Leaving it:Lulu, Rebecca, Virginia, Kate.

The Social Security data for 1887 holds 101,411 boys under 1,067 different names. The ten most common names covered 40% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Leslie, Warren, Leon, Emil. Leaving it:Eddie, Marion, Alex, Norman.

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.