Baby names of 1893
In 1893 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (12,784 births) and John for boys (8,049).
Top 100 girls’ names
- Mary12,784
- Anna5,695
- Ruth3,658
- Margaret3,565
- Elizabeth3,360
- Helen3,249
- Florence3,231
- Ethel3,119
- Emma2,968
- Bertha2,623
- Clara2,532
- Minnie2,510
- Alice2,434
- Edna2,378
- Bessie2,352
- Grace2,308
- Annie2,251
- Ida2,247
- Marie2,212
- Lillian2,193
- Mabel2,191
- Hazel2,052
- Rose2,012
- Gertrude1,811
- Martha1,805
- Pearl1,796
- Nellie1,770
- Ella1,760
- Myrtle1,759
- Edith1,733
- Laura1,683
- Eva1,668
- Sarah1,632
- Frances1,622
- Elsie1,586
- Carrie1,451
- Louise1,447
- Agnes1,393
- Esther1,382
- Julia1,367
- Lillie1,351
- Catherine1,336
- Hattie1,315
- Cora1,308
- Jennie1,273
- Lena1,261
- Mattie1,257
- Jessie1,216
- Maude1,202
- Josephine1,178
- Irene1,111
- Blanche1,075
- Mae1,071
- Alma1,055
- Ada1,051
- Lucy1,036
- Lula1,034
- Gladys1,017
- Mamie1,011
- Mildred1,008
- Fannie1,003
- Katherine963
- Stella926
- Maggie886
- Dora877
- Viola839
- Nora825
- Dorothy821
- Ellen798
- Rosa790
- Ruby769
- Sadie706
- May693
- Effie674
- Nettie668
- Della660
- Willie648
- Susie644
- Marguerite638
- Beulah622
- Lydia598
- Olive589
- Lizzie584
- Daisy573
- Beatrice564
- Pauline545
- Georgia541
- Nancy538
- Flora537
- Kathryn534
- Vera534
- Lottie532
- Marion532
- Sallie516
- Emily506
- Katie504
- Virginianew498
- Etta486
- Caroline483
- Charlotte476
Top 100 boys’ names
- John8,049
- William7,223
- James5,030
- George4,320
- Charles3,723
- Joseph2,997
- Frank2,917
- Robert2,563
- Edward2,309
- Harry2,245
- Henry2,162
- Thomas2,157
- Walter2,004
- Arthur1,635
- Fred1,493
- Albert1,353
- Clarence1,169
- Roy919
- Willie882
- Samuel851
- Earl819
- Louis816
- Ernest796
- Carl786
- Paul743
- Richard732
- David724
- Joe721
- Raymond703
- Charlie691
- Ralph636
- Elmer574
- Oscar574
- Harold566
- Howard556
- Jesse541
- Will538
- Alfred530
- Daniel522
- Andrew520
- Herbert519
- Benjamin482
- Sam481
- Herman455
- Leo448
- Lee445
- Frederick432
- Francis418
- Michael407
- Jack405
- Lawrence395
- Claude394
- Eugene392
- Peter392
- Clyde391
- Ray378
- Lewis364
- Edwin354
- Floyd351
- Tom349
- Martin347
- Ben321
- Edgar310
- Homer293
- Jacob292
- Chester291
- Grover289
- Harvey284
- Leonard275
- Luther271
- Clifford269
- Guy267
- Otto257
- Jim255
- Russell246
- Leroy244
- Lester243
- Hugh241
- Patrick234
- Ed225
- Anthony220
- Eddie220
- Alexander218
- Bernard217
- Jessie214
- Oliver214
- Stanleynew212
- Leonnew211
- Lloyd211
- Theodore209
- Philip208
- Julius195
- Archie194
- Charley191
- Leslie185
- Bert184
- Isaac182
- Ira181
- Allen180
- Percynew177
1893 in numbers
The Social Security data for 1893 holds 212,905 girls under 1,652 different names. The ten most common names covered 21% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Virginia. Leaving it:Addie.
The Social Security data for 1893 holds 112,318 boys under 1,179 different names. The ten most common names covered 37% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Stanley, Leon, Percy. Leaving it:Victor, Norman, Horace.
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.