Baby names of 1896

The Social Security data for 1896 holds 237,918 girls under 1,825 different names. The ten most common names covered 20% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Lucille, Leona, Hilda. Leaving it:Sallie, Ann, Eleanor.

The Social Security data for 1896 holds 119,566 boys under 1,266 different names. The ten most common names covered 35% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Milton, Isaac. Leaving it:Norman, Ira.

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.