Most Popular Baby Names of 1884
In 1884, Mary (9,217 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (9,388 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1884
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,388 |
| 2 | William | 8,897 |
| 3 | James | 5,693 |
| 4 | George | 4,961 |
| 5 | Charles | 4,802 |
| 6 | Frank | 3,218 |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,707 |
| 8 | Thomas | 2,572 |
| 9 | Henry | 2,474 |
| 10 | Robert | 2,468 |
| 11 | Edward | 2,439 |
| 12 | Harry | 2,323 |
| 13 | Walter | 1,902 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,690 |
| 15 | Fred | 1,638 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,435 |
| 17 | Samuel | 945 |
| 18 | Clarence | 889 |
| 19 | Louis | 886 |
| 20 | Grover | 802 |
| 21 | David | 761 |
| 22 | Joe | 759 |
| 23 | Richard | 749 |
| 24 | Charlie | 746 |
| 25 | Ernest | 690 |
| 26 | Roy | 680 |
| 27 | Jesse | 670 |
| 28 | Will | 650 |
| 29 | Andrew | 616 |
| 30 | Oscar | 615 |
| 31 | Willie | 578 |
| 32 | Daniel | 573 |
| 33 | Sam | 533 |
| 34 | Peter | 524 |
| 35 | Elmer | 523 |
| 36 | Carl | 521 |
| 37 | Alfred | 520 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 509 |
| 39 | Lewis | 476 |
| 40 | Earl | 464 |
| 40 | Ralph | 464 |
| 42 | Frederick | 454 |
| 43 | Lee | 435 |
| 44 | Howard | 432 |
| 45 | Paul | 422 |
| 46 | Herbert | 421 |
| 47 | Tom | 394 |
| 48 | Herman | 385 |
| 48 | Martin | 385 |
| 50 | Jacob | 381 |
| 51 | Michael | 373 |
| 52 | Ben | 367 |
| 53 | Harvey | 358 |
| 54 | Claude | 353 |
| 55 | Jim | 346 |
| 56 | Clyde | 345 |
| 57 | Francis | 340 |
| 58 | Chester | 338 |
| 59 | Eugene | 321 |
| 60 | Ed | 314 |
| 61 | Edwin | 308 |
| 62 | Raymond | 299 |
| 63 | Charley | 290 |
| 63 | Edgar | 290 |
| 65 | Otto | 288 |
| 66 | Ira | 284 |
| 67 | Bert | 280 |
| 68 | Jack | 274 |
| 69 | Luther | 273 |
| 70 | Floyd | 263 |
| 71 | Lawrence | 262 |
| 72 | Guy | 260 |
| 73 | Hugh | 246 |
| 74 | Oliver | 245 |
| 75 | Isaac | 243 |
| 76 | Alexander | 236 |
| 77 | Ray | 232 |
| 78 | Patrick | 222 |
| 79 | Homer | 216 |
| 80 | August | 213 |
| 81 | Theodore | 211 |
| 82 | Archie | 206 |
| 82 | Leonard | 206 |
| 84 | Leo | 192 |
| 85 | Harold | 191 |
| 86 | Marion | 184 |
| 87 | Allen | 182 |
| 88 | Anthony | 179 |
| 88 | Eddie | 179 |
| 90 | Jessie | 177 |
| 91 | Emil | 175 |
| 92 | Cleveland | 174 |
| 93 | Stephen | 165 |
| 94 | Warren | 164 |
| 95 | Julius | 162 |
| 96 | Philip | 161 |
| 97 | Dave | 159 |
| 98 | Horace | 154 |
| 98 | Leroy | 154 |
| 100 | Dan | 151 |
Top 100 girl names of 1884
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 9,217 |
| 2 | Anna | 3,860 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,587 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 2,549 |
| 5 | Minnie | 2,243 |
| 6 | Margaret | 2,142 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,882 |
| 8 | Clara | 1,852 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,789 |
| 10 | Annie | 1,739 |
| 11 | Alice | 1,732 |
| 12 | Florence | 1,570 |
| 13 | Grace | 1,525 |
| 14 | Sarah | 1,518 |
| 15 | Bessie | 1,451 |
| 16 | Martha | 1,443 |
| 17 | Nellie | 1,417 |
| 18 | Ethel | 1,386 |
| 19 | Ella | 1,374 |
| 20 | Mabel | 1,270 |
| 21 | Laura | 1,246 |
| 22 | Carrie | 1,245 |
| 23 | Cora | 1,244 |
| 24 | Maude | 1,225 |
| 25 | Pearl | 1,138 |
| 26 | Lillian | 1,109 |
| 27 | Edith | 1,104 |
| 28 | Gertrude | 1,063 |
| 28 | Jennie | 1,063 |
| 30 | Rose | 1,060 |
| 31 | Mattie | 1,007 |
| 32 | Hattie | 993 |
| 33 | Helen | 986 |
| 34 | Myrtle | 979 |
| 35 | Louise | 962 |
| 36 | Edna | 957 |
| 37 | Julia | 935 |
| 38 | Eva | 929 |
| 39 | Lula | 916 |
| 40 | Lillie | 911 |
| 41 | Lena | 906 |
| 42 | Jessie | 888 |
| 43 | Catherine | 874 |
| 44 | Ada | 854 |
| 45 | Josephine | 800 |
| 46 | Frances | 789 |
| 47 | Lucy | 787 |
| 48 | Maggie | 749 |
| 49 | Marie | 746 |
| 50 | Fannie | 738 |
| 51 | Dora | 720 |
| 52 | Blanche | 711 |
| 53 | Agnes | 703 |
| 54 | Daisy | 685 |
| 55 | Katherine | 671 |
| 56 | Nora | 648 |
| 57 | Mamie | 609 |
| 58 | Rosa | 607 |
| 59 | Ellen | 597 |
| 60 | Stella | 584 |
| 61 | May | 564 |
| 62 | Effie | 558 |
| 63 | Elsie | 549 |
| 64 | Mae | 542 |
| 65 | Della | 541 |
| 66 | Lizzie | 523 |
| 67 | Nettie | 522 |
| 68 | Nancy | 520 |
| 69 | Sallie | 494 |
| 70 | Alma | 480 |
| 71 | Sadie | 466 |
| 72 | Maud | 461 |
| 73 | Susie | 455 |
| 74 | Ruth | 442 |
| 75 | Etta | 423 |
| 76 | Lottie | 397 |
| 77 | Flora | 393 |
| 78 | Caroline | 380 |
| 79 | Mollie | 374 |
| 80 | Lydia | 369 |
| 81 | Emily | 364 |
| 82 | Viola | 362 |
| 83 | Katie | 360 |
| 83 | Olive | 360 |
| 85 | Addie | 356 |
| 86 | Charlotte | 344 |
| 86 | Kate | 344 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 344 |
| 86 | Lulu | 344 |
| 90 | Georgia | 341 |
| 91 | Harriet | 339 |
| 92 | Amanda | 337 |
| 93 | Willie | 332 |
| 94 | Susan | 326 |
| 95 | Irene | 324 |
| 96 | Amelia | 315 |
| 97 | Nannie | 314 |
| 98 | Jane | 295 |
| 99 | Esther | 291 |
| 100 | Belle | 286 |
Biggest movers since 1883
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1883 | Births 1884 | Change | Rank 1883 → 1884 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe | 607 | 759 | +25% | 26 → 22 |
| Roy | 556 | 680 | +22% | 30 → 26 |
| Charlie | 643 | 746 | +16% | 22 → 24 |
| Richard | 649 | 749 | +15% | 21 → 23 |
| Jesse | 584 | 670 | +15% | 28 → 27 |
| Will | 576 | 650 | +13% | 29 → 28 |
| Walter | 1,705 | 1,902 | +12% | 13 → 13 |
| Louis | 796 | 886 | +11% | 19 → 19 |
| Thomas | 2,316 | 2,572 | +11% | 10 → 8 |
| Harry | 2,110 | 2,323 | +10% | 12 → 12 |
| Name | Births 1883 | Births 1884 | Change | Rank 1883 → 1884 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 615 | 573 | -7% | 25 → 32 |
| Albert | 1,496 | 1,435 | -4% | 16 → 16 |
| Andrew | 623 | 616 | -1% | 24 → 29 |
| Charles | 4,826 | 4,802 | -0% | 4 → 5 |
| Name | Births 1883 | Births 1884 | Change | Rank 1883 → 1884 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl | 886 | 1,138 | +28% | 29 → 25 |
| Edith | 881 | 1,104 | +25% | 31 → 27 |
| Ethel | 1,132 | 1,386 | +22% | 20 → 18 |
| Lillian | 907 | 1,109 | +22% | 26 → 26 |
| Florence | 1,298 | 1,570 | +21% | 14 → 12 |
| Rose | 877 | 1,060 | +21% | 33 → 30 |
| Marie | 622 | 746 | +20% | 53 → 49 |
| Rosa | 507 | 607 | +20% | 60 → 58 |
| Clara | 1,548 | 1,852 | +20% | 10 → 8 |
| Ellen | 500 | 597 | +19% | 62 → 59 |