Top 200 Boy Names of 1891

John was the most common U.S. boy name in 1891 with 7,680 births. The list ends at 62 births and includes the 1 names tied at the last rank; names with fewer births are not in the list.

Boy names ranked by births, 1891
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	7,680
2	William	6,763
3	James	4,516
4	George	3,931
5	Charles	3,640
6	Frank	2,652
7	Joseph	2,572
8	Robert	2,240
9	Harry	2,132
10	Henry	2,049
11	Edward	1,989
12	Thomas	1,982
13	Walter	1,668
14	Arthur	1,514
15	Fred	1,362
16	Albert	1,207
17	Clarence	1,007
18	Roy	838
19	Louis	786
20	Samuel	753
21	Willie	739
22	Ernest	715
23	Charlie	707
24	Carl	675
25	Earl	674
26	David	673
27	Richard	609
28	Ralph	587
29	Joe	584
30	Raymond	575
31	Paul	564
32	Oscar	551
33	Andrew	521
34	Will	520
35	Jesse	519
36	Elmer	508
37	Daniel	505
38	Herbert	501
39	Alfred	499
40	Howard	485
41	Benjamin	461
42	Harold	419
43	Sam	418
44	Frederick	412
45	Peter	396
46	Lawrence	389
47	Herman	383
48	Eugene	362
49	Ray	360
50	Lewis	357
51	Leo	353
52	Lee	342
53	Floyd	336
54	Francis	333
54	Michael	333
56	Martin	331
57	Claude	327
57	Clyde	327
57	Edwin	327
60	Tom	318
61	Ben	302
62	Jack	290
63	Jim	288
64	Edgar	277
65	Harvey	274
65	Otto	274
67	Guy	262
68	Chester	252
69	Jacob	238
70	Ed	237
71	Luther	236
72	Leonard	235
73	Hugh	233
74	Homer	230
75	Jessie	227
76	Theodore	224
77	Oliver	212
77	Patrick	212
79	Archie	201
80	Philip	198
81	Clifford	196
82	Charley	193
83	Lester	191
84	Leroy	190
85	Bernard	187
86	August	186
86	Russell	186
88	Lloyd	185
89	Bert	181
90	Eddie	179
90	Ira	179
92	Stanley	178
93	Everett	174
94	Allen	173
95	Alexander	172
96	Anthony	170
97	Horace	165
98	Leslie	164
99	Grover	163
99	Norman	163
101	Isaac	160
102	Julius	155
103	Victor	154
104	Leon	150
105	Milton	141
106	Stephen	140
107	Warren	139
108	Glenn	138
109	Alex	133
109	Emil	133
111	Percy	131
112	Mack	127
113	Dave	124
114	Virgil	123
115	Alvin	121
115	Marion	121
117	Willis	118
118	Lonnie	117
118	Maurice	117
120	Wesley	115
121	Earnest	114
122	Dan	113
122	Matthew	113
122	Sidney	113
125	Franklin	109
126	Cecil	108
126	Melvin	108
128	Jerry	107
128	Rufus	107
130	Harrison	106
130	Nathan	106
132	Amos	104
132	Calvin	104
132	Perry	104
135	Willard	101
136	Donald	100
137	Jay	99
138	Morris	97
138	Otis	97
138	Wilbur	97
141	Ollie	96
141	Vernon	96
143	Marvin	93
144	Hubert	92
145	Max	91
146	Wallace	90
147	Dennis	89
147	Emmett	89
149	Adam	87
149	Clinton	87
149	Jess	87
152	Felix	86
152	Gilbert	86
152	Mark	86
152	Nelson	86
152	Ross	86
157	Glen	85
157	Gus	85
157	Manuel	85
160	Adolph	81
161	Clifton	80
161	Marshall	80
163	Johnnie	79
164	Jake	78
164	Nicholas	78
166	Elbert	77
166	Jeff	77
166	Jose	77
166	Sherman	77
170	Noah	76
171	Bennie	75
171	Cornelius	75
171	Irving	75
171	Reuben	75
175	Alonzo	74
175	Claud	74
175	Phillip	74
175	Vincent	74
179	Irvin	73
179	Owen	73
181	Gordon	71
181	Roscoe	71
183	Moses	70
184	Aaron	69
184	Roland	69
186	Levi	68
186	Rudolph	68
188	Alva	66
188	Ellis	66
188	Timothy	66
191	Austin	65
191	Bill	65
191	Kenneth	65
194	Clayton	64
194	Harley	64
194	Mike	64
194	Sylvester	64
198	Simon	63
199	Abraham	62
199	Christopher	62
199	Curtis	62

Top 200 Boy Names of 1891

John was the most common U.S. boy name in 1891 with 7,680 births. The list ends at 62 births and includes the 1 names tied at the last rank; names with fewer births are not in the list.

Boy names ranked by births, 1891
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	7,680
2	William	6,763
3	James	4,516
4	George	3,931
5	Charles	3,640
6	Frank	2,652
7	Joseph	2,572
8	Robert	2,240
9	Harry	2,132
10	Henry	2,049
11	Edward	1,989
12	Thomas	1,982
13	Walter	1,668
14	Arthur	1,514
15	Fred	1,362
16	Albert	1,207
17	Clarence	1,007
18	Roy	838
19	Louis	786
20	Samuel	753
21	Willie	739
22	Ernest	715
23	Charlie	707
24	Carl	675
25	Earl	674
26	David	673
27	Richard	609
28	Ralph	587
29	Joe	584
30	Raymond	575
31	Paul	564
32	Oscar	551
33	Andrew	521
34	Will	520
35	Jesse	519
36	Elmer	508
37	Daniel	505
38	Herbert	501
39	Alfred	499
40	Howard	485
41	Benjamin	461
42	Harold	419
43	Sam	418
44	Frederick	412
45	Peter	396
46	Lawrence	389
47	Herman	383
48	Eugene	362
49	Ray	360
50	Lewis	357
51	Leo	353
52	Lee	342
53	Floyd	336
54	Francis	333
54	Michael	333
56	Martin	331
57	Claude	327
57	Clyde	327
57	Edwin	327
60	Tom	318
61	Ben	302
62	Jack	290
63	Jim	288
64	Edgar	277
65	Harvey	274
65	Otto	274
67	Guy	262
68	Chester	252
69	Jacob	238
70	Ed	237
71	Luther	236
72	Leonard	235
73	Hugh	233
74	Homer	230
75	Jessie	227
76	Theodore	224
77	Oliver	212
77	Patrick	212
79	Archie	201
80	Philip	198
81	Clifford	196
82	Charley	193
83	Lester	191
84	Leroy	190
85	Bernard	187
86	August	186
86	Russell	186
88	Lloyd	185
89	Bert	181
90	Eddie	179
90	Ira	179
92	Stanley	178
93	Everett	174
94	Allen	173
95	Alexander	172
96	Anthony	170
97	Horace	165
98	Leslie	164
99	Grover	163
99	Norman	163
101	Isaac	160
102	Julius	155
103	Victor	154
104	Leon	150
105	Milton	141
106	Stephen	140
107	Warren	139
108	Glenn	138
109	Alex	133
109	Emil	133
111	Percy	131
112	Mack	127
113	Dave	124
114	Virgil	123
115	Alvin	121
115	Marion	121
117	Willis	118
118	Lonnie	117
118	Maurice	117
120	Wesley	115
121	Earnest	114
122	Dan	113
122	Matthew	113
122	Sidney	113
125	Franklin	109
126	Cecil	108
126	Melvin	108
128	Jerry	107
128	Rufus	107
130	Harrison	106
130	Nathan	106
132	Amos	104
132	Calvin	104
132	Perry	104
135	Willard	101
136	Donald	100
137	Jay	99
138	Morris	97
138	Otis	97
138	Wilbur	97
141	Ollie	96
141	Vernon	96
143	Marvin	93
144	Hubert	92
145	Max	91
146	Wallace	90
147	Dennis	89
147	Emmett	89
149	Adam	87
149	Clinton	87
149	Jess	87
152	Felix	86
152	Gilbert	86
152	Mark	86
152	Nelson	86
152	Ross	86
157	Glen	85
157	Gus	85
157	Manuel	85
160	Adolph	81
161	Clifton	80
161	Marshall	80
163	Johnnie	79
164	Jake	78
164	Nicholas	78
166	Elbert	77
166	Jeff	77
166	Jose	77
166	Sherman	77
170	Noah	76
171	Bennie	75
171	Cornelius	75
171	Irving	75
171	Reuben	75
175	Alonzo	74
175	Claud	74
175	Phillip	74
175	Vincent	74
179	Irvin	73
179	Owen	73
181	Gordon	71
181	Roscoe	71
183	Moses	70
184	Aaron	69
184	Roland	69
186	Levi	68
186	Rudolph	68
188	Alva	66
188	Ellis	66
188	Timothy	66
191	Austin	65
191	Bill	65
191	Kenneth	65
194	Clayton	64
194	Harley	64
194	Mike	64
194	Sylvester	64
198	Simon	63
199	Abraham	62
199	Christopher	62
199	Curtis	62