Most Popular Baby Names of 1894

In 1894, Mary (13,151 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (8,237 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1894
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	8,237
2	William	7,274
3	James	5,110
4	George	4,365
5	Charles	3,788
6	Joseph	2,977
7	Frank	2,863
8	Robert	2,497
9	Henry	2,278
10	Harry	2,189
11	Edward	2,179
12	Thomas	2,170
13	Walter	2,010
14	Arthur	1,712
15	Fred	1,475
16	Albert	1,447
17	Clarence	1,185
18	Roy	1,018
19	Willie	986
20	Earl	896
21	Louis	869
22	Carl	861
23	Paul	824
24	Ernest	821
25	Richard	808
26	Samuel	776
27	Raymond	767
28	Joe	741
29	David	729
30	Charlie	704
31	Ralph	692
32	Harold	690
33	Howard	612
34	Oscar	601
35	Andrew	594
36	Herbert	585
37	Elmer	575
38	Jesse	567
39	Will	559
40	Alfred	521
41	Daniel	515
41	Leo	515
43	Sam	507
44	Benjamin	469
45	Lee	455
46	Floyd	445
47	Jack	441
48	Herman	433
49	Lawrence	430
50	Francis	423
50	Michael	423
52	Eugene	421
53	Claude	419
54	Frederick	413
55	Peter	391
56	Clyde	386
57	Ray	379
58	Edwin	366
59	Lewis	359
60	Leonard	343
60	Tom	343
62	Ben	326
63	Chester	325
64	Edgar	313
65	Clifford	307
66	Martin	299
67	Harvey	293
68	Jacob	292
69	Lester	291
70	Jim	287
71	Luther	285
72	Russell	278
73	Homer	273
74	Otto	270
75	Hugh	269
76	Guy	261
77	Anthony	257
78	Bernard	256
79	Jessie	255
80	Lloyd	253
81	Ed	241
81	Theodore	241
83	Leroy	239
84	Leon	236
85	Patrick	229
86	Everett	226
87	Leslie	223
88	Oliver	222
89	Allen	219
90	Stanley	218
91	Philip	214
92	Archie	207
93	Ira	206
94	Eddie	203
95	Alexander	199
95	Norman	199
97	Horace	196
98	Bert	187
99	Charley	186
100	Victor	180

Full Boy list for 1894

Top 100 girl names, 1894
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	13,151
2	Anna	5,565
3	Margaret	3,700
4	Helen	3,676
5	Elizabeth	3,425
6	Ruth	3,372
7	Ethel	3,287
8	Florence	3,233
9	Emma	2,937
10	Marie	2,649
11	Clara	2,603
12	Minnie	2,592
13	Bessie	2,520
14	Bertha	2,496
15	Edna	2,458
16	Lillian	2,441
17	Alice	2,414
18	Annie	2,393
19	Grace	2,361
20	Mabel	2,221
21	Ida	2,195
22	Rose	2,126
23	Hazel	2,103
24	Martha	1,968
25	Gertrude	1,908
26	Edith	1,820
27	Myrtle	1,818
28	Pearl	1,789
29	Frances	1,776
30	Nellie	1,767
31	Ella	1,761
32	Laura	1,730
33	Elsie	1,716
34	Sarah	1,701
35	Eva	1,673
36	Esther	1,654
37	Louise	1,571
38	Agnes	1,470
39	Carrie	1,452
40	Lillie	1,432
41	Catherine	1,430
42	Lena	1,360
43	Irene	1,347
44	Hattie	1,325
45	Julia	1,320
46	Cora	1,319
47	Gladys	1,258
48	Josephine	1,256
49	Mattie	1,238
50	Mildred	1,220
51	Jennie	1,210
52	Alma	1,177
53	Maude	1,144
54	Mae	1,134
55	Jessie	1,120
56	Blanche	1,091
57	Lucy	1,077
58	Dorothy	1,052
59	Mamie	1,043
60	Lula	1,042
61	Stella	1,035
62	Ada	1,018
63	Fannie	1,003
64	Katherine	948
65	Viola	906
66	Maggie	895
67	Ruby	874
68	Nora	854
69	Dora	827
70	Rosa	780
71	May	763
72	Ellen	759
73	Sadie	745
74	Effie	712
75	Willie	709
76	Beatrice	684
77	Della	681
78	Susie	679
79	Beulah	675
80	Pauline	656
81	Daisy	645
82	Nettie	630
83	Marguerite	624
84	Flora	619
85	Lydia	618
85	Vera	618
87	Lottie	597
88	Olive	589
89	Marion	587
90	Sallie	584
91	Virginia	583
92	Lizzie	562
93	Emily	551
94	Georgia	535
95	Katie	525
96	Kathryn	520
97	Etta	519
98	Nancy	515
99	Evelyn	491
100	Charlotte	484

Full Girl list for 1894

Biggest movers since 1893

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Harold	566	690	+22%	34 → 32
Andrew	520	594	+14%	40 → 35
Herbert	519	585	+13%	41 → 36
Willie	882	986	+12%	19 → 19
Paul	743	824	+11%	25 → 23
Roy	919	1,018	+11%	18 → 18
Richard	732	808	+10%	26 → 25
Howard	556	612	+10%	35 → 33
Carl	786	861	+10%	24 → 22
Earl	819	896	+9%	21 → 20

Falling boy names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Samuel	851	776	-9%	20 → 26
Edward	2,309	2,179	-6%	9 → 11
Robert	2,563	2,497	-3%	8 → 8
Harry	2,245	2,189	-2%	10 → 10
Frank	2,917	2,863	-2%	7 → 7
Alfred	530	521	-2%	38 → 40
Daniel	522	515	-1%	39 → 41
Fred	1,493	1,475	-1%	15 → 15
Joseph	2,997	2,977	-1%	6 → 6

Rising girl names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Dorothy	821	1,052	+28%	68 → 58
Gladys	1,017	1,258	+24%	58 → 47
Beatrice	564	684	+21%	85 → 76
Irene	1,111	1,347	+21%	51 → 43
Mildred	1,008	1,220	+21%	60 → 50
Pauline	545	656	+20%	86 → 80
Marie	2,212	2,649	+20%	19 → 10
Esther	1,382	1,654	+20%	39 → 36
Vera	534	618	+16%	90 → 85
Flora	537	619	+15%	89 → 84

Falling girl names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Jessie	1,216	1,120	-8%	48 → 55
Ruth	3,658	3,372	-8%	3 → 6
Dora	877	827	-6%	65 → 69
Nettie	668	630	-6%	75 → 82
Jennie	1,273	1,210	-5%	45 → 51
Ellen	798	759	-5%	69 → 72
Bertha	2,623	2,496	-5%	10 → 14
Maude	1,202	1,144	-5%	49 → 53
Nancy	538	515	-4%	88 → 98
Lizzie	584	562	-4%	83 → 92

Top 100 boy names, 1894

Rank

Name

Births

John

8,237

William

7,274

James

5,110

4,365

3,788

2,977

2,863

2,497

Henry

2,278

Harry

2,189

Edward

2,179

Thomas

2,170

Walter

2,010

Arthur

1,712

Fred

1,475

1,447

1,185

1,018

986

Earl

896

Louis

869

Carl

861

Paul

824

Ernest

821

Richard

808

Samuel

776

Raymond

767

Joe

741

David

729

Charlie

704

Ralph

692

Harold

690

Howard

612

Oscar

601

Andrew

594

Herbert

585

Elmer

575

Jesse

567

Will

559

Alfred

521

515

515

507

469

Lee

455

Floyd

445

Jack

441

Herman

433

Lawrence

430

Francis

423

Michael

423

Eugene

421

Claude

419

Frederick

413

Peter

391

Clyde

386

Ray

379

Edwin

366

Lewis

359

Leonard

343

Tom

343

Ben

326

325

313

307

299

293

Jacob

292

Lester

291

Jim

287

Luther

285

Russell

278

Homer

273

Otto

270

Hugh

269

Guy

261

Anthony

257

Bernard

256

Jessie

255

Lloyd

253

241

Theodore

241

Leroy

239

Leon

236

Patrick

229

Everett

226

Leslie

223

Oliver

222

Allen

219

Stanley

218

Philip

214

Archie

207

Ira

206

Eddie

203

Alexander

199

Norman

199

Horace

196

Bert

187

Charley

186

100

Victor

180

Top 100 girl names, 1894

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

13,151

Anna

5,565

Margaret

3,700

Helen

3,676

Elizabeth

3,425

Ruth

3,372

Ethel

3,287

Florence

3,233

Emma

2,937

Marie

2,649

Clara

2,603

Minnie

2,592

Bessie

2,520

Bertha

2,496

Edna

2,458

Lillian

2,441

Alice

2,414

Annie

2,393

Grace

2,361

Mabel

2,221

Ida

2,195

Rose

2,126

Hazel

2,103

Martha

1,968

Gertrude

1,908

Edith

1,820

Myrtle

1,818

Pearl

1,789

Frances

1,776

Nellie

1,767

Ella

1,761

Laura

1,730

Elsie

1,716

Sarah

1,701

Eva

1,673

Esther

1,654

Louise

1,571

Agnes

1,470

Carrie

1,452

Lillie

1,432

Catherine

1,430

Lena

1,360

Irene

1,347

Hattie

1,325

Julia

1,320

Cora

1,319

Gladys

1,258

Josephine

1,256

Mattie

1,238

Mildred

1,220

Jennie

1,210

Alma

1,177

Maude

1,144

Mae

1,134

Jessie

1,120

Blanche

1,091

Lucy

1,077

Dorothy

1,052

Mamie

1,043

Lula

1,042

Stella

1,035

Ada

1,018

Fannie

1,003

Katherine

948

Viola

906

Maggie

895

Ruby

874

Nora

854

Dora

827

Rosa

780

May

763

Ellen

759

Sadie

745

Effie

712

Willie

709

Beatrice

684

Della

681

Susie

679

Beulah

675

Pauline

656

Daisy

645

Nettie

630

624

619

618

618

597

Olive

589

Marion

587

Sallie

584

Virginia

583

Lizzie

562

Emily

551

Georgia

535

Katie

525

Kathryn

520

Etta

519

Nancy

515

Evelyn

491

100

Charlotte

484

Biggest movers since 1893

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Harold	566	690	+22%	34 → 32
Andrew	520	594	+14%	40 → 35
Herbert	519	585	+13%	41 → 36
Willie	882	986	+12%	19 → 19
Paul	743	824	+11%	25 → 23
Roy	919	1,018	+11%	18 → 18
Richard	732	808	+10%	26 → 25
Howard	556	612	+10%	35 → 33
Carl	786	861	+10%	24 → 22
Earl	819	896	+9%	21 → 20

Falling boy names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Samuel	851	776	-9%	20 → 26
Edward	2,309	2,179	-6%	9 → 11
Robert	2,563	2,497	-3%	8 → 8
Harry	2,245	2,189	-2%	10 → 10
Frank	2,917	2,863	-2%	7 → 7
Alfred	530	521	-2%	38 → 40
Daniel	522	515	-1%	39 → 41
Fred	1,493	1,475	-1%	15 → 15
Joseph	2,997	2,977	-1%	6 → 6

Rising girl names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Dorothy	821	1,052	+28%	68 → 58
Gladys	1,017	1,258	+24%	58 → 47
Beatrice	564	684	+21%	85 → 76
Irene	1,111	1,347	+21%	51 → 43
Mildred	1,008	1,220	+21%	60 → 50
Pauline	545	656	+20%	86 → 80
Marie	2,212	2,649	+20%	19 → 10
Esther	1,382	1,654	+20%	39 → 36
Vera	534	618	+16%	90 → 85
Flora	537	619	+15%	89 → 84

Falling girl names, 1893 to 1894
Name	Births 1893	Births 1894	Change	Rank 1893 → 1894
Jessie	1,216	1,120	-8%	48 → 55
Ruth	3,658	3,372	-8%	3 → 6
Dora	877	827	-6%	65 → 69
Nettie	668	630	-6%	75 → 82
Jennie	1,273	1,210	-5%	45 → 51
Ellen	798	759	-5%	69 → 72
Bertha	2,623	2,496	-5%	10 → 14
Maude	1,202	1,144	-5%	49 → 53
Nancy	538	515	-4%	88 → 98
Lizzie	584	562	-4%	83 → 92

Top 100 boy names of 1894

Top 100 girl names of 1894

Biggest movers since 1893

Top 100 boy names of 1894

Top 100 girl names of 1894

Biggest movers since 1893