Most Popular Baby Names of 1881
In 1881, Mary (6,919 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (8,768 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1881
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 8,768 |
| 2 | William | 8,524 |
| 3 | James | 5,441 |
| 4 | George | 4,664 |
| 5 | Charles | 4,636 |
| 6 | Frank | 2,834 |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,456 |
| 8 | Henry | 2,339 |
| 9 | Thomas | 2,282 |
| 10 | Edward | 2,177 |
| 11 | Robert | 2,140 |
| 12 | Harry | 2,002 |
| 13 | Walter | 1,670 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,575 |
| 15 | Fred | 1,418 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,319 |
| 17 | Samuel | 919 |
| 18 | David | 750 |
| 19 | Louis | 746 |
| 20 | Charlie | 668 |
| 20 | Clarence | 668 |
| 22 | Richard | 641 |
| 23 | Joe | 639 |
| 24 | Andrew | 588 |
| 25 | Ernest | 571 |
| 26 | Will | 550 |
| 27 | Jesse | 536 |
| 28 | Oscar | 530 |
| 29 | Daniel | 527 |
| 30 | Willie | 498 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 481 |
| 31 | Sam | 481 |
| 33 | Alfred | 466 |
| 34 | Roy | 440 |
| 35 | Lewis | 439 |
| 36 | Frederick | 433 |
| 37 | Peter | 428 |
| 38 | Elmer | 388 |
| 39 | Jacob | 381 |
| 40 | Herbert | 369 |
| 41 | Carl | 359 |
| 41 | Howard | 359 |
| 43 | Tom | 349 |
| 44 | Lee | 342 |
| 45 | Ralph | 329 |
| 46 | Martin | 327 |
| 47 | Jim | 323 |
| 48 | Earl | 314 |
| 48 | Eugene | 314 |
| 50 | Bert | 312 |
| 50 | Edgar | 312 |
| 52 | Herman | 304 |
| 53 | Claude | 302 |
| 54 | Michael | 298 |
| 55 | Paul | 291 |
| 56 | Ben | 289 |
| 57 | Ira | 286 |
| 58 | Harvey | 282 |
| 59 | Chester | 274 |
| 59 | Edwin | 274 |
| 61 | Ed | 272 |
| 62 | Charley | 266 |
| 63 | Francis | 259 |
| 64 | Isaac | 258 |
| 65 | Luther | 249 |
| 66 | Lawrence | 244 |
| 67 | Oliver | 238 |
| 68 | Clyde | 232 |
| 69 | Otto | 221 |
| 70 | Hugh | 219 |
| 71 | Alexander | 209 |
| 72 | Leonard | 206 |
| 73 | Jack | 197 |
| 74 | Raymond | 195 |
| 75 | Patrick | 188 |
| 76 | Guy | 186 |
| 77 | Homer | 181 |
| 78 | Floyd | 178 |
| 78 | Theodore | 178 |
| 80 | Allen | 172 |
| 80 | August | 172 |
| 82 | Marion | 162 |
| 83 | Philip | 156 |
| 83 | Warren | 156 |
| 85 | Horace | 152 |
| 86 | Dan | 148 |
| 86 | Ray | 148 |
| 88 | Garfield | 147 |
| 88 | Stephen | 147 |
| 90 | Emil | 145 |
| 91 | Jessie | 143 |
| 91 | Milton | 143 |
| 93 | Willis | 142 |
| 94 | Calvin | 138 |
| 95 | Dave | 135 |
| 96 | Bernard | 130 |
| 97 | Julius | 129 |
| 97 | Leroy | 129 |
| 97 | Sidney | 129 |
| 100 | Anthony | 128 |
Top 100 girl names of 1881
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 6,919 |
| 2 | Anna | 2,698 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,034 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 1,852 |
| 5 | Margaret | 1,658 |
| 6 | Minnie | 1,653 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,439 |
| 8 | Annie | 1,326 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,324 |
| 10 | Alice | 1,308 |
| 11 | Clara | 1,242 |
| 12 | Sarah | 1,226 |
| 13 | Ella | 1,148 |
| 14 | Nellie | 1,096 |
| 15 | Grace | 1,089 |
| 16 | Florence | 1,046 |
| 17 | Martha | 1,044 |
| 18 | Cora | 969 |
| 19 | Laura | 962 |
| 20 | Carrie | 958 |
| 21 | Maude | 923 |
| 22 | Bessie | 903 |
| 23 | Mabel | 893 |
| 24 | Gertrude | 791 |
| 25 | Ethel | 788 |
| 26 | Jennie | 784 |
| 27 | Edith | 778 |
| 28 | Hattie | 775 |
| 29 | Mattie | 754 |
| 30 | Julia | 737 |
| 31 | Rose | 734 |
| 32 | Lillian | 723 |
| 33 | Lillie | 678 |
| 34 | Eva | 661 |
| 34 | Jessie | 661 |
| 36 | Lula | 655 |
| 37 | Myrtle | 643 |
| 38 | Pearl | 641 |
| 39 | Edna | 637 |
| 40 | Catherine | 635 |
| 41 | Ada | 628 |
| 42 | Louise | 617 |
| 43 | Helen | 612 |
| 44 | Lucy | 611 |
| 45 | Frances | 586 |
| 46 | Dora | 585 |
| 47 | Fannie | 565 |
| 48 | Josephine | 563 |
| 49 | Daisy | 562 |
| 50 | Lena | 555 |
| 51 | Maggie | 532 |
| 52 | Katherine | 504 |
| 53 | Rosa | 500 |
| 54 | Marie | 499 |
| 55 | Nora | 498 |
| 56 | Effie | 463 |
| 57 | Blanche | 456 |
| 58 | May | 451 |
| 59 | Nancy | 429 |
| 60 | Della | 428 |
| 61 | Agnes | 424 |
| 62 | Nettie | 419 |
| 63 | Sallie | 416 |
| 63 | Stella | 416 |
| 65 | Ellen | 413 |
| 66 | Mamie | 412 |
| 67 | Lizzie | 396 |
| 68 | Susie | 367 |
| 69 | Sadie | 366 |
| 70 | Elsie | 344 |
| 71 | Maud | 328 |
| 72 | Flora | 317 |
| 73 | Caroline | 316 |
| 73 | Etta | 316 |
| 75 | Mae | 314 |
| 76 | Lulu | 313 |
| 77 | Lydia | 299 |
| 78 | Alma | 293 |
| 79 | Susan | 292 |
| 80 | Lottie | 289 |
| 81 | Addie | 287 |
| 82 | Mollie | 281 |
| 83 | Katie | 279 |
| 84 | Ruth | 275 |
| 85 | Harriet | 270 |
| 86 | Kate | 267 |
| 87 | Amanda | 263 |
| 88 | Nannie | 258 |
| 89 | Georgia | 256 |
| 90 | Emily | 244 |
| 91 | Eliza | 238 |
| 92 | Viola | 237 |
| 93 | Amelia | 235 |
| 94 | Willie | 229 |
| 95 | Charlotte | 227 |
| 96 | Rebecca | 226 |
| 97 | Belle | 219 |
| 98 | Kathryn | 218 |
| 99 | Jane | 216 |
| 100 | Olive | 211 |
Biggest movers since 1880
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1880 | Births 1881 | Change | Rank 1880 → 1881 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 643 | 527 | -18% | 25 → 29 |
| David | 869 | 750 | -14% | 18 → 18 |
| Charles | 5,348 | 4,636 | -13% | 4 → 5 |
| Joe | 731 | 639 | -13% | 20 → 23 |
| Frank | 3,242 | 2,834 | -13% | 6 → 6 |
| Richard | 728 | 641 | -12% | 23 → 22 |
| Albert | 1,493 | 1,319 | -12% | 16 → 16 |
| Robert | 2,415 | 2,140 | -11% | 10 → 11 |
| William | 9,532 | 8,524 | -11% | 2 → 2 |
| Samuel | 1,024 | 919 | -10% | 17 → 17 |
| Name | Births 1880 | Births 1881 | Change | Rank 1880 → 1881 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethel | 633 | 788 | +24% | 38 → 25 |
| Bessie | 796 | 903 | +13% | 23 → 22 |
| Pearl | 569 | 641 | +13% | 47 → 38 |
| Dora | 524 | 585 | +12% | 51 → 46 |
| Grace | 982 | 1,089 | +11% | 19 → 15 |
| Mabel | 808 | 893 | +11% | 22 → 23 |
| Nellie | 995 | 1,096 | +10% | 18 → 14 |
| Edna | 588 | 637 | +8% | 45 → 39 |
| Eva | 614 | 661 | +8% | 41 → 34 |
| Lillian | 672 | 723 | +8% | 32 → 32 |
| Name | Births 1880 | Births 1881 | Change | Rank 1880 → 1881 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie | 582 | 532 | -9% | 46 → 51 |
| Lena | 603 | 555 | -8% | 43 → 50 |
| Catherine | 688 | 635 | -8% | 31 → 40 |
| Alice | 1,414 | 1,308 | -7% | 8 → 10 |
| Cora | 1,045 | 969 | -7% | 15 → 18 |
| Julia | 783 | 737 | -6% | 26 → 30 |
| Minnie | 1,746 | 1,653 | -5% | 5 → 6 |
| Laura | 1,012 | 962 | -5% | 17 → 19 |
| Sarah | 1,288 | 1,226 | -5% | 10 → 12 |
| Elizabeth | 1,939 | 1,852 | -4% | 4 → 4 |