Most Popular Baby Names of 1895

In 1895, Mary (13,447 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and John (8,320 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 1895
Rank	Name	Births
1	John	8,320
2	William	7,277
3	James	5,335
4	George	4,289
5	Charles	3,633
6	Frank	3,012
7	Joseph	2,992
8	Robert	2,635
9	Henry	2,221
10	Edward	2,203
11	Thomas	2,153
12	Harry	2,128
13	Walter	2,015
14	Arthur	1,666
15	Fred	1,483
16	Albert	1,391
17	Clarence	1,326
18	Willie	1,071
19	Roy	1,028
20	Paul	933
21	Louis	913
22	Carl	851
22	Earl	851
24	Ernest	834
25	Samuel	814
26	Raymond	806
27	Charlie	767
28	Joe	763
29	Harold	753
30	Ralph	736
31	Richard	727
32	David	707
33	Howard	641
34	Elmer	610
35	Jesse	577
36	Herbert	569
37	Andrew	562
38	Alfred	551
39	Oscar	549
40	Daniel	516
41	Lawrence	509
41	Leo	509
43	Sam	487
44	Will	485
45	Francis	480
46	Jack	479
47	Lee	478
48	Benjamin	452
49	Herman	439
50	Eugene	430
51	Floyd	427
52	Michael	413
53	Peter	412
54	Frederick	406
55	Claude	389
56	Ray	380
57	Chester	377
57	Lewis	377
59	Clyde	370
60	Edwin	346
61	Leonard	342
62	Tom	335
63	Ben	324
64	Edgar	323
65	Martin	317
66	Russell	300
67	Homer	296
68	Lester	295
69	Otto	283
70	Harvey	282
71	Jim	278
72	Clifford	272
73	Luther	269
74	Jacob	266
75	Lloyd	263
76	Guy	261
77	Bernard	259
78	Leroy	249
79	Jessie	245
80	Hugh	243
81	Leslie	235
82	Patrick	233
82	Stanley	233
84	Ed	229
85	Eddie	228
86	Anthony	221
87	Leon	219
88	Oliver	216
89	Archie	212
90	Horace	211
90	Norman	211
90	Philip	211
93	Theodore	208
94	Everett	207
94	Ira	207
96	Donald	203
97	Alexander	199
98	Allen	196
98	Victor	196
100	Cecil	192

Full Boy list for 1895

Top 100 girl names, 1895
Rank	Name	Births
1	Mary	13,447
2	Anna	5,950
3	Helen	4,023
4	Margaret	3,931
5	Elizabeth	3,603
6	Ruth	3,551
7	Florence	3,471
8	Ethel	3,391
9	Marie	3,011
10	Emma	2,952
11	Bertha	2,626
12	Clara	2,613
13	Minnie	2,567
14	Edna	2,560
15	Bessie	2,542
16	Lillian	2,495
17	Alice	2,457
18	Grace	2,448
19	Annie	2,390
20	Mabel	2,359
21	Rose	2,262
22	Hazel	2,252
23	Ida	2,170
24	Gertrude	2,129
25	Martha	2,096
26	Pearl	1,958
27	Edith	1,940
28	Myrtle	1,938
29	Frances	1,833
29	Nellie	1,833
31	Esther	1,803
32	Elsie	1,795
33	Sarah	1,777
34	Eva	1,767
35	Ella	1,692
36	Laura	1,643
37	Louise	1,582
38	Catherine	1,514
39	Mildred	1,474
40	Agnes	1,466
41	Gladys	1,464
42	Carrie	1,463
43	Irene	1,428
44	Lillie	1,414
45	Julia	1,380
46	Hattie	1,338
47	Josephine	1,334
48	Jessie	1,300
49	Cora	1,295
50	Lena	1,289
51	Mattie	1,276
52	Mae	1,193
53	Jennie	1,177
54	Blanche	1,156
55	Alma	1,144
56	Maude	1,136
57	Dorothy	1,127
58	Ada	1,124
59	Mamie	1,119
60	Stella	1,026
61	Lucy	1,016
62	Fannie	1,012
63	Viola	1,010
64	Lula	987
65	Katherine	968
66	Ruby	954
67	Maggie	890
68	Dora	884
69	Marion	856
70	Nora	846
71	Rosa	832
72	Sadie	829
73	Beatrice	814
74	Beulah	760
75	Ellen	746
76	Pauline	734
77	Vera	729
78	Willie	724
79	Effie	708
80	May	691
81	Marguerite	680
82	Nettie	677
83	Susie	674
84	Daisy	665
85	Lydia	656
86	Della	648
87	Evelyn	630
88	Virginia	628
89	Emily	605
90	Kathryn	585
91	Olive	577
92	Sallie	573
93	Nancy	566
94	Georgia	562
95	Lottie	553
96	Flora	552
97	Ann	551
98	Eleanor	544
99	Lizzie	543
100	Katie	536

Full Girl list for 1895

Biggest movers since 1894

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

Rising boy names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Paul	824	933	+13%	23 → 20
Clarence	1,185	1,326	+12%	17 → 17
Harold	690	753	+9%	32 → 29
Charlie	704	767	+9%	30 → 27
Willie	986	1,071	+9%	19 → 18
Ralph	692	736	+6%	31 → 30
Elmer	575	610	+6%	37 → 34
Alfred	521	551	+6%	40 → 38
Robert	2,497	2,635	+6%	8 → 8
Frank	2,863	3,012	+5%	7 → 6

Falling boy names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Richard	808	727	-10%	25 → 31
Oscar	601	549	-9%	34 → 39
Andrew	594	562	-5%	35 → 37
Earl	896	851	-5%	20 → 22
Charles	3,788	3,633	-4%	5 → 5
Albert	1,447	1,391	-4%	16 → 16
David	729	707	-3%	29 → 32
Harry	2,189	2,128	-3%	10 → 12
Herbert	585	569	-3%	36 → 36
Arthur	1,712	1,666	-3%	14 → 14

Rising girl names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Marion	587	856	+46%	89 → 69
Mildred	1,220	1,474	+21%	50 → 39
Beatrice	684	814	+19%	76 → 73
Vera	618	729	+18%	85 → 77
Gladys	1,258	1,464	+16%	47 → 41
Jessie	1,120	1,300	+16%	55 → 48
Marie	2,649	3,011	+14%	10 → 9
Beulah	675	760	+13%	79 → 74
Kathryn	520	585	+13%	96 → 90
Pauline	656	734	+12%	80 → 76

Falling girl names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Flora	619	552	-11%	84 → 96
May	763	691	-9%	71 → 80
Lottie	597	553	-7%	87 → 95
Lucy	1,077	1,016	-6%	57 → 61
Lula	1,042	987	-5%	60 → 64
Lena	1,360	1,289	-5%	42 → 50
Laura	1,730	1,643	-5%	32 → 36
Della	681	648	-5%	77 → 86
Ella	1,761	1,692	-4%	31 → 35
Lizzie	562	543	-3%	92 → 99

Top 100 boy names, 1895

Rank

Name

Births

John

8,320

William

7,277

James

5,335

4,289

3,633

3,012

2,992

2,635

Henry

2,221

Edward

2,203

Thomas

2,153

Harry

2,128

Walter

2,015

Arthur

1,666

Fred

1,483

1,391

1,326

1,071

1,028

933

Louis

913

Carl

851

Earl

851

Ernest

834

Samuel

814

Raymond

806

Charlie

767

Joe

763

Harold

753

Ralph

736

Richard

727

David

707

Howard

641

Elmer

610

Jesse

577

Herbert

569

Andrew

562

Alfred

551

Oscar

549

Daniel

516

Lawrence

509

Leo

509

Sam

487

Will

485

Francis

480

Jack

479

Lee

478

Benjamin

452

Herman

439

Eugene

430

Floyd

427

Michael

413

Peter

412

Frederick

406

Claude

389

Ray

380

Chester

377

Lewis

377

Clyde

370

Edwin

346

Leonard

342

Tom

335

Ben

324

Edgar

323

Martin

317

Russell

300

Homer

296

Lester

295

Otto

283

Harvey

282

Jim

278

Clifford

272

Luther

269

Jacob

266

Lloyd

263

Guy

261

Bernard

259

Leroy

249

Jessie

245

Hugh

243

Leslie

235

Patrick

233

Stanley

233

229

Eddie

228

Anthony

221

Leon

219

Oliver

216

Archie

212

Horace

211

Norman

211

Philip

211

Theodore

208

Everett

207

Ira

207

Donald

203

Alexander

199

Allen

196

Victor

196

100

Cecil

192

Top 100 girl names, 1895

Rank

Name

Births

Mary

13,447

Anna

5,950

Helen

4,023

3,931

3,603

3,551

3,471

Ethel

3,391

Marie

3,011

Emma

2,952

Bertha

2,626

Clara

2,613

Minnie

2,567

Edna

2,560

Bessie

2,542

Lillian

2,495

Alice

2,457

Grace

2,448

Annie

2,390

Mabel

2,359

Rose

2,262

Hazel

2,252

Ida

2,170

Gertrude

2,129

Martha

2,096

Pearl

1,958

Edith

1,940

Myrtle

1,938

Frances

1,833

Nellie

1,833

Esther

1,803

Elsie

1,795

Sarah

1,777

Eva

1,767

Ella

1,692

Laura

1,643

Louise

1,582

Catherine

1,514

Mildred

1,474

Agnes

1,466

Gladys

1,464

Carrie

1,463

Irene

1,428

Lillie

1,414

Julia

1,380

Hattie

1,338

Josephine

1,334

Jessie

1,300

Cora

1,295

Lena

1,289

Mattie

1,276

Mae

1,193

Jennie

1,177

Blanche

1,156

Alma

1,144

Maude

1,136

Dorothy

1,127

Ada

1,124

Mamie

1,119

Stella

1,026

Lucy

1,016

Fannie

1,012

Viola

1,010

Lula

987

Katherine

968

Ruby

954

Maggie

890

Dora

884

Marion

856

Nora

846

Rosa

832

Sadie

829

Beatrice

814

Beulah

760

Ellen

746

Pauline

734

Vera

729

Willie

724

Effie

708

May

691

Marguerite

680

Nettie

677

Susie

674

Daisy

665

Lydia

656

Della

648

Evelyn

630

Virginia

628

Emily

605

Kathryn

585

Olive

577

Sallie

573

Nancy

566

562

553

552

551

544

543

100

Katie

536

Biggest movers since 1894

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

Rising boy names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Paul	824	933	+13%	23 → 20
Clarence	1,185	1,326	+12%	17 → 17
Harold	690	753	+9%	32 → 29
Charlie	704	767	+9%	30 → 27
Willie	986	1,071	+9%	19 → 18
Ralph	692	736	+6%	31 → 30
Elmer	575	610	+6%	37 → 34
Alfred	521	551	+6%	40 → 38
Robert	2,497	2,635	+6%	8 → 8
Frank	2,863	3,012	+5%	7 → 6

Falling boy names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Richard	808	727	-10%	25 → 31
Oscar	601	549	-9%	34 → 39
Andrew	594	562	-5%	35 → 37
Earl	896	851	-5%	20 → 22
Charles	3,788	3,633	-4%	5 → 5
Albert	1,447	1,391	-4%	16 → 16
David	729	707	-3%	29 → 32
Harry	2,189	2,128	-3%	10 → 12
Herbert	585	569	-3%	36 → 36
Arthur	1,712	1,666	-3%	14 → 14

Rising girl names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Marion	587	856	+46%	89 → 69
Mildred	1,220	1,474	+21%	50 → 39
Beatrice	684	814	+19%	76 → 73
Vera	618	729	+18%	85 → 77
Gladys	1,258	1,464	+16%	47 → 41
Jessie	1,120	1,300	+16%	55 → 48
Marie	2,649	3,011	+14%	10 → 9
Beulah	675	760	+13%	79 → 74
Kathryn	520	585	+13%	96 → 90
Pauline	656	734	+12%	80 → 76

Falling girl names, 1894 to 1895
Name	Births 1894	Births 1895	Change	Rank 1894 → 1895
Flora	619	552	-11%	84 → 96
May	763	691	-9%	71 → 80
Lottie	597	553	-7%	87 → 95
Lucy	1,077	1,016	-6%	57 → 61
Lula	1,042	987	-5%	60 → 64
Lena	1,360	1,289	-5%	42 → 50
Laura	1,730	1,643	-5%	32 → 36
Della	681	648	-5%	77 → 86
Ella	1,761	1,692	-4%	31 → 35
Lizzie	562	543	-3%	92 → 99

Top 100 boy names of 1895

Top 100 girl names of 1895

Biggest movers since 1894

Top 100 boy names of 1895

Top 100 girl names of 1895

Biggest movers since 1894