1890–1899 · United States
Mary was the most common girls’ name of the 1890s with 131,138 births, and John the most common boys’ name with 80,664.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 131,138 |
| 2 | Anna | 55,261 |
| 3 | Margaret | 37,937 |
| 4 | Helen | 37,802 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 33,879 |
| 6 | Ruth | 32,867 |
| 7 | Florence | 32,345 |
| 8 | Ethel | 31,453 |
| 9 | Emma | 28,652 |
| 10 | Marie | 25,853 |
| 11 | Clara | 25,473 |
| 12 | Bertha | 25,125 |
| 13 | Minnie | 24,615 |
| 14 | Bessie | 24,417 |
| 15 | Alice | 24,415 |
| 16 | Lillian | 24,106 |
| 17 | Edna | 24,068 |
| 18 | Grace | 23,804 |
| 19 | Annie | 23,122 |
| 20 | Mabel | 21,991 |
| 21 | Ida | 21,212 |
| 22 | Rose | 21,134 |
| 23 | Hazel | 20,154 |
| 24 | Gertrude | 19,898 |
| 25 | Martha | 19,415 |
| 26 | Pearl | 19,054 |
| 27 | Frances | 18,090 |
| 28 | Myrtle | 17,717 |
| 29 | Edith | 17,650 |
| 30 | Nellie | 17,285 |
| 31 | Sarah | 17,154 |
| 32 | Ella | 17,072 |
| 33 | Eva | 16,460 |
| 34 | Laura | 16,433 |
| 35 | Elsie | 16,375 |
| 36 | Louise | 15,174 |
| 37 | Esther | 14,737 |
| 38 | Catherine | 14,502 |
| 39 | Agnes | 14,429 |
| 40 | Carrie | 14,276 |
| 41 | Lillie | 14,093 |
| 42 | Mildred | 13,792 |
| 43 | Gladys | 13,622 |
| 44 | Irene | 13,621 |
| 45 | Julia | 13,448 |
| 46 | Hattie | 12,909 |
| 47 | Cora | 12,880 |
| 48 | Lena | 12,491 |
| 49 | Josephine | 12,463 |
| 50 | Mattie | 12,449 |
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 80,664 |
| 2 | William | 72,244 |
| 3 | James | 50,723 |
| 4 | George | 43,358 |
| 5 | Charles | 36,848 |
| 6 | Joseph | 29,000 |
| 7 | Frank | 28,718 |
| 8 | Robert | 26,147 |
| 9 | Edward | 22,033 |
| 10 | Henry | 21,664 |
| 11 | Harry | 21,330 |
| 12 | Thomas | 21,115 |
| 13 | Walter | 19,495 |
| 14 | Arthur | 16,349 |
| 15 | Fred | 14,270 |
| 16 | Albert | 13,753 |
| 17 | Clarence | 11,901 |
| 18 | Willie | 9,849 |
| 19 | Roy | 9,779 |
| 20 | Louis | 8,442 |
| 21 | Earl | 8,297 |
| 22 | Paul | 8,181 |
| 23 | Carl | 8,047 |
| 24 | Ernest | 7,877 |
| 25 | Samuel | 7,857 |
| 26 | Richard | 7,572 |
| 27 | Raymond | 7,572 |
| 28 | Joe | 7,482 |
| 29 | David | 7,333 |
| 30 | Charlie | 7,261 |
| 31 | Harold | 7,018 |
| 32 | Ralph | 6,951 |
| 33 | Howard | 5,949 |
| 34 | Andrew | 5,719 |
| 35 | Herbert | 5,660 |
| 36 | Elmer | 5,647 |
| 37 | Oscar | 5,612 |
| 38 | Jesse | 5,396 |
| 39 | Alfred | 5,373 |
| 40 | Will | 5,210 |
| 41 | Daniel | 5,185 |
| 42 | Sam | 4,941 |
| 43 | Leo | 4,691 |
| 44 | Jack | 4,635 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 4,597 |
| 46 | Francis | 4,535 |
| 47 | Benjamin | 4,460 |
| 48 | Lee | 4,384 |
| 49 | Eugene | 4,303 |
| 50 | Herman | 4,232 |
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880-2025. Names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org