Most Popular Baby Names of 1884
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Mary and John were the most popular baby names of 1884 in the US: 9,217 girls were named Mary and 9,388 boys were named John, about 1 in 14 girls and 1 in 12 boys born that year. It was Mary's 5th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1880), and it was John's 5th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1880).
Social Security records list 129,019 girls and 114,441 boys born in 1884, with 1,172 different girl names and 1,125 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1883
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1883; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1883.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Mollie (#89 to #79), Alma (#79 to #70) and Caroline (#86 to #78).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Cleveland (#279 to #92), Grover (#104 to #20) and Harold (#117 to #85).
- 1 girl name and 6 boy names left the top 100, among them Eliza (#95 to #101) and Clifford (#100 to #102).
- 209 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 1884
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1883, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 1884
| # | Name | Babies | In 1883 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 9,217 | #1 |
| 2 | Anna | 3,860 | #2 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,587 | #3 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 2,549 | #4 |
| 5 | Minnie | 2,243 | #5 |
| 6 | Margaret | 2,142 | #6 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,882 | #8 |
| 8 | Clara | 1,852 | #10 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,789 | #7 |
| 10 | Annie | 1,739 | #9 |
| 11 | Alice | 1,732 | #11 |
| 12 | Florence | 1,570 | #14 |
| 13 | Grace | 1,525 | #13 |
| 14 | Sarah | 1,518 | #12 |
| 15 | Bessie | 1,451 | #18 |
| 16 | Martha | 1,443 | #15 |
| 17 | Nellie | 1,417 | #17 |
| 18 | Ethel | 1,386 | #20 |
| 19 | Ella | 1,374 | #16 |
| 20 | Mabel | 1,270 | #23 |
| 21 | Laura | 1,246 | #19 |
| 22 | Carrie | 1,245 | #21 |
| 23 | Cora | 1,244 | #24 |
| 24 | Maude | 1,225 | #22 |
| 25 | Pearl | 1,138 | #29 |
| 26 | Lillian | 1,109 | #26 |
| 27 | Edith | 1,104 | #31 |
| 28 | Gertrude | 1,063 | #25 |
| 28 | Jennie | 1,063 | #27 |
| 30 | Rose | 1,060 | #33 |
| 31 | Mattie | 1,007 | #30 |
| 32 | Hattie | 993 | #28 |
| 33 | Helen | 986 | #35 |
| 34 | Myrtle | 979 | #37 |
| 35 | Louise | 962 | #38 |
| 36 | Edna | 957 | #41 |
| 37 | Julia | 935 | #34 |
| 38 | Eva | 929 | #32 |
| 39 | Lula | 916 | #43 |
| 40 | Lillie | 911 | #39 |
| 41 | Lena | 906 | #42 |
| 42 | Jessie | 888 | #40 |
| 43 | Catherine | 874 | #36 |
| 44 | Ada | 854 | #44 |
| 45 | Josephine | 800 | #46 |
| 46 | Frances | 789 | #45 |
| 47 | Lucy | 787 | #48 |
| 48 | Maggie | 749 | #48 |
| 49 | Marie | 746 | #53 |
| 50 | Fannie | 738 | #47 |
| 51 | Dora | 720 | #51 |
| 52 | Blanche | 711 | #54 |
| 53 | Agnes | 703 | #52 |
| 54 | Daisy | 685 | #50 |
| 55 | Katherine | 671 | #56 |
| 56 | Nora | 648 | #55 |
| 57 | Mamie | 609 | #58 |
| 58 | Rosa | 607 | #60 |
| 59 | Ellen | 597 | #62 |
| 60 | Stella | 584 | #59 |
| 61 | May | 564 | #57 |
| 62 | Effie | 558 | #60 |
| 63 | Elsie | 549 | #65 |
| 64 | Mae | 542 | #70 |
| 65 | Della | 541 | #66 |
| 66 | Lizzie | 523 | #63 |
| 67 | Nettie | 522 | #64 |
| 68 | Nancy | 520 | #71 |
| 69 | Sallie | 494 | #72 |
| 70 | Alma | 480 | #79 |
| 71 | Sadie | 466 | #68 |
| 72 | Maud | 461 | #68 |
| 73 | Susie | 455 | #67 |
| 74 | Ruth | 442 | #73 |
| 75 | Etta | 423 | #80 |
| 76 | Lottie | 397 | #76 |
| 77 | Flora | 393 | #73 |
| 78 | Caroline | 380 | #86 |
| 79 | Mollie | 374 | #89 |
| 80 | Lydia | 369 | #75 |
| 81 | Emily | 364 | #81 |
| 82 | Viola | 362 | #83 |
| 83 | Katie | 360 | #78 |
| 83 | Olive | 360 | #90 |
| 85 | Addie | 356 | #77 |
| 86 | Charlotte | 344 | #92 |
| 86 | Kate | 344 | #90 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 344 | #93 |
| 86 | Lulu | 344 | #88 |
| 90 | Georgia | 341 | #84 |
| 91 | Harriet | 339 | #82 |
| 92 | Amanda | 337 | #94 |
| 93 | Willie | 332 | #96 |
| 94 | Susan | 326 | #85 |
| 95 | Irene | 324 | #99 |
| 96 | Amelia | 315 | #97 |
| 97 | Nannie | 314 | #87 |
| 98 | Jane | 295 | #102 |
| 99 | Esther | 291 | #99 |
| 100 | Belle | 286 | #97 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 1884
| # | Name | Babies | In 1883 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 9,388 | #1 |
| 2 | William | 8,897 | #2 |
| 3 | James | 5,693 | #3 |
| 4 | George | 4,961 | #5 |
| 5 | Charles | 4,802 | #4 |
| 6 | Frank | 3,218 | #6 |
| 7 | Joseph | 2,707 | #7 |
| 8 | Thomas | 2,572 | #10 |
| 9 | Henry | 2,474 | #8 |
| 10 | Robert | 2,468 | #9 |
| 11 | Edward | 2,439 | #11 |
| 12 | Harry | 2,323 | #12 |
| 13 | Walter | 1,902 | #13 |
| 14 | Arthur | 1,690 | #14 |
| 15 | Fred | 1,638 | #15 |
| 16 | Albert | 1,435 | #16 |
| 17 | Samuel | 945 | #17 |
| 18 | Clarence | 889 | #18 |
| 19 | Louis | 886 | #19 |
| 20 | Grover | 802 | #104 |
| 21 | David | 761 | #20 |
| 22 | Joe | 759 | #26 |
| 23 | Richard | 749 | #21 |
| 24 | Charlie | 746 | #22 |
| 25 | Ernest | 690 | #23 |
| 26 | Roy | 680 | #30 |
| 27 | Jesse | 670 | #28 |
| 28 | Will | 650 | #29 |
| 29 | Andrew | 616 | #24 |
| 30 | Oscar | 615 | #26 |
| 31 | Willie | 578 | #34 |
| 32 | Daniel | 573 | #25 |
| 33 | Sam | 533 | #33 |
| 34 | Peter | 524 | #36 |
| 35 | Elmer | 523 | #40 |
| 36 | Carl | 521 | #32 |
| 37 | Alfred | 520 | #35 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 509 | #31 |
| 39 | Lewis | 476 | #38 |
| 40 | Earl | 464 | #42 |
| 40 | Ralph | 464 | #45 |
| 42 | Frederick | 454 | #37 |
| 43 | Lee | 435 | #43 |
| 44 | Howard | 432 | #39 |
| 45 | Paul | 422 | #48 |
| 46 | Herbert | 421 | #41 |
| 47 | Tom | 394 | #44 |
| 48 | Herman | 385 | #47 |
| 48 | Martin | 385 | #46 |
| 50 | Jacob | 381 | #49 |
| 51 | Michael | 373 | #55 |
| 52 | Ben | 367 | #56 |
| 53 | Harvey | 358 | #53 |
| 54 | Claude | 353 | #54 |
| 55 | Jim | 346 | #52 |
| 56 | Clyde | 345 | #50 |
| 57 | Francis | 340 | #60 |
| 58 | Chester | 338 | #59 |
| 59 | Eugene | 321 | #51 |
| 60 | Ed | 314 | #64 |
| 61 | Edwin | 308 | #57 |
| 62 | Raymond | 299 | #68 |
| 63 | Charley | 290 | #63 |
| 63 | Edgar | 290 | #58 |
| 65 | Otto | 288 | #66 |
| 66 | Ira | 284 | #67 |
| 67 | Bert | 280 | #62 |
| 68 | Jack | 274 | #65 |
| 69 | Luther | 273 | #69 |
| 70 | Floyd | 263 | #73 |
| 71 | Lawrence | 262 | #61 |
| 72 | Guy | 260 | #71 |
| 73 | Hugh | 246 | #74 |
| 74 | Oliver | 245 | #72 |
| 75 | Isaac | 243 | #70 |
| 76 | Alexander | 236 | #80 |
| 77 | Ray | 232 | #78 |
| 78 | Patrick | 222 | #75 |
| 79 | Homer | 216 | #76 |
| 80 | August | 213 | #77 |
| 81 | Theodore | 211 | #81 |
| 82 | Archie | 206 | #84 |
| 82 | Leonard | 206 | #79 |
| 84 | Leo | 192 | #95 |
| 85 | Harold | 191 | #117 |
| 86 | Marion | 184 | #87 |
| 87 | Allen | 182 | #82 |
| 88 | Anthony | 179 | #92 |
| 88 | Eddie | 179 | #105 |
| 90 | Jessie | 177 | #89 |
| 91 | Emil | 175 | #99 |
| 92 | Cleveland | 174 | #279 |
| 93 | Stephen | 165 | #97 |
| 94 | Warren | 164 | #91 |
| 95 | Julius | 162 | #88 |
| 96 | Philip | 161 | #84 |
| 97 | Dave | 159 | #101 |
| 98 | Horace | 154 | #83 |
| 98 | Leroy | 154 | #92 |
| 100 | Dan | 151 | #108 |
| 100 | Willis | 151 | #103 |
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