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Top Baby Names of 1885

The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1885, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.

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Top 100 Boy Names (1885)
RankNameCount
1John8,756
2William8,044
3James5,175
4George4,674
5Charles4,599
6Frank3,067
7Joseph2,540
8Henry2,406
9Robert2,322
10Thomas2,266
11Edward2,220
12Harry2,198
13Walter1,808
14Fred1,562
15Arthur1,516
16Albert1,429
17Clarence906
18Samuel888
19Louis809
20Grover768
21Ernest718
22David712
23Charlie705
24Roy691
25Joe681
26Richard672
27Will625
28Oscar623
29Willie614
30Andrew599
31Jesse556
32Daniel535
33Peter516
34Carl494
35Sam492
36Earl481
37Frederick466
38Benjamin464
39Alfred446
40Elmer443
41Howard438
42Lewis437
43Paul428
44Ralph422
45Herbert388
46Jim370
47Michael370
48Tom361
49Martin357
50Lee348
51Eugene345
52Claude343
53Jacob343
54Ed328
55Herman326
56Francis319
57Clyde318
58Raymond308
59Harvey304
60Edgar303
61Jack295
62Ben292
63Edwin289
64Lawrence288
65Charley285
66Bert276
67Chester273
68Guy266
69Otto263
70Floyd259
71Luther259
72Oliver258
73Hugh257
74Ray237
75Ira235
76Homer228
77Patrick217
78Alexander205
79Isaac204
80Leonard204
81Jessie202
82Harold201
83Leo199
84Theodore199
85Archie196
86August193
87Allen184
88Sidney170
89Philip163
90Leroy162
91Bernard160
92Alex159
93Stephen158
94Horace155
95Anthony153
96Warren151
97Julius150
98Cleveland147
99Leon146
100Victor143