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Top Baby Names of 1887

The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1887, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.

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Top 100 Boy Names (1887)
RankNameCount
1John8,110
2William7,470
3James4,768
4George4,284
5Charles4,031
6Frank2,883
7Joseph2,456
8Henry2,228
9Thomas2,151
10Edward2,125
11Robert2,125
12Harry2,057
13Walter1,704
14Arthur1,489
15Fred1,454
16Albert1,294
17Clarence892
18Samuel802
19Louis791
20Roy726
21Joe685
22David673
23Ernest653
24Charlie642
25Richard622
26Jesse601
27Willie590
28Carl588
29Oscar574
30Will561
31Daniel556
32Earl537
33Andrew520
34Benjamin473
35Alfred468
36Elmer467
37Frederick464
38Ralph463
39Sam463
40Paul449
41Herbert445
42Howard429
43Peter421
44Lee400
45Herman394
46Claude375
47Raymond372
48Michael344
49Lewis343
50Jim339
51Martin331
52Tom329
53Eugene327
54Francis327
55Clyde320
56Jacob317
57Edwin310
58Ben305
59Grover290
60Lawrence283
61Harold279
62Ed275
63Luther267
64Edgar266
65Harvey262
66Ray258
67Otto253
68Jack251
69Hugh250
70Homer248
71Guy238
72Bert237
73Floyd232
74Leo232
75Charley221
76Patrick218
77Ira215
78Chester207
79Leonard207
80Oliver203
81Allen202
82Theodore201
83August194
84Isaac194
85Archie184
86Jessie182
87Alexander180
88Leroy177
89Lester168
90Leslie166
91Clifford165
92Stephen165
93Julius164
94Warren163
95Philip161
96Horace160
97Bernard159
98Anthony153
99Leon147
100Emil146