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Top Baby Names of 1891

The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1891, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.

Top 100 Boy Names (1891)
RankNameCount
1John7,680
2William6,763
3James4,516
4George3,931
5Charles3,640
6Frank2,652
7Joseph2,572
8Robert2,240
9Harry2,132
10Henry2,049
11Edward1,989
12Thomas1,982
13Walter1,668
14Arthur1,514
15Fred1,362
16Albert1,207
17Clarence1,007
18Roy838
19Louis786
20Samuel753
21Willie739
22Ernest715
23Charlie707
24Carl675
25Earl674
26David673
27Richard609
28Ralph587
29Joe584
30Raymond575
31Paul564
32Oscar551
33Andrew521
34Will520
35Jesse519
36Elmer508
37Daniel505
38Herbert501
39Alfred499
40Howard485
41Benjamin461
42Harold419
43Sam418
44Frederick412
45Peter396
46Lawrence389
47Herman383
48Eugene362
49Ray360
50Lewis357
51Leo353
52Lee342
53Floyd336
54Francis333
55Michael333
56Martin331
57Claude327
58Clyde327
59Edwin327
60Tom318
61Ben302
62Jack290
63Jim288
64Edgar277
65Harvey274
66Otto274
67Guy262
68Chester252
69Jacob238
70Ed237
71Luther236
72Leonard235
73Hugh233
74Homer230
75Jessie227
76Theodore224
77Oliver212
78Patrick212
79Archie201
80Philip198
81Clifford196
82Charley193
83Lester191
84Leroy190
85Bernard187
86August186
87Russell186
88Lloyd185
89Bert181
90Eddie179
91Ira179
92Stanley178
93Everett174
94Allen173
95Alexander172
96Anthony170
97Horace165
98Leslie164
99Grover163
100Norman163