1880s favourites
Names whose best year ever came in the 1880s, and that at least 50 babies were still given last year.
Biggest in their decade first.
- John, boy
- William, boy
- Charles, boy
- George, boy
- Frank, boy
- Henry, boy
- Harry, boy
- Edward, boy
- Arthur, boy
- Fred, boy
- Albert, boy
- Samuel, boy
- Jesse, boy
- Will, boy
- Oscar, boy
- Lewis, boy
- Frederick, boy
- Ben, boy
- Tom, boy
- Martin, boy
- Harrison, boy
- Harvey, boy
- Edgar, boy
- Ira, boy
- Otto, boy
- Charley, boy
- Luther, boy
- Hugh, boy
- Marion, boy
- Emil, boy
- Willis, boy
- Amos, boy
- Alonzo, boy
- Roscoe, boy
- Gus, boy
- Ross, boy
- Moses, boy
- Hiram, boy
- Cornelius, boy
- Fredrick, boy
- Simon, boy
- Irvin, boy
- Wiley, boy
- Harley, boy
- Anton, boy
- Augustus, boy
- Monroe, boy
- Ike, boy
- Clark, boy
- Asa, boy
- Lemuel, boy
- Enoch, boy
- Blaine, boy
- Emery, boy
- Elisha, boy
- Lucius, boy
- Emile, boy
- Emmet, boy
- Hans, boy
- Abner, boy
- Judson, boy
- Harris, boy
- Zack, boy
- Smith, boy
- Casper, boy
- Leander, boy
- Henderson, boy
- Turner, boy
- Hosea, boy
- Angus, boy
- Simeon, boy
- Orrin, boy
- West, boy
- Orin, boy
- Benton, boy
- Ephraim, boy
- Lou, boy
- Alpha, boy
- Orson, boy
The figures
| Name | Births in 2025 | Rank | Best year |
|---|---|---|---|
| John (boy) | 8,027 | #23 | 1880 |
| William (boy) | 10,545 | #9 | 1880 |
| Charles (boy) | 5,898 | #48 | 1880 |
| George (boy) | 2,848 | #126 | 1880 |
| Frank (boy) | 584 | #513 | 1880 |
| Henry (boy) | 12,020 | #5 | 1881 |
| Harry (boy) | 329 | #775 | 1889 |
| Edward (boy) | 1,591 | #224 | 1882 |
| Arthur (boy) | 3,847 | #87 | 1881 |
| Fred (boy) | 80 | #1,932 | 1885 |
| Albert (boy) | 461 | #614 | 1883 |
| Samuel (boy) | 8,334 | #18 | 1880 |
| Jesse (boy) | 2,002 | #184 | 1887 |
| Will (boy) | 170 | #1,193 | 1882 |
| Oscar (boy) | 1,620 | #223 | 1886 |
| Lewis (boy) | 736 | #433 | 1880 |
| Frederick (boy) | 728 | #435 | 1887 |
| Ben (boy) | 292 | #843 | 1889 |
| Tom (boy) | 65 | #2,183 | 1883 |
| Martin (boy) | 1,009 | #335 | 1883 |
| Harrison (boy) | 3,072 | #116 | 1888 |
| Harvey (boy) | 1,381 | #251 | 1884 |
| Edgar (boy) | 617 | #486 | 1881 |
| Ira (boy) | 301 | #819 | 1881 |
| Otto (boy) | 1,241 | #277 | 1889 |
| Charley (boy) | 87 | #1,826 | 1880 |
| Luther (boy) | 122 | #1,459 | 1887 |
| Hugh (boy) | 360 | #732 | 1887 |
| Marion (boy) | 54 | #2,480 | 1880 |
| Emil (boy) | 155 | #1,267 | 1884 |
| Willis (boy) | 52 | #2,539 | 1880 |
| Amos (boy) | 364 | #730 | 1884 |
| Alonzo (boy) | 590 | #511 | 1882 |
| Roscoe (boy) | 63 | #2,230 | 1888 |
| Gus (boy) | 145 | #1,328 | 1888 |
| Ross (boy) | 122 | #1,459 | 1889 |
| Moses (boy) | 583 | #515 | 1880 |
| Hiram (boy) | 103 | #1,634 | 1881 |
| Cornelius (boy) | 82 | #1,906 | 1882 |
| Fredrick (boy) | 94 | #1,728 | 1880 |
| Simon (boy) | 1,529 | #230 | 1888 |
| Irvin (boy) | 80 | #1,932 | 1881 |
| Wiley (boy) | 165 | #1,222 | 1882 |
| Harley (boy) | 199 | #1,081 | 1887 |
| Anton (boy) | 132 | #1,388 | 1880 |
| Augustus (boy) | 783 | #407 | 1880 |
| Monroe (boy) | 157 | #1,260 | 1882 |
| Ike (boy) | 55 | #2,451 | 1884 |
| Clark (boy) | 837 | #377 | 1881 |
| Asa (boy) | 622 | #483 | 1881 |
| Lemuel (boy) | 74 | #2,020 | 1881 |
| Enoch (boy) | 348 | #746 | 1880 |
| Blaine (boy) | 230 | #991 | 1884 |
| Emery (boy) | 305 | #814 | 1881 |
| Elisha (boy) | 322 | #788 | 1883 |
| Lucius (boy) | 189 | #1,128 | 1881 |
| Emile (boy) | 70 | #2,091 | 1882 |
| Emmet (boy) | 110 | #1,554 | 1880 |
| Hans (boy) | 146 | #1,323 | 1885 |
| Abner (boy) | 274 | #874 | 1881 |
| Judson (boy) | 252 | #934 | 1880 |
| Harris (boy) | 150 | #1,297 | 1889 |
| Zack (boy) | 126 | #1,425 | 1883 |
| Smith (boy) | 120 | #1,477 | 1885 |
| Casper (boy) | 255 | #924 | 1889 |
| Leander (boy) | 122 | #1,459 | 1882 |
| Henderson (boy) | 50 | #2,604 | 1882 |
| Turner (boy) | 195 | #1,097 | 1888 |
| Hosea (boy) | 67 | #2,145 | 1885 |
| Angus (boy) | 58 | #2,363 | 1882 |
| Simeon (boy) | 197 | #1,091 | 1880 |
| Orrin (boy) | 62 | #2,258 | 1881 |
| West (boy) | 159 | #1,252 | 1886 |
| Orin (boy) | 85 | #1,852 | 1885 |
| Benton (boy) | 104 | #1,621 | 1883 |
| Ephraim (boy) | 231 | #988 | 1880 |
| Lou (boy) | 81 | #1,919 | 1889 |
| Alpha (boy) | 71 | #2,077 | 1882 |
| Orson (boy) | 126 | #1,425 | 1883 |
Compare the first 4 on one chart
Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.