Top Names of 1893

The most popular names recorded in 1893 were Mary for girls and John for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Mary12,784
2Anna5,695
3Ruth3,658
4Margaret3,565
5Elizabeth3,360
6Helen3,249
7Florence3,231
8Ethel3,119
9Emma2,968
10Bertha2,623
11Clara2,532
12Minnie2,510
13Alice2,434
14Edna2,378
15Bessie2,352
16Grace2,308
17Annie2,251
18Ida2,247
19Marie2,212
20Lillian2,193
21Mabel2,191
22Hazel2,052
23Rose2,012
24Gertrude1,811
25Martha1,805
26Pearl1,796
27Nellie1,770
28Ella1,760
29Myrtle1,759
30Edith1,733
31Laura1,683
32Eva1,668
33Sarah1,632
34Frances1,622
35Elsie1,586
36Carrie1,451
37Louise1,447
38Agnes1,393
39Esther1,382
40Julia1,367
41Lillie1,351
42Catherine1,336
43Hattie1,315
44Cora1,308
45Jennie1,273
46Lena1,261
47Mattie1,257
48Jessie1,216
49Maude1,202
50Josephine1,178

Boys

#NameBabies
1John8,049
2William7,223
3James5,030
4George4,320
5Charles3,723
6Joseph2,997
7Frank2,917
8Robert2,563
9Edward2,309
10Harry2,245
11Henry2,162
12Thomas2,157
13Walter2,004
14Arthur1,635
15Fred1,493
16Albert1,353
17Clarence1,169
18Roy919
19Willie882
20Samuel851
21Earl819
22Louis816
23Ernest796
24Carl786
25Paul743
26Richard732
27David724
28Joe721
29Raymond703
30Charlie691
31Ralph636
32Elmer574
33Oscar574
34Harold566
35Howard556
36Jesse541
37Will538
38Alfred530
39Daniel522
40Andrew520
41Herbert519
42Benjamin482
43Sam481
44Herman455
45Leo448
46Lee445
47Frederick432
48Francis418
49Michael407
50Jack405