Baby Names That Peaked in the 1890s

These names were never more popular than in the 1890s. Ethel peaked in 1894, when 3,287 babies recorded as girls got the name.

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Ethel	1894	3,287
2	Florence	1893	3,231
3	Marie	1899	3,156
4	Lillian	1898	3,061
5	Edna	1893	2,378
6	Hazel	1897	2,339
7	Grace	1890	2,278
8	Gertrude	1896	2,221
9	Mabel	1891	2,029
10	Esther	1896	1,964
11	Myrtle	1895	1,938
12	Elsie	1896	1,878
13	Pearl	1890	1,741
14	Agnes	1896	1,654
15	Alma	1894	1,177
16	Mae	1892	1,101
17	Vera	1899	864
18	Marguerite	1897	728
19	Hilda	1899	621
20	Iva	1897	454
21	Lela	1897	438
22	Frieda	1896	339
23	Winnie	1898	304
24	Alta	1894	298
25	Flossie	1891	292
26	Freda	1897	279
27	Celia	1895	273
28	Selma	1891	206
29	Neva	1898	183
30	Leila	1891	178
31	Madge	1898	178
32	Elsa	1895	160
33	Hester	1893	155
34	Maudie	1899	153
35	Lorena	1899	140
36	Erna	1898	135
37	Nola	1894	118
38	Meta	1890	115
39	Manila	1898	104
40	Nona	1899	104
41	Pansy	1898	104
42	Vesta	1894	100
43	Alvina	1891	96
44	Dovie	1891	96
45	Leota	1896	96
46	Leta	1898	95
47	Alpha	1899	88
48	Golda	1894	86
49	Era	1898	84
50	Ona	1893	82
51	Orpha	1891	82
52	Rae	1892	76
53	Lona	1890	69
54	Zula	1890	65
55	Mazie	1893	61
56	Zola	1895	60
57	Una	1890	59
58	Agatha	1899	58
59	Eulalia	1893	55
60	Pinkie	1893	55
61	Veva	1899	51
62	Lennie	1891	49
63	Vernie	1897	48
64	Hedwig	1891	47
65	Esta	1891	45
66	Cordie	1892	44
67	Mallie	1897	44
68	Hildred	1898	43
69	Petra	1894	42
70	Reta	1896	42
71	Sadye	1898	41
72	Ludie	1890	40
73	Viva	1894	40
74	Vena	1898	39
75	Clemmie	1892	38
76	Marvel	1899	37
77	Maybell	1895	36
78	Elenora	1899	35
79	Manilla	1898	35
80	Rosina	1890	34
81	Icie	1897	33
82	Tressa	1896	33
83	Etha	1894	31
84	Magdalen	1894	31
85	Hildur	1895	30
86	Neta	1898	30
87	Signe	1892	30
88	Cordia	1896	29
89	Cuba	1898	29
90	Helga	1899	29
91	Lelah	1891	29
92	Grayce	1892	28
93	Ivah	1895	28
94	Verdie	1891	28
95	Mettie	1891	27
96	Nonie	1892	27
97	Icy	1893	26
98	Lollie	1892	26
99	Edyth	1894	25
100	Florrie	1892	25

Rank	Name	Peak	Babies that year
1	Walter	1892	2,229
2	Clarence	1895	1,326
3	Dewey	1898	1,115
4	Roy	1897	999
5	Earl	1894	896
6	Ernest	1895	834
7	Elmer	1897	587
8	Herman	1893	455
9	Floyd	1897	451
10	Ray	1896	426
11	Homer	1893	293
12	Guy	1891	262
13	Archie	1890	221
14	Otis	1899	185
15	Percy	1897	183
16	Hobart	1896	135
17	Nelson	1899	107
18	Reuben	1895	102
19	Sherman	1894	100
20	Ellis	1899	98
21	Barney	1898	73
22	Abe	1898	67
23	Hobert	1897	60
24	Forest	1893	59
25	Earle	1893	54
26	Boyd	1899	53
27	Ambrose	1893	52
28	Jennings	1897	50
29	Ned	1890	49
30	Van	1891	48
31	Ward	1899	48
32	Dewitt	1893	46
33	Fletcher	1892	45
34	Stewart	1898	44
35	Foster	1896	43
36	Ulysses	1895	43
37	Vern	1895	43
38	Jefferson	1891	40
39	Archibald	1890	38
40	Hobson	1898	38
41	Omer	1891	38
42	Chauncey	1890	37
43	Aloysius	1898	36
44	Early	1897	33
45	Verne	1893	33
46	Nels	1893	32
47	Gust	1892	31
48	Junius	1896	31
49	Bertram	1895	30
50	Granville	1895	29
51	Adolphus	1893	28
52	Dorsey	1894	28
53	Fitzhugh	1898	28
54	Oren	1895	28
55	Hardy	1890	27
56	Harmon	1890	27
57	Valentine	1894	26
58	Admiral	1898	25
59	Haywood	1899	25
60	Judge	1891	25
61	Rollie	1898	25
62	Warner	1899	25
63	Elzie	1891	24
64	Raleigh	1891	24
65	Corbett	1892	23
66	Sampson	1898	23
67	Wheeler	1899	23
68	Albin	1891	22
69	Merritt	1899	22
70	Rolla	1891	22
71	Webster	1890	22
72	Rupert	1899	21
73	Alvie	1894	20
74	Burl	1891	20
75	Crawford	1896	20
76	Eldridge	1894	20
77	Evans	1896	20
78	Price	1896	20
79	Roswell	1891	20
80	Urban	1894	20
81	Bishop	1890	19
82	Cloyd	1892	19
83	Colonel	1891	19
84	Fate	1897	19
85	Melville	1894	19
86	Odie	1899	19
87	Richmond	1899	19
88	Tillman	1891	19
89	Antone	1891	18
90	Mahlon	1896	18
91	Nat	1894	18
92	Oral	1892	18
93	Oswald	1897	18
94	Walton	1892	18
95	Wylie	1895	18
96	Adlai	1892	17
97	Thornton	1899	17
98	Verner	1894	17
99	Adelard	1895	16
100	Bertrand	1896	16