100 Most popular girl names of 1885, USA

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Updated: May 23rd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1885 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1885.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
9128
6.43
-
2
Anna
3994
2.81
-
3
Emma
2728
1.92
-
4
Elizabeth
2582
1.82
-
5
Margaret
2204
1.55
+1
6
Minnie
2178
1.53
-1
7
Clara
1910
1.35
+1
8
Bertha
1860
1.31
+1
9
Ida
1854
1.31
-2
10
Annie
1703
1.2
-
11
Alice
1681
1.18
-
12
Florence
1667
1.17
-
13
Bessie
1588
1.12
+2
14
Grace
1575
1.11
-1
15
Ethel
1495
1.05
+3
16
Nellie
1432
1.01
+1
17
Martha
1425
1
-1
18
Sarah
1424
1
-4
19
Ella
1395
0.98
-
20
Mabel
1349
0.95
-
21
Laura
1325
0.93
-
22
Carrie
1283
0.9
-
23
Cora
1253
0.88
-
24
Maude
1222
0.86
-
25
Rose
1164
0.82
+5
26
Pearl
1146
0.81
-1
27
Lillian
1143
0.81
-1
28
Helen
1134
0.8
+5
29
Gertrude
1086
0.77
-1
30
Edna
1077
0.76
+6
31
Edith
1071
0.75
-4
32
Julia
1062
0.75
+5
33
Jennie
1045
0.74
-5
34
Myrtle
1026
0.72
-
35
Mattie
1014
0.71
-4
36
Hattie
1008
0.71
-4
37
Lillie
979
0.69
+3
38
Eva
971
0.68
-
39
Louise
956
0.67
-4
40
Jessie
952
0.67
+2
41
Lula
949
0.67
-2
42
Marie
885
0.62
+7
43
Ada
876
0.62
+1
43
Lena
876
0.62
-2
45
Catherine
846
0.6
-2
46
Frances
844
0.59
-
47
Fannie
783
0.55
+3
47
Josephine
783
0.55
-2
49
Dora
776
0.55
+2
50
Katherine
751
0.53
+5
51
Maggie
716
0.5
-3
52
Lucy
711
0.5
-5
53
Blanche
710
0.5
-1
54
Agnes
695
0.49
-1
55
Elsie
685
0.48
+8
56
Nora
670
0.47
-
57
Stella
649
0.46
+3
58
Rosa
623
0.44
-
59
Effie
613
0.43
+3
60
Daisy
607
0.43
-6
60
May
607
0.43
+1
62
Mamie
606
0.43
-5
63
Mae
578
0.41
+1
64
Ellen
555
0.39
-5
65
Lizzie
537
0.38
+1
66
Nettie
536
0.38
+1
67
Nancy
527
0.37
+1
68
Alma
515
0.36
+2
69
Sadie
514
0.36
+2
70
Ruth
506
0.36
+4
71
Della
500
0.35
-6
72
Susie
477
0.34
+1
73
Sallie
457
0.32
-4
74
Flora
445
0.31
+3
75
Maud
429
0.3
-3
76
Addie
406
0.29
+9
77
Lydia
404
0.28
+3
78
Caroline
399
0.28
-
79
Mollie
396
0.28
-
80
Lottie
393
0.28
-4
81
Katie
388
0.27
+2
82
Irene
376
0.26
+13
83
Etta
372
0.26
-8
84
Georgia
371
0.26
+6
85
Lulu
360
0.25
+1
86
Olive
349
0.25
-3
87
Emily
346
0.24
-6
88
Viola
345
0.24
-6
89
Harriet
342
0.24
+2
90
Amanda
339
0.24
+2
91
Jane
330
0.23
+7
92
Esther
320
0.23
+7
92
Kathryn
320
0.23
-6
94
Charlotte
317
0.22
-8
95
Willie
312
0.22
-2
96
Beulah
309
0.22
+17
96
Kate
309
0.22
-10
98
Ollie
305
0.21
+5
99
Rebecca
302
0.21
+3
99
Susan
302
0.21
-5
101
Eliza
300
0.21
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100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1885)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html