100 Most popular girl names of 1888, USA

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Updated: May 24th, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1888 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1888.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Mary
11754
6.2
-
2
Anna
4982
2.63
-
3
Elizabeth
3224
1.7
-
4
Emma
3087
1.63
-
5
Margaret
2904
1.53
-
6
Minnie
2654
1.4
-
7
Bertha
2450
1.29
-
8
Florence
2444
1.29
+1
9
Ethel
2374
1.25
+2
10
Bessie
2278
1.2
+3
11
Clara
2230
1.18
-3
12
Ida
2229
1.18
-2
13
Alice
2202
1.16
+1
14
Annie
2188
1.15
-2
15
Grace
2090
1.1
-
16
Helen
1847
0.97
+5
17
Mabel
1830
0.97
+1
18
Ella
1774
0.94
-2
19
Martha
1769
0.93
-2
20
Sarah
1755
0.93
-
21
Nellie
1736
0.92
-2
22
Edna
1687
0.89
+2
23
Lillian
1656
0.87
+3
24
Carrie
1647
0.87
-1
25
Laura
1624
0.86
-3
26
Pearl
1591
0.84
-1
27
Rose
1590
0.84
+3
28
Gertrude
1468
0.77
-
29
Edith
1453
0.77
-
30
Frances
1452
0.77
+4
31
Cora
1433
0.76
-4
32
Maude
1396
0.74
-1
33
Louise
1334
0.7
+2
34
Eva
1329
0.7
-1
35
Myrtle
1310
0.69
+1
36
Hattie
1298
0.69
-4
36
Jennie
1298
0.69
+2
38
Julia
1292
0.68
+1
39
Mattie
1268
0.67
+1
40
Marie
1258
0.66
+3
41
Lillie
1249
0.66
-4
42
Catherine
1212
0.64
+2
43
Jessie
1200
0.63
-2
44
Lula
1173
0.62
+3
45
Lena
1162
0.61
-3
46
Ada
1116
0.59
-1
47
Elsie
1112
0.59
+2
48
Agnes
1046
0.55
-2
49
Josephine
1001
0.53
+1
50
Fannie
991
0.52
+2
51
Lucy
964
0.51
-
52
Blanche
942
0.5
+2
53
Mamie
917
0.48
+4
54
Dora
898
0.47
-6
54
Hazel
898
0.47
+18
56
Katherine
893
0.47
-3
57
Maggie
882
0.47
-2
58
Alma
853
0.45
+5
59
Ruth
850
0.45
+3
60
Mae
836
0.44
-2
61
Nora
832
0.44
-5
61
Rosa
832
0.44
-1
63
May
782
0.41
-2
64
Stella
775
0.41
-5
65
Effie
744
0.39
-1
66
Irene
722
0.38
+6
67
Nettie
692
0.37
-2
68
Ellen
691
0.36
-2
68
Sadie
691
0.36
+2
70
Sallie
633
0.33
-2
71
Della
621
0.33
+3
71
Susie
621
0.33
+4
73
Daisy
612
0.32
-6
74
Viola
596
0.31
+6
75
Lizzie
593
0.31
-7
76
Nancy
582
0.31
-5
77
Esther
572
0.3
+2
78
Flora
541
0.29
+4
79
Willie
522
0.28
+9
80
Katie
516
0.27
-3
81
Lottie
511
0.27
-
82
Etta
500
0.26
-4
83
Mildred
499
0.26
+6
84
Georgia
477
0.25
+7
85
Lydia
472
0.25
-9
86
Maud
469
0.25
-3
87
Olive
465
0.25
-2
88
Charlotte
464
0.24
+3
89
Caroline
458
0.24
-5
90
Emily
457
0.24
+8
91
Addie
455
0.24
-5
92
Jane
446
0.24
+15
92
Kathryn
446
0.24
-5
94
Ruby
445
0.23
+11
95
Beulah
426
0.22
-5
96
Ollie
411
0.22
-
97
Amanda
404
0.21
-1
98
Pauline
393
0.21
+6
99
Harriet
389
0.21
-5
100
Virginia
385
0.2
+1
101
Theresa
377
0.2
+7
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100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1888)

Sources

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