1880s Baby Names
1,426 names were given to children in the United States between 1880 and 1889, ranked below by how many.
A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.
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#2,016Sullivan Sullivan is a boy's name of Irish origin, from Ó Súilleabháin.30 in the 1880s 4 of 10 years
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#2,018Cooper Cooper is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barrel maker."30 in the 1880s 5 of 10 years
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#2,029Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."30 in the 1880s 4 of 10 years
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#2,037Titus Titus is a boy's name of Latin origin whose meaning is unknown.29 in the 1880s 5 of 10 years
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#2,084Barry Barry is a boy's name from an Irish surname generally traced to a word for a spear, though a Welsh island gives a competing route.28 in the 1880s 4 of 10 years
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#2,117Nicolas Nicolas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."26 in the 1880s 4 of 10 years
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#2,123Dawson Dawson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of David."26 in the 1880s 4 of 10 years
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#2,131Elliot Elliot is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is my God."26 in the 1880s 4 of 10 years
What made a 1880s name
Nothing about the sound of it. A name is on this page because children in the United States were registered with it between 1880 and 1889, and its position is simply how many. Every list of "1880s names" you will find elsewhere is somebody's sense of the period; this one is the register.
Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade
A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.
Where to Go Next
Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.