1890s Baby Names
1,490 names were given to children in the United States between 1890 and 1899, 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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#1,312Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.144 in the 1890s
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#1,314Gabriel Gabriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from Gavri'el.144 in the 1890s
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#1,323Jesus Jesus is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is salvation."142 in the 1890s
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#1,326Omar Omar is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "flourishing" or "long-lived."142 in the 1890s
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#1,349Rene Rene is a name from the Latin for reborn, given at baptism to mark spiritual rebirth.137 in the 1890s
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#1,356Roman Roman is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "citizen of Rome," from Romanus.135 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,360Carter Carter is a name of English origin meaning "one who transports goods by cart."134 in the 1890s
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#1,393Jonathan Jonathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has given," from Yehonatan.129 in the 1890s
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#1,404Pierce Pierce is a boy's name meaning "rock," from the medieval Piers, the Norman form of Peter.127 in the 1890s
What Made a 1890s Name
Children in the United States were registered with it between 1890 and 1899. A name's position here is how many of them were.
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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.