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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#1,789Graham Graham is a boy's name of English origin meaning "gravelly homestead," from Grantham in Lincolnshire.79 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,809Gaston Gaston is a boy's name most likely meaning "from Gascony," and a Disney villain has made it difficult in English while France is reviving it.78 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,836Nolan Nolan is a boy's name of Irish origin, anglicized from Ó Nualláin.75 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,906Hayes Hayes is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "hedged enclosure."68 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,908Denis Denis is a boy's name from the Greek god of wine, and Ireland places it 240th — its strongest market by a wide margin.68 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,913Andres Andres is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave."68 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,924Lucas Lucas is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Latin form of Luke.67 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.