1890s Baby Names
1,514 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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#1,904Denis 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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#1,908Andres 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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#1,915Hayes 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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#1,925Hudson Hudson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Hudde," a medieval pet form of Hugh.67 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,926Lucas Lucas is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Latin form of Luke.67 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,939Romeo Romeo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "pilgrim to Rome."66 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,951Dexter Dexter is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "right-handed" or "skilful."65 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,967Jonah Jonah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "dove," from Yonah.65 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,985Sullivan Sullivan is a boy's name of Irish origin, from Ó Súilleabháin.63 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,997Santiago Santiago is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "Saint James."62 in the 1890s 7 of 10 years
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#2,008Elliot Elliot is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is my God."62 in the 1890s 7 of 10 years
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#2,012Gerard Gerard is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning brave with the spear.61 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
What made a 1890s name
Nothing about the sound of it. A name is on this page because children in the United States were registered with it between 1890 and 1899, and its position is simply how many. Every list of "1890s 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.