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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#1,930Hudson 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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#1,945Romeo 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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#1,953Jonah 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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#1,959Dexter 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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#1,987Sullivan Sullivan is a boy's name of Irish origin, from Ó Súilleabháin.63 in the 1890s 8 of 10 years
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#1,998Santiago Santiago is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "Saint James."62 in the 1890s 7 of 10 years
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#2,018Gerard 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
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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.