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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#2,820Benson Benson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Ben", where Ben is a medieval short form of Benedict rather than of Benjamin.22 in the 1890s 4 of 10 years
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#2,857Cooper Cooper is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barrel maker."21 in the 1890s 4 of 10 years
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#2,898Cash Cash is a boy's name of English origin meaning a maker of boxes or cases.20 in the 1890s 3 of 10 years
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#2,909Samson Samson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "sun," from Shimshon, derived from shemesh.19 in the 1890s 3 of 10 years
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#2,916Albie Albie is a boy's name of Germanic origin, most often a pet form of Albert, meaning "noble and bright."19 in the 1890s 3 of 10 years
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#2,918Dawson Dawson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of David."19 in the 1890s 3 of 10 years
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#2,932Nicolas Nicolas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."19 in the 1890s 3 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.