1890s Baby Names
4,411 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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#1,667Gregory Gregory is a boy's name from the Greek for watchful or alert.92 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,668Murphy Murphy is a unisex name of Irish origin meaning "sea warrior".91 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,672Reese Reese is a name of Welsh origin meaning "ardour" or "enthusiasm."91 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,676Cara Cara is a girl's name with two independent sources: the Italian cara, meaning "dear" or "beloved," and the Irish cara, meaning "friend."91 in the 1890s 9 of 10 years
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#1,677Hollie Hollie is a girl's name from the holly tree, whose name comes from a word meaning "prickly" rather than anything festive.91 in the 1890s 9 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.