Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1882
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1881.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1881 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 8,148 | 0 |
| 2 | Anna | 3,143 | 0 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,303 | 0 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 2,186 | 0 |
| 5 | Minnie | 2,004 | +1 |
| 6 | Margaret | 1,821 | -1 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,673 | 0 |
| 8 | Alice | 1,542 | +2 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,508 | 0 |
| 10 | Annie | 1,492 | -2 |
| 11 | Clara | 1,490 | 0 |
| 12 | Sarah | 1,410 | 0 |
| 13 | Florence | 1,322 | +3 |
| 14 | Martha | 1,229 | +3 |
| 15 | Ella | 1,206 | -2 |
| 16 | Grace | 1,195 | -1 |
| 17 | Laura | 1,151 | +2 |
| 18 | Bessie | 1,144 | +4 |
| 19 | Nellie | 1,138 | -5 |
| 20 | Maude | 1,089 | +1 |
| 21 | Cora | 1,076 | -3 |
| 22 | Carrie | 1,037 | -2 |
| 23 | Mabel | 997 | 0 |
| 24 | Ethel | 989 | +1 |
| 25 | Mattie | 966 | +4 |
| 26 | Gertrude | 939 | -2 |
| 27 | Jennie | 934 | -1 |
| 28 | Rose | 886 | +3 |
| 29 | Edith | 876 | -2 |
| 30 | Hattie | 859 | -2 |
| 31 | Helen | 838 | +12 |
| 32 | Lillian | 830 | 0 |
| 33 | Pearl | 824 | +5 |
| 34 | Louise | 813 | +8 |
| 35 | Julia | 811 | -5 |
| 36 | Lillie | 810 | -3 |
| 37 | Jessie | 806 | -3 |
| 38 | Myrtle | 803 | -1 |
| 39 | Edna | 783 | 0 |
| 40 | Lula | 780 | -4 |
| 41 | Eva | 765 | -7 |
| 42 | Catherine | 726 | -2 |
| 43 | Lena | 697 | +7 |
| 44 | Ada | 689 | -3 |
| 45 | Frances | 681 | 0 |
| 46 | Lucy | 673 | -2 |
| 47 | Fannie | 650 | 0 |
| 48 | Daisy | 648 | +1 |
| 49 | Josephine | 638 | -1 |
| 50 | Maggie | 627 | +1 |
| 51 | Dora | 594 | -5 |
| 52 | Katherine | 591 | 0 |
| 52 | Marie | 591 | +2 |
| 54 | Agnes | 565 | +7 |
| 55 | Effie | 561 | +1 |
| 56 | Blanche | 547 | +1 |
| 57 | Rosa | 542 | -4 |
| 58 | Nora | 539 | -3 |
| 59 | May | 510 | -1 |
| 60 | Mamie | 508 | +6 |
| 61 | Stella | 506 | +2 |
| 62 | Lizzie | 495 | +5 |
| 63 | Sallie | 487 | 0 |
| 64 | Ellen | 452 | +1 |
| 65 | Elsie | 448 | +5 |
| 66 | Della | 447 | -6 |
| 67 | Nancy | 439 | -8 |
| 67 | Nettie | 439 | -5 |
| 69 | Maud | 432 | +2 |
| 70 | Susie | 412 | -2 |
| 71 | Mae | 406 | +4 |
| 72 | Sadie | 391 | -3 |
| 73 | Flora | 380 | -1 |
| 74 | Alma | 368 | +4 |
| 75 | Etta | 352 | -2 |
| 76 | Lydia | 342 | +1 |
| 77 | Addie | 341 | +4 |
| 78 | Katie | 327 | +5 |
| 79 | Susan | 326 | 0 |
| 80 | Ruth | 323 | +4 |
| 81 | Georgia | 320 | +8 |
| 82 | Lottie | 319 | -2 |
| 83 | Viola | 310 | +9 |
| 84 | Mollie | 305 | -2 |
| 85 | Caroline | 304 | -12 |
| 86 | Nannie | 299 | +2 |
| 87 | Kate | 293 | -1 |
| 88 | Olive | 291 | +12 |
| 88 | Willie | 291 | +6 |
| 90 | Harriet | 289 | -5 |
| 91 | Amanda | 288 | -4 |
| 92 | Eliza | 280 | -1 |
| 93 | Lulu | 279 | -17 |
| 94 | Virginia | 274 | +7 |
| 95 | Emily | 272 | -5 |
| 95 | Kathryn | 272 | +3 |
| 97 | Esther | 266 | +8 |
| 98 | Belle | 264 | -1 |
| 99 | Rebecca | 259 | -3 |
| 100 | Charlotte | 257 | -5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.