Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1884
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1883.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1883 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 9,217 | 0 |
| 2 | Anna | 3,860 | 0 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,587 | 0 |
| 4 | Elizabeth | 2,549 | 0 |
| 5 | Minnie | 2,243 | 0 |
| 6 | Margaret | 2,142 | 0 |
| 7 | Ida | 1,882 | +1 |
| 8 | Clara | 1,852 | +2 |
| 9 | Bertha | 1,789 | -2 |
| 10 | Annie | 1,739 | -1 |
| 11 | Alice | 1,732 | 0 |
| 12 | Florence | 1,570 | +2 |
| 13 | Grace | 1,525 | 0 |
| 14 | Sarah | 1,518 | -2 |
| 15 | Bessie | 1,451 | +3 |
| 16 | Martha | 1,443 | -1 |
| 17 | Nellie | 1,417 | 0 |
| 18 | Ethel | 1,386 | +2 |
| 19 | Ella | 1,374 | -3 |
| 20 | Mabel | 1,270 | +3 |
| 21 | Laura | 1,246 | -2 |
| 22 | Carrie | 1,245 | -1 |
| 23 | Cora | 1,244 | +1 |
| 24 | Maude | 1,225 | -2 |
| 25 | Pearl | 1,138 | +4 |
| 26 | Lillian | 1,109 | 0 |
| 27 | Edith | 1,104 | +4 |
| 28 | Gertrude | 1,063 | -3 |
| 28 | Jennie | 1,063 | -1 |
| 30 | Rose | 1,060 | +3 |
| 31 | Mattie | 1,007 | -1 |
| 32 | Hattie | 993 | -4 |
| 33 | Helen | 986 | +2 |
| 34 | Myrtle | 979 | +3 |
| 35 | Louise | 962 | +3 |
| 36 | Edna | 957 | +5 |
| 37 | Julia | 935 | -3 |
| 38 | Eva | 929 | -6 |
| 39 | Lula | 916 | +4 |
| 40 | Lillie | 911 | -1 |
| 41 | Lena | 906 | +1 |
| 42 | Jessie | 888 | -2 |
| 43 | Catherine | 874 | -7 |
| 44 | Ada | 854 | 0 |
| 45 | Josephine | 800 | +1 |
| 46 | Frances | 789 | -1 |
| 47 | Lucy | 787 | +1 |
| 48 | Maggie | 749 | 0 |
| 49 | Marie | 746 | +4 |
| 50 | Fannie | 738 | -3 |
| 51 | Dora | 720 | 0 |
| 52 | Blanche | 711 | +2 |
| 53 | Agnes | 703 | -1 |
| 54 | Daisy | 685 | -4 |
| 55 | Katherine | 671 | +1 |
| 56 | Nora | 648 | -1 |
| 57 | Mamie | 609 | +1 |
| 58 | Rosa | 607 | +2 |
| 59 | Ellen | 597 | +3 |
| 60 | Stella | 584 | -1 |
| 61 | May | 564 | -4 |
| 62 | Effie | 558 | -2 |
| 63 | Elsie | 549 | +2 |
| 64 | Mae | 542 | +6 |
| 65 | Della | 541 | +1 |
| 66 | Lizzie | 523 | -3 |
| 67 | Nettie | 522 | -3 |
| 68 | Nancy | 520 | +3 |
| 69 | Sallie | 494 | +3 |
| 70 | Alma | 480 | +9 |
| 71 | Sadie | 466 | -3 |
| 72 | Maud | 461 | -4 |
| 73 | Susie | 455 | -6 |
| 74 | Ruth | 442 | -1 |
| 75 | Etta | 423 | +5 |
| 76 | Lottie | 397 | 0 |
| 77 | Flora | 393 | -4 |
| 78 | Caroline | 380 | +8 |
| 79 | Mollie | 374 | +10 |
| 80 | Lydia | 369 | -5 |
| 81 | Emily | 364 | 0 |
| 82 | Viola | 362 | +1 |
| 83 | Katie | 360 | -5 |
| 83 | Olive | 360 | +7 |
| 85 | Addie | 356 | -8 |
| 86 | Charlotte | 344 | +6 |
| 86 | Kate | 344 | +4 |
| 86 | Kathryn | 344 | +7 |
| 86 | Lulu | 344 | +2 |
| 90 | Georgia | 341 | -6 |
| 91 | Harriet | 339 | -9 |
| 92 | Amanda | 337 | +2 |
| 93 | Willie | 332 | +3 |
| 94 | Susan | 326 | -9 |
| 95 | Irene | 324 | +4 |
| 96 | Amelia | 315 | +1 |
| 97 | Nannie | 314 | -10 |
| 98 | Jane | 295 | +4 |
| 99 | Esther | 291 | 0 |
| 100 | Belle | 286 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.