Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1887
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1886.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1886 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 9,888 | 0 |
| 2 | Anna | 4,227 | 0 |
| 3 | Elizabeth | 2,681 | +1 |
| 4 | Emma | 2,647 | -1 |
| 5 | Margaret | 2,419 | +1 |
| 6 | Minnie | 2,215 | -1 |
| 7 | Bertha | 2,037 | +1 |
| 8 | Clara | 1,984 | +1 |
| 9 | Florence | 1,964 | +1 |
| 10 | Ida | 1,929 | -3 |
| 11 | Ethel | 1,907 | +4 |
| 12 | Annie | 1,844 | +1 |
| 13 | Bessie | 1,838 | -1 |
| 14 | Alice | 1,819 | -3 |
| 15 | Grace | 1,692 | -1 |
| 16 | Ella | 1,521 | +3 |
| 17 | Martha | 1,504 | +1 |
| 18 | Mabel | 1,494 | +2 |
| 19 | Nellie | 1,457 | -2 |
| 20 | Sarah | 1,436 | -4 |
| 21 | Helen | 1,405 | +4 |
| 22 | Laura | 1,364 | 0 |
| 23 | Carrie | 1,344 | -2 |
| 24 | Edna | 1,339 | -1 |
| 25 | Pearl | 1,316 | +4 |
| 26 | Lillian | 1,308 | -2 |
| 27 | Cora | 1,257 | +1 |
| 28 | Gertrude | 1,251 | -1 |
| 29 | Edith | 1,243 | +2 |
| 30 | Rose | 1,242 | -4 |
| 31 | Maude | 1,162 | -1 |
| 32 | Hattie | 1,135 | +1 |
| 33 | Eva | 1,125 | -1 |
| 34 | Frances | 1,105 | +4 |
| 35 | Louise | 1,088 | +1 |
| 36 | Myrtle | 1,087 | -1 |
| 37 | Lillie | 1,072 | +5 |
| 38 | Jennie | 1,047 | -4 |
| 39 | Julia | 1,043 | -3 |
| 40 | Mattie | 1,031 | -1 |
| 41 | Jessie | 1,012 | 0 |
| 42 | Lena | 1,004 | +1 |
| 43 | Marie | 994 | +1 |
| 44 | Catherine | 967 | +1 |
| 45 | Ada | 910 | +1 |
| 46 | Agnes | 896 | +6 |
| 47 | Lula | 891 | -7 |
| 48 | Dora | 842 | +1 |
| 49 | Elsie | 833 | +9 |
| 50 | Josephine | 815 | -3 |
| 51 | Lucy | 811 | -1 |
| 52 | Fannie | 798 | -4 |
| 53 | Katherine | 794 | +1 |
| 54 | Blanche | 763 | -3 |
| 55 | Maggie | 740 | -2 |
| 56 | Nora | 735 | 0 |
| 57 | Mamie | 716 | -2 |
| 58 | Mae | 680 | +3 |
| 59 | Stella | 664 | -2 |
| 60 | Rosa | 659 | -1 |
| 61 | May | 648 | +2 |
| 62 | Ruth | 627 | +4 |
| 63 | Alma | 623 | -1 |
| 64 | Effie | 615 | -4 |
| 65 | Nettie | 595 | 0 |
| 66 | Ellen | 579 | +4 |
| 67 | Daisy | 532 | -4 |
| 68 | Lizzie | 525 | +3 |
| 68 | Sallie | 525 | +5 |
| 70 | Sadie | 519 | -2 |
| 71 | Nancy | 511 | +1 |
| 72 | Hazel | 504 | +9 |
| 72 | Irene | 504 | +6 |
| 74 | Della | 496 | -7 |
| 75 | Susie | 485 | -6 |
| 76 | Lydia | 448 | +11 |
| 77 | Katie | 440 | +3 |
| 78 | Etta | 437 | +1 |
| 79 | Esther | 431 | +6 |
| 80 | Viola | 420 | -3 |
| 81 | Lottie | 414 | -6 |
| 82 | Flora | 408 | -6 |
| 83 | Maud | 402 | -9 |
| 84 | Caroline | 398 | +7 |
| 85 | Olive | 394 | -1 |
| 86 | Addie | 393 | -3 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 384 | +2 |
| 88 | Willie | 379 | 0 |
| 89 | Mildred | 373 | +18 |
| 90 | Beulah | 355 | +8 |
| 91 | Charlotte | 351 | +3 |
| 91 | Georgia | 351 | -5 |
| 93 | Amelia | 344 | +8 |
| 94 | Harriet | 342 | +5 |
| 95 | Nannie | 340 | +2 |
| 96 | Amanda | 338 | -5 |
| 96 | Ollie | 338 | +7 |
| 98 | Emily | 335 | -5 |
| 98 | Susan | 335 | +4 |
| 100 | Mollie | 333 | -18 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.