Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1888
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1887.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1887 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 11,754 | 0 |
| 2 | Anna | 4,982 | 0 |
| 3 | Elizabeth | 3,224 | 0 |
| 4 | Emma | 3,087 | 0 |
| 5 | Margaret | 2,904 | 0 |
| 6 | Minnie | 2,654 | 0 |
| 7 | Bertha | 2,450 | 0 |
| 8 | Florence | 2,444 | +1 |
| 9 | Ethel | 2,374 | +2 |
| 10 | Bessie | 2,278 | +3 |
| 11 | Clara | 2,230 | -3 |
| 12 | Ida | 2,229 | -2 |
| 13 | Alice | 2,202 | +1 |
| 14 | Annie | 2,188 | -2 |
| 15 | Grace | 2,090 | 0 |
| 16 | Helen | 1,847 | +5 |
| 17 | Mabel | 1,830 | +1 |
| 18 | Ella | 1,774 | -2 |
| 19 | Martha | 1,769 | -2 |
| 20 | Sarah | 1,755 | 0 |
| 21 | Nellie | 1,736 | -2 |
| 22 | Edna | 1,687 | +2 |
| 23 | Lillian | 1,656 | +3 |
| 24 | Carrie | 1,647 | -1 |
| 25 | Laura | 1,624 | -3 |
| 26 | Pearl | 1,591 | -1 |
| 27 | Rose | 1,590 | +3 |
| 28 | Gertrude | 1,468 | 0 |
| 29 | Edith | 1,453 | 0 |
| 30 | Frances | 1,452 | +4 |
| 31 | Cora | 1,433 | -4 |
| 32 | Maude | 1,396 | -1 |
| 33 | Louise | 1,334 | +2 |
| 34 | Eva | 1,329 | -1 |
| 35 | Myrtle | 1,310 | +1 |
| 36 | Hattie | 1,298 | -4 |
| 36 | Jennie | 1,298 | +2 |
| 38 | Julia | 1,292 | +1 |
| 39 | Mattie | 1,268 | +1 |
| 40 | Marie | 1,258 | +3 |
| 41 | Lillie | 1,249 | -4 |
| 42 | Catherine | 1,212 | +2 |
| 43 | Jessie | 1,200 | -2 |
| 44 | Lula | 1,173 | +3 |
| 45 | Lena | 1,162 | -3 |
| 46 | Ada | 1,116 | -1 |
| 47 | Elsie | 1,112 | +2 |
| 48 | Agnes | 1,046 | -2 |
| 49 | Josephine | 1,001 | +1 |
| 50 | Fannie | 991 | +2 |
| 51 | Lucy | 964 | 0 |
| 52 | Blanche | 942 | +2 |
| 53 | Mamie | 917 | +4 |
| 54 | Dora | 898 | -6 |
| 54 | Hazel | 898 | +18 |
| 56 | Katherine | 893 | -3 |
| 57 | Maggie | 882 | -2 |
| 58 | Alma | 853 | +5 |
| 59 | Ruth | 850 | +3 |
| 60 | Mae | 836 | -2 |
| 61 | Nora | 832 | -5 |
| 61 | Rosa | 832 | -1 |
| 63 | May | 782 | -2 |
| 64 | Stella | 775 | -5 |
| 65 | Effie | 744 | -1 |
| 66 | Irene | 722 | +6 |
| 67 | Nettie | 692 | -2 |
| 68 | Ellen | 691 | -2 |
| 68 | Sadie | 691 | +2 |
| 70 | Sallie | 633 | -2 |
| 71 | Della | 621 | +3 |
| 71 | Susie | 621 | +4 |
| 73 | Daisy | 612 | -6 |
| 74 | Viola | 596 | +6 |
| 75 | Lizzie | 593 | -7 |
| 76 | Nancy | 582 | -5 |
| 77 | Esther | 572 | +2 |
| 78 | Flora | 541 | +4 |
| 79 | Willie | 522 | +9 |
| 80 | Katie | 516 | -3 |
| 81 | Lottie | 511 | 0 |
| 82 | Etta | 500 | -4 |
| 83 | Mildred | 499 | +6 |
| 84 | Georgia | 477 | +7 |
| 85 | Lydia | 472 | -9 |
| 86 | Maud | 469 | -3 |
| 87 | Olive | 465 | -2 |
| 88 | Charlotte | 464 | +3 |
| 89 | Caroline | 458 | -5 |
| 90 | Emily | 457 | +8 |
| 91 | Addie | 455 | -5 |
| 92 | Jane | 446 | +15 |
| 92 | Kathryn | 446 | -5 |
| 94 | Ruby | 445 | +11 |
| 95 | Beulah | 426 | -5 |
| 96 | Ollie | 411 | 0 |
| 97 | Amanda | 404 | -1 |
| 98 | Pauline | 393 | +6 |
| 99 | Harriet | 389 | -5 |
| 100 | Virginia | 385 | +1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.