Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1890
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1889.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1889 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 12,078 | 0 |
| 2 | Anna | 5,233 | 0 |
| 3 | Elizabeth | 3,112 | 0 |
| 4 | Margaret | 3,100 | 0 |
| 5 | Emma | 2,980 | 0 |
| 6 | Florence | 2,744 | +1 |
| 7 | Ethel | 2,718 | +1 |
| 8 | Minnie | 2,650 | -2 |
| 9 | Clara | 2,496 | +1 |
| 10 | Bertha | 2,388 | +1 |
| 11 | Bessie | 2,370 | -2 |
| 12 | Helen | 2,312 | +5 |
| 13 | Grace | 2,278 | +2 |
| 14 | Alice | 2,271 | -2 |
| 15 | Annie | 2,220 | -2 |
| 16 | Ida | 2,178 | -2 |
| 17 | Mabel | 2,058 | -1 |
| 18 | Edna | 1,973 | 0 |
| 19 | Lillian | 1,862 | +4 |
| 20 | Nellie | 1,821 | -1 |
| 21 | Sarah | 1,786 | -1 |
| 22 | Martha | 1,784 | -1 |
| 23 | Ella | 1,758 | -1 |
| 24 | Pearl | 1,741 | 0 |
| 25 | Rose | 1,725 | +1 |
| 26 | Gertrude | 1,713 | +2 |
| 27 | Laura | 1,634 | -2 |
| 28 | Marie | 1,563 | +2 |
| 29 | Carrie | 1,510 | -2 |
| 30 | Edith | 1,493 | -1 |
| 31 | Louise | 1,472 | +7 |
| 32 | Eva | 1,436 | -1 |
| 33 | Frances | 1,416 | +1 |
| 34 | Myrtle | 1,406 | -1 |
| 35 | Lillie | 1,390 | +2 |
| 36 | Cora | 1,386 | -4 |
| 37 | Hazel | 1,366 | +11 |
| 38 | Hattie | 1,363 | -3 |
| 39 | Maude | 1,359 | -3 |
| 40 | Julia | 1,275 | 0 |
| 41 | Jennie | 1,259 | -2 |
| 42 | Mattie | 1,256 | +2 |
| 43 | Jessie | 1,250 | 0 |
| 44 | Catherine | 1,232 | -2 |
| 45 | Elsie | 1,220 | -4 |
| 46 | Ruth | 1,195 | 0 |
| 47 | Lena | 1,137 | -2 |
| 48 | Lula | 1,121 | -1 |
| 49 | Josephine | 1,118 | 0 |
| 50 | Agnes | 1,095 | 0 |
| 51 | Ada | 1,074 | 0 |
| 52 | Fannie | 1,005 | +1 |
| 53 | Lucy | 973 | +1 |
| 54 | Mamie | 967 | +3 |
| 55 | Blanche | 953 | -3 |
| 56 | Stella | 924 | -1 |
| 57 | Alma | 922 | +5 |
| 58 | Mae | 920 | -1 |
| 59 | Katherine | 900 | -3 |
| 60 | Irene | 893 | +3 |
| 61 | Maggie | 891 | 0 |
| 62 | Dora | 883 | -3 |
| 63 | Nora | 835 | -3 |
| 64 | Rosa | 770 | +2 |
| 65 | May | 751 | -1 |
| 66 | Effie | 717 | -1 |
| 67 | Nettie | 707 | +3 |
| 68 | Viola | 697 | +8 |
| 69 | Sadie | 680 | -2 |
| 70 | Ellen | 659 | -2 |
| 71 | Mildred | 635 | -2 |
| 72 | Della | 631 | 0 |
| 73 | Susie | 630 | -2 |
| 74 | Lizzie | 620 | 0 |
| 75 | Esther | 619 | 0 |
| 76 | Daisy | 588 | -3 |
| 77 | Willie | 578 | +8 |
| 78 | Lydia | 576 | +5 |
| 79 | Beulah | 573 | +2 |
| 80 | Sallie | 571 | -3 |
| 81 | Ruby | 540 | -3 |
| 82 | Gladys | 525 | +14 |
| 83 | Georgia | 513 | +8 |
| 84 | Nancy | 512 | +2 |
| 85 | Flora | 510 | -6 |
| 86 | Emily | 509 | +7 |
| 86 | Katie | 509 | -6 |
| 88 | Lottie | 502 | -7 |
| 89 | Olive | 491 | -1 |
| 90 | Pauline | 475 | +4 |
| 91 | Kathryn | 474 | +3 |
| 92 | Addie | 468 | -2 |
| 93 | Dorothy | 458 | +9 |
| 94 | Caroline | 455 | -10 |
| 95 | Etta | 452 | -8 |
| 96 | Marguerite | 442 | +24 |
| 97 | Maud | 439 | -5 |
| 98 | Beatrice | 417 | +10 |
| 98 | Charlotte | 417 | -9 |
| 100 | Virginia | 405 | +1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.